With Gongsun Du from Liaodong taking the initiative to open the city and ask for surrender, the war in the Eastern Expedition slowly came to an end, and the war that had lasted for a year quietly dissipated.

In contrast, the land of Youzhou, which has been baptized by war, has cleared the clouds and mists, and has ushered in the long-lost light of stability and peace.

Although there are still many barbarian and foreign countries and island pirates around Liaodong, the destruction of the two major tribes Wuhuan and Xianbei greatly shocked these barbarians, making them no longer dare to enter the Han territory, nor dare to act rashly. At this point, the border of Youzhou was truly settled and won a period of valuable time to cultivate and rest in the chaotic world of war.

Indeed, this is a relatively long-term restoration, not a real long-term peace and stability, but this is the best result of Li Li's efforts during this Eastern Expedition.

Although Gongsun Du from Liaodong took the initiative to surrender, he would rather hand over his two sons to Li Li as his host than give up his troops and leave Liaodong. This section left hidden dangers for the future. However, Gongsun Du had made such a great concession that Li Li could not force too much, and could only stop when he saw the good, otherwise it would be too much, and he would probably force Gongsun Du to rebel directly.

For this reason, Li Li had to settle for the second best and sent Tian Yu to lead 10,000 cavalry to Liaodong. In name, he assisted Gongsun Du in stationing in Liaodong and helped him train his troops. In fact, he wedged a nail in Liaodong to make a plan. If he could successfully accept Liaodong in the future, he would stop. Otherwise, he would gain a foothold in Liaodong as soon as possible so that he could launch a large-scale attack in the future and capture the counties and counties in Liaodong in one fell swoop.

In addition to Gongsun Du in Liaodong, the forces of foreign countries such as Goguryeo, Fuyu and Wudao, which are entrenched around Liaodong, should not be underestimated; there is also Dingling in the north of Mo. These forces are not weak, and the most important thing is that they have a great advantage in geographical advantages, either islands or deserts. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Li Li is really willing to fight these foreign forces at the moment but not enough. First, the rear is unstable, and the princes in the Central Plains are fighting hard, and the situation changes several times in a day and is in full swing. In this case, Li Li does not have much energy to fight with his troops and horses. If his old nest is taken away, everything will be over. Second, the front line is too long. The supply of food and supplies is severely insufficient. Even if there are more than 100,000 troops, it cannot be fought on a long-term expedition. Third, Li Li has no navy under his command, and naturally there are no soldiers and horses who have been specially trained to fight in the desert. This objective shortcomings cannot be ignored. It cannot be solved in the short term.

In short, the Western Liang Army has not yet prepared for an expedition and does not have the ability to an expedition for the time being.

Even the current Eastern Expedition was a helpless move by Li Li. The reason is very simple. If you want to completely occupy Youzhou, you must get rid of the barbarian tribes entrenched in the border counties of Youzhou, otherwise you will repeat the mistakes of Gongsun Zan. Fighting with Yuan Shao of Jizhou in front, the barbarian cavalry in the rear endlessly attacked and disturbed. So how could you be defeated by the enemy from both sides? Therefore, it is not easy for Gongsun Zan to occupy Youzhou for so many years and always stand firm.

Because of this, Li Li made up his mind when he first led his troops to Youzhou. The second was to collect Youzhou. The most important thing was to try every means to eradicate the two major tribes Wuhuan and Xianbei. As long as these two major tribes were eliminated, Youzhou would be the one in his pocket. However, when Li Li learned that Gongsun Zan's temperament changed drastically in recent years, for Gongsun Zan, he quickly adjusted his combat plan and decided to take action against Gongsun Zan first, take most of the Youzhou into his pocket, and then free up his hands to concentrate on dealing with the surrounding barbarians.

Facts have proved that Li Li's decision was correct and was an effective and wise decision.

First, conquering Gongsun Zan, invisibly allowing the Eastern Expedition army to spend a relatively comfortable winter to avoid unnecessary casualties. Secondly, forcing Gongsun Zan to surrender at the first time naturally reduced the variables in the war. Not only did he completely incorporate the Youzhou army, but he also raised a large amount of food and grass for the Eastern Expedition army. The most important point was that Gongsun Zan, who was forced to surrender, left a considerable time to adapt, and avoided the unnecessary fight of surrender and rebellion.

This is a move that can be achieved in one fell swoop.

In addition, the surrender of the Youzhou Army laid the foundation for the subsequent victory in the grassland, which was the most critical.

In three months after the war in Bailang Mountain, more than 100,000 Youzhou people moved to the Xianbei grasslands one after another.

As of the end of July, there were more than 500,000 Han people entering the Wuhuan and Xianbei grasslands one after another; among them, there were about 300,000 people in Bingzhou, more than 100,000 people in Youzhou, and nearly 100,000 people in the remaining were wounded soldiers under Li Li and refugees sent by various prefectures and counties.

At the same time, Li Li ordered the re-dividing of counties and counties on the original Xianbei and Wuhuan grasslands to establish Lingzhou. In Li Li's long-term plan, after the northern border was completely pacified, Lingzhou and Shuozhou would be combined into one in the future and re-defining it into one prefecture and county, which was Shuozhou. At present, it was beyond reach, so it could only be divided and governed temporarily.

The newly established Lingzhou was temporarily designated as a county, with the Xianbei royal court as the county governor, Tian Kai was appointed as the first county magistrate of Lingzhou and also led the Rongdi general. Li Meng, a general of the Li clan, was selected as the garrison of Lingzhou. It was clearly stipulated that the Lingzhou garrison was no less than 30,000, of which half were cavalry.

Moreover, after the establishment of Lingzhou, it is planned to build at least one city every year in the next ten years. In five years, there will be no less than ten cities in Lingzhou, covering the entire southern desert grassland.

After the formal promulgation of the law, Li Li handed over the full power of the establishment of Lingzhou to Zhuge Liang and Tian Kai, and he himself brought more than a hundred personal guards to Youzhou first. Those who are capable work hard, which is Li Li's usual way of employing people, and this time is no exception.

After all the Wuhuan and Xianbei tribes were moved to the Han territory, all the counties and counties that were originally under Youzhou were returned, and the Wuhuan and Xianbei grasslands, the original Xiongnu grasslands, were all under the jurisdiction of Lingzhou. At this point, Lingzhou became the largest county in the territory of the Han Dynasty, reaching Liaodong in the east, Shuozhou in the west, and adjacent to Youzhou and Bingzhou in the south, and Dingling in the north. The territory is so large that it is comparable to the two prefectures of Yongliang.

These people who voluntarily come to the grassland to settle down will enjoy extremely generous treatment. All tents and daily necessities seized by the Han army will be distributed for free, cattle, sheep, livestock and livestock will be distributed for a fee, and pastoral areas in each county and pasture area and pastures under the names of the people will be redeemed. The reason for the payment of cattle, sheep, livestock and horses is actually an encouragement measure to borrow chickens to lay eggs.

The new law stipulates that the three-year tax on Lingzhou is exempted, requiring all the people who moved to Lingzhou to hand over the number of cattle, sheep and horses that were collected within two years, and were adult livestock, not cubs. This is to urge herders to raise livestock in disguise, and the livestock distributed to them are all "seeds". In order to prevent them from cherishing them and slaughtering them at will, it is clear that they must return them in full within two years.

In early August, the preparations for Lingzhou were on track, and the counties and counties in Youzhou were actively restoring people's livelihood and repairing houses and cities. At this time, Li Li appointed Hua Xin as the governor of Youzhou, Mi Zhu and Guoyuan as separate commanders. General Annan Xu Rong was promoted to General of the East and led the Wuzun camp to Youzhou. This was the first general in the Western Liang army to be promoted to General of the Fourth General of the Envoy, and was the third Duke of Bisan, but Li Li did not grant Xu Rong the right to open the prefecture, or he did not clearly state that Xu Rong enjoyed the power of opening the prefecture and exercised the right to be cheap and cheap, and he had some reservations.

At the same time, Guo Jia, the acting governor of Youzhou, finally freed himself from his busy government affairs and returned to his post as a military advisor. He led the Eastern Expedition Army and the newly formed Youzhou Camp to march southward and officially headed to the battlefield in Jizhou. The military advisor Zhuge Liang succeeded and retreated, followed Li Li quietly and left the army, returning to Xiliang on a starry night.

The sound of horse hooves resounded throughout the valley, and a team of light cavalry drove from the mountain road between two mountains and one river. More than a hundred people lined up in turn, rode their horses and whipped their whips, which shocked the birds in the jungles on both sides of the mountain road and fled in panic, with rustling sounds endlessly.

After walking out of the valley, my eyes suddenly became clear. Looking around, I saw a wilderness with green grass, which was more than ten miles in a radius, which was spectacular. At the foot of Dongshan at the end of the wilderness, there was a quiet villa at the foot of Dongshan. The gate was locked, and it seemed that no one had lived in it for a long time, quiet and silent, without a trace of sound. What was quite strange was that the steps of the villa were very clean, with no moss, no scattered weeds and dead branches and leaves, and there were no signs of pedestrians staying here or taking a nap.

"Wow——!"

With a light shout, the group stopped in front of the main entrance of the villa. As the handsome man in the lead turned over and dismounted, dozens of soldiers rushed to the surroundings of the villa. In the blink of an eye, they surrounded the villa without leaving any blind spots. There were cavalry soldiers in front of the house, up, down, and left and right.

"Kongming, we are here. This is the Qingsong Villa located in the Qiang Road. At this time of year, I will come here to stay for a few days." Li Li, who turned over and dismounted, threw the reins of the Hualiu Horse to Li Zhi, and said with a smile to Zhuge Liang who followed him.

At the end of the day, Li Li added in a low voice: "The war has been frequent this year, and it has been delayed for a few days. I hope it has not come late."

After hearing this, Zhuge Liang smiled knowingly, saying that he understood, so he followed Li Li to the steps, looked around curiously, looked at the quiet and unique villa environment, and nodded from time to time with praise.

"It is indeed a quiet place. The door is facing the green mountains and waters, and the green pines and hills are backed by the green pines. There is a very open wilderness on both sides. You can ride a horse and enjoy the scenery of the four seasons and appreciate the vicissitudes of the world. It is truly a rare place to live in seclusion, which can capture the brilliance of heaven and earth and gather the merits of nature, and you can meet and find it hard to find!" Zhuge Liang sighed sincerely.

Li Li smiled heartily when he heard this, shook his head gently, and smiled without saying a word.

What is the beauty of heaven and earth, and the merits of creation, is just a deserted and remote place. However, in the eyes of people with different minds, the same place has completely different feelings and tastes. Civilians and military generals, scholars and rash men, hermits and ordinary people all have their own class views, all kinds of different.

While chatting and laughing, Li Li and Zhuge Liang walked to the front of the main door. Zhuge Liang quickly stepped forward and was about to knock on the door, but unexpectedly the main door suddenly opened.

With the sound of "creaking" opening of the door, a refreshing fragrance of osmanthus came to your nose. Zhuge Liang and Li Li were shocked and their eyes suddenly lit up. In an instant, Li Li smiled happily, with a particularly bright smile.

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