Annexed the entire Hetao region and became the second largest country in the Central Plains. Although Li He was very moved by this, he also understood that Shaoliang did not have this ability at present.

First of all, the two major tribes, Yizhan and Ulan, were only severely damaged in this battle, but if you look closely, you will know that these two major tribes still have half of their power.

Some people may ask, since the Central Plains United Army led by Li He can defeat Yizhan, can half of the Ulan tribe win another game and defeat the other half of the power?

In fact, this is indeed very difficult.

You should know that the previous victory of the Central Plains Alliance was based on the fact that the grassland clans despise the Central Plains army.

For example, Pilou, who led more than 20,000 cavalry, was finally blocked by Li He in Lindi, a Jedi surrounded by water on three sides. He could not advance or retreat, and eventually he was wiped out. Even he was killed by the five clan leaders who surrendered to the Central Plains.

For example, Fu Meng, when he was captured by Li He, he still did not learn from his lesson. After Fuyu and Xiao Wulan arrived, he actually tried to conquer Fu Shi again and fight a tough battle with the Central Plains coalition. In fact, the tough battle was not the strength of the grassland army. At best, the so-called slave army of Yizhan and Ulan could only bully the not-so-strong Central Plains army by relying on the advantage of numbers. If they encounter a Central Plains army of the level of "Attacking Zhao and Wei Army", they would be beaten immediately, let alone elite soldiers such as Wei Wuzhu.

The real strength of the grassland cavalry lies in the wilderness guerrillas, which is also the reason why Li He dared not enter the grassland rashly - from high to high, the entire Hetao has a grassland of nearly a thousand miles in radius, and the area is larger than any Central Plains country except the Chu State. In such a vast and flat grassland, the Central Plains army not only has no advantage, but also has long-distance transportation in terms of food and logistics is also a major issue. If the grassland is too deep and the food route is cut off by the Hu cavalry, then the only thing that welcomes the Central Plains army will be destroyed.

Although Shaoliang has currently incorporated nearly ten Hu clans and formed more than 10,000 left-guard cavalry, compared with the entire grassland, this number of cavalry is still not enough. Not to mention Yizhan, the two major tribes of Wulan are still able to form tens of thousands of cavalry to fight Shaoliang. What’s more important is that there are not only Yizhan, Wulan, the two major forces on the grassland, the Daye tribe, the Huns tribe, and the grassland power that makes it difficult for the entire Linhu forces to defeat - Loufan.

Therefore, if you want to truly occupy Hetao, Shaoliang not only needs to be enemies with Yizhan and Ulan, but also fight with the Daye tribe and the Huns. When all the above are won, Shaoliang will have to face Lou Fan directly. This opponent, which seems to be a challenge, has forced Li He to wipe out the plan to advance to the grassland.

"The next strategy for our Shangjun is to recuperate and survive the handover between the two countries."

On the third day after defeating the grassland coalition, Li He held a military meeting in Fushi to discuss his strategic policy for the next five years with the generals of Shaoliang and Wei, and denied the route of immediately advancing to the grassland.

His proposal won the approval and support of Gong Shumeng, the governor of Wei Shang County, but a group of generals from the heart of the Central Plains, such as Longjia, Fang Han, and Zheng Hou, were inevitably disappointed by this. After all, advancing to the grassland and expelling foreign tribes is a feat destined to become famous throughout the Central Plains and bringing honor to the Xia Dynasty. It is like Longjia, Fang Han, Zheng Hou, and Lin Zhan, who are still in their prime, and naturally aspiring to establish such great achievements.

But even though they were disappointed, these generals did not think that the grassland was really so vulnerable. Reason told them that Li He and Gong Shumeng’s proposal was correct.

Li He also noticed the regrets of the generals and said with a smile: "Don't be so frustrated. According to my estimate, at most, Shangjun will have the strength to advance to the grassland in five years."

"Five years?"

Not to mention the Central Plains generals such as Long Jia, Fang Han, and Zheng Hou showed surprise, even Hu Hai, Chi Yu, Pu Lan and other surrendered Hu generals also showed a few strange colors on their faces.

But even so, the second generals Long Jia and Fang Han still feel regretful.

Li He naturally understood the reason, and talked with the two generals after the meeting, and said with a smile: "I said that at most five years, I will have the ability to advance to the grassland. If you two don't want to miss it, why not stay and assist the governor of Gongshu County?... Although Yizhan and Ulan were defeated this time, I think the two will not give up and will definitely wait for an opportunity to take revenge on Shangjun. If the two can lead their troops to station here, I believe Shangjun will be as solid as a god."

Faced with Li He's hint, Long Jia smiled awkwardly and declined politely: "This... I will not be able to make the decision, so I need to ask Daliang for instructions."

Li He nodded and did not say much about Long Jia's tactful refusal. After all, Shangjun is too remote and backward compared to the hinterland of the Central Plains. Long Jia is also one of the generals of the Wei State. It is not difficult to let him lead the army to expel Lin Hu from Shangjun, but it is not surprising that Long Jia was unhappy and unhappy.

What's more, five years are just Li He's remarks. What if it takes ten or twenty years? Long Jia is unwilling to let himself be tied to Shangjun, a poor and backward land for the rest of his life.

"And you?"

Li He turned his head to look at Fang Han, and said with some encouragement: "Shangjun is very lacking in elite troops like Wei Wuzhang. If you can lead troops to stay, I believe the governor of Gongshu County will be very happy... Five years later, we can form a coalition again to conquer the grassland, so that the grassland will not dare to peek at the Central Plains again."

Although Fang Han also guessed the purpose of Li He's strong invitation to stay, he couldn't help but feel a little moved.

Unlike Long Jia, who was in the position of a doctor, Fang Han was a pure general who led troops and had not been influenced by the extravagant life of the upper class of Wei. He still had the ambition to establish great achievements and become famous in his youth. "Advance to the grassland" was a great temptation for him.

But unfortunately, he led the Wei Wushu, the most elite army in Wei State. Whether to go or stay is not the final decision.

Li He also saw that Fang Hanxin was hesitant and took the opportunity to say, "If you are interested, you might as well tell Mr. Xia Yang."

This is indeed a good idea. After Xia Yangjun returns to the country, he will become the prime minister of Wei and have great power. As long as Fang Han and his Wei Wushou are willing, Xia Yangjun can convince the King of Wei.

"I'll think about it."

As Long Jia frequently gestured with his eyes, Fang Han nodded and said.

After hearing what Fang Han said, Li He also smiled. According to his understanding of Fang Han, Fang Han said this, which means that he is actually willing to stay in Shangjun.

Afterwards, Gongshu Meng was also very surprised to learn about this. After all, the Wei army in Shangjun could not be a strong army. If Fang Han was willing to lead nearly 7,000 Wei Wu soldiers and nearly 2,000 Wei Wu cavalry stayed in Shangjun, it would definitely greatly enhance his power in Shangjun.

So he found Fang Han himself and made a promise to Fang Han: If Fang Han was willing to lead the army to stay, he was willing to appoint Fang Han as the county magistrate and take charge of the troops in Shangjun.

Simply put, this is to raise Fang Han from "one army general" one level to "quasi-general". Compared with others, it has shortened at least five to ten years of struggle, Fang Han is naturally happy.

During this period, Li He also talked with the Marquis of Zheng and Generals Hua and Jia. After all, after completing the city delivery, eight of the fifteen towns in Shangjun were classified as Shaoliang's territory, becoming Shangjun under Shaoliang's rule, referred to as "Liang Shangjun".

Since the county has been established, the county army must be stationed. At present, the Yuanli army led by Zheng Hou and Hua Jia is undoubtedly the best candidate for the garrison of Liangshang County. Therefore, Li He talked to the two generals to see if the two were willing to garrison here.

He said to the two generals: "I know Shangjun is poor, but the newly established Shangjun really needs a general and a strong army to take charge. I hope you and the two of you will work hard to take on this important task."

At the same time, he promised that as long as the two of them were willing, he would ask Shaoliang to recommend Zheng Hou as the county general, the governor of the county, and the troops stationed in Yangzhou, to be responsible for the military of the entire Shangjun, and to supervise Hu Hai's left escort and Di Yang's right escort; and Huajia, as the county escort, to be stationed in Diaoyin, to be responsible for coping with the pressure from Qin.

From the first army general to the level of general, Zheng Hou and Hua Jia naturally would not be dissatisfied with it. As for the poor of Shangjun, they did not hold the position of a doctor like Long Jia, and had their own fiefs and tasted the taste of a sense of sensuality and sensation. What's more, as county generals and county assistants, Shangjun, no matter how poor they are, they are not as poor as them, so they are naturally willing.

After agreeing, Zheng Hou smiled and said, "I'm afraid that I will never be able to eat Shaoliang's dishes or taste Shaoliang's fine wine in the future."

"You two can rest assured about this."

While Li He was happy, he said confidently: "In two or three years, my Shaoliang will do my best to open the road from this county to Dingyangyi. Whether it is the dishes or wine in this county, it will be continuously transported to Shangjun in the future."

Hearing this, Hua Jia was overjoyed and said, "Excellent!"

Zheng Hou smiled bitterly and said nothing. Who made the Diaoyin, who was stationed in Huajia in the future, be next to Dingyang, while Yangzhou and Dingyang, who were stationed in his army, were separated by a Diao** hundreds of miles.

Two days later, the coalition forces were still busy counting casualties, rectifying the army, and resettling prisoners.

At the warning of Li He, Di Yang took over the tens of thousands of Hu Nu captured in this war, causing the number of his right escort army to skyrocket to 80,000. However, this army basically has no combat capability and will temporarily play the role of "Cultivation and Construction Group" in the next few years, responsible for farming in Shangjun, building roads, and assisting Wei Shangjun to build the Great Wall to the north.

Di Yang was promoted from a civilian by Li He to the position of a general in the first army, and was a army of 80,000 people. The kindness of his support made him promise to Li He that he would manage the Right Protectorate and complete the orders issued by Shaoliang and the new county general Zheng Hou.

As for the Hu people captured, they were all handed over to Hu Hai's left guard.

As the general of the Left Guardian Army and the first person to surrender to Shao Liang, Hu Hai, with Li He's tacit consent, absorbed the scattered Hu soldiers into the Hahai tribe. For example, the Dabu clan, who died in battle and survived by luck, and the soldiers of the Toba clan, once again strengthened the strength of the Hahai tribe. The leader of the Yunshui clan, who had the best relationship with him, also took advantage.

As for the Baba clan, the Lu clan, the Chilou clan and others were captured by the coalition forces, Hu Hai did not dare to do this and came first to ask Li He to see how Li He was defeated.
Chapter completed!