The smoke of battle at Baiyangdian is gradually dissipating!

Li Su commanded 5,000 archers to clear the battlefield, bury the corpses, and incorporate the captured Jizhou soldiers.

The reed marshes, stretching for dozens of miles, were burned down, making it perfect for slash-and-burn agriculture and land reclamation.

Liu Wei then ordered Li Su's five thousand troops to set up camp on the spot.

Then tens of thousands more people were sent to him.

Anyway, this place is not far from Zhuojun, so it can be built into a bridgehead for penetrating deep into Jizhou.

Before long, Zhao Yun and Wang Fangyi returned with their cavalry.

The two immediately mentioned that Yuan Shao had been rescued by Gao Lan from Changshan. Zhao Yun said that if he hadn't been exhausted from chasing for more than ten miles and worried about losing Yuan Shao, he would have definitely caught up with him.

The two armies, totaling 630 cavalry, did not suffer many losses because they were chasing Yuan Shao's cavalry.

Liu Wei smiled but did not answer, and told the two men to take their troops to rest for a while.

This battle not only dealt a blow to Yuan Shao's morale, but more importantly, it also brought Yuan Shao's beloved son and generals under its control.

Moreover, half of the four thousand cavalry that Yuan Shao assembled in Ji Province were lost.

Let alone a year, at least for half a year, Yuan Shao would not dare to have any ideas about Liu Wei again.

In addition, Gao Lan and Zhang He appeared just in time because Yan Liang and Wen Chou had been captured.

This would make Yuan Shao, who lacks capable generals, heavily rely on Gao and Zhang, thus inadvertently bringing Liu Wei's men into the upper echelons of Ji Province.

In addition to the previous arrangements made in various places, there were Cui Yan, Qu Yi, Jiao Chu, Zhang Nan, and others, as well as people from Pingyuan County.

In the future, as long as Liu Wei gives an order, Ji Province will immediately change.

As for Yuan Shao, let's leave him for now. Anyway, Liu Wei has already secretly controlled a significant portion of Ji Province.

An hour later, Zhao Yun and Wang Fangyi finished their rest, and Liu Wei ordered them to set off back to Youzhou.

Li Su led his troops to garrison this place, and a thousand surrendered soldiers were taken away by Zhao Yun.

Since Zhao Yun fought bravely against two famous generals from Hebei and captured them alive, Liu Wei promoted him to Tiger Might Colonel on the spot. Therefore, the five hundred Guan Ning Iron Cavalry under his command should also have been expanded.

Liu Wei instructed Zhao Yun to first incorporate and train these thousand surrendered soldiers.

Immediately afterwards, they all returned to their posts.

One day later, they arrived in Fanyang, Zhuojun.

I passed through Niujiazhuang in Zhuoxian County during the Qingming Festival!

Liu Wei then stayed for two days to pay respects to his birth mother, Consort Jing, and his adoptive parents.

Liu Wei swore before the grave that he would make Empress Dowager Dong and the Ten Attendants pay the price they deserved!

Two days later, upon returning to Ji County, Sima Yanrou, Zhizhong Qi Zhou, and other officials from Youzhou Prefecture, along with Zhubu Tian Kai and other officials from the Zhenbei General's Office, came out of the city to welcome them.

First, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and Yuan Xi were placed under house arrest. Then, a house was built in Ji County to house Zhen Yi and his family.

Liu Wei appointed Zhen Yi as the Trader, in charge of all commercial activities in Youzhou, and sent him to the Hetao region to investigate and coordinate the introduction of Hetao commodities such as snow salt, green salt, and coal into Youzhou.

Zhen Yao was an official in the General of the North's Office, working as an assistant to Tian Kai.

The Zhen family was already satisfied with Liu Wei's arrangements.

What he couldn't forget was Liu Wei's marriage to his five daughters.

Now that Liu Wei has returned victorious from Baiyangdian, it's time to bring it up.

Just then, news came from Zhang Liao and Liu Bei that Liu Bei and Tian Yu had chased Qiu Liju all the way into the territory of Liaoxi and Liaodong.

Seeing that Liu Bei and his men were in hot pursuit, Qiu Liju wanted to escape back to Wuhuan Mountain from the upper reaches of the Xiliao River.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Liao and Qian Zhao launched a surprise attack on Bailang Mountain. After Zhang Liao killed the Wuhuan Khan Lu with a flying axe, they attacked the Wuhuan royal court at the foot of Wuhuan Mountain.

Qiuliju's wife, children, and elderly relatives, along with the Wuhuan tribe herders, fled eastward along the Xiliao River into Liucheng.

Zhang Liao continued the pursuit, and the Wuhuan people fled to Changli, where they joined Qiuliju, who had also fled from western Liaoning.

Zhang Liao and Liu Bei also victoriously joined forces outside Changli, greatly boosting their morale.

Qiu Liju was terrified. He learned that his stronghold had been destroyed and that he was no match for Liu Bei and Zhang Liao, who had joined forces. So he discussed with his subordinates and decided to go to Liaodong to find a place to survive under Gongsun Du.

By the time Liu Wei received the news, Qiu Liju's 50,000 cavalrymen and 50,000 women, children, and the elderly had crossed the Liao River and arrived at Liaoyang, a major town in western Liaodong.

"Congratulations, my lord! Congratulations, my lord!"

The Youzhou Prefecture Office in Ji County.

Liu Wei separated the political and military affairs of Youzhou Prefecture from those of the General of the North. He established two separate organizations, the Youzhou Prefecture and the General of the North's Office.

Political affairs were overseen by Qi Zhou and Yan Rou of Youzhou Prefecture, while military affairs were handled by Tian Kai and other personnel from the Zhenbei General's Office.

Liu Wei provides guidance on major issues, but otherwise he is a hands-off manager.

Liu Wei summoned the officials from both prefectures to hear the latest developments. Once Youzhou was stable and back on track, he would have to return to the Hetao region.

After wandering around most of northern China, Liu Wei has come to regard Wuyuan City in the Hetao region as his home!

After all, that was his fiefdom, and four women—Diao Chan, Cai Yan, Liu Yifei, and Zou Ling—were also there.

Both Diao Chan and Liu Yifei were pregnant.

I've been away from home for too long, and I'm starting to miss it!

When the news of the victory in Liaodong arrived, everyone offered their congratulations.

"Congratulations! Congratulations!" Liu Wei said with a smile. "Liaodong was originally an inseparable part of Youzhou. Taking it into our hands is in accordance with the will of Heaven!"

"The great victory at Baiyangdian ensured that the south of Youzhou remained peaceful for half a year."

"Now that our lord's two armies have destroyed the Wuhuan people's stronghold and joined forces in Liaodong, Liaodong will soon be recovered."

Qi Zhou congratulated, "This is truly a double celebration!"

"Yes, yes, yes, double happiness!" Tian Kai and the others laughed.

"No, I think we should have another happy occasion today!"

Just then, Zhen Yi seized the opportunity to speak.

"What's there to be happy about?" Tian Kai asked deliberately.

"Of course it's the joyous occasion of my lord marrying my daughter!" Zhen Yi said excitedly.

This chapter is not finished, please click the next page to continue reading!