In response to these circumstances, Ye Teng made several rulings on the spot:

First, the newly established intermediate special class - Ran Wei's Tuhu Army of 300 people, in order to master the trump card of charging in a head-to-head confrontation with the grassland aliens, under the direct jurisdiction of Ye Teng, the soldiers are drawn from the elite of the full-level Han army.

Second, the intermediate level of the Fan Dan distribution. Zhang Liao got 3000, Zhou Tai 1000, Ye Teng's direct troops 500, Xie Gengxin 1000, Cai Hui 1000, Jiang Qin 1000, Guo Yong 1000.

Third, the primary metamorphosis is allocated. Cai Hui and Guo Yong each have 4,000, and the others have 500 each except for Ye Teng's direct troops.

Fourth, the allocation of tokens for the primary special class. The Han Army's Iron Cavalry Token, Zhang Liao, Zhou Tai, Xie Gengxin, Ye Teng's direct troops, and Cai Hui each have a piece, Qi Jiajun Token Cai Hui and Guo Yong each have a piece, and Danyang Elite Soldier Token is given to Jiang Qin.

Fifth, the second expedition arrangement. Ten days later, on April 5, 186 AD, the troops set out on time, and the security of the territory was still the responsibility of Cai Hui and Jiang Qin. The troops included Ye Teng's 1st Regiment, Xie Gengxin's 3rd Regiment, Zhou Tai's 4th Regiment, and Zhang Liao's 5th Regiment, with nearly 48,000 people. From now on, the troops on the expedition should gradually assemble and recuperate.

Considering that the space is not large enough, the troops going out, except for special troops, do not bring war horses, and are ready to go to the grassland to catch and ride.

Sixth, Ye Teng will rush to Qianbi Village and Shilong Village in the next few days to bring back the population and resources.

After arranging everything properly, Ye Teng still rode alone to Qianbi Village and Shilong Village, and saw Guo Yong, Wang Yue, Zhou Qiang, etc. again, and more than a year had passed unconsciously.

At this time, after more than a year of tempering on their own, Guo Yong and the other three have more aura, and they have begun to take on the demeanor of famous generals in their gestures, and they do not see the ruffian spirit of the bandits back then. Guo Yong is sharp, Wang Yue is calm, and Zhou Qiang is brave, all of them are no longer mediocre talents.

For more than a year, due to the thorough implementation of Ye Teng's spirit of vigorously suppressing bandits, protecting business travelers, and lightly levying protection fees, the bandits along the line have been continuously cleared up, and at present, Guo Yong has put the entire mountainous area from the southwest of Jingcheng County to Bingzhou, that is, the area where bandits were most seriously affected in the past, under his own effective protection, so this trade and travel route from Jingcheng County to Bingzhou has become more and more prosperous.

At this time, in addition to the more than 20,000 people left behind in Qianbi Village and Shilong Village, there were still more than 30,000 prisoners and more than 20,000 civilians who were detained or transferred to the garrison. Of course, in the case of Guo Yong and others constantly supplementing the data of the sacrificed soldiers with new prisoners.

In the short time of reunion, Ye Teng not only went to visit all the soldiers of the two cottages, but also convened a short meeting of the main generals, informing them of the gratifying situation of the development of the territory and the huge harvest of the grassland campaign, leaving 1,000 intermediate Avatar Pills, 4,000 primary Avatar Pills, and a Qi Family Army token as a reward.

When leaving, in addition to leaving a regiment and three battalions of troops, Ye Teng took away all the new soldiers, prisoners, and civilians, as well as a large amount of resources and 200,000 gold in cash.

When I returned to the territory, it was five days later.

At this time, the territory had already digested the Avatar Pill and special class tokens distributed by Ye Teng this time. Due to the continuous conquest and suppression of bandits before, the level and experience of many soldiers have reached the peak, and they are just waiting for the Transformation of Fan Dan, so this time the qualification improvement and the transfer of special classes are very smooth, and Tianma City is even stronger:

Ye Teng's regiment, including 5,000 junior troops and 1,300 intermediate special troops;

Cai Hui's second regiment, including 5,000 junior troops;

Xie Gengxin's three regiments, including 4,000 junior troops;

Zhou Tai's four regiments, including 3,000 special troops;

Zhang Liao's five regiments, including 3,000 special troops;

Jiang Qin's naval division, including 2,000 special troops.

Guo Yong Independent Regiment, including 1,500 special troops;

So far, the forces of Tianma City include 1,300 intermediate special troops, 21,500 land primary special troops, and 2,000 sailor junior special troops.

This expedition to the grassland, the combat power has increased greatly, with 15,000 primary special troops and 1,300 intermediate special troops, and the overall combat power of about 300,000 third-order elite soldiers, and the general large and medium-sized tribes are not afraid to face off head-on.

Of course, in the current situation where the strength is not strong, a head-to-head duel has never been Ye Teng's choice, and the essence of war lies in obtaining the greatest results at the lowest cost.

Because of the grassland that was burned and looted last time, the Xianbei people must be relatively vigilant, so in line with the principle of reducing the difficulty and changing places with one shot, this time Ye Teng no longer chose to enter the grassland from Qiangyin County in Yanmen.

On the morning of April 5, 186 AD, Ye Teng and Yan Ruoyu gathered in the teleportation array of Wuquan in the clouds, and then went straight to the north gate into the grassland.

Although before leaving, Jin Yiwei gave Ye Teng grassland topography and a map of the various forces, but after all, it was a hand-drawn map, not a satellite aerial shot in reality, which was not fine.

Such a map can only point out the general direction in the same way that a driver in the eighties and nineties of the 20th century drove with a map bought from a bookstore.

In order to exercise the ability of his main generals, this time Ye Teng did not gallop with Yan Ruoyu like last time, but released Xie Gengxin, Zhou Tai, Zhang Liao, Wan Hao, Xu Xian and their scout troops to search forward together.

It is worth mentioning that in order to meet the needs of the grassland, Xu Xian's scout department was all served by the Han army's iron cavalry after special scout training, which was the elite of the elite.

Through the scout's troop detectives and the news came back like a stream, the map in Ye Teng's hand became more and more refined.

Ye Teng roughly divided the tribes of the steppe into four major categories and marked them on the map:

Small tribes: less than 20,000 people;

Medium-sized tribes: 20,000 to 100,000 people;

Large tribes: 100,000 to 500,000;

Super Clan: 500,000 or more.

By the morning of the third day, Ye Teng and the others had gone 350 miles deep into the grassland, and the situation within a radius of 300 miles had basically been figured out.

100~300 miles due north, there are 3 small tribes;

200 miles to the northwest there is a medium-sized tribe;

150 miles to the east were two small tribes;

300 miles due east there was a large tribe;

About 50~300 li due west, there is a medium-sized tribe and 2 small tribes.

According to the intelligence of the grassland, the Xianbei tribe also has a primary special class - Xianbei Jingcai, but it only exists in super tribes, and there are no large and below tribes.

Although the Xianbei can all be soldiers when necessary.

In previous years, when fighting grass valleys, almost all of the small tribes were armed as bandits, but after all, they were non-professional troops and their combat effectiveness was limited. Generally speaking, the strength of the Xianbei tribe is equivalent to the combat effectiveness of the second- and third-order cavalry, accounting for about 25% of the tribal population.

In response to the current situation explored by the scouts, Ye Teng held a discussion meeting in the tent with the participation of Yan Ruoyu, Xie Gengxin, Zhou Tai, Zhang Liao, Wan Hao, and Xu Xian.

At the meeting, they mainly put forward operational ideas in two directions:

First, deal with small tribes first, then medium tribes, and finally target large tribes. The advantage of this plan is that it will be relatively concealed and safe in the early stage, and the hidden danger is that if the news leaks out too early, the large tribes will inevitably join forces with the small and medium-sized tribes to carry out vigilance, encirclement, and suppression, and they will lose the suddenness of the next operation, and if they want to fight against the large tribes in the future, they will inevitably suffer relatively large losses.

Second, first concentrate all the forces, attack at night and eat the large tribes, and then deal with the other tribes. The advantage of this plan is that once the big tribes are eaten by Ye Teng, the small and medium tribes will lose the strength to resist, and our losses will inevitably be relatively small. The hidden danger is that once the news is leaked, the small and medium-sized tribes may scatter and flee, which will lead to a great increase in the vigilance of the entire surrounding grassland, and the harvest of this northern expedition will inevitably be greatly reduced.