Chapter 155: No final calculation, the foundation of the emperor's way
Qin Hao and even Wang Meng didn't seem to notice the strangeness caused by Lu Bu. Wang Meng, facing the generals, still explained his own opinions.
"Although there are only 100,000 Han people in the three counties of the Central and Northern Counties, there are nearly 200,000 Hu people, and there are at least 100,000 Huns. Tribes other than the Huns cannot be touched lightly, otherwise it will arouse public anger, but we can enslave 100,000 Huns. Labor force, in order to repair the barrier."
The eyes of the Yanmen generals suddenly lit up.
Yes, the Huns can treat the Han people like pigs and dogs, so why can't we enslave the Huns?
The generals felt excited at the thought of enslaving the Huns.
No one here will have mercy on the Xiongnu.
Seeing that the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became heated, Wang Meng chuckled and continued: "Now on the battlefield in the Central Plains, the Yellow Turbans have fallen into decline. General Huangfu Song massacred 100,000 Yellow Turbans in Jizhou. He wanted to dampen the morale of the Yellow Turbans, but unexpectedly it backfired and worsened the situation. The resistance of the Yellow Turbans at the grassroots level also made the court dare not carry out massacres lightly."
The generals couldn't help but nodded secretly, but what Wang Meng said was true. The Han Dynasty had a very tough attitude towards the Yellow Turbans, but now the number of Yellow Turban followers has exceeded the tens of millions, so the tough attitude has to change accordingly. After all, it cannot be changed. Tens of millions of people were slaughtered, right?
"The total number of Yellow Turban prisoners of war in major battlefields has reached 400,000, and whether these prisoners of war can be killed or released has become the most troublesome issue for the court. However, for the court, these prisoners may be a burden, but for me, Yanmen It is said that it is a valuable labor force for repairing Yanmen Pass."
Everyone’s eyes lit up, yes, there were also Yellow Turban prisoners of war!
"Rather than letting these prisoners of war waste rice and food in the prison outside the pass, it is better to ask Mr. Qin Wen to write to the court and banish them to Yanmen, so that they can participate in the construction of Yanmen Pass."
A sneer flashed across Wang Meng's lips, and he said softly: "Yanmen Pass is very important, and for the stability of Northern Xinjiang, I believe the imperial court will be willing to get rid of these burdens."
There is another point that Wang Meng did not say clearly, that is, after the main force of Yanmen in Daijun defeated the Yellow Turbans, the number of prisoners captured would probably not be less than 70,000 to 80,000.
"Even if we only get half of the 400,000 Yellow Turban prisoners of war, plus our 400,000 people in Yanmen, it will be enough to rebuild Yanmen Pass in three months." Qin Qiong bowed to Wang Meng and said respectfully: "Sir, you are a great talent, Qin Qiong admires you!"
"Slaving 100,000 Xiongnu to build the customs is something we never dared to think about before. Mr. Wang, this time Qin Hu really admires you." Qin Hu said excitedly, and also bowed respectfully to Wang Meng. .
"Sir, you are a great talent, I will bow to you." The Yanmen generals saluted together.
"Everyone is serious!" Wang Meng smiled calmly and returned the greeting humbly.
What is meant by calculating without leaving anything behind, what is meant by taking a long-term view, and what is meant by taking one step at a time and seeing three steps at a time, Wang Meng has it all by himself.
At this time, the Yanmen generals were truly convinced by Wang Meng. This is the level that a military advisor brother should have!
However, the generals just thought that Wang Meng was using Yellow Turban prisoners to repair the pass, but they did not know that Wang Meng's move had a deeper meaning.
That is to expand the territory's population.
Wang Meng's move coincided with Qin Hao's plan of "criminalizing the people and guarding the border", but the method was even more clever.
Because under the pretext of building Yanmen Pass, they asked the imperial court for Yellow Turban prisoners of war, the imperial court could not even find an excuse to refuse, and the timing was also good. As soon as they heard that the Yanmen Army was asking for prisoners of war, the imperial court was probably eager to force the prisoners of war to Stuff it over.
Generally speaking, Wang Meng’s plan to burn Yanmen Pass has three major advantages:
1. Annihilating the invading enemy forces and severely inflicting heavy losses on the Xiongnu can ensure long-term stability in the rear.
2. Taking advantage of the Xiongnu's emptiness and taking advantage of the situation to regain the three northern and central counties, it will not only take the opportunity to become famous in the world, but also expand the territory.
3. Using the pretext of rebuilding Yanmen Pass, they begged for Yellow Turban prisoners of war to enrich the population of the territory, thereby forging the foundation of the emperor's way.
Any of these three points would be an irresistible temptation for Qin Hao now, and these three benefits were the biggest reason why Qin Hao finally agreed to burn Yanmen Pass.
Wang Meng is laying the foundation for Qin Hao's future imperial path, so even if the risk is high, Qin Hao must take a risk, but from the current point of view, this risk is almost equivalent to none.
"Burning Yanmen Pass can only eliminate 90,000 Xiongnu inside Yanmen Pass, but there are 40,000 Xiongnu reinforcements outside Yanmen Pass." Seeing that the fire inside Yanmen Pass had almost reached the level he expected, Qin Hao immediately said in a deep voice: "Yu Fulo discovered Yanmen Pass If there is a fire, we will definitely come to support. If we let him rush to Yanmen Pass, we will really fall short."
"so what should I do now?"
"Of course it's to stop Yu Fulo from helping Yanmen Pass."
"But we can't get around Yanmen Pass at all."
"Yes, the Xiongnu camp is only fifty miles away from Yanmen Pass."
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As soon as Qin Hao's words came out, everyone was shocked and began to discuss messily. Seeing this, Qin Hao frowned and shouted: "Shut up, everyone."
When the generals saw that the young master was angry, they immediately did not dare to discuss it anymore.
"Why are you arguing? Since our army has sent troops, it must be fully prepared. What do you have to worry about?" Qin Hao shouted coldly.
"Have you generals forgotten the secret passage?" Wang Meng interrupted.
All the generals wanted to slap themselves when they heard this, how could they forget such an important thing.
"Xu Huang, I order you to lead five thousand archers and block the south gate of Yanmen Pass. As soon as the Huns break through, shoot them immediately!" Qin Hao said coldly.
"No!" Xu Huang responded, cupping his fists.
"The entire army enters the secret passage!"
"No!" Everyone responded.
The secret tunnel first dug by the Yanmen military was very hidden, at the foot of a very inconspicuous and almost unnoticeable hillside five miles south of Yanmen Pass.
The secret passage is not as narrow as the generals imagined, but is very spacious, enough to accommodate ten people walking side by side. It is also built with bricks and stones, and the structure is very strong, so there is no need to worry about collapse.
During the process of passing through the tunnel, everyone could feel the blazing waves of air coming from above. Even the armor on their bodies was heated up. It can be seen that the Yanmen Pass above has definitely turned into a sea of fire!
As soon as they came out of the secret passage, the 35,000-strong army had arrived five miles north of Yanmen Pass. By this time, everyone was soaked in sweat.
Looking at the sea of fire behind him, Qin Hao had no time to sigh and immediately ordered: "Where is Shan Xiongxin?"
"The end will be here."
"I order you to lead five thousand archers and block the north gate of Yanmen Pass. You must not let any of the Huns go."
"promise!"
"Donglongkou, which is twenty miles away, is the only way to Yanmen Pass. Guan Sheng, I ordered you two to lead eight thousand troops to ambush in the east of Donglongkou, and attack immediately after my general's order is issued!"
"No!" Guan Sheng responded together.
"Where is Qin Qiong?"
"The general is here!"
"Order the two of them to lead eight thousand troops to ambush in the west of Donglongkou, and attack immediately after my general gives the order!"
"No." The two responded.
"I personally led 3,000 cavalry, broke the military camp, and fell into the camp to face the enemy head on. Zhao Yun, Yue Fei, Qin Yong, Qin Hu, Zhang Liao, and Gao Shun accompanied the army to fight."
"No." The six generals responded.
"Please also ask General Lu to lead 10,000 Bingzhou cavalry to accompany Qin Hao to face the enemy head on!" Qin Hao said sternly to Lu Bu beside him.
Lu Bu smiled calmly and held his hands to Qin Hao: "No!"
Qin Hao was stunned, he didn't expect Lu Bu to respond to him like this!
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