Qin Hao and even Wang Meng didn't seem to notice the strangeness caused by Lu Bu. Facing the generals, Wang Meng 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 Huns, and there are at least 100,000 Huns. Tribes other than the Huns must not 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 be kind to 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.
Will tens of millions of people be slaughtered to death?
"The total number of Yellow Turban prisoners of war in major battlefields has reached 400,000. 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 are 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 imperial court and banish them to Yanmen, our country, 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 sake of 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 Yanmen people, 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.
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"Sir, you are a great talent, I will bow to you." All the Yanmen generals saluted together.
"Everyone is serious!" Wang Meng smiled calmly and returned the greeting humbly.
What does it mean to calculate without leaving anything behind, what does it mean to have a long-term vision, what does it mean to take one step and see three steps, Wang Meng has it all.
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 coincides with Qin Hao's plan of "criminalizing the people and guarding the border", but the method is 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 down Yanmen Pass has three major advantages:
1. Annihilating the invading enemy forces and severely inflicting heavy losses on the Huns can ensure long-term peace and 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, not only can you take the opportunity to become famous all over the world, but you can also expand your 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 imperial path.
Any of these three points is an irresistible temptation for Qin Hao now, and these three benefits are 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, they will definitely come to support. If he rushes to Yanmen Pass, he will really fall short."
"What should we do?"
"Of course it's to stop Yu Fulo from rushing to aid 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 started talking in confusion. Seeing this, Qin Hao frowned and shouted: "Shut up, everyone."
When all 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 have ordered 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 with clasped fists.
"The entire army enters the secret passage!"
"No!" Everyone responded.
The secret tunnel first dug by the Yanmen Army is very hidden. It is at the foot of a very inconspicuous and basically unnoticed 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.
In the process of passing through the tunnel, everyone can feel the hot air waves coming from above, and even the armor on their bodies is heated up. It can be seen that the Yanmen Pass above has definitely turned into a sea of fire!
As soon as they exited 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."
"No!"
"Donglongkou, twenty miles away, is the only way to Yanmen Pass. Guan Sheng and Qin Qiong, order you two to lead eight thousand troops to ambush in the east of Donglongkou, and attack immediately after my general's order is issued!"<
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"No!" Guan Sheng and Qin Qiong responded together.
"I personally led three thousand cavalry, broke the military camp, and fell into the camp to meet the enemy head on. Zhao Yun, Yue Fei, Qin Yong, Qin Hu, Zhang Liao, and Gao Shun accompanied the army to fight."
"Promise." 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 hand to Qin Hao: "No!"
Qin Hao was stunned, he didn't expect Lu Bu to respond to him like this!