War is always the most cruel. Without a cold and iron-blooded heart, you cannot survive in this cruel reality. Cao Liang never fantasized that he might be able to win people with virtue and repay grievances with virtue. What kind to the enemy is the greatest cruelty to himself.

The biggest difference between barbaric and civilization is that barbaric people often act directly, bloody and cruel, regardless of consequences, while civilized people need to pretend to be gentle. The methods seem to be gentle, but in fact they are more violent. They can achieve their goals and are not criticized by the world.

More than ten years have passed since the last battle between the Huns. How many of the Hun prisoners of war have survived?

When the war ended, a large number of Xiongnu prisoners of war were captured. Some people suggested that they would kill all of these prisoners of war, which could shock the Hu people, and also avenge the bloody hatred of the Han people who died.

Of course, Cao Liang did not adopt these extreme suggestions, because no matter whether you are revenge or shock, once these Xiongnu prisoners of war are massacred, Cao Liang will naturally be criticized as a "butcher".

Moreover, so many prisoners of war were all high-quality laborers. Wouldn't it be wasted if they killed dogs and sheep? So Cao Liang escorted these Xiongnu prisoners of war to coal mines or places where farmland and road construction. Anyway, these prisoners of war were all done by hard, dirty and tiring. For more than ten years, there were few Xiongnu prisoners of war who could survive.

But no one has any doubts about Cao Liang's policies. It is already very kind to Cao Liang give them a way out. Isn't it natural to ask them to do some work? Could it be that these prisoners of war still have to be fed and served with delicious food and drink?

As for these prisoners of war who can be blamed for dying during labor, birth, old age, sickness and death are common, and being able to live in vain is the greatest blessing, and even the Huns themselves have never complained.

Cao Liang had deprived them of their right to reproduce for these prisoners of war, so the Huns would die one less in Bingzhou. After decades, this race would almost completely disappear. Compared with the direct massacre, Cao Liang's method seemed much gentler, but it was even more heartbroken.

The Huns were in Bingzhou and had no future and no hope.

The previous group of Xiongnu prisoners has now died, and the gap between coal miners alone is very large. After all, coal miners are like small workshops at this time, and safety is difficult to guarantee. There are quite a lot of people who die to mine disasters every year. Cao Liang was still thinking about how to replenish the coal mine labor force, and the Huns came to their doors automatically.

If all the Huns were cut off their heads, it would be a pleasure, but they would have lost a lot of labor invisibly. Moreover, Cao Liang also used the infamy of a "butcher". If such a thing was used by the hostile Sima family, it would be possible to use it to slander Cao Liang, slander his bones, and make money from the public, causing Cao Liang's reputation to be greatly damaged in the Shilin and the people of the world.

Bai Qi made outstanding achievements in history and deserved the reputation of a famous general. However, the murder of 400,000 Zhao soldiers in Changping has become a stain on his life and will never be washed away.

Therefore, no matter how cruel or vicious the Huns were, Cao Liang could not use violence to control violence. The most reliable method was to treat the Huns as hard labor, killing two birds with one stone.

Cao Liang quickly approved Qian Hong, asking him to deal with the Hun prisoners of war according to the established method, and at the same time gave Qian Hong the order to be vigilant at all times and beware of Liu Yuan breaking through Li Shi. If Liu Yuan really tried to break through Li Shi, the Zuowei Camp would block him at all costs.

The way to deal with Liu Yuan is to catch turtles in a jar. Now Qian Hong’s jar is ready. Let’s see how Deng Ai and Ma Long catch turtles. If everything goes well, the decisive battle will break out until tomorrow at the latest. Cao Liang believes that Deng Ai and Yueqi Camp will live up to expectations and severely damage Liu Yuan’s troops.

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Just as the Zuowei Camp conquered Lishi, Deng Ai had already led the Yueqi Camp and Ruiqi Camp into Heichagou and advanced rapidly towards Loufan.

Deng Ai has already obtained the exact news that Liu Yuan's army was blocked by Wang Ji at the bottom of Loufan's Feng Peak and could not move forward any more. The two sides are now fighting fiercely and the situation is very fierce.

This is undoubtedly the best news for Deng Ai. Liu Yuan was trapped in Loufan, with interception in front and pursuers behind. The dangerous place had been snatched by Wang Ji first. The situation of the 100,000 Huns army is very difficult. Such a situation is undoubtedly a dead end. As long as Deng Ai rushed to the bottom of Fengfeng and attacked Wang Ji in front and back, he believed that he could easily defeat the Huns army and capture Liu Yuan alive.

Deng Ai knew that Cao Liang issued a pursuit order to Liu Yuan more than ten years ago and offered a reward of his head. Liu Yuan was just a child who was still young. Everyone was confused about Cao Liang's actions. Why was Cao Liang so interested in such a child? Could it be that Cao Liang could really know before he knew that Liu Yuan would become a major concern in Bingzhou in the future?

Now it seems that Cao Liang really has the ability to predict the future. Liu Yuan, the son of Liu Bao, who escaped by chance, had to lead the army back to Bingzhou. If Liu Yuan was captured at that time, why would he face such a situation now?

At this point, Deng Ai really admired Cao Liang. Combined with his own and Shi Bao's background, how could they have the opportunity to make a name for themselves without Cao Liang's recommendation? It's just that Deng Ai is still a local agricultural official in Huainan, while Shi Bao fell to the streets of Luoyang to sell iron.

Cao Liang has a wise eye like a torch, and he is accurate in knowing people. No one in the world can surpass him. Everyone has to convince him of this. Cao Liang has no omissions, and others can't compare with him.

It is precisely because Cao Liang has such a pair of wise eyes that Cao Liang's tent is full of talents and has gathered stars. He not only recruited poor scholars like Deng Ai Shibao, but also recruited wealthy families such as Yang Hu and Du Yu Pei Xiu. Even Huan Fan, who had long been famous, was willing to serve as a military advisor for him. Just using people, Cao Liang can be called a master of the time.

Cao Liang can not only identify talents, but also enemies. A seven or eight-year-old child may not know his future achievements, but Cao Liang seems to be able to predict it. Facts have proved that Liu Yuan has indeed become a major concern.
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