Human flesh can also be eaten.

In just five words, it made Zhao Jia feel a sense of shock.

It was only at this time that the cruel history in memory was awakened, and when humanity was cornered, cannibalism was indeed not a big deal.

Just when Zhao Jia's mood was difficult to calm down, Li Mu's next words once again made his hairs stand on end.

"The treasury is getting tighter and tighter, and it seems that the war will end as soon as possible."

Li Mu looked into the distance, and the light emanating from his eyes suddenly made Zhao Jia feel cold and piercing.

"The corpses of the Huns killed in battle two months ago should have begun to decompose at this time, and the source of the fresh water that the Huns relied on was guarded by our army."

"As long as those corpses are soaked in water, I am afraid that it will not be long before the Huns will die of plague, and we can wipe out 100,000 Hun elite horsemen without blood."

"I can't say it, I can still keep tens of thousands of war horses to enrich my Zhao country."

"What a vicious ploy!"

Zhao Jia turned his head and looked at Li Mu carefully, as if he really knew this famous general in history for the first time.

This strategy, in later generations, will be a biological weapon, but a real poisonous plan.

"General, I'm afraid there's something wrong with this plan!"

After the shock, Zhao Jia took a deep breath and retorted.

Li Mu's eyes narrowed slightly, and said: "In the past hundred years, the Xiongnu have almost been in the border for many years, and countless Zhao people have died in the hands of the Xiongnu. ”

"Since the two sides are already undying enemies, does Childe still pity these enemies?"

Zhao Jia shook his head when he heard this.

Zhao Jia, who knew the history of later generations, did not have the slightest mercy for the Huns, the great enemy of the Chinese nation.

The reason why Zhao Jia refuted it was because of the lack of population in today's Zhao State.

If these Huns can all be absorbed by Zhao State, more than 100,000 young and middle-aged people will definitely greatly improve the national strength of Zhao State.

Of course, there are risks associated with doing so.

If you can't completely control these people, it is very likely that you will raise tigers and bring boundless disasters to Zhao Guo.

What's more, Zhao Jia has other worries.

He looked up at Li Mu and said in a deep voice: "Contaminating the water source with rotting corpses is very likely to cause the Huns to get the plague, and then the soldiers will kill these enemies without blood." ”

"However, the horror of the plague must be known to the army, if it is accidentally introduced into the army, how should they deal with it?"

"Since the Battle of Changping, the population of our Zhao State has decreased sharply, especially the young and middle-aged people have almost suffered casualties, even if the children in the past have reached adulthood for more than ten years, due to the fault line of the young and strong, the population has not fully recovered."

"Even though the Yan army was destroyed in the past and plundered a lot of people, it is still difficult to make up for the shortfall."

Speaking of this, Zhao Jia's eyes burned.

"Did the general ever think that today's slaughter of more than 100,000 Xiongnu is strong, although he can continue to drive the Xiongnu north to Mobei, so that he will not be able to go south again for 20 years."

"However, there are still many children left in the Xiongnu tribes outside the Sai, and it is impossible to completely eradicate them, and after the children grow up in 20 years, the Xiongnu will become a scourge in the north again."

"And because the two sides have formed a mortal enmity, how can the border of Zhao be peaceful?"

When Li Mu heard this, his brows furrowed, but he did not interrupt Zhao Jia's words, but listened quietly.

"In my opinion, if more than 100,000 Xiongnu can be recruited, and they can be organized into an army, or reduced to slaves, or sent to various places to serve in conscription, it can greatly alleviate the pressure on the domestic population."

"Leaving more than 100,000 Xiongnu strong, you can also migrate their wives and children to Zhao, with women and children as hostages, the probability of these Huns defecting is greatly reduced."

"Under the equal emphasis on grace and power, after they adapt to the life of Zhao State, they can transform into real Zhao people, which is national integration."

"More than ten years later, those Xiongnu children who were moved to Zhao will also become real Zhao people."

"At that time, the population of Zhao State will even surpass that before the Battle of Changping, and it will really have the ability to compete with Qin State head-on."

"National integration?"

When Li Mu heard this, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he kept muttering.

He turned his head and looked at the annoying people in the army, with a thoughtful look on his face.

"It's not so easy to control the unruly Huns."

Li Mu's face was solemn.

"Those who go along prosper, and those who go against it die."

"In the face of hunger, swords, and death, even the most unruly will hang down their stubborn heads."

Zhao Jia's tone was very light, but the words he said were as cold as the north wind.

Zhao Guo has not much time left.

By the time Ying Zheng really came of age, that is, the beginning of his sweep of the Six Kingdoms, although history had changed slightly, it was still difficult for Zhao to resist Qiang Qin.

In order to completely put an end to the fate of the country, Zhao Jia had to use means to enrich the population.

War and plunder, killing and intimidation, this is the fastest way to increase the population.

In the face of the overall backwardness of the system, Zhao Jia could only use the most primitive and barbaric way to quickly strengthen himself, and then compete with the Qin State.

Next.

The atmosphere was already a little tense for the Xiongnu tribes, and suddenly news spread, saying that the Zhao people were preparing to pollute the water source and make the Huns die of thirst.

The rapid transmission of this news made the Huns, who were already full of fear of death, become more and more restless.

Many Huns began to feel helpless about the future.

On the third day, there were rumors in various tribes that the Xiongnu Shan Yu and the Xiongnu left and right Xian Wang were preparing to unite several large tribes to attack the rest of the small and medium-sized tribes, plundering the remaining cattle, sheep and war horses to satisfy hunger.

Because some time ago, several small tribes were wiped out, and the rumors of this meridian must have actually set off a monstrous wave among the Xiongnu tribes.

Shan Yu, who could have barely restrained the Xiongnu tribes, also clearly felt the hostility of the leaders of the tribes.

Those small and medium-sized tribal leaders, as if under the impetus of a big hand in the dark, began to unite together, distanced themselves from the major tribes, and guarded cautiously.

The actions of small and medium-sized tribes also made the Xiongnu Shan Yu and the Xian King of the left and right feel a strong sense of crisis.

On the fourth day, the cattle and sheep in Zhuwen Ze had been completely eaten.

All the tribes endured hunger, and instead of killing their mounts first, they became more and more wary of the rest of the tribes.

Suddenly, news spread through the tribes.

Some people swore that they heard that the tribal leader was preparing to send troops to attack the rest of the tribes, and after cutting off enough heads, they surrendered to the Zhao people as a vote.

Almost as soon as this rumor spread, at the exit of the blocked canyon, there was a Zhao people shouting loudly, claiming that as long as there were Huns, they would lead their troops to attack the tribes where the Xiongnu Shan Yu and the left and right Xianwang were located, and get a head that represented sincerity enough.

Not only can the Zhao State accept the surrender of these tribesmen, but it can also bring their families to the Zhao State and distribute fields and food, so that they do not have to continue to wander outside the Saiwai.

Rumors can often kill people invisibly.

Those small and medium-sized tribes who were already very vigilant and worried about being attacked by the major tribes suddenly began to float in their minds after learning the news.

Civil strife will be inevitable.