However, in the thousands of years of Chinese history, there has not been any genocidal policy. Even when the territory was expanded, no inhumane massacres were carried out. It's about conquering them militarily first, then culturally, and finally assimilating them step by step.

Duan Cheng's genocidal policy, even in the West, is reviled and reviled, let alone the East where Confucianism and Taoism govern the country? In this Han dynasty, which governs the country with Confucianism and filial piety first, it is really difficult to make a policy of genocide. In their eyes, assimilation of these "barbarians" is the best solution.

Therefore, even if Lu Bu agreed with Duan Cheng's approach, he could not use such means to deal with those Huns.

"General Duan Cheng's approach has solved a lot of this trouble. But because of this, he was criticized by the world......"

Lu Bu continued, "We can learn from his methods of pacifying the Qiang, but we can't use them all!" This Xiongnu is different from the Qiang people! First, the Xiongnu did not repeatedly rebel and stubbornly like the Qiang people. The two, more than 100,000 Huns, slaughtered like General Duan Cheng, how many can they kill? The slaughter is endless! To pacify the north, we should be like Zhang Huanhuang's Fu Gui, deterrent them with military might, and then appease them and divide them into governance...... We have slaughtered a lot of people in this northern land, so that they can also see the horror of our Han army! I don't have to keep killing and forcing them to rebel......"

The pendulum will swing!

Killing, will deter those people! But the endless killing will make these Huns hateful! Once hatred arises in their hearts, it is difficult to appease them. Even they will be afraid of the temporary front and surrender for the time being. But what about later? Let them, like the Qiang people, rebel repeatedly and exhaust their efforts? Even if he achieved a brilliant record like Duan Cheng, so what? The imperial court did not agree to Duan Cheng's genocidal policy, and Lu Bu knew that it was not only out of humanitarianism, but also because of the huge military spending.

Once they are all killed, it means forcing those Hu people to rebel, no matter how brave your army is, you still have to fight! And war, means burning money! Even if you win, the amount of money you spend is innumerable.

Lu Bu has only one merger state, and he is not rich either! This time, he was able to dispatch more than 30,000 elites to conquer the Northland, which can be said to be the limit. Even if this battle was lost, it would be difficult for Lu Bu to organize such a huge expedition again. He had no capital, and these Huns were consumed. Liwei is based on it, and what he thinks about is how to appease.

The first thing to do is to prohibit the soldiers from plundering.

"Confucianism understood."

Li Ru is also extremely wise in the world, and immediately figured out Lu Bu's intentions, "The lord kept these people to tell these Huns that the lord is not just blindly killing. Moreover, leaving these people can also raise the grain and grass needed by the army for the lord, without having to plunder and arouse the hatred of those Huns. ”

"Hahaha!"

This Li Ru is worthy of being a poisoner, and Lu Bu's approach is also done by drawing on the experience of later generations, and Li Ru was able to figure it out in an instant, which really surprised Lu Bu. With a flash of cold eyes, Lu Bu's tone was calm, "Our army is out of food, if there is no food, there will be chaos in the army!" I hope that every person in our army will be able to freeze to death without demolishing houses, starving to death without looting! But that's just an expectation! It really reached the point of freezing to death and starving to death, and the only way to solve it was the generals! And not to say some righteous and awe-inspiring slogans. I asked these Huns to raise 50,000 pieces of grain and grass, which is definitely very difficult for them to do. Of course, if you kill them and let them be plundered, you may get more. But in that case, will those captive Huns have no hatred for our Han army? ”

"Leave them behind! Let them do those things for us...... Our army has gained food and grass, and has a reputation, and the price is only a little less profit, why not do it? Rather than fight for that little bit of interest, it is better not to ...... What can you do if you fish with all your might? ”

"The lord is wise!"

Li Ru is really more and more impressed with Lu Bu.

Is the flying general in front of him still the same martial artist back then? Could it be that the rich Chang'an Luoyang is really a place where the tiger is imprisoned, so that this tiger has nothing to do. Once you leave Chang'an and come to this state, is it like a tiger returning to the mountains and a tiger roaring in the mountains and forests?

recalled that he did his best in the first half of his life to make the master Dong Zhuoquan in his eyes dominate the world! But after entering Luoyang, Dong Zhuo was disappointed. So much so that after returning to Chang'an, Li Ru was completely dead to him. Until Dong Zhuo's death, Li Ru was discouraged and thought about dying. But unexpectedly, when he was disheartened, he met Lu Bu again! Let him regain his fighting spirit!

Now that he has followed Lu Bu for so long, Li Ru is becoming more and more determined! The person in front of him deserves his full assistance.

………

Yellow River crossing.

The torrential rain for several days has caused the water of the Yellow River to rise sharply, and the water of the Yellow River, which rushes down and winds southward, has become a magnificent picture. In the face of the mighty Yellow River, an ambition rises in my heart!

This is the splendid mountains and rivers of my China!

How many literati and scholars, in the face of this magnificent Yellow River, wrote poems and words, and how many emperors and generals made bold words?

There are so many delicate rivers and mountains, and countless heroes have been bent over!

It was only now that Lu Bu understood that some of the magnificent poems written by Taizu came! His poems are so magnificent. Rather than standing at that height, few people can feel such a feeling.

The Yellow River, flowing downstream, is magnificent, and under the strong wind, the waves crash on the shore, rolling up endless waves.

The wind blew Lu Bu's brocade robe, and Lu Bu stood on the bank of the Yellow River, silent for a long time. And Li Ru, who was beside Lu Bu, also narrowed his eyes, looking at the meandering water of the Yellow River, and sighed, "I can't believe that the source of this mighty Yellow River will still be in Khotan in the Western Regions, passing through half the world and traveling thousands ......of miles."

"Khotan?"

Lu Bu, who was still sighing in the wind, suddenly turned around and asked in surprise.

Li Ru saw that Lu Bu's face was puzzled, and thought that Lu Bu didn't know the origin of the Yellow River, so he said to him, "It is recorded in the "Historical Records: The Biography of Dawan" that the Yellow River originates in Khotan in the Western Regions, flows east to Yanze, and then sneaks underground, and goes south as the source ......of the river."

frowned, even more furrowed.

For Lu Bu, geography is extremely familiar. The origin of the Yellow River can be said to be unclear to few people in later generations. This is the second largest river in China, but it originates in a basin on the Qinghai Plateau, and this Khotan country obviously cannot be the source of the Yellow River.

The second more.

(End of chapter)