Chapter 1849 Yellow River Bridge
Cheng Yu scattered tens of thousands of troops all over the river like beans. In the past six months, nearly five million Romans have been massacred.
Five million, such a huge number. In the face of this number, Bai Qi, who killed 400,000 Zhao Jun, can only be considered a child.
Such a great murderous crime, it is logical that the corpses should be everywhere on the way back. Unexpectedly, a heavy snow covered all the sins, and everyone's sight was white, and there was no trace of slaughter.
Cao Ang called Cao Chong Deng Ai and other naughty children to the front and asked, "You are also involved in the massacre. Now that the dust has settled, do you have anything to say?"
Cao Chong said, "I think this matter seems cruel but is actually kind. For the Romans, they can only be slaves alive. Even if they don't, they have to face hunger and cold at all times because of their low productivity. They live worse than dogs, and they might as well die. As for the nobles, they have more sins than death. For the Great Wei, without the Romans, there will be no threat. The people of the Great Wei can farm in Liangzhou and live and work in peace and contentment, without having to bear the suffering of war."
"If the world wants stability, there is only unity. The so-called unity is not only the unity of reputation, but also includes racial writing, fame and culture. The Romans could not integrate into us, so they could only die."
Deng Ai nodded and said, "I agree with Uncle Chong's opinion. It is better to have short pain than long pain. Instead of endless entanglement, it is better to solve it at one time. Without the Romans, the Great Wei can cultivate and develop the population in Liangxin and the two states, and slowly occupy the two states completely."
Several other naughty kids also agreed. To sum up the whole story, massacre is a good thing.
Cao Ang was very satisfied with their answer and smiled: "I hope you are talking from the bottom of your heart, not fooling me. Remember it for me. It is difficult to adjust everyone. No matter how hard you try in your life, it is impossible to satisfy everyone. You just need to satisfy most people. In this way, you have to face many choices. Some choices are difficult, but no matter how difficult it is, you have to do it. As for how to choose, just remember one thing, take the most of the benefits and take the most of the benefits and take the least of the benefits."
"Take the Hexi incident as an example. From ancient times to the present, no one dares to massacre millions of people. No matter which country they belong, because they cannot afford to bear the huge murder and the infamous reputation of later generations, but we still do it. Why, because compared with the infamous in later generations, the lives of the people of the Great Wei are more important. The crueler they are to the enemy, the more merciful they are to themselves, do you understand?"
The naughty children nodded together.
Cao Ang smiled and said, "It's so beautiful when you come out. Go back to Chang'an to go to school with peace of mind. Your current task is still to study, and you will be there for your country in the future."
When they heard about learning, the naughty children all drooped their faces. Isn’t this saying that the next Wei-Han battle has nothing to do with them?
Cao Ang looked satisfied and rode on the horse to enjoy the scenery around him. These naughty children had to clean up every now and then, otherwise they would be lawless.
The snow-covered road was too difficult to move forward. The army walked for nearly two months before returning. When they arrived by the river, they saw that there was a bridge on the frozen river surface, with six lanes in both directions, spacious and flat. Cao Ang looked relieved, and Cheng Yu and Huang Zhong looked shocked.
It’s too incredible that Cao Ang actually built the Yellow River Bridge. How long has it been?
Before everyone could return to the bridge, a cavalry ran over, and the leaders were Xu Huang, Zhao Yun, and Cao Sheng.
He came close to the horse and saluted. After the greetings, Cao Ang smiled and said, "Where is that old man Zhang You? Has the bridge quality tested?"
Speaking of the bridge, Xu Huang smiled and said excitedly: "As soon as the bridge was completed, General Manager Zhang returned to his hometown. He said he wanted to be a grandson. Your Highness was relieved. The bridge deck was made of high-quality asphalt. After completion, it will be tested. More than a dozen large trucks filled with goods passed by at the same time. General Manager Zhang patted his chest and promised that this bridge would not last a hundred years. He was willing to twist his head off."
Cao Ang rolled his eyes and said, "Don't tease him, he is so old that he wants to live another hundred years. He is so beautiful that he is so beautiful. Since he has experience, let him build a few more in other parts of the Yellow River. The more he will be better. He will recall it in the spring. If he doesn't work hard now, what if he loses one day, what if he is old? After all, he is old."
"Uh... are you talking about human words?"
Xu Huang said as if constipated: "Your Highness, more than 3,000 Roman slaves died on this bridge alone. How many more are built..." Cheng Yu took over the conversation and smiled: "I agree with the proposal of His Royal Highness the Prince. With the experience of this bridge, there should be no more than 3,000 people who died later. After the bridge is built, the connection with Hexi and Xinzhou will be closely linked. Xinzhou cotton is an urgent need for the imperial court. In addition, the bridge light cannot be repaired and must be maintained regularly, otherwise it will collapse for a few days. Isn't it in vain to repair it?"
Xu Huang: "..." You two are old and you are the ones who say anything.
Everyone returned to the camp along the bridge and found that the Wei army camp was more than two-thirds smaller than when they left a few months ago, and there were also many fewer soldiers in the camp.
Xu Huang explained: "After the war in Hexi, the soldiers in the camp returned to the Central Plains one after another. In addition, Zhuge Liang also withdrew. He wanted to attack us before leaving, but was successfully defeated. I did not suffer any losses or gain benefits."
Cao Ang smiled and said, "It's good that you didn't suffer any losses. Hua Tuo, have you gone back too?"
Xu Huang nodded and said, "You retreated shortly after you left. All the students have returned. Only Mr. Huang Xu did not leave, saying that he would wait for General Huang and the young master."
Huang Zhong cursed and said, "He still has a little conscience."
The matter was settled and there was no need to hold a meeting. Everyone dispersed to sleep.
Cao Sheng couldn't wait to meet with Cao Chong and others, telling the hard work of building a bridge with the old man Zhang You in the past few months, and his words were full of envy for them to go to Hexi to fight.
Cao Chong and his friends were like intentionally saying that the battlefield was extremely beautiful, which made Cao Sheng feel so regretful.
The court has been stable recently and nothing has happened. Cao Ang was too lazy to make trouble for the New Year. He ordered his army to station on the spot and return after the spring begins.
March was coming in a flash, and the ice and snow melted and the earth returned to spring. The court and the aristocratic families became busy again. After a winter of thinking, many aristocratic families made decisions and sent their children from the side of the clan to Liangxin Erzhou to seize territory and develop production. As soon as spring arrived, the official road was full of migrant people and aristocratic families who were preparing to grab benefits.
The governor of Liangzhou, Lu Su, came to live and was busy with the resettlement of this group of people. The new Liangzhou was like surviving the cold winter New Year, emitting unprecedented vitality. The Yellow River Bridge built last year finally played an irreplaceable role at this moment, sending a large number of people and supplies to Hexi. It can be foreseeable that Hexi will definitely become extremely prosperous in the future.
Everyone was very happy about this, but Zhang You, the chief engineer of the Yellow River Bridge who was summoned again, was not very satisfied. He spitted and scolded Cao Ang so hard that he was bleeding.
Cao Ang knew he would be scolded, so he didn't meet him at all. He sent the order to send a call to him and brought Cheng Yu, Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun and others back to Chang'an with tens of thousands of troops.
After running for several days, Cao Sheng had just passed the San Pass. He didn't know what was wrong with the stubbornness. He ran to Cao Ang and asked, "Dad, I'm the same as Uncle Kai. It's useless to break the diploma. Can you not go to school without going to school?"
Cao Ang looked at him sideways and cursed: "You said, get out of here, don't ask for trouble."
Chapter completed!