Chapter 1284

If they understood everything, they wouldn't be in their current positions.

Thinking of this, the generals stopped dwelling on it.

Since His Highness had decided, it was enough as long as the Emperor agreed.

They were responsible for executing the orders.

"Your Highness, if all these captives are taken back to Great Qin."

"Then what should we do if the great grasslands are left empty?"

"Modu and the others have fled, we can still pursue and exterminate them."

"But this grassland is too big; what should we do?"

Deputy General Li looked at the great grassland before him.

The other generals nodded one after another; this was also a problem.

Now that the Xiongnu had been taken, this great grassland must certainly be utilized.

One must know that the place with the most warhorses is the great grassland.

Within the borders of Great Qin, there are very few places suitable for raising horses.

Ying Ying Zi Ye also looked at the boundless great grassland.

Now that the great grassland had finally been taken.

This great grassland must certainly be put to good use.

"This Highness intends to relocate a batch of Great Qin citizens to live here."

"Send a message back to the Father Emperor, asking him to dispatch a batch of Great Qin citizens to relocate here."

"This way, we can firmly control the great grassland; in the future, the great grassland will be Great Qin's horse-breeding farm."

"Let the Great Qin citizens participate voluntarily, and in the future, they will raise horses for Great Qin."

After careful consideration, Ying Ying Zi Ye made this choice.

This was the most secure method at present.

Ying Ying Zi Ye's words made Meng Tian and the others' eyes light up.

This method was too good.

If this were truly the case, the horses on the great grassland in the future would belong to Great Qin.

Horses were too important to Great Qin.

With horses, where could they not conquer?

Now they knew that there were many countries outside of Great Qin.

Without warhorses, relying on infantry, their mobility was truly too slow.

This move would bring about huge changes for Great Qin.

It might not be noticeable in the short term.

But as long as the great grassland was controlled, it would provide a steady stream of warhorses for Great Qin in the future.

"Your Highness, does that mean in the future, we will have as many warhorses as we want?"

Wang Li leaned in; he was very interested in the horse-breeding farm.

Great Qin had very few horses in the past.

It was only recently that they had captured enough warhorses in the Xiongnu territory.

Otherwise, how could Great Qin have so many horses now?

Ying Ying Zi Ye nodded slowly.

"Not just warhorses; in the future, there will also be sheep and cattle."

"As long as it exists on the great grassland, it can be farmed in the future."

"By then, there will be plenty of meat to eat, not just improved pigs."

"The taste of beef and mutton is very delicious."

The generals present had all eaten mutton, although not much.

As for beef, very few people had eaten it.

After all, plow oxen were a rare species in Great Qin and were all used for farming.

It was not easy to get to eat beef; oxen that died from exhaustion or illness were generally taken by the royal family to be eaten.

Beef was scarce and not enough to go around; even the Emperor couldn't bear to slaughter an ox just to eat beef.

It was only when something happened to a plow ox that they could have such a treat.

Now that they heard His Highness say they would have beef and mutton to eat in the future, how could they not be happy?

Taking the great grassland was truly a good choice.

Those who had eaten beef and mutton all missed that taste; it was an endless aftertaste.

The generals who hadn't eaten it were also full of envy; even if they hadn't eaten it, they had heard of it.

That taste was very good.

"Then it seems that relocating Great Qin citizens to live on the great grassland is a must!"

"I originally wanted to negate it, but now it seems I must agree!"

"Isn't that nonsense? If you want to eat beef and mutton in the future, you must agree now!"

"We must agree; now that we have taken the great grassland, we must send people to guard it."

"It's just that I didn't expect His Highness to relocate Great Qin citizens to live here."

"Anyway, it's all a good thing; the map of Great Qin has expanded again."

"It's best to relocate more people here; after all, this place will be Great Qin's horse-breeding farm in the future."

"In the future, this place will provide a steady stream of cattle, sheep, and horses for Great Qin."

The generals were discussing heatedly, talking over one another.

Their minds were full of longing for the future.

"Grand General, clean up the battlefield!"

"Clear the battlefield."

"Have the Xiongnu captives escorted back to Great Qin first."

"Treat the Great Qin wounded quickly as well."

"Save as many as can be saved."

Ying Ying Zi Ye looked at the chaotic mess of people lying on the ground.

There were people from both sides, some dead, some still breathing.

"Yes!"

Meng Tian responded and quickly made arrangements.

The Great Qin soldiers also quickly began to clean up.

Treating the wounded on the vast battlefield, collecting the bodies of comrades, and a series of other tasks.

Hundreds of thousands of Xiongnu captives were also escorted toward the direction of the Great Wall.

During this time, someone made a rough count: there were three hundred and eighty thousand Xiongnu cavalrymen.

This was a huge number; more than half of the Xiongnu's combat power was here.

The soldiers who learned of this number were extremely surprised.

After all, they had never captured so many people; this was the first time.

As for the last time they captured and buried alive four hundred thousand Zhao troops, many of them had not even been born yet.

This was the battle in which they had captured the most people.

Everyone was full of passion as they cleaned the battlefield, with clear divisions of labor.

There were many weapons and equipment on the battlefield, as well as many warhorses.

The warhorses that no one was riding were standing to the side eating grass.

There were also quite a few horses that had been shot dead.

They could have horse meat for an extra meal recently.

The Great Wall gate was reopened, and the Xiongnu captives were escorted inside.

By the time the battlefield was cleaned up, four hours had passed.

When everything was completed.

Ying Ying Zi Ye and the others began to enter the Great Wall. ===== CHAPTER 1286 =====