Chapter 417

"It is rare for you to have figured out the pros and cons so quickly."

Ying Ying Zi Ye personally helped Meng Tian up.

Seeing that his elder brother had thought it through,

Shangqing Meng Yi finally let out a sigh of relief.

Otherwise, he would not have known what to do.

"Brother, you really scared me."

"I truly thought you didn't even want to be a General anymore."

Meng Tian rolled his eyes at Shangqing Meng Yi.

"Whether I am a General or not is irrelevant; as long as it makes the Xiongnu suffer, I am willing!"

"Before, I just wanted to kill them all."

"But now, Your Highness has enlightened me."

"Being able to make them build projects for our Great Qin for eternity is definitely more cost-effective than slaughtering them all."

"I have changed my mind; from now on, we must not kill any that we can capture."

"Since we hate them, let them be slaves forever!"

"Killing them outright is simply letting them off too easily."

Meng Tian burst into loud laughter.

The stifling atmosphere in the tent also suddenly brightened up.

Ying Ying Zi Ye looked toward Han Xin and the others.

"Coordinate well with the General."

"Try not to kill those you can capture."

"Whether it is the Xiongnu people or their warhorses, they will be the property of our Great Qin from now on."

"Do not intentionally damage your own property."

"Understood!"

Everyone wore a smile.

Their expressions were as if they had already captured the Xiongnu.

However, they had the existence of the immortal artifact, the telescope.

They had the confidence that they could capture the Xiongnu who had come this time.

In the time that followed,

Meng Tian and the others discussed how to capture the Xiongnu.

After all, the Xiongnu were extremely cunning.

If they could not be surrounded,

they might even manage to escape.

The group quickly decided on a battle plan.

A lion uses its full strength even when hunting a rabbit; the safest method was to have more people than the enemy.

As for the details, they would have to see how many Xiongnu there were before making a final decision.

This time, it was Ying Ying Zi Ye's turn to remain silent.

He also stood to the side, watching the group discuss without a word.

He was not a professional.

It was best to let professional matters be handled by professional people.

After everyone had agreed on the plan,

Ying Ying Zi Ye suggested they go to the Great Wall to take a look.

Xiao He had said there were about twenty to thirty thousand of them.

They couldn't see clearly from a distance.

So they would wait until they were closer to see.

The group left the tent, conveyed some instructions,

and rode their horses toward the direction of the Great Wall.

The Great Wall.

Ying Ying Zi Ye and his party stood on the yet-to-be-completed Great Wall.

Each of them held a telescope, looking in the direction Xiao He had pointed.

After looking for a while,

everyone frowned.

"Old Xiao, did you make a mistake?"

"Didn't you say there were tens of thousands of Xiongnu coming to raid?"

"How come we don't see a single bird?"

Han Xin looked at Xiao He in confusion.

Could his eyes have deceived him?

Xiao He had seen tens of thousands of Xiongnu.

But now that they had all arrived, not even a bird was to be seen.

This was very embarrassing.

They had even finalized the battle plan.

But after arriving here,

they were dumbfounded at the sight.

Where were the Xiongnu?

"That's impossible!"

Xiao He was also dumbfounded.

He had been afraid of seeing things wrong earlier.

After all, it was such a major matter.

If it were false, it would be reporting false military intelligence.

Therefore, he had specifically checked several times.

He only returned to report after truly confirming that the Xiongnu had come.

Xiao He broke into a cold sweat, fearing he had missed something.

He picked up the immortal artifact telescope again and looked out at the vast grassland.

Left, middle, right—

Xiao He scanned everything from left to right.

But he still found no trace of the Xiongnu.

"Your... Your Highness, your subordinate truly saw the Xiongnu!"

Xiao He felt embarrassed and also a little afraid.

Damn it.

He had truly seen the Xiongnu.

Why were they all gone now?

Could the heavens be playing with him?

If that were truly the case,

then he would have no trust left in the eyes of His Highness.