"Emperor Wen frowned deeply. 'I have never forgotten his contributions! I am willing to give him all eight cities of Shuobei along with Sanbian City. All I want is to retake Beilu Pass and cut off any possibility of him moving south! Only by retaking Beilu Pass can those two brothers truly divide and rule the territories in the future!'
'Your Majesty, please reconsider!'
Xue Che's face was full of anxiety. 'No matter how heavy the casualties of the Northern Prefecture Army are, they still have the two to three tens of thousands of troops needed to garrison Beilu Pass! Your Majesty, with the Northern Prefecture Army suffering such heavy casualties, they are currently incapable of moving south! The imperial court should seize this opportunity to weaken the gentry and clans inside the Pass, lest we be constrained by them again when the next war breaks out!'"
Chapter 277