Chapter 1612: Adding fuel to the fire

Just as Takeshi Sanada was about to recruit the surrendered soldiers to his own army, he was called back by Yun Zheng.

In front of the two of them, Yun Zheng directly stated Tanaka Nobuyuki's suggestion and asked Sanada Takeshi what he thought.

Sanada Takeshi cursed Tanaka Nobu in his heart, but bowed and said, "Our two forces attacking together will indeed speed up the process of pacifying the south."

He wanted to refuse.

But he couldn't refuse!

If he refused, wouldn't it mean that he was afraid that Tanaka Nobuyuki's ability to lead troops in battle was better than his?

He has 30,000 troops!

After the casualties in this battle, it is estimated that Tanaka Nobu's troops only had a little over 10,000 men.

In this situation, if he is still afraid of this and that, then he is too incompetent!

Besides, he was the one who brought up Tanaka Nobuyuki.

Why should he be afraid of Tanaka Nobuyuki?

"Since you have no objection, then it's settled!"

Yun Zheng didn't say anything more. "In addition, I will still send 20,000 troops to support you. 10,000 of them will attack the enemy's port from the sea, and the other 10,000 will be behind you to support you at any time!"

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

They both thanked him.

"In this battle, Takeshi Sanada will lead the team, and Nobuo Tanaka will be the left vanguard!"

Yun Zheng looked at the two of them and said, "Sanada Takeshi recruited 30,000 soldiers, and Tanaka Nobu's troops will make up 15,000 troops! I will only give you five days to prepare your troops. After five days, if your two troops are not ready, I will personally lead the troops to pacify the south!"

"Yes!"

The two took orders.

Yun Zheng looked at Sanada Takeshi and said, "I have already given you my sword. If anyone dares to disobey my orders, you will chop off his head with my sword!"

"I will obey your orders!"

Takeshi Sanada obeyed the order loudly, feeling secretly proud in his heart.

It was obvious that His Highness was speaking to Tanaka Nobuyuki.

"You have to listen to me clearly. Your first priority is to quickly pacify the south! If anyone dares to mess with me, don't blame me for being rude!"

Yun Zheng warned the two again.

"I will finally understand!"

They both answered in unison.

"Also, fighting requires brains, don't just attack with force!"

Yun Zheng warned the two, "I hope you will use your kindness on your brothers, not on those rioters!"

They both nodded at the same time.

Obviously, Yun Zheng was criticizing them, blaming them for being too kind to the rioters in today's battle.

"Okay, let's get ready!"

Yun Zheng waved his hand, "I hope you can bring me good news as soon as possible! I want to drink your celebratory wine as soon as possible!"

"Yes!"

The two took orders to leave.

Looking at the two people's leaving backs, Yun Zheng showed a fox-like smile on his face.

"How do you hope things will develop next?"

It was not until the two left that Jia Yao asked Yun Zheng with a smile.

Yun Zheng smiled: "I hope that when they are about to win, Tanaka Nobuyuki will betray Sanada Takeshi and let him die in battle!"

Bad seed!

Jia Yao cursed inwardly, and asked with a smile: "Then, are you going to kill Tanaka Nobu?"

Yun Zheng smiled but said nothing.

……

The next morning, Yun Zheng received the news.

Tanaka Nobuyuki and Sanada Takeshi almost came to blows in a fight over the surrendered soldiers.

Of the 15,000 soldiers under Minamoto no Nagamasa, nearly 8,000 chose to surrender.

These eight thousand surrendered soldiers were all elite warriors who had received formal training and had fought on the battlefield.

Takeshi Sanada wanted to directly transfer these 8,000 troops to his own command, but Tanaka Nobuyuki wanted to select 4,000 of them to replenish the losses of his own troops.

Takeshi Sanada was worried that Tanaka Nobuyuki would continue to grow, so he naturally refused to agree.

So, the two sides started arguing over this matter.

Yun Zheng was too lazy to call the two of them over to reprimand them, and directly ordered Lin Ji: "Go, tell them! Sanada Takeshi has 6,000 troops, and Tanaka Nobu has 2,000 troops! And tell them a message for me, use your strength on the battlefield, and don't fight among yourselves for me!"

"Yes!"

Lin Ji took the order and left.

After explaining everything to Lin Ji, Yun Zheng discussed the follow-up plans for Yu Country with Jia Yao.

“That’s millions of people!”

Jia Yao frowned and looked at Yun Zheng, "Although I understand your hatred for the Yu people, there is no need to make them extinct, right? There are so many people, you can't kill them all!"

Even Jiayao, who led troops to fight all over the world, felt that Yun Zheng was too cruel.

Even if Yun Zheng killed half and kept the other half, she could understand.

But Yun Zheng had been making plans from the very beginning with the goal of exterminating the Yu people.

It’s chilling to think about.

"We can't kill them all."

Yun Zheng nodded in agreement, "However, we can let them gradually die out!"

Jia Yao rubbed his head in pain, "I still suggest you use them as slaves! These people are definitely more valuable when they are alive! Even if you send people to transport the young and strong people of Yu Country back to Daqian in the future and use them to build roads and bridges, it will be better."

"This will definitely happen."

Yun Zheng smiled, "Yu Country will need to build a bigger port in the future, including mining, which will require people..."

There are many ways to kill someone.

Exhausted to death, died of illness, starved to death, killed by robbers, drowned in the sea, accidentally died in a mine collapse...

These are all normal things.

You don't have to use a knife to cut it.

What he is thinking about now is how to quickly reduce the young and strong people in Yu Country through strategic methods.

He didn't want Yu Country to have another generation.

Even if there were, they were the offspring of Daqian soldiers stationed in Yu State and the women of Yu State.

In this way, their next generation will be the people of Daqian.

"I'll just give you one suggestion, and for the rest, you can figure it out yourself!"

Jia Yao looked at Yun Zheng helplessly and said, "You can encourage the people to resolve disputes through life-and-death duels, and then award honorary titles to those who have won multiple duels..."

For example, someone who wins five duels will be awarded the title of warrior.

Those who win ten games will be awarded the title of warrior.

Of course, how to determine this title was something Yun Zheng had to figure out on his own.

If one party proposes a life-and-death duel, the other party cannot refuse, or else they will have to pay a heavy price for refusing.

The age limit for duels is limited to a certain range, specifically targeting young and strong people.

To the outside world, it can be claimed that the purpose is to select real warriors.

When such a person is selected, he can be given a very high status so that more people will envy him.

This is just a general idea. As for the specific details, they still need to be improved.

Hearing Jia Yao's words, Yun Zheng's eyes lit up.

Well, that’s a good idea!

The next moment, Yun Zheng held Jia Yao's face and kissed her fiercely. He ignored Jia Yao's reproachful look and laughed: "You are so smart!"

"Just don't say I'm immoral!"