Start Being a Vassal King Today - Chapter 764

[Chapter 764 Dismemberment Strategy]

“No matter which city they choose, they must never surrender.” The case of Watanabe was in a trance for a while, and his eyes suddenly became firm again.

Xitu’s support is at hand, and he surrendered to King Yan just because Changqi was looted.

From then on, the natives of the West will look down on Dongying and completely abandon Dongying.

Moreover, in his heart, he always believed that Xitu could finally defeat King Yan.

So, it was just a temporary setback.

Even if all of Japan is robbed, as long as the people from the West help Japan to build a steam industry, Japan will be able to recover in just a few years, and even become richer than before.

“General…” Ma Rotaro opened his mouth, didn’t say anything, just sighed.

He knew what Watanabe was thinking.

However, King Yan’s sword is right in front of him, but Xitu’s support is far away.

The shogunate was able to resolutely resist King Yan, but after seeing the tragedy of Changqi City, can the feudal lords continue to follow the Watanabe case?

The two looked at each other speechlessly, and led the army to leave slowly from Changqi City.

Changqi City has been looted, and those who cannot be taken away have also been burned to the ground.

Young men and women either died or were taken away.

This city has no value, and it is not worth the army to garrison.

The Japanese army left, and a warship on the sea sailed quietly to the south.

An hour later, they arrived at Wufeng Island and reported what they observed to Zhao Xu.

At this moment, Zhao Xu is explaining to Wang Yanzhong about the slaves at the wharf of Wufeng Island.

When he came to Dongying this time, Wang Yanzhong gathered a large fleet, and there were as many as one hundred slave ships dedicated to transporting slaves.

Each slave ship can hold more than 500 slaves.

After all, a slave ship is not a troop carrier, and the conditions inside are harsh. You only need to drive the slaves to the bilge, and squeeze five hundred people together.

With some water and dry food, we can make it to Yanzhou.

Two days ago, with the help of the marines, Wang Yanzhong gained a lot.

One hundred ships were all filled with slaves, a total of 50,000 young and strong.

He asked Wang Yanzhong to hand over part of it to the Ministry of Industry for infrastructure construction such as railways, cables, and mines.

Part of it was sold to the royal pioneering groups in Qinzhou, Yongzhou, etc., to facilitate their pioneering.

Knowing that the Dongying army had withdrawn from Changqi, he said to Wang Yanzhong, “Hurry up and transport the slaves back, there will be a large number of slaves waiting for you soon.”

“Yes, Your Highness.” Wang Yanzhong grinned excitedly.

King Yan is ready to take the next step.

After boarding the slave ship, he headed for Yanzhou.

At this time, Zhao Xu called Zhou Yi.

It is impossible for the Watanabe case not to know that they occupied Wufeng Island.

When he came to Changqi, he still did not choose to surrender, because he wanted to continue to spend with them.

That being the case, he is not polite.

“Your Highness, the Satsuma clan is as rich as the Hizen clan, so it’s better to grab the Satsuma clan this time.” Zhou Yi’s eyes lit up.

Hearing this, Zhao Xu glared at him, “This king made your navy feel a bit gangster, not to make you completely become robbers and lose yourself. This king is here this time because I am afraid that you will not know the priority.”

Indulging soldiers to rob Looting is a double-edged sword, and you must never rob for the sake of robbing.

Whether it is massacre or looting, it must serve the strategy, not just for money.

Otherwise, plundering has become a habit, and once soldiers are not allowed to plunder, it will easily lead to chaos among soldiers.

Therefore, he wants to make the sailors and generals aware of this problem.

Letting them plunder is an occasional benefit, not a long-term military strategy.

Zhou Yi was scolded by Zhao Xu, and he calmed down as if a basin of cold water had been poured on him.

He stood up straight, stood at attention and gave a military salute to Zhao Xu, “The last general is confused, please punish him.”

Zhao Xu waved his hand, “Just keep this king’s words in your heart and put them into action.” After a

pause, He said: “Now tell me, where is the most suitable place to loot Dongpu?”

Zhou Yi took out the map of Dongpu from his arms and spread it out.

After thinking for a while, he pointed to the north of Dongying, “According to the information provided by the Fourth Court, the Watanabe case unified Dongying from south to north. Those who followed him were the feudal lords in the south, and those who attacked the northern feudal lords. Even now, he still Relying on the forces in the south to suppress the forces in the north, some feudal lords in the north are still dissatisfied with the Watanabe case.”

“That’s right.” Zhao Xu nodded slowly, “This time the plundering of Changqi, other southern coastal In a rich city, there must be turmoil, and the rich merchants and dignitaries in the city will definitely transfer their wealth to the countryside.”

After pondering for a while, he continued: “The people of Dongying are afraid of being robbed, and they will flee as soon as you land. Soldiers fighting in the same city will only win an empty city without oil and water.”

“Your Highness is absolutely right.” Zhou Yi touched his chin.

Zhao Xu continued: “Eastern East is narrow from east to west, long from north to south, and there are many mountains. It is very inconvenient to transmit news from north to south. Now they will go to the north. They will not be prepared. At the same time, some marines will be left in the south to harass the coast. The military strength of the side case makes it unable to support the northern feudal lord, so it will definitely make the northern feudal lord even more dissatisfied with the Watanabe case.”

Zhou Yi nodded with a smile, and said: “Then, if we show some kindness to the northern feudal lord, maybe we can Get a few northern feudal lords to use for us.”

“Hahaha…you finally got the hang of it.” Zhao Xu laughed.

The Watanabe case wanted to praise the split, so he came to retaliate against him in his own way.

Let Japan go back to the Warring States Period before the unification 30 years ago.

He will implement this strategy regardless of whether the Watanabe case surrenders or not.

The ultimate goal is to break up Japan into four or even more vassal states.

When the Watanabe case surrendered, he pinched the northern feudal lord to force the Watanabe case to recognize the independence of the northern feudal lord.

If the Watanabe case does not surrender, he will support the northern feudal lord, causing civil strife in Japan and breaking it apart.

He is like Britain in Tianzhu Tubang, he has a source of success among the feudal vassals.

After all, no feudal lord with a normal mind would choose to offend him, a person who could easily decide their fate.

Only to curry favor with him, to ask for arms and support.

After deciding on this matter, Zhao Xu pointed to Yuqianfan in the north of Dongying, and said, “Start from here.”

“Yes, Your Highness.” Zhou Yi said loudly.

Immediately, he issued an order to divide the fleet into two.

A fleet of twenty-four steamers and twenty-four galleys headed north, commanding twenty-four thousand marines at the same time.

The other sailing warships formed a team, commanding 6,000 marines to continue to harass the southern coast of Japan, pursuing a strategy of grabbing and leaving.

The reason why the steamship was chosen to go north was to deter the northern feudal clans and make them feel powerless.

On the one hand, it opposes the Watanabe case and continues to resist, on the other hand, the careerist has a different heart, and chooses to cooperate with Dasong, and finally achieves the strategic goal.

next day.

Zhao Xu, Zhou Yi and the North team went to the north of Dongying.

Gong Ying led the southern team and waited for an opportunity.

(end of this chapter)