Fuso Capital
Reinforcements from Fukuoka and Nagasaki also arrived, numbering about 2,500 people.
Another group of people will come this afternoon. Li Xiang will have about 10,000 people in Fuso Capital. In addition, there are local troops organized by Suzuki. They will be stationed in an area outside the city. When the troops of the princes arrive, these people will be the first batch of cannon fodder.
Ohkawa Genzaburo's army is the second batch of cannon fodder. Li Xiang will only order the Tang army to go up when both sides have fought almost to the death. You all have the fate of being cannon fodder, you must know it early. If you don't contribute at such a moment, what's the point of keeping you in the future?
Master Suzuki had nothing to feel sorry for. At this moment, he was just thinking about not letting anything happen to that group of people. Many of them were forced to join the army, and they didn't know what the situation would be like on the battlefield. They must not be defeated too badly. If they were defeated too badly, he would lose face in front of Li Xiang.
In theory, the previous army is the best, but the previous army may also be won over by the rebels. Once they all join the rebels, and a bomb explodes in our own camp, how can we fight this war?
Unlike Suzuki Nakatasu, Okawa Genzaburo was truly heartbroken.
This army of 7,000 people is the army he relies on to defend his family property, but Li Xiang's order has been issued. If you don't want to, we don't mind encircling you before the rebels arrive.
The plan Li Xiang gave him was very clear, which was to completely consume the troops under your command, and then come to the capital to assist Suzuki Nakatasu. The two of you, one positive and one negative, would help the Tang Dynasty to jointly manage the entire Fuso.
This was a little different from what Okawa Gensaburo had thought. He had originally thought he was in the right place, at least with 7,000 soldiers under his command. What did Suzuki have? Apart from a big mouth, he probably had nothing.
Ohkawa Genzaburo originally looked down on these civil servants, thinking that they had no other skills except talking. Now he realized that these civil servants were sometimes better than himself. Perhaps His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty just liked these civil servants who had nothing.
Li Xiang is not good at either civil or military affairs, but judging from the current situation in Fuso, Ohkawa Gensaburo has extremely high prestige in the local area. Even if these 7,000 soldiers are lost, it is possible to recruit 7,000 soldiers again. After all, Fuso has abundant human resources.
But Suzuki Nakatasu was different. This guy had always been at the heart of the Fuso imperial court and didn't have much of a foundation in the local area. Even if he jumped higher, it was all given by the Tang Dynasty. If the Tang Dynasty was unwilling to give it, then this guy would fall hard...
If Li Xiang were to consider a puppet candidate, he would of course consider someone with shallow roots. Only such people can be easily controlled by us. As for someone like Ohkawa Gensaburo, if you hadn't come to surrender, you might be the same as Fukuda Yasukawa and the others now.
"Have both of you deployed your armies?"
Just as Suzuki and Okawa Yuan were lost in thought, Li Xiang's voice floated over.
"In reply to Your Highness, everything is ready."
The two of them answered at the same time that the salute was also in accordance with the standards of the Tang Dynasty. At this moment, in the entire area under their control, some of Fuso's previous etiquette had been abolished. It had to start with the leaders like them. After ten or twenty years, perhaps some old people could still remember this, but the young people would have long forgotten it.
"You two should return to your barracks. Everything will be subject to my orders. On the battlefield, swords have no mercy. Take care of yourselves."
After Li Xiang finished speaking, the two men returned the greeting to Li Xiang, then mounted their war horses and headed towards their own military camp under the protection of ten Tang Dynasty guards. The rebels were less than a hundred miles away from the capital, and they should have reached their position by now.
Lord Suzuki didn't care about the ten guards around him. He believed that these people were highly skilled in martial arts and could ensure his safety on the battlefield. As long as he didn't do anything to betray the Tang Dynasty, these people would truly be his guards.
But it was different for Ohkawa Genzaburo. He had enough troops under his command to ensure his own safety, and many of them had followed him since childhood. He could be said to have a deep-seated aversion to the guards sent by Li Xiang.
And this guy is not stupid. On the surface, these people are here to protect him, but if there is any change on the battlefield, he will probably die at their hands. His entire family has been sent to the capital. Could there be any other mistakes?
If it was a Han Chinese, Li Xiang would not control him so tightly, because Li Xiang could find the entire family of this person. Even if you were an illegitimate child hiding among the people, as long as you had contact with him before, Li Xiang's intelligence personnel could dig you out.
But this is Fuso, which has just been occupied. It is very difficult to dig these people out. Ohkawa Gensaburo may also take risks, and this surrender may be a false surrender, so this guy must be firmly grasped in his own hands.
His family members have to watch over him as well.
Li Xiang has no time to waste manpower and resources on those who should not be suspected, but for those who should be suspected, Li Xiang must ensure that he will not fail even if it means spending a huge amount of money.
"I never thought that I would never command an army, but now that I'm in Fusang, I have the opportunity to lead troops into battle."
When Su Dingfang saw the two men walking away, he began to move his body. When it was just him and Li Xiang alone, he was the most relaxed. The two of them were almost like brothers.
"You got a great deal. If the two generals hadn't returned home at the same time, and Ding Jiayong had his own mission, this wouldn't have happened to you."
Su Dingfang had made great contributions in the past, but at his current age, it was impossible for him to continue to advance, so it would be better for him to be the commander of the guards to Li Xiang. After a few years, Li Xiang would be the only one who would be responsible for him.
But sometimes accidents happen, for example, an accident happened now. Li Xiang couldn't find a general to command his troops, and Su Dingfang happened to be a substitute, so these thousands of people would be under his command. Although these were not his original troops, they were the elite of the Tang Dynasty navy after all, and I believe they would not be much worse. It seems that we can have another great achievement recorded in our book of merit.
