Just when the troops were chasing the rebels most urgently, an order came from Li Xiang, forbidding the troops to chase too hastily, but to give the two rebel forces enough time.
People who are familiar with Li Xiang understand that what Li Xiang hates most is the rebels everywhere. In the future, we are going to occupy the entire Fuso. If these rebels are everywhere, we will waste our time on them every day. Is this the reason why we occupied this place?
Suzuki Nakatasu and Ohkawa Gensaburo didn't quite understand, so they hurried to Li Xiang and wanted to ask him what was going on. You know, although their army had just been formed, it would be no problem for them to chase a drowning dog.
"The two generals must be tired after serving on the front lines. Please sit down and have something to eat."
In Li Xiang's temporary camp, they were roasting lamb. Li Xiang had a lot of seasonings and was very good at roasting, so the smell made the two men unable to move their legs.
"Your Highness, this mutton can be eaten at any time, but if they all run back to their own territory, we will then have to face a siege. Isn't that too much of a cost? It would be better to annihilate them on the way."
Ohkawa Gensaburo was losing his patience. He didn't want to eat roasted lamb right now. What he wanted most was for Li Xiang to give an order, asking them to lead the army to chase after them immediately. With the cooperation of the navy, those two would definitely not be their match.
Suzuki Nakatasu was a man of great intelligence. When he saw Li Xiang eating roasted lamb, he knew there was more to this matter than meets the eye. Perhaps Li Xiang had a deeper meaning. Don't the Tang generals want to fight and gain merit more than we do? So why didn't any of them come?
"I am deeply gratified that the two generals have taken so much trouble for the affairs of the Tang Dynasty..."
Hearing Li Xiang's praise, the two men immediately knelt down and kowtowed. They tried their best to show their loyalty to Li Xiang. Now everything in Fuso has been made clear. Except for following the prince in front of them, there is probably no way to rise. Ohkawa Genzaburo was also happy that he betrayed the three-person alliance.
"Both of you should stand up. I've heard from my men about your bravery on the battlefield. Drink this glass of wine first, and then we can talk about other things."
Li Xiang had two glasses of wine brought up, and the two of them drank them all in one gulp. Even if they didn't drink much normally, this glass of wine belonged to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and it was the honor of their lives.
"Besides Fukuda Yasukawa and Ito Taro, do you think there is anyone else who would oppose me?"
Before either of them put down their wine glasses, Li Xiang put a new piece of meat on the fire.
The two of them had known for a long time that this matter was not that simple, but they still couldn't guess what Li Xiang meant, especially this guy, Okawa Gensaburo. His brain was always half a beat slower than Suzuki Nakatasu, but as for how much slower than Li Xiang, he probably didn't know.
"I think there should be some, and quite a few."
Hearing what Suzuki Nakatasu said, Okawa Genzaburo frowned and said, "Don't you know how to flatter?"
But Li Xiang smiled and nodded. Originally, Ohkawa Gensaburo was observing Li Xiang's expression. If Li Xiang got angry, he would immediately scold Suzuki Nakatasu and then find out all the words he had said to flatter him.
Unfortunately, Li Xiang was very satisfied with what Lord Suzuki said, and this guy swallowed his words.
"Sometimes it's difficult to tell the truth, but you've always been able to tell the truth, which is really great. I hope you can continue to do so in the future, especially in Fusang. I hope you can report to me truthfully."
Li Xiang stood up and patted Suzuki Nakatasu on the shoulder. Ohkawa Genzaburo next to him was extremely envious. This was the personal encouragement from the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty. How could it not happen to us?
There are three types of people in Fuso now. One type is people like Suzuki Nakatasu and Ohkawa Genzaburo. They are trying their best to get close to the military and civilians of the Tang Dynasty, hoping that they can develop better in the future.
The other part is like Fukuda Yasukawa and Ito Taro. They would never obey the rule of the Tang Dynasty and even rose up in arms to resist it, but in their hearts they were thinking about cooperating with the Tang Dynasty.
As for the rest, they are the centrists. These people still don’t know how to reconcile with the Tang Dynasty and everything that happened before. Their brains are now like a mess.
Of course, in addition to these three types of people, there is also a small fourth type of people in Fuso. This fourth type of people is completely resistant. They do not want to have any form of connection with the Tang Dynasty. They only want to use the knives in their hands and then change the people of the Tang Dynasty back to recover Fuso.
This group of people is getting smaller and smaller. As the area occupied by Li Xiang becomes larger and larger, the living space for this group of people is getting smaller and smaller. As long as they are not careful, they will immediately fall into the joint encirclement of the Fuso army and the Tang army. After all, these people are equivalent to one official hat after another.
"Let's continue with the previous matter. Since there are still many people in Fuso who oppose me, let's not rush and slowly let them all emerge. After Fukuda Yasukawa and Ito Taro return, they will definitely not choose to surrender. They may even establish their own kingdoms. That's what I want most. Those who hate me will definitely choose to go to them. Gather them together and deal with them together. Isn't that better?"
After Li Xiang finished speaking, the two men suddenly understood. They only wanted to annihilate as many enemies as possible on the way, so that they could save energy when they attacked in the future. However, if the number of soldiers in the hands of Fukuda Yasukawa and Ito Taro became fewer and fewer, they would not be able to establish their own regime after returning, and they might not even be able to control their subordinates. Wouldn't those who opposed Li Xiang then be hiding?
"Your Highness is wise."
The two of them now knew Li Xiang's strategy and admired him deeply in their hearts. Fortunately, we stood on His Highness's side early on. If we had stood on the opposite side, we really didn't know how we would live. Our brains were so far behind his.
"You two can use this time to develop and expand your armies. In addition to your existing troops on the Daheyuan side, I allow you to recruit up to 15,000 troops. As for the Suzuki side, I allow you to recruit up to 25,000 troops."
After hearing Li Xiang's words, a competitive spirit appeared in the eyes of both of them. They might be Li Xiang's two dogs in Fusang in the future, but whoever had sharper teeth would get more meat.
