Chapter 790: Mercenaries

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"Great Emperor."

After waiting for a while in the Imperial Study, a middle-aged man with red hair walked in.

The red-haired middle-aged man wore a black military uniform; this was the uniform of the Mercenaries, and he was none other than Luse.

Upon seeing Luse, Liang Kai immediately beamed with joy.

Currently, he had no confidence in any of the generals of Wu, and he only trusted these generals from the Western Lands.

He believed that only if they commanded the Wu Army could they fight the Yan Wang.

"General Luse, you must help me. The Yan King Army has likely already taken Yizhou by now, and they are about to move south. The safety of Wu is in your hands, General." Liang Kai wore a pleading expression.

Over these three months, in order to deal with the Yan Wang, his Wu had gathered a million-strong army, all for this day.

"Your Majesty the Emperor need not worry so much. You Great Song people have a saying: 'Water comes, earth covers; soldiers come, generals block.' As long as Your Majesty is determined to fight to the death, I will certainly make the Yan Wang suffer a crushing defeat in Jiangnan." Luse bowed slightly.

He had come to Wu partly because of the high mercenary pay offered by Wu.

On the other hand, he was entrusted by Governor Bolt to fight for the interests of Britain.

Aside from the British, the Mercenaries under his command were composed of Tianzhu people.

They were also equipped with the same muskets and Artillery currently used by the British Army.

According to Governor Bolt's instructions, he had to exhaust every means and spare no cost to drag the Yan Wang into a quagmire of war, to wear this Yan Wang down in that quagmire, and to buy time for them, the British, to make corresponding deployments and ultimately eliminate this Yan Wang.

And after arriving in Lincheng, because of Governor Bolt, Liang Kai attached great importance to him and ordered him to take charge of the entire mercenary force.

At the same time, although he was not the supreme commander of the Wu Army, his opinions were quite important to the Wu Army.

"That may be so, but does the General have a plan to deal with this? I am now worried that the Yan Wang will launch attacks on coastal cities just as he did in Dongying. If so, our Wu will suffer heavy losses," Liang Kai said.

Upon hearing this, Luse frowned and said, "Your Majesty, the territory of Jiangnan is vast; we must not focus on the gain or loss of any single city. Otherwise, that would be falling into the Yan Wang's trap. I believe we should take the initiative to abandon the coastal cities, transfer the wealth, and at the same time, implement a scorched-earth policy,

leaving not a single grain of food for the Yan King Army. In this way, due to a lack of provisions, they will certainly be unable to penetrate too deeply."

He had only one goal: to drag the Yan Wang down.

Therefore, he did not care at all how much harm this method would cause to Wu, or how many commoners would be displaced.

Moreover, from a military perspective, he believed his method was also correct.

Liang Kai immediately furrowed his brows.

Lincheng was also a coastal city; if he did this, he, the Emperor, would also have to withdraw from Lincheng.

Therefore, he was naturally somewhat unwilling.

He, the Liang Family, had managed this Lincheng for over two hundred years, and its prosperity was no less than that of Jinling.

If he left, where else could he find such a place to establish a capital?

However, after thinking about it carefully, he felt that Luse's words were actually quite reasonable.

The wretched state of the Jiangbei Powerful Clans was still fresh in his memory.

This Yan Wang was extremely cunning; every time he conquered a place, he would take root there and live off the enemy.

In this way, once the Yan King Army occupied the coast, this coast would likely become the territory of the Yan Wang...

If such a long coastline all became the Yan Wang's territory, it would be better to destroy it directly.

Seeing that Liang Kai was still hesitant, Luse said, "Your Majesty, as an Emperor, you cannot have a shred of mercy. In our Western Lands, there is a country called Ross, which was once at a disadvantage in war just like Wu. But the monarch of Ross was very bold; he abandoned the land near the border, implemented a scorched-earth policy, lured the enemy deep, and finally defeated the enemy with layered resistance and the bitter cold."

Pausing, he continued, "Although Wu is not in the North Territory, your south has the advantages of the south. The Yan Wang's soldiers all come from the north and must not be accustomed to the sweltering heat of the south. Moreover, your south has many mountains; utilizing the mountains and forests to fight the Yan King Army can cause them no small amount of trouble."

"Oh, there is such an example?" Liang Kai suddenly gained confidence. "General Luse, you must tell me this story in detail."

"That is, of course, no problem. But for now, Your Majesty should make a prompt decision. The Yan Wang's navy has arrived at Yizhou, and the Army is also arrayed on the north bank of the Jiujiang. The war is about to break out," Luse reminded Liang Kai.

Liang Kai was silent for a while. This decisive battle against the Yan Wang was a life-or-death struggle; he could no longer have any reservations.

Otherwise, if he lost Jiangnan, he would have nothing left, and even his life would be lost.

Since that was the case, even if Jiangnan became a ruin, he had to win.

"I will issue the order to move the capital to Changcheng in Jiangzhou, and order the officials to implement a scorched-earth policy and relocate the coastal commoners to the interior," Liang Kai said.

Jiangnan was wealthy, and the granaries of every prefecture and county were piled high with grain, enough to cover the relocation of the commoners.

Rather than letting these provisions go to waste, it was much better than letting them fall into the hands of the Yan Wang.

Having settled this matter, Liang Kai felt a sense of relief throughout his body.

Luse nodded slightly, feeling satisfied in his heart, and secretly thought, "Governor Bolt, Your Majesty the Queen, I will certainly not disgrace my mission."

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