Zhutian: Starting from the Space-Time Merchant

Chapter 351 I just want them to die!

"Any country is at its most vigorous when it is first established!"

Standing in front of the table, Lin Dao gently stroked the large map on the surface with his palm.

"The expansion of territory generally occurred during the founding period when the army was at its strongest and most well-equipped."

"Over time, with conflicting interests at stake, it becomes difficult to have the desire to expand."

He stood up straight and slammed his fist onto the map.

"When the army is strong and well-equipped, it is time to expand the territory."

"Only in this way can a dynasty have enough strategic space when it declines, so that it will not be defeated and its people wiped out."

"A very important reason for the fall of the Song and Ming dynasties was their narrow territory and lack of sufficient buffer space."

"I need to carve out as much living space as possible."

"It would be even better if the sun, moon, and dragon flags could be planted all over the world."

"Any struggle is essentially a contest for economic interests."

"Where there are people, there is economy."

"I want to occupy every place with people, as much as possible."

"Let's start with the monster room."

Looking up, Lin Dao instructed Xu Da, who was not far away, to "urge Li Chenggui and the others to send troops as soon as possible."

"Let them leave some troops behind as security forces to assist the Ming army in controlling and purging the entire Kyushu Island."

"The rest of the surrendered Goryeo soldiers crossed the sea to continue attacking Japan."

"The Japanese should be realizing this by now."

At this time, Japan was not in a unified era as Lin Dao had previously imagined.

More than 20 years ago, a large-scale internal conflict broke out in Japan.

The Ashikaga clan, representing the samurai class, clashed fiercely with the Emperor, representing the court nobles.

Afterwards, the emperor fled and established the Southern Court.

He opposed Ashikaga Ujitaka, who served as the Shogun.

This was during the Nanboku-chō period of Japan.

The "shogun" mentioned here refers to the Emishi people of Hokkaido.

Centuries later, a group of Japanese devils, mainly Ezo (Japanese), committed heinous crimes in China.

Of course, the Japanese people in all regions are all equally wicked.

"I don't care about their Southern or Northern Dynasties."

Lin Dao looked down on these things, saying, "It's such a small place, why all the fuss?"

"I just want them dead!"

"Send training wheels for children's bicycles to Li Chenggui and his group."

"Tell them, any man taller than this wheel of a car, leave him no one alive!"

When one's own power declines, the neighbor's power increases, and they come over to loot, plunder, kill, and set fires.

What has already happened cannot be changed.

What if you gain the ability to travel through time and space and find yourself in a time when your neighbors are weak and you are strong?
Needless to say, we should strike while the iron is hot and kill him!

To completely sever their bloodline.

"Send a telegram to the garrison headquarters of the Korean province." Lin Dao's arrangements were not yet finished. "Have them expedite the dispatch of a batch of young and strong Goryeo men."

"In terms of quantity, we will send 50,000 people over in batches first."

"Japan has many gold and silver mines that urgently need to be mined, but I'm a little short on cash lately."

Japan's gold and silver production once accounted for half of the world's annual output.

In addition, with the high price of gold in the modern world, Lin Dao, who recently made large-scale purchases to meet the needs of construction, urgently needs a large amount of precious metals to pay off his debts.

"His Majesty."

Lan Yu, having noted down the order, ran off to send a telegram.

Xu Da came over to greet him, saying, "Japan has no shortage of laborers, so why does it need to ship Koreans over the sea to work?"

In his view, this was utterly pointless and unnecessary.

With so many local laborers, why not just grab them and use them directly? Why go through all this trouble to arrange things?

"You do not understand."

Lin Dao simply shook his head, unwilling to explain, "They must die."

As long as one is alive, there is a possibility of escaping to continue living, and even perpetuating one's bloodline.

Having gained the ability to travel through time, Lin Dao dared not forget the national humiliation and had to completely eliminate Japan in a physical sense, cutting off the possibility of future beasts being born.

Besides, Korea can provide at least a million laborers, which is enough.

If all else fails, you can try catching them elsewhere.

The surrendered Goryeo soldiers, whose internal strife stemmed from the lottery, dared not neglect their orders after receiving Lin Dao's command.

Some of the unlucky ones were selected to stay and serve as security forces, while the rest were sent by boat to Japan's largest island.

Because the local defenses were not strong when they attacked Kyushu Island before, they won relatively easily.

I thought Japan was nothing special.

They believed that going to the main island would bring them more military merits and rewards, so everyone rushed to do it.

The few thousand unfortunate men who were left behind complained about not having the opportunity to earn more military merits and rewards, and that they had to go to various remote mountains and forests to wipe out the remaining Japanese forces.

Among those security forces who remained were Kim Dae.

His fellow villager who went to appeal to the emperor was captured by the nobles and tortured to death in the most cruel way.

Korean soldiers from the same area were also implicated and were all retained as security troops.

On this day, Kim Dae, a member of the security forces, and his team of over a hundred men arrived at a village located in a valley.

"Remember it all." The leader of the team shouted, "After entering the village, kill the men and capture the women."

"Everything you steal belongs to the individual, but you have to hand over 10% of it."

"Prepare a flint and steel, and burn everything when you leave."

After the last complaint, the Goryeo generals were noticeably more restrained.

Although he still couldn't change his ways, his extortion had decreased to 10%.

There's no way around it; rules that have been passed down for hundreds of years can't be completely changed by a few dozen heads.

Unless it's several thousand, or even tens of thousands!
General Bai, who was shouting loudly with his mouth open, suddenly found an arrow in his mouth!

The arrow struck his mouth precisely, piercing through it completely. The next moment, a large number of Japanese soldiers emerged from the dense forests on either side.

There were many of them, numbering in the hundreds.

There were even quite a few warriors wearing armor among them.

Without a doubt, this was a pre-arranged ambush.

The Goryeo security forces were immediately thrown into chaos.

Fortunately, they were well-equipped, with everyone wearing armor.

Unless you get shot in the face, you won't die on the spot.

After the initial chaos subsided, the deputy centurion and the fifty-man squad leaders loudly ordered the soldiers to gather together, raise their shields, and form a battle formation.

At the same time, he took out a firecracker, lit it, and then held it up and launched it.

The firecracker shot skyward, creating a loud bang in the air.

Lin Dao certainly wouldn't equip the surrendered Korean soldiers with high-end items like radios and walkie-talkies.

The slightly high-tech communication equipment consisted mainly of firecrackers during the day and fireworks at night.

"Brothers~"

The deputy centurion, hiding behind a shield, shouted hoarsely, "The Ming army is not far from us and will be here to support us soon."

"Hold on! Hold on for me!"

A fierce close-quarters battle quickly erupted.

Those farmers with pitchforks, sharpening one end of the stick, were not very dangerous.

Samurai wielding swords could manage to deal with leather armor, but they were powerless against those wearing iron armor.

The truly lethal force came from the archers standing on the nearby hillside, skilled in archery.

Many of the Goryeo security forces died from being shot in the face and throat.

The security forces had wanted to run away for a long time, but the Japanese were closing in from all sides, leaving them nowhere to escape.

They could only grit their teeth and fight on, hoping for reinforcements to arrive.

Surrender is pointless, because neither side wants prisoners.

Kim Dae-ho, holding a shield covered with cowhide, brandished his weapon and slashed at the Japanese in front of him.

The shield jolted violently, producing a muffled thud.

He knew that another arrow had struck the shield.

Gritting his teeth, Kim Dae swung his sword and cut down a Japanese farmer who was smashing his own shield with a stick.

He raised his shield again to block the pitchfork that was thrusting at him, and then slashed the farmer down with a backhand.

The next moment, a Japanese samurai's katana slashed at his leg.

Kim Dae parried, and the samurai sword swung up to slash at his wrist. Kim Dae hurriedly retreated to dodge.

Although these Japanese samurai were short in stature, their martial arts skills honed over many years were not to be underestimated.

In other words, there was a gap in equipment; otherwise, the security forces would have been completely wiped out.

'Bang bang bang bang~'

A burst of gunfire erupted, and several Japanese samurai shooting arrows on the hillside fell instantly.

The Ming army's reinforcements finally arrived.

Although it was only a team of 100 men, their combat strength and equipment were enough to easily defeat both sides.

With muskets providing cover, armored soldiers charged into battle.

A single attack shattered the Japanese resistance.

The Ming army pursued the fleeing Japanese, while the heavily damaged security forces were left to catch their breath after surviving the ordeal.

Jin Da and the others were cleaning up the battlefield.

The farmers ignored them, but when they saw the samurai, they smiled and went forward to cut off his head.

This kind of achievement is considered a collective accomplishment, and the rewards obtained from the captured heads are shared among everyone.

Of course, the officers' 10% is indispensable.

Similar scenes are playing out all over Kyushu.

Faced with the combined attack by the Goryeo security forces and the Ming army, the Japanese, except for those who escaped by boat, fought desperately.

No one surrendered, because those who did were all beheaded.

Some extreme Japanese samurai would even set fire to their fortified villages and their families and female relatives when these were breached.

However, these resistances did not stop the brutal cleanup from continuing.

"There is no need for resentment."

"And don't hate them."

As they passed by a so-called city that had been burned to the ground, Lin Dao spoke calmly.

"These are all the evil deeds committed by your descendants."

"I was simply giving them a taste of their own medicine."

"These are all child's play, far from being comparable to the evil deeds of those beasts."

Just like the pilots in later generations who abandoned little boys and fat men, and the pilots who went to barbecues to find acquaintances, they didn't feel any guilt.

Knowing the atrocities committed by the Japanese, Lin Dao naturally wouldn't have these emotions.

"The resistance from the Japanese was very fierce."

Xu Da wanted to offer some advice: "If you are willing to recruit prisoners, even if you send them to the mines to work, I think many people would be willing to surrender."

He truly couldn't understand why Lin Dao harbored such hatred towards the Japanese.

They treated the Japanese even more coldly than they treated the Mongols.

"I already said that."

Lin Dao glanced at him and said, "This matter is not worth discussing further!"

The tone of his voice already indicated considerable impatience.

Xu Da felt a chill run down his spine and quickly responded.

"Yes."

"Your Majesty~" Lan Yu rode up and handed over a telegram.

"Li Wenzhong, who is observing the Goryeo army with the troops, sent an urgent message."

"The Koreans have suffered a defeat!"

(End of this chapter)