Words Strategize for the World

To achieve the best possible outcome, Fang Hao prepared himself for a while before speaking in what he considered to be his most imposing manner.

"Yesterday, we wiped out a small group of enemy troops from the Hegemon Kingdom. Now, tell me, who killed the most of these Hegemon Kingdom traitors?"

Fang Hao looked around. The more than 200 people thought he was going to give a long lecture, but instead he asked who had killed the most traitors from the Hegemon Kingdom.

……

There was silence.

Confused, they didn't know how to answer.

Fang Hao was puzzled. Something was wrong. Why was no one replying?

Fang Hao was deep in thought, and the room remained silent, creating an awkward atmosphere.

Okay, since you're all afraid to speak up, let's add something more intense.

Fang Hao coughed and said in his domineering voice, "Are you even men? Men should stand tall and be responsible for their actions. Don't you even dare to say who killed the most enemy soldiers?"

As soon as these words were spoken, a quiet murmur began to emanate from below, but ultimately no one spoke.

Fang Hao was a little annoyed. How could he continue if he didn't speak up?

Then he said fiercely, "Fine, very well. I was really mistaken; there aren't any men among you."

After saying that, Fang Hao was about to turn around and leave when someone couldn't help but speak up.

"Who says we're not men? We fight for our country, we avenge our enemies—how are we not men?"

"Yes, we're men when we shed blood to fight the enemy."

……

Fang Hao's last words completely ignited the passion of these people.

While everyone was chattering away and criticizing, Fang Hao just silently watched them with a cold eye.

Fang Hao watched coldly without saying a word, and after a while, everyone who felt bored also stopped talking.

"Hahaha, men, what is a man? A man is the pillar of a nation, the backbone of the army. A man must be brave and fearless. Since you are men, why is it that when I ask you who has killed the most enemies, no one speaks up?"

"Can someone tell me now who killed the most enemies?"

After Fang Hao finished speaking, a man stepped forward and said loudly, "Lord Yashi, I have killed three traitorous dogs from the Hegemon Kingdom."

After one person took the lead, two more people came forward and said they had killed two people.

"Good, very good. You must be brave in killing the enemy, but you can't back down when you're being questioned. Each of you three will be rewarded with 100 taels of silver. Continue to kill the enemy well, and kill as many enemies as possible."

Fang Hao publicly took out silver notes and distributed them to the three. Just as the three received the notes, one of them shouted, "That's not fair! They're archers, of course they can kill faster!"

Hearing that it was unfair, Fang Hao turned to look. A rather muscular man was also looking at him. The two stared at each other for a moment, then the man looked away.

Seeing the man lower his head, Fang Hao withdrew his gaze and said, "Fairness? Is there such a thing as fairness in this world? Was it fair when the Ba Kingdom's army flooded Liangjiang County? Was it fair to the Ba Kingdom soldiers you killed yesterday? Similarly, was it fair that we lost 56 brothers in yesterday's battle?"

"Fairness is the most ridiculous thing in this world. If you were killed by the army of a powerful nation one day, would you ask your killer if it was fair?"

"If there is any fairness, then I would like to ask on behalf of our brothers who were injured and killed yesterday: You fought together to kill the traitors of the overlord country, and they were killed or injured, while you are still alive and unharmed. Is that fair to them?"

……

Standing in front of Fang Hao were all unruly soldiers, but Fang Hao's words left them speechless.

"Today I'll teach you a lesson: what fairness is. You, the one who just said it wasn't fair, come up here."

As Fang Hao spoke, he raised his hand and beckoned to the man, signaling him to come over.

The man was puzzled when he heard the greeting and saw Fang Hao's gesture, but he still came over in the end.

"You just said it wasn't fair, so I'll give you a chance now. If you beat me, I'll reward you with 10000 taels of silver."

As soon as Fang Hao finished speaking, he heard a murmur of discussion below.

"Hey bro, 10000 taels! Let's go!"

……

More than 200 people encouraged this man named Tiezi.

Tiezi was also provoked and roared, "Fine, I'll do it!"

Tiezi took two steps back, drew his spear, and prepared for battle.

Fang Hao wrote the characters for "knife" and "shield" in mid-air, and soon a golden knife and shield took shape. He stepped back a few paces, waiting for Tie Zi's attack.

"ah"

Tiezi roared and charged at Fang Hao. But the golden sword and shield quickly blocked his way.

Tiezi was just an ordinary soldier, and he was not qualified to fight Fang Hao, a general-level scholar.

Tiezi was quickly defeated. He slumped to the ground, looking dejected.

"You may think that I am a refined scholar and Tiezi is just a soldier, which is unfair. Fine, now three more of you come up and beat me, and each of you will receive a reward of 10000 taels of silver."

Lured by the huge sum of silver, three more people soon emerged: one archer and two swordsmen and shieldmen.

That's great, the number of people has increased fourfold, and the troop types are all complete.

The battle begins with the four men relying on two swordsmen and shieldmen in front for defense. Spearmen are behind, while archers provide harassment.

For safety's sake, Fang Hao first wrote the character "防" (defense) in seal script before he began to deal with the attack from the four people.

Controlling the golden sword and shield with one's mind is really convenient and safe.

Up to this point, Fang Hao has also faced life-or-death crises. Therefore, he remained calm and composed when facing the attack of four people.

First, defend yourself, then use the golden shield to break through the defenses of the two shield soldiers, then defeat the spearmen, and finally deal with the archers.

The four of them attacked Fang Hao together, but the result was still the same.

"What is fairness? I am a scholar, and it's unfair that you guys can't beat me. Later, four of you guys fought me alone, which is also unfair in terms of numbers. If you win, I will reward you with 10000 taels of silver, and you won't have to pay any price, which is also unfair. So now everyone, tell me, where is the fairness?"

After hearing Fang Hao's words, the more than 200 people present were speechless.

"Our goal is to return to Kyoto and join forces with the main force of the Blazing Kingdom to kill more of the Hegemonic traitors. If we want to return to Kyoto, we'll have to face at least tens of thousands of Hegemonic troops. Is that fair?"

"Today, I want to tell everyone that fairness is something we fight for ourselves. Only when we are strong can we have fairness. Yesterday, we fought against a small team of less than 100 people from the Hegemon Kingdom, and 22 of us died and 34 were injured. This is us, the elite of Liangjiang County of the former Blazing Kingdom."

Fang Hao paused here and looked at everyone. Wherever his gaze fell, everyone lowered their heads.

"Further words are useless. From today onwards, I will take you back to Kyoto. Those who are willing to obey and follow me here, and those who are willing to fight bravely like soldiers, can stay. Those who are not, please stand aside."

After speaking, Fang Hao stopped and waited for everyone's choice.

After waiting for a long time, no one stepped aside.

"It seems you still want to fight on the front lines. Fine, I'll give you that chance, but from this day forward you must obey military orders. Anyone who disobeys will be executed without mercy. Can you accept that?"

"Noh"

"Speak louder."

"Noh"

……

After repeating this several times, everyone was completely inspired and let out a deafening roar.

"Alright, from this moment on, you are no longer a mindless rabble, but my soldiers, Fang Hao's soldiers. I will definitely lead you to victory after victory."

Looking at the more than 200 strong men in front of him, Fang Hao felt a great sense of accomplishment. These were the elite, and from now on they were all his. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, once they arrived in Kyoto, these would be his core group, the foundation for his future development.

Putting everything else aside, at least there are people who can support me in doing things I want to do.