The elite soldiers of Shiliang City who surrendered were all kept under separate supervision.
Those young men who were temporarily recruited were imprisoned with the people of Shiliang City.
Before Zhao Hongyu entered Shira Castle, he detached a force of 2,000 people and began to cross Shira Castle and turn towards the southern part of Satsuma Domain, launching a military operation.
Although there are only two thousand people, Zhao Hongyu is not worried about them at all.
Because Zhao Hongyu, who entered Shira Castle, received a secret report from Iga Shinobu who was sent to Satsuma Domain earlier to collect intelligence. That was Yamaguchi Shigenobu, the lord of Satsuma Domain, who had left Satsuma Domain a few days ago, accompanied by his wife, concubines, children, and some trusted ministers.
Furthermore, Yamaguchi Shigenobu¡¯s departure has now been exposed.
Therefore, Kawauchi Castle, where the Yamaguchi family of the Satsuma Domain is located, has fallen into chaos and panic. The Iga ninjas who had already infiltrated the Satsuma Domain took the opportunity to spread rumors, adding fuel to the fire and making the people of the Satsuma Domain panic and helpless.
At the same time, after many inquiries, the Iga ninjas learned a lot about the thoughts of Hara Yamaguchi Shigenobu's subordinates in the Satsuma Domain.
Based on their judgment and contacts, these people will basically switch sides and surrender as soon as Zhao Hongyu's army arrives.
After all, even their lord abandoned them and fled the Satsuma Domain.
What can happen to these abandoned people?
There are not that many defenders in the Satsuma domain today.
It can be said that Yamaguchi Shigenobu buried all the elite troops of Satsuma Domain in Mirokuhara.
Therefore, when Zhao Hongyu sent his army to invade Satsuma Domain, the generals of Satsuma Domain had no way to resist.
Yamaguchi Shigenobu's escape on the plane made people lose their fighting spirit and morale.
Even though some people wanted to rally young people to resist the invasion, those people refused to do so one by one.
You know, even the lord abandoned them and ran away. Now what can they do if they stand up?
¡°And it¡¯s totally not worth it to die for such a lord.
What¡¯s more important is that when Yamaguchi Shigenobu left, he took many of his close associates with him.
These important ministers include the middle and high-level officials of the Satsuma Domain. Although not all, the backbone of the Satsuma Domain was taken away.
Therefore, in the absence of backbones, those who were not taken away by Yamaguchi Shigenobu had no way to turn the tide.
At the same time, these people were also very disappointed with Yamaguchi Shigenobu.
Because Yamaguchi Shigenobu did not take them with him when he left, it means that they are not important to Yamaguchi Shigenobu at all.
They usually have no ambitions, and they have no status in Satsuma Domain.
Therefore, when Yamaguchi Shigenobu did this, they were completely unwilling to work for Yamaguchi.
Many of these people were generals who had experienced the Battle of Mirokuhara with Yamaguchi Shigenobu.
They worked hard for Yamaguchi Shigenobu, but at such a juncture, Yamaguchi Shigenobu actually betrayed and abandoned them, which made them very heartbroken.
The hearts of these generals have become cold to the core.
Sad and desperate, and with no other way out, they decided to wait for Zhao Hongyu's army to come, and they would all join Zhao Hongyu.
¡°At least, Zhao Hongyu and his army gained a reputation in the battle of Maitreya Plains. It also allowed the people of the Satsuma Domain to see how powerful they were, so following such a powerful force would be better than Yamaguchi Shigenobu, who now betrayed and abandoned them.
When Zhao Hongyu listened to the Iga ninjas who were collecting intelligence telling him this, loud cries could be heard in Shiliang City.
Yes, this is Zhao Hongyu sending people to rob the wealth of the people in Shiliang City.
Although most of the people are under guard, there are always some who slip through the net.
These people are hiding in their homes and guarding their money.
Under such circumstances, if they encounter the imperial army coming to plunder, there will definitely be a conflict.
"However, if people like them conflict with the Empire's team, the outcome will definitely not be good. What's more, among this looting team, there are also Portuguese mercenaries who have entered a state of carnival.
However, Zhao Hongyu didn¡¯t care much about this.
He is the winner, while the Japanese in Shiliang City are the losers.
As a winner, he has the right to handle the wealth of the losers as a price for ensuring their lives.
There¡¯s nothing wrong with that.
¡°Besides, it was the Japanese who he bullied and robbed, right?
"Send someone to tell the defenders in Shira Castle about Yamaguchi Shigenobu's escape and the unrest in the Satsuma Domain. Try to convert them and make them ours."
Zhao Hongyu called a gene man and made arrangements for him.
¡° Such a thing would happen in Satsuma Domain, which was beyond Zhao Hongyu¡¯s expectation.
He originally thought that although his attack on Satsuma Domain would not encounter too many obstacles, it would not be too easy either.
¡°But he never imagined that as the lord of Satsuma Domain, Yamaguchi Shigenobu would actually run away like this.
And, because of his escape, it also caused a lot of turmoil.
If the information told by the Iga Ninjas is true, then the Satsuma Domain can quickly fall into his hands.
Those who feel abandoned and betrayed by Yamaguchi Shigenobu will definitely turn to him.
With the joining of these people, as long as you disrupt their organization and incorporate them into your own army, you can keep them in check.
After quickly stabilizing the Satsuma Domain, he could immediately lead his army north to attack the Kumamoto Domain.
The Iga ninja kneeling in front of Zhao Hongyu is a very ordinary-looking middle-aged man dressed as a woodcutter.
Judging from his appearance, you can't tell that this guy is an Iga-ryu jounin, proficient in skills such as disguise, concealment, and assassination.
"You said that you people have been in contact with those guys who were abandoned by Yamaguchi Shigenobu. Are you sure that they will really join us?"
After Zhao Hongyu gave his instructions, he began to ask important questions.
"Oh, I promise with my life that those adults who feel abandoned want to join our army. Their requirements are not high, as long as they can guarantee their current status."
Well, the requirements are indeed not very high.
Zhao Hongyu can completely satisfy them.
It¡¯s just that these people are deeply rooted in Satsuma Domain, if they are to be used Zhao Hongyu showed a somewhat worried look.
"Your Highness, are you afraid that these people will be difficult to manage and that they will relapse in the future?"
Chizuru Hattori, who was sitting on her knees behind Zhao Hongyu, felt the change in Zhao Hongyu's aura, so she asked in a low voice.
Zhao Hongyu turned around, looked at Hattori Chizuru and nodded.
"Yes, if possible, I really don't want to use these locals from the Satsuma Domain. I would rather use some new people. At least they will be grateful to me" Zhao Hongyu had nothing to hide and told Hattori Chizuru about himself idea.
After hearing this, Chizuru Hattori felt that it was not unreasonable.
So, she looked at the middle-aged ninjas kneeling there.
"Hachiman, do you have any good suggestions for this situation?"
Although Chizuru Hattori didn¡¯t know how to solve this problem, she knew that her men should be able to find a way.
Hattori Chizuru also wanted to be able to share Zhao Hongyu's worries.
Because she has been following Zhao Hongyu for a while, and as Zhao Hongyu¡¯s personal bodyguard, Hattori Chizuru felt that everything was weighing on His Highness, which was really distressing.
The middle-aged ninja named Hachiman immediately started thinking when he saw his head of the family asking a question.
As a ninja who specializes in gathering information and coming into contact with many people, his knowledge is better than that of a ninja who specializes in knife assassins.
Therefore, after thinking for a while, he replied: "There are two ways to solve it. One is to accept these people and transfer them away from Satsuma Domain. At the same time, integrate them and their soldiers into the army, and then Your Highness is going to conquer the other daimyo. If they don't die in the future, we can arrange them to other territories."
"The second method is much simpler. After they come over, we, the Iga people, can make their deaths invisible."
Let me tell you, these two methods are really good.
However, after thinking about it, Zhao Hongyu felt that the first method was better than the second method.??.
You know, if you use the second method, many people will die.
It doesn¡¯t matter if one or two people die, but if there are too many people die, even a fool can see some problems.
"The first method is good. After we take control of the Satsuma Domain, we will use this method to deal with those people. And we will also launch an attack on the Kumamoto Domain in the future. These people happen to be good cannon fodder forwards."
Zhao Hongyu, who had solved this little trouble, relaxed his brows and seemed to be in a good mood.
"Your name is Hachiman, right?"
Zhao Hongyu asked.
"The villain has a bad name, for fear of tainting His Highness's ears."
Hachiman lowered his head and knocked on the ground in fear, and finally responded humbly at the same time.
"He is a good guy. Let's set up an intelligence team in the future and let him be the leader. Give him the status of a warrior, and his salary will be five hundred stones for the time being. If he does well in the future, his salary will increase. ."
"I will die for His Highness!"
Hachiman¡¯s body couldn¡¯t help but tremble with excitement.
He never imagined that he would become a warrior like this.
And, there is also a salary of five hundred stones.
You must know that what these ninjas of the Iga clan want in this life is to become a samurai class.
Now he is so lucky that he is so successful. (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)