35 Strategy against the northern coalition first half (1/2)
Tian Xue'er noded to confirm Zhu Wushang guess before he continues.
”Then, When they send a raiding party against us what exactly happens at the raiding spot?.” Now He asks both Emperor and Tian Xue'er and specifies in the exact detail.
The both of them looking at each other, they knew that this son-in-law of their try to gather some information to help them with their problem, and according to the identified information this Zhu Wushang is a rare genius.
The Emperor then quickly hide all of his irritation and earnestly answer Zhu Wushang question.
”They kill all of the ones that resist, plunder nearly all of their food and weapon and quickly leave before our reinforcement come.”
”Did they do anything else?”
”The Emperor silence and go into deep thought, like he's trying to recall on something.
”Ah! I remember! There are a few times that they kill all of the local and garrison forced and burn down everything.”
”There is no raping incident after all these years?”
Zhu Wushang asks in doubt. Because from what he knows from the book. The cheapest and easiest way to maintain the morale of the troops that go to war is to let them lose as a reward. But despite the word barbarian from the north that painted them for all these years, There's no such incident happen even once. Is that really possible?
”No, not even once.” The Emperor answer.
”Are you sure? Isn't they burn down everything? including the corpse or any evidence?”
”No, There are some survivors who fake dead and live to tell the tale plus they are just foolish barbarian who didn't bother to cover their tracks and evidence, Why do they want to cover or destroy the evidence in the first place if they already destroy all of the nearby garrisons there?” The emperor smugly told Zhu Wushang and thought that this brat is naive and ignorant.
This confirmation told Zhu Wushang that the northern barbarian warriors are the professional and honorable warrior unlike the reputation of the barbarian they got.
”Do you know why they choose to destroy those few places?” He asks again.
The emperor deep in thought before shaking his head.
”No, We don't know, Isn't it normal for the barbarian like them to destroy something without any reason?”
”Haaaaaahh…” Zhu Wushang helplessly sighs because of the ignorance of the Emperor, No, This Emperor is his father-in-law, so the blame lies to the military advisor.
”Last question, When is the earliest problem of the Barbarian in the north starts?”
The emperor seems to annoy when he hears this question, but before he spoke anything, he just stopped, as something comes to his mind he quickly look at the smiling face of his Empress Tian Xue'er.
”Now you did realize, at last, It took you long enough.” She spoke to her husband in a teasing tone.
”Father-in-law, When does it first start? This Northern Barbarian problem.” He asks again.
”It starts one year after the bestowal ceremony of Duke Tian Dong.” He answers and looking at Zhu Wushang in disbelief.