Ten days passed, and several of the commanders of the troops in the council had to leave, because the fifteen-day recuperation period of the troops was about to expire, and they needed to integrate their troops to prepare for the capture of the Ainu.

The time for the sweeping operation on Ezo Island was only about a month, because Yang Wenli wanted to unify the islands on the sea this year, including Ezo Island, Sakhalin Island, Kamchatka Peninsula, and the Kuril Islands, and the task was not light.

After several officers paid their respects, Yang Wenli opened Chrysostom and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, as far as I know, the Ainu people on Ezo Island are three larger tribes, and under each tribe, there are a number of surnames, which are equivalent to families, and there are probably tens of thousands of people in total, and there are only more than 10,000 warriors who can fight.

The Ainu people are very closed, xenophobic and primitive, and still live in caves and straw huts, living mainly on fishing and hunting.

The waters off Ezo Island are one of the best fishing grounds in the world, so these Ainu people are not short of food, they are all short and strong, brute force is amazing, and they are good at riding and shooting.

But don't be afraid, this is relative to people. They only have primitive wooden spears and stone axes, as well as animal bones or fish bone arrow clusters, and they pose a limited threat to our Black Armor Army, and in terms of strength, they are not comparable to the strength of our Black Armor Army after a long period of scientific training, and they are far from the same in terms of physique.

But it is undeniable that they are very good cavalry warriors, and they are the best source of soldiers for our Black Armor Army.

In the past, when I was on Changsheng Island, Deputy General Lushun had the intention of surrendering to me, and I didn't want to accept the Ming army, so why not?

The Guyin Ming army has suffered from gold phobia and has lost the courage to fight, and if we take that kind of soldier to fight against Hou Jin, it may not only not be helpful, but will also drag our battle array.

But these primitive Ainu people are different, they are naturally wild and untamable, and they will not be frightened against the powerful Jurchen cavalry.

In view of this situation, I cannot fight a protracted war and a war of attrition with these Ainu, we must fight the snake and fight the seven inches, capture the thief and capture the king first, and defeat the warriors of their tribe as soon as possible.

If it is really a fierce and abnormal Ainu warrior, it is best for you commanders to go down in person, use absolute strength, subdue them, use fists or scabbards, sword backs, etc., in short, you can't kill these people, we need them in the Black Armor Army, I believe you can do it easily.

This operation, with Yang Rentian as the commander, first swept the southern part of the Dudao Peninsula, and then turned north.

Ezo Island is not wide, and our army is cavalry, so it can be pushed all the way to the north, leaving no dead ends.

You should take advantage of the speed of horseback riding and the smooth flow of information, first of all, to block the communication between Ainu villages, and if you find an Ainu village, you will gather and destroy it, so that it will not be able to report to the outside world, and then gather and annihilate the next village.

Of course, this time you will have to recruit Japanese merchants who trade with the Ainu and are very familiar with the Ainu villages. They are familiar with the Ainu leaders or are fluent in the Ainu language, which will be of great help to our army's subsequent recruitment and surrender work.

This is a rare opportunity to make meritorious contributions, and I believe that those who are with people will be brave enough to sign up.

There is also Matsuzen Gongguang's troops under the leadership of the Logistics Department, the original private of the Logistics Department, formed an army of its own, participated in front-line operations, and was led by Yang Renxuan.

The other unit with the greatest meritorious service, Liu Xingzuo's department, was recruited on the spot and fully staffed to form a general banner.

Don't look at people who are thin and despiseful, and they are tenacious and hard-working, and they are one of the best soldiers in the world, much stronger than the Ming army.

After this campaign, the middle- and lower-ranking officers of various units will be transferred across units, and judging by their meritorious deeds, if one more general flag is added, there will be many vacant posts, and at that time, all those who have made meritorious contributions to the promotion standard, or who have made the most meritorious contributions at the same level, will be promoted to captain, sergeant to officer, and junior to junior flag.

Your performance is watching alone, whoever has made the most meritorious contributions, who will be promoted first, I am treated equally, don't complain, don't blush, when you get here, the army will expand quickly, everyone has a lot of opportunities to be promoted, everyone Aiqing, work hard! ”

"The ministers obey the order," and several officers nodded and accepted the order.

Yang Wenli's words gave everyone a lot of encouragement, including Matsuzen Gonghiro, who had just joined, and it was an honor for everyone to have such a wise monarch.

……

Tanaka Jiro was a retainer of the Matsumae family, and inherited the status of a samurai, but he was not an official such as a family elder, an elder, or a minister, he was just a businessman.

In the Toyotomi Hideyoshi era, only samurai were allowed to wear swords, and civilians had to bow and salute when they saw it, that is, their social status was higher, and there was no preferential treatment for others, and the samurai also had to rely on other daimyo or wealthy samurai to work for their lives to support their families.

There were also those who took up business and became merchants, which was not allowed before, even in Guanzhong, where the class was strict at this time.

But the Matsumae family was originally a daimyo without a stone high, founded on business, and was in a remote place, so some samurai who did not have an official position became merchants in a grand manner, and there was no way, the samurai also had to make money to support their families, and the Matsumae family also acquiesced in this somewhat illegal situation, because the Matsumae family also relied on these "merchant samurai" to go to the Ainu villages to collect aquatic products and leather goods, and then sell them to other daimyos.

Tanaka Jiro is such a dilapidated samurai, he has a lot of money, but after all, he is doing a lowly job and is not accommodated by other samurai classes, he is bent on changing this situation and revitalizing the Tanaka Sect, but he has no chance.

A few days ago, Fukuyama Castle suddenly changed owners overnight, and Tanaka Jiro was panicked, he was afraid that his decent samurai status would be lost, and he would be completely reduced to a lowly businessman.

So in the past few days, he has been very active, going out every day to inquire about the news, and today he routinely went out to the teahouse to inquire about the news, and as soon as he walked into the teahouse, he heard everyone talking about something.

"Tanaka-kun, you came just in time, your luck came, the army recruited merchants who are familiar with the Ainu villages and are fluent in the Ainu language, it is tailor-made for people like you, you hurry up to the army station to sign up, and when you receive a meritorious award, you may be knighted, but you must remember to come back and treat you!"

Tanaka's tea friend, Yamaguchi Takejiro immediately told him the good news as soon as he saw him come in.

Tanaka's family is wealthy and not short of money, so this news is too good news for him, he immediately replied with a smile: "Yamaguchi-kun, thank you, it's a small treat, when I come back, I must invite everyone, so, I'll miss the company first, goodbye!" ”

In this way, Jiro Tanaka didn't sit down, so he turned around and walked out of the teahouse and headed to the nearest barracks.