novelhk Chapter 312 Kenshiro's Past
Chapter 312 Kenshiro's Past
After working as a kindergarten teacher for nearly half a month, Zhou Wu was finally free.
He must have developed a bond with these kids after spending half a month with them, but he had more important things to do than take care of them.
Fearing another unforeseen event, Zhou Wu boarded a ship returning to the South China Sea that very day.
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Fusang country.
"Chief, we now have two thousand warriors, and taking Turtle City is just around the corner."
A samurai with a sword is respectfully reporting on the army's affairs to his lord, Kenjiro.
From a small, scattered force of only a few dozen men, to a samurai group with an army of two thousand.
"Haha, with the powerful ally Da Long by our side, what is a small, isolated city? Our goal is the entire Fusang Kingdom."
Kenjiro, who had obtained a large amount of grain from Zhou Wu, now only had two thousand soldiers. However, he and his men firmly believed that as long as they had the support of the Great Dragon, their forces would surely sweep across the entire Fusang Kingdom.
"Hurry up and recruit warriors and make preparations; we will attack Turtle Castle in three days."
His subordinates' words had made Kenshiro no longer willing to tolerate it.
Kenshiro had been holed up in this small, dilapidated fishing village for far too long. A castle with walls and a monarch's tower was what he truly desired. This turtling castle was merely his first goal, certainly not his last.
Three days later, Kenjiro, full of ambition, led an army of more than two thousand men to begin the attack on Kameshiro Castle.
Turtle Castle, despite its name, is actually only about the size of Kenjiro's small fishing village. It can be called a castle because it has walls, although the walls are not very high.
The battle raged from morning till night. Kenshiro's victory was a foregone conclusion, but his force of two thousand men suffered a loss of nearly a quarter, a loss that Kenshiro could not accept.
The population of Fusang was already relatively small, and males were even scarcer. In addition, with warlords vying for power, most of the able-bodied men had been conscripted by various factions.
Kenjiro had painstakingly built up his two thousand men, and a small, isolated castle had caused him such severe losses.
This made Kenjiro realize that his army needed to improve its combat effectiveness. Given the current difficulty in recruiting personnel, he could only think of ways to improve its equipment and weapons.
The city of Turtle had just experienced a major battle, but that did not affect the victors' celebration banquet.
Kenshiro even specially prepared some pork as a reward for his subordinates.
The samurai, who were already tired of eating wild vegetables and fish, had their eyes turn red when they saw pork, which they hadn't seen in a long time.
A single bite of pork could turn these ruthless warriors into this state; it's simply because Fusang is so poor.
The state of fragmentation among warlords has lasted for nearly several hundred years, and to this day, no unified regime has emerged in Fusang.
War leads to a decrease in population; without people, a country naturally cannot develop.
In the Japanese kingdom of Fusang, where the social classes of commoners and nobles are severely divided, it is nothing short of a miracle that Kenshiro has managed to reach this point.
Kenshiro was just a fisherman's son. When he was very young, his father had served in the army, but was abandoned after being wounded. He settled in a fishing village and made a living by fishing. Later, he married a woman from the village and had Kenshiro.
So Kenshiro was actually a commoner from childhood. Given his status, his life would probably have been the same as his father's: either he would be conscripted into the army or he would spend his whole life fishing in the fishing village.
But something that happened when he was a child completely changed him.
As a child, Kenshiro was fortunate to have the love of his parents, even though his family was poor. However, his father was accidentally killed by a powerful army, which turned him into a villain.
This was the first time he realized that the strong prey on the weak, and that commoners in this world were like ants, objects to be played with and shot by the noble class.
At that time, he vowed to change his fate. He said he didn't want to be a commoner for the rest of his life; he wanted to be a nobleman, the highest kind.
Having made up his mind, Kenshiro began to get closer to the village's wealthy landowner's mentally challenged son, who was the same age as him.
Although the landowners were only the lowest rank of nobles, they were the only nobles Kenshiro could come into contact with.
By ingratiating himself with the simple-minded son, Kenshiro successfully became the son's follower, and began to learn about the actions and behaviors of the aristocratic class.
Persistence pays off. The landlord wanted to send his simple-minded son to the city to study, and Kenjiro was sent along as his page.
Having spent years studying in the city, the landlord's foolish son only knew how to eat, drink, and have fun, yet he made Kenshiro help him with his studies, which was exactly what Kenshiro wanted.
Over the years, the landlord's foolish son became increasingly foolish, while Kenshiro used those years to make many friends and transform himself into a handsome young nobleman.
After leaving school, Kenjiro took the money he had obtained from the landlords over the years and came to the small fishing village. He transformed himself into a fallen nobleman and built his own power base.
However, because the money obtained from the landlord was very limited, the force remained at a few dozen people. Fortunately, Kenjiro discovered a silver mine in the mountains near the small fishing village.
Kenshiro was so excited by the sudden acquisition of a huge fortune that he couldn't sleep well for several days. He spent several days thinking seriously and analyzing the current situation in Fusang.
Good resources have mostly been taken over by powerful families, and his small group of a few dozen people simply cannot withstand any trouble. Therefore, he turned his attention to the Great Dragon Empire across the sea.
There have long been rumors in Fusang that the Central Plains region has fertile land, wealthy people, and a powerful army, so Kenjiro wanted to come to the Great Dragon to buy grain.
Food is a hard currency in Fusang. Years of war have led to very low food production, so having food means they can conscript more troops.
He happened to meet Zhou Wu near Gao Liguo, which led to the rest of the story.
"Go and contact Lord Zhou Wu; I plan to pay him a visit in person."
Unlike his hedonistic subordinates, Kenshiro, who was single-mindedly focused on conquering Japan, was very calm at this moment. After today's battle at the fortified castle, he realized that he could not grow stronger quickly by relying solely on the current situation in his home country. He could only rely on his only ally.
"My lord, we should press our advantage now, for the journey to Dalong is long..."
His subordinates felt that they should conquer more cities to increase the population, but this idea clearly contradicted Kenshiro's.
"Stop talking. With our current forces, we simply cannot gain a foothold in Fusang. We can only stand out from the enemy ranks by relying on our powerful allies, the Great Dragon."
"Yes."
Kenshiro had made up his mind, and there was no going back. Seeing that their leader was determined, his subordinates stopped trying to persuade him.