Father, I really don’t want to be the emperor

Everything in Jiangzhou has begun to go on the right track.

On this day, the first batch of students of Jiangwu Hall also officially graduated.

"After you go back, lead your troops well and train them strictly."

Ning Fan didn't reveal too much, he just asked the students to lead their troops well after returning.

But in fact, Ning Fan's subtext is self-evident.

"Your Highness, a general came from outside the military camp and called himself Sun Lu. He said he wanted to see you."

The messenger hurried in from outside.

General?

Ning Fan slapped his head and said with a wry smile: "It should be from the northwest. Let someone come in quickly."

Sun Lu's status in the Northwest Army was not low, but he was polite when meeting Ning Fan, and he did not lose any courtesy in kneeling down and kowtowing.

"Your Highness, the Marquis of Zhenyuan specially asked me to come to Jiangzhou to assist His Highness."

Sun Lu was not humble at all and acted like a professional.

Ning Fan actually had his own ideas about how to suppress the bandits, but since he was a guest, he could not ignore them, so he asked tentatively: "General Sun, in your opinion, how should these bandits be eliminated?"

"First send an order for the thieves to come down from the mountain and surrender. If they don't surrender, then gather them together and annihilate them!"

Sun Lu disagreed.

Come to think of it, he really didn't see these rough gangsters.

"Jiangzhou has many mountains. If these bandits avoid fighting, how will they deal with it?"

Ning Fan asked again.

Sun Lu sneered: "Your Highness has probably never personally participated in the battle, right? Most of these bandits have fixed fortresses, and some property and food cannot be moved away. Monks who can escape can't escape from the temple, so just go and fight them directly."

Ning Fan nodded. Sun Lu's answers to the first two questions were quite satisfactory and there was nothing wrong with them.

But then Ning Fan asked again: "General Sun, most of the cottages chosen by these bandits are easy to defend and difficult to attack. If we are so grand, we will encounter ambushes first, and we will encounter resistance second, and the losses will probably be huge."

"Your Highness, there is no way to fight without killing someone. Just leave these matters to your subordinates."

Sun Lu was already a little impatient.

Probably because he felt that Ning Fan, a young military novice who didn't understand anything and asked so many questions, was a waste of time.

"The battle is about momentum. You can't be afraid of death. You have to work hard to win!"

"If you are afraid of loss and life and death before the war begins, it will be difficult to survive on the battlefield."

Sun Lu instead educated Ning Fan.

Ning Fan was speechless for a while. Although Sun Lu could talk a lot, he didn't know much.

Judging from Ning Fan's theory of special operations, Sun Lu's method was to outnumber people. Ning Fan did not agree with this method of combat at all.

"General Sun has come a long way. Let's rest for a few days. We will talk about the suppression of bandits later."

Sun Lu is Xiao Zhong's man, and Ning Fan doesn't want to let down Xiao Zhong's good intentions, but he really can't use this Sun Lu.

This person has no problem fighting in the northwest. He can fight in large corps and just hedge.

But in things like suppressing bandits, people should not be killed if possible, because in Ning Fan's eyes, everyone in the Dragon Scale Army is very important, and he would feel sad if they lost him.

"Your Highness, don't you believe what I'm saying?"

Sun Lu also noticed that His Highness Prince Qing didn't seem to buy it...

"It's not that I don't believe in General, it's just that I also want to try it to see if my tactics can work."

Ning Fan said tactfully.

Hearing what Ning Fan said, Sun Lu looked incredulous: "Your Highness, you have never commanded a battle. You have no experience. I'm afraid you will suffer a big loss!"

"General Sun, don't worry about it. I have my own ideas."

Ning Fan must be wise.

Sun Lu had no choice but to turn blue with anger and did not dare to say anything. After all, Ning Fan was the prince and he could not act recklessly in front of Ning Fan.

Ning Fan dismissed Sun Lu with just a few words.

This made Sun Lu extremely angry. After returning to the residence arranged by Ning Fan, he immediately became furious at his subordinates.

"Your Highness is so disobedient. If I suffer a defeat, how will I explain to the general when I go back?"

Sun Lu slapped the table and his face turned red with anger.

Several Yamen generals around him quickly advised: "General Sun, you should listen to His Highness Prince Qing in everything! He is a prince, so he is inevitably young and energetic. Perhaps after suffering a loss, he will know the general's benefits and come to ask the general for help."

When Sun Lu heard what his subordinates said, his face looked much better: "I'm sure I'll suffer a loss, just wait until Mao Xiaozi comes to beg me! But I still have to write a letter to the general to make it clear about this matter first."

After getting paper and pen, Sun Lu began to write a letter to Xiao Chong. In the letter, he criticized Ning Fan as worthless, and there was a hint of resentment in every word.

Ning Fan did not come to Sun Lu these days. He went to supervise the training in person every day. The subjects of the five thousand Dragon Scale Army's daily training were in accordance with Ning Fan's regulations.

Moreover, on the basis of these Dragon Scale Army, Ning Fan also specially selected 800 people as a special force to prepare for precise strikes.

"Your Highness, after the news got out, these bandits really panicked."

Opening the curtain, Luo Yong walked in from the outside.

The wind, wind, fire, and loud voice.

"Why are you panicking?"

Ning Fan was very interested.

"According to the insider we sent, these bandits are collaborating with each other and forming some kind of big alliance! It means joining forces to resist our attack."

Luo Yong didn't take it seriously.

Others don't know, but he knows Ning Fan too well.

This young prince of the empire is actually full of knowledge and insights.

Dealing with a few bandits is as simple as reading lines on the palm of your hand.

"Let's find out when their leaders will gather. Then kill them all at once and they will be leaderless."

Ning Fan touched his chin and sneered.

Luo Yong was shocked. This idea was too bold.

"Your Highness, can you do it?"

Luo Yong looked incredulous.

"You have to know that a sick rat can kill a whole city of people, so there's nothing wrong with it!"

"Don't think that you have to fight together to fight. A real war is to use all possible means! Use all available methods! Human life is the last and least recourse."

Ning Fan said seriously.

"Been taught a lesson!"

Luo Yong looked admiring: "Your Highness, if it is poisoned, maybe they can all be poisoned to death!"

"This is not difficult, but once these leaders are all dead, their men will turn into small groups of gangsters and run around, making it more difficult to deal with. So, although it can be done, don't do it."

Ning Fan touched his chin and said.

"Then what does His Highness decide to do?"

Luo Yong was confused.

"Capture alive! Capture all these people and let them recruit their subordinates. Then we will be able to handle it!"

"These bandits are all desperadoes. If we face the situation of the Huns moving south in the future, we will need people! These bandits, after training, can also become our people."

Ning Fan said seriously.