This Wasn't Any Different from a Hunt

Because several garrisons were temporarily stationed together, the few summoned commanders arrived at Blood Butcher's main tent in no time.

Blood Butcher led them over to the Sand Table, where the intelligence had just been marked out, before speaking.

" This is our first battle after landing. Our objective is to wipe out the enemy force entrenched along the northern coast within Yashan Commandery.

"According to our intelligence, this army is mainly made up of the core forces of several super-tribes under Xin Tribe, along with the remnants of Modun's forces from the grasslands. In other words, once we eliminate this army, the enemy will no longer have the strength to resist. Our objective is to wipe them out completely.

"Of course, 'wipe them out completely' doesn't mean killing every last one of them. Whether they're killed or surrender, as long as not a single one escapes, it counts as total annihilation. However, as you all know, the Chieftain values prisoners more than corpses—labor, specifically. After we take over Bamboo Island, there will certainly be many places that need to be built up, and construction requires a great deal of manpower. So during the battle, capture anyone who can be taken alive."

The commanders all nodded. Blood Butcher was setting the tone for the operation before it began: annihilate the enemy, with capturing prisoners as the priority.

However, that also made the battle considerably more difficult. Even an idiot knew that killing was easier than taking prisoners alive. This would inevitably increase their own casualties, and the commanders all began to frown.

Seeing their expressions, Blood Butcher smiled and continued, "Although capturing them alive is our priority, it's not nearly as difficult as you imagine. Remember, this is a battle of overwhelming advantage. This time, I'll be deploying six garrisons—a