Li Rusong did not value Japan at all, nor was he afraid of their swords and guns. Whether it was during the war in Korea or now, he had never regarded Japan as a real enemy. No matter how much Xiao Ruxun wanted them to value these people, he did not care.
In his view, these people were just a flock of lambs waiting to be slaughtered.
For Li Rusong, who had obtained the right to raise war through war, these people were his supplies.
Limited by the speed of the cavalry and the limits of the Daqin's logistics capabilities, it was the limit to prepare enough dried meat for them. The logistics troops could not keep up with the pace of the cavalry troops, and the assault troops did not need the logistics troops to take care of them.
Li Rusong's army could carry out operations to raise war through war anywhere in Japan. The so-called raising war through war was the civilized version of burning, killing, and looting.
To put it bluntly, you could burn, kill, loot, and commit all kinds of crimes. As long as the army was fed and achieved its goal, it did not matter to him.
Anyway, this was not a war on the territory of Daqin.
Killing more old, weak, sick, and disabled people could also reduce the difficulty of Daqin's rule in the future. As for the people's hearts and whatnot …
Did the victorious predator need to care about the prey's thoughts?
The prey only needed fear.
Li Rusong was the source of their fear.
Although the bag of dried meat he carried with him could fill their stomachs, it was somewhat monotonous. From the moment he landed in Danma, Li Rusong decided to carry out operations to raise war through war, so that the army could maintain strong combat effectiveness and fighting spirit, as well as adequate nutrition.
Of course, fresh meat tasted better than dried meat. This was for sure.
Military discipline was relative to one's own country. If anyone dared to disturb the people in their own country's military operations, they would be courting death. But who cared about military operations abroad?
Would the Emperor care? No, the Emperor did not care either. Otherwise, he would not allow Li Rusong to raise war through war. Instead, he would restrict Li Rusong's destructive behavior.
In any case, Li Rusong never cared about how these people survived. They were lucky not to be killed, but as for whether they would starve to death or not, it was not something he cared about. General Li was never someone who cared about these things.
As soon as the order was given, the Qin Army's cavalry began to attack cities and seize territory. Because of their extremely fast speed, not to mention the villages, even some cities were directly breached by the cavalry of the Qin Army because they were not prepared in time. After all, there were many more things in the cities than in the villages.
In the village, the villagers would usually kill the villagers and loot whatever they could before burning everything to the ground.
But the problem was that it was still spring ploughing season, and there were no mature crops. Although there were some reserves and poultry, the village's resources were limited to that.
Li Rusong was not satisfied, so he began to attack the cities. Under the leadership of the secret agents, the number of defenses, the number of soldiers and horses, and the number of people in each city were all marked out. Li Rusong immediately drew up a route of attack. The army divided into several routes, and his three younger brothers, Li Rumei, Li Rubai, and Li Ruzhang, each led an army to attack a city.
However, Ma was caught off guard by Li Rusong's surprise attack. For a moment, the entire country was howling in agony under the hooves of Li Rusong's cavalry. Wherever the army went, corpses were strewn all over the ground. After that, they were even burned to ashes. There were very few survivors. Even if there were, they could only cry when faced with a pile of ruins, waiting for death.
On the other hand, Li Rusong's troops had received abundant supplies, and the warhorses had also received abundant fodder. After such a long journey, not only did they not lose weight, they even gained some weight and became more powerful when running.
But the tragic situation in Ma State caused a large number of refugees to flee to Danbo, Bomo, and other areas in search of a way to survive. When the local daimyo and the government heard the news, their first reaction was not to protect the people, but to run immediately.
They ran faster than Li Rusong's cavalry, wanting to run to Kyoto to take refuge and send a message.
But the wave of refugees had already occurred. Li Rusong told his brothers and subordinates to try to facilitate the birth of the wave of refugees, to let the old refugees attack the new refugees, and to let the refugees leave the cities with their own resources and families. Not only would it make it easier for them to loot, but it would also cause the Japanese local government to completely collapse.
This would make it impossible for them to set up defenses to deal with Li Rusong's troops.
With this group of refugees as the vanguard, it could ensure that Li Rusong's troops could safely reach Kyoto without fighting any battles.
Panic could cause many things that Li Rusong wanted to see, and Li Rusong's targets were never small people, but the big fish in Kyoto, such as the Japanese king who arrogantly called himself the Emperor.
Only the Emperor of the Daqin called himself the Son of Heaven, and he dared to call himself the Emperor.
All the generals on this expedition knew about this matter, and they were extremely dissatisfied with the small country of Japan, so they were even more cruel and merciless in their actions. They vowed to capture all the daring people and present them to the Emperor of the Daqin.
Li Rusong was eager to please Xiao Ruxun to ensure his own safety and position. He also knew that Xiao Ruxun had hopes for him, for he was good at long-distance raids, and hoped that he could completely solve the problem of Japan in one fell swoop, so that it would no longer be a problem.
This opportunity was too precious, and many people were envious of Li Rusong. If he could capture the leader of the other side, the arrogant Emperor, how good would that be?
Basically, the Duke was stable, and it was not impossible to pass it on to the family, and there were certainly some political and economic considerations.
Sweet, sweet, sweet.
Every time Li Rusong thought of this, he could not help but feel excited.
He marched and killed along the way, creating a large number of refugees along the way. Every time there were enough refugees, he rushed up to kill and loot, and when there were too many, he would kill and loot. He simply treated the refugees as fat sheep to be reared, and when the time came, he would cut the wool.
The local daimyo of the Toyotomi clan was really powerless. In the face of Li Rusong's suddenly powerful army, they did not even dare to resist, and could not even defend the city to the death. They only knew how to abandon the city and run away, one faster than the other, and only a few stayed to resist.
The only impression that Li Rusong had left was a group of 100 people, each with a white cloth tied to their head, holding a long knife in their hands, shouting at him, and then charging over. Li Rusong waved his hand, and a group of Dragon Cavalry came forward, dismounted, and aimed the loaded Light Awakening Flintlock at them, firing one round and two rounds.
This brave group of 100 people died here.
Not a single one survived.
Other than that, there was no organized resistance. Occasionally, when they burned and looted, they would meet civilians who dared to resist, such as farmers and hunters who resisted to protect their families, but none of them survived.
There was no resistance, and Li Rusong's progress was very fast. In two days, he cut through the country of Danma, and then entered Danbo and began to enjoy a sumptuous meal of refugees. At the same time, he also began to encounter some small-scale resistance.
It seemed that they finally reacted. Danbo's resistance was stronger than Danma, but it was also very limited. From a group of 100 people to 200 or 300 people, they launched a suicidal charge against the Qin Army, letting Li Rusong know that there were also brave warriors among the Japanese pirates.
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