The current flood of refugees caused by panic was very suitable for the course of the war. It also exposed the weak organizational strength of the local government of Japan at this moment.
Originally, if there was a strong organization, they could form a civilian army to protect the border and pacify the people. Even if they could not defeat the Qin army, at least it would not be like this, where the Qin army was invading like there was no one there.
But thinking about it, Tokugawa Ieyasu and Toyotomi Hidetsugu conscripted a large number of local troops to participate in the decisive battle with them in Ishiken. The local troops were basically taken away. Now they were scattered, and no one knew where they went.
On the 18th of April, Ma Hu led his army to destroy the only organized resistance force in the Ōyu Kingdom. About 800 people were all killed. The Ōyu Kingdom lost its resistance and was conquered by Ma Hu.
On the same day, Ma Wei led his army to march to the Ōyu Kingdom. He did not encounter any resistance. Instead, he caught many stragglers who had escaped before. He asked a lot of information, and then continued to march to the Ōyu Kingdom.
On the same day, Chai Guozhu divided his troops to attack the Tsukiyama Kingdom and Tsukiyama Kingdom. He won a great victory in both countries. The resistance he faced was only one or two hundred people. It was very weak. A round of volleys killed them without any suspense.
The gap between a straggler and a regular army was so big.
A guerrilla force fighting for a hundred years was not as effective as a frontal battle.
Not to mention these stragglers who were not even comparable to the guerrillas.
Those who had weapons were all dead or escaped. Most of the civilians without weapons had fled for their lives. Those who could not escape could only wait for fate.
The regular resistance force in Kyushu Island basically did not exist anymore. What was left were some scattered weak forces among the people and families who wanted to protect the people. In the face of the regular army of Daqin, they were not worth mentioning at all.
It was also on the 18th day of the fourth month that Li Rusong captured the main city of Chuanjing County and seized a large amount of supplies. Then, he sent his younger brother Li Rumei and Li Ruzhang to attack a group of refugees with a group of men and horses. They seized another batch of supplies, as well as many girls with delicate skin and tender flesh.
Since they were going to fight abroad, some of the domestic restrictions were gone. Xiao Ruxun did not restrict their behavior in this regard. Just like when he was fighting against the Northern Barbarians, as long as they could seize something, they could do whatever they wanted.
The anger of the soldiers could not only be solved by killing. They had to use some normal means when it was necessary. The soldiers were also men, and they were strong men who had received strict military training from Daqin. They should not be too angry.
Due to Xiao Ruxun's many restrictions and regulations at home, they could only go through normal legal procedures to satisfy their physiological needs. But when they went to war abroad, it was time for them to be released. No matter how much Xiao Ruxun restricted military discipline, she wouldn't restrict the army from doing such things.
Therefore, including Li Rusong, whether it was Chai Guozhu or Ma Wei, the three armies all had abducted women for their soldiers to vent their frustrations on. No one cared about it, and no one felt that it was bad. The military judge in the army also did not feel that it was wrong.
This was the domination of the winner over the loser. The winner should enjoy everything of the loser.
Before the end of the war, before Xiao Ruxun sent the imperial edict to end the war, everything was reasonable and legal and would not be investigated.
During the day, the Qin Army fought bravely in all directions, flattened countless prefectures, and killed countless people who dared to resist. At night, they had to line up.
After all, there were too many wolves and not enough meat. There were still a lot of them that had to be given to the highest military officer to enjoy. It would be good if dozens of soldiers could get one.
Moreover, for the sake of health and safety, when Xiao Ruxun was in the country, he instructed the military doctor to do a physical examination on the captive women to make sure they were not sick, and then wash their bodies in time to ensure their health and safety. After that, he allowed the soldiers to vent.
In this era without condoms, if the soldiers got sick, they would be really unlucky.
Day and night, the Qin Army advanced step by step. The soldiers of Nihon were defeated like a landslide, completely unable to cope with the attack of the Qin Army. The Qin Army advanced so fast that there were some logistical problems. The army of the frontline of the Kyushu had to stop for a day, and they did not attack for the whole day on the 19th.
The tide of refugees was getting bigger and bigger, and the panic in Nihon was getting worse and worse. The panic soon spread to most parts of the country. A week after the Qin Army launched the attack, most of the Nihon people knew that their country was invaded by the powerful Daqin.
Then their first reaction was to run, to follow the big group. Although they did not know where to go, it was always right to follow the big group.
The common people, whose lives were as cheap as grass, could not get any effective information at all. They could only follow the mentality of the crowd and follow the big group, hoping to survive safely and hold on until the end of the war.
The local governments hardly did anything. The few that did were more welcomed by the Qin Army, because they would organize most of the people who could fight to face the Qin Army directly, so that it would be convenient for the Qin Army to catch them all in one fell swoop, so that the Qin Army would not have to search everywhere.
Just like Luo Shanghai and Qi Jin, they each led more than a thousand cavalrymen to chase after the Qin Army for thousands of miles. They also encountered resistance along the way, but they were quickly wiped out. If they could not keep up with the supplies, they would use the war to support the war. When they encountered a village, they would go in and burn and loot, and then they would continue to chase and burn and loot.
Luo Shangzhi and Qi Jin killed and looted as they chased after them. Luo Shangzhi and Qi Jin followed closely behind the Toyotomi and Tokugawa clan.
In the end, Tokugawa Ieyasu had to leave a hundred cavalrymen of the Red Garrison to stop Qi Jin's troops and fight with Qi Jin's troops, which bought more than two hours for Tokugawa Ieyasu to escape. Qi Jin realized that he might have lost them.
It was the same on Fengchen's side. In order to get rid of Luo Shangzhi's pursuers, he had to leave a squad behind as a suicide squad. However, Fengchen's squad was not as elite as the Red Reserve Squad, so they were all taken care of by Luo Shangzhi in about half an hour.
However, it had more or less bought Toyotomi Hiuji more time, allowing him to run further away, making it more difficult for Luo Shangzhi to chase after him.
In this pursuit, Ishida Mitsunari also learned that the purpose of the Qin Army was not simple.
If the purpose was simple, they would not have chased after him for five or six days without giving up. It was obvious that they would not give up until they reached their goal.
"Your Highness, Maeda Toshiie's prediction may come true. This time, the Qin Army is really not friendly. We have to be ready to fight to the death with the strength of the whole country."
During the break, Ishida Mitsunari made mental preparations for Toyotomi Hidetsugu.
Toyotomi Hidetsugu's beard was unshaven, and his eyes were sunken. It was obvious that he had not had a good rest. Of course, Ishida Mitsunari was not much better, and even all the deserters were not much better.
If Ishida Mitsunari had not been smart enough to bring some food and water, which saved him some time in robbing Qin Army, he might not have been able to run faster than Qin Army.
But even so, it did not make Toyotomi Hidetsugu feel more relaxed.
"You mean that this time, the Qin Army wants to destroy us?"
Toyotomi Hidetsugu stared at Ishida Mitsunari, and chewed the hard dry food in his mouth.
"Yes, roughly … that's basically it. Under these circumstances, we shouldn't have the slightest bit of hope. We should immediately return to the capital and gather the people of the world to resist the invasion of the Qin army. Only then can we save our country."
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