The composition of the main force of the Qin Army under Ma Wei was different from the other two divisions.
It was not just the main force of the Qin Army. The armies of the vassal states in Southeast Asia that Xiao Ruxun had summoned with his edict had all landed with the main force of the Qin Army. In other words, the armies of the vassal states in Southeast Asia were also here, marching with the Qin Army.
However, they were not given any combat missions.
What a joke – let alone Great Qin, the Southeast Asian armies' battle power could not even compare to Japan's. Sending them to fight would just be sending them to their deaths, and there was no point. Xiao Ruxun did not believe that these people would be able to fight a beautiful battle.
The only purpose of letting them come and send their important national figures to fight with their armies was to promote the power of the Daqin.
Yes, Xiao Ruxun did not summon the armies of the various countries to fight at all, but to promote the power of the country. Just like the Ming Dynasty's Western Expedition, the main purpose was to promote the power of the Daming Empire. However, the promotion this time was quite different from Zheng He's.
Zheng He's promotion still had some meaning of trade and a yearning for friendship, but Xiao Ruxun was very direct. To promote the power of the country, he did not need to show anything else. He only needed to show the power of the Daqin army.
The dozen vassal states in Southeast Asia that responded to the call of the Daqin all sent about a thousand troops. In total, there were about fifteen thousand people. After they gathered, they moved with the Daqin navy and then followed Ma Wei's main force to land.
After that, their task was to see how the Daqin main force destroyed the resistance of the Japanese army. They would let them see the power of the Daqin army in battle and let them feel the most direct crushing of military power.
The effects were quite good. From the day they had landed, Ma Wei had noticed that these people's faces were quite pale and unsightly. This was especially so when Great Qin's army had suppressed the Japanese resistance. Looking at their expressions, these people's faces were quite unsightly, and some people's lips were even trembling.
It was clear that this was the first time he had directly experienced the battle power of the Qing army up close. He then compared the Daqin army to their own army in all aspects and came to the conclusion that he was trash.
It didn't matter. Their helplessness was the best compliment to the Daqin.
They would realize the unbridgeable gap in strength between them and the Daqin. This unbridgeable gap in strength would bring them a sense of despair and an unshakable reverence for the Daqin, directly confirming the Daqin's irreplaceable position as the overlord of East Asia in this entire region.
This was the first step for Daqin to enter the world.
Ma Wei was very happy.
Before they set off, Xiao Ruxun had told him that there was no need to let these vassal states' armies join the war. If they retreated after joining the war, they would attack the Daqin army, which was obviously not worth it.
Xiao Ruxun had complete trust in the Daqin army. He knew that the Daqin army would definitely bring him what he wanted.
Of course, the money spent to gather the various countries to participate in the war was not completely without returns.
It would let them see with their own eyes what excellent weapons and armor the Daqin army was equipped with. From there, they would have the idea that they also wanted such equipment and further expand the amount and scale of military purchases.
Some of the old goods from the former Ming Dynasty could be sold at a discount, and the excellent equipment produced by the Daqin also needed to be sold. As the number of soldiers in the army stabilized and production increased steadily, Xiao Ruxun gradually found that some of the weapons produced by the military factories were surplus.
This was not a big deal. They could just be stored in the armory. But if the armory was also full, what would happen to these things? If they produced enough things but did not use them, how could they recoup the cost?
War could recover costs by plundering resources, but there were not always wars.
At this time, the export of firearms was a big deal. Once it was changed hands, it could be sold for several times the original price, and people would still rush to buy it. They could more or less recoup some of the necessary costs without starting a war.
After the streamlined standardized production method was restarted, the quality and output of Daqin's weapons had been greatly improved. For some of the more complicated weapons, the components of the weapons were also standardized and produced.
These production methods, production techniques, and production personnel were strictly kept confidential by Xiao Ruxun. The officials all knew that Xiao Ruxun valued technology far more than the previous emperors. This was also one of the things that the previous dynasties of the Central Plains did not do well.
Everything was shared with others, and when others learned it, they would come and beat you.
The streamlined production standards and production techniques of Daqin, the improved iron-smelting and steel-smelting techniques, the production techniques of the Longwu Musket and the Guangqi Flintlock Musket were also strictly kept confidential. This was especially true for the artillery and other aspects. Even the non-key personnel in the Ministry of Military Works did not know about this technique.
The craftsmen were responsible for one link, and they did not know about the professional techniques beyond this link. This ensured that the techniques would not leak out and cause danger to the greatest extent.
In order to further reduce the threat, Xiao Ruxun also ordered the Blackwater troops to allocate some people to be responsible for the positioning work in this regard. Any clues found should be reported directly to the emperor at the first time, and the emperor would personally arrange to deal with it.
Using the advanced technology of Daqin to intimidate the vassal states, making them yearn for the military techniques of Daqin and purchase a large number of weapons from Daqin. Once they had the idea of imitating and started to study it, the Blackwater troops stationed abroad would find out in time and deal with it.
All in all, what Xiao Ruxun wanted was to control a considerable degree of the sources of weapons and firearms of the surrounding countries. Once something happened, they would lose their combat effectiveness at the fastest speed and be unable to confront the army of Daqin.
Xiao Ruxun was determined to eat them, and they would not be able to make any trouble.
The place where the crisis was transferred had to play its role honestly. Don't think about breaking away from Daqin and becoming independent and self-reliant all day long.
People like Na Ruixuan could only jump around for a few days. Just wait and see. In a few days, Na Ruixuan could not jump around anymore. His government would fall apart, and a new government that was close to Daqin would appear. All the foundations of Siam's independence and self-reliant would be destroyed.
Siam was only the first. There would be other countries like this in the future, and Daqin would not be lenient.
This was what Xiao Ruxun mainly wanted to do.
With a three-pronged approach, he would let them know the gap between Daqin and Daqin, know the power and advanced weapons of Daqin, and warn them with the fate of Siam.
Be an honest dog of Daqin, and Daqin would not treat you badly. If you dared to bare your teeth at Daqin, you would become a dead dog.
Now that Siam was in a mess and rioting everywhere, they could clearly see the power of Daqin's drastic measures.
No matter how many troops Na Ruixuan had in his hands, he could do nothing about the sudden change in the international environment. People from all walks of life in the country had suffered heavy losses, and they were seriously dissatisfied with him.
Moreover, there were people everywhere spreading rumors and inciting dissatisfaction. The whole of Siam was already in a mess. Na Ruixuan sent troops everywhere to suppress it, which had already caused bloodshed. The army had already begun to violently suppress it.
The situation had already entered the second stage. There were already people with military power who were dissatisfied with Na Ruixuan. They did not want their own interests to be damaged, so they planned to get rid of Na Ruixuan and sue for peace with Daqin to restore stability in Siam.
If Siam's base was defeated by Na Ruixuan, their existence would be meaningless.
There had to be someone who could rule others, right?
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