Imperial warlords: Cannons are the only truth

After a while.

The 6th Division of the Qian State Expeditionary Army, which had suffered from aerial attacks and frights along the way, finally entered Lingcheng County.

After quickly settling into the city, the starving Sixth Division immediately began cooking.

The 6th Division suffered significant damage to its supplies due to constant aerial attacks along the way.

The food supplies accompanying the army also suffered considerable losses.

So, while the cooks were setting up their equipment and starting to prepare the meal, they took advantage of the lull.

With Ishii Daisaku's tacit approval, the soldiers of the 6th Division who entered Lingcheng County scattered like rabbits released from their hawks, doing whatever they wanted—replenishing their food supplies on the spot during their march.

Unsurprisingly, these barbarian soldiers, who were already seething with anger, went wild once they were no longer restrained.

They stormed in, broke down doors, and began looting the people of the city.

They would be shot dead at the slightest resistance.

Soon, the looting in Lingcheng County escalated into a one-sided massacre.

When this situation was reported to the commander of the 6th Division, Ishii Daisaku.

Ishii Daisaku only said one sentence: "No need to interfere, let them do their thing."

"It's time for the soldiers to vent their anger."

"Tell them that if they don't want to go hungry on the road, they should remember to gather ingredients while venting their anger."

"Division Commander, shouldn't we really impose some restrictions?" A foreign officer asked with a slight hesitation. "According to the pre-war directives issued by the Imperial General Headquarters..."

"Execute the order. The soldiers' pent-up resentment needs an outlet, otherwise it could easily lead to serious group problems."

"Do not worry!"

"The headquarters won't blame us for this kind of thing."

"As long as we don't delay our trip, the Qian Kingdom Expeditionary Army Command won't say anything."

"Even if the higher-ups do investigate this matter, I, as the division commander, will take the blame!"

"Let's make today a day of celebration for our Sixth Division! Let's revel to our hearts' content!"

"We'll speed up our journey tomorrow!"

"You guys must be feeling really frustrated too, right?"

With that, Ishii Daisaku grinned mischievously at the eager officers: "Go if you want, why put up with all this hardship!"

"My sword hasn't tasted blood in a very long time."

"The feeling of being unbearably hungry and thirsty is awful!"

As he spoke, Ishii Daisaku drew his command sword, his eyes filled with an evil fanaticism.

Under the sunlight, the sharp blade reflected a chilling glint...

Ishii Daisaku's actions were quite straightforward—not only did he not stop his soldiers' behavior, but he also wanted to personally "get involved"!

Thus, with Ishii Daisaku's indulgence and personal involvement, the real nightmare of Ryojo Prefecture began...................

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The Sixth Division, which had completely spiraled out of control, launched an indiscriminate looting and massacre of the people of Lingcheng County.

They no longer cared about the distinction between pro-foreign and non-pro-foreign factions.

At this moment, in their eyes, all the people of Lingcheng County were prey for them to vent their anger!

It started with breaking down doors and looting, then progressed to shooting and killing those who resisted, and finally escalated into indiscriminate and unrestrained hunting.

In less than twenty minutes, the Sixth Division, which had entered Lingcheng County, had completed these three steps of evolution.

With Division Commander Ishii Daisaku personally involved and along with a group of officers, the 6th Division's frenzy in Lingcheng County reached a new level.......................

Gunfire erupted throughout Lingcheng County, and crowds of people were scrambling to escape.

The sight of the unarmed and fleeing people of Lingcheng County further fueled the savagery of the soldiers of the Sixth Division.

These barbarian soldiers, devoid of any moral compass, indiscriminately fired at the fleeing crowd.

Some foreign soldiers even climbed to rooftops and other high points to set up machine guns and fire at the crowd from above!

Compared to the men's plight, the women in the city fared even worse...................

On the day the Sixth Division of the Foreign Kingdom entered the city, it didn't matter whether you were a landlord or an ordinary citizen, whether you were a pro-foreign lackey or a neutral party.

Today, the people of Qian Kingdom in Lingcheng have only one identity in the eyes of the Sixth Division.

That is—the prey to vent one's anger!

The Sixth Division, now completely bloodthirsty, was acting recklessly.

Even the puppet officials of Lingcheng County, who had just been appointed by the barbarians a few days ago, were "accidentally" wiped out by the mutinous soldiers of the Sixth Division...

The concubines and family fortunes of these puppet officials were also indiscriminately ruined by the soldiers of the Sixth Division.

Seeing that the situation was not going well, the puppet security team of Lingcheng County had no choice but to bite the bullet and fight against the foreign soldiers in the city in order to save their lives.

However, these hundred or so puppet security guards were no match for the foreign army.

A few mortar blasts, a barrage of light and heavy machine gun fire, and a push from a tank—and in less than half an hour, they were all wiped out!

The 6th Division's looting in Lingcheng County lasted from 11:00 a.m. that day until 7:00 a.m. the next morning.

For a full twenty hours, the entire Lingcheng County was like a living hell.

Firelight, gunshots, cries of pain, wails, screams, and maniacal laughter intertwined to form the main theme of Lingcheng County, which was shrouded in a terrifying atmosphere.

During this period, Ishii Daisaku gave the 6th Division maximum freedom to act.

And he even set an example for the barbarian soldiers...

Lingcheng County became the first in the Qian Kingdom to personally experience the ugly and brutal true face of the invaders from the Yi Kingdom.

This incident occurred in Lingcheng County.

This was undoubtedly a slap in the face to those "foreign dogs" who were eagerly anticipating the arrival of foreign powers and hoping it would bring them a better life, and who were obsessed with worshipping foreign things.

Our ancestors warned future generations about this issue long ago: those who are not of our kind will surely have different hearts!

Do you expect to live a good life by being a lackey of those great powers?

That's just wishful thinking!

Moreover, many people in the Qian Kingdom actually understand this in their hearts.

They just didn't want to point it out—those arrogant powers never took the Qian people, who they saw as backward and ignorant, seriously!

The Yi people were no exception, and their discrimination against the Qian people was even greater!

The fact that the Sixth Division, in its bloodlust, didn't even spare the puppet officials they themselves had appointed is a powerful example of this.

They didn't even consider the people of Qian Kingdom to be human!

Otherwise, even if they were in a bloodthirsty frenzy, they wouldn't be so indiscriminate as to not distinguish between "friend" and "foe," would they?

Ultimately, it was intentional, a way to vent their pent-up anger as much as possible...