I rode and slashed unparalleled in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1113 Sweeping Away the Japanese Devils
The Han army's landing encountered almost no significant resistance. The elite "Sea-Pacifying Battalion" quickly seized control of the dock area and established a solid beachhead. Subsequent ships continuously transported more soldiers, equipment, and supplies ashore.

Jiang Qin himself took the lead, personally acting as the vanguard, and led a team to try to find the whereabouts of the other members of the delegation.

Hakata Bay, located in northern Kyushu, is a natural harbor with an excellent position facing North Korea. It is also the place where Chiang Ching-kuo's delegation was ambushed.

If there are any survivors from the mission, this is the most likely place.

However, when Jiang Qin led his men to search everywhere, they only found some fragments of the burned Han envoy's banner and a few rotten, unrecognizable skeletons.

"Have all of them been killed?" Jiang Qin trembled with rage.

"Report! Lieutenant Jiang, we've captured a few prisoners, and they say they saw some captured Han Chinese in the Gou Nu Wang City," a scout rushed in to report, "but they...they..."

Jiang Qin roared, "What happened to them? Tell me now!"

The scout took a deep breath and said:
"They...they were used as sacrifices and slaves by the Dog Slave Kingdom, and their martial prowess was flaunted by the Dog Slave Kingdom's ruler, Himiko."

"Some of them were publicly executed as sacrifices to the evil god, others were locked in cages and exhibited like livestock by the Dog Slave Kingdom, and a few with some skills were forced day and night to copy our weapons, and were branded with hot irons and whipped if they disobeyed. Many could not bear the humiliation and committed suicide for their country, and the rest... were mostly tortured beyond recognition..."

Jiang Qin's vision blurred, and he almost lost his balance. Leaning on his knife, his teeth clenched so tightly that he forced out a hoarse growl from his throat: "Dog Slave Kingdom... Himiko... If I, Jiang Qin, do not tear you to pieces, I swear I am not human!"

He turned abruptly and knelt down before Su Yao with a thud, his forehead hitting the deck heavily with a dull thud: "Your Highness! Please allow this humble general to be the vanguard and march straight to the city of the Dog Slave King! This humble general is willing to sign a military pledge: if I fail to conquer this city, I will bring my head to face you!"

Su Yao helped Jiang Qin up, his gaze sweeping across the smoking coastline in the distance, his voice as cold as ice: "Approved. Taishi Ci!"

"Your subordinate is here!" Taishi Ci replied, clasping his hands in greeting.

"You lead the main force to advance steadily, clear out resistance along the coast, consolidate the beachhead, and ensure unimpeded supply."

"I will obey your orders!"

Su Yao then looked at Jiang Qin and the soldiers behind him, whose eyes were also filled with anger and eagerness: "Jiang Qin, I give you three hundred light cavalry, all elite soldiers of the army, and also allocate twenty powerful crossbows. You shall set off immediately. If you encounter small groups of enemy troops along the way, annihilate them. If you encounter fortified cities, do not attack them directly. Mark their locations and wait for the main army to deal with them. Your primary task is to rush to the city of Gou Nu, block the main road, scout the enemy situation, and wait for the main force to encircle you. If you encounter the main enemy force or any danger, use the smoke signal, and I and the main army will arrive in an instant."

"Understood!" Jiang Qin clasped his hands in a deep fist salute, his eyes burning with the flames of revenge and unwavering determination.

Su Yao patted him on the shoulder and gave him a final instruction: "Remember, your mission is to be the vanguard scouts and blockade, not to attack the city alone. Only by preserving your own safety can you avenge your defeat. Go now!"

"Yes, sir!" Jiang Qin said no more and turned to muster the three hundred light cavalry. These cavalrymen were all elite soldiers carefully selected by Taishi Ci from the Liaodong border army and the Youzhou cavalry. Each soldier had two horses and was well-equipped. Now that they knew their mission, they were all eager to fight and full of killing intent.

The three hundred riders sped away like arrows released from a bow, leaving the port in an instant and galloping along the muddy dirt road toward the interior of the Gou Nu Kingdom.

Su Yao piloted his Griffin into the air, overlooking the surrounding clouds to guide Jiang Qin in the general direction and monitor the movements of all sides, guarding against large-scale ambushes. Meanwhile, Taishi Ci commanded the main Han army to begin a steady advance inland. The Han infantry, having landed, formed a disciplined formation: swordsmen and shield bearers in front, halberdiers in the center, and crossbowmen at the rear, like a moving steel jungle, slowly crushing the land of the Dog Slave Kingdom. The scattered Dog Slave outposts and villages encountered along the way were often easily routed by the Han army before they could organize any effective resistance. Those who stubbornly resisted were all executed, while those who surrendered were bound and guarded.

Taishi Ci was a seasoned general who had been through many battles, and he was well aware of the importance of logistics and stabilizing the front lines during the long-distance expedition across the sea.

Therefore, under his command, the Han army advanced slowly but steadily. Every time they captured a key location, they left a small force to guard it and quickly established communication and supply nodes.

The Kingdom of Dogu was clearly intimidated by the powerful landing force of the Han army and the aerial threat from Griffin. Coupled with the fact that its main force had been tied down on the front lines against the Kingdom of Yamatai, it was temporarily unable to organize an effective, layered resistance. Only a few small groups of Dogu warriors, relying on their familiarity with the terrain, launched sporadic raids and harassment attacks. However, under the Han army's tight formations and the accurate firing of powerful crossbows, these attacks were mostly like waves crashing against rocks, shattering into pieces with minimal effect.

Central location of Kyushu Island.

A hoarse roar came from the stone palace of the Dog Slave King in the Higo region, nestled among the mountains.

"Trash! They are all a bunch of trash!"

Himiko roared hysterically, smashing the bronze wine cup in her hand at the kneeling general:

"Three hundred men! You actually let a mere three hundred men march straight in and kill their way to the outskirts of my royal city?! Do you even deserve to be called warriors of my Nine Provinces?!"

"Where have all my warriors gone?!"

The general prostrated himself on the ground, not daring to raise his head: "Your Majesty... it's not that we are incompetent, but that the Han people came too quickly and are too powerful!"

His voice was trembling with fear: "Those Han Chinese are well-armored, almost impervious to swords and spears, and even their warhorses are extraordinary, taller than our men!"

"What's even more terrifying is that, in addition to their sharp bows and crossbows, they can also summon thunder and fire."

"I had organized two thousand warriors to ambush us in the mountains to the north, but as soon as we made our move, they threw their magic weapons at us. In an instant, the forest was ablaze with flames and thunder was deafening! Before my brothers could even charge in, they were burned and screamed for their mothers. The casualties were heavy... They, they are not ordinary people. They are heavenly soldiers and generals!"

Although the description of this general is somewhat exaggerated, it truly reflects the characteristics of Jiang Qin's vanguard cavalry.

They made full use of the mobility and equipment advantages of cavalry, riding tall warhorses from the Western Regions and using powerful crossbows to weaken the enemy from a distance. When ambushed, they did not hesitate to use the "Thunderclap Bombs" specially approved and equipped by Su Yao in small quantities to create chaos, and then launch a concentrated charge to reap the rewards.

With this advanced fighting style, how could the warriors of the Dog Slave Kingdom, who had not yet fully entered the Iron Age, be a match for them?

In an instant, heads rolled and blood flowed like rivers.

Of the three thousand Gou Nu Kingdom warriors who ambushed Jiang Qin, less than four hundred escaped with the general after the battle. The rest either died from the sharp blades and lightning of the Han army, perished in the trampling, or were chased and driven into the dense forest and disappeared without a trace.
(End of this chapter)