Just as King Mutsuhito declared, the Hayato Imperial Army declared victory against the rebelling clans.

The war was a slaughter. The tactical and strategic skills put on display by the Hayato’s top general, Tomoyuki Yamashita, now explain why Imperial leadership acted so belligerently to spark this confrontation.

General Yamashita understood how to properly apply the many inventions that didn’t exist when he was a boy. From studying wars throughout the Protectorate’s history, he realized the most important factor in modern wars is logistics and bringing well-equipped forces to the battlefield. Much of the infrastructure development over the past five years have been undertaken with this revolt in mind.

The troops of the revolting clans actually outnumbered the Imperial Army, however they were scattered and led by hundreds of uncoordinated chieftains.

When the war began following the end of the snow demon invasion of the western continent, General Yamashita and the bulk of his forces got to work securing Tairiku through overwhelming numbers and firepower. The imperial forces stationed on Hayato and the east were intended to delay the clans until the main force could arrive.

To their credit, most of the clans in the east abandoned their undeveloped holdings and rushed to the Hayato isles, conquering most of the archipelago before Yamashita could finish in the west. Yamashita was ordered to return home, but the general stayed to win a final, decisive battle, then rushed home and confronted the clans before they could breach the capital.

Yamashita accomplished this because he knew exactly how long it would take to transport his entire army by rail down to the hour. Everyone else thought it would take two or three times longer.

With the clans defeated on Hayato, they surrendered honorably and accepted the full terms of the new constitution, without exile.