Li Shimin faked his death? Then I will be powerful enough to conquer the world!

"No need, no need."

Li Zhentao raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a confident and slightly mysterious smile, and spoke in a steady and powerful voice.

"What do you need, General?"

Wu Tianyan frowned slightly, his eyes full of confusion, and stared at Li Zhentao intently.

"This general says that the Japanese will be executed within a day, not half a month."

Li Zhentao stood with his head held high and spoke firmly.

His tone revealed his unparalleled confidence and dominance.

Hearing Li Zhentao's astonishing words, Wu Tianyan and Lai Fu's faces were instantly filled with dissuasion.

Wu Tianyan took a step forward, his expression solemn, and spoke earnestly, "General, don't underestimate the Japanese! Although they are weak this time, they are extremely cunning and formidable, and their patience is immense!"

"In the past year, we have come into direct contact with them many times, and each encounter has been like being stuck in a quagmire, extremely difficult."

"They are adept at using the sea to conceal their presence, leveraging the vast ocean to maneuver around us. They often catch us off guard, circling behind us in their boats and launching surprise attacks, leaving us completely defenseless and repeatedly in dire straits."

Li Zhentao still had a smile on his face. He stretched out his broad and powerful palm and patted Wu Tianyan's shoulder heavily.

"This General says one day, and that's one day."

There was a cunning glint in his eyes, making it difficult to discern his true thoughts.

"This time, the general brought twenty Dragon-Soaring Treasure Ships. Only ten are here. Can you guess where the other ten are?"

Hearing this, Wu Tianyan and Lai Fu couldn't help but look at each other, with deep confusion in their eyes.

Their minds were racing, but they couldn't figure out where Li Zhentao had hidden the other ten treasure ships.

"This general has received news that the King of Wa is very close to the seashore, right?"

Li Zhentao locked his eyes on Wu Tianyan's, trying to gain more information about the Japanese.

Wu Tianyan nodded subconsciously.

"Yes, General, the Japanese people like to live along the coast, which is suitable for them to fish and survive."

"They make their living from the sea and know every reef and every ocean current in this area very well, much more familiarly than we do."

"Also, they have many small boats that often travel along the coast of Japan."

"If we gain the upper hand, they will quickly retreat to the sea. With the flexibility and lightness of the boat, even if we board it and give chase with all our might, we won't be able to catch up!"

"These small boats are very agile and fast in their hands. They can move freely in the shallow waters, causing us great trouble, but we are helpless."

Hearing Wu Tianyan's words, the smile on Li Zhentao's face became even wider, as if he was mocking the Japanese's petty tricks.

"Okay, well done!"

He nodded with satisfaction and spoke in a louder voice.

"I only have one question for you now. Where are the Japanese? Point me in a direction."

"That would be a great achievement."

After hearing Li Zhentao's words, Wu Tianyan's eyes became even more filled with disbelief.

Could it be that the general could wipe out the Japanese in one day with only these ten ships?

How could this be possible? His heart was filled with uneasiness, but under the general's majesty, he slowly stretched out his trembling hand, his arm slightly stiff in the air, pointing towards the distance.

"General, the Japanese are gathered in that area, behind our red flag."

"It's not far, right?" Li Zhentao asked.

"General Buyuan." Wu Tianyan replied.

Li Zhentao nodded slightly, and then waved his hand gracefully.

An agile soldier climbed up to the highest pole of the Longxiong treasure ship as quickly as a nimble monkey.

The mast of the boat swayed slightly under the strong sea breeze, making a creaking sound, but the soldiers walked on it as if it were flat ground, showing no fear at all.

He skillfully took out a telescope from his waist, held it close to his eyes, and carefully observed the distance.

At this time, the Japanese only occupied one part of the Japanese island. They had not yet fully explored the island and were still in the newly civilized slavery stage. The level of social development was extremely low, the buildings were simple, and the defenses were loose.

The soldier looked through the telescope and clearly saw the houses scattered in an orderly manner behind the red flag. The simple buildings were unevenly distributed.

You can still vaguely see the busy figures of the Japanese moving around, some carrying fishing gear, some holding simple weapons.

The soldier made a quick gesture to Li Zhentao, indicating that he had accurately found the target.

Li Zhentao nodded again, his expression becoming serious.

The flag bearers on the ship were all well-trained and their movements were in unison. They quickly raised the command flags.

The command flag rustled in the howling sea breeze.

The ten dragon-shaped treasure ships around them approached with an unstoppable momentum under the command of the command flag.

They gradually adjusted the position of the ship, aiming one side of the ship precisely at the gathering place of the Japanese.

At this time, Wu Tianyan and Lai Fu were surprised to find that black objects were slowly extending from the sides of the treasure ships.

The cold metallic luster flashed a chilling light under the sunlight, and they were all aimed at the gathering place of the Japanese in unison.

Wu Tianyan and Lai Fu were full of doubts. They had never seen such a scene before.

Wu Tianyan mustered up his courage and asked, "General, what is this?"

There was a hint of fear and curiosity in his voice, and his eyes revealed awe of the unknown.

Li Zhentao looked at the gathering place of the Japanese with a firm gaze, squinting his eyes slightly.

"This is the Qianwu Cannon, you know? The Ministry of Industry has spent countless efforts and energy to carefully build a hundred of them. We brought them here to test their power."

There was pride and boasting in his tone.

"Each cannon can only be fired twice, otherwise the iron inside will explode."

“It’s expensive!”

"General, what is the Qianwu Cannon?"

The confusion in the two men's eyes became even greater. They found that they could not understand some of the words that the general said.

These new things and unfamiliar words make them feel like they are out of touch with the times.

Li Zhentao calmly took out the musket from his waist.

He raised his hand slightly and fired a shot directly into the sky.

A loud "bang" made everyone's ears buzz, and the air was filled with the smell of gunpowder.

"See? This is called a tunnel-fired musket. It doesn't require ignition."

"What we used before were all ignition devices, and the cannon is just this thing stacked up together."

"I don't really understand it either, but that's probably what it means."

As he spoke, he shrugged helplessly.

He was chagrined that he could not explain more fully.

"You haven't seen fireworks during this Chinese New Year, have you?" Li Zhentao suddenly said.

Wu Tianyan and Lai Fu looked at each other, not understanding what Li Zhentao meant.

But out of respect for the general, they still answered honestly: "No."

"It's good that you haven't seen it. Today, General Ben will take you to see the fireworks and relieve your homesickness."

Li Zhentao smiled and shouted, "Pass my order, target the Japanese, fire!"

"Fire!" "Fire!" The sailors shouted at the top of their lungs.

The command flags kept waving.

Before Wu Tianyan and the others could react, a series of deafening noises rang out.

The sound was like thousands of thunders exploding at the same time, shaking the earth.

Immediately afterwards, the Japanese gathering place was blown to pieces.

Flames shot up into the sky and thick smoke filled the air.

The area instantly turned into a purgatory, houses were overturned, people were thrown into the air, and cries and screams were intertwined.

It's like a punishment from heaven!