Imperial warlords: Cannons are the only truth

"what happened?"

After showering and changing his clothes, Li Shenghai looked at Xiao Ji Sanlang in surprise: "Lieutenant Liu just told me—Brother Xiao Ji is allergic to alcohol?"

"Can't drink?"

"Yes! Yes! Yes!" Kokichi Saburo hurriedly explained, "Please forgive me, General..."

As he spoke, Koji Saburo bowed slightly to Li Shenghai to express his apology: "I also wanted to drink and have a good time with the general!"

"But my body simply won't allow it..."

"I've had a severe alcohol allergy since I was a child!"

"Therefore, we can only use tea instead of wine..."

"Is that so?" Li Shenghai nodded. "That's such a pity."

"I even had some of my treasured wines prepared!"

"To be honest, I haven't drunk much in a long time."

"fine!"

"Since Brother Ji can't drink, we can't force him."

"When the time comes, Brother Ji, let's use tea instead of wine!"

"Brother Ji, you can have tea, I'll drink wine!"

"Huh?" Koki Saburo was startled when he heard this.

His eyes were filled with terror.

What the hell!

You drink alcohol, I'll drink tea?

This won't do!

"No! No! No!" Koki Saburo waved his hands repeatedly: "General..."

"I think it would be better to save your fine wine for when you entertain your distinguished guests next time!"

"The joy of drinking and chatting..."

"Besides, we have important business to attend to tomorrow, so let's postpone this drinking session for now!"

"General, this tea is quite good!" Koki Saburo hurriedly pointed to the tea on the table: "Let's enjoy tea together today, so as not to delay tomorrow's important business..."

"After all, drinking can easily lead to mistakes..."

“That’s right!” Li Shenghai smiled. “Business is more important.”

"Perfect timing, I have a new plan that I want to discuss with Brother Ji."

"If this succeeds, it will definitely make the Great Qian Dynasty realize just how serious it is to fall out with Laozi in Ganla!"

"Oh? The general has a new plan again?"

Upon hearing this, Kokichi Saburo also became interested.

"Yes! I've thought about it—we're either not doing it at all, or we're going to do it on a big scale!"

“Minor skirmishes will not teach the Great Qian Dynasty a lesson.”

"I must let the entire Ganla Protectorate know—whether Ganla is in chaos or not is not up to the Great Qian Dynasty, but up to me, Li Shenghai!"

"Trying to make my life difficult and cut off my source of income?"

"Then I'll show them the consequences of cutting off my source of income!"

"If we're going to do something, let's do something big!"

“The general is right!” Koji Saburo then added fuel to the fire, following Li Shenghai’s lead: “The Qian Kingdom’s court is too arrogant.”

"We must let them know—if they want to gain a foothold in Ganla, they must cooperate with the general!"

"I love to hear that!" Li Shenghai laughed heartily. "Brother Xiao Ji, don't be so polite. Sit down and let's have some tea and chat."

"My plan needs my brother Xiao Ji's cooperation to be implemented better."

"So, I need to have a good talk with Brother Xiao Ji about this."

"General, please give us your instructions on how you require our cooperation!"

Koki Saburo was overjoyed to see that Li Shenghai was so concerned about opposing the Daqian court.

"As I said before—we have a common enemy!"

"To deal with our common enemy, we will do our utmost to cooperate with your operations in Ganla, as long as you give the word..."

"it is good!"

"That's exactly what I wanted to hear from Brother Ji!"

"Come! Come! Come!"

"Let's have a cup of tea instead of wine!" Li Shenghai picked up his teacup and drank it all in one gulp.

"Here's what I'm thinking—didn't the Great Qian Dynasty just establish the Ganla Protectorate?"

"They thought that turning Ganla into the Ganla Protectorate would solve everything and allow them to make all the decisions!"

"They actually ordered me to give up the opium business, and that damn commissioner surnamed Zhao even threatened me!"

"Fine—I'll show them what the consequences are of offending me, Li Shenghai, in Ganla..."

"Brother Xiao Ji, I'm going to teach the Ganla Protectorate a lesson!"

Li Shenghai put down his teacup and said seriously, "Just as I said earlier—small-scale scrambling is meaningless and probably won't attract enough attention from the Great Qian Dynasty."

"So, we either don't do this at all! Or we do it on a big scale!"

"I'm going to take direct action against the Ganla Protectorate!"

"What?" Koki Saburo exclaimed in surprise, "The general means..."

"An armed raid was launched on the Ganla Protectorate to eliminate the Ganla Protectorate Commissioner appointed by the Great Qian Dynasty!"

"Aren't they trying to completely cut off my source of income?"

"Then I'll just launch a bloodbath against the Ganla Protectorate!"

Li Shenghai said viciously, "Think about it—the Ganla Protectorate was just established, and the Ganla Protectorate appointed by the imperial court was wiped out by us in the Protectorate."

"Isn't this news explosive?"

"I'm going to slap the Great Qian Dynasty in the face!"

"Let them know—when I, Li Shenghai, go crazy, I'm capable of anything..."

"If you want peace in the Ganla Protectorate, then don't even mention the opium ban to me!"

"The opium trade must continue!"

"General, launching a surprise attack on the Ganla Protectorate is no easy task..."

Koji Saburo was also startled by Li Shenghai's madness: "The Ganla Protectorate has troops stationed there by the Daqian Zhenguo Army. Isn't it too risky to attack the Ganla Protectorate directly?"

"Wealth is found in danger!"

Li Shenghai said coldly, "The greater the risk, the greater the reward!"

"If this succeeds, my name will be truly famous."

"The Great Qian Dynasty will also have to consider the consequences of opposing Li Shenghai in Ganla!"

"General, how do you require our cooperation?"

"Good! That's great!" Li Shenghai gave Xiao Ji Sanlang a thumbs up: "I know that Brother Xiao Ji has connections not only with Xiluo."

"Ganla must also have your barbarian country's hidden armed personnel, right?"

"I've long heard that your barbarian country's armed assault teams are quite capable."

"I think the success rate of the raid on Ganla Protectorate would be even greater if the plan were to be coordinated with the barbarian attack force."

Li Shenghai then revealed his plan: "Brother Xiao Ji should also know that launching a surprise attack on the Ganla Protectorate is an extremely difficult task."

"Therefore, I need a suicide squad that is not afraid of death and is willing to sacrifice itself for the operation to win opportunities for the entire operation!"

"Let me be frank—I can't seem to find many men among my men who would be willing to strap explosives to their bodies and sacrifice themselves for righteousness."

"To be honest, after thinking it over, I can only discuss it with Brother Xiao Ji."

"After all, your barbarian country's suicide squad..."

Li Shenghai didn't say anything more after that, but everyone knew what he meant.

Kokichi Saburo frowned but did not give an immediate reply.

"Here's my plan: Didn't Brother Ji say he could use his intelligence network to provide us with intelligence support?"

Li Shenghai ignored Koji Saburo and continued, "In that case, our operation this time will be a powerful alliance between the three parties!"

"The Western Luo people are responsible for intelligence support, the Yi people are responsible for sending suicide squads, and we are responsible for the main attack."

"As long as the intelligence is accurate and the suicide squad is in place, I'm confident I can take down the Protector-General of Ganla and make a name for ourselves!"

"Actually, this is a golden opportunity for us."

"The Great Qian Dynasty is very arrogant now, and the Protectorate is guarded by the Great Qian Zhenguo Army."

"They never dreamed we'd dare to set our sights on the Ganla Protectorate!"

"This also ensured the surprise of our operation."

"As I said before, as long as we plan properly, the chances of our plan succeeding are still very high."

"Brother Ji, this is a golden opportunity."

"Once you miss this opportunity, you'll never have another chance!"

“I know that you barbarians have never been willing to give up any opportunity to retaliate against the Great Qian Dynasty.”

"Now that such a great opportunity is right here, Brother Ji, please think it over carefully."

"By the way! If you have extra manpower, you can send more people to cooperate with our main attack."

"I've heard that your attack team is quite formidable."

"With your cooperation, our chances of winning will be much greater when the battle begins..."

"General, have you really made up your mind?"

"Are you sure you want to directly attack the Ganla Protectorate?"

"Of course!" Li Shenghai gave a very affirmative answer in a serious tone: "No one can stop me, Li Shenghai, from doing what I've decided to do!"

"I said—if we're going to do it, let's do it big!"

"It's just a minor incident; it won't attract the attention of the Great Qian Dynasty at all."

"Brother Ji, give me a straight answer."

"After all, my plan requires a powerful alliance between the three of us."

"Otherwise, it would be quite difficult for me to secure such a large order on my own."

"If we're going to do it, we should strive to maximize our success rate!"

"After all, the brothers have to risk their lives."

"Since the general has made up his mind, then let's do it!"

Koki Saburo gritted his teeth: "General, just tell us what you need us to do."

"We'll send the suicide squad, and we'll also send the attack team to support the main offensive!"

"General, you can rest assured about intelligence matters as well."

"Good! Brother Ji really has guts!"

"Then it's settled."

"The batch of weapons and ammunition that arrives tomorrow will come in handy."

"We need to expedite this plan."

"I accidentally killed Zhao Yuanyi, the one sent by the imperial court."

“If their people can’t go back, the imperial court will definitely realize something is wrong.”

"This place can no longer be used."

"After hosting a welcome dinner for Brother Xiao Ji tonight, we'll move to another place first thing tomorrow morning."

"The weapons received tomorrow will also be transported elsewhere."

"It seems the general has considered all the details." Koki Saburo nodded. "Don't worry, general, I will arrange it as soon as possible."

"After receiving the weapons and ammunition tomorrow, I will relay the general's plan back as soon as possible."

"Also, for such an important action plan, isn't it necessary for the three parties to meet before the operation?"

"That's right. After all, it's a very important matter. Some details still need to be discussed and confirmed by the three parties involved before it can be finalized."

Li Shenghai smiled and then asked, "By the way, you shouldn't lack the suicide weapons needed for the operation, right?"

"Would you like us to help prepare this?"

"We don't lack any. The last thing we lack is suicide weapons..." Koki Saburo said with a helpless expression and a self-deprecating tone, "It's all thanks to the Great Qian Zhenguo Army!"

"If it weren't for the Great Qian Zhenguo Army, our Yi Kingdom wouldn't have ended up in such a state of destruction!"

"The Zhenguo Army of the Great Qian Dynasty is truly ruthless and cruel!"

"They still won't let us go; they clearly want us to perish and our race be wiped out..."

“Brother Xiao Ji.” Li Shenghai looked at the indignant Xiao Ji Sanlang and suddenly asked, “There’s something I’m really curious about.”

"I wonder if Brother Xiao Ji can clear up my doubts."

"Oh? General, please speak!"

"I will tell you everything I know."

"Actually, it's just that same old rumor, purely out of curiosity..."

Li Shenghai smiled and asked, "Back when your Yi Kingdom was fighting against the Daqian Zhenguo army, did the Yi Kingdom's battlefield really experience a meteor shower as a divine punishment?"

"General, you don't believe the Qian Kingdom's official statement, do you?"

When this issue was brought up, Kokichi Saburo became furious: "There was absolutely no meteor shower attack!"

"And there is absolutely no divine punishment!"

"The tragic state of the barbarian kingdoms was entirely caused by the Great Qian Zhenguo army..."

"They are an extremely cruel 'devilish armed force'!"

"They carried out the most inhumane and indiscriminate attacks on the battlefield in the barbarian lands!"

"The so-called divine retribution meteor shower is entirely a fabrication by the Qian Kingdom's court to cover up their crimes..."

“So that’s how it is…” Li Shenghai nodded thoughtfully. “I knew it! The version that the court released seemed a bit strange.”

"This meteor shower even has a friend-or-foe identification feature, specifically targeting you barbarians..."

"Looks like I really made the right choice this time!" A hint of lingering fear flashed across Li Shenghai's eyes.

"Huh? You chose the right one?"

"That's right! I made the right choice to teach the Great Qian Dynasty a lesson; that was a 'just' act!"

Li Shenghai explained in a serious tone, "The Daqian Zhenguo Army is too outrageous; they must pay a price!"