"Yes, General Ito! It was my incompetence that I failed to hit the seagull!"

Ito, his face cold, said in a deep voice:

"I know you want to show the new recruits our new weapons, but you should know that these matchlock guns don't have that much range or that much accuracy!"

"Shoot the seagull, it stands still, making it very difficult to hit it even if you try!"

Miura lowered his head and whispered:

"General, when I saw those guys demonstrate for us earlier, the effect was quite good; they even hit birds."

Ito's face darkened, and he cursed:

"Baka!"

"That's a new generation of matchlock guns, not the exact same as the ones we use! How can you not even know that!"

"Those matchlock guns have sights and front sights, and their range and accuracy are better than our matchlock guns!"

"They're more expensive. Do you think we can buy them in large quantities?"

Miura immediately replied, "If we capture Daqian, then we've got it!"

Hearing this, Ito's gloomy expression softened considerably, and he nodded, saying:

"Hmm, that's a good point."

"If we go to Da Gan, in addition to conquering their land, we also need to collect their money and grain, and once we bring them back to our homeland, we can continue to purchase weapons."

"We must fight to sustain our war effort; only in this way can we rise rapidly."

"Speaking of which, if it weren't for the help we received from those guys before, we wouldn't have been able to gain momentum so quickly. This time, we must make good use of this opportunity and quickly seize the entire Dagan!"

Miura, looking excited, followed Ito's words:

"Yes, General!"

"Although Da Gan has more men than us, they don't have better weapons than us!"

"Murata was able to rout them and capture several cities in succession, so it will be a piece of cake for us!"

Ito sneered:

"Murata... Heh."

"These conservative fools! If we follow their ideas, Japan will forever live in the shadow of a massive, ambitious campaign!"

"Do they think they can solidify their position in the country by rushing to do this?"

"These old fogies! They're from the old days!"

"Going all out is the first step in our rise."

"Let us rise up by stepping on the sickly dragon that is Da Gan!"

Kentaro Miura's face lit up with joy, and he laughed heartily:

"Yes, General!"

"Regardless of the circumstances, we are now far ahead of the competition!"

A series of laughs drifted out of the cabin...

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"This thing can shoot birds down from the sky?"

In the marching army, Dian Wei tilted his head, looked at the weapons in the soldiers' hands, and turned to ask Qi Jiguang.

Qi Jiguang remained calm and nodded, saying:

"It depends on the circumstances under which you fire. If you aim accurately enough and it's within range, then it's acceptable."

"After all, it's called a bird gun."

"The weapons that our lord gave us are not the most primitive kind; these are already the upgraded versions."