Upon receiving the answer, Miura maintained his stern expression, pointed at a soldier, and shouted:
"You! Step forward!"
The soldier hurriedly stepped forward, looking at Miura with some nervousness.
Miura raised an eyebrow and shouted:
"Do I need to teach you how to introduce yourself?!"
The soldier immediately shouted, "My name is Koikehara! I'm from Zhang'er Island!"
Hearing the loud roar, Miura nodded in satisfaction and said:
"Great! Very energetic!"
"Koike, you tell me, why aren't you afraid!?"
The soldier, his face flushed, roared at the top of his lungs:
"Because we have powerful warships! And all kinds of powerful weapons! We are a modern army! We have formidable combat power!"
Miura turned his head to look at Ito Junyoshi, who had his arms crossed, and Ito Junyoshi nodded in satisfaction.
Miura turned his head again, looked at the soldier, and then shouted:
"Koike-kun!"
"You! You're absolutely right!!"
"Return to the team!!"
"Yes, sir!!" The soldier saluted and returned to his unit.
Miura then shouted loudly:
"In the past, our Fusang forces were not as strong as Dajin's, and when we fought against them, we always suffered from having fewer troops!"
"But now, things are different!"
"Our troop strength hasn't increased much, but our weaponry is completely different from before!"
As he said this, he reached out his hand, and a soldier immediately came over and handed Miura a weapon.
After Miura took it, he raised the weapon in his hand and shouted:
"The power of the matchlock gun far surpasses that of swords!"
"In a head-on battle, with this, we have nothing to fear from a larger enemy force! We can fight however we want!"
As he spoke, Miura's gaze shifted and locked onto a flock of seagulls flying low overhead.
He made a quick decision, removed the slowly burning matchlock from the hook on the gun handle, and then raised the matchlock gun.
The soldiers all craned their necks to watch Miura, afraid of missing what was about to happen.
Miura used his eyesight to spot the flock of seagulls.
Then he stuffed the fuse into the medicine room, and soon, there was a loud "bang".
The flock of seagulls scattered in all directions.
The soldiers stared wide-eyed, not blinking, all looking up at the sky.
The seagulls had already flown far away, cawing, and it seemed that none of them had been shot down.
Miura's expression froze, looking rather grim.
But he continued, "It flew too fast! And it was too small! So it missed!"
"But you must understand, on the battlefield, our enemies are not like those seagulls that can fly as fast!"
"Their bodies are like live targets, waiting for us to shoot them!"
"Do you understand now?!"
"Understood!!!" The soldiers didn't doubt Miura's words, and they shouted back.
Miura tossed the matchlock musket to the soldier who had spoken earlier, and then said:
"This matchlock musket is very precious! It is extremely valuable, so we cannot give it to every one of you. But you must know that those who can use it are all His Majesty the Emperor's warriors!"
"If you go on this big mission and make a name for yourselves on the battlefield, then everyone can become a musketeer in the future!"
"This is honor!"
"Yes, sir!" The soldiers puffed out their chests, their eyes filled with excitement.
"Cough cough cough." Ito Junji coughed a few times, and Miura tactfully withdrew.
Ito Junji looked at everyone and said, "Only the bravest of us can receive this new equipment!"
"This big undertaking will be a valuable experience for you all!"
"Murata-kun has already taken his troops there. His men are still using the same old equipment, but even so, they have achieved victory after victory!"
"This is a very good thing, and we possess even more advanced weapons, therefore, we should achieve even greater victories!"
"Yes, sir!!!" the soldiers shouted with high spirits.
"After being at sea for several days, we are very close to Dagan. We will arrive in Dagan tonight."
"Once we arrive at Dagan, everyone must fight bravely and make Dagan submit to the feet of our Fusang!"
"The land of Dagan is rightfully ours. How can these traitors be worthy of enjoying this vast land? We cannot allow them to squander it!"
"Once we conquer Dakan, our Fusang will truly become an empire!"
"Therefore, in the battles to come, you must all press forward without hesitation, never retreating a single step, and keep advancing until you take over the entire Daqian!"
"This process will inevitably result in casualties, but those are sacrifices for the country, fighting for the country!"
At this point, Ito Junji was overcome with emotion, his face flushed red, and he let out a loud shout:
"My brave sons and daughters of Japan, are you ready to fight for your country?!"
"Yes, sir!!!" the soldiers roared in unison.
"Great!! You're full of energy!"
"After landing, when you fight against the Thousand Men, I hope you can maintain this spirit!" Ito Junyoshi said emphatically.
"Yes, sir!!!" The soldiers were as energetic as if they had been injected with chicken blood, their faces were flushed, and the veins on their necks were bulging.
"Okay! Let's go back!"
After the soldiers dispersed, Ito Junyoshi returned to his cabin, and Miura followed closely behind.
"Miura-kun! You've embarrassed me!" As soon as Miura entered the cabin, he was reprimanded by Ito Junyoshi, who had a stern face.
Miura's face stiffened, and he quickly gave Ito a military salute.
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