Qin Chuan understood, but since he had just finished exercising with Xiao Shan, he could only do it another day.
Time passed day by day, and Qin Chuan was intoxicated by tenderness, lying drunk on the lap of a beauty, waking up to wield power over the world, more happy than being an immortal.
On this day, Xiao Yue came to him: "You promised to take me on a tour, but it's been over a year and you still haven't kept your promise."
At this time, Xiao Yue was not yet pregnant. She had a refined and elegant demeanor, exuding the charm of a beautiful woman.
Qin Chuan then put his arm around her shoulder: "I promised you, how could I forget? Pick a day, and we'll go on a convoy tour!"
Xiao Yue just smiled and tossed him a military report.
This is a battle report from the coastal defense camps of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. They used newly built dragon boats, flintlock muskets, and powerful cannons to annihilate an invading group of Japanese pirates.
The group of Japanese pirates numbered about five hundred, and they came in a large ship and four or five small boats. They were all annihilated by a hundred-man squad defending the camp.
"This little Dongyi dares to invade again. Xiao Yue, draft an edict for me, appointing Zhu Dongyi as the General Who Pacifies the East and Song Lian as the Chief of Grain Supply, leading a navy of 200,000 men and 500 dragon ships to destroy the four islands of Dongyi, leaving the islands but not the people."
Upon hearing Qin Chuan's order, Xiao Yue was taken aback: "Keep the island but not the people?"
"These little bastards from the Eastern Barbarians have been harassing my southeastern coast for years, killing countless Han Chinese. These little beasts who know small manners but lack righteousness, who fear power but have no virtue, will of course be left without a single one!"
"Can't they be educated and transformed into my Han people?" Xiao Yue retorted.
Qin Chuan thought it made sense.
"Then let's change the decree. All men over the age of fifteen on the four islands of Dongyi shall be exterminated. All women between the ages of fifteen and forty-five shall be conscripted into the army as comfort women. The remaining old women shall be sent to dig potatoes. As for the children, they shall be given to Han families to raise."
"Yes, I will draft the decree immediately."
Xiao Yue nodded.
...
One month later.
As dawn breaks, along the coastline of the Dongyi Islands.
The seawater churned and splashed, and the sky was covered with dark clouds.
The sound of bugles echoed across the sea, and a dense, dark mass of five hundred warships appeared.
The battle flags fluttered in the wind, embroidered with the vermilion character "朱" (Zhu), like flowers blooming on the sea.
Zhu Dongyi was dressed in silver armor and wore a fiery red cloak that fluttered in the wind.
She looked into the distance through her binoculars; no proper military defenses had yet been built along the coast.
Her eyes seemed to hold fire, her face as still as water.
"It's time to settle this score..."
She deeply agreed with His Majesty's "strategy to destroy the country".
Because her family and she herself had suffered massacres and humiliation at the hands of Japanese pirates.
Fortunately, His Majesty has developed a powerful military force, with flintlock muskets, composite bows, telescopes, mighty cannons, and large dragon ships. Moreover, everyone is armored and wears bulletproof vests. They are practically heavenly soldiers.
"The heavenly army has descended! Prepare for destruction, you little Japanese pirates!"
Zhu Dongyi clenched his fists, his teeth grinding together.
With a deafening drumbeat, five hundred warships seemed to awaken like giant beasts, surging through the waves and splashing water everywhere, creating a magnificent spectacle.
On the deck, 200,000 soldiers stood ready for battle.
The armor gleamed coldly in the morning light; composite bows, flintlock muskets, swords, spears, and halberds were all ready, and shields were no longer needed.
Zhu Dongyi drew his golden sword, held it high above his nose, and flung it into the sky!
"attack!!!"
In an instant, cannons roared, leaving the beachhead littered with corpses.
Swarms of Japanese pirates fell in pools of blood...
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