123: Chapter 123 If this is difficult, then I'll deal with you all at once!

At this moment on the screen, Oda Nobunaga was staring intently at Lv Bu.

Oda Nobunaga was not only holding a katana, but a short flintlock—the kind of very ancient handgun—was also hanging from his waist.

When someone saw Oda Nobunaga carrying a firearm, they might think the system was messing around, making an ancient person travel through time.

However, that was not the case.

Although Oda Nobunaga was a God General, the era he lived in was the 15th century.

Most ordinary people who don't understand history might view the previous two thousand years as the era of cold weapons.

In reality, after the 15th century, the Ming Dynasty's army was already heavily equipped with firearms and muskets; in the Yuan Dynasty before the Ming, the Mongols had also absorbed Central Plains technology and mastered a significant amount of gunpowder techniques.

TV shows set in the Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties often show everyone using cold weapons just to save trouble.

This has led most people to believe that in previous eras, combat was primarily based on cold weapons.

The worst part is that it misleads fellow countrymen into thinking our country only learned to manufacture guns at the end of the Qing Dynasty, planting a seed of misunderstanding in their hearts.

Some even believe that technologies like muskets were introduced to Great Xia from abroad, which is actually a completely erroneous view of history.

Great Xia was actually the first country to use gunpowder and firearms on the battlefield!

Counting from the founding of the Ming Dynasty, from 1368 to 1644, firearms were undergoing rapid iterations; Japan also absorbed a large amount of gunpowder technology through the Dutch and Portuguese, equipping themselves with many matchlock guns and imported cannons.

The world's first gun was invented in the year 1132 of the Southern Song Dynasty, created by the military strategist Chen Gui.

The people of Great Xia are the ancestors of firearms; ancient times were not as ignorant and backward as those "braid dramas" filmed to save costs would suggest.

Now, looking at the short flintlock hanging on Oda Nobunaga, it no longer seemed strange.

With a katana at his waist and a short flintlock on his left, Oda Nobunaga stared straight at Lv Bu and spoke in a provocative tone.

“I am Oda Nobunaga, Daimyo of the Oda Clan, Senior Second Rank - Minister of the Right, and posthumously awarded Junior First Rank - Grand Minister of State!”

“I did not expect that two people from different eras, separated by over a thousand years, could meet here. Rumor has it that General Lv Bu's divine martial prowess is unsurpassed; if there is an opportunity, I would like to test it for myself.”

Listening to this man's gibberish, after the system translated it, Lv Bu laughed out of sheer anger.

“What's with all these flashy, empty titles?”

Hearing this, Li Shunyao hurried to explain to Lv Bu: “This Oda Nobunaga is a Japanese God General from the 15th century AD. He once dominated Japan and unified the whole country!”

Hearing Li Shunyao say this, Lv Bu laughed even louder: “A small country, how big can it be? Unify the whole country? As far as I know, the land of Japan is no larger than a single province of Great Xia.”

“Even if you are a Japanese Provincial Governor, what does a barbarian Provincial Governor count for in front of me, Lv Bu?”

When he heard Lv Bu say this, Oda Nobunaga's eyelids twitched violently.

He naturally knew that Great Xia was vast and rich in resources, but he hadn't expected Lv Bu to be so arrogant and so contemptuous of "barbarians" like them.

Oda Nobunaga was a figure from Japan's Sengoku period; as someone from after the 15th century, he had naturally read the history of the Three Kingdoms and knew of Lv Bu's character.

“The records in the books say that Lv Bu is fickle, of low character, and overbearingly arrogant. It is indeed true!”

As a person from a later generation, Oda Nobunaga had this advantage; he could use history books to attack Lv Bu.

When Lv Bu heard this, his face turned red with rage: “You! You barbarian!”

“Eh, those aren't my words; that is the evaluation in your own history books.”

Oda Nobunaga was truly a Japanese hero of the Sengoku period; he knew how to shift the blame to the history books, putting on an air as if it had nothing to do with him.

Xu Xuan looked at the scene on the large screen and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

“This Oda Nobunaga indeed has his merits; he doesn't use a single curse word when insulting someone, and even uses Great Xia's history books as an example.”

But then again...

He, Xu Xuan, liked smart people, but he didn't like smart people in the opposing camp.

He had to be on guard against this Oda Nobunaga; one could not underestimate such a God General.

Although he was from Japan's Sengoku period, his ability to dominate the whole country was not to be overlooked.

Just as Lv Bu said, even if he was just a Provincial Governor, that was still very strong; a Provincial Governor is equivalent to a modern-day Governor.

Xu Xuan sent a voice transmission to Lv Bu: “If a fight breaks out, prioritize targeting Oda Nobunaga.”

[Lv Bu: Understood!]

“By the way, where are the other two God Generals?”

Xu Xuan asked the most important question; the other side had said there were three God Generals present, but so far, only Oda Nobunaga had been seen.

Lv Bu also looked around and found that he didn't see the other two Japanese God Generals.

[Lv Bu: My Lord, I haven't found any trace of the other God Generals for now. They might be out on campaign or elsewhere. I will investigate further!]

“Mm, I'll arrive in about two hours, which is one shichen. Hurry up and finish your reconnaissance!”

With a wave of his hand, Xu Xuan shrank the 300-inch screen to 16 inches, roughly the size of a laptop.

He also had to immediately prepare for the siege; a place like Ailao Pass should be removed as soon as possible.

He couldn't let them bring the Undead Legion to the Lord Continent; heaven knows how many evil spirits they would summon once they opened the portal.

“Grand Preceptor Wen, order the entire island to prepare for an attack. We are going to take down this Ailao Pass!”

Instantly, horns made of ox horn began to blow. Under the sound of the war horns, every household on the island brought out weapons from their homes, wives donned armor for their husbands, and the entire island entered a state of combat.

As the Floating Island drew closer, the Necromancer Lords of Ailao Pass should also be able to see it.

Just as Xu Xuan was advancing, a message suddenly popped up!

[Japanese Lord Miyamoto Takeshi requests a call.]

At some point, an army emerged from the forest on the right.

A large number of Japanese Ashigaru soldiers, wearing bamboo plate armor and carrying long spears, were marching grandly out of the forest.

They carried banners with those unique Japanese family crests; the various designs of the family crests indicated that this unit was an allied force, possibly formed by hundreds of Japanese Lords together.

Seeing the japanese people who had suddenly appeared, Xu Xuan reached out and clicked accept.

[Chat communication established!]

[Miyamoto Takeshi: We are cleaning house, slaying the traitors who betrayed the human race and surrendered to the undead!]

[Miyamoto Takeshi: In the face of human righteousness, please do not interfere, Xu-san.]

[Xu Xuan: Are you threatening me?]

[Miyamoto Takeshi: I have a million-man army behind me. Xu-san wouldn't want to provoke us, would you?]

[Xu Xuan: Since you've put it that way, it’s hard for me to handle.]

When he saw Xu Xuan say this, a smug expression appeared on Miyamoto Takeshi's face.

Even the world's number one lord would have to show some respect to his alliance of a million people, right?

Then he heard Xu Xuan say.

[Xu Xuan: It’s hard to handle? Then I’ll handle you all together! I’ll slaughter your million-man alliance first to liven things up.]

Upon seeing this message, Miyamoto Takeshi's expression changed drastically, his face turning pale in an instant.