Rebirth of The Deer and the Cauldron, Wei Xiaobao Becomes a God

Jing Benshuan saw that all the Iwami army had replaced their rifles with cannons. The fine steel Tang swords were extremely sharp and could cut through iron like mud. The Zhuge crossbow could fire ten arrows in a row with a range of 150 steps (100 meters). The hand grenades were unprecedented and had amazing lethality.

When they walked in front of the Royal Guards, the soldiers had their hair shaved bald, wore steel helmets on their heads, and wore military uniforms called field uniforms. They had belts around their waists with water bottles and daggers hanging on the belts. They also had a grenade bag and a backpack slung across their bodies, a Zhuge Crossbow on their backs, a fine steel Tang sword on their waists, leggings on their calves, and cloth shoes with thousand-layer soles on their feet.

The soldiers stood in a dignified and heroic manner. Whenever Ishikawa Taro walked past a column, the commander of the column would shout out the command: "Salute!"

The commander raised his hand to salute, and the officers and soldiers in the formation had sharp eyes and moved in unison.

I heard Ishikawa Taro shouting to the team: "Hello, brothers!"

All the officers and soldiers in the formation responded in unison, like the sound of a huge bell: "Hello, Commander!"

"Thank you for your hard work, brothers!" Taro Ishikawa's voice rang out again.

"Serve the Emperor!" The response from all the officers and soldiers in the formation was deafening.

After inspecting the front row of troops, Ishikawa Taro led Yasumoto Shuai to the parade ground to review the parade of the Iwami Regiment of the Emperor's Guard.

The first to appear were six infantry battalions of 1,000 men. They marched in neat steps, with slogans and military songs as loud as thunder, demonstrating the majestic momentum of a mighty army.

Then came the cavalrymen of the cavalry regiment, who were strong and well-trained, demonstrating their great military might.

Next came the various arms and new weapons of the engineering battalion, which were introduced one by one by Ishikawa Taro, which opened Jing Benshuan's eyes.

Afterwards, the baggage brigade displayed a wide variety of power-saving and human-powered transportation tools.

The last to appear were the artillery battalions, with horse-drawn carriages pulling Krupp field guns, slowly driving past the reviewing platform like giant steel beasts.

The artillery battalion stopped in front of the reviewing stand, and the soldiers in the front and back rows got busy as they were going to do live-fire drills.

After a while, the six 6mm field guns in the front row opened fire at the same time. The sound of the artillery was earth-shaking. The hill of the shooting range ten kilometers away was instantly filled with billowing smoke and dust, and the earth shook, as if the sky and the earth were about to be torn apart.

Jing Benshuan was so frightened by the tremendous power that he almost couldn't stand.

Before his soul returned to its place, the last row of six 6mm field guns fired in unison, like a volcanic eruption, overwhelming and with astonishing power!

Jing Benshuan had only seen red-haired cannons that fired solid bullets, but had never seen breech-loading rifled cannons, let alone such a powerful cannon. In his eyes, this was a divine weapon. With the support of the divine weapon, the Emperor's Guards would have no trouble destroying the Tokugawa shogunate.

In the morning, after the review ceremony, Jing Benshuan went to say goodbye to Princess Ling Zhao and Senior Sword Saint with a heart full of joy and determination. He knew that this action would have a significant impact on his life, and he was fully prepared for it.

"Princess, senior, I will start preparations after I go back today and tie up the supervisors of the Tokugawa shogunate. I request to dispatch 20,000 Izumo troops to join the Tiandi coalition to jointly defend the Shiyu Mountains. Please approve my request, Princess and senior!" Jing Benshuan said in a firm tone, with determination and confidence flashing in his eyes.

His decision this time was the result of careful consideration. He understood that only by relying on the princess could he go further in the future. Therefore, he chose to stand by the princess and serve the royal family without hesitation.

"Jing Benjun, on behalf of the royal family, I welcome you very much." Princess Lingzhao responded with a smile, her eyes full of satisfaction and appreciation. She spoke highly of Jing Benshuan's decisiveness and loyalty.

"Jingben, I think it's okay. You care about the royal family, which shows that you are still an upright daimyo with a bright future." Miyamoto Musashi also gave Jingben Shuan a high evaluation. He believed that Jingben Shuan's loyalty and integrity were the cornerstones of his future achievements.

"Mr. Yasumoto, you don't need to tie up those commanders when you go back. Just attack according to their agreed time. Then you can bring the Izumo army directly to Jiangjin City and have an uprising on the battlefield. This will not only paralyze the people of the Tokugawa family, but also have a deterrent effect." Ishikawa Taro gave his own suggestion. He hoped that this way could achieve a strategic breakthrough and give full play to the strength of the Izumo army.

"Okay, let's do as Ishikawa-kun says." Yasumoto Tsuyoshi agreed without hesitation. He knew that this was a crucial step in his journey to protect the royal family and realize his ambitions.

At noon, Jing Benquan left on a boat with full of expectations and determination. His figure gradually disappeared from sight, but his determination and courage remained in the cause of defending the imperial power.

As soon as Yasumoto Tsuyoshi left, the great masters sent to Bingo County and Aki County also returned. They brought with them the Bingo County daimyo Yoshino Sanbu and the Aki County daimyo Matsumoto Haramasa.

Yoshino Sanbu and Matsumoto Haramasa had the same plan in mind. When they saw that the princess' power was strong, they chose to turn against her; but when the princess' power was weak, they pretended to be loyal and did not offend either side.

Their behavior is like a replica of Izumo County Yasumoto Tsuyoshi, which makes people sigh at the snobbishness of human nature.

In the afternoon, Ishikawa Taro once again carefully arranged a military parade, and Yoshino Sanbu and Matsumoto Haramasa were shocked! Their expressions were exactly the same as Yasumoto Tsuen's in the morning.

When they learned that Yasumoto Shuai of Izumo County had expressed his support for the princess, they also showed their loyalty to the princess and expressed their determination to the Sword Saint. They intended to follow Ishikawa Taro's uprising plan and prepare to carry out an uprising on the battlefield and join Princess Lingzhao in the fight to defend the imperial power.

At the same time, Tokugawa Koshin, the military minister of the Tokugawa shogunate, was personally leading an army of 50,000, setting off from Edo by ship, crossing the Nankai Road and Sanyo Road, and finally disembarking in Suo County.

There were still three days left before the time for the general attack agreed upon by Tokugawa Koyasu, and Tokugawa Koyasu's troops had already reached Yamaguchi Prefecture, the governor of Suo County.

The daimyo Daimiya of Suho County stood at the city gate to welcome Tokugawa Koshin, his expression full of respect and expectation.

After Tokugawa Koshin arrived at the county governor's office, ninjas from various counties came to report one after another. The news they brought was that each county had already confirmed the troops and were just waiting for the general attack in three days.

Tokugawa Koshin asked Okari about the preparations of the Suo Army, and Okari replied that 20,000 soldiers were ready to go, and they would be able to dispatch immediately once the attack site was determined, and would not miss the time for the general attack.

Tokugawa Koshin was very pleased after hearing this. He believed that victory was already in his grasp in this expedition to Iwami County.