In my dream of returning to the Tang Dynasty, I snatched Wu Zetian from my lap.

"What if we can't take it? The army will run out of supplies and we'll surely be defeated!"

"This is too much of a gamble!" Ishihara Satomi frowned, looking uneasy, as if Li Yuanchang was playing a game.

They attacked the Imperial Household with so little stuff?

Li Yuanchang's eyes were calm and resolute: "Ten days is enough."

Ishihara Satomi looked at him with a furrowed brow. These people were his lifeblood, and he didn't want to ruin them.

But when his gaze swept around, not a single member of the Ōtomo clan objected, and Ishinaka Chishima even looked at him with displeasure.

He knew that Li Yuanchang's word was law here, and everyone else was just blindly following along.

In the end, he said nothing more.

Soon after, the timeline for the operation was set: depart early the next morning, travel for six days, rest for one day, and finally take down the Nakatomi no Shogunate in three days.

From the perspective of supplies and personnel, this is a do-or-die battle.

The entire Ōtomo clan was filled with a tense and suffocating atmosphere; victory meant unifying the south, defeat meant the entire clan would perish.

They had never been so bold, nor so reckless. Without Li Yuanchang, they might have preferred to simply decline naturally.

But for Li Yuanchang, this was just a small test.

He had been to the Nakatomi no Shogunate before and knew roughly what was going on there. They might be a behemoth on their homeland of Japan, an unshakeable giant, but to him, they were just a nobody.

Neither the city's defensive structures nor the number and quality of soldiers matter.

Even Li Yuanchang's weakest opponent, the Tuyuhun rebels, could easily defeat him if they were resurrected.

If Japan's territory hadn't historically been surrounded by the sea, forming a natural barrier, it's fair to say that the Central Plains dynasties could have conquered them ten thousand times, fighting from south to north and from north to south—it's that smooth and that exaggerated!

What Li Yuanchang is trying to do now is to rewrite the course of history and drive a nail into the ground overseas in advance!

On the eve of departure.

Li Yuanchang went back to his room to rest early. On the table were his gleaming armor and sword, which he hadn't worn in a long time.

The sound of rushing water continued.

Wearing only light clothing, Tanaka Chishima personally rubbed Li Yuanchang's back.

"Your Highness, we will be setting off for war tomorrow."

"Let's relax for Your Highness in a bit."

Her red lips were fragrant, and as she spoke normally, her words were infinitely seductive, as she pressed her lips against Li Yuanchang's ear.

Li Yuanchang smirked and pulled the person to face him.

The water splashed, and the two locked eyes.

The misty fog flushed her face, made her black hair look damp, and gave her a dreamy, almost ethereal look, exuding a mature, womanly charm.

Suddenly, Chishima took the initiative to kiss him, her graceful figure coiling around him in the water like a beautiful serpent.

In just a short while, Li Yuanchang arrived behind Qiandao.

The splashing water created not only ripples, but also the cries of cuckoos.

About 15 minutes later, the pavilion gradually quieted down.

Li Yuanchang was resting on a soft couch.

Suddenly, a guard's voice rang out from outside: "Your Highness, Miss Akari requests an audience."

Li Yuanchang raised an eyebrow, but before he could speak...

Nestled in his arms, Chishima raised her beautiful face: "Your Highness, do you know Akari?"

She was somewhat surprised.

Li Yuanchang nodded: "Perfect, you two can get to know each other."

"Let her in."

Chishima's face suddenly showed a hint of panic as she picked up her clothes and covered her chest.

"Your Highness, farewell."

"Inappropriate."

"Why?" Li Yuanchang frowned.

Chishima's expression was strange, and she whispered something in his ear.

boom!

Li Yuanchang's eyes widened in shock, as if struck by lightning. He exclaimed, "What the hell?!"

"She is you, you..."

Li Yuanchang stubbornly refused to utter those two words.

Ishikatsu Chishima asked in confusion, "Your Highness, what's wrong?"

Li Yuanchang stood there bewildered in the wind, his mind completely blank!

Am I now the male lead in a Japanese porn movie?

"Your Highness."

Chishima was putting on her clothes while talking.

Li Yuanchang grabbed her hand, his expression somewhat complicated: "Um..."

Ishikatsu Chishima frowned slightly, sensing something was amiss, and asked, "Your Highness, what's wrong?"

"Uh..." Li Yuanchang drawled, unsure how to begin.

At that moment, Akari entered.

creak.

The outermost bamboo door was pushed open, and Akari's voice rang out: "Akari greets the King of Han."

Chishima hurriedly dressed inside and came out, her expression turning stern: "Why are you here?"

"His Highness and I are discussing important matters. Please leave!"

"Mother, I..." Akari hesitated, unable to finish her sentence.

"Hmm?" Chishima said, displeased.

Mingli stammered for a long time, unable to speak. Just when the situation was at a standstill, Li Yuanchang's voice rang out from inside.

"Come in, everyone!"

Chishima and Akari looked at each other simultaneously: "Yes."

The two then exchanged a glance, truly the most beautiful mother and daughter in the Otomo family. Akari lowered her head guiltily, while Chishima's beautiful face gradually seemed to sense something.

It's so late, Ming shouldn't be here.

"..."

The next day.

dawn.

Six hundred and eighty samurai, fully equipped, set off in an orderly fashion from the Ōtomo Shogunate. They were armed with leather armor and wooden bows; their equipment was simple, but it was already top-notch for Japan.

Li Yuanchang rode out of the city.

Qiandao brought a group of high-ranking officials to see them off.

"Your Highness, please be very careful on this journey. The Thousand Islands await your return."

"We respectfully send off the King of Han, wishing him a victorious start!" The crowd behind her shouted in Japanese.

Li Yuanchang's gaze lingered on Chishima, then swept over Akari not far away. These two were indeed pleasing to the eye.

After the incident was exposed last night, he simply went with the flow and took down the perpetrators in one fell swoop.

Although it was somewhat inappropriate, Chishima ultimately acquiesced.

To be fair, there is a reason for this in Japan, and it's widely accepted.

"Wait for good news. You will be in charge of the Ōtomo Shogunate and be ready to send someone to take over the Nakatomi Shogunate at any time." He displayed extreme confidence and spoke as if he were the absolute master.

"Yes." Chishima bowed.

Li Yuanchang said nothing more and led his team into the misty path.

As soon as he left, the Ōtomo clan immediately began to discuss the matter, feeling uneasy and extremely nervous about the attack on the Nakatomi no Shogunate.

But in reality, these worries are unnecessary.

At this moment, Aoki Castle was shrouded in billowing black smoke, and was already a river of blood. Under the command of the elite troops of the Tennaibu, the Ōtomo clan's army had utterly routed the Nakatomi clan's army, leaving them in a pitiful state.

Outside the city, in the dense forests and swamps, lay the wounded and defeated soldiers of the Nakatomi clan.