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Chapter 123 Announce to the world and recruit soldiers!
Chu Yang's face suddenly darkened when he heard this.
He stood up suddenly and paced back and forth in the tent, with thoughts churning in his mind.
He knew that things were getting troublesome. This Toyotomi Hideyoshi was really a capable person!
Seeing Chu Yang remained silent for a long time, Sima Yi continued, "Your Highness, I think the most urgent task is to find out the movements of the surrounding countries as soon as possible to see if they are colluding with Japan. If it is true as Toyotomi Hideyoshi said, our Great Zhou will be in danger!"
"What the military advisor said is absolutely true."
Chu Yang nodded, his brows still furrowed.
at this time.
A scout ran into the tent in a panic, knelt on one knee, and reported loudly.
"Report! Your Highness, the military scout intercepted a letter!"
Chu Yang's heart skipped a beat, and an ominous premonition came to his mind.
He took the letter, glanced through it quickly, his face turned pale instantly, and he slammed the letter on the table, looking incredulous.
"What's going on? I actually collaborated with the enemy!"
Everyone in the tent was shocked and looked at each other, not knowing what had happened.
Seeing this, Sima Yi hurriedly asked, "Your Highness, what happened in the capital?"
Chu Yang took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.
"The first half of this letter is about my relationship with the Japanese, and the second half is about people in the court saying that I am colluding with the enemy and betraying my country, and that they want Emperor Yongning to punish me!"
"what?!"
When everyone in the tent heard this, they were immediately in an uproar.
"How is this possible! Your Highness, you are devoted to the country, how could such a thing happen?"
"Someone must have framed Your Highness behind your back!"
"These bastards are too afraid to fight the enemy, yet they dare to turn the tables!"
Chu Yang listened to the generals' discussions and wondered how this could happen.
Could it be Toyotomi Hideyoshi's plan to sow discord?
Or did this really happen and then it added fuel to the fire!
But he knew that once this letter appeared, there would be chaos in the world!
But now we must stabilize the morale of the troops first!
"This Toyotomi Hideyoshi is really good at scheming! He came up with a plan to sow discord at this very moment!"
Chu Yang cursed inwardly, knowing that being angry was useless!
The next moment, he stood up suddenly, walked to the middle of the tent, glanced around with a sharp gaze, and said in a deep voice.
"Everyone, you all know who I am, Chu Yang! I have never thought of betraying the Great Zhou, and I will never do anything to let down the people of the Great Zhou!"
"Now that Japan has invaded and the country is in danger, we, as men of the Great Zhou, must defend our country to the death!"
After that, a fierce look flashed in Chu Yang's eyes, and he announced loudly: "Pass the order down and announce to the world that I am recruiting soldiers in the name of the crown prince! Anyone who is willing to follow me to fight against Japan can come to Qiongzhou!"
"If you lead thousands of troops to resist the foreign enemies, I will make you a fourth-rank guerrilla general!"
"If you can bring tens of thousands of people to surrender, I will make you a king!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the tent was suddenly in an uproar.
"Your Highness, you must not do this!"
Sima Yi quickly dissuaded him, "If you do this, it would be a real act of treason!"
"Military advisor, there is no need to say more. I have made up my mind!"
Chu Yang waved his hand to interrupt Sima Yi's words, and then said, "In addition, you can spread the news in the name of Princess Yang Yuhuan, saying that the Princess wants to meet the world's female heroes and invite them to Qiongzhou as guests!"
"Your Highness, are you really going to do this?!"
Hearing this, Sima Yi's eyes widened and his heart was filled with shock.
He knew that Chu Yang was going to completely break off relations and set up his own business!
"Your Highness, you are not plotting treason, you are declaring yourself emperor!"
Sima Yi couldn't help but exclaim.
A gleam of light flashed in Chu Yang's eyes. He knew that if he couldn't burn his boats, he would have to give it a try.
Sooner or later, you will be killed by these people who believe in public opinion!
However, he believed that no matter how foolish Emperor Yongning was, he would not believe such news!
"Military advisor, you are talking nonsense. This is not proclaiming the emperor, nor is it treason, let alone establishing my own faction. I am only resisting foreign enemies and defeating Japan."
"But Your Highness, we don't have enough troops now! Even with the newly recruited troops, I'm afraid it will be difficult to compete with Japan." Sima Yi said worriedly.
"I know."
Chu Yang nodded, a cold light flashed in his eyes, "Now that the Great Zhou does not send troops, our entire army can only win the naval battle. If we want to annihilate Japan in one fell swoop, it will not work without 300,000 troops!"
"So, we must find a way to win over those forces that are still on the sidelines!"
"Your Highness, what do you mean?"
"Pass the order down, and have the troops from Nanling City, Qiongzhou City, and Shuiyun Island gather together, as well as those from Black Wind Ridge..."
When Chu Yang said this, he suddenly paused, with a complicated look in his eyes.
He didn't know whether he should let Zhang Liao come over. After all, that was his only stronghold in the Central Plains.
But now is the time to use people, and Zhang Liao is a great general!
After thinking for a long time, he slowly said: "Gather Zhang Liao from Black Wind Ridge as well. We must conquer Japan this time!"
"promise!"
Xing Daorong, Pan Feng, Zhao Yun and others received the order and left.
Wang Meng and Sima Yi in the account looked at each other, not knowing what to do. He did not expect Chu Yang to arrange it this way!
Obviously, he fell into Toyotomi Hideyoshi's trap!
"Your Highness, if Zhang Liao comes, I'm afraid the Central Plains will be in chaos. The princes have been entrenched for a long time, so we have to be on guard!"
"Yes, there are also troop movements in Qiongzhou and Shuiyun Island. What if Yuenan Kingdom attacks?"
The two of them talked to each other, obviously not approving of this plan.
Wang Meng and Sima Yi looked at each other and saw a hint of worry in each other's eyes.
Chu Yang's move undoubtedly completely exposed his back to other forces.
If someone takes advantage of the situation, the consequences will be disastrous.
"Your Highness, isn't this too risky?"
Wang Meng couldn't help but ask, "We don't have many troops at all. If we send out all of them, what if..."
"Nothing unexpected!"
Chu Yang waved his hand to interrupt Wang Meng's words, "I believe that this invasion by Japan will surely arouse the resistance of the righteous men in the world. By then, the number of people coming to us will only increase, not decrease!"
"not to mention,"
Chu Yang's mouth curled up into a cold smile, "I'm sure my father will not watch his kingdom being taken away by the Japanese, right?"
Chu Yang's words made Wang Meng and Sima Yi feel a little more at ease.
They were all smart people, so they naturally understood that Chu Yang was betting that Emperor Yongning would not attack him at this time.
"Since Your Highness has made up his mind, we will do our utmost to help Your Highness achieve his great cause!"
Sima Yi and Wang Meng said in unison.
"it is good!"
Chu Yang laughed loudly and said, "Pass on my order. In a few days, the army will gather in Qiongzhou. The target is - Japan!"
"promise!"
When the news reached the imperial city of Great Zhou, Emperor Yongning was reviewing memorials in the imperial study.
"Your Majesty, something is wrong!"
A eunuch ran in in a panic, fell to his knees and shouted loudly.
"Why are you so panicked?" Emperor Yongning frowned and said unhappily.
"Your Majesty, the Seventh Prince... the Seventh Prince..." The eunuch was so frightened that he stuttered.