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but!

Sima Yi probably couldn't be counted on. This old fox was full of tricks. Building ships? Maybe he was using his name to get benefits for himself!

"This summoning card is not powerful! But now the number of soldiers is less than 10,000, how can we recapture the city!"

Chu Yang couldn't help but complain out loud.

Now Zhao Yun is alone and has no one who can fight. How can he fight this battle?

You can't just go into battle with a knife in your hand, right?

"It's easy to get thousands of soldiers, but it's hard to get a general. We have to find another way to get some manpower..."

Chu Yang stroked his chin and thought.

Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, he slammed the table and talked to himself excitedly.

"Yes! How could I have forgotten this! Hasn't the military power of the four counties been taken back yet?"

"That's the military strength of four counties! Even if each county only has a thousand men, that adds up to four thousand men!"

"Now that I have the military power over the four counties, the system should at least give me a military commander card, right?!"

But considering that Qiongzhou City is a big city after all, the system gave him Xing Daorong!

These four counties combined are probably about the same size as Qiongzhou. What good things can they give?

"Oh, never mind! Let's give it a try! It's better than just waiting!"

Chu Yang gritted his teeth and made up his mind. He was penniless now anyway, so how much worse could it get?

Obviously, the arrival of Xing Daorong and Sima Yi made Chu Yang a little discouraged.

I thought it would be top generals like Xiang Yu, Long Ju, Chang Yuchun or Li Jing, and the civil official would be Liu Bowen, Guo Jia or Gou Huo.

But at least I didn’t start from scratch, which is pretty good!

"Suo Si!" Chu Yang shouted towards the door.

After a moment, a lean figure flashed in. He clasped his fists and said, "Your Highness, what can I do for you?"

"Take a hundred cavalrymen and get ready. Tomorrow morning, follow me to take over the four counties!"

Chu Yang said in a deep voice.

"But now people from the four counties are still coming to Qiongzhou City. I'm afraid it would be inappropriate to send troops there now."

"You have forgotten how dangerous it was when I went to fight the Xiongnu. How can it be dangerous here? I think it is very safe."

Chu Yang waved his hand disapprovingly, as if Suo Si's worries were nothing but a joke in his eyes.

Upon hearing this, Suo Si could only sigh helplessly. Chu Yang was good in every way except that he was a little too bold.

"Your Highness, you were lucky back then. Besides, you are now a prince, and you only have so few people around you. What if..."

"Nothing unexpected!"

Chu Yang interrupted him rudely, "I have made up my mind, it's settled!"

Suo Si saw that Chu Yang had made up his mind and knew that it was useless to say more, so he had to obey the order and prepare.

He knew in his heart that once Chu Yang made a decision, even ten oxen could not change it. All he could do was to try his best to ensure his safety.

Early the next morning.

Chu Yang set off with Suo Si and a hundred cavalrymen.

They headed eastward, heading straight for the nearest Linhai County.

Along the way, Chu Yang was in a good mood, humming a little tune and making jokes with Suo Si from time to time.

"Suo Si, do you think we'll meet any pretty girls this time?"

Chu Yang asked with a smirk on his face.

Suo Si rolled his eyes at him and said unhappily, "Your Highness, don't think about these useless things. Think about how to take back the military power of the four counties!"

Chu Yang chuckled and said disapprovingly: "How difficult is this? Once I take action, I guarantee that those young generals will obediently hand over their military power!"

"I hope so..."

Suo Si prayed secretly in his heart, hoping that the trip would go smoothly.

Near noon, Chu Yang and his group arrived outside Linhai County.

From afar, one could see the towering city walls, closed city gates, and flying flags on the tops of the cities, looking as if the city was under strict alert.

"Looking at this posture, someone who doesn't know would think we are here to attack the city!"

Seeing this, Chu Yang was not afraid at all, but became interested instead.

He kicked the horse's belly and galloped forward. Seeing this, Suo Si hurriedly followed.

"Who are you? This is Linhai County, stop immediately!"

On the top of the city wall, the soldiers guarding the city saw someone approaching and shouted sternly.

"I am King Qiong, and I have come to inspect the county's military equipment."

Chu Yang pulled the reins of the horse and shouted loudly.

The soldiers on the city wall looked at each other in bewilderment when they heard this. Although they had never seen Chu Yang, the words "King Qiong" were very familiar to them.

"So it's the prince who has arrived. I was blind and didn't recognize you. Please forgive me, prince!"

A soldier who looked like a squad leader quickly said with a smile.

"Well, I came here this time to take over the military power of Linhai County. Why don't you quickly open the city gate to welcome me!"

Chu Yang snorted coldly and acted like a prince.

When the soldiers on the city heard this, they whispered to each other, not knowing what to do.

But thinking that his county magistrate had been accused of collaborating with the Japanese pirates, he said nothing more.

"Okay, I'll open it."

that's it.

Chu Yang led his men into the city in a mighty procession. He rode non-stop to the parade ground and found that hundreds of soldiers were lazy and slack.

Seeing this, he shouted: "How can a soldier of the Great Zhou be so lazy? How can we fight against the Japanese pirates if we continue like this?"

The soldiers on the parade ground looked at each other in bewilderment at Chu Yang's shout, and for a moment no one dared to refute.

Most of them were farmers who were forcibly conscripted into the army. They were not very active in daily training and were listless, like eggplants hit by frost.

Seeing their behavior, Chu Yang understood a little bit, so he didn't say anything more. He just shook his head and turned to leave the training ground.

Suo Si followed Chu Yang all the way, and seeing that he looked unhappy, he asked cautiously.

"Your Highness, what's wrong with you? But these soldiers..."

"Alas, these soldiers are just a mob. It is simply wishful thinking to expect them to fight in battle."

Chu Yang sighed, his face full of regret, "The magistrate of Linhai County has already fled, and the magistrate of Sanqing County has also fled. The remaining two counties are inhabited by natives and prisoners, respectively. How many troops can these four counties gather?"

Hearing this, Suo Si couldn't help but sigh and said, "Including Qiongzhou City, I think we can gather 6,000 soldiers. If we're talking about elite troops, 2,000 would be good."

Chu Yang nodded slightly after hearing this: "Not bad, two thousand elite soldiers, eight hundred trap camps, and more than a hundred cavalry, very strong."

When Chu Yang said this, Suo Si was a little amused and couldn't help but speak.

"Your Highness, these... these three thousand soldiers, even if we add the militia, we can only claim to have an army of ten thousand. Can we defeat the Japanese pirates?"

"Ten thousand troops are enough."

Chu Yang waved his hand nonchalantly, as if he had no worries about the upcoming war.

Seeing this, Suo Si knew that it was useless to persuade him any further, so he could only pray silently in his heart, hoping that Chu Yang's adventure would be successful.