Liu Wentian looked at the map and said thoughtfully: "Sir, then we might as well go through two-pronged approaches. Satsuma Camp and Ryukyu Camp continue to attract the attention of other vassal states in the north. We pretended to be pirates with the navy and occupied the Passage and Gate Strait first, and the others slowly planned it."

When Daosheng heard this, he immediately continued: "Wentian said it well. Let's take a small piece first, silently. Anyway, that small vassal state must have been harassed by pirates. As long as we stand firm, we can't do anything to the small country's troops. We can use the Satsuma camp to attract the attention of others. When Japan wants to interfere, we are ready to close the gate strait..."

Cao Wenzhao glared at the two of them quietly, and then said, "Okay, Wentian, you are responsible for secretly commanding the Satsuma Camp and the Ryukyu Camp. If necessary, use artillery and muskets. You must end as soon as possible and occupy Kyushu completely! Daosheng, you play the role of a pirate first and seize the pass. The gate strait must be small. This is the important sea road in Japan, and it may cause other troubles. I ask the navy to cooperate. You must build fortifications as soon as possible and place cannons. You must never give the Japanese reaction time!"

"As for your order!" The two of them stood up at the same time and said in a deep voice.

Both of them were excited and finally a real battle was coming!

Cao Wenzhao and the other two nervously purged the army, arranged ships, and prepared to head north early tomorrow morning.

Soldiers are very fast!

When Cao Wenzhao was preparing, King Shangfeng and others were mixed with joy and sorrow in the palace.

In the secret room, there were only Shang Feng, Shang Lian and Shang Tong, who were all frowning and silent now.

After a while, Shang Tong said, "Wang, although our country is facing the covetousness of pirates, red-haired people, and Japan, it is enough to be safe with the protection of the Supreme Kingdom of the Celestial Kingdom! If... ask the Celestial Kingdom to fully protect Ryukyu and ask them to bear the food and wages, it is afraid that it will cause dissatisfaction in the Celestial Kingdom..."

This is Shang Feng’s idea with Shang Lian, hoping that the Ming Dynasty would fully protect Ryukyu and it would be free!

They also knew that such requests were unreasonable, but they were all islands, and it was difficult to be self-sufficient. Where could they bear the food and salary of the tens of thousands of Celestial Army? But without the protection of the Ming Dynasty, they would be unable to deal with the pirates, red-haired people, etc. they faced with. They could not ask the Ming navy to often travel around the sea for more than ten days to go to Ryukyu to wipe out the pirates?

This is what Shang Feng and Shang Lian were worried about. Their initial idea was to want the Ming Dynasty to repel Satsuma and keep Ryukyu independent, but the Ming Dynasty was really too powerful, so powerful that they hoped that they could always ensure the stability and peace of Ryukyu!

Shang Lian glanced at Shang Feng and said with a calm expression: "King, in fact, the Ryukyu Kingdom no longer exists. We are now in Ryukyu Province."

Shang Feng frowned immediately. This was just the reason why the Ming Dynasty dealt with the Satsuma vassal. In fact, Ryukyu is still Ryukyu. Looking at Shang Lian's expression, he suddenly felt his heart moved and said, "Uncle Wang, what are you going to say?"

Shang Lian had a plan in his mind, and when he heard this, he said, "King, we might as well do it, and we would really incorporate it into the Ming Dynasty and become a province of the Ming Dynasty. Anyway, the Ming Dynasty would not really annex my Ryukyu. At that time, the king would still be the king, but it was different from the outside world. However, they would have the obligation to protect our country! Just like they were on land, there would be generals stationed and patrolled. Although we would pay some taxes, it would be far less than military expenses!"

Shang Feng frowned more, and Shang Lian’s statement made him feel uncomfortable. As the King of Ryukyu, even if it was just a nominal name, it had already made him feel uncomfortable. How could he really go to the country!

Shang Tong looked a little uncomfortable on the side. The Celestial Empire had no request for helping them to send troops to fight the enemy. Now they are still plotting against the Celestial Empire, which is really a bit ungrateful.

Shang Lian looked at Shang Feng and knew that he was unwilling to speak. Just as he was about to speak, Shang Feng suddenly spoke out loudly and said, "No! After this battle, all the Ming army must evacuate Ryukyu. We will train our own soldiers and defend Ryukyu!"

Shang Lian and Shang Tong's faces changed slightly, and I wonder why Shang Feng suddenly had this idea.

Shang Feng had no expression on his face and his eyes were big and he was alert.

He suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart. This premonition made him recall the meeting of Zhu Xu and the series of things that followed. He felt more and more like a trap. His heart was beating violently, and a fine cold sweat appeared on his head.

Shang Feng became even more uneasy, looked at Shang Lian, and said to Shang Tong, "Come with me!"

Shang Tong was a little puzzled, and didn't know why the atmosphere suddenly changed. He glanced at Shang Lian, stood up and followed Shang Feng out of the secret room.

Shang Lian knew Shang Feng very well. Looking at his face, back and attitude towards avoiding him, his heart became a little heavy.

Shang Lian left the palace and stood outside the door.

Not long after, Shang Tong looked abnormal and walked out without thinking.

Shang Lian grabbed him to the corner of the wall and asked coldly: "Say, what did the king tell you?"

Shang Tong looked at Shang Lian, frowned and frowned, and said, "The king asked me to monitor the Celestial Army to ensure that they leave Ryukyu, and not allow them to return."

Shang Lian was heavy in his heart and secretly annoyed and hated him.

He knew what Shang Feng meant, that was that he was worried about the Ming Dynasty annexing Ryukyu! But if the Ming Dynasty had the will, could Ryukyu stop it? It would be so stupid to act like this little trick at this time!

Shang Lian was worried that if Cao Wenzhao was aware of it, there might be a big disaster and even anger the Ming Dynasty!

Shang Lian had a calm face and said coldly in a tough and coercive tone, "Remember, listen to the general's dispatch honestly, don't say more other words, don't do more things, if I find out, I will destroy your clan!"

Shang Tong felt a little nervous and hurriedly said, "Yes!"

In Ryukyu Kingdom, Shang Lian's prestige is far superior to Shang Feng, and what he said is more effective than Shang Feng!

Shang Lian drove Shang Tong away, looked at the palace, and frowned.

Shang Feng's attitude suddenly changed, which would seriously affect the relationship between Ryukyu and the Ming Dynasty. Ryukyu had internal and external troubles. If he offended the Ming Dynasty again, there would be no way out!

"no!"

Shang Lian was uneasy, so he called a carriage and rushed to the base of Cao Wenzhao and others.

Cao Wenzhao and others are training Satsuma Camp at this time. Although they are cramming at the battle, it is because these warriors are so bad that they have no discipline at all. They are simply scattered soldiers and brave men!

Huashan Jiushou stood beside Cao Wenzhao, bowing and slightly lowering his head.

Cao Wenzhao didn't like his habit, and he was too lazy to care after correcting it twice. He spoke, "If you want to return to the Satsuma vassal state, what excuses are you?"

As soon as the translator finished speaking, Huashan Jiushou hurriedly bowed to Cao Wenzhao and talked a lot.

The translation said, "Report to the general, the Kyushu Island has been famine in recent years, and the shogunate and the vassal states have imposed levies. In addition, the shogunate prohibits Catholicism, the people of Kyushu are living in poverty and complaining, and there are uprisings everywhere. Last year, 30,000 troops entered Kyushu to suppress it. Therefore, as long as Kawayama Hakushimazu is under the banner of "destroying Shimazu, living a life and land", he can gain a foothold, and then go to the E.gun to move, and he can replace the Shimazu family and become the vassal lord of the Satsumatsu vassal, that is, Satsumatsu."

Cao Wenzhao nodded indifferently and said, "Well, tomorrow you think you are a pioneer, gather Satsuma samurai from all over the world, expand your strength, and then directly attack Luo'er Island. I will appoint you as your new vassal lord and give you enough support!"

After the translation was translated, Huashan Jiushuo looked excited and quickly bowed and said, "Ha!"

Cao Wenzhao didn't say anything more, and he was unwilling to read it, so he turned around and left.

These Satsuma warriors were really unbearable, even worse than the ragged wards before the Ming Dynasty.

The same is true for Liu Wentian and others. The current army of the Ming Dynasty was developed after years of rigorous training and had long been transformed. Their vision was also high, and these warriors were really not attracted by them.

Huashan Jiushou also felt it, his face was gloomy, he cursed and started training desperately.

Cao Wenzhao and the other two gathered in the big tent, eating simply while chatting.

Lai Zongdao took the big steamed bun, took a bite, and said in a vague way: "Sir, we still don't know enough about the geographical and customs of Jiuzhou, so let the Satsuma go and explore the road, and then take action after we figure it out..."

Liu Wentian took a sip of soup and said, "That's right, when regaining the lost land of Ryukyu, I will send some people to explore Guan, Menhai and other places, so it's easy to do it..."

Cao Wenzhao sat cross-legged on the ground, ate the food, and said, "Well, I have asked North Korea to send information here. They know more about Japan. In addition, the Jinyiwei did not infiltrate Japan enough. I will write a memorial later and tell the emperor..."

Lai Daosheng and Liu Wentian's mouths moved, and the only general of the Ming Dynasty dared to "talk to the emperor" like this.

"Sir, the Prime Minister Shang Guo is here." Someone reported outside.

Cao Wenzhao frowned. He had known that Ryukyu had other ideas, and he didn't care, because the Ming Dynasty was strong enough to defeat all the conspiracies and tricks of Ryukyu!

He stood up, patted his butt, and walked out.

Shang Lian was extremely polite and raised his hand and said, "Can you disturb the general's meal?"

Cao Wenzhao smiled and said, "The marching people don't care so much. Lord Shang has anything to say directly. You have seen it. I am very busy now."

Shang Lian hurriedly said, "Yes, yes." Although he said this, he lowered his head and was thinking about something with a stiff smile.

Cao Wenzhao didn't care about him, and he would not pay attention to any conspiracy, unless Ryukyu wanted to raise troops to rebel, and give them ten thousand courage!

Shang Lian laughed after a while and said, "General, I wonder how many empresses there are in His Majesty the Emperor's palace?"

Cao Wenzhao was stunned. Shang Lian's topic was a bit big, and he said thoughtfully: "My emperor is worried about national affairs, and there are only two empresses in the palace."
Chapter completed!