Go to the study room.
Zhu Yuanzhang, Xu Da and Zhu Biao were discussing how to destroy the Japanese pirates.
Just now, under Zhu Yuanzhang's pressure, Xu Da had no choice but to agree and was willing to send troops to exterminate the Japanese pirates.
But Xu Da was not completely sure about the upcoming naval battle.
He has dominated the world for decades, and what he is best at is fighting on land.
If it was about attacking a city, fighting cavalry, strategizing, and winning a thousand-mile victory, Xu Da was 100% confident.
But naval warfare is completely different from land warfare. They are fundamentally different fields.
The most important thing is that Xu Da can clearly feel that the navy's strength has not yet reached its peak.
In the past few months, he could clearly feel that the 20,000 soldiers from the Beijing camp he had brought with him were visibly improving in naval warfare every day.
This shows that the potential of these soldiers has not been fully explored.
If he was given another three months, no, two months, he would believe that those so-called Japanese pirates were just chickens and dogs.
Unfortunately, time waits for no one.
The only way now is to fight to the death against these rampant Japanese pirates.
Life and death are determined by destiny, wealth and honor are in heaven.
Naturally, everyone will be happy if they win, and if they lose, they can curb the arrogance of the Japanese pirates and buy time for the people.
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard Xu Da's reply, he nodded with satisfaction.
As the most visionary strategist in the early Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang's strategy was even better than that of Xu Da.
The reason why Xu Da was able to carry out the Northern Expedition so smoothly was because of the presence of Zhu Yuanzhang at the rear.
Xu Da's Northern Expedition route was carried out completely in accordance with Zhu Yuanzhang's plan.
After following Zhu Yuanzhang's Northern Expedition route and action plan, Xu Da was victorious in every battle, and drove the seemingly powerful and invincible Bei Yuan directly to his hometown in Mobei.
As the only emperor in history who unified the country from south to north, Zhu Yuanzhang was naturally a man of great talent and great strategy.
If we were to rank all the emperors' war-fighting abilities in history, Zhu Yuanzhang would definitely be ranked second and first.
Now Zhu Yuanzhang is focusing on the overall situation. He believes that this battle must be fought no matter which aspect it is.
Not fighting is not enough to make the people angry, not fighting is not enough to deter the Japanese pirates, not fighting is not enough to save the people of Ming Dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang has no reason to retreat from this battle.
Just when Zhu Yuanzhang was about to secretly issue an order for Li Jin and Xu Da Lanyu to march immediately, Zhu Biao next to him suddenly interrupted:
"Father, I think I need to ask another person's opinion on this matter."
"who?"
"Li Jin!"
Zhu Yuanzhang and Xu Da were both stunned by Zhu Biao's words.
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly, although Li Jin had previously contributed to the art of war and performed outstandingly.
But Zhu Yuanzhang was very confident in his strategic vision and did not want to ask anyone about this matter.
Even if it was Xu Da, Zhu Yuanzhang directly ignored his suggestions and pressed hard.
So in his mind, no matter how good Li Jin is, he is still a young boy. What good ideas can he have?
Xu Da below, after hearing Zhu Biao's words, his eyes lit up and he said anxiously:
"Your Majesty, I think what Your Highness the Crown Prince said is quite reasonable."
"It can be said that Li Jin single-handedly set up the navy in Shanghu County."
"Whether it is training methods or ship building, they are all done by Li Jin."
"I think we should ask Li Jin about this matter first before making a decision."
Zhu Yuanzhang could ignore Zhu Biao's words, but Zhu Yuanzhang had to pay attention to Xu Da's words.
Xu Da's words just now moved Zhu Yuanzhang a little.
After all, if we talk about the current understanding of the Ming Dynasty's navy, I'm afraid no one knows it better than Li Jin.
After thinking again and again, Zhu Yuanzhang finally took a deep breath and said:
"In that case, let's go to Shanghu County in person again and ask Li Jin."
Xu Da breathed a sigh of relief. No matter what, if Li Jin could persuade Zhu Yuanzhang, it would be a great achievement.
As long as he can buy another two months for the navy, even one month, Xu Da's confidence will increase slightly.
....
When Zhu Yuanzhang arrived at the port of Zhoushan Island again, he felt extremely shocked.
Different from the last time I came here, today’s Zhoushan Port has undergone earth-shaking changes.
Outside the port, a dozen large treasure ships were cruising back and forth, mixed with dozens of small boats, crisscrossing the sea and blocking the port.
As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang approached, he was stopped by several small boats and asked about their movements.
If Xu Da had not come forward, I am afraid that the small boat Zhu Yuanzhang sat on would have been impounded.
In the port, Zhu Yuanzhang felt his scalp numb.
I saw countless warships displayed in the port.
The ship's masts are like a forest, sticking straight into the air.
The ship's sails are like clouds, and the huge sails are spread out, covering the sky and the sun, covering the entire port.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Xu Da with shock and said:
"Is this what you told us, that the navy is not strong enough to send troops to destroy the Japanese pirates?"
Zhu Biao also looked strange, and the scene in front of him was really shocking.
Even in the most prosperous port of Ming Dynasty, Jiangpu Ferry is not as spectacular as the scene here.
It was also the first time for Xu Da to see so many warships. He did not expect that Li Jin had secretly built so many warships after not seeing them for such a long time.
However, fighting is not only about the number of warships, but the most important thing is about people.
Xu Da was most worried about the lack of training of the soldiers, which led to mistakes during naval battles, which eventually led to the destruction of the ship and the death of people.
"Your Majesty, even so, I still have to say something."
"Now is not the best time to send troops. The training of soldiers now..."
Xu Da wanted to persuade again, but Zhu Yuanzhang stopped directly and said:
"Yes, yes, we don't want to hear what you have to say now, we have to go see Li Jin."
"We want to see what Li Jin says!"
After Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, he walked towards the port shore.
Xu Da was speechless and could only follow Zhu Yuanzhang, hoping that Li Jin could persuade Zhu Yuanzhang to change his mind.
"Hahaha, Mr. Huang, long time no see!"
When Li Jin heard that Zhu Yuanzhang was coming, he knew that Zhu Yuanzhang was definitely going to send troops.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Li Jin who was smiling, but he didn't give Li Jin a good look. Instead, he snorted coldly and said:
"Master Li is really good at doing such a big thing after not seeing you for a few days."
"If we don't come today, I'm afraid we will never know that Mr. Li has accumulated so much strength."
"By building so many warships, Master Li doesn't want to raise an army to rebel, right?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was talking about knocking, but his eyes were always looking at Li Jin, wanting to see how Li Jin would react.
If Li Jin really had any abnormal reaction, the first thing he would do after returning to Yingtian would not be to destroy the Japanese pirates, but to destroy Li Jin first.
Zhu Biao and Xu Da next to them were secretly sweating at this moment, and Lan Yu behind Li Jin also quietly moved a step to the side.
Li Jin himself didn't react at all, he laughed and said:
"Old Huang, I haven't seen you for a few days, but you still love to joke."
"Don't even look at the people around me."
"Which one of the Duke of Wei and the Marquis of Yongchang is not loyal to the emperor?"
"Rebellion? Wouldn't it be asking for death?"
"Okay, don't talk nonsense. You must have come with the emperor's decree when you came this time."
"Hurry up and tell me what the emperor means, so we can get things done easily!"
