After receiving Zhu Yuanzhang and Xu Da, Li Jin went straight to the point and asked, wanting to know what the emperor meant.
Should we fight this battle or not?
After Zhu Yuanzhang heard Li Jin's question, his eyes widened and he said:
"How could the emperor be indifferent to the tragedy in the southeast?"
"The emperor's intention is, of course, to wipe out all these Japanese pirates with a thunder strike and cut their corpses into thousands of pieces."
"However, the emperor thinks that you know more about maritime affairs, so he specially asked us to ask your opinion."
Xu Da quickly winked at Li Jin from the side, hoping that Li Jin could persuade Zhu Yuanzhang well and stop Zhu Yuanzhang from the idea of going to war.
We have to wait at least three more months to give the soldiers in the Beijing camp some time.
Unexpectedly, Li Jin's words directly broke Xu Da's defense.
"Anyone who offends our mighty power will be punished no matter how far away!"
Li Jin had a cold face and added loudly:
"What's more, these Japanese pirates dare to kill our people, the Ming Dynasty, and they should be punished from generation to generation!"
"If the emperor has a decree, I will immediately lead three thousand elite soldiers, go straight to Huanglong, and kill all these Japanese pirates."
"Three thousand?"
Not only Xu Da, but also Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly.
What he meant was to let Xu Da lead 20,000 elite troops from the capital to use the power of Mount Tai to strike a thunderous blow at the Japanese pirates.
By then, even if we can't win, at least we won't lose too badly.
But now, Li Jin actually wants to lead three thousand people and take the initiative to attack. This is really child's play.
Zhu Biao next to him immediately couldn't sit still and said loudly:
"Master Li, do you know the details of the Japanese pirates?"
"Do you know how many people they have? And how many ships they have?"
"I don't know."
Li Jin shook his head and then said:
"But these Japanese pirates, I regard them as chickens and dogs. They are people who stick to the mark and sell their heads. What should I be afraid of?"
"I have three thousand tiger warriors under my command. They will be able to kill all these Japanese pirates in one fell swoop."
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know where Li Jin got the courage, but he couldn't watch Li Jin fool around and said directly:
"No, three thousand people is too few."
"There are 20,000 people in your naval base. You have to take them all with you."
"Soldiers should be better, not more."
"These three thousand people are the most elite troops in the navy. The other soldiers have not yet fully adapted to maritime warfare."
"Even if you take them with you, they are still a burden, so it's better to travel lightly."
Li Jin was full of confidence and said with a confident look:
"Soldiers who, deception also."
"Now that the Japanese pirates have just successfully robbed the Ming Dynasty, it is a time of great satisfaction."
"At this moment, they would never have imagined that an elite fleet would raid their base camp."
"Taking advantage of their arrogance, I struck suddenly, and the Japanese pirates must have been unprepared."
"I think we can definitely win a great victory and avenge the people of Ming Dynasty!"
Li Jin's words were clear and logical, but Zhu Yuanzhang and Xu Da were still worried.
After all, the Japanese pirates around the Ming Dynasty have grown stronger in recent years, and their number is at least 80,000.
How could Li Jin wipe out a mere three thousand people, such a large force?
Besides, Xu Da brought Zhu Yuanzhang here to ask Li Jin to persuade Zhu Yuanzhang not to send troops.
Now Li Jin is even more radical than Zhu Yuanzhang. Not only does he want to send troops, but he also wants to send troops with only 3,000 people. This is simply appalling.
Xu Da shook his head in denial and said:
"No, I think we should wait until the 20,000 soldiers from the Beijing camp are fully trained before attacking the Japanese pirates again."
"In this way, there is no need to take risks, and the only way is to crush the Japanese pirates head-on with powerful soldiers."
Xu Da still wanted to use his strength to overwhelm others. After so many years of battlefield training, he had long figured out the simplest way to win.
That is to use force to suppress others. No matter how fancy you are, I will use force to suppress them and I will definitely win.
Any technique is in vain in the face of absolute strength.
Zhu Biao also agreed with Xu Da's method. After all, Xu Da's method was the most reliable and safest.
But the face of Zhu Yuanzhang next to him is not good-looking. Doesn't he know that the general trend is overwhelming, and the right combination can lead to a surprise victory? But now that the situation was like this, he had no choice.
Li Jin had this idea before, but after receiving information from the Japanese pirates, he changed his mind.
"We can afford to wait, but the people can't afford to wait."
"According to reliable information, the Japanese pirates may launch a second attack soon."
"Next, there is very likely to be a third or fourth invasion, no one can say for sure."
"What? Are you telling the truth?"
Zhu Yuanzhang could no longer sit still. Unexpectedly, the Japanese pirates actually dared to launch another raid.
Before, he had only guessed, relying on his keen intuition that the Japanese pirates might attack again.
But intuition is an elusive thing after all. If you can't explain it, it will be difficult to convince Xu Da.
It makes you feel lucky, after all, intuition is not something that will really happen.
But now Li Jin directly brought out the evidence that the Japanese pirates invaded again, which completely strengthened Zhu Yuanzhang's determination to send troops.
Xu Da and Zhu Biao also fell silent after hearing this.
It is impossible for them not to know the result of another Japanese pirate invasion. The reason why they wanted to persuade Zhu Yuanzhang not to send troops was because they were still taking chances.
But once this mentality is completely broken, the only result left is to send troops.
Otherwise, the people along the coast of Ming Dynasty will definitely be killed by Japanese pirates again. This is a consequence that no one wants to see.
"Absolutely true!"
Li Jin took out a piece of white cloth from his sleeve. The writing on it was very sloppy, and the preface and the follower were inconsistent.
It is difficult for most people to understand what is written above, but Li Jin can naturally understand it.
Because this is actually a secret letter. According to a unique combination method, the contents of the secret letter were filtered out, and the conclusion reached was that the Japanese pirates wanted to send troops again.
"This is the news from my detailed work with the Japanese pirates."
"The last time we sent out troops, the Japanese pirates he used undercover did not receive any news."
"This time, all the Japanese pirates entrenched on the southeastern coast of the Ming Dynasty may move into action."
"These people are stimulated by the Japanese pirates who successfully robbed them last time. I am afraid they will respond in groups. By then, it will be a disaster for the people along the coast of Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Yuanzhang clenched his fists. These damn Japanese pirates made him hate them to the core.
Now in his mind, the first force that should be destroyed is no longer Mongolia, but Japanese pirates!
These Japanese pirates are like flies. Once they see something profitable, they will rush up in a swarm and cannot be driven away. It really disgusted Zhu Yuanzhang.
"Li Jin, we order you to prepare to send troops immediately."
"Before coming, the emperor told us that we must prevent the second invasion of Japanese pirates."
"The people of Ming Dynasty are still moving inward, but this will take time."
"If these beasts are allowed to invade the mainland again, the people who have no time to move will definitely be in disaster."
Li Jin turned his eyes to Lan Yu. Those three thousand elite Yiwu soldiers were the elite soldiers Li Jin first trained.
Li Jin is still relatively confident among these people.
Under Li Jin's guidance, these people were not only proficient in water skills, but also extremely proficient in firecrackers and artillery.
Although Li Jin was not completely sure about this expedition, he was at least 60% sure.
After all, what Li Jin wanted to attack this time was only a small group of Japanese pirates, not a real decisive battle with the Japanese pirates.
Lan Yu saw Li Jin looking at her and couldn't help rolling her eyes. After all that, she was not going to let herself go in the end?
"Without further delay, I will lead my troops and set off immediately, trying to attack a group of Japanese pirates as soon as possible to attract their attention so that the people can evacuate safely."
Lan Yu clasped her fists at Zhu Yuanzhang. As a war madman, Lan Yu was very enthusiastic about any war.
Especially this kind of annihilation of foreign races made his blood boil.
Even though he knew that the outcome of this battle was unpredictable, Lan Yu would still fight this battle.
As a famous warrior in the Ming Dynasty, Lan Yu lives up to his reputation.
Lan Yu had been training on this Zhoushan Island for so many days, and she had long been crying with pain. Now she finally had the opportunity to release the depression in her heart, which was naturally what she wanted.
Zhu Yuanzhang glared and shouted:
"You kid only knows land warfare, what do you know about naval warfare?"
"In this battle, Li must be in and out of the horse, otherwise we won't worry!"
Hearing this, Lan Yu suddenly looked unconvinced and said:
"Li Jin is just a scholar. He has no power, how can he go to the battlefield?"
"Only if I fight can I hope to win this battle!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was full of disdain and ignored Lan Yu at all.
In his impression, Lan Yu is just a reckless man. Although he is indeed fierce, he does not rely on his brains to fight, but only relies on his own bravery.
To put it bluntly, Lan Jade is fine for charging into battle, but it is far from enough to command large-scale army operations.
Of course Li Jin is not qualified, but now there are basically no generals in the Ming Dynasty who understand naval warfare.
It can only be said that Li Jin was chosen to be taller among the short ones, and Zhu Yuanzhang had no other choice.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Li Jin with bright eyes, wanting Li Jin to lead the army in person.
Li Jin turned a blind eye.
This old Huang is really unreasonable. He, Li Jin, is a dignified county magistrate and a civil servant.
How can the generals be left unused and civilian officials charged into battle? Doesn't this mean he is going to die?
Just let him make suggestions and ideas from behind, and talk about how to exterminate the Japanese pirates.
Now he has to go into battle in person. Is this what a scholar should do?
Looking at his thin arms and legs, Li Jin just felt that Lao Huang wanted to kill him.
The atmosphere became silent for a while. Zhu Yuanzhang stared straight at Li Jin, his eyes opening wider and wider, but said nothing.
But Li Jin looked around, as if he didn't see Zhu Yuanzhang's gaze.
Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's face getting redder and redder, Xu Da next to him sighed and said:
"I'd better go."
"no!",
Zhu Yuanzhang and Li Jin actually objected in unison at this time.
For Zhu Yuanzhang, Xu Darai was his Great Wall, and his greatest role was not to exterminate Japanese pirates for himself.
Instead, it defends Mongolia, Oara, Tatar in the north and Mahamu in Liaodong.
Now that life and death in this naval battle were uncertain, how could he let Xu Da take the risk?
Li Jin also had the same idea. Xu Da must not go. If something unexpected happened, there would definitely be great turmoil in the Ming Dynasty.
At that time, Li Jin might have to be buried with Xu Da.
"The Duke of Wei planned the strategy and won the battle thousands of miles away. He is the most famous general in the Ming Dynasty. Why not?"
Lan Yu fought for Xu Da.
Call him Lan Yu a reckless man, he admits it and is proud of it.
Although there will be some complaints if he is not allowed to lead the army, it is acceptable.
But not allowing Xu Da to lead the army on the expedition was unacceptable to Lan Yu. You must know that Xu Da was like the Ming God of War in Lan Yu's heart.
Is that young boy Li Jin more powerful than Marshal Xu?
Lan Yu looked sideways at Li Jin, looking unconvinced.
Li Jin didn't take Lan Yu seriously at all and said calmly:
"The outcome of this expedition is unpredictable. On the sea, once defeated, there is no place to escape, so Duke Wei must not take risks himself!"
"Duke Wei, let Marquis Yongchang fight in this battle!"
Lan Yu:? !
What's the meaning? Xu Da can't take risks himself, so Lan Yu can go if he dares to fall in love with him?
This is because he didn’t take General Sapphire seriously!
Just as he was about to retort, Zhu Yuanzhang next to him nodded in agreement:
"Of course, just one Yongchang Marquis is not enough, you have to go with him."
Lan Yu instantly withered, her face filled with despair.
Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's determination, Li Jin sighed helplessly and said:
"It's okay to let me go, but the emperor must personally issue the order."
"Not only that, I also want Shang Fang's sword to be the commander-in-chief of the entire army. I have the power to kill first and then report!"
When Li Jin said this, his eyes always looked at Lan Yu vaguely.
Lan Yu was immediately furious. What do you mean? Is it just for me?
Besides, as a dignified young man like Yongchang, should I still be controlled by a stupid kid?
What a joke!
The Emperor will never agree to such a ridiculous request of yours. You have never even been on the battlefield and you still want to control the armies?
Lan Yu was arrogant and glanced at Li Jin with disdain. He felt that Zhu Yuanzhang would never agree to such a ridiculous request.
He crossed his shoulders with his hands, intending to watch Li Jin's jokes.
"Okay, let's promise you on behalf of the emperor!"
Unexpectedly, Zhu Yuanzhang's next words almost broke Lan Yu's waist.
"Your Majesty...Master Huang, this is absolutely unacceptable!"
Lan Yu could no longer remain calm and hurriedly spoke out, trying to dissuade Zhu Yuanzhang.
"How old is Li Jincai? What qualifications does he have to hold Shangfang's sword and command the entire army?"
"You must not be deceived by him!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was unmoved and said directly:
"You'd better pray that he's more capable than you, otherwise the two of you will fall into the sea and feed the fish together!"
After saying that, Zhu Yuanzhang left without looking back.
Time was urgent, and now he no longer wanted to give Lan Yu any nonsense.
If he returned to Beijing earlier, he could issue an order to Li Jin earlier and ask Li Jin to send troops as soon as possible. Zhu Yuanzhang really didn't want to see the people in the southeast being innocently killed by Japanese pirates again.
As for awarding Li Jin the Shangfang Sword, killing first and then showing off, it was not because Zhu Yuanzhang believed in Li Jin's commanding ability, but because he had to do it as a last resort.
Li Jin performed martial arts for Zhu Yuanzhang at the military base before, which impressed Zhu Yuanzhang deeply. At this time, he could only place his bet on Li Jin.
If Lan Yu was allowed to lead his troops to sea, he felt that there was no hope, so he might as well take a gamble.
Li Jin never does anything he is not sure about. Now that Li Jin is willing to send troops, it shows that Li Jin is very sure.
It all depends on people. Zhu Yuanzhang now only hopes that Li Jin can hold off the Japanese pirates and give him time to relocate the coastal people.
