Outside the tent.
After Li Jin left, Zhu Yuanzhang said to Xu Da calmly:
"According to Jin Yiwei's account, this landing operation was deliberately carried out by Li Jin."
"At that time, they encountered this group of Japanese pirates at sea, but Li Jin did not launch an attack."
"I planned to take a long-term approach to catch big fish, but looking at it now, Li Jin screwed up."
"Three thousand soldiers went out to fight, and more than a thousand were killed on the spot. Even our son and the Marquis of Yongchang told us about this place."
"We plan to punish Li Jin after we return to the court, and you will be in charge of this navy."
"What do you think?"
Xu Da was silent, with a hint of imperceptible embarrassment on his face.
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw Xu Da's appearance, he knew that Xu Da had other ideas and asked:
"Do you have something to hide?"
Xu Da sighed softly and said:
"Li Jin defeated more than 30,000 enemy Japanese pirates with 3,000 men. I feel that this is not a sin, but a great achievement."
"And the naval force led by Li Jin, I have seen their military appearance before. They are very neat and well-trained, and their training is extremely strict."
"The losses in this battle were so serious that I thought there might be something hidden."
"Why don't you ask Jin Yiwei for more details and think twice before acting?"
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly, not very happy. Could it be that Xu Dal didn't even believe in himself.
Immediately, Zhu Yuanzhang motioned behind him and asked the Jin Yiwei he had deployed into the navy to come and report to himself and Xu Da face to face.
Soon, a young wounded navy soldier who was honest, honest and looked ordinary was summoned to Zhu Yuanzhang.
"Seen..."
"Okay, no need to salute, our identity needs to be kept secret."
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw that Jin Yiwei wanted to salute him, he interrupted directly and then said:
"Repeat to us all the causes and consequences of this battle."
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Xu Da and asked Xu Da to listen carefully to whether Li Jin had merit or demerit.
"Yes, that night we..."
As Jin Yiwei described, anger appeared on Zhu Yuanzhang's face, until finally, Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily:
"Li Jin let the tiger return to the mountain, and he had to use his own shortcomings to attack the other's strengths. He was really stupid."
"Why did we believe that Li Jin could be the head coach and destroy the Japanese pirates?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was furious, but Xu Da looked thoughtful.
After Zhu Yuanzhang finished scolding Li Jin, Xu Da turned to the Jin Yiwei and asked:
"You mean that after Lan Yu landed at the port, he directly led his army to pursue the Japanese pirates?"
"yes."
Seeing that it was Xu Da, Jin Yiwei bowed and replied:
"The Marquis of Yongchang is brave and invincible. Those Japanese pirates are no match for the Marquis of Yongchang."
"After establishing a foothold, Marquis Yongchang led us directly to pursue the Japanese pirates, vowing to drive them all away."
"Then did you get Li Jin's order? Or did Li Jin order you to pursue it?"
Xu Da's question left the Jin Yiwei speechless.
He just followed the general to fight, and naturally he didn't know whether there was any order. He just saw Lan Yu rushing forward, so he rushed forward.
Zhu Yuanzhang also realized the problem and turned his eyes to Jin Yiwei.
If it was really Li Jin who ordered Lan Yu to pursue, then Li Jin would have to bear full responsibility for the heavy casualties.
On the other hand, if Lan Yu pursues without authorization, causing the front and rear teams to become disconnected and be surrounded by Japanese pirates, then the main responsibility for this battle lies with Lan Yu.
Jin Yiwei was stared at by Xu Da and Zhu Yuanzhang at the same time, and the pressure increased instantly. Cold sweat began to break out from behind, and his words became stuttering:
"Humble job...humble job...I don't know."
Xu Da changed the question and said:
"Did you see the flag signal coming from the flagship, allowing Marquis Yongchang to pursue it with all its strength?"
"No...no."
Jin Yiwei hesitated, but Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly opened his eyes and roared:
"Asshole."
People like Zhu Yuanzhang knew the crux of this battle after Xu Da pointed out Lan Yu's abnormal behavior after landing.
Now he heard Jin Yiwei say that Lan Yu was equivalent to attacking without permission, which made Zhu Yuanzhang burst into anger.
Xu Da waved his hand gently, asking Jin Yiwei to retreat first.
The Jinyiwei spy turned around and walked towards the wounded barracks in fear.
After Jin Yiwei left, Xu Da analyzed:
"In naval drills, the most important thing in landing operations is to seize the stall."
"It is strictly stipulated in the drill that the first team members to land first, after seizing the stalls, should immediately consolidate and expand the landing stalls in place so as to accommodate the subsequent large forces and enable them to land smoothly."
"In naval operations, the most important thing is muskets and artillery."
"Both fire guns and artillery have very strict logistics requirements, so after Lan Yu lands, the first thing he should do is stay in place and wait for Li Jin to lead a large force to follow."
"The next step of clearing up operations will not be carried out until all the logistical materials are moved to the beach, and even the artillery is pulled onto the island."
"But according to Jin Yiwei's description just now, since they landed on the island, they have engaged in hand-to-hand combat most frequently."
"In the army's training manual, long-range strikes with fire guns are highly praised, and the description of hand-to-hand combat is a choice made out of desperation."
"These drills were all written by Li Jin. Before setting off to suppress the bandits, Li Jin also specially conducted simulated landing operations and simulated naval battles. In his post-war summary, he also specifically emphasized the importance of stalls on the landing operations."
"So, I think there may be some hidden agenda in this battle. Please call Lan Yu and Li Jin together and confront them face to face."
"In this way, maybe things will come to light."
Zhu Yuanzhang's face was already very ugly. Based on his understanding of Lan Yu, such a arrogant and powerful general would never listen to Li Jin's words.
Even if he had given Shang Fang the Sword, Lan Yu would not take Li Jin seriously. It must have been Lan Yu who was greedy for power and rushed forward, which led to such heavy losses in this war.
Thinking of Lan Yu, Zhu Yuanzhang then remembered that Mao Xiang had said that Lan Yu was seriously injured and unconscious, and he didn't know what his condition was now.
"We will discuss this matter later. After all, Li Jin is still too young and not suitable for continuing to lead troops in combat."
"You go down first to arrange the clearance. It's just a good time to train with these remaining soldiers."
"In the future, we will still have to rely on the 20,000 soldiers and horses from the Beijing camp to suppress bandits."
Xu Da didn't want to leave like this, but still wanted to plead for Li Jin, and said:
"Your Majesty, Li Jin did not make a big mistake. Please think again, Your Majesty."
Li Jin can be said to be the most talented junior Xu Da has seen in recent years.
Whether it was governing the place or marching and fighting, Li Jin was a leader, which made Xu Da couldn't help but develop a love for Li Jin.
"Did you know that Lan Yu was seriously injured and is still unconscious?"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked gloomy and said in a majestic tone:
"If Lan Yu is punished now, have you thought about the consequences?"
Xu Da's face was full of astonishment. He only knew that Lan Yu's own commander was the first to charge into the battle, but he didn't know that Lan Yu had been seriously injured.
If it is true as Zhu Yuanzhang said, it is indeed inappropriate to punish Lan Yu.
Otherwise, I am afraid that those arrogant and powerful generals in Huaixi will ask for Lan Yu's life and put Li Jin in prison.
"We have our own concerns about this matter. You just go and do your own thing."
"Get familiar with naval affairs as soon as possible. This is just a group of Japanese pirates at sea. The Japanese pirates will not wait for us."
"What happened here is that we have to continue going south. The cause of suppressing bandits cannot stop because of Zhu Di."
Xu Da nodded heavily. It seemed that the navy would be controlled by himself in the future.
For juniors like Li Jin, Xu Dan can only help so much.
Xu Da said goodbye to Zhu Yuanzhang and went to the military camp to discuss the extermination of the remaining Japanese pirates on Shengsi Island.
"Dad, fourth brother is awake!"
As soon as Xu Da left, Zhu Biao rushed to Zhu Yuanzhang excitedly and shouted loudly, appearing very excited.
Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed and quickly strode into the camp.
When he entered the camp, he saw Zhu Di showing an ugly smile, which made Zhu Yuanzhang very angry.
"You still dare to laugh, but do you know that if it weren't for Li Jin, you would be dead now."
Zhu Yuanzhang looked angry and scolded:
"As a relative of the emperor, you dare to sneak out and join the army behind my back. It is really treasonous."
"When you get better, you see how we deal with you!!!"
Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang so angry, the smile on Zhu Di's face remained consistent. When Zhu Yuanzhang finished complaining, Zhu Di said weakly:
"Dad, it's great to see you again."
"I plan to repay you and my mother for your upbringing in the next life."
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes suddenly turned red, but he tried hard to maintain a dignified appearance and shouted:
"You brat, what are you talking about?"
"Your mother is waiting for you to return in Yingtian! Our whole family is waiting for you to return!"
"At any time, remember that your mother and I are waiting for you at home."
Zhu Di showed a pleased smile and nodded heavily.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Di's struggling appearance and consoled him:
"Stop thinking so much and have a good rest. I'll take you back right away."
"Let's go home and recuperate. After we recuperate, we will be a good man again!"
Zhu Di originally felt a little tired, but when he heard that Zhu Yuanzhang was going to take him back, he immediately managed to speak:
"Dad, I don't want to go back, I want to stay here."
"I want to avenge Paoze who died in the battle. I want to kill all the Japanese pirates who harmed the people of Ming Dynasty."
"Dad, please, I won't go back!"
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw that Zhu Di dared to disobey him, he immediately became angry.
But seeing the pleading look in Zhu Di's eyes and the countless dense wounds on his body, Zhu Yuanzhang's anger was extinguished instantly.
But if Zhu Yuanzhang is allowed to watch his son's life and death here uncertain, he cannot do it.
"We must go back! This matter is non-negotiable."
Zhu Yuanzhang was so powerful that he wanted to take his fourth son, who had escaped, back by force.
After all, no matter how ambitious you are, if you die, there will be nothing left.
"That son would rather die here!"
Zhu Di refused to give in, and this battle made him grow a lot.
Men will always grow a lot between life and death, not to mention that after being tempered by iron and blood, Zhu Di becomes more determined.
Zhu Biao quickly spoke out to persuade:
"Fourth brother, my father is doing this for your own good. With your appearance like this, staying here is a drag."
"The worst thing is that when you recover, you can join the army."
Zhu Di looked at Zhu Yuanzhang. What he was most afraid of was that after going back, Zhu Yuanzhang would not let him come out again, so he firmly opposed going back.
Of course Zhu Yuanzhang did not want Zhu Di to come out to charge into battle again. Even if he wanted to join the army, he should lead the army in battle, like Xu Da, who became a famous commander.
Instead of becoming a reckless man like Lan Yu, charging into battle is too dangerous after all.
On the battlefield, the sword has no eyes. If he really died on the battlefield and the white-haired man gave the black-haired man, Zhu Yuanzhang felt that it was really difficult for him to accept it.
He was about to refuse on the spot, but seeing the pleading looks in Zhu Di and Zhu Biao's eyes, Zhu Yuanzhang finally relented.
He nodded helplessly and said:
"The injury is healed, everything is up to you."
"Whether you join the army or charge, I don't care about you."
Zhu Di smiled at the corners of his eyes and said slowly:
"Thank you father."
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't want to deal with this rebellious son anymore, so he turned around and wanted to leave the tent.
"Lanyu asks to see you."
Just when Zhu Yuanzhang was about to leave, the Jin Yiwei who was in charge of guarding outside the tent reported to Zhu Yuanzhang.
Now there were only Zhu Yuanzhang and his son in the big tent. When he heard that Lan Yu had woken up, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately let Lan Yu in.
When Lan Yu came in, the three of them were shocked.
