Zhu Yuanzhang finally left, taking Zhu Di and Zhu Biao with him.
He didn't even stay until the next day, and took a speedboat to Yingtian, just as hurriedly as when he came, leaving no trace on Shengsi Island.
After Li Jin sent Zhu Yuanzhang away, he devoted himself to treating wounded soldiers and never paid any attention to the outside world.
All wars on the island have been handed over to Xu Da, and Li Jin is also happy to be at ease.
But on the third day after Zhu Yuanzhang left, Xu Da found Li Jin again.
"County Magistrate Li, all the Japanese pirates participating in the island have been wiped out, but we have not caught the enemy chief."
Xu Da saw Li Jin, and after a brief exchange of greetings, he went straight to the topic and said:
"According to eyewitnesses, the enemy chief Ichiro Inoue seemed to have used a secret port in the south to escape to the south."
"Do you know if there are any big Japanese pirate forces in the south?"
Li Jin frowned and thought for a moment, then replied:
"The south of Shengsi Island belongs to the East China Sea."
"In this sea area, various forces are intertwined, and the situation is very complex."
"Many islands along the East China Sea are occupied by Japanese pirates, and they will use these islands as bases to invade the coast of Ming Dynasty."
"But they are not monolithic. These Japanese pirates are scattered on various islands in the East China Sea."
"Among them are not only the remnants of Zhang Shicheng's men, but also Fang Guozhen's men."
"In addition, the pirate forces in the South China Sea are also trying to enter this sea area. Coupled with the wandering ronin from the Japanese islands, the composition of the forces in this sea area is very complicated."
"Their various forces fight each other in an attempt to annex each other, so there are frequent fights."
"But they all have a common enemy, and that is Ming Dynasty."
"Whether it is Zhang Shicheng's subordinates or Fang Guozhen's subordinates, they will go ashore to grab a vote whenever they have the opportunity."
"The Pirate King above the South China Sea is also hostile to the Ming Dynasty, and even hates the Ming Dynasty more than the Japanese pirates, so the southwest sea is also uneasy."
"Fortunately, they have been fighting fiercely over the years, so they haven't caused much commotion."
"This year seems a little unusual. There seems to be a common alliance among these Japanese pirates, and they are all targeting the Ming Dynasty."
"When Inoue Ichiro goes south, he should go to this alliance, otherwise Inoue Ichiro would never dare to go south."
"After all, according to the laws of the dark ocean, the result when one group of Japanese pirates encounters another group is to eliminate them."
"As a Japanese pirate force, Inoue Ichiro will only die more miserably if he is found in the territory of other Japanese pirates."
"Now that he is escaping to the south by boat, there may have been changes in the south, a change beyond our prediction."
Li Jin only heard the information that Inoue Ichiro was unable to escape, and quickly concluded that something had happened in the south, which surprised Xu Da.
However, Xu Da had only paid attention to the war in the north before, and did not understand the distribution of Japanese pirate forces in the south, especially along the coast.
Although Li Jin had briefly described it, Xu Da was still confused and could not fully understand the source of Li Jin's information.
Li Jin felt that the suppression of Japanese pirates might not be as simple as he thought.
Seeing Xu Da's appearance again, Li Jin had to take off his white coat and lead Xu Da to his flagship.
"Wei Guogong, please come with me. I will show you something and you will understand."
Xu Da suppressed his doubts and followed Li Jin towards the seaside.
Soon, the two arrived at the flagship.
After Li Jin got on the ship, he took Xu Da directly to his war room.
When Xu Da walked into the war room, he was stunned by the sight in front of him.
I saw in the war room, large and small maps, routes and combat plans.
In addition, there are many staff members, looking down at the documents or maps in their hands, as if thinking about something.
After seeing Li Jin and Xu Da, these people put down their work one after another, stood upright with a bang, and made a standard military move towards Li Jin and Xu Da.
"I've met the handsome man!"
Li Jin asked everyone to continue doing their own things, and then took Xu Da to a huge combat map.
I saw on this map the official topographic map of the Ming Dynasty coastal area.
From north to south, from the Bohai Sea, the Yellow Sea to the East China Sea and the South China Sea, everything is marked on it.
Some larger islands have also been specially marked with red handwriting.
In addition, there are also routes, from Shanghai County Road to various islands, which are also reflected on the map.
Some routes were even half-drawn. It seemed that they were not fully explored, but only the routes that had been discovered were drawn.
Xu Da stood in front of this huge map. After finding the Shengsi Island where he belonged, he instantly became clear about the situation Li Jin had just described.
I saw that Shuangyu Island, Taozhu and other places in the south of Shengsi Island were all marked in red.
The various forces are also marked on it. Most of Zhang Shicheng's remnant party is entrenched in Shuangyu Island, and Taozhu is the gathering place for Japanese pirates.
There are also some islands in Fujian, such as Hengyu Island, which are also strongholds of Japanese pirates and Fang Guozhen.
After these were displayed on the map, Xu Da couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
"County Magistrate Li, please arrange the next retreat plan. I want to return to Beijing quickly to meet with the Holy Emperor."
"I'm afraid that the Japanese pirates are likely to make big moves next. If my prediction is good, there will be a catastrophe in the southeastern region."
"I just hope it's not too late."
