Wei Guan, the prefect of Suzhou, believed that the remnants of the Zhang family were called Japanese pirates and were coming with great force. Close the city and defend yourself, waiting for reinforcements sent by the court to rescue you. But Ru Taisu believed that those people were willing to be thieves and would mainly focus on robbery. Since we already know that the thieves are coming, we should directly send out troops to annihilate them before they land. As for Suzhou City, only a small number of troops are needed to defend it.
Their views were agreed by some people. For a while, the two groups of people held their own opinions and argued with each other.
Zhu Su was also frowning in thought. When he saw the eyes of the fourth brother Zhu Di beside him, his eyes were bright and he seemed to be hesitant to speak, so he said, "What do you think of the fourth brother?"
"Why hide it? Just say what you need!"
"Ahem, then I'll tell you the truth." Zhu Di cleared his throat, and everyone in the hall focused their eyes on him. He stood up, put his hands behind his back like Lao Zhu did on weekdays, and walked to Ru Taisu:
"I would like to ask Ru Yushi, you said you want to intercept the bandits on the coast."
"But our Ming Dynasty coast stretches for thousands of miles. Where can Japanese pirates not land? Could it be that Ru Yushi could predict where the Japanese pirates would land?"
"You can set up beacons on the shore and let the soldiers divide their troops to garrison." Ru Taisu explained. "If a Japanese pirate ship is seen somewhere, all it takes is a little smoke and horses from all directions will arrive..."
"No." But Zhu Su shook his head. "There are many tidal flats along the coast, so we can't move fast. Moreover, we still don't know the true strength of the enemy. If we have to fight on the shore, we are actually just taking advantage of 'rest and waiting for work'."
"If we rashly separate our troops and then join forces after seeing the smoke, the soldiers will be in a hurry and they will not even have the advantage of 'waiting for work'." Ru Taisu obviously does not understand military affairs. Anyone with a discerning eye can see this method. It is obviously just It simply won't work to copy the methods used by the north to prevent the Mongolian Yuan from moving south.
Emperor Yongle is not very broad-minded. Most likely, this fourth brother is deliberately targeting Lao Ru in retaliation for Lao Ru's remarks last night about impeaching him and his second brother...
Ru Taisu's face darkened. To be fair, he didn't want to listen to the opinions of these teenage boys on these military and national affairs. But he also understood that he really knew nothing about military affairs.
Moreover, the other two princes may not be the same, but the fifth prince, Zhu Su, does have some wisdom and tricks that are different from those of his peers.
Although he usually behaves a bit naughty...
Since he has also spoken out against it, it seems that his "clever plan" really doesn't work.
It can only be said that although Ru Taisu has a bad temper, he is still much more reliable than those civilian officials, eunuchs and military supervisors who blindly commanded later in the Ming Dynasty.
"Then as expected, we still have to close the city and defend ourselves..." Wei Guan said.
Although Ru Taisu looked a little ugly, he still said: "But how can we be sure that the thieves will definitely come to attack Suzhou?"
"It would be fine if Zhang Ren was captured alive by us. As Zhang Ren's younger brother, Zhang Li must come to save his brother due to both emotion and reason."
"But now Zhang Ren is dead..." As he said that, he glanced at Zhu Xi and Zhu Di with some resentment.
"Can you pretend that Zhang Ren was captured alive by us and lure Zhang Li to attack?" someone suggested.
"No. There were also remnants of the Zhang family who ran out of the city that night. Those people saw Zhang Ren's death with their own eyes. They will definitely go to Zhang Li and fully inform Zhang Ren of his death." Ru Taisu shook his head. Resentful eyes looked at Zhu Xi and Zhu Di again.
Zhu Xi felt guilty, while Zhu Di was a little annoyed. When he and his second brother entered the city that night, they saw a group of people rushing towards them, and heard officers and soldiers shouting from behind. So in a hurry, without even thinking...
Thinking about it now, if Zhang Ren had been captured alive, I don't know how much trouble would have been saved. Even if you are not captured alive, if you deal with it well and leave no one alive...
"Ru Yushi, don't blame my second brother and fourth brother." Zhu Su interrupted. "They had just entered the city at that time and did not know the situation. The guards must have given the safety of the two princes their first priority. At least, Zhang Ren, the leader of the thief, was not escaped."
"Moreover, if those Japanese pirates are really controlled by Zhang Li, their whereabouts will not be difficult to predict."
"Oh?" Everyone on the field became energetic, and Zhu Di said in surprise: "Lao Wu, could it be that it is in the history books..."
"Ahem, could you have expected all this?"
Zhu Su rolled his eyes at Zhu Di. This guy definitely thought that he was going to use the time traveler's "Great Prophecy" again.
Although this matter has not been seen in history, it is not difficult to guess if you put yourself into Zhang Li's perspective. He opened his mouth and said, "I would like to ask you all, what is Chen Yunii thinking about when he wastes so much effort?"
"What are you thinking about?" Everyone looked at each other. This time, it was Zhu Xi who snorted: "Humph, what else are you thinking about? It's nothing more than wishful thinking. They want to restore the power of their fathers and compete for our Ming Dynasty."
"Second brother is right." Zhu Su nodded towards Zhu Ming. Then he said: "This is the difference between them and ordinary Japanese pirates. Ordinary Japanese pirates only want wealth, but they are dreaming of restoring the glory of their ancestors."
"Although those people are extremely stupid, even a three-year-old child on the street knows that if they want to fight for the world, how can they not have a city where they can start a rebellion?"
"If you are just like those ordinary Japanese pirates, a gust of wind comes and a gust of wind goes away. Even if you rob huge amounts of property, what's the use?"
"But now that Zhang Ren is dead, their strategy of disrupting our Suzhou city and cooperating with the outside has failed... Will they come to attack Suzhou again?" Ru Taisu said.
"Maybe it's not Suzhou Prefecture, but Zhang Li definitely won't just plunder, he must come to conquer a city." Before Zhu Su could speak, Zhu Di over there had already taken over the conversation thoughtfully.
"There are three reasons: First, Zhang Li is just the second son. Now that Zhang Ren is dead, he is supposed to be the leader of the Zhang family."
"In this case, he must first avenge his brother or perform some feats that can convince the public. Otherwise, how can he convince the public?"
"Second, since the Zhang family wanted to capture Suzhou before, they must have needed a lot of troops. These troops are probably not enough based on the wealth Zhang Shicheng left them."
"Then, they must borrow the power of others... In my opinion, they may have gathered other groups of Japanese pirates to seize the city together. In this case, he must promise enough benefits to those thieves. In addition to Capturing the city and plundering some small markets and towns, how can such a small profit be enough for them to persuade other thieves?"
"Thirdly... they have become poor gangsters a long time ago." The young Zhu Di sat down on the chair and crossed one of his legs. A pair of eyes flashed: "Zhang Ren is dead and his plan is ruined. It can be said that there is no other way now."
"If I were Zhang Li, I would definitely make a desperate move at this time. If successful, I can win a city and gain a foothold, and the situation will naturally open up. All the previous failures will be a thing of the past."
"If they fail, it will be nothing more than hopeless success and death. But if they fail now, they will definitely have no chance in the future: now they can barely raise an army. When Zhang Ren dies, Suzhou City is hiding The news spread that his power has been uprooted, and people are in panic. How many people are willing to fight him with their heads raised?"
"Lao Wu, am I right?" After Zhu Di finished talking, he suddenly turned to ask Zhu Su.
"...Yes." Zhu Su nodded in approval. I just feel a little weird in my heart.
Are you, Zhu Di, talking about Zhang Ren? Why does it sound like you are talking about yourself during the crisis?
(End of chapter)
