Zhu Yunzhen looked at the place she pointed at and asked, "Why?"
The little girl raised her eyebrows and said: "The troops who captured Songjiang Mansion include Japanese pirates, Zhang Shicheng's old troops, private salt dealers and other rebels, as well as secret funding from wealthy merchants."
"Among them, the Japanese pirates are the most ferocious and fearless of death."
"As for the other troops, they are just a bunch of rabble, taking advantage of the power of the Japanese pirates and pretending to be powerful."
"The advantage of Japanese pirates is that they come and go in the near sea, and the government cannot guard against them."
"Once ashore, we can only fight quickly, use harassment tactics to move around, burn, kill and loot for supplies, and evacuate immediately before the imperial army has time to close up."
"If they are surrounded by a large army, no matter how fierce the Japanese pirates are, they will still die."
As she spoke, she pointed at the map and said, "To attack Suzhou is to go deep into the interior. Although the Taicang line is still along the water, it is too deep."
"The Japanese pirates don't want to attack Yingtian with the few troops they have, right?"
"That doesn't even require the dispatch of troops from the capital. Just the troops stationed along the Yangtze River, Zhenjiang, and Yangzhou are enough to defeat it."
"We really want to attack Suzhou, not to mention whether we can win it. Even if we do, the only way to go next is to turn south, attack Jiaxing, and then go to Hangzhou."
"Instead, precious time is wasted."
"Japanese pirates are not fools. They don't know that a large army has gathered near Yingtian Mansion. If they attack with force, they will die."
"On the other hand, it will be different if we go south to attack Jiaxing Prefecture and then turn to attack Hangzhou."
"Jiaxing is rich, not much inferior to Suzhou, and there are many gold and silver treasures that can be plundered."
"Let alone Hangzhou."
"The most important thing is that Japanese pirates can attack along the coastline, and if they find something wrong, they can escape immediately. They can attack when they advance, and they can escape when they retreat. This is the foundation of Japanese pirates."
"And Shaoxing and Ningbo in the south are not like there are so many troops stationed near the capital."
"Faced with the large-scale attacks by Japanese pirates and rebels, they were unable to protect themselves, let alone support Jiaxing and Hangzhou."
"Now the Japanese pirates and rebels are making a big show of attacking Suzhou. In my opinion, it's just a trick to attack the east and attack the west. Their real intention must be Jiaxing."
After the little girl finished her analysis, she looked at Zhu Yunzhen who was standing aside.
Zhu Yunzhen's face slowly darkened.
Xu Miaojin is right.
Whether it was him or Lan Yu, after receiving the military report that the Japanese pirates had captured Songjiang Mansion, they subconsciously thought of preserving Suzhou.
Not only because Suzhou is an important economic center in the south of the Yangtze River, another crucial reason is that Suzhou is closer to Yingtianfu.
After capturing Suzhou, we only need to cross Changzhou Prefecture and Zhenjiang Prefecture and reach Yingtian.
The capital of the Ming Dynasty naturally could not be attacked by Japanese pirates.
But they never thought that maybe Zhang Shicheng's old group would have the idea of attacking Yingtian. The Japanese pirates might never have thought about it.
They are just here to kill people and rob people and money.
Fighting with the Ming Dynasty?
Japanese pirates are obviously not that stupid.
Without the support of Japanese pirates, other rabbles, even if they are large in number, will not be able to achieve success.
Don't look at how arrogant and arrogant they are now.
If they really want to face off against the Ming Dynasty's elite army, they will never be able to fight.
Besides, what is their purpose?
Now that the world has been settled, it is obviously unrealistic for them to overthrow the Ming Dynasty.
The biggest possibility is to force the court to make certain changes.
For example, readjust the increase in commercial taxes.
After thinking about this, it is easy to understand their next intention.
What's more, the advance and retreat along the coasts of Jiaxing and Hangzhou are much more convenient than along the Yangtze River.
Lan Yu may have thought of it, but he didn't dare to say it.
The responsibility of guarding Suzhou is even more important.
As for Jiaxing and Hangzhou, even if they are lost, it is only a temporary matter, and they can be recovered quickly as soon as the imperial army arrives.
However, the local people will suffer.
"In your opinion, how should we arrange our troops?" Zhu Yunzhen asked.
The little girl was quite knowledgeable in this area, and he did not hesitate to ask for advice humbly.
"Hehe, I never thought you would ask me for advice."
The little girl blinked her eyes mischievously, with a bit of pride in her joke, but then she said, "Actually, I'm just talking on paper. I'm just trying to analyze for you whether it's right or wrong, and how to deal with it. You still have to make the decision. I am a little girl and I cannot bear such a big responsibility."
"You're still much smarter than me, I'm just giving you an opinion."
The little girl is becoming more and more modest, except for being naughty occasionally.
Zhu Yunzhen smiled and said: "You just have to say it. Whether you listen or not is my business. Besides, there is Grandpa Huang here."
Lao Zhu started with a bowl, and he could conquer the entire Ming Dynasty.
What do mere Japanese pirates mean?
He could see clearly what they were plotting, couldn't Lao Zhu do it?
Xu Miaojin pointed to the map and said: "It's very simple. If the imperial court wants to wipe out them, it should send troops from Suzhou. As for Jiaxing, they can mobilize troops from Huzhou Prefecture to assist in defense. As long as they can block a wave of offensives, once the imperial army arrives, they can only escape."
She paused and then said: "In addition, Ningbo Prefecture, Shaoxing Prefecture, and Hangzhou Prefecture must strengthen their vigilance and deploy troops to guard against Japanese pirates landing on the beach again and making a sudden attack to catch them off guard."
Zhu Yunzhen nodded slightly.
There were a lot of things that were not thought through just now.
I always felt something was wrong, but when Xu Miaojin said it, I suddenly realized it.
It cannot be said that there is much problem with the arrangement of Sapphire.
However, Lan Yu is still used to thinking according to the thinking of the previous battle with Bei Yuan.
But Japanese pirates are different.
The Japanese pirates were not the army of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, but rogue pirates.
Taking advantage of maritime maneuverability, sudden attacks, and grabbing and running away are what they are best at doing.
Even the capture of Songjiang Mansion may have been an accident caused by the interference of several forces.
I'm afraid they themselves didn't expect that Songjiang Mansion could be captured so easily.
However, although he analyzed the other party's intentions, what he could actually do was very limited.
Jiaxing is hundreds of miles away.
Distant water cannot save near fire.
We can only order the local garrison to strictly defend and strengthen their alert, and then mobilize some troops to support nearby.
Whether it works or not, it’s still a matter of days.
Zhu Yunxuan sighed in his heart, looked at the box Xu Miaojin carried in just now, and suddenly asked curiously: "Has the Technology Research and Manufacturing Bureau made any new treasures recently?"
He had previously proposed many research and manufacturing ideas and threw them to the group of craftsmen, hoping to inspire them.
"A new baby indeed."
Xu Miaojin opened the box and said, "This is the breech-loading gun you asked the craftsmen to make, as well as fixed-loading bullets."
A breech-loading gun with custom-loaded ammunition, could it be built so quickly?
This is an artifact that is truly hundreds of years ahead of its time.
Zhu Yunxuan was overjoyed.
Then, a brand new gun appeared in his eyes.
"I have tried this gun. It is simple to operate, quick and convenient, has a fast rate of fire and is powerful. It is truly a magical weapon."
Xu Miaojin praised: "I don't know how you came up with it. It's incredible."
"One hundred of the first batch of breech-loading guns were produced, with another 10,000 rounds of ammunition."
"I have asked the Technical Research and Manufacturing Bureau to make all efforts to manufacture this kind of gun and bullets."
Zhu Yunzhen first picked up the bullet and looked at it. The material was iron, the same as the arrowhead material at this time.
The bullets were very large, much larger than ordinary rifle bullets in later generations.
After all, it is a bullet made of black powder, so it is difficult to reduce its size.
But there are also benefits to being big.
The larger the bullet, the higher the quality, and the more powerful it is.
Immediately, he picked up the gun without hesitation, walked outside the hall, asked someone to bring a target, and immediately started to test the gun.
boom!
boom!
…
There was a deafening sound of gunfire, and the bullets whizzed out, hit the target, passed straight through, and penetrated several inches into the wooden board behind.
After all, he was only seven years old. After pulling the trigger, the strong rebound force not only made his shoulders sore, but also almost caused him to fall to the ground.
But Zhu Yunxuan didn't care about this, and instead laughed.
(End of chapter)
