Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned

Chapter 258 Zhu Di's Analysis

Wei Guan, the magistrate of Suzhou, believed that the remnants of the Zhang family were named Japanese pirates, and they were menacing.Keep the city closed and wait for the reinforcements sent by the imperial court to rescue.However, Ru Taisu believed that the other generation was willing to be a thief, and they must focus on plundering.Now that we know that the thieves are coming, we should send troops to wipe them out before they land.As for Suzhou City, only a small number of troops are needed for defense.

The views of the two were approved by some people, and for a while, the two groups of people held their own opinions and argued with each other.

Zhu Su was also frowning and contemplating. Seeing that the eyes of the fourth brother Zhu Di beside him were bright, he seemed to be hesitant to speak, so he asked, "What is the fourth brother thinking?"

"Why hide it, just say what you want!"

"Ahem, then I'll just say it straight." Zhu Di cleared his throat, and the eyes of everyone in the hall turned to him.He stood up, put his hands behind his back like old Zhu usually did, and walked in front of Ru Taisu:

"This king wants to ask Ru Yushi, you said you want to stop bandits on the coast."

"But the coast of my Ming Dynasty stretches for thousands of miles. Where can Japanese pirates not land? Could it be that Ru Yushi can predict and know in advance where Japanese pirates will land from?"

"You can set up a beacon on the shore, and let the soldiers divide up and garrison." Ru Taisu explained. "If you see Japanese pirate ships somewhere, you only need to light up the smoke, and all the horses will be there..."

"No." Zhu Su shook his head. "There are many tidal flats along the coast, so you can't go fast. And you don't know the real situation of the enemy. If you have to fight on the shore, we will only take advantage of 'waiting for work'."

"If we rashly divide our troops to guard, and join them again after seeing the smoke of wolves, the soldiers will not even have the advantage of 'waiting for work with leisure'." Ru Taisu obviously doesn't understand military affairs, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that this method is obviously just It will not work at all to apply the north's method of preventing Meng Yuan from going south.

Emperor Yongle's heart is not very broad, the fourth brother is probably deliberately targeting Lao Ru, in order to avenge the old man who impeached him and the second brother last night...

Ru Taisu's face darkened. To be fair, he didn't want to listen to the opinions of these ten-year-old "boys" on these important military affairs.But he also understands that he really knows nothing about military affairs.

And that's all for the other two princes, but the Fifth Highness, Zhu Su, does have some wisdom that is different from those of his peers.

Although I usually acted a bit naughty...

Since he also objected, it seems that his "subtle plan" really doesn't work.

It can only be said that although Ru Taisu has a bad temper, he is much more reliable than those civil servants, eunuchs and military supervisors who commanded blindly in the Ming Dynasty.

"So sure enough, we still have to close the city and defend ourselves..." Wei Guan said.

Although Ru Taisu's face was a little ugly, he still said: "But how can we be sure that the thieves will definitely come to attack Suzhou?"

"If Zhang Ren is captured alive by us, that's fine. As Zhang Ren's younger brother, Zhang Li must come to rescue his elder brother out of emotion and reason."

"But now Zhang Ren is dead..." As he spoke, he looked at Zhu Xi and Zhu Di with some resentment.

"Can you pretend that Zhang Ren was captured alive by us, and lure that Zhang Li to attack?" Someone suggested.

"No. The remnants of the Zhang family also 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 tell Zhang Ren's death." Ru Taisu shook his head, The resentful eyes looked at Zhu Xi and Zhu Di again.

Zhu Xi was a little guilty, while Zhu Di was a little annoyed. When he and his second brother entered the city that night, they saw a group rushing towards them, and heard officers and soldiers calling from behind, so in a hurry, they did not even think about it...

Thinking about it now, if Zhang Ren had really been captured alive at that time, I don't know how much trouble would have been saved.Even if he was not captured alive, if he dealt with it well, no one would be left alive...

"Ru Yushi, don't blame my second and fourth brothers." Zhu Su interjected. "At that time, they had just entered the city, so they didn't know the situation. The guards must have given priority to protecting the safety of the two lords. At least, Zhang Ren, the leader of the bandit, did not escape."

"Besides, if those pirates are really controlled by Zhang Li, their whereabouts are not difficult to predict."

"Oh?" Everyone on the field cheered up, and Zhu Di said in surprise: "Old Five, could it be that in the history books..."

"Ahem, did you expect all this?"

Zhu Su gave Zhu Di a white look.This guy definitely thought that he was going to use the traveler's "big prophecy" again.

Although this incident has not been seen in history, if you put yourself into Zhang Li's perspective, it is not difficult to guess.He opened his mouth and said: "Dare to ask everyone, what is Chen Yuxie thinking about after putting so much effort into it?"

"What are you thinking?" Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay.This time it was Zhu Xi who snorted and said, "Hmph, what else are you thinking about? It's nothing more than wishful thinking, wanting to restore their father's previous power, and then fight for the world of our Ming Dynasty."

"Second brother is right." Zhu Su nodded towards Zhu Xi.Then said: "This is the difference between them and ordinary pirates. Ordinary pirates are only for money, but they are dreaming of restoring the glory of their ancestors."

"Those people are so stupid, but even the three-year-old children on the street know that if they want to fight for the world, how can there be no city where they will not settle?"

"If you're just like those ordinary Japanese pirates, with a gust of wind coming in and a gust of wind going away. What's the use of looting a huge amount of property?"

"However, now that Zhang Ren is dead, they disturbed our city of Suzhou, and their strategy of cooperating with the outside has already failed... Will they come to attack Suzhou again?" Ru Taisu asked.

"Maybe it's not the Suzhou Mansion, but he Zhang Li is definitely not just looting, he must come to attack a city." Before Zhu Su opened his mouth, Zhu Di over there had already taken up the conversation thoughtfully.

"There are three reasons: First, that Zhang Li is only the second son. Now that Zhang Ren is dead, he is supposed to provoke the Zhang family."

"Since this is the case, he must first avenge his brother, or make some meritorious deeds that can convince the public, otherwise how can he be able to convince the public?"

"Secondly, since the Zhang family wanted to take Suzhou earlier, they must have needed a lot of troops. These troops may not be enough based on the wealth that Zhang Shicheng left for them."

"Then, they must borrow the power of others... In my opinion, they probably gathered other gangs of thieves and pirates to seize the city together. In this case, he must promise enough benefits to those thieves. Except Seizing the city, looting some small markets and towns, such a small profit, how can they persuade other thieves?"

"The third thing...they have become poor by now." The young Zhu Di sat down on the chair and raised one of his legs.A pair of eyes flickered: "Zhang Ren is dead, and his scheme has been shattered. It can be said that there is no other way out now."

"If I were Zhang Li, at this time, I would definitely put all my bets. If I succeed, I can gain a firm foothold in the next city, and the situation will naturally open up. All the previous failures will become a thing of the past."

"If you lose, it's just hopeless, and you're going to die. But if you don't go at this time, you will definitely have no chance in the future: now they can barely gather an army. When Zhang Ren dies, hide in the city of Suzhou The news spread that his power was uprooted, how many people are still willing to fight with him with their heads in panic?"

"Old five, am I right?" Zhu Di finished his eloquent talk, and suddenly turned to ask Zhu Su.

"...Yes." Zhu Su nodded in approval.It's just that I always 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 in Jingnan?
(End of this chapter)