The Duke's Mansion of the State of Wei.

The war in the southeast was not paid much attention by the imperial court.

What kind of noise can some little Japanese pirates make?

Looking at the Japanese army prepared by Zhou Dexing, there are 30,000 soldiers and horses, and they have been trained for more than two years.

From the perspective of the court officials, if Zhou Dexing really wanted to take action and annihilate the Japanese pirates occupying the city, it would be effortless.

Yue Lin stretched himself. Zhu Di had gained a lot these days.

In addition to the guidance of Xu Da and Wang Baobao, two talented generals who have fought in hundreds of battles, I also have a good opponent in Xu Yungong.

The two are of similar age and have similar abilities, so their sparring adds a lot of fun.

Of course, Yue Lin was not idle either, and also stuffed his adopted son Yue Peng into it.

Zhu Di and Xu Yungong were in misery. Little Riley used to hang out in a beggar gang, and there were inevitable street fights.

Facing Zhu Di and Xu Yungong, who are getting taller and taller, little Riley is not only good at dancing with spears and sticks, and Xinyou sword skills, but also specializes in the lower three lanes, making it difficult for his opponents to parry.

As for the art of war, whether it is a sand table drill or a paper talk, Yue Peng is well versed in his father's ways, highlighting a cunning and stealing chicken.

Often at the end of the drill, Zhu Di and Xu Yungong's formations would be stolen without even realizing it!

This made the two future military geniuses very uncomfortable, but little Riley didn't know it and thought it was a normal thing.

"I didn't expect that my nephew would have such a talent!"

Wang Baobao said with emotion: "Let me take him to practice in person from now on! I will teach him everything I have learned in my life."

Zhang Dingbian hummed and said: "Yue Peng has been my disciple for a long time. If you want to teach him, you must get my consent!"

Wang Baobao said dissatisfied: "He is my nephew, why can't my uncle teach my nephew?"

Zhang Dingbian was not to be outdone: "Once I am a teacher, I am always a father. He kowtows too much to me, so he is naturally closer than you, my uncle!"

While the two were arguing, Xu Da was drinking tea and watching a show, wanting to see if they could fight.

"Yue Lin, what do you think of the war in the southeast?"

Xu Da took a sip of tea and said softly: "It has been nearly two years since Zhou Dexing controlled 30,000 Japanese troops! But now he has nothing to show for it!"

"If the Emperor hadn't estimated that Huaixi's nobles would not be eliminated, he would have withdrawn his military power long ago!"

A hint of murderous intent flashed in Xu Da's eyes. He had long been dissatisfied with those nobles.

The once meritorious minister has now become a worm in the empire.

They have always ignored the interests of the court and the people and stuffed money into their own pockets all day long.

Not to mention the military pay for the Japanese army, the merchants on the southeast coast were miserable.

What's more, many southeastern merchants actually wanted to conduct maritime trade from Weihaiwei and join the local maritime chamber of commerce.

"If both parties have a tacit understanding, there won't be much friction."

"Zhou Dexing will put on a good show, a show that will be glorious despite defeat."

A tacit understanding?

Xu Da was so smart that he had already heard what Yue Lin meant. It was clear that Zhou Dexing and others were colluding with the Japanese pirates.

"If the two sides get angry and really fight, I am afraid that the Japanese troops who have been sparse for a long time and underestimate the enemy and rush forward may not be the opponents of the Japanese pirates."

Seeing Xu Da's eyes widening and his face full of surprise, Yue Lin explained: "The warships our army has today are all left over from the Battle of Poyang Lake."

"Japanese pirates are mainly based on the centipede boats of Xiao Kuailing."

"The sea is wide, unlike the lake. It is easy for Japanese pirates to form a siege and trap our warships."

"Unless our army crushes them on a large scale, the Japanese warships are light and agile and will not be easily caught up by our army."

Xu Da frowned and whispered: "So, just like when the infantry met the cavalry, they could only be beaten passively!"

"When and how to fight, do you have to listen to others?"

Yue Lin nodded, "But the defeat of the Japanese army is not a bad thing for our Ming Dynasty."

"The imperial court can start to pay attention to the navy and take advantage of the situation to take back the military power to prepare for the Japanese army."

"I also remind the emperor from the side that Japan is always a restless master and needs to be beaten."

After Wang Baobao and Zhang Dingbian argued, they also came to drink tea together.

Zhang Dingbian grabbed the teapot unceremoniously and took a swig.

"Happy! The Japanese pirates' individual combat capabilities should not be underestimated."

"These people have practiced swordsmanship in the past, but the bravery of our Ming army is by no means inferior."

"As for preparing the Japanese army, they are nothing more than a group of paper tigers."

Xu Da's old face turned red, even if the preparations for the Japanese army were so bad, they were still Ming Dynasty's army.

"The brave soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are mostly distributed on the nine sides."

"The closer you get to the center, the more rubbish you get."

"Compared to the central army you dispatched, I appreciate the border army more."

Wang Baobao showed up and said with a smile: "As for the so-called preparation of the Japanese army, it sounds more like a joke."

"I have never had any encounters with Japanese pirates, so why should I prepare for them?"

Xu Da snorted coldly: "I won't argue with you! Yun Gong, bring me some wine! Today, my father is going to fight these two barbarians!"

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Wuying Palace.

Zhu Yuanzhang only felt a little irritable today.

Nowadays, the Ming Dynasty has only one war, which is to recover the city and drive away the Japanese pirates of the Satsuma Domain.

"Father, I will serve you some tea."

"Um!"

Seeing that Zhu Biao is so sensible and can now handle government affairs more personally, Lao Zhu feels very pleased.

"Father, you don't have to worry too much about the war in the southeast."

"The Marquis of Jiangxia is marching south and north, not to mention preparing the Japanese army for more than two years."

"Even if you are not the Chaohu Navy, it will not be a problem to eliminate the Japanese pirates."

Zhu Biao knew that his father was worried and couldn't help but expressed relief.

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "Biao'er, you don't understand the military affairs."

"We are from Xingwuzhou County, so we know their tricks!"

"If we were preparing for the Japanese army a year ago, I'm afraid I would still have the heart to fight against the Japanese pirates! Nowadays, we are living a more comfortable life. It would be surprising if we could win!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Mao Xiang hurried over and handed over the military report from the front line.

"Thirty thousand Japanese troops were prepared to defeat the Japanese pirates from Satsuma Domain?"

"Five thousand soldiers were lost, and even the warships were plundered by Japanese pirates?"

"Okay, very good! Zhou Dexing is very good!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was trembling with anger and said angrily: "Tell Zhou Dexing to go back to Jinling immediately, we will take away his military power!"

"Call Liu Bowen, Hu Weiyong, Xu Da, and Deng Yu to discuss matters!"

"By the way, call Yue Lin and Wang Baobao!"

Mao Xiang did not dare to delay and quickly took the order and left.

"Father...how could the Japanese army be so completely defeated...it shouldn't be!"

Zhu Biao couldn't help but pick up the military newspaper, and what he saw was shocking.

The Japanese pirates lured Zhou Dexing into the encirclement, and then launched a siege with rockets. With the warships burning, the Ming army had to fight to the death and lost five thousand soldiers.

Not to mention helping Champa drive away the Japanese pirates, now he has even lost the courage to go out to meet the enemy.

Jiang Yu was seriously injured and barely survived, so the general's report was quickly delivered to the emperor.
Chapter completed!