Zhu Pingan took in the reactions of Zhang Nietai and the other three and knew that they did not believe his military intelligence. In fact, this was also within his expectations. If he had not known history and had the foresight to take this group of pirates seriously and carefully studied them, he would not have believed that less than a hundred pirates dared to harass the secondary capital Yingtian.
But believe it or not, this is the reality that is coming.
"Lord Neitai, Lord Bai, Lord Zhang, the reason why Ping'an inferred that this group of Japanese pirates would harass Yingtian is because this is the conclusion I came to after carefully sorting out and studying this group of Japanese pirates." Zhu Ping'an bowed with a serious face.
"Oh, Lord Zhu, how did you come to this conclusion through your research?" Zhang Neitai asked curiously.
"Hehe, this inference was drawn by you, Zihou, after careful research?! Hehe, if you, Zihou, had not carefully sorted out and studied it, could you have concluded that this group of less than a hundred Japanese pirates would continue to march north for tens of thousands of miles to attack the Forbidden City of our Ming Dynasty?" Zhang Chufeng couldn't help laughing and ridiculed Zhu Ping'an.
Attack the Forbidden City... ... Deputy Envoy Bai couldn't help laughing when he heard what Zhang Chufeng said.
"Back to the Neitai, I carefully sorted out and studied the group of Japanese pirates who landed in Shangyu, and found four characteristics that were different from other Japanese pirates. First, the Japanese pirates who landed in Shangyu were extremely elite and strong, far more than other Japanese pirates. Although other Japanese pirates were also powerful, they were not as elite and fierce as the Japanese pirates in Shangyu. More than one hundred of them traveled thousands of miles in our Ming Dynasty. The number of officials and soldiers in the prefectures and counties they passed by ranged from more than two thousand to five or six hundred, and no one could resist them. Second, by reading the records in the Tangbao and other places, I found that all the Japanese pirates who landed in Shangyu were real Japanese, and I did not see any records of fake Japanese. Third, the Japanese pirates who landed in Shangyu did not aim to rob property, but to fight. After landing in Shangyu, they robbed Shaoxing, Changhua, Yuqian, Chun'an, Huizhou, Taiping Prefecture and other places, killing people along the way. They set fires, attacked cities and captured strongholds, rarely robbed property, and even if they broke through the treasury, they mostly burned it. On the contrary, they would fight with the local government troops every time they arrived at a county or a prefecture, and would not avoid it even if they could. I summarized and sorted it out. This group of Japanese pirates did not miss the opportunity to fight with any government soldiers along the way, without a single exception; fourth, the marching route of the Japanese pirates was completely different from that of other Japanese pirates. Generally, Japanese pirates landed on the southeast coast, committed crimes in coastal prefectures and counties, wandered through several counties, and quickly set sail to escape to the sea after looting property; but the Japanese pirates who landed in Shangyu were not like that. After landing in Shangyu, they did not continue to wander around and commit crimes in the coastal areas, but went westward for more than 800 miles inland, went deep into the inland to Huizhou Prefecture and Taiping Prefecture, and then headed north again... Since the Japanese invasion in our dynasty, no Japanese pirates have had such a bandit looting route. "Zhu Ping'an ignored Zhang Chufeng's ridicule and reported to Zhang Neitai calmly.
"Zihou, what does this prove?" Zhang Chufeng interrupted Zhu Pingan and said disapprovingly.
Zhang Nietai and Deputy Envoy Bai also looked at Zhu Pingan, somewhat puzzled. As Zhang Chufeng said, even if the Japanese pirates who landed in Shangyu had these characteristics that were different from other Japanese pirates, what did it mean
"Lord Neitai, Lord Bai, Lord Zhang, I infer that the reason why this group of Japanese pirates who came across the sea and oceans is small and powerful, and they do not rob property for the purpose, and they have repeatedly fought with officers and soldiers from various places, is because they are the elite scouts and outposts of the Japanese pirates. At present, Japan is in the midst of war, and the daimyo in various places are seriously short of food and money. They have long coveted the rich Jiangnan region of our Daming. The Japanese pirates sent them to spy on the military strength, combat power, terrain, and topography of our Daming so that they can invade in large numbers in the future! Since landing in Shangyu, Zhejiang, this group of Japanese pirates has been roaming around Shaoxing, Changhua, Yuqian, Chun'an, Huizhou, Taipingfu and other places to spy. All talents, material resources, terrain, military strength, and combat power are clear in their minds. When the Japanese pirates invade in large numbers in the future, the terrain and military strength of our Daming will be seen by them. Just imagine, my lords, how can we control them at that time?"
Zhu Ping'an glanced at Zhang Nietai and others, clasped his hands, and slowly explained to them.
"Haha, it's a pity that Lord Zhu doesn't write a book of strange stories. The Japanese invasion began in the Yuan Dynasty and has continued intermittently until now for a hundred years. They should have known about the terrain, military strength and combat capability of our Ming Dynasty. Why bother to go to so much trouble to spy again?" Zhang Chufeng shook his head.
"Sir Zhang, that's not the case. Since the Yuan Dynasty, the Japanese pirates have only been confined to individual coastal areas, and it was a minor threat. The Yuan Dynasty and our dynasty strictly controlled maps, and the Japanese pirates only knew the topography of the prefectures and counties close to the coast at most. They had no idea about the topography of the inland areas. As for the military strength, combat effectiveness and other situations, it is even more impossible for them to understand. The deployment of troops changes every year, and the combat effectiveness varies greatly. The military strength, combat effectiveness, material resources and other situations in the early years are no longer applicable to today." Zhu Ping'an said lightly.
"Uh... Haha, Lord Zhu has a point. However, there are many bandits in our Ming Dynasty who have joined the Japanese pirates. They were born and raised in our Ming Dynasty and are familiar with the topography of our Ming Dynasty. With them joining the Japanese pirates, why bother to go through so much trouble to spy again?" Zhang Chufeng was stunned for a moment, but soon thought of another reason and continued to shake his head to refute.
"Sir Zhang, the Japanese pirates who joined the bandits of my Ming Dynasty were all the rebellious Japanese pirates led by Wang Zhi and Mao Haifeng. These Japanese pirates did not need the terrain and topography of my Ming Dynasty, but it was different for the Japanese pirates. I just said that the Japanese pirates who landed in Shangyu were all real Japanese, and there were no fake Japanese. In addition, these bandits only knew the terrain and topography, and they had no way of knowing about the military strength, combat effectiveness and other situations. Therefore, the Japanese pirates carefully selected elite Japanese pirates and sent them as outposts to spy on the strength of my Ming Dynasty." Zhu Ping'an had guessed that Zhang Chufeng was going to say this, and after he finished speaking, he slowly spoke.
"Well, haha, this is just your wishful speculation, Lord Zhu. There are many unreasonable things in it." Zhang Chufeng was stunned for a few seconds, then suddenly an idea flashed in his mind, and then he smiled and shook his head, and continued to refute, "If according to your speculation, they are the outposts of the Japanese pirates, then they will not harass Yingtian. Our Yingtian is the secondary capital, with high walls and deep moats, many soldiers and generals, and sufficient military equipment and food. The Japanese pirates came to harass with less than a hundred troops, which is tantamount to suicide. If they were the outposts of the Japanese pirates, why would they commit suicide? The Japanese pirates are still waiting for them to send back news."
Using his own spear to attack his own shield, haha, let's see how you explain it. Zhang Chufeng looked at Zhu Ping'an with full confidence, waiting for Zhu Ping'an to make a fool of himself.