In Zhang Chufeng's confident eyes, Zhu Ping'an smiled and shook his head, "No, Lord Zhang, it is precisely because they are the outpost scouts of the Japanese pirates that they come to harass Yingtian. First of all, Yingtian, the secondary capital, is the center of Jiangnan in my Daming Dynasty, and it is also the richest pearl in Jiangnan in my Daming Dynasty. As the outpost scouts of the Japanese pirates, the Shangyu pirates must come to spy on Yingtian's strengths and weaknesses and prepare for a large-scale invasion in the future; secondly, as outpost scouts, the Shangyu pirates harass Yingtian. Their purpose is not to capture the city of Yingtian, but to spy on Yingtian's strengths and weaknesses, to spy on Yingtian's troop deployment, combat effectiveness and city defense, etc. As long as a tentative harassment is carried out to achieve the purpose of spying, and once the purpose is achieved, they will escape, and there is no need to be smashed to pieces under the city of Yingtian. In this way, their survival rate will be greatly improved, and they can retain their living strength to return to Japan to report."
After Zhu Ping'an finished speaking, Zhang Chufeng was stunned for a few seconds, then shook his head vigorously, "These are all your subjective assumptions, Zihou, including the fact that the Japanese pirates in Shangyu were outpost scouts, which is also your subjective assumption."
Just as Zhu Ping'an was about to speak, Zhang Chufeng asked first, "Zihou, don't rush to refute. Let me ask you, can you guarantee that these Japanese pirates are the spies sent by the Japanese pirates before they invaded in large numbers?"
Zhu Pingan was speechless when he heard this. How can I guarantee that they are spies when you ask this question? Even if I know that this group of Japanese pirates are spies from Japan, I can't guarantee it to you!
If I could guarantee that, there would be a problem!
Zhu Pingan curled his lips and said, "I can't guarantee it."
"Then Zihou, can you guarantee that the Japanese pirates from Shangyu will definitely come to attack Yingtian?!" Zhang Chufeng asked.
Zhu Pingan remained silent and said calmly, "I can't guarantee it."
"You see, you can't even guarantee it. What does this mean? It means that all this is your subjective conjecture, Zihou. It's just your guess." Zhang Chufeng smiled slightly and came to a conclusion.
"Sir Zhang, this is not subjective conjecture or speculation, it is a well-founded assumption." Zhu Pingan couldn't help but said speechlessly.
"Is there any difference?! They are all nonsense." Zhang Chufeng immediately shook his head and laughed, then he lectured Zhu Ping'an in the tone of a senior who had experienced it, "Zihou, the major affairs of the country are sacrifice and war. War is not a joke, it is a major national affair that requires 10 million cautions. How can it be a joke?!"
"Sir Zhang, it is precisely because of the great national affairs of sacrifice and war that Ping An hurried here to report. If the Japanese pirates harass Yingtian, whether they capture Yingtian City or not, it will be a slap in the face of our Ming Dynasty. What's more serious is that this will deeply stimulate the increasingly surging Japanese invasion and make it even more serious! Therefore, Ping An suggests that we set up an ambush with heavy troops and heavy weapons in the places where the Japanese pirates must pass to invade Yingtian, and catch this group of Japanese pirates in one fell swoop, and don't give them the opportunity to harass Yingtian!"
Zhu Ping'an said with a serious face, suggesting setting up an ambush on the road that the Japanese pirates must take to Yingtian, so as to catch them all in one fell swoop.
"Haha, Zihou, you said it lightly. We set up an ambush with heavy troops and heavy weapons... ... Whether the Japanese pirates will listen to you and come to harass Yingtian is still another matter. Even if they come to harass Yingtian, Zihou, do you know which route the Japanese pirates will take to harass Yingtian?! Do you know when the Japanese pirates will come?! How long will it take to ambush with such a large army, three to five days, or thirteen to fifteen days, or several months?! In addition, as the saying goes, food and supplies must be prepared before troops move. This ambush requires a lot of food and supplies! Just for your unreliable guess, you have to mobilize troops and waste people's money and labor?! If the Japanese pirates don't come, wouldn't it be a waste of money and labor? And it will become a laughing stock! Zihou, who do you think can take this responsibility?! Lord Neitai?!"
Zhang Chufeng asked continuously.
"Master Zhang, we are never 100% sure of military affairs. As long as we are 70% or 80% sure, it is worth fighting." Zhu Ping'an looked at Zhang Chufeng and said seriously, "If we miss the opportunity to fight, we will regret it!"
Then, Zhu Ping'an tried to explain for a long time, but it was of no avail. All his words were in vain. Neither Zhang Chufeng nor Zhang Neitai and others took Zhu Ping'an's important military intelligence seriously.
Although Zhu Ping'an was mentally prepared for this, he still couldn't help feeling disappointed.
However, no matter how disappointed you are, you cannot give up.
Zhang Nietai and his men were civilian officials after all. Military affairs were unfamiliar to them, so it was understandable that they were not sensitive enough to or took military information seriously. He would report this military information to the Ministry of War as soon as possible, and he thought the Ministry of War would pay attention to it.
There is no time to lose. We must report to the Ministry of War as soon as possible.
After his last unsuccessful effort, Zhu Ping'an bowed to Zhang Nietai and asked, "Master Nietai, I want to report to the Ministry of War."
"Ahem, Zihou, there is no need to report this military intelligence to the Ministry of War." When Zhang Neitai heard Zhu Ping'an say that he wanted to report it to the Ministry of War, he couldn't help coughing and only said half of the sentence. The second half of the sentence "so as not to be laughed at" was not uttered.
"Ahem, it's Zihou. There's no need to report this news to the Ministry of War." Deputy Envoy Bai had the same attitude.
At this time, Zhang Chufeng's eyes turned, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. He said, "Zihou is thoughtful. I think it is more appropriate to report it to the Ministry of War. If there is a use, it will be used. If there is no use, it will not cause any harm. As the saying goes, every profession has its own specialty. The Ministry of War specializes in military affairs. It is possible that they have different understandings of Zihou's military intelligence."
The reason why Zhang Chufeng supported Zhu Ping'an to report to the Ministry of War was to make Zhu Ping'an embarrassed in the Ministry of War. Haha, this nonsense military intelligence shows that Zhu Ping'an is not competent for military training and Zhu Ping'an's incompetence. This can also be used as a reason to impeach Zhu Ping'an in the future. Therefore, Zhu Ping'an should go to the Ministry of War as soon as possible. The more people know about it, the more embarrassed he will be, and the bigger the handle will be.
"Well, that's true. Every profession has its own expertise. Perhaps the Ministry of War may have a different understanding. Well, Zihou is kind enough. It's okay for you to report to the Ministry of War. However, our Ministry of Justice has different opinions on this military intelligence, and we have not yet reached a unified conclusion. We need to study it further. This military intelligence should not be reported in the name of our office. I hope Zihou can understand." Zhang Neitai nodded slightly and said to Zhu Ping'an.
"I understand. I will report this to the Ministry of War in my personal capacity." Zhu Ping'an nodded and expressed his opinion.
Zhang Nietai nodded.
"There is still some time before noon, so we should hurry to the Ministry of War without delay. The officials in the Ministry of War can still discuss this before lunch." Zhang Chufeng reminded softly.
"Lord Zhang is absolutely right." Zhu Ping'an nodded and bowed to Zhang Chufeng to express his gratitude. Then Zhang Neitai and others said goodbye and rushed to the Ministry of War without stopping.