Chapter 491: The Worries of a Million Army
Tang Ming's worries are not groundless, the New Year has arrived, and the spies on the Ming side have already sent news that Zhu Di has taken all the envoys to Beiping, and the relocation of the capital has begun. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
And after the parade, send away all the messengers, and it is time to deal with him. This period of time would definitely not exceed a month, and in such a short period of time, he would definitely not be able to build enough hot air balloons, Tang Ming was very anxious about this.
Yao Guangxiao and Zheng He also nodded frequently, they knew very well what kind of character Zhu Di was, once the matter of moving the capital was completed, it would definitely be the time for the army to crusade against Tang Ming.
The one who has a different attitude from the two is Fang Xiaoru, this old guy is not nervous about this matter at all, he is now like those people on Jeju Island, he believes Tang Ming a little blindly. Maybe Tang Ming has always been able to save the day many times, so he is not worried, the only thing he cares about now is that Tang Ming will give him a few more grandchildren, so that he can enjoy the joy of family and the happy days of his children and grandchildren around his knees.
The Tao is not the same, with Fang Xiaoru's mentality at this moment, Tang Ming can't talk to him at all. The old man doesn't seem to have been an official for a long time, and he has no interest in politics at all, and seems to be very satisfied with the current pleasure of teaching and living with his family.
He originally expressed his worries, but he also hoped that Yao Guangxiao or Fang Xiaoru, the two old guys, could give him some useful advice. But at present, it seems that it ended in failure, so Fang Xiaoru doesn't need to talk about it, even Yao Guangxiao has become more and more pure-hearted.
I heard that as soon as he arrived on Jeju Island, he asked Fang Xiaoru to build a small courtyard for him next to the academy as a Buddhist hall. Now every day, except for chatting with Fang Xiaoru, he stays in his Buddhist hall all day and doesn't come out, obviously with a mindset of not caring about things.
Fortunately, there was only one Zheng He left, and he was willing to help him, and Tang Ming no longer bothered the two old guys to catch up, and invited Zheng He to talk elsewhere after confessing.
The three of them all understood Tang Ming's thoughts, and waved their hands to let Tang Ming go by himself. Tang Ming and Zheng He left the academy and went to the back mountain, chatting as they walked.
"Father-in-law, according to your understanding of Zhu Di, after the capital is moved, how many troops do you estimate he will send to crusade against me!" Only by knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can he have a bottom in his heart, so Tang Ming must guess as much as possible the arrangements that Zhu Di will make in the future.
Zheng He was silent for a moment, then sighed lightly and said, "At all costs!" ā
At this moment, Tang Ming is like the previous Jianwen, and Zhu Di's temper has always been the one who hates those who oppose him the most. But Tang Ming in front of him was even more serious than the previous Jianwen, and Jianwen had no place for Zhu Di to crusade at that time. He is powerful and has nowhere to go, and now Tang Myung is different, in addition to Ryukyu Island, there is also Jeju Island.
The goal is no matter how obvious it is, Tang Ming can't hide in the dark to embarrass Zhu Di like Jianwen, which becomes that he has to fight Zhu Di hard.
Tang was obviously surprised by Zheng He's answer, and asked, "Why?" ā
Zheng He put his hands behind his back, looked at the blue sky and said leisurely: "It's very simple, because you are now the first person on the blacklist that he will get rid of." ā
After a pause, Zheng He continued: "From the moment you defeated his navy, Zhu Di knew that you had threatened the royal foundation. Not to mention that now Zhu Gaochi, the crown prince, is still hiding in you, and there are not enough allusions to the princes who coerce the Son of Heaven to make the princes since ancient times? ā
"It's ......."
Tang Ming's heart was even more urgent now, it seemed that his understanding of Zhu Di was really not thorough enough, and after Zheng He mentioned it, he also felt that things were really as he said.
"Father-in-law thought that Zhu Di would really send a large army here, and it was likely to be an army of hundreds of thousands!" Tang Ming's face turned a little pale, if things really came to this point, no matter how lucky he was, it would be inevitable.
Think about it, if there are really hundreds of thousands of troops coming to crusade, even if they all stand still and let Tang Ming fight, with Tang Ming's current strength of less than 80,000, he can't kill them for a month.
Zheng He nodded again and affirmed: "Indeed, as you said, after the capital relocation ceremony ends, Zhu Di will definitely mobilize the army guarding the frontier to come." The current guards and frontiers of the Ming Dynasty have a huge number of three million soldiers, and there is no war in the surrounding countries of the Ming Dynasty at this time, so it is possible to send a million troops to come. ā
Seeing that Tang Ming's face was already black, Zheng He, in order not to hit him too much, comforted him again: "Fortunately, your Jeju Island is far away from the Ming Dynasty, and it is not easy for Zhu Di to send so many troops here." It's just that your Ryukyu Island is more troublesome, and my father-in-law suggests that you evacuate all the important things on Ryukyu Island, use it as the first battlefield, and drag down the Ming forces as much as possible to relieve the pressure on your Jeju Island. ā
Zheng He This is the most pertinent suggestion, and now there is only such a precaution, but it is a pity that there is not enough time, if Tang Ming is given enough time to build a hot air balloon. Then even if Zhu Di sent more troops to come, it would be useless, and the success of the hot air balloon was that he was able to announce the beginning of the real thermal weapons war.
At that time, it is not the number of troops that can be doomed to win or lose, but it is up to strategy and to see whose country's strength will eventually make the war longer. The second is to see whose thermal weapons are more advanced, which is also the key to determining the victory or defeat of a war.
Obviously, Tang Ming had a unique advantage in this aspect, so when he faced the million-strong army of the Ming Dynasty, there was not only one way to perish.
But Tang Ming also understood that no matter how advanced his weapons were, they would not be advanced enough to be able to develop missiles, so he was really facing the Ming army. If he was lucky enough to be able to resist the attack, then the loss of his troops would definitely be a heavy blow.
I thought I would have a more leisurely time in the future, but now it seems that I am thinking too much. There was no way, the only thing Tang Ming could do now was to try to find a way to increase the speed of the hot air balloon construction. And those modified bombs that can be used in hot air balloons, and you have to find a way to make them more powerful.
Zheng He saw that Tang Ming was in deep thought, he didn't say anything, reached out and patted him on the shoulder, and then turned back alone. He didn't have a single soldier around him now, and he couldn't help Tang Ming with anything. The only thing he can give is advice, but in the face of a million-strong army, even he, the governor who has experienced strong winds and waves, is helpless.
In the back mountain, Tang Ming stayed alone until dinner before going down the mountain, and at this moment he also figured it out, so he didn't have to worry too much. With his current strength, he is not the only one who is afraid of consumption, it is very likely that Zhu Di is even more afraid of consumption than him. As long as he can teach Zhu Di's army a painful lesson, it is not impossible for Zhu Di to be forced to withdraw due to domestic pressure. (To be continued.) )