The Prodigal Son’s Happy Life - Chapter 670

[Chapter 670 The best defense]

The sound of reading gradually sounded in the academy.

On the other side, in the palace, in the Nuan Pavilion.

The quarrels became louder and louder.

Ma Wenhua, Minister of the Ministry of War, even slapped the table in front of Emperor Chu.

“Even if our Dachu navy is weak, we must not pretend that nothing happened. Otherwise, the bandits will only become more and more arrogant. Originally, there were attacks

from the grassland tribes in the north. The chieftain rebellion in the southwest has just been settled, and now there is another incident on the seaside. If the problem persists, there will be another chaos among the grassland tribes! The Ministry of War’s idea is very simple. If the navy is weak, give more money to the navy. If it doesn’t

work

, just drop the Shenji Battalion first to deal with it.

Just sit back and watch those pirates wreak havoc and turn a blind eye!”

When the other ministers heard this, they all looked thoughtful.

But some people frowned.

After a while, it was the Minister of Hube who spoke first.

“We understand and understand Mr. Ma’s thoughts, but this matter cannot be compared in this way. The drought in the Central Plains is serious and has not yet been resolved. In the grassland battle, although the imperial court won a great victory, Qiyan’s troops were able to withdraw in time. , retained a large part of the strength.

In the final analysis, it still left a lot of trouble. If, as Ma

Gong

said, all the elite soldiers and generals from the important town were transferred to the Southeast Third Road, what would happen if the Qiyan tribe resurrected?

He is a veteran of the Ministry of War. He understands better than me the truth that wildfires cannot be burned out, but spring breezes will revive them.”

When Ma Wenhua heard this, he stared at him and said loudly: “I never said that I would mobilize the soldiers in all important towns. It’s just that.

We need to use Shenji Camp!”

“If the pirates come ashore, Shenji Camp will be useful, but how useful will it be in the sea?”

At this time, the newly appointed Minister of Rites spoke: “Ma Gong, don’t be so impatient, Southeast Road? Several of the garrison generals are disciples of Ma Gong. We understand that

rushing can’t solve the problem, so we have to speak calmly. “

When

Ma Wenhua heard this, he simply pointed at the nose of the Minister of Etiquette. To curse.

“Ahem!”

At this moment, a voice came from the dragon chair.

When everyone heard the coughing, they instantly became quiet.

Emperor Chu didn’t care about the quarrel between the few people just now. Instead, he looked at someone sitting at the back and asked calmly: “What do you think, Marquis Xin’an?”

Fang Xiu was thinking about the affairs of the academy and had been absent-minded. Yes, I only know that the pirates in the three Southeast Routes have been very violent recently. After hearing what Emperor Chu said, he raised his eyes and said, “My thoughts are no different from those of Ma Gong.”

“Oh?”

Upon hearing this, Emperor Chu raised his eyebrows and spoke. He said: “So, you also advocate calling the Shenji Battalion to annihilate the pirates in one fell swoop?”

Fang Xiu thought for a while and replied: “I support Ma Gong’s idea, but not Ma Gong’s strategy.”

When everyone heard this, their eyes changed .

They all turned to Fang Xiu.

If it were in the past, Fang Xiu would have seen such an occasion. They didn’t say it, but they were not convinced in their hearts.

After all, he is just a young man, can he be compared to the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty?

But after the previous incidents, especially the incidents in the southwest and northern states.

They were also sincerely convinced by Fang Xiu.

No matter what this person’s character or literary talent is, he

does have some skills in this area.

It can always hit the most critical place.

This time, I am afraid that he will have to give his opinion in the end on how to deal with the pirates.

Fang Xiu was thinking about the affairs of the academy, and he really hadn’t thought about how to deal with the pirates.

But

he thought of something else.

After struggling for a moment, he finally said: “Your Majesty, I think that the Shenji Battalion alone cannot deal with the pirates!”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.

Not to mention Ma Wenhua, even the two ministers, Shangshu of the Ministry of Hubu and Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, who firmly supported the reduction of major issues into minor issues, all cast different eyes.

After all, in their eyes.

The reason why the Shenji Battalion is not allowed to be used is just because they are afraid of trouble.

But in fact, I still believe in the strength of Shenji Camp.

As long as Shenji Camp reaches the third southeast route, the little pirates will be defeated without attack.

But

Fang Xiu told them that the Shenji Battalion couldn’t deal with the pirates?

This is somewhat inappropriate.

Although at sea, the soldiers of the Chu Kingdom were indeed inferior to the pirates, on land, the combat power of the pirates was not much better than that of the elites in the important towns.

What’s more, the Shenji Camp also possesses artifacts such as the Heavenly Punishment!

“Do you think Shenji Camp can’t handle the pirates?”

Emperor Chu frowned slightly, looked at Fang Xiu, and asked.

Fang Xiu thought for a while and answered truthfully: “Your Majesty, sea pirates, sea pirates, the most important thing is the sea. On land, the Shenji Battalion must be able to defeat the sea pirates.

Shenji Battalion is not even needed, it is an important town.” The elite soldiers are more than enough.

However, the pirates are not always on the land. They often attack along the coast, right?”

When the people from the Ministry of War reported the report just now, he didn’t listen carefully.

At this time, he looked at Ma Wenhua and asked for confirmation.

Ma Wenhua was so angry when he heard his words, ‘It should be so’, but he didn’t say anything. He just nodded: “Yes!”

“Since the pirates are attacking everywhere along the coast like what I said, So even if the Shenji Battalion wipes out some of the pirates and the remaining pirates move to another location, it will still be the same,

even if Your Majesty leaves part of the Shenji Battalion in the Third Southeast Road, or even sets up another one in the Third Southeast Road. If you create another Shenji Battalion in the important town, the final result will be the same. The

three southeastern coasts are too long, and pirates may appear anywhere. Just relying on the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion and the important town will not help. The effect is great!”

When everyone heard this, they all felt that it made sense.

But

is there really no other way?

After a while, Shangshu Hubu looked at Fang Xiu and asked: “Then Marquis Xin’an means that we can only let the pirates wreak havoc in the three southeast corridors and ignore them?”

Ma Wenhua next to him heard this and glared at Hubu Shangshu opened his mouth and wanted to curse again.

Fortunately, Fang Xiu spoke before he opened his mouth.

“Of course not. You adults are thinking too narrowly about this matter.”

When everyone heard this, they were not angry at all, but curious.

They knew that there must be a reason why Marquis Xin’an said this.

Fang Xiu looked at Emperor Chu and continued: “Your Majesty, gentlemen, I actually believe that the best defense is to attack!”

After the words fell, the entire Nuan Pavilion fell silent again.

The best defense is offense?

This sentence

actually sounds somewhat reasonable.

It was not just laymen such as the Emperor of Chu, the Minister of Hubu, and the Minister of Rites who felt this way.

Even the Minister of War, Ma Wenhua, and several generals who were close to the army, their eyes lit up when they heard these words.

This Marquis of Xin’an is really a genius!

(End of chapter)