sbdcsierra Chapter 498 Even the mother-in-law is schemed against
Chapter 498 Even the mother-in-law is schemed against
Emperor Zhu looked at Yang Shaofeng as if he were a fool.
Killing Hu Yuan is easy, isn't it?
No.
Who gave him the courage to think he could easily kill Hu Yuan, who controlled a million strings?
Hu Yuan is, after all, a tough guy with a million-strong army.
If it were that easy to kill, Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, along with Li Wenzhong, Fu Youde, and Lan Yu, would have already killed Hu Yuan completely.
Besides, swords and spears have no eyes on the battlefield. What will happen to our daughter if you, you bastard, get killed?
Emperor Zhu snorted coldly and said, "You just stay here and be the prefect of Dengzhou."
"Fighting and killing are not suitable for you."
"Don't worry about the Duke of Ying's matter."
"It happened in the last few years."
Yang Shaofeng immediately became anxious.
What do you mean by "just in the last few years"?
I've already made plans to keep the island but not the slaves, and you old Deng are going to keep putting it off again?
I don't want to wait even a day longer!
Seeing Yang Shaofeng's displeased expression, Emperor Zhu snorted again and said, "Not convinced? Then let me ask you, before two armies clash, what is the most important thing besides supplies?"
Yang Shaofeng couldn't help but roll his eyes.
"intelligence."
"Including but not limited to our own situation, the other side's military deployment, material reserves, water sources and terrain."
"To put it bluntly, war is about winning with more people and winning with strength."
"If we have fewer soldiers, we'll kite the opponent while we fight."
"If we have more soldiers, we should surround and attack the enemy."
Anyone who seriously studied politics and history in junior high or high school knows that he had already written all of this down clearly, practically teaching students how to fight and how to rebel, almost to the point of forcing them to learn by cracking open their skulls.
In addition to the three military training sessions during junior high, high school, and university, there are countless video tutorials on Douyin (TikTok).
Even if I, Yang, am utterly useless, beating Hu Yuan is still a piece of cake.
Yang Shaofeng grumbled, "The inspector has relevant intelligence, right? Even if the inspector doesn't, those Mongols definitely do."
"Back then, Liu Bilie led the Han army to conquer Karakorum. The Mongols not only did not benefit from it, but were instead defeated by Liu Bilie and became barbarians of the grasslands."
"Now that I'm leading them to Fenglangjuxu, I reckon they're even more enthusiastic than our Ming army."
"..."
Emperor Zhu felt that these words were a bit harsh.
But there was no way to refute it.
Kublai Khan did indeed lead the Han army to Karakorum back then.
He did indeed have a large number of Mongols under his command who wanted to kill Hu Yuan.
The problem is that war is never that simple.
Even if this scoundrel does know how to lead troops and fight, how can he guarantee that he will always have a smooth and undefeated journey on the battlefield if a bowl of mutton soup can lead to a major defeat?
Just as Emperor Zhu was pondering this, Yang Shaofeng pulled out two small pieces of transparent glass from his sleeve.
"One of these is a convex mirror, and the other is a concave mirror."
"I'll get them some good stuff later."
"While it may not be possible to observe enemy activity from a thousand miles away, it is certainly easy to observe enemy activity from at least ten miles away."
Emperor Zhu was stunned for a moment, staring blankly at Yang Shaofeng and asking, "More than ten miles away?"
Scouts are usually only sent out about ten miles.
Moreover, there is the risk of being counter-attacked.
If the enemy situation can be observed from more than ten miles away in advance, it means that not only is it unnecessary to send out scouts to gather intelligence, but troops can also be sent out in advance to eliminate the enemy's scouts based on the observed enemy situation.
Yang Shaofeng gave a slight humph and said, "More than ten miles away, that's an understatement."
"If we're lucky, we might be able to spot the enemy from dozens of miles away."
"It's not impossible that it could be a hundred miles away."
How about eyepieces and magnifying glasses?
How about a hot air balloon paired with a telescope?
Although I, Yang, am uneducated and incompetent, I still know how to do something as simple as tying a hot air balloon with a rope and having someone use binoculars to observe the enemy situation.
Although I, Yang, am ignorant and have no knowledge of flag signals, surely it's possible to agree on flag signals with the observer on the hot air balloon beforehand?
I, Yang, am definitely not cut out for a proper war.
But when it comes to the strategy of overwhelming the enemy with technology, probably no one in the entire Ming Dynasty can play it better than me!
However, just as Yang Shaofeng was pondering what other bargaining chips he had, Emperor Zhu said with a dark face, "Listen up."
"You just stay in Dengzhou and be your prefect."
"Don't even think about going to war."
"On the battlefield, swords and spears have no eyes; they won't spare you just because you're Zhu Chongba's son-in-law."
At this point, Emperor Zhu couldn't help but ask with some curiosity, "Tell me honestly, how did those short, ugly Japanese offend you?"
“Xu Da and his men have been fighting Hu Yuan for three years, and you, you bastard, have never said you wanted to go to the battlefield to fight.”
"You've been incredibly enthusiastic about Japan this time."
"Have a grudge?"
Yang Shaofeng remained silent.
Is it said that 300,000 innocent souls perished in Nanjing?
Or was it the Anhui army that was completely wiped out, and the Sichuan army whose every household was adorned with white banners?
These things are impossible to explain.
But this grudge must be avenged.
For Yang Shaofeng, whether or not he was granted the title of Duke was not important; even if he were granted the title of Prince, it wouldn't be a big deal.
What truly energized Yang Shaofeng was the Japanese island.
Split an earthworm vertically, shake an egg and the yolk will shatter.
Seeing that Yang Shaofeng was unwilling to answer, Emperor Zhu did not continue to ask. He simply snorted and said, "Wait a little longer. After we wipe out the Hu Yuan, we will take you with us when we send people to conquer the Japanese islands. Those short and ugly people will be at your disposal."
After a moment's thought, Yang Shaofeng respectfully cupped his hands and replied, "Yes, I've got it."
Emperor Zhu grunted in agreement, then pointed to the mirror that had just been placed on the table and said, "Now tell me, how exactly are you planning to swindle people with this?"
Yang Shaofeng said rather dejectedly, "Tomorrow, tomorrow I will take my father-in-law and mother-in-law to the market, and then we will know."
……
"This mirror was presented to Her Majesty the Empress by the Prince Consort, and Her Majesty praised it."
"how much is it?"
"This palm-sized mirror is cheaper, fifty strings of cash."
"This full-length dressing mirror is not easy to manufacture; it costs five hundred strings of cash."
At the Dengzhou border market, when Emperor Zhu heard the servant's introduction and price quote, his face immediately turned as black as charcoal.
His complexion was several shades darker than Chang Yuchun's.
Even Empress Ma felt a bit dumbfounded.
This son-in-law...
No wonder Chongba kept calling him a dog.
Just because he schemed against even his mother-in-law, no amount of scolding him is too much!
Also, can a full-length dressing mirror really be sold for 500 strings of cash?