() Tianhao's left hand gently stroked the curved veins on the surface of his right hand, and replied calmly: "The pig clan seems to be powerful, but in fact, there is chaos inside. I got the news that King Pig is seriously ill and probably won't last long. The reason why I sent troops to attack the Mad Fang last time was because the King of the Mad Fang was the eldest son of the Pig King, but many people in the Pig Clan opposed him succeeding to the throne. On the whole, give me a hundred people who dare not provoke unity, and if you separate them, none of them will be my opponent. ”

The words were said in a very serious manner, with a hint of obvious arrogance.

Zong Gu looked down at his hand, and his index finger and thumb rubbed slowly: "There are still too many people in the Pig Clan." 300,000 ...... Especially in the headquarters of the Pig King, in addition to the capital Fang City, there are two other sub-cities under the command of the Pig King, each of which has more than 30,000 people, adding up to more than 100,000. ”

He raised his head, his thick eyebrows furrowed tightly to the middle: "What you said makes sense, if you attack any branch of the Pig Clan alone, we will be sure of winning." However, if the king ordered to send troops from the three cities directly under his command at the same time, he could gather at least 50,000 troops in a short time...... Don't forget, the pigs are born warriors, and their women can fight better than our men. ”

"I'm not going to give him that chance." Tianhao said, casually pushed away the dishes and chopsticks on the dining table, picked up the three cups and set them apart, forming a "pin" word: "This is Fangfang City, and these two are Red Tooth City and Broken Tooth City." Separated from each other, no city is our opponent, but as long as they are cut off from each other, the odds of winning this battle are very good. ”

Zong Gu stared intently at the three empty cups on the table, thoughtful: "I understand your thoughts. Deal with the remaining three branches of the Pig Clan first, and then deal with the direct parts of the Pig King? ”

Tianhao smiled: "So it is not enough to rely on the existing strength of Rock City and Mishui City, and you must ask the patriarch to send troops." ”

Zong Gu was still not at ease: "Ah Hao, are you sure to cut off the communication between these three cities?" ”

"As long as the pig king is critically ill, there is no problem." Tian Hao tapped his finger at the cup representing Fangs City: "Once the capital of the Pig Clan is in chaos, we have already won half of the victory. ”

Zong Gu's heart moved slightly: "So, you arranged the internal response in Fangfang City?" ”

Tianhao didn't answer directly: "Sort of!" As long as we act according to the plan and connect all the links, the pig clan is not our opponent. ”

Zong Gu looked at Tianhao and didn't speak for a long time.

The young man had the same thick eyebrows as himself, his eyes were piercing, his cheeks were as hard as rocks, and the thick contours made his nose look high and straight. He has an awe-inspiring sense of perseverance, never giving up until he reaches his goal, but not unwarranted arrogance, but also a delicacy that wanders through it.

Such a person is not afraid of difficulties and always has various ways to solve problems.

Zonggu thought of his father and the great ancestors of the Niu clan. They overcame obstacles to build villages between the mountains and mountains, and then developed into cities. They conquered mountains and rivers, and nothing could stop them. In such a person's dictionary, there is only "success" or "failure", and there is no third option in the middle.

Even if it fails, it is a kind of training for them, and it means accumulating strength to start again.

What is it if you lose, as long as you have a strong will, you will win one day.

"Well, you convinced me." Zong Gu showed a satisfied smile: "Now let's talk about the details, one by one." Let's talk about the strength of troops first, Mishui City can mobilize 70,000 people, including 5,000 elite soldiers and 25,000 ordinary soldiers, adding up to three. ”

Although Zong Gu replied in the affirmative, Tianhao did not follow his words. After thinking for a few seconds, there was a hint of doubt in his eyes: "Seventy thousand...... Zonggu City Lord, how much grain is there in Mishui City? Can such a large army be sustained? ”

"It is impossible to send troops now, it is necessary to wait until the fall." Zong Gu said frankly: "Mishui City has opened a lot of new fields this year, and the grain harvest will be more than last year. Two months...... No, three months, when the army is sent out at that time, I can maintain it for three months. ”

Tianhao shook his head: "That's not how it is counted, you should count the pig captives." After this battle, you can get at least 50,000 pig civilians. ”

Zong Gu raised his hand and patted his forehead lightly: "Yes, yes, I forgot about this." ”

"There are also these people who have left their original territory, and if there is not enough food, they will not be able to go to Mishui City." Tianhao's expression was very serious.

Zong Gu's brow that had just stretched furrowed furrowed again.

He was negligent.

Mishui City has not been able to expand, and food is the biggest constraint.

Under normal circumstances, Mishui City can ensure a year's supply of food.

In the dictionary of the northern barbarians, "offering food" is not the same as being full. That meant that the noodles were rationed, and forty per cent or even less of the normal rations were provided on a per capita basis, according to the rank of the able-bodied labourer, women, children, and the elderly.

Based on a daily ration of three kilograms (rice or flour, excluding meat and fat) for a man in the prime of life, he will only receive one kilogram in the state of food. This number is certainly not enough to eat, and hungry people have to figure it out on their own. Hunting, growing short-term ripening vegetables, catching insects, or killing people.

The food supply system is activated only in the most desperate circumstances, and most of this happens during the disaster season. All ethnic groups have their own grain depots, and the grain reserves are never easily used, and the old grain is replaced with new grain every year to ensure that there is enough food to maintain the basic survival and avoid large-scale famine. But if you don't have enough to eat, you will always feel panicked, and it will also lead to malnutrition.

Zong Gu calculated: Combined with the harvest of Mishui City this autumn, it can indeed maintain the normal consumption of 70,000 troops in three months. But if we add 50,000 pig captives, from this winter to next autumn, we will have to start the food supply system, and no one will have enough to eat.

No captive would have honestly obeyed the arrangement and followed orders in such a situation. At that time, even if this battle is won, it will be meaningless to Mishui City.

Instability in the hearts of the people is a sign of civil strife.

After hesitating for a moment, Zong Gu turned his gaze to Tianhao: "Do you have any good suggestions?" ”

Tianhao stretched out his hands: "There is not much food in Rock City, but there is a benefit here near the sea, and there are fish in the sea." ”

Zong Guang had been to the fishing grounds in the east, and he couldn't help but interject: "Ah Hao, you mean to increase the amount of fishing?" ”

"This is our only and best source of food supplements at the moment." Tianhao picked up a wine glass and slowly turned it around his fingertips, as if admiring a work of art up close.

Plans are always changing as they happen.

The original idea of not sending troops within a year was forced to cancel the special social structure of the northern barbarians, which determined that the king was of irreplaceable importance in it. Both the new king and the old king can play a vital role in stabilizing the ethnic group. The seriously ill Pig King has been struggling to catch his breath, and Tianhao is not sure that the penicillin he provided will do much of a difference. Although he had placed men in the palace of Fang, and had set up and controlled the princess's line to some extent, it was only an auxiliary force, not a decisive force.

After all, the princess is a woman, and the patriarchal thinking of the pig clan is deep-rooted, and she can't maintain this advantage for a long time by relying on her son to take the throne. "Listening to politics with a curtain" has always been criticized and even hated by men. It is impossible for the kings of the three tribes of Fierce Fang, Wind Fang, and Black Fang to tolerate the position of the head of the clan being controlled by a woman for a long time. Even if she is forced to recognize the young new king for various reasons, the queen mother will not be able to retain her honorable position, she will either stay away from the core of power or die.

Regardless of which of the above situations occurs, it means that all forces within the Pig tribe have reached a reconciliation and tend to balance and stability.

This is by no means good news for Rock City.

The dying Pig King can make people think of infinite associations, all the branch kings believe that they are the most qualified heirs, and the princess is desperately trying to win over the growing power, there are now four forces within the Pig Clan vying for the throne. They are pulling each other apart, and there will be no decisive voice until this life-and-death struggle is decided.

The Pig Clan needs time, and Rock City also needs time.

Just swallowed up the fangs, the whole city needs to recuperate. At present, the number of pigs in the city far exceeds that of the cattle tribe, and in terms of population structure, it has reached the edge of extreme danger. If there is not enough time to digest and assimilate, all kinds of contradictions can easily swell and expand.

Fortunately, Tianhao has a special mindset from the era of civilization, and the "political commissar" has never appeared in the history of the northern barbarians, and they have played a crucial role in the stability of the situation in Rock City.

The more important constraint is still food.

From Panshi Village to Panshi City, the land reclamation area this year has reached an unprecedented level. Tianhao has calculated that using last year's harvest as a reference standard, this year's harvest is enough to feed 200,000 people.

The "feeding" here refers to the true meaning of eating, not the concept of "maintenance" of the sect.

Tens of thousands of pigs poured into Rock City, and the ore and peat production in the northern mountains reached an all-time high. The pack horse team has quadrupled in size, frequently traveling to and from lion and tiger territory, bringing in heavy bags of potato flour and cornmeal.

There is no shortage of food in Rock City, and the current surplus can maintain the normal needs of the city for three to four months, and the reserves in the warehouse can meet the annual consumption of 40,000 people.

Tianhao hadn't considered using all his forces to suppress the situation in Fangs City.

However, the news coming back from various sources is not very good.

The effect of soil-made penicillin can only be said to be average, not so much that this ancient drug poured out by Tianhao has improved the condition of the pig king, but that the giant gene has a strong ability to resist the germs that invade the body. But after all, the pig king is old, old and weak, and his current situation is better than a return to the light.

The chef's influence on the princess was not as great as he thought. She was no longer a little girl, and as a king, she had gained a wealth of experience in court struggles that were not commensurate with her age. Love has long since become a fairy tale in her opinion, and her own safety has forced her to have a strong thirst for power.

What is a mere cook?

It's just a tool to relieve loneliness when you're bored.

Well, I believe that you really love me very much, racking your brains to break through many obstacles and disguise yourself to sneak into the palace just to get close to me, and touched my feet like Ximenqing did to Pan Jinlian, and then forcibly kissed me...... Everything that should have happened happened and I felt very comfortable and satisfied, but what can I do?

A cook is a cook, and you're just a toy for me. I can accommodate certain requests from toys when I come to be interested, provided they are trivial and at least do not interfere with my plans. I can also play the role of a weaker lover, lying in the crook of your strong arms and returning to the role of an innocent girl, coquettish and pretending to be stupid, but after all, it is self-entertaining acting, if you take it seriously...... Hehe, do you think you are the king and control the whole world?

In short, now is the best time to make a move on the Pig Clan.

The enemy's difficulties are his own convenience.

It's an iron law.

The grain reserves determine the future development of Rock City, but due to various factors, the grain reserves in the city have not been able to rise, and can only be kept within the range that Tianhao can barely accept.

He can only provide supplementary support in other ways.

The most critical source of new food is the sea to the east of the city.

Tianhao's concept of the geographical logic of this world comes from the era of civilization, whether it is the map obtained from the great master Wu Peng, or the satellite monitoring model obtained from the old mama, it shows that the world is still surrounded by the ocean.

With the progress of time and civilization, the northern barbarians will eventually leave the land and conquer the blue areas on the surface of this planet.

Even in the worst of times, Tianhao never dispatched the craftsmen of the dockyard. They have accumulated a wealth of experience in the development of Galen sailing ships with repeated failures.

To the east of the dock is a lumber mill, where a large amount of lumber is stored.

The most proficient wooden fishing boats currently manufactured by the Rock City Dockyard have a displacement (full load) of about two hundred tons. As long as Tianhao gives an order and adds enough auxiliary personnel, in a month's time, all the slipways will work day and night, and at least one hundred and sixty ships can be built.

"If I have enough people to help with fishing, I can provide enough food." Tian Hao's words were full of confidence, he was very serious, and he considered the words: "I suggest that Mishui City send troops now, divided into two parts, first send the strongest soldiers and auxiliary personnel, they will be ready for production as soon as they arrive in Rock City. The follow-up baggage is mainly weapons and equipment, and the speed can be slower. With a total strength of 70,000 troops, no less than 50,000 of whom arrived at Rock City in advance, only in this way can the production of fish steadily increase and become a food reserve for our troops in late autumn and early winter. ”

Zong Gu pondered Tianhao's words carefully, and he couldn't help frowning: "But Ah Hao...... My people don't know how to fish! ”

"No, you can't learn." Tianhao waved his hand: "I will disperse the current ship-wrought sailors and assign them to the newly built ship." At the moment there are not enough ships for 60,000 people to go to sea at the same time, but the speed of shipbuilding is fast, so let them go on board in batches to follow. There will be more and more boats, and so will the fish. ”