Hearing Xiao Wu's words, Liu Yu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

This Xiao Wu is much stronger than Li Daoan, Xiao Ke and others.

Since the last time they defeated the Francophile and the Shengfan coalition army, a group of Ming army generals have been like fighting chickens.

They all made suggestions to Zhu Honghuan to attack Manila in the south.

Looking at these two goods with well-developed limbs, Liu Yu's heart was half cold.

Manila, the core area of Luzon Island, has been operating in Manila for hundreds of years since they landed in Luzon.

The city is strong and the artillery is strong, and just with this few thousand people, they want to attack Manila in the south, which is tantamount to a fool's dream.

Fortunately, Xiao Wu still has a bit of strategic vision.

Compared to Manila, Laoag is undoubtedly a desirable place.

Laoag is located in the northwestern part of Luzon, just above the city of Ming.

It is close to the South China Sea and is an important treaty port in the South China Sea.

If Raig can be captured, it will undoubtedly be a huge help for the Ming Court.

By capturing the city of Laoag, the Ming court will be able to rely on Luzon for trade in the South Seas.

If Liu remembers correctly, since the Qing court recovered Taiwan, the maritime ban policy was briefly opened.

Guangdong, Fujian and other major merchant ships have gone to the South Seas to re-do business.

However, due to the fact that later, nine out of ten people who went south to the South Seas did not return to the mainland, and they all lived in the South Seas for a long time.

Kangxi was furious, so he continued to implement the policy of banning the sea.

This period of liberalization and re-establishment of the sea ban was very important for the Ming court.

By virtue of the Lawagag's trade with mainland merchants and the countries of the South Seas,

Not to mention anything else, just by virtue of the tolls of the boats, the Ming Court can be rich.

Not to mention the city of Wigan in the south.

Occupy Laoag and Vigan to control northern Luzon and the waters off Luzon,

Through the Nanyang trade, a steady stream of considerable financial and material resources was provided for the Ming Court, which was very important for the subsequent development of the Ming Court.

"I agree with Qin Guogong's opinion." Liu Yu agreed.

"For the current Ming court, relying on Laoag and Vigan to conduct trade and business in the South Seas is a good opportunity."

Seeing that Liu Yu agreed with his proposition, Xiao Wu was very satisfied, and couldn't help but glance at Liu Yu,

It seems that this kid is quite good, and this loyal and brave marquis is not bad.

He looked at Liu Yu with a pleasant face, and said: "The heart of the loyal and brave marquis is commendable, and going north to Laoag and occupying the northern part of Luzon to confront the north and south of the Francophile is the only choice for the Ming court at this time." ”

Zhu Honghuan on the side had a blue face,

And Xiao Ke also looked at Liu Yu with resentment on his face.

Going south to Manila is the result of Li Daoan's consultation with Zhu Honghuan.

Now, most of the elite soldiers of Weiwu Town are under Banggui City at this time, confronting thousands of Shengfan coalition forces.

General Li Daoan has already asked for reinforcements more than once,

If it goes north to attack Laoag, then the Ming court's energy will inevitably be focused on the north.

Whether the strategy is right or not,

It is not good news for Zhu Honghuan and Weiwu Town.

"Mingcheng is just a military fortress after all, and it is the fault of the courtiers to let His Highness the Prison State live in a small city for a long time." Xiao Wu stared at everyone present,

"Now, our army should go north to capture Laoag as the capital of the Ming court." He Bin said righteously.

"Yes, Mingcheng is indeed too small for His Highness to live in for a long time, and Laoag, an important town in northern Luzon, is indeed a good place to go, which is very important for the development of the Ming court in the future." Even Liu Quan, who didn't know a single big word on the side, realized the importance of Laoag at this moment.

Seeing that several people present had already expressed their positions, Xiao Ke was not easy to object, glanced at Zhu Honghuan, and acquiesced when he saw Zhu Honghuan nodding.

"Liu Quan commanded the soldiers of Huben Town to set off immediately, go to Weigan, and occupy Weigan City." Xiao Wu looked at Liu Quan and ordered.

He is the most Duke of Qin, and the commanders of the towns naturally have the right to order.

"The last general commands." Liu Quan saw Xiao Wu speak, and subconsciously hugged his hands.

Seeing this, Xiao Ke sighed,

At the beginning, Liu Quan was made a marquis and ordered to form Huben Town,

It is precisely to separate Liu Quan from Shuishi Town and let him stand on his own.

Let Liu Quan and Xiao Wu oppose each other, so that Weiwu Town can profit from it.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Wu regained control of Liu Quan and Huben Town in a few words.

Even Liu Yu looked dazed,

"General Xiao, no," Liu Yu arched his hand,

"Oh, why not." Xiao Wu looked at Liu Yu and said indifferently,

"The reason why we can gain a foothold in Luzon is not the support of thousands of Han people, but the support of local Ilok and other indigenous people in Luzon."

"Vigan and Laoag are both towns where the Iloke have lived for generations, but they were forcibly occupied by the Franc Robots, and we landed in Luzon to defeat the Franc Robots, causing the Franc Robots stationed in Vigan City to flee in a hurry." Liu Yu looked at the Ming generals present and continued:

"For the sake of the overall situation, I, the Ming court, returned the city of Wigan to the Ilo people, and promised not to offend each other, in order to show my gratitude to the local Ilo people, I agreed to the Ming court's taxes."

"Now the soldiers in the city have three meals a day, and the materials and grass they need are all the income from the taxes of the Ilok people, without the Ilo people, our Ming army would not be able to hold out for such a long time." Liu Yu said.

"It's true that the Han Luzon people could not support the Ming court's spending in Luzon, and now we are all supported by the taxes of the local Iroque." Xiao Ke also spoke.

"Is that so?" Xiao Wu looked at the Luzon defense map.

"It's okay, after we occupy Laoag, we can rely on Laoag to do business in Nanyang, and the income we get is enough to support the expenses of the Ming Dynasty, as for the local Tufan, it's just a barbarian." Xiao Wu said coldly.

"Liu Quan, I order you to immediately lead your troops to Vigan City, and rely on Vigan City to take the opportunity to march into Laoag."

"The last general commands." In desperation, Liu Yu had no choice but to accept the order.

"Hmm." Xiao Wu nodded.

"As a coastal town in Luzon, if you want to occupy this city, it is absolutely not enough to attack by land, and you hope that the Black Flag Gang will attack Laoag from the sea." Xiao Wu said to Li Tianyou, the leader of the Black Flag Gang.

"Please rest assured General Xiao Wu," the Black Flag Gang Li Tianyou responded heroically.

At this time, he had already been edicted by the Ming court, and at this moment, he did not compare himself with the island leader who was drinking happily in the city.

Since he has joined the Luzon Ming Court, it is natural that he should show his hand.

"We have been crisscrossing the South Seas for decades, and we also know a lot about the cities of Luzon, and the city of Laoag is of great significance for trade, and we have also pretended to be a merchant fleet to explore, and have also used this to plunder more than once, and we are very familiar with the military deployment of the city."

"Rawa City can be described as the first city in northern Luzon, once merchants from the mainland, Japan and other places often came here to trade, and the shogunate came to power and the Manchu Qing Dynasty banned the sea after the trade gradually declined, but still lived this large number of wealthy merchants, from the South Seas The fleet is especially English, Dutch, etc., there are not a few, and there are also many Nanyang Chinese businessmen living here." Li Tianyou told everything he knew.

"This is very good, and now the Ming court army will go north to occupy Vigan and Laoag, and I hope that General Li Daoan will lead the soldiers of Weiwu Town to guard the south." Xiao Wu looked at Zhu Honghuan, the king of Ming,

"Please ask His Royal Highness to occupy Ming City, and after the Ming army occupies Laoag, I will escort His Highness to move to Laoag City." Xiao Wu arched his hand,

"I also hope that General Xiao can protect Mingcheng and keep King Ming safe."