Wang Hongyu analyzed: "In fact, I can still mobilize 200,000 troops in the Ming Dynasty, but I can't send so many people to Liaodong, in the final analysis, there is not enough food, and I can't transport so much.

Mo said that the gathering of 200,000 troops and the current 100,000 troops have already eaten the people of Liaodong with nothing, and many people have fled or even defected to the enemy."

This is the truth, but it cannot be said in the court because it is politically incorrect. Literati not only scold with spittle, but also go on strikes, resist taxes, and even support incidents.

When will the apocalypse and his own power be stronger and be able to suppress and balance the civil officials, and when will they be able to openly talk about these truths in the court.

Xiong Tingbi patted his thigh, and sighed helplessly:

"The old man has been scolded by them for half his life, but most of them don't have a backache when they stand and talk, and they just fight in this matter, involving soldiers, horses, money and food, transportation, weather and geography, marching and stationing, training and fighting, etc., there are too many contents, and there is no vacuum to talk about!"

"Let's talk about food, this time I walked in Huguang and fought a war in the southwest, and basically didn't encounter food problems.

This time, sweet potatoes, corn, peanuts, and potatoes were introduced, and there was no need to worry about military rations, and the canned food processing industry was gradually emerging, so the material conditions for using troops in the south were ripe."

Suddenly, Wang Hongyu looked at Xiong Tingbi, and his expression seemed to think of something interesting.

"What did Dingyuan Marquis think?"

Xiong Tingbi must have thought that the expression of others was a child thinking of something happy, and he didn't care at all, but Wang Hongyu ...... That's really an existence that is always surprising and admirable, and it's not easy to think of.

Wang Hongyu raised his head and thought slightly, "Xiong Jingluo, you said that if Liaodong grows rice like Huguang and produces rice every year, what will it be?"

"Impossible, completely impossible!"

Xiong Tingbi was greatly disappointed, thinking that Wang Hongyu was still too young, how could rice be grown here?

Historically, rice cultivation was practiced in Northeast China during the Sui and Tang dynasties, and local agriculture and animal husbandry developed in a mixed manner. However, after the Tang Dynasty, the economy of this region changed from the combination of agriculture and animal husbandry to nomadism, fishing and hunting.

Until the middle and late Qing Dynasty, local agriculture basically did not grow rice, and even later generations would have a saying that "there was not a single rice plant in Northeast China 300 years ago".

Xiong Tingbi's questioning is too normal.

Wang Hongyu was very confident: "Does Jingluo think that Liaodong is too cold and unsuitable?"

"Yes, it's too cold out of Shanhaiguan, and I can't train without burning coal this winter, and hundreds of people are frostbitten to the point of sore on their hands and feet, broken ears, and amputated limbs. In autumn and winter the earth is as solid as iron and stone, and in spring it is muddy everywhere......

Xiong Tingbi was suddenly stunned, spring in Liaodong, especially late spring, is full of mud and swamps, which is not short of water.

"It's really cold in Liaodong, but it's not dry in spring, as long as you find a more cold-resistant rice variety and cultivate it after screening and trial cultivation, it's possible."

Wang Hongyu spent the winter in Liaodong two years ago, and of course he knew the horror of the Xiaoice River. Without a lot of firewood, it's hard to imagine surviving the winter.

But in spring and summer, Liaodong is indeed humid enough, and even the late Ming of the Xiaoice River has the possibility of ripening once a year.

"Okay, as long as I'm still in Liaodong for a day, I'll try it."

Xiong Tingbi is a native of Huguang, and he has long missed the taste of rice, and if Liaodong can really grow rice, the problem of military rations can be improved a lot.

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Strong."

"That's right, this is the second reason why the imperial court may not be able to think of it, first the south and then the north."

"Your third layer is really thinking deeply, I guess you are the only one in this world who thinks about it."

Back to the topic of the second and third layers just now, Lao Xiong can talk about the second layer freely, but the third layer is unexpected.

Wang Hongyu smiled: "Although the third layer is unthinkable to others, there is nothing profound."

Xiong Tingbi smiled: "Your third layer is to say that we will fight Jiannu first, and our allies are only the tiger squatting rabbits of the Chahar Mongols, and this ally is very unreliable."

"Of course, only naïve and inexperienced civil officials would pin their hopes on the tiger and the rabbit." Wang Hongyu didn't name Wang Huazhen, which was enough to save face.

"If the Wa Kingdom is defeated first, the allies will only be weak and almost taken Goryeo and Ryukyu, and they will not be able to get any reliable support."

Wang Hongyu will definitely not expect too much from these two small allies.

Xiong Tingbi nodded, and then said, "You have analyzed for me, if we deal with the Netherlands, we can find many allies, but the names of those allies are not easy to remember."

"That's right, in addition to dealing with the Netherlands, you can get allies such as Rome, the Holy Roman Empire, and Esbanya, and more importantly, ......

Defeating it can directly make a name for itself in the world, raise the name that our Ming army can fight, raise my name of Ming justice, and raise my Huaxia *** unshakable!"

"Well said!" Although Xiong Tingbi heard him say this third layer again, he still felt happy.

In fact, this is because the merchants of the Netherlands and Ace Duck have traveled all over the world, but the Ming has not.

After defeating the Dutch, the Esbanduck people around the world will go around to publicize the deeds of their sworn enemies being crushed and deflated, so that the reputation of the Ming Dynasty for bravery, justice, and defense will spread around the world.

Wang Hongyu had already made a good layout.

Before going north to the capital, they sent a message to the Portuguese royal family hiding in Brazil through the Kinny Pavilion, and also sent a letter to the governor of Luzon and Mexico in Esbanya.

I believe that they will be contacted soon, and after Daming makes a decision, he can still use the condition of dealing with the Netherlands to fiercely pick up the wool of foreigners.

According to this strategy, Jiannu should continue to defend across the Liao River.

Wang Hongyu and Xiong Tingbi personally consolidated the Guangning defense line, and this time even Xiping Fort, which was close to the Liao River, was still alive, and the Ming army and the Eight Banners continued to confront each other across the river.

These days, the damaged city walls and watchtowers of Xiping Fort have been repaired, and some lightly injured soldiers have gradually returned to the team.

Although the Eight Banners offensive was fierce before, because the Ming army did not fight easily, the losses were not very large.

Although Wang Huazhen was in a hurry before, he proposed that he should take this opportunity to kill the Liao River, annihilate the main force of Jiannu, and recover Liaoyang and Shenyang. As for the remaining Jiannu fleeing back to Salhu or further into the mountains, they can then combine the suppression and appeasement.

"What do you think?" Xiong Tingbi categorically vetoed it, his violent temper was not false at all, and Wang Huazhen couldn't get off the stage.