Azig picked up the conversation, and the atmosphere in the scene became more lively, and Duoduo then began: "There is one more thing...... It's about Japan's invasion of the Korean coast, and we can't ignore it!

If we want the Qing Dynasty to resist the Ming Dynasty for a long time, we can't do without the vassal state of Korea! ”

Shunzhi took over the topic of Duoduo and asked: "Uncle Huangtai, is the Korean country more important than Zhongzhou?" ”

Duoduo smiled and said: "Zhongzhou is easy to attack and difficult to defend, it is the main battlefield of the north-south exchange, we have no way to keep them out, we can only let the Ming army in...... I'm afraid they won't come! Here, we'll find a way to trap them in!

After the Ming army fell into Zhongzhou, the battle between the north and the south was a fight for endurance! Whoever lasts wins. Our Qing Dynasty has a favorable geographical position and a cavalry advantage, so we can fight a clever battle in Zhongzhou, and we invest less manpower and material resources. But after all, you have to throw it into it!

Although the Ming Dynasty invested several times more manpower and material resources than ours, the national strength of others is also several times that of ours...... You can afford it!

Therefore, if we want to win the battle of Zhongzhou, we must first stabilize the rear, and we must have money, food, Western firearms, and people, so that we can last for a long time and drag down Nanming. And our rear is the three pieces of Guanwai, Mongolia, and North Korea. ”

Duoduo's judgment of the balance of forces between the north and the south and the overall situation of the battle of Zhongzhou is still very accurate!

In fact, the victory or defeat of the Battle of Zhongzhou was not on the battlefield, but outside the battlefield, in the economy, in production, in trade, and in the comprehensive national strength of the north and the south.

Of course, the superiority of comprehensive national strength does not mean that you can win the battle of Zhongzhou. Because the forces that the Ming and Qing dynasties needed to invest in Zhongzhou were not equal.

The Ming army was the attacking side, and there was no large cavalry suitable for strategic maneuvering in Zhongzhou, so it had to pay more - as for a quick battle is unlikely, because in the case of insufficient mobility on the seeking side and a strong mobility on the deliberately delaying side, it is actually very difficult to rely on clever military means to force the other side to fight a decisive battle.

Normally, only when one side is facing a passive situation that cannot be sustained, will the enemy make a dangerous move, so that the enemy can get a chance to fight a decisive battle in a favorable situation...... For example, this was the case with the Songjin War between the Ming and Qing dynasties.

If Hong Chengchou has enough money, food and time, is well prepared, and fights steadily, even if he cannot win a big victory, he can force the Qing army to withdraw from the siege (Jinzhou) and retreat.

The current Ming army has enough food, some time, some money, and the enemy's favorite Emperor Chongzhen has also been made into a high emperor......

Therefore, Duoduo, the brave king who was the most proficient in fighting in the Qing Dynasty, did not dare to pin his hope of victory on the opponent's mistakes and risks, and could only prepare for a protracted war.

And to carry out a protracted war against the Ming Dynasty, the Great Qing State must obtain enough resources to support a long-term war!

In this era, there are four types of really important resources for warfare: one is food, the second is horses, the third is firearms, and the fourth is manpower.

Duoduo snapped his fingers and said: "The development of the Guanwai area has been good in the past two years, the population has increased to 2 million and hundreds of thousands, and the cultivated land reclaimed is about 30 million mu. In recent years, in order to rest with the people, the tax has been collected less, and there can be more than 200 yuan. If the war breaks out, it can be tolerated if it doubles again. So about the outside, our food is still enough to eat! ”

It is true that it is the Xiaoice River period, but the real cause of the serious reduction in grain production is not the low temperature, but the long-term drought in the central and northwest regions.

In the southern part of Tohoku, there is a lot of snow in winter and plenty of rain in summer. Although the minimum temperature in winter is still too low, the summer is still two or three months warm, and the sunshine is particularly abundant, enough for a season of wheat and soybeans to thrive.

If you want to support tens of millions of people on the territory of the southern part of the northeast, of course, it is impossible, but the "Guanwai Kingdom" of Duoduo has only two or three million people, so the cold southern part of the northeast plain is enough to act as a granary.

Duoduo then added: "As for the horses, the pastures in the north and west of the Guanwai, plus the grasslands of Bashang and the Khalkha Mongols, are also sufficient.

And firearms and manpower are still relatively lacking!

Firearms were obtained through the fur trade in Vladivostok...... This requires us to firmly control North Korea, otherwise the port of Vladivostok will be placed under the knife edge of others!

As for manpower, North Korea has to provide part of it! The manpower to fight as a soldier can point to the children of the Nine Banners inside and outside the Guan, but the soldiers have to be provided by the Koreans. If we want to use the grain outside the customs to supply the war inside the customs, then we will transport grain from the Liaohe Hetao to Beijing and Datong, which is 1,300 to 1,500 miles...... If grain stations cannot be set up along the way, and the people can be reclaimed for their own support, then the loss of grain transfer will be too great. Thousands of miles of transshipment, there are no two out of ten!

And the people who transport grain and tuntian must let the Korean country come out! ”

The method of transporting grain that Duoduo now proposes is called "relay transportation", which is to divide the 1,500-mile grain transportation distance into dozens of sections according to the standard of several days. Dozens of grain stations were set up along the transport line. Each grain station has jurisdiction over a different number of people, vehicles, and livestock - because the grain convoy itself is consumed, and the grain should be less and less every day in the process of transportation, starting from the point of shipment...... The people and the cattle will eat!

Therefore, by setting up transfer stations and engaging in relay transportation from station to station, we can continuously reduce the number of people and livestock in the process of transportation -- if there is less grain, of course the number of people and animals transporting grain must be reduced in time, otherwise it will be wasted.

If the fields can be cultivated near the transit station to meet the food rations of the people and livestock, then the efficiency of transportation can be greatly improved.

But in this way, the people who transport grain and cultivate land have to serve for a long time, and the family can't take care of it...... Moreover, Duoduo couldn't let those people bring their families with them, because their families also had to eat and drink!

Therefore, the families of these people may have to starve, and the land in their hometown will have to be abandoned, so Duoduo can't let the Nine Banners Ding Zhuang outside the gate do it, and can only use the Koreans!

Duoduo also said: "In addition, when the army outside the Guanwai goes on the expedition, it must also bring a group of people with the army, and if it sends 50,000 troops, the number of soldiers and soldiers cannot be less than 30,000. The banner people who drove horses to plough the fields outside the customs (in fact, they were all Han Chinese) could plant at least 50 acres of land per ding, and if 30,000 Ding Zhuang were sent to accompany the army, they would have to abandon 1.5 million mu of land and reduce the harvest of millions of stones...... As a last resort, we can't use too much manpower outside the border, so we have to use the North Koreans.

Therefore, the soldiers and horses of the Kwantung region first have to deal with the chaos on the Korean side! It won't take much time, but you should be able to understand it within the year. ”

In other words, the chaos on the Guannai and Jungar sides, Duoduo can't control it for the time being......

Emperor Shunzhi opened his mouth and asked: "Uncle Huang, what do you say about the chaos of the Jungger Ministry?" Leave it alone? ”

"Of course!" Duoduo laughed, "Leave it alone...... Monan Mongolia and Khalkha Mongolia will be chaotic sooner or later! ”

"How?" Shunzhi asked again, "Who will send troops and where will they send troops?" ”

"This is a matter for the Mongols, of course the Mongols sent troops!" Duoduo smiled and said, "Your Majesty, aren't you the Great Khan of Mongolia?" Then give an edict to the Korqin Department and the Khalkha Three Khan Divisions, ordering them to send troops to attack Yulin Town in the Ming Dynasty...... Let's transfer a few more Hongyi cannon Niu Lu to help in the war, and that's it. ”

"Can you knock it down?" Shunzhi is not sure.

"I can't beat it!" Duoduo smiled, "But it doesn't matter, the Great Wall of Yulin Town is 1,500 miles, and how many people does that acting king Zhu Cijiong have on hand?" How can you keep it? Just break down a section of the side wall and the Mongols will be able to go in and grab it!

If Zhu Cijiong can't cope with it, then Zhu Cixiong will have to go to help, no matter how much he sends, he can always reduce the pressure on Zhongzhou.

As for the battle of Zhongzhou and the marriage of Fourteen Gege...... The emperor's arrangement is very good! The territory of the three feudatories in Zhongzhou is nominally given to Gege as a dowry, but in fact, the three feudatories have to defend the city to resist!

At the same time, the emperor has gathered troops on both sides of the Yellow River in Kaifeng Mansion to set up Henan and Hebei camps! ”

"What's the use of having these two camps?" Shunzhi asked.

Duoduo smiled: "Of course, it is to open the dam of the Yellow River when necessary and flood the Ming Dynasty army!" ”

Shunzhi was taken aback: "Uncle Fifteen, let's do this, can Fourteen Gege still live?" ”