"So, the railway from Yumenguan to Hami will not be repaired this year?"

"That's for sure. The temperature there has begun to drop this month. In winter, the ground is frozen hard and construction cannot be done at all. Even if construction is forced on frozen soil, the ground will still collapse when the flowers bloom in the spring and the ground softens.

If the train runs over it, it will definitely cause the rails to deform or something. The rails will deform, and derailment accidents will follow. This is bound to happen, there is no way!" In order to attract Li Xiao's attention, Li Hao specially brought the topic to Yumen Pass.

On the railway to Hami.

Li Xiao took a puff of cigarette helplessly. The railway to Hami is so difficult to build. Then the railway to Ili Valley is even more unthinkable. According to the current situation, it will take three to five to seven years to build.

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The problem is, the Yili River Valley is a rare place with rich water and grass in the Western Regions. Will there not be another grass-headed king in three to five or seven years?

There is no shortage of careerists in the distant Western Regions, and Li Xiao knows this. If the problem of the Western Regions is not resolved, it will be an important security risk for the Ming Dynasty.

After all, those who had previously attacked and destroyed the Chinese regime were mostly barbarians from the north. The Ming Dynasty needed a buffer zone, and it also needed the mineral resources of the vast Western Region.

Not to mention, many places in the Western Regions have sufficient sunlight and suitable altitudes. They are definitely good places for cotton cultivation. Now the export numbers of various kinds of cloth in Ming Dynasty are increasing day by day. The demand for cotton is very huge. Most of the land in the Central Plains must be cultivated for food. Who dares to take it?

If you grow cotton on a good land, you will definitely be sprayed with saliva by the old people in the village.

Respecting the elderly is a fine tradition of the Chinese nation. An eighty-year-old old man will always have a seat even in court. How dare a young man from the countryside argue with them. If the old man falls to the ground, it will definitely be a big mistake.

ACCIDENT.

When he was thinking wildly, the door opened, and Mr. Ao walked in with a sharp voice. He patted Li Hao on the shoulder: "Okay, boy, stop talking nonsense."

Li Hao, who was granted amnesty, quickly jumped away and made way for Mr. Ao. The servant was very proud and replaced Mr. Ao with new dishes and chopsticks.

"Brother, I'm full." Seeing Mr. Ao come in, Li Hao hurried away. He was really afraid of this big brother.

"You're such a good kid, why are you so scared?" Ao Canghai looked at Li Hao's back and teased Li Xiao.

"Hey...! Sitting in this position, can you not make people scared? You want to kill someone! Just look at me, and many people are rushing to help you kill me. If you want money, show off your words, and tomorrow I will be buried alive with gold coins.

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With the Liao army in hand, the world is under control. Countless people rely on my breath to survive! Look, my own brother is so frightened that he behaves like this. Now, only you and Master Man can sit down and have a drink together.

The rest, when they see me take a seat, their buttocks are always sitting next to the chair, and they are very nervous when picking up food. After a meal, they don’t have any Kung Fu squatting on horseback, and they will faint from exhaustion.”

"Haha! You know you're tired too. I've already felt it. When we were on Phi Island, the soldiers were also afraid of me. But when we eat together, we all stir the pot in the same pot.

I didn’t see anyone who didn’t dare to pick up vegetables.

Now I join the company to eat with the soldiers. One by one, the great boys are holding the rice bowl and eating without extending their chopsticks. I cough and everyone immediately stands up. I stare at them, and the faces of the company's junior officers will change color.

I don’t feel as comfortable as I did before!” Ao Canghai picked up the wine glass, clinked it with Li Xiao and drank it down.

"Yeah! There's nothing we can do about it." Li Xiao sighed and drank the wine in his glass.

"What are you doing to the tiger? You really want to kill him, right?"

"What else can I do? I really wanted to kill him in the afternoon. How much brain power must I have to dare to lead hundreds of people to challenge the Muslims in the Middle East with a population of hundreds of millions? If I don't care about him, I think he will go to heaven."

"It's always been smooth sailing. I've followed you all these years. As long as you take charge of any battle, everyone will fight exactly as you said. If you are used to having smooth sailing, you will inevitably not know how much you weigh. I found that,

Some of our old subordinates have this problem." Ao Canghai knew that Li Xiao didn't really want to kill Li Hu, and he felt relieved immediately.

"When we first started, we only had those soldiers. But now, there are millions of soldiers in the country. I can't be on the battlefield in person to command every time!"

"It's okay, Cao Wenzhao still has two brushes in leading the troops. Don't look at Lao Yuan's formality, but he is unambiguous in leading the troops. The Second Division has not fought many big battles in the southeast in recent years, but it has never stopped fighting the banditry in the southeast.

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In the past, Fujian was famous as a bandit den. The government was so anxious that they even went to sea to pretend to be Japanese pirates and went to Zhejiang to rob. Japanese pirates at sea have always been said to be real Japanese and fake Japanese.

Now if you go to Fujian and see, the singing and dancing are in complete chaos, there is not even a bandit's hair.

Although Master Zu Dashou was just a bit short, he still had no problem defeating the Mongolian soldiers.

As long as there are no problems with these four main forces, our Liao Army can go sideways. The Army Officer School can send out more than a thousand officer dolls every year. As long as they practice on the battlefield for a few years, they will definitely be able to make a difference. There are many people.

"Don't worry." Ao Canghai smiled very optimistically.

"That's what I say, but our enemies are also making progress. In the past, the Mongols were particularly easy to fight. When they were gathering before charging, we would use a saturation attack with rocket launchers, and basically all that was left was to clean up the battlefield.

But now, the Mongolians have also learned to be smart. There will be no large-scale gathering of three groups of Rangers, one group and five groups. Rocket launchers are becoming more and more difficult to use on the battlefield. Instead, howitzers are used, because

The demand for accurate shots has increased.

Last year, Cao Bianjiao told me that the Mongolian soldiers have now learned to dig trenches and lay mines. Attacking a Mongolian stronghold is no longer like before, with a few artillery blasts, destroying the strong fortress, and the infantry rushing in.

Go up and occupy it.

Li Yongfang reported that Wu Sangui's Indian division would be more difficult to deal with than the Mongols. What a headache! India's population is also hundreds of millions, and Wu Sangui also has a group of scientists. They are studying us every day, and their weapons and equipment are no worse than ours. In the future,

The battle is becoming more and more difficult to fight, and how can we do it without a group of people who can stand up to the problem?"

"This kid won't give up. He's not strong enough now. Moreover, the navy has been killed by Brother Xiu, so he can only lie dormant in India and cause trouble. It's okay, sooner or later we will catch him back. Go ahead!" Ao Canghai raised his wine glass.

, invited Li Xiao to have another drink.
Chapter completed!