People really don't want to work overtime in Daxia

Chapter 30 The Great Xia Army
Seeing that Yu Qing was about to finish training, Miss Qi hurried forward to wipe his sweat.

Xi Kaijie said with a smile, "If it weren't for me, you wouldn't be full of dust when you practiced guns today?"

Yu Qing said seriously, "Uncle Xi, something happened to Yuyang!"

Xi Kaijie was taken aback and hurriedly asked what was going on, and Yu Qing also told everything he knew.

Miss Qi asked with a look of embarrassment, "Master, are you going to Yuyang?"

Yu Qing shook his head, "No, I'm going to Yuyang as a servant of the Ministry of Industry!"

Xi Kaijie lost his mind, and suddenly said, "That's right! You can't go in Ping An, but I can. I'll go to the Ministry of War to ask Shangshu Zhao!"

Yu Qing grabbed him, "It's useless, we can't argue now, the Ministry of War wants to fight a big fight, and the Ministry of Households wants to save money and settle the matter."

"The household bastards!" Xi Kaijie scolded angrily, "What time is this, a bunch of misers!"

"Uncle Xi, don't worry, at least he will send someone to support Yuyang to drive away the Koreans." Yu Qing could only comfort him.

Every day after that, Xi Kaijie went to the North City Gate to wait for the latest news from Yuyang.

The news was not optimistic for several days in a row, the reinforcements were ambushed and suffered heavy losses, and Yuyang City was destroyed except for dozens of people brought out by the guards.

Now the reinforcements are resisting the enemy going south, the imperial capital is crumbling and everyone is in danger.

On this day, Yu Qing was still practicing guns, and Eunuch Qi came to the door again, "Master Yu, Your Majesty has called you into the palace!"

Yu Qing nodded, and waited for several days until this day finally came. Before going out, he turned around and said, "Miss Qi is troubled, wipe my armor!"

In the past half a month, Yu Qing has also gotten used to Miss Qi being by his side, although he will be a little sluggish, but he knows what's going on around him.

A girl took care of her for half a month without taking her clothes off. What a good girl she is, Yu Qing made up her mind to treat her well.

When all the courtiers came to the palace, Yu Qing remembered that he had been on leave for a few days and hadn't been in court for a few days, and he forgot about it when he regained consciousness.

"Chen Yuqing joins His Majesty!" Yu Qing bowed and saluted.

Su Boxiu opened his mouth and said, "Young Minister Yu has not been in court for a few days, have you heard about what happened recently?"

Yu Qing nodded and said, "I pay attention every day."

"Okay! It's good to know, then I ask you how to retreat from the enemy?"

Yu Qing said with a wry smile, "Your Majesty, this matter should be under Zhao Shangshu's control, right? I'm the minister of the Ministry of Industry"

Zhao Shangshu smoothed things over and said, "It's alright, Master Yu, the meeting is still so clear, the enemy army is not far away from the emperor."

"Then you have to tell me how the battle is going. After all, I only listen to folk rumors."

Su Boxiu waved his hand, and a servant brought over a screen with a map drawn on it.

Mountains, rivers, cities, bridges, and imperial capitals are all clearly visible.
This is Zhao Shangshu who stood in front of the screen and said, "A few days ago, Yuyang City was broken and only the defenders escaped. From Yuyang to the imperial capital, there are only three passes: Zhengbei, Dingbei, and Dubei."

Zhao Shangshu sighed and continued, "Now Zhengbei Pass has been broken, Dingbei Pass is at stake, and the imperial capital is in danger."

Hearing the introduction, Yu Qing was stunned. In a few days, Yuyang broke through, not to mention breaking through three levels. This is an unstoppable posture.

"How many enemy troops are there?"

"Helian Zhonglin of Gaoli leads an army of 15, most of whom are cavalry." Zhao Shangshu said with an ugly face, "If the three passes are breached, his cavalry will be unstoppable on the plain."

Yu Qing was also stunned when he heard 15, so how long did it take for his defeated general to get so many people?
"Then how many soldiers and horses do I have in Great Xia?"

"Dingbei Pass has 5 troops, Dubei has [-] troops, and Jingdu Daying has [-] troops."

At first glance, it sounds that there are many more soldiers than Goryeo, but among these people, Dingbeiguan and Dubeiguan are guards and soldiers cannot move. The [-] troops of the imperial capital camp must have part of the imperial capital, and there are not many soldiers that can actually be used. .

"By the way, the army has been transferred from the south, but the rainy season is about to enter, and I'm afraid it will take some days to arrive."

Su Boxiu spoke at this time, "I will give you [-] troops, can you go to Dingbei Pass and hold it?"

At this time, everyone was waiting for Yu Qing's answer. You must know that in the entire Great Xia, Yu Qing was better than Helian Zhonglin.

Yu Qing thought for a moment and said, "Yes, but it won't be long, Your Majesty should urge reinforcements as soon as possible."

Su Boxiu nodded, and with a wave of his hand, a servant stood up holding the imperial decree.

"Your Majesty has a decree to appoint Yu Qing as the General Who Conquers the North, and to lead an army of [-] troops to garrison Dingbei Pass!"

The imperial decree had been written long ago, and Yu Qing bowed to receive the decree.

The morning disperses, and the Ministry of War will reorganize its troops. When we leave tomorrow, Yu Qing still has one more day in the imperial capital.

"Master Yu, don't hold back General Yu!" Zhao Shangshu called to stop Yu Qing from behind.

"Zhao Shangshu!" Yu Qing bowed and saluted. Yu Qing still had a good impression of the Minister of the Ministry of War who spoke for him last time.

Zhao Shangshu dragged Yu Qing to an empty corner and said, "Tomorrow we will march, if Dingbei Pass cannot be defended, we will lead people to retreat to Dubei Pass!"

When these words came out, Yu Qing was taken aback, "Zhao Shangshu, who is this?"

"This is His Majesty's intention!" Zhao Shangshu continued, "Reinforcements probably won't come soon, and someone needs to guard them. Those prodigal sons lost tens of thousands of troops."

Looking at the confused Yu Qing, Zhao Shangshu explained, "Does General Yu know about my Great Xia military system?"

Yu Qing shook his head, if he asked Xi Kaijie about this, he would definitely know about it, but if he asked him, his eyes would turn dark.

"Our Great Xia army is controlled by the four generals except for the capital camp, and the army is all children of their families, so they will not support you too soon to die."

"Whoever comes first, His Majesty will definitely want them to go, and there will be losses if they go up. How can the three generals of Zhennan, Zhenxi, and Zhendong want their power to be weakened?"

Hearing this, Yu Qing's face was dull, co-authoring the Great Xia army is not under the control of His Majesty and the Ministry of War, but also Zhennan, Zhenxi, and Zhendong generals, isn't it in the power to listen to the imperial edict or not?

Yu Qing asked suspiciously, "Who is General Zhenbei?"

"It's the old man!" Zhao Shangshu responded, "The army in the north of Daxia is called the Zhenbei Army, which is more complicated."

"The old man told you that it will save you from being cheated." Zhao Shangshu continued, "The Zhenbei Army is close to the imperial capital, so many children from aristocratic families went in to make meritorious deeds. It was okay if they didn't fight before, but now they are all loose. .”

Yu Qing thought that the Ministry of Industry was a mess before, but he didn't expect the Ministry of War to be more serious. There were so many problems in the first hundred years since the founding of the Great Xia Dynasty.

Zhao Shangshu and Yu Qing talked about the pros and cons, and finally Yu Qing returned to the mansion with a gloomy face.

In the evening, the three of them had dinner, and the atmosphere was a bit dignified. Even when they received the news that Yuyang City was broken, they were not so depressed.

In the end, it was Miss Qi who spoke first, "Master, are you going to the north?"

At this time, Xi Kaijie also looked at him, and Yu Qing nodded.

"I will go with you!"

Yu Qing remembered Zhao Shangshu's words today and shook his head, "Uncle Xi, you should stay in the imperial capital, this battle is dangerous!"

(End of this chapter)