The sky is bright, the sun rises in the east, unconsciously, the city gate of Chang'an has undergone great changes before, there are no hawkers and merchants, there is no hustle and bustle of the past, but there is an extra piece of flat land, hundreds of workers are busy here, and opposite the main gate of Chang'an, there are already a few more buildings!

One main road, two side roads, Guo Jia and Shen Wansan stood on top of the city tower, quietly looking down, and after a long time, asked softly: "How long can it be completed?" ”

"Within 10 days, it can be completed!"

Guo Jia nodded lightly and said softly: "It must be as soon as possible, or it won't be long before the army returns to the court, it will be used immediately, and there must be no delay in military affairs!" ”

Shen Wansan nodded solemnly and said softly: "I'll give the order!" ”

Guo Jia nodded, and was about to leave, but suddenly saw a person coming on a flying horse, Shen Wansan's face was also condensed, and he said softly: "It's a scout!" ”

Guo Jia bowed slightly, and said softly: "Let's go!" ”

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The Imperial Study.

When Emperor Xia saw the battle report from the eastern realm, he immediately frowned slightly, and after falling into a short period of contemplation, he said softly: "Chuan Su Xun Jiang Shang, Guo Jia Li Ru, Zhuge Liang came to discuss the matter!" ”

Gao Ming nodded lightly and said, "Your Majesty, the queen has been waiting outside the palace for a long time!" ”

"Huh?" Emperor Xia's face was stunned, and he hurriedly walked over and said softly: "Forget it, just say that I am busy with official business, let her go back first!" ”

Gao Ming's face was stunned for a moment, and he nodded lightly: "I'll go now!" ”

It didn't take long for several people to hurry over, and after saluting, Emperor Xia saw Guo Jia's thoughtful expression, so he asked, "Guo Aiqing has guessed what I said about you?" ”

Guo Jia suddenly shook his head with a smile, and said softly: "Back to Your Majesty, just now the minister saw a scout Pegasus entering the city at the city gate, presumably there is news from the east again!" ”

Emperor Xia nodded lightly, but his face was dark, and after a long time, he spoke: "Zhao Shi'an has completely controlled the three cities and one pass, and the Donglai Water Army has been wiped out, including the more than 100,000 troops within the Juque Pass, all of them have been annihilated!" ”

As soon as Emperor Xia's words fell, everyone's faces suddenly turned overjoyed, and Su Xun said with a smile: "Your Majesty, this is a great thing!" ”

Emperor Xia nodded lightly, but there was a hint of entanglement on his face, and after a long time, he said: "Zhao Shi'an asked me for instructions, whether to advance or retreat, what do you think?" ”

As soon as the words fell, everyone suddenly fell into a short silence, and after a long time, Jiang Shang said softly: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the army should be withdrawn!" ”

"Why?"

Jiang Shang sighed lightly: "Now that I have fought in Donglai, I have already been sleepy and tired, and the soldiers have lost more than half, so I can't fight again!" ”

"Besides, now that my Great Xia occupies three cities and one pass, it can be said that the advantage is exhausted, and Tianlai City, the imperial capital of Donglai, has been exposed to our iron cavalry, and we can lead the iron cavalry eastward at any time to take Tianlai directly, without having to rush for a while!"

"Besides, how could Great Qin Beicang watch us set foot on Donglai? As soon as our army continues to advance eastward, then Daqin will definitely invade the Yuyou Pass, if Beicang is intervening in the cross, my Great Xia will face the danger of a trilateral battle! ”

Jiang Shang took a deep breath and said softly: "So, the minister thinks that you can't fight!" ”

Emperor Xia bowed slightly, only to see a glimmer of light flash in Su Xun's eyes, and said in a condensed voice: "An Yuan's words are wrong!" ”

"Your Majesty, now our army is in full swing, as the saying goes, one blow, then decline, three and exhaustion, if you take advantage of the situation at this moment to take Donglai directly, quickly cut through the chaos, you will definitely win in one fell swoop!" Su Xun paused for a moment and continued to speak: "However, now Donglai's morale is low, if he advances eastward in one fell swoop, he will definitely be caught off guard!" ”

After speaking, he glanced at Jiang Shang and said softly: "Besides, now that I still have 300,000 troops in Daxia, if we directly send 200,000 troops to aid Yuyouguan, and 100,000 troops are stationed in Tianlong City, we will be in danger of occupying the city, and we will be foolproof!" ”

"Our army can drive straight into Donglai and take Donglai directly, and at that time, my territory in Daxia will definitely be able to expand by half!"

A hint of intent flashed in Emperor Xia's eyes, but he didn't draw a conclusion, but looked at Guo Jia and Zhuge Liang: "What do you two Aiqing think?" ”

Guo Jia and Zhuge Liang glanced at each other, and finally Guo Jia spoke: "What the two adults said is reasonable, but ......"

A smile appeared on Guo Jia's face: "Now that my Great Xia has occupied the Juque Pass, as long as I send 50,000 troops, the eastern border will be worry-free!" ”

"As for Donglai, now that he has lost his troops, there are only more than 100,000 soldiers at the moment, and I can take it at any time in Daxia!"

"It's just that the minister thinks that there is no need to rush now, if the war starts at this moment, we are 100% sure that we will take Donglai, but we will face the battle of Donglai's trapped beasts, and Daqin, Beicang will definitely not sit idly by!"

Zhuge Liang nodded: "Yes, Daqin's desire to control is extremely strong!" Moreover, the one in Xianyang City who is hardworking, has the world in mind, and is ambitious, my Great Xia has just set foot in Nanban, and this is the time when they are afraid, if they take Donglai again, they will definitely be in the limelight for a while, and they really can't hold it! ”

"Although I have a lot of armor in Great Xia, but my background is insufficient, especially the 300,000 new army, although it is quite powerful at this time, it is still far from the elite soldiers of Great Qin!"

Emperor Xia nodded lightly and said in a deep voice: "The most important thing is that the treasury is empty now!" The loss of grain and grass is too fast, and production in the north has not yet recovered, so we really can't rush for a while! ”

The treasury is a big shortcoming of Daxia today, and now the taxes in various places have come up, but not only the military expenditure, the imperial court, but most importantly, the north is sowing the season, and the majority of the treasury has been sown to the north!

As for Luo Chen's Daxia Commercial Bank, although the profit is terrifying, the expenses are definitely not low, on the one hand, the manufacturing of armor and weapons of the Ministry of Industry, on the other hand, there are the expenses of the Dragon Army, the Yinwang Mansion, and then the construction of the Heroic Soul Square......

"Now, since we occupy the Juque Pass, we naturally don't need to be in a hurry, and the ministers think that we should step up production, rectify the rule of local officials, and step up the training of the new army!"

Emperor Xia nodded lightly, pondered for a moment, and said softly: "Spread the decree, order the officials to count the taxes as soon as possible, transfer them to the warehouse, and distribute them to Jiangbei, and the household department will unite with Jinyiwei to set up an inspector, and immediately go to Jiangbei!" ”

"Yes!"

Emperor Xia nodded lightly, looked at Li Ru, and said softly: "Li Ru, from now on, pay close attention to Jiangnan's every move and send someone to secretly supervise!" ”

Li Ru's expression suddenly turned grim, and he nodded hurriedly: "The minister obeys the order!" ”

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