Your Majesty said that my life is worthless, so why are you crying when I increase my troops?

The Xu family's grain escorting convoy had only five or six hundred people in total.

Among them, there are also many grooms and porters who have no fighting ability.

The Xu family never dreamed that the people from the Poison Dragon Gang would be so bold as to attack them directly.

Caught off guard, the Xu family's convoy had no power to resist and was severely damaged in one round of attack by Xia Mingyuan's army.

Seeing this, the five tigers of the Xu family knew that the game was over and they no longer had any fighting spirit. They turned around and tried to escape.

But soon, Wang Gang and others rushed forward and blocked their way.

"It's you!"

The leader Xu Wu was furious when he saw Wang Gangyi, whom he could recognize even if he turned into ashes.

Wang Gang and his companions ignored him and slashed at the five men with their swords.

Faced with five second-grade warriors, the Five Tigers of the Xu Family no longer had any power to resist. In the blink of an eye, four of them fell, leaving only Xu Wu.

"Xia Mingyuan, you are so brave!"

"How dare you become an enemy of my Xu family? Do you think the princess can protect you?"

Xu Wu looked at Xia Mingyuan walking towards him surrounded by the crowd and couldn't help cursing.

Xia Mingyuan shook his head in disdain, "Xu Wu, even if I don't kill you today, are you Xu family going to let me go?"

After he finished speaking, Xia Mingyuan looked at Chen Qing.

Xu Wu's face froze, and then he remembered what he had told Chen Qing.

"You, you dare to betray my Xu family..."

"Even if I die today, I'll take you with me!"

As soon as Xu Wu finished speaking, he rushed towards Chen Qing.

Wang Gang frowned, stepped forward, and chopped the man off his horse with one blow.

Xu Wu opened his eyes wide and died with his eyes open.

Zhao Hongying shook her head and looked at Xia Mingyuan. "Why don't you try it again?"

"The Xu family wants so many young boys and girls, maybe they have bad intentions?"

Xia Mingyuan shook his head slightly and said calmly, "He knows he's going to die, so he won't tell anyone. Besides, I'm not interested in knowing."

"Now I can take care of my own little piece of land, which is good enough."

"The Xu family's influence is all over the state capital. Before they are fully fledged, knowing too much will only bring trouble to themselves."

As soon as he finished speaking, a Qilin Guard who was in charge of counting the numbers ran forward.

"General, the quantity is correct. A total of 1.5 million catties of grain, plus 100,000 taels of silver."

"Besides that, there are some gold healing medicines. We are going to make a fortune this time."

Xia Mingyuan nodded slightly upon hearing this, "Send half of these things to General Yue, and the rest to Handao Village."

"Five hundred cavalrymen will stay, and the rest will go to Handao Village to camp."

One million and a half kilograms of grain did indeed make him a fortune.

This is also the reason why he was willing to drain the system at all costs to summon out three thousand Wei Wu soldiers.

Now that he has food and money, he must have some soldiers!

Once war breaks out, he will be able to respond as quickly as possible.

Just as Xia Mingyuan was secretly calculating in his mind, suddenly a fast horse came running towards him.

The person who came was none other than Li Chun.

"Commander-in-Chief, something happened."

Li Chun turned over and got off the horse. Without even taking a breath, he looked at Xia Mingyuan in panic.

"Anshan County spies have reported that the Kunlun Security convoy was detained by the border troops stationed at Yangning Pass."

Hearing this, Xia Mingyuan frowned immediately.

"Whose convoy is it?"

Li Chun quickly replied, "It's the Lu Family Pharmacy in Hanyang. They prepared various medicines and were going to sell them to the people living in the border areas..."

"For some reason, it was detained by the border troops!"

"Many of our Kunlun Security and Lu family members were captured by them. The news has been blocked. It was sent out by a spy at the risk of his life."

Xia Mingyuan's face darkened. Kunlun Security's reputation was a profitable business. If their goods were seized, they would not only have to compensate for the losses but also suffer damage to their reputation.

"How many border troops are there at Yangning Pass?" Xia Mingyuan asked in a deep voice after thinking for a moment.

"Yangning is just a small pass, with only 3,000 infantry and 1,000 cavalry."

Li Chun replied hesitantly, "Commander-in-chief, Hanyang is over a thousand miles away from Yangning Pass. Even with a fast horse, it would take three days to travel."

"I'm afraid our current soldiers don't have the ability to fight over such a long distance..."

"Furthermore, Yangning Pass is surrounded by Hanbei Pass and Yandang Pass. These passes are garrisoned by the imperial court and jointly defend Yangning Pass."

"Once Yangning Pass is attacked, we will definitely receive support. There are 20,000 troops in Yandang Pass. We can't be their opponent."

Xia Mingyuan shook his head and said thoughtfully, "Three days? That's more than enough time."

"They've bullied us at Kunlun Security. If I just hide here like a coward, our reputation will be ruined."

In three days, the system can accumulate more than 4,000 ordinary soldiers.

If they were converted into Yellow Turban warriors or second-level cavalry, they would have two thousand men.

With the help of his cavalry, it would not be a problem to capture Yangning Pass.

However, when Li Chun heard what Xia Mingyuan said, his expression froze.

Before he could persuade her, Xia Mingyuan turned around and looked at Wang Gang, saying, "Go and notify the 1,500 cavalrymen outside Hanyang City and have them quickly reunite with me."

"Also, go to General Yue to mobilize the cavalry and follow me immediately."

"Yes!"

Wang Gangyi nodded in agreement without any hesitation.

"Husband, isn't this a bit too risky..."

Zhao Hongying frowned and walked forward, unable to resist persuading him.

"You've come such a long way, how can you be a match for those border troops?"

"It's better to wait a little longer. Once you're fully prepared, it won't be too late to ask for an explanation..."

"No!" Xia Mingyuan shook his head firmly. "The Lu family has also fallen into the hands of those people. They are our clients. Since we have accepted their orders, we must ensure their safety."

"When something like this happened, it was already the responsibility of Kunlun Security. How could I just stand by and watch?"

Zhao Hongying was stunned and said through gritted teeth, "Then I will go with my husband."

Upon hearing this, Xia Mingyuan quickly shook his head and said, "You can't go. If I leave, there will be no one guarding the entire Princess Mansion. Who knows what will happen next."

"You stay and help me protect my aunt."

"But……"

Zhao Hongying wanted to persuade her again, but Xia Mingyuan patted her shoulder gently.

"Don't worry, my lady. Don't forget that I have five second-grade masters by my side. With them around, even if a first-grade master comes, we will be able to fight."

"Seven days at the most. I will definitely be back before the end of the month."

"Please take good care of the family for me. When I return, the Poison Dragon Gang will be destroyed. I won't delay the agreement between you and me."

Zhao Hongying bit her teeth lightly, staring at Xia Mingyuan blankly, her eyes reddening.

Looking at Xia Mingyuan leaving with the cavalry, she wanted to persuade him a few more times, but in the end she did not say a word.