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

Hearing this, Meng Tian and the generals of Yangning Pass immediately looked happy.

Everyone looked at each other and fell to their knees at the same time.

"Thank you, Commander Xia, for saving my life. I would like to thank you on behalf of the people of Yangning Pass."

"It doesn't matter."

Xia Mingyuan waved his hand, looked at the few people and said, "The court doesn't care about your life or death, why do you still insist on staying here at Yangning Pass?"

"You guys have soldiers and generals, and if you do some banditry, I think you can live a good life."

Hearing this, Meng Tian couldn't help but sigh.

"Commander Xia, this is a border area after all, and the imperial court may have its own difficulties."

"But no matter what, we are all soldiers of Daxia. How can we open our borders and let the enemy invade?"

Xia Mingyuan nodded slightly, a look of admiration on his face, and bowed to everyone.

"You are all worthy of being the imperial frontier troops. It is a blessing for the people of Daxia to have you here."

"but…"

Having said this, Xia Mingyuan seemed to be hesitant to speak.

He knew Xia Tianxiong. He was a cruel and treacherous man, but he was definitely not a fool.

Under normal circumstances, it would be impossible to ignore these soldiers guarding the border.

After all, this is the foundation of the country. Even the most foolish monarch will understand this truth.

But now, thousands of border troops were thrown here and left to fend for themselves, which was enough to show that Xia Tianxiong had given up on them.

As for why he gave up, Xia Mingyuan had some guesses in his mind.

Xia Tianxiong is not a king who only wants to maintain the status quo. He is not only resourceful but also ambitious. Since he ascended the throne, he has always wanted to declare war on the southern barbarian tribes.

However, many ministers in the court believed that the country was still weak and should advocate peace.

Because of this, Xia Tianxiong was very worried.

I'm afraid that this move was intentional on his part, deliberately weakening the border troops so that the southern barbarian tribes could get a taste of the sweetness and take the initiative to harass them.

In this way, the anti-war voices in the DPRK will gradually subside, and he will achieve his goal.

As for the remote and far-flung border troops like Yangning Pass, they became his victims.

Although Xia Mingyuan is also a staunch advocate of war in his heart, this coincides with Xia Tianxiong's opinion.

But Xia Tianxiong's method is a bit too chilling.

Such loyal soldiers were abandoned as pawns. Sooner or later, Xia Tianxiong will suffer the consequences.

Xia Mingyuan pondered for a while, sighed, and told Meng Tian and others his guess.

I thought these generals, who were as hot-tempered as powder kegs, would explode on the spot and even rise up in rebellion.

But Xia Mingyuan didn't expect that after he finished speaking, Meng Tian and others fell into silence.

After a while, Meng Tian sighed and bowed solemnly to Xia Mingyuan.

"Commander Xia has braved the wrath of the world to inform us of this matter. We are deeply grateful to you."

"However, we have actually long understood that His Majesty has given up on us."

At this point, Meng Tian laughed bitterly, "Over the years, the troops at Yangning Pass have been constantly being reduced, and those assigned every year are almost all old, weak, sick, and disabled."

"No matter how stupid we are, we can still see what Your Majesty means."

Hearing this, Xia Mingyuan was stunned.

He looked at Meng Tian in surprise, frowned, and said, "Since you all see it, why are you still willing to be a pawn?"

Meng Tian did not answer, but just looked outside the pass.

"Commander Xia, dying on the battlefield is the duty of our army. The Qiang barbarians have killed countless people of our Great Xia over the years, and they even raped my wife."

"For such a grudge, it's worth it for us to stay here for one more day."

"If the entire army is truly annihilated somewhere, and Your Majesty is determined to send troops to crush the Qiang barbarians, even if we die, we will be able to smile in our graves."

Xia Mingyuan's heart trembled, and looking at Meng Tian with a determined look, he was speechless for a moment.

After a long while, he finally sighed and said solemnly, "Everyone has their own aspirations. I, Xia Mingyuan, respect you all."

The words fell.

Xia Mingyuan turned and left, and with a thought, he opened the system panel.

【Ordinary soldier; 453】

[Level 3 Elite Archer: 2500]

[Level 3 Elite Cavalry: 3300]

In the system, the lowest level of military doctors is level five, which is equivalent to Longxiong Ruishi.

To exchange for a military doctor, sixteen ordinary soldiers are needed.

In addition, the Qilin Guard needs to increase the quota limit.

Fortunately, the increased quota of Qilin Guards summoned last time has not been used up.

Xia Mingyuan immediately did not hold back at all and consumed 320 people in exchange for 20 ordinary military doctors.

Avoiding everyone's sight, Xia Mingyuan walked to a remote and deserted corner and let these military doctors drop from the sky.

Compared to the Dragon Warriors, their armor has all been replaced with soft armor, and the collars have a hint of green.

"All of you stay here and do your best to treat the plague at Yangning Pass."

"Yes!"

The military doctor quickly followed the instructions and dispersed.

When Meng Tian and others saw these doctors, they were grateful to Xia Mingyuan again.

As it was approaching dinner time, Meng Tian extended a warm invitation to Xia Mingyuan and pulled him into the camp.

"Commander Xia, the border is bitterly cold, and I'm only offering a little wine, which is not a sign of respect."

"All the soldiers at Yangning Pass have received your great kindness, and Meng Tian will never forget it."

After Meng Tian finished speaking, he raised his wine bowl and drank it all in one gulp.

Xia Mingyuan picked up the wine bowl. The wine was very muddy. Just taking a sip, he felt it was extremely spicy and his throat felt like it was on fire.

On the table, apart from a local chicken with oil floating in the middle, there were only a few black wild vegetables.

The generals sitting at the table looked at the chicken on the table, their saliva salivating, but no one picked up their chopsticks. They just kept picking up wild vegetables and let Xia Mingyuan eat the meat.

Xia Mingyuan frowned, and regardless of the spicy and burning taste of the liquor, he raised the bowl and drank it all in one gulp.

The taste is bitter and numbing.

It's hard to imagine that this thing can be called wine.

"Good wine!"

Under the expectant gazes of the crowd, Xia Mingyuan put down his wine bowl and still forced himself to give a compliment.

Seeing this scene, Meng Tian and others finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Commander Xia was a man of noble appearance. After all, he came from a military family and did not look down on their poor drinking.

Just recently, a local official came and they treated him to wine, which almost caused a quarrel on the spot.

"Commander Xia is straightforward."

"Come, eat some food!"

Xia Mingyuan looked at the chicken with oil floating on it and just a little salt, and without being too polite, he picked up a piece with chopsticks and put it in his mouth.

The chicken was tough and fishy, ​​but he managed to swallow it.

Seeing this, Meng Tian couldn't help but scratch his head and said, "Don't blame me, Commander Xia. We really don't have any seasoning here, so we can only barely cook the meat."

"Please don't despise me."

"It's okay." Xia Mingyuan waved his hand gently, put down his chopsticks and looked at everyone.

After hesitating for a while, he finally sighed and said, "I would like to ask you a question."

"If the border is peaceful and there are no Qiang and barbarians causing trouble, where will you go?"