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

Hearing this, Meng Tian and others were stunned.

After a moment, everyone was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly.

"Commander-in-Chief, there is certainly no problem."

"With your troops stationed at Yangning Pass, the southern barbarians will surely not dare to attack."

Xia Mingyuan smiled meaningfully and looked around at everyone.

"Everyone, it's not as simple as you think."

"I want to station troops here, which can indeed help you resist those barbarians. However, Yangning Pass is too small, with only a few thousand troops at most. I need you to recruit more people..."

Meng Tian pondered for a moment and nodded. "Commander Xia, I can certainly help. Your Majesty has been disregarding the lives of the soldiers at the border over the years, constantly creating opportunities for the Qiang and Man tribes. This has caused dissatisfaction among many of his comrades, many of whom I have good relations with."

"Perhaps I can help Commander Xia and try to persuade them to rebel..."

"However, I'm sure many people wouldn't dare get involved in something as risky as this. I don't think there's much hope."

Xia Mingyuan smiled cunningly and said calmly, "This is the second reason why I want to station troops here."

"General Meng, you should try to incite rebellion first. If that fails, then we will eliminate the opponents. After eliminating them, we can replace them with our own troops."

"You have all seen the fighting ability of my soldiers. Even if we replace them, the border will not be lost."

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire tent fell silent.

Meng Tian and others looked at each other, their eyes full of horror.

"Commander Xia... isn't this a bit too drastic?" Meng Tian swallowed and stammered, "These people just don't want to rebel, why do they have to go to this extent?"

"Furthermore, there are a hundred thousand troops on the southwest border. I'm sure the majority are unwilling to start an uprising. How can you, the commander, replace them?"

Xia Mingyuan frowned. "General Meng, you are also a general commanding an army. I don't need to explain some truths to you. Those who achieve great things do not waste their lives."

"Even if they are innocent, they cannot stand in our way."

"If you don't get rid of this group of people now, and they start a rebellion in the future, you will meet them on the battlefield!"

"This..." Meng Tian's face was struggling. He wanted to speak several times, but he couldn't say anything.

He really wanted to follow Xia Mingyuan into the palace and ask the Emperor why he treated the lives of the border soldiers as worthless.

But the rebellion meant turning against former comrades and killing countless border troops. How was this different from the emperor's indifference and ruthlessness?

The atmosphere in the tent was eerily quiet.

The people at Yangning Pass, who had just made up their minds, began to waver again.

No one spoke, and everyone's face looked a little embarrassed.

If you don't follow Commander Xia, you will be short of food and clothing, and starve. You won't know when you will become a victim on the border.

If you follow Commander Xia, you must first take action against your former comrades-in-arms.

Seeing this, Xia Mingyuan suddenly smiled and said calmly, "I would like to ask the generals, have we not given these people a chance?"

"I have asked them to guard the border and provided them with food and money, just to get them to rebel against Xia Tianxiong. If they are unwilling to do this, what else can they be but foolish loyalty?"

"How can someone who values ​​his own life be friends with you?"

"I have a message for everyone: if you don't share the same ideals, you can't work together. Think about it carefully."

"Of course, I'm not unkind. If there are a few diehards you're reluctant to kill, just tie them up and bring them to me. I promise to spare their lives."

After saying this, Xia Ming stood up and was about to leave.

Meng Tian and others looked uncertain.

Seeing that Xia Mingyuan was about to walk out of the tent, Meng Tian suddenly gritted his teeth and jumped up from his seat.

"The commander-in-chief is right. All the border troops know exactly what the dog emperor has done to us over the years."

"If you're unwilling to start a rebellion under these circumstances, then you're a worthless piece of shit, not worthy of being my brother, let alone a general!"

"I, Meng Tian, ​​did it with the commander-in-chief!"

As he spoke, Meng Tian suddenly pulled out the dagger in his hand and cut his finger.

"Behold, Heaven, I, Meng Tian, ​​swear that from this day forward I will be loyal to Commander Xia, with absolutely no selfish motives. If I break this oath, I will be condemned by both humans and gods."

With Meng Tian taking the lead, the generals of Yangning Pass finally made up their minds, cut their fingers and swore to the sky.

Xia Mingyuan nodded gently, his face calm, but he felt relieved in his heart.

This unintentional action actually produced a good effect.

If the situation continues like this, it won't be long before the border troops will be instigated and eroded by him.

Yangning Pass was the nail he had planted behind Xia Tianxiong.

It seems that it is of no great use now.

But if it grows stronger and backstabbed the entire southwestern border, Xia Tianxiong would be in big trouble.

It was also enough to make him understand that treating human life as worthless and abandoning children at will would eventually backfire.

Meng Tian pulled Xia Mingyuan and asked him to sit back down again.

"Commander-in-Chief... replacements also require manpower. You only left two thousand men. At this rate, I'm afraid we won't have enough."

“Should we slow down a bit in the early stages?”

Hearing this, Xia Mingyuan smiled and shook his head.

"General Meng, who said I only have 2,000 men?"

"Go ahead and do whatever you want. No matter how many passes you can incite or replace, the more the better. I have plenty of troops here and can replenish them at any time."

"Although this is a rebellion against Xia Tianxiong, this commander will never joke about the safety of the border."

Meng Tian stood there dumbfounded, staring blankly at Xia Mingyuan, his breathing becoming heavy for a moment.

It seems that the commander-in-chief's strength is even stronger than he imagined.

Two thousand troops stayed as soon as they were told to, and more troops continued to come.

Could it be that the commander-in-chief has tens of thousands of soldiers under his command?

No wonder he wanted to rebel!

With this kind of strength, one is indeed qualified to compete.

Thinking of this, Meng Tian and others became more respectful towards Xia Mingyuan.

After Xia Mingyuan briefly explained the task to a few people, he did not stay in Yangning Pass for too long. He took more than a thousand people and the rescued Kunlun security convoy and headed straight for Hanyang.

"Commander Xia, it's really thanks to you, Kunlun Security, otherwise we, the Lu family, would have been imprisoned for who knows how long."

Along the way, Lu Shouyong, the head of the Lu family, was moved to tears and thanked Xia Mingyuan profusely.

"Master Lu, you're welcome." Xia Mingyuan waved his hand. "Since you've asked Kunlun An for protection, I, the commander, will naturally ensure your safety."

"You were kidnapped, so it's only right that we rescue you."

"It was Kunlun Security's poor protection at the beginning that frightened you."

Lu Shouyong shook his head firmly and said seriously, "Commander Xia, this happened so suddenly. Who could have imagined that the border troops would do such a thing?"

"Not to mention our ordinary caravan, even the emperor's imperial guards can't prevent local officials from rebelling."

"The fact that you were able to rescue us speaks volumes about the credibility and capabilities of Kunlun Security."

"I have made up my mind. When I return, our Lu Family Pharmacy will increase its security costs and cooperate with Kunlun Security for life!"