This emperor is too strong!

Chapter 80 Behind the Scenes of the War
The sixth day of October.

When Xia Ao woke up, it was already high in the sun.

From Wentai Hall, there is a soft sedan chair with slide rails all the way to the corridor at the back of Qianqing Palace, without having to walk a few steps.

At this time, the dining hall of Qianqing Palace was already filled with all kinds of delicacies from mountains and seas, and there were hundreds of dishes on the large glass long table.

Of course, with so many delicacies, Xia Ao did not eat alone, but called a dozen concubines to eat together.

Although they had a carnival for most of the night last night, all of these concubines were full of energy and ruddy, and none of them felt sleepy.

After all, Shenggetai is also helpful to concubines.

It's just that the concubines looked at each other quite unnaturally, and there was very little conversation.

The reason is naturally the many absurd things that happened last night. Thinking about it until now, it still makes many concubines blush and feel a little guilty.

This His Majesty can no longer be described as "tough". God knows how he can be so strong, as if there is no limit!
Xia Ao took a sip of the moderately warm sweet soup, then glanced at Zhao Gao who walked in from outside the hall.

"How's the war going?"

"Return to Your Majesty, this servant is about to report to you."

Zhao Gao said softly, with a look of embarrassment on his face, and at the same time, there was something strange in his heart.

Because of the sudden change in the battle situation in the north last night, he immediately reported to His Majesty.

But this His Majesty didn't know whether he was addicted to beauty or something else, but he was not surprised at all, just like a normal person.

In fact, Zhao Gao was not aware of the existence of hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers in Daqin and Bai Qi and others.

Xia Ao knew that Zhao Gao wanted to hide from the concubines, he waved his hands and said in a low voice, "It's okay, just speak up."

"Yes! Your Majesty, last night the Great Jin Dynasty sent 30 troops south to the Shuhan Corridor, and used [-] Yunlu heavy cavalry as the vanguard to attack our [-] troops guarding the exit of the corridor, and then used [-] Xueliu troops to go around and copy our army. The Chinese Army..."

"According to the reports from the front line, the enemy's Yunlu heavy cavalry and soldiers of Xue Liu's army are all innate realm, and their combat power is extremely strong. Therefore, the [-] troops at the northern end strangling the exit of the corridor were defeated, and the Chinese army was almost defeated."

"Fortunately, the general dealt with it decisively. He mobilized the elite battalion of the fifth congenital realm of the Central Army to hold back the main force of Xue Liu's army, and thus stabilized his position."

"However, even so, our army still suffered heavy casualties."

"By dawn, the two sides broke away from the battle, regardless of the minor injuries. Our army died more than 5, seriously injured more than [-], and another [-] horses were scattered."

"Right now, our army has retreated to the front line of the Huyan River, which is not far from our northern border, about fifty or sixty miles away."

Hearing this news with their own ears, all the concubines were shocked, and at the same time they became nervous. They carefully peeked at Xia Ao, for fear that Xia Ao would be angry.

After all, this is a big defeat, and it is at the juncture of His Majesty's ascension to the throne...

Shangguan Wan'er glanced at the group of sisters, then looked at Xia Ao and softly comforted: "Your Majesty, the numbers of Yunlu Heavy Cavalry and Xue Liujun did not exist before, and it seems that the Dajin Dynasty spent a lot of money to cultivate them secretly. hole card."

"Unknowingly, the general and the other generals were not fully prepared, and the defeat is reasonable."

"However, looking at the entire battle situation, as of now, the number of casualties of the Dajin Dynasty has exceeded 30. Even if we count the 30 troops that were scattered and lost, our side is still less than [-]."

"Overall, the two sides are evenly matched, and our army's record is even slightly superior. So, I hope your Majesty..."

Xia Ao waved his hands, smiled calmly and said: "It's okay, victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs, and I won't get angry about it."

After the words fell, a servant walked in lightly.

"Report to Your Majesty, Prime Minister on the Left, Prime Minister on the Right, Bad Commander, Minister Sun of the Ministry of War, please see me."

The Shangshu of the Ministry of War is an old and stubborn man who had already been beheaded before, so the position of Shangshu is temporarily held by the right minister Gao Yan, and the specific matters are in charge of the minister Sun Jicai.

"Let them wait in the Palace of Zhonghe."

Seeing that Xia Ao is still calm and relaxed, not to mention Dongfang Yu, Gu Ruoyun and other concubines, even Shangguan Wan'er and Zhao Gao are a little confused.

The situation of the battle has changed suddenly, why does His Majesty have no sense of anxiety at all?
"Yes~"

……

After finishing the meal, Xia Ao came to the Hall of Central Harmony in a leisurely manner.

At this moment, Sun Jicai was already sweating on his brow. Although Li Si and Gao Yan looked calm, they were also very serious. Only Yuan Tiangang was still calm and calm, with the appearance of an outsider.

"Your Majesty, the battle situation is urgent. The enemy has gained 30 fresh troops, and the Yunlu Heavy Cavalry and Xue Liu Army, two innate armies composed of [-] people, look like poisonous dragons. Now the strength of the two sides has reversed..."

After saluting, Sun Jicai strode to the sand table, pointed at the enemy and the enemy on the sand table and said solemnly, beads of sweat rolled down his cheeks.

"I think that the most urgent thing is to immediately dispatch reinforcements to help!"

Xia Ao glanced at the sand table, but did not respond, but looked at Yuan Tiangang.

"What did the bad guys find?"

"Your Majesty has a clever plan."

Yuan Tiangang complimented softly, then nodded.

"Your Majesty, the unscrupulous people have found out that there is a high-grade Yuanshi mine hidden in the northeast of the Dayue Dynasty. The reason why the Dajin Dynasty wanted to launch troops against Dayue was not, or not just to annex Dayue, but mainly for the purpose of annexing Dayue. Go to that primordial stone vein!"

"A vein of superior primordial stone?"

Hearing this news, the expressions of several ministers all changed.

In Tiannan, every primeval stone vein is a strategic resource, especially the high-grade primeval stone vein, which is even more competitive!
There is no way, the strategic value of this thing is too great, once a weak small country became the overlord of a party in more than ten years relying on a large vein of high-quality primordial stone!
"Oh?

Xia Ao frowned slightly, also showing surprise.

"Interesting, I said why the actions of the Da Yue Dynasty are so weird... What is the scale? When did Da Yue start mining?"

"Return to Your Majesty, the specifics are still unclear. However, according to various signs and sporadic evidence, the vein should be small or medium-sized."

"As for the start of mining, it should be within five years."

Hearing Yuan Tiangang's answer, Xia Ao nodded thoughtfully.

"Five years is not too short. It seems that the Dayue Dynasty has already hidden a lot of cards."

"Your Majesty's analysis is that according to investigations, Da Yue has at least a well-organized innate army. Moreover, there are quite a few strong people in Da Yue's legal body."

Yuan Tiangang nodded affirmatively, and then changed the subject: "In addition, Your Majesty, I also suspect that a new vein of high-grade primordial stones should have been discovered in the territory of the Dajin Dynasty. It is unrealistic to want to supply two elites of the ten-thousand-man organization."

"However, no corresponding clues have been found yet."

Xia Ao frowned, with a strange look on his face.

"Your analysis makes sense, but Tiannan has always been poor in vitality, and even small veins of high-quality primordial stones are rare. Why are there two popping up all at once, and the scale should not be small?"

"Could it be that something is going to happen?"

(End of this chapter)