The Great Qi court was similar to the Northern and Southern Song dynasties. It developed quite well in the economic and cultural fields, but was badly beaten by its neighbors on the military level.
In the impression of the people of Da Qi, whenever there was a war on the border in the past ten years, there were basically more losses than wins.
Fortunately, the officials of Da Qi still have some dignity and have not yet done anything like paying compensation to others even after winning a war.
If a country's military strength is weak, it will seriously damage the national confidence of its people.
Whenever people talked about the war on the border, whether it was the princes and ministers or the common people, they could not help but sigh.
There are many teahouses and restaurants next to the city gate, where merchants coming in and out would stop for a rest.
They had also noticed the unusual movement at the city gate. Seeing the soldiers moving the barricades away, someone couldn't help but sigh, "Another urgent report from the border crossing. Alas, the war with Western Xia has been on and off for the past two years, with more losses than wins. I wonder which side will be defeated this time."
A man dressed as a scholar, upon hearing this, was immediately filled with righteous indignation and said, "To think that our great country, with its abundant natural resources and talented people, has been humiliated to this extent by barbarians. Every time I think of this, my heart aches and I wish I could give up my pen and join the army to kill the enemy."
"Brother, you are so courageous. I have the same idea. How about you and I go together and join the army?"
"Ahem, the imperial examination is coming soon. I've studied hard for ten years, and I still want to test my skills in the examination hall. I'll take care of this matter later!"
"Why can't we defeat Xixia? Is it because our soldiers are incompetent or our generals are incompetent?"
"I heard that our annual military budget is quite high, and our equipment is quite advanced. Why is there such a huge gap in combat effectiveness?"
"I get angry when I talk about these things. Of course, it's because the orders are issued by too many people. How can we fight a war if we still need to bring this military supervisor with us?"
"Alas, as the saying goes, incompetent generals exhaust the entire army! Those idlers in the court..."
"Keep your voice down, what are you doing? How dare you say something like that? Don't you want to live anymore?"
"Alas, it pains me to see our soldiers die in vain. I don't know how many people will die in this battle. These are all our Han men!"
"I don't know how much land and compensation we'll have to pay this time. Five cities today, ten tomorrow. Sooner or later, our country will be gone!"
"I heard there's a White Lotus sect in the south, and one of their teachings is to recover China's lost territory."
"I've heard of the religion you mentioned. I've also heard that their leader is blessed with great fortune and is chosen by heaven. There are also white snakes, three-eyed Buddhas, and inscribed stone tablets..."
The person who was speaking lowered his voice and wanted to say something more, but at this moment, people heard a heart-wrenching howl.
"A great victory in Yuzhou, over ten thousand enemies killed!"
The expressions of the people who were drinking tea, wine and eating changed drastically.
The wine glasses in some people's hands were smashed to pieces, the food in some people's mouths spat out, and more people hurriedly stood up and rushed to the door and windowsill, looking at the messenger passing by here with disbelief on their faces.
"Won? We actually won! God has mercy on us! God bless Da Qi!"
"Great victory! Great victory! Over ten thousand enemies killed!"
Almost in an instant, the entire capital city turned into a sea of ​​jubilation, with people shouting, laughing, crying heartbreakingly, and running around to tell each other the news.
The people of Da Qi have been suppressed for too long. They need an outlet and a great victory.
After such a great victory, we will be able to live in peace for at least three to five years.
Such a great victory shows that the people of Da Qi are also capable of winning battles.
With such a great victory, they proved that they were not fat pigs that could be slaughtered at will.
Such a great victory made the entire Da Qi stand up again.
But everyone soon realized that they did not know the details of this great victory.
So those who had connections began to ask around, wanting to know more.
The messenger reporting the victory rushed into the Ministry of War at an extremely fast speed. After the rider entered the room, he only had time to take down the battle report in his hand, shouted "Great victory in Yuzhou", and then fainted.
The person on duty was frightened and thought that they had suffered another defeat.
But when they heard that it was a great victory, the entire military department fell into a state of madness.
"Hurry, hurry, help him up and send him to rest. Where's the battle report? Send it over so I can take a look!"
"What the hell are you looking at? Are you qualified to watch? Where's Shangguan? Where is Shangguan?"
"I heard that Mr. Cui went to the Ministry of Revenue to argue."
"It's killing me, why isn't he here at this time?"
"Where are the ministers? Which minister can come over and open the sealing wax so we can all see it."
"Stop talking nonsense here! The top leader isn't here for such a big thing, and you're asking my second-in-command to handle it. Are you trying to harm me?"
"Alright, stop talking nonsense and quickly call Lord Cui back. With such a great victory, how dare those bastards in the Ministry of Revenue not give us money and food?"
Cui Shanzhan practically crawled back to the Ministry of War. As soon as he entered the gate, he grabbed his subordinates and demanded, "Where's the battle report? Where is it? Bring it here quickly!"
Someone hurriedly handed over the unopened battle report. After Cui Shanzhan confirmed that the sealing wax was intact, he immediately opened the battle report.
He read every word carefully and greedily. Everyone around him looked at him with bated breath, afraid that any sound would disturb him and cause something bad to happen.
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