Qin Dui's heart suddenly sighed, could it be that there was trouble in the battle situation on Taixuan's side? The reports of the next few people really confirmed Qin Du's speculation, Jiayuguan had been conquered by the Kaman army three days ago, and the specific situation of the battle was not clear. All the good moods were dispelled by this sudden news, and the military and political leaders of Longdong, who accompanied Qin Dui to the City Guard Mansion, saw that Qin Dui's face sank like water, and they all stopped talking with interest, and originally wanted to invite Qin Dui to visit his proud masterpiece, and Mu Ziqi, the city guard who introduced from Lishan County and was also the first glass factory in the entire empire, had to swallow the words secretly, and everyone silently followed Qin Dui and his party.

The group waited until they sat down in the city guard's mansion, and Qin Du's face looked slightly better. The loss of Jiayu Pass did shock Qin Dui, such a strong and dangerous fortress would be breached overnight, this kind of thing is indeed unbelievable, but this kind of thing happened just around him, Qin Dui was shocked and quickly concluded that this was a problem within the guard army, there was no internal response, this kind of thing didn't need to be thought about, although he had sat down in the council hall in the city guard's mansion, but Qin Dui's thinking was still on the matter of the loss of Jiayu Pass.

Everyone had already sat down, but seeing that Qin Dui, who was sitting in the first place, was still in deep thought, they didn't dare to speak, for fear of disturbing the Duke who had just returned to the territory and took the first blow.

After a while, Qin Dui woke up from his contemplation, and saw that all the subordinates below were quietly sitting in their places waiting for him, and Qin Dui reacted. He quickly began his speech with an apologetic smile.

"Oh, I'm sorry everyone, I'm a little distracted. Ziqi, I won't stay in Longdong for long, the current military situation ahead is urgent, and I won't say much else. In addition, the technical training school you have raised is worth promoting, which can greatly speed up the speed at which workers are familiar with their work, and can also further absorb more farmers and unemployed people to participate in the study and training. After all, those kilns with good efficiency can bring great benefits to the government, but I don't think I will make a decision on this issue for the time being. ”

Qin Dui's words were concise and to the point, and he gave a rough idea of what Mu Ziqi wanted to report in just a few sentences, but at this time he really didn't have too much thought to ask these economic questions, although he also knew that the economy of Longdong County was doing well under the management of Yangziqi, and the speed of development was only comparable to that of Meishan County. But Taixuan's war is raging, and he needs to rush to the front line immediately. In order to decide how the entire Northwest, including Beiloulan, will deal with the current complex and grim situation, there is really not much time and energy to pay attention to these now.

To be honest, Qin Du had considered any sinister situation, but he really did not expect that Jiayuguan would fall in just ten days, which made it very difficult for the northwest to form a city, if he held the city of Taixuanfu, he would inevitably send heavy troops, and at least three divisions or more would be needed to deal with the Kaman army that could move south and west at any time. Moreover, a considerable number of troops had to be deployed west of Taixuan Mansion for reinforcements at any time, which would greatly contain Qin Du's main force. It is difficult to deal with the coming Taiping rebellion.

And if you give up Taixuanfu City, not only will you face severe criticism from the empire, but you will also leave an unfavorable impression on yourself in the entire northwest people, especially the people of Taixuanfu, not to mention that the rich and fertile territory and abundant products of Taixuanfu do make Qin Duan a little moved, this is really a dilemma.

As the county guard of a county, Mu Ziqi was a little disappointed with Qin Dui's hurry, and he originally had many development ideas that he wanted to report to Qin Duan. Especially the privatization of the official kiln that asked him to postpone it, but he also knew how big the impact of the loss of Jiayuguan would be on the northwest, and he had always been grateful to Qin Duan for being able to promote himself as a young man with no background and no qualifications to serve as the county guard of a county, not that he wanted to be an official, but that Qin Duan provided him with a stage where he could show his talents. This is what he admires and touches the most.

Although the time was urgent, Qin Duan still insisted on taking a look at the training of the Longdong Garrison Division, which made Shangguan Yonglun and Chen Deming, the chief and deputy commanders of the Second Army, surprise inexplicably.

Looking at the column of energetic and radiant officers in front of him, and the square of soldiers with strict laws and bright armor, Qin Duan couldn't help but nod and smile with satisfaction, and the few people who accompanied Qin Duan to inspect the troops finally showed a smile on Qin Duan's face, and their uneasy hearts were relaxed.

Compared with the soldiers of the Longdong Garrison Division that he saw at Partridge Pass, it was simply incomparable, whether it was in terms of morale, mental state, training and equipment, they were not at the same level.

"How do you feel, sir? It won't be worse than their troops in the First Legion, right? Shangguan Yonglun and Chen Deming had eager eyes.

When Qin Duan heard this, he couldn't help but laugh, but looking at the situation of the army in front of him, he was indeed qualified to say this, "Yes, indeed good, I think the Second Army should be no worse than any of our troops in the entire Northwest and North Loulan regions." ”

"Hmph, my lord, that's all said, but why didn't you consider our legion at that time? If it's a mule or a horse, I don't believe that our second legion will be inferior to their first legion! Shangguan Yonglun complained when he mentioned this topic.

"Yes, my lord, our Second Legion can accompany you to the end in any matter, I don't believe they will give it a try." Chen Deming also helped beside him.

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about this matter for the time being, let's discuss how to expand the troops." Seeing that the two of them were still puffing up, Qin Duan comforted.

"My lord, don't lie to us, the Northwest Legions are already full, where is there any vacancy?" Shangguan Yonglun immediately came to his senses when he heard this, and his eyes were fixed on Qin Duan's face.

Chen Deming's heart is also moving, could it be that the adults will make any big moves when they come back this time?

With a faint smile, Qin Duan said noncommittally: "Well, although the Northwest Legion is already full, can't another legion be formed?" Also, our northwest region is vast, can't we set up an independent legion separately? Okay, I advise you two to do a good job in training with peace of mind, strengthen combat readiness, do your own work, and don't think about anything else. ”

When the two of them heard Qin Duan say this, their hearts lit up, they exchanged glances with each other, and smiled knowingly, there was a play!

Seeing that the two of them were overjoyed, Qin Duan smiled and shook his head, "How is the situation over there?" He looked to the east again.

"Lord Hui, according to your request, we have made a detailed survey of the terrain of the entire Lishan County, and all the scouts are already familiar with this area, and we are also familiar with the neighboring Xikang Mansion and Lulong Mansion of Beiyuan County." Shangguan Yonglun's voice was low, so small that only the three of them could hear it. (To be continued......)