After comforting Suning'er, Chen Xiuping signaled them to go out first. Yue Fei stayed. When everyone left, Chen Xiuping looked at his brother and smiled at the corner of his mouth and said, "Okay, now they all become generals."

"It's just luck, it's not my brother's teaching, Yue Fei has achieved what he has today."

"You look burly and speak in a very sensible way, not like a general."

Chen Xiuping struggled to sit up as he spoke. The severe pain in his body made him unable to help but speak out. Yue Fei, who was beside him, blamed himself: "Brother, it's Yue Fei's fault. If he had come here earlier, he wouldn't have encountered this."

Seeing Yue Fei, who was so big that he was looking down like a child, Chen Xiuping quickly waved his hand to indicate that he would not blame Yue Fei, and then said, "You are a soldier now, so naturally you have to submit your order. What kind of military general are you now?"

"From the fourth rank, but there is no official position, he is the military military rank directly granted by Marshal Zhang."

"Normal, you are still in the military camp now, and you should have a reward if you respond to God's words."

Wang Dao had explained the types of official positions in the New Song Dynasty to Chen Xiuping in detail. For example, Yue Fei was the temporary title of military leaders during the battle formation. In the end, the emperor had to give him another official position according to his achievements.

"Let's talk about the situation in Kaicheng first. How many people have you brought here? How do you plan to guard Kaicheng specifically?"

What Chen Xiuping is most concerned about now is this matter. He has worked hard for three days to persevere and has come to see Yue Fei. He must listen carefully to Yue Fei’s plan.

"Last evening, when I led my army, my brother and the rebels were still fighting. As a result, the rebels retreated directly as soon as I arrived, so I could only order the city to defend the city with specific plans. To be honest, the order I received was to bring 5,000 elite troops to support Kaicheng. If all the cities near Kaicheng fell, then I would just abandon the city and retreat to the north of the canal for defense to ensure the smooth flow of the canal. However, when I asked Zhao County Magistrate’s specific matters before, Zhao County Magistrate told me that only Kaicheng is still holding on, so..."

After hearing this, Chen Xiuping immediately understood the meaning. There was no need to stick to Kaicheng. Chen Xiuping did not understand what the court was thinking. Once Kaicheng was lost, the entire Kangzhou would fall into the hands of the rebels. How could five thousand soldiers and horses guard this canal? Once this canal was occupied by the rebels, Jiangning Prefecture and even the supply of the frontier would be cut off. The consequence was that the three prefectures of Jiangning were abandoned. The entire north of Xinsong would be controlled by the rebels. At this time, if the enemy invaded, if the rebels did not resist, Xinsong would be in danger.

After a long time, Chen Xiuping thought to himself, he was not a court official, why did he worry so much? It was just for the soldiers who used their lives to guard Kaicheng. What they were waiting for was hope of retreating.

"Forget it, I won't mention this matter. Let's talk about the situation in Jiangning and the teacher's situation. How many troops in Jiangning still have now?"

"The teacher and the old marshal have rushed to Yingtian because of the rebels, and there are still 10,000 troops left in Jiangning."

"What? There are 10,000 left. Isn't that the five thousand you brought, and the troops in the entire hinterland of the north are only 15,000 left? Didn't you hear the news before that there were 300,000 troops?"

"It's already autumn, and the Khan Empire on the frontier is putting pressure. General Qin Feng led an army of 200,000 to the frontier."
Chapter completed!