Xu Qing got the news of the Northwest Army's entry into the customs, and under suspicion, he summoned the officials in the city, and all the officials gathered together, in fact, these days, the officials of Tongzhou have been very comfortable, Xu Qing, as the governor of a state, threw all his energy into the minerals, and other political affairs were naturally shared by the officials, and Xu Qing was in the officialdom, so he was naturally very clear about the rules of officialdom.

Sitting on a treasure land, only one person is full of food and drink, which is always difficult to last long, so Xu Qing will inevitably give some benefits to these officials under him, and everyone is happy.

Everyone knows and understands the matter of getting some oil and water, and they understand it very well, in fact, everyone knows that Qiao Mingtang at the end of Yunshan Mansion may not know very much about these things, but since he wants to let the horses run, he naturally has to give the horses some grass, as long as he can meet the financial needs of Yunshan, he will not do too much, Qiao Mingtang will only turn a blind eye.

Recently, everyone has got a lot of good news, so Xu Qing called everyone over, many people thought that there was some good news to announce, when Xu Qing heard that the Xigu Pass had been broken and the Northwest Army had entered the pass, everyone present was stunned and couldn't believe it.

"How is this possible?" An official couldn't help but say: "My lord, if the pass is not blocked, how can the Northwest Army and the Northwest Army break through the pass?" Will they not be able to fly? ”

Everyone was shocked and suspicious.

Xu Qing had a cold face and said, "It's the news from the soldiers who escaped from Xigu Pass, and this official has sent someone out of the city to find out what's going on!" ”

"My lord, if it is true as they say, the situation will be very serious." Hu Xin, the new commander of the Tongzhou Army, frowned and said: "In other words, the next troops of the Northwest Army are directed at my Tongzhou." ”

Everyone present changed color slightly.

"Hu Qianhu, in your opinion, what should I do next?" Xu Qing frowned and asked Hu Xin, Hu Xin is a thousand households in the Tongzhou Army, and he is also the highest commander of the Tongzhou City Garrison today, Xu Qing is good at politics, but he is not good at military affairs, at such a moment, it is natural to consult Hu Xin's opinion.

Hu Xin said: "My lord, do you know how many people in the Northwest Army have left the customs?" ”

Xu Qingdao: "Cheng Yishi's department has more than 2,000 soldiers and horses, and they were almost completely annihilated, although I don't know how many men and horses the Northwest Army has dispatched, but it is speculated that there are not a few. ”

Hu Xin bowed slightly, and said, "Your Excellency, can you order the city gate to be closed?" ”

"Although things are strange, just in case, this official has ordered martial law to close the city gates. Hu Qianhu, if it is really as they said, Chu Huan's soldiers and horses will soon be in the city, how can this be good? ”

Hu Xin arched his hand and said: "My lord, the soldiers and horses in Tongzhou City are only about a thousand people, if the Northwest Army fights, we will stick to the city, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold it!" ”

The officials were panicked again, and an official couldn't help but say: "My lord, the matter is urgent, it is better to believe it than to believe it, Tongzhou City is difficult to hold, it is better to do it!" ”

"How about it?" Hu Xin's eyes widened and asked in a deep voice.

The official opened his mouth, but did not continue, Hu Xin said in a deep voice: "Lord Zhizhou, my lords, even if the Northwest Army really attacks, we can't abandon the city and leave, they are cavalry, even if we leave now, we won't be able to go long at all, and we will be caught up by them." ”

Xu Qing hurriedly said: "Hu Qianhu is reasonable. Then he asked, "Hu Qianhu, what should we do next?" ”

Hu Xin said with a smile: "Adults don't need to be anxious, the last general has already thought of a countermeasure." ”

"Oh?" Xu Qing showed joy, "Say it quickly, Hu Qianhu, what is the countermeasure?" ”

"After all, our Tongzhou City is an ancient city, the city wall is wide, although there are not many troops, but there are many strong men in the city, according to the estimation of the last general, it is not difficult to gather two or three thousand strong men in the city to help defend the city. With the state army as the main force, we should be able to hold out for a while with the strong men in the city to defend the city. My lord, is there enough food and grass in the city? ”

Xu Qing immediately said: "Don't worry, the grain and herbs in the city are sufficient, and the military rations sent to Xiguguan this time are still in the city at the moment, and they will support it for three or two months, so there will be no problem." ”

Hu Xin smiled: "That's fine, and as long as we hold on, not three or two months, at most five days, we should be able to wait for reinforcements!" ”

"Reinforcements?" Xu Qing stretched his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Exactly, the official is confused." Hurriedly instructed: "Someone come, hurry up to Yunshan Mansion to deliver a letter quickly, report to the Governor, and say that the Northwest Army has broken through the Xigu Pass and is marching into Tongzhou, and I ask the Governor to send troops immediately to relieve the siege of Tongzhou." ”

Hu Xin said: "My lord, the letter of request for help should be divided into two roads, Yunshan Mansion is naturally one way, but at the other end of Liangzhou, someone must also send a letter of request for help to the Wei Tong system." ”

"Oh?"

"Your Excellency the Governor is now sitting in Yunshan Mansion, even if the letter for help is delivered, Yunshan Mansion is only a few thousand soldiers and horses, even if the Governor sends troops to help, he can't send all the soldiers and horses of Yunshan Mansion." Hu Xin said: "The Northwest Army can fight well, if there are not enough reinforcements, it is not easy to repel them. ”

An official on the side said: "Lord Zhizhou, what Hu Qianhu said is extremely true, the main force of our Xishan Army is now in Liangzhou, Liangzhou has nearly 20,000 soldiers and horses, and now it is under the command of the Wei commander, if you ask for help, you must send troops from Liangzhou." ”

"Not bad." Xu Qing immediately said: "This official will send someone to send a letter for help now." He got up and said, "Guys, later! "Go to the back hall.

Everyone in the hall was still discussing, Hu Xin sat upright, leaned over next to him, and asked in a low voice: "Hu Qianhu, you said that this Northwest Army will really fight?" ”

Hu Xin also said softly: "If Xigu Pass is really breached, Chu Huan may not take advantage of the victory. The Northwest Army attacked Xigu Pass, in the final analysis, it was because Xigu Pass blocked their road, if they couldn't open the road, they could only sit and wait, but even if they captured the pass, our Tongzhou is still a roadblock in their eyes! ”

"I see." The official was naturally very clear about the geographical location of Tongzhou, and frowned: "If this is the case, the people of the Northwest are bound to win this time." ”

"They are bound to win, but they are afraid that they will be disappointed." Hu Xin sneered: "As far as I know, there is still a famine in the northwest, and many people are starving to death. If you talk about the autumn harvest, hoard some grain, and then come to the idea of opening up the state, maybe there is still a glimmer of chance, and now rushing to send troops is just asking for a dead end. ”

When a few people on the side heard Hu Xin say this, they were originally extremely nervous, and they suddenly became a lot more relaxed, and some people had already said: "What Hu Qianhu said is extremely true, those poor ghosts in the northwest can't even eat enough, how can they have the strength to beat us?" ”

Hu Xin saw that everyone was looking at him, and said with a smile: "You don't have to worry too much, we only need to hold for a few days, and the reinforcements will arrive, and the Northwest Army will not last long!" ”

After a while, Xu Qing had already returned to the hall and said, "This official has sent someone out of the city to send a letter for help, and then we just need to hold Tongzhou City and wait for reinforcements." Xiang Hu Xin said: "Hu Qianhu, how to deploy defenses, you have to mobilize it personally, and the governor will order that the whole city will dispatch strong men to assist in defending the city." ”

An official on the side said: "My lord, at such a moment, if it is forcibly requisitioned, the strong men in the city may not be able to defend the city desperately. ”

"Oh?" Xu Qing raised his hand and said, "Please speak!" ”

"The adults can send people to publicize, saying that the Northwest Army is here to grab grain, and they have a famine in the northwest, so they sent troops to attack Tongzhou City, so that the people know that as long as the Northwest Army captures the city, they will be looted and slaughtered." The man smiled and said: "In this way, the people of the whole city will definitely be hated by the same enemy, and in addition, the lord can also take out some money from the treasury and tell the strong men in the city that as long as they assist the government to defend the city and repel the northwest army, they will be rewarded heavily!" ”

Xu Qing frowned and said, "Heavy reward? He waved his hand and said, "If the Governor does not agree, will it be possible that this money will come out of us?" If there is less reward, those strong men may not be willing to do their best, if the reward is more, we don't have much money in the Tongzhou treasury, if we really reward them, everyone will have no life. ”

"Don't worry, sir." The man smiled and said, "Let's promise a reward now, don't we want them to help resist the Northwest Army?" I heard that there will be a reward for repelling the Northwest Army, and they will definitely do their best, as long as they repel the Northwest Army, when the time comes, we will find other excuses, and we may not really have to honor the reward. And at that time, the Governor will definitely deploy heavy troops in Tongzhou, and there will be no need for them. ”

When Xu Qing heard this, he said with a smile: "Clever plan, it's good, if you don't give them some sweetness, they really may not be willing to work hard, let's get through this pass for the time being." This matter will be handed over to you to do, and tell the people in the city that those who are willing to go to the city to defend will be rewarded heavily after repelling the Northwest Army! ”

At this moment, I heard hurried footsteps outside the door, and then I heard a panicked voice: "My lord, it's not good!" But he saw a man stumbling in front of the gate.

Everyone stood up one after another, Xu Qing had already gotten up and stepped forward, Hu Xin followed by him, and he had already asked sharply: "Why are you so flustered?" ”

"My lord, it has been found that the Northwest Army has appeared only twenty miles west of the city." The man panicked: "They seem to be resting, and they are going to Tongzhou City to kill at any time." ”

Everyone suddenly changed color, although there were already countermeasures, and everyone felt that they were nine out of ten, but when they heard that the Northwest Army had really killed, everyone still had a chill.

Xu Qing hurriedly asked, "How many people?" But how many people do they have? ”

"My lord, most of the Northwest Army are cavalry, not to mention four or five thousand people." The person who came hurriedly said: "Following the Northwest Army, there are also the defenders who retreated from Xigu Pass, and there are thousands of them, and they seem to have taken refuge in the Northwest Army." ”

Hu Xin frowned, and immediately said: "My lord, the Northwest Army defeated Cheng Yishi, and Cheng Yishi's soldiers and horses were captured by them regularly, and now they are forced to attack the city!" Then he asked the man, "Are you sure they have only four or five thousand men?" ”

"Yes, four or five thousand at most." "But most of them are cavalry. ”

Hu Xin said in a deep voice: "Then it can be seen that they are carrying siege weapons?" Do you see their logistical baggage? ”

The visitor shook his head and said, "I only saw that they had a large number of cavalry, but they did not see the grain and grass, nor did they see the siege equipment. ”

Hu Xin clapped his hands and shouted, "Okay." Xiang Xu Qing said: "My lord, they only rely on a few thousand soldiers and horses to attack the city, and they haven't even brought siege weapons, we will win this battle!" ”――

PS: It's a new month, today is Children's Day again, here to ask parents with children to ask their children to be tired of the holiday, I wish you a happy holiday if you don't have children, and always maintain a pure childlike heart, like me.

I also hope that everyone has a monthly pass to be able to vote, the new month, everyone has a guaranteed monthly pass, and I hope that everyone will raise their noble hands and reward one or two, thank you! R1058