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At the beginning of the spring, from the beginning of the war, one unfavorable news after another detonated Chang'an, making people inside and outside Chang'an panic.

When Feng Yi fell and Linjin Pass was lost, Chang'an fell into an unprecedented crisis.

Although the price of food in the city skyrocketed and the people were panicked, the people of Later Qin had no time to take care of this.

In the eyes of Yao Hong, Yao Huang, Yao Min and other powerful people, Chang'an city defense is the most important thing at present.

Anyone with a little military common sense knows that if you want to defend a city, you have to rely on two things, namely food and soldiers.

In ancient times without firearms, it was difficult for you to conquer a city with plenty of food, grass, soldiers, and unity.

In the Taiji Palace, Yao Min, the commander of the Later Qin, was holding his fingers and introducing the current deployment of troops to the prince.

"Because we did not anticipate the danger on the eastern front in advance, before the war, our DPRK troops were deployed in the west and in the east, and the main force was concentrated in Yongcheng."

"Excluding the defenders of Beidi, Feng Yi, and Xinpingdi, there are less than 20,000 people in Chang'an City."

"With this little person, can you keep Chang'an?" Yao Hong said dissatisfied.

"Your Highness, if you don't want to do anything, you really have no troops to adjust."

"Yes, yes...... But Chang'an only has 20,000 people, how can it be held? No, it must be replenished as soon as possible. ”

Hearing this, Prime Minister Yao Huang couldn't help but smile bitterly: "In recent years, Great Qin has lost troops and lost generals, how can there be extra troops?" ”

"The king of Longxi still has some mobile troops in his hands, but those are all cavalry, if they are used to defend the city, I am afraid it will not be worth the loss!"

"The Yongcheng cavalry can't move, so they have to think of another way."

Yao Hong knew in his heart that the 30,000 cavalry in Yongcheng was the last hole card of Hou Qin.

Not to mention that Yao Shuode had other plans, even if he didn't, he wouldn't waste it on defending the city.

So, Yao Hong simply rejected the prime minister's proposal.

"It's really not possible, I can only withdraw the defenders of Wugong, Lantian and Xinfeng, and concentrate our forces in Chang'an?" Yao Min said helplessly.

"But in this way, there will no longer be a single soldier on the periphery of Chang'an!"

"In the future, once the Hexi Army breaks through Yongcheng and Xinping and crosses the Weishui natural danger, it will be able to drive straight into Chang'an and the troops will be able to come to Chang'an."

Everyone deliberated for a long time, but they could not come up with a practical plan.

Yao Hong couldn't help but stand up irritably and paced back and forth in the main hall.

He had just taken two steps, and when he looked up, he happened to see the prime minister looking like he wanted to speak and stopped.

He roared impatiently: "When is this, the prime minister has something to say, don't worry about anything." ”

Yao Huang gritted his teeth, lowered his head and said in a muffled voice: "Your Highness, at this extraordinary time, you must use extraordinary measures. ”

"What's the best way to do it?" Yao Hong was confused.

"Your Highness can know that around Chang'an, there are a large number of dock forts and manors, and there are private soldiers of various families stationed in the dock forts......"

"What?!"

Without waiting for Yao Huang to continue, the crown prince Yao Hong and the prince Yao Min looked at the prime minister with a shocked face.

Although Yao Hong is young, he also knows the stakes.

The reason why Hou Qin was able to establish the country was inseparable from Hu Hanhao's strong support.

Later, Qin also took it as its own responsibility to protect the interests of the family and Hulu, and the two sides used each other to maintain the rule of the Qiang people.

Yao Hong frowned, and said worriedly: "Collecting the private soldiers and troops of each family is tantamount to breaking with the family. ”

"There is a strong enemy outside today, if the family is forced to rebel again, the consequences will ......"

"Your Highness, now that the country is in danger, to put it mildly, even if we don't do it, are those heroes and strongmen with the same heart as my Daqin?"

Yao Huang said hatefully: "You and I are just Hu Lu barbarians in the eyes of the family, and they used to be just strong and strong soldiers of the Great Qin, and they had to choose to surrender." ”

"Now that most of them have fought back with the Han army, do you think those families will still be facing us?"

"I'm afraid that I don't know how many families there are in private, and they have secretly taken refuge in Hexi."

"When the Hexi soldiers come to the city in the future, they will take your and my heads to Hexi to ask for wealth and wealth."

"Instead of waiting for the future to sit and wait, why don't you give it a go, anyway, no matter how bad the situation is, how bad can it be?"

"No, no, no, doing so will plunge the whole Guanzhong into turmoil." Yao Min did not agree to such a radical response.

"So what do you say? The old man didn't have the immortal method of sprinkling beans into soldiers, and he couldn't turn into soldiers. ”

"It's better to find the masters of each family first, explain the difficulties, and let the families take the initiative to donate some grain and grass, and be young."

"Well, it's still the captain's discussion." Yao Hong bowed slightly.

……

The next day, the crown prince Yao Hong sent invitations to Wei's, Du's and other Guanlong families.

Although the heads of the families in their hearts have long since taken Yao Hong in their eyes, before the official demise of the Later Qin, they still have to do their superficial efforts.

Wei Zhen, Du Tan and other heads of families sat down with various thoughts, and made false promises with Yao Hong, Yao Min and others.

Everyone drank tea for a while, but Yao Min coughed lightly and said, "I invited you here today, there is a big matter that needs your help. ”

Wei Zhen forcibly endured his impatience in his heart, and forced a smile and said: "If the captain has something, please speak up, if you can help, we will definitely not stand idly by." ”

"Okay, Wei Gong is refreshing! At present, the state affairs are difficult, and all parts of the country are pointing to Chang'an to receive help, but the Chang'an treasury has long been empty. ”

"If you don't have money and food, you can't let the soldiers go hungry, right?"

"The old man wants to come and go, but I can only borrow some for you to respond to emergencies, I don't know ...... you."

The heads of the family had a premonition before, and Hu Lu suddenly sent out an invitation, which must have been uneasy, but now it seems that this is really the case.

For more than 100 years, there have been constant wars, and every time they encounter a military disaster, they have to be forced to bleed.

No matter how thick the family is, it can't withstand such a toss, so when the heads of the families heard this, their faces suddenly turned ugly.

Someone deliberately said with a cold face: "If we say that we can't come up with money and food, will the prime minister believe it?" ”

In this regard, Yao Min smiled and said nothing, obviously he didn't believe that these families couldn't come up with money and food.

He clapped his hands and smiled: "Which of your families is not a thousand acres of fertile land and a group of slaves?" How can you not get a little money and food? ”

"By the way, I almost forgot, at the moment there are not enough defenders in Chang'an, I heard that there are still many young and strong troops in each family, I wonder if I can respond to the call of the government and let them come to enlist in the army?"

"As long as you have strong support, when you repel the Hexi army in the future, the Heavenly King will definitely be rewarded."

"If anyone is perfunctory and slack, which old man will suspect that you are secretly collaborating with the enemy."

Seeing Yao Min's rogue appearance, he was so angry that the roots of the heads of the families itched, and they wanted to kill each other with a knife.

However, all of you here can survive in troubled times, and your mind must be more flexible than anyone else.

Everyone thinks very clearly, at the moment, people are swords, and I am fish, so naturally I can't work hard with the Qiang people.

At that moment, all the heads of the family secretly looked at each other, and Wei Zhen stood up and said: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, since the court is in trouble, we and others should help as subjects. ”

"Well, let me wait until I go back and discuss it, and after five days, I will give His Highness a satisfactory answer, how about it?"

Originally, Yao Min, Yao Huang and others were going to force everyone to compromise on the spot, but Yao Hong nodded and agreed to Wei Zhen's request.

……

That night, the heads of the families went to Wei's house to discuss countermeasures

In the hall, the lights were bright, and more than a dozen heads of the Guanlong family were sitting together.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Wei Zhen knocked on the case a few times: "Everyone be quiet, the old man has something to say." ”

"What the specific thing is, you don't need to tell the old man, everyone knows it in their hearts."

"I know that everyone is very angry in their hearts, obviously those Hu Lu should have broken their corpses into thousands of pieces, but they still came to harm you and me."

"However, people have to bow their heads under the eaves, and the old man feels that he still has to take out something."

Unexpectedly, as soon as Wei Zhen's voice fell, the hall immediately exploded.

Many family heads angrily reprimanded: "What the Wei family master said is wrong?!" It's not that I can't give up some money and food, but once you and I agree to the Qiang people's request, and the next day will be learned by the majority of the protectors, isn't it evidence that you and I are captured? ”

"That most of the protectors are already prejudiced against our family, if the other party catches this handle again, will it be good in the future?"

"Don't forget, back then, the Longyou family was wiped out in the name of the captive, and the old man didn't want to be left with no bones."

"That's right, that's right, we must not give in."

Seeing that everyone was gossiping, they all agreed to compromise with Hou Qin.

Wei Zhen hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Everyone listen to the old man's words, and it's not too late to object." ”

When everyone quieted down again, Wei Zhen said: "Hehe, this time the Qiang people stretched out their hands to ask us for food and people, didn't they just give you and me the opportunity to meddle in the defense of Chang'an City?" ”

"If you and I take the opportunity to do something, and wait for Dadu Hu to call in the future, wouldn't it be a great achievement for everyone to work together to dedicate Chang'an to Dadu Hu?"

While the other heads of the family were pondering, they saw Du Tan get up and said, "The little nephew is not talented, and he is willing to follow his uncle's advice." ”

Du Tan, after the general of Jin Zhennan and the famous general Du Xuan, the Yongjia Rebellion broke out, and his great-grandfather Du was stranded in Liangzhou.

Later, after the former Qin Ping was destroyed, Du Tan moved back to his hometown in Guanzhong with his father.

Now the elders of the family have passed away one after another, leaving only him and his brother, and his brother is still young.

Seeing that the Du family seconded the proposal, several other family heads also couldn't refute Wei Zhen's face, and they all agreed.

Eventually, with both sides giving way, the family and the Qiang reached a compromise.

Although the Qiang people successfully obtained a large amount of grain and grass, they also laid a hidden danger for their future demise.