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In the Battle of Xinping, the defender Yao Chong was killed, and the remaining 6,000 defenders died or surrendered, and none of them ran.

Under the afterglow of the setting sun, the turbid and wide Jing water slowly flows southward, and the water surface continues to be flooded with golden waves.

Wei Shuo stood on the shore with his hands in his hands, staring at the waves, and he was already immersed in his thoughts.

Cui Hong, Jiang Ji, Kang Long, Tan Daoji and other civil and military circles lined up, holding their breath and concentrating, lest they disturb the thinking of most of the capital.

Now Xinping City, the northwest of Chang'an opens to the gateway hole, and the Hexi Army will be able to go straight down to Chang'an along the Jingshui Valley.

I don't know how long it took, Wei Shuofang slowly retracted his thoughts.

He turned to look at the generals and said apologetically: "Patronizing things and neglecting everyone." ”

"Just now, the lord was thinking about the next plan of action?"

"That's right! Now that Xinping has been down, the road to the south of the army has been cleared, and our army can drive straight into Chang'an. ”

"The lord just showed worry on his face, and he definitely wasn't bothered by the war in Guanzhong."

"Let's let your subordinates guess, isn't the lord thinking about how to deal with Yao Qiang after the war?"

"Uncle Xuan is really wise, and he can guess it."

The battle has been fought to this day, don't look at the fact that Hou Qin still has several counties, but in Wei Shuo's eyes, it is no longer a concern.

He had already begun to think about post-war matters, among which how to deal with Yao Qiang was of great importance.

Even if you don't consider the attitudes of the former Qin clans such as Princess Dongping, Fu Guang, and Fu Chong, you have to think about the hundreds of thousands of naturalized Qiang people in Longyou.

Although Yao Qiang has broken away from the Longyou Qiang people, even some Xiqiang people have long ceased to regard Yao Qiang as their own family.

But in any case, Yao Qiang is also a representative of the Qiang people, especially he once seized Guanzhong and claimed to be the king and hegemon, so his influence among the Qiang people must not be underestimated.

Although it is true that all of them will never be troubled, but this move will have a bad impact, and it will inevitably not let the Xiqiang ethnic groups deviate from morality, and will destroy the hard-won harmony and unity of Hexi.

"It's not appropriate to kill all of them and pardon them all, it's better to kill a group, pardon a group, and then raise them with high-ranking officials."

"After decades of this, when the naturalization of the Qiang people is completed, Yao Qiang no longer has to worry."

"Well, that's all there is to it for now."

"Let's discuss this here in advance, anyway, there is still some time before the elimination of Hou Qin."

"Pass the order, and after the army rests for a day or two, it will immediately go south along Jingshui."

"No!"

According to the pre-war deployment, after taking Xinping, the Anding Hexi Army will quickly move south, drink Ma Weishui, and approach Chang'an.

This will inevitably cause the entire Guanzhong to shake, so as to force the Qin troops in various places to give up their fortifications and return to Chang'an.

The purpose of this move was to compress the Qiang back to the south of Weishui and create conditions for the eventual gathering and annihilation of the enemy.

In 96 A.D., in March, the Hexi army marched south along the Jingshui Valley from Anding, and the momentum was like a bamboo.

The army first broke through Xinping, and then went down to Chiyang and Xianyang, and the vanguard had arrived on the north bank of Weishui, causing a shock and terror in Chang'an.

Chang'an saw that the situation was critical, and Yao Hong not only sent troops to Bacheng to confront the Hexi army, but also asked Yongcheng Chishu for help.

Yongcheng, the back hall of Longxi Palace, Yao Shuode stood silently in front of the window, looking at the scenery outside the window with worried eyes.

Since the outbreak of the war, he has been closely following the changes in the war.

When he learned the news that Linjin Pass was lost, Xinping County fell, and most of the capital guards Shuo drank Ma Weishui, he knew that Hou Qin was really at the end of his rope.

There aren't many opportunities to choose from right now, but every opportunity is life-or-death.

As soon as he thought of the current situation of Hou Qin, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Who would have thought that the state that his brother Yao Chang had worked so hard to establish would come to an end.

Thinking that at the beginning, the Jiankang Revolution broke out, and the forces of the Southern Dynasties retreated, Yao Shuode thought that Hexi would send troops to the east of Taihang in order to prevent Wei from encroaching on Hebei.

In this way, maybe Hou Qin will usher in a glimmer of life.

However, soon reality broke Yao Shuode's illusion, and Hexi really took Guanzhong first.

In fact, this is not difficult to understand, at present, Wei Shuo has won Bingzhou, Longyou, and Shuofang.

As long as you look at the map, you can see that its next target must be Guanzhong.

Today, most of the capital's relatives led hundreds of thousands of elites to attack Guanzhong, seeing that the national Zuo was about to be lost.

With tens of thousands of elites in his hands, can he turn the tide? Where do we go from here? Yao Shuode thought secretly.

It's a good idea to ask for help, but who to turn to?

Now that the center of gravity of Wei is in Hebei, it will definitely not meddle in Guanzhong for the sake of Later Qin.

As for the Southern Dynasty, hehe

Just when Yao Shuode had nothing to do, he heard someone outside shouting: "King, the envoy of Chang'an asks to see." ”

"Chang'an envoy? Alas, they must have come to ask for help. ”

Yao Shuode was only slightly surprised, and then guessed the envoy's intention.

In recent days, Longyou has greatly weakened its offensive, apparently not because of heavy casualties, but because it has other plans.

Yao Shuode also knew this, and he just wanted him to lead the elite of Longxi to leave Yongcheng and return to Chang'an.

Now the Hexi people let the envoy of Chang'an into the city, which further exerted pressure on him.

Sure enough, as soon as the envoy entered the palace, he immediately cried and worshiped on the ground, and strongly asked Yao Shuode to lead the army back to Chang'an.

"Now that the Hexi army is forcing Weishui, the Chang'an Dynasty is not safe, and I implore the king to return to help immediately."

Yao Shuode first asked the messenger to be taken down to rest, and then ordered someone to summon a group of subordinates to discuss.

When everyone came in, he forcibly held back his anxiety, looked at both sides, and said, "Everyone, what is the current situation, I don't need to say anything about it, you also know it." ”

"The east and northwest lines have been in an emergency, and the Hexi Army is approaching Chang'an by two routes."

"To be honest, even if you and I defend Yongcheng, it will not hinder the overall situation, and we still can't change the fate of Great Qin's demise."

"Uncle, you've always been resourceful, and you're sure to be able to think of a way, right?" Yao said eagerly.

"Alas, the general trend is like this, how can man redeem it?" Yao Shuode said with a bitter face.

"So what to do? Can't you watch Chang'an fall and the country not be protected? ”

"The old man doesn't hide it from everyone, today Chang'an sent a messenger, in view of the critical situation, the prince wants to transfer our army back to help."

"Huh? Reinforcements? What about Yongcheng? Don't want it? The generals said with ugly faces.

For the generals of Yongcheng, Yongcheng is not a cold city, but a home for everyone.

Abandoning Yongcheng will not only give up the western part of Yongzhou, but also make the Longxi Army a rootless drifter.

"The old man knows that it is very difficult for everyone to give up Yongcheng, but in order to save Chang'an and Daqin, he has to do so."

"Once Chang'an is lost, even if we defend Yongcheng, it will be useless."

"Since Hexi forces me to retreat eastward, then we might as well plan and find an opportunity to fight the enemy in the field."

"What?!" The generals looked at each other and were stunned by Yao Shuode's suggestion.

Yao Shuode chose a decisive battle in the wild, not because he was dizzy, but after careful consideration.

He saw very clearly that with the loss of Xinping, the triangular defense system of Xinping, Yongcheng and Chang'an, which Hou Qin had painstakingly managed, had failed.

The Longxi Army continued to hold Yongcheng, and there was no other meaning except to sit and wait for death.

Rather than this, it is better to take the risk.

There are still nearly 40,000 people left in the Longxi Legion, of which the cavalry accounts for most of them, which is also one of the factors for Yao Shuode to choose field battles.

"The old man has made up his mind, and decided to lead 20,000 cavalry back to Chang'an, and look for an opportunity to fight a decisive battle with the Hexi army."

"If you are lucky enough to defeat Anding's 60,000 Hexi Army, you may be able to force back several other Hexi Army."

"As for the infantry, all of them will stay in Yongcheng to hold back the Longyou garrison so that it cannot penetrate deep into the hinterland of Guanzhong for the time being."

When the others saw that Yao Shuode had made up his mind, they didn't say anything more, after all, they were used to obeying Yao Shuode's orders.

In the end, Yao Shuode swept his eyes and said generously: "Everyone has been fighting with the old man for many years, what storms have you never seen?" ”

"I think back then, our department fought a bloody battle with the cannibal troops under the command of Fu Deng for several months, and didn't we also achieve a final victory?"

"Although the situation is more critical today, the old man believes that the victory will still belong to my Longxi Army in the end."

"Yao Shen!"

"The end will be."

"The old man appointed you as the defender of Yongcheng, be sure to hold back the Longyou garrison, and win time for me to fight the enemy."

"Subordinates obey."

"The rest of the people will set off immediately and return to Chang'an with the old man."

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