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"Although Yao Shuode is talented and captivating, he has been defeated repeatedly, and he is not incapacitated, but he is actually exhausted, and the general trend is like this."

"Then no one in Qin can compare to him, and now that his soldiers are defeated and killed, it will be easy for our army to take Chang'an."

"After this battle, Hou Qin no longer has to worry."

Long after the war, Wei Shuo was still excited, and praised repeatedly: "Dao Ji is proficient in the art of war, and there are Han and Bai Zhicai!" ”

Due to Tan Daoji's ingenious layout, the Hexi army gathered and annihilated 30,000 Qiang cavalry at the minimum cost and killed Yao Shuode.

After clearing this last stumbling block, no one can stop Hexi from recovering Guanlong.

For a while, Guanzhong shook, and the Guanlong family dared to slack off and hesitate, and they went to the camp in Hexi to meet Daduhu.

Next, Wei Shuo has been busy meeting with the Guan Long family, surrendering officials, and reassuring everyone one by one with kind words.

Soon, under the propaganda of various officials and families, most of the guards and guards were respected by the virtuous and benevolent, and the name of the hundred people spread all over Guanlong.

This measure, when Hexi first entered the Guanzhong, played a role in stabilizing the situation in various places that should not be underestimated.

On this day, Wei Shuo met with Du Tan and Wei Daofu, representatives of the Guanzhong family, in the camp.

It is said that Chang'an has long been under martial law, and it should be difficult for outsiders to enter and exit, but for the family, nothing is impossible.

Even a few days ago, during the period when the Later Qin Dynasty collected the private soldiers of various families, the family had secretly controlled the north gate of Chang'an.

Therefore, for the city wall that is difficult for ordinary people to cross, in the eyes of the children of the family, it is as convenient to enter and exit as their own home.

This time, Wei and Du went out of the city to visit Dadu Hu secretly, mainly on behalf of the Guan Long family to offer sincerity.

At the same time, they also have to explain what they did some time ago to Dadu Hu, so as not to be implicated in the future.

"It's not that we are willing to collude with Hu Lu, it is really forced by the situation, and for the sake of the future, we have to make a false and wronged relationship with Hu Lu."

"Please forgive me for this point, in order to express our sincerity, we are willing to welcome Dadu into Chang'an."

After listening to Du Tan and Wei Daofu's explanations, Wei Shuo bowed his head slightly to show his understanding of everyone's minds.

It was expected that the Guan Long family would defect, but the other party had successfully controlled part of the city defense, which was somewhat unexpected.

Originally, he thought that the Guan Long family would lose both with Hu Lu, and Hexi would just need to clean up the mess.

Now it seems that the Maison's power is far stronger than imagined.

However, at the moment, there is no rush to solve the problem of the family, and the elimination of the remnants of Hu Lu is the top priority.

Thinking of this, he smiled and said to Du Tan: "If you can help Hexi successfully win Chang'an, you will have a great contribution!" ”

"Shuo has heard that Wanchang has the talent to help the world, I don't know if I am willing to succumb to a certain secretary?"

"This ...... It's true? Du Tan was overjoyed, and hurriedly knelt down and said, "The minister is willing to serve the lord." ”

"Good! All the affairs in Chang'an City, Shuo will entrust it to Wanchang and Daofu. ”

"When Guanlong is pacified and Chang'an is recovered in the future, I will celebrate the two more."

"Please rest assured, the ministers will definitely hand over a complete Chang'an to the lord."

After Du Tan and Wei Daofu left, Cui Hong, Jiang Ji, Guo Yi and others walked in and reported the latest military situation to Wei Shuo.

He took the military report and looked at it, only to find that it was full of good news.

Among them, Wang Zhongde has successfully taken Wuguan, Lantian County and other counties east and south of Chang'an, while Li Wei has surrounded Bacheng.

As for Jiang Fei, he successfully took Chencang, Dasanguan and other important passes to the west and south of Chang'an.

So far, within a few days after the end of the Weinan War, Hexi has recovered all the counties except Chang'an and Bacheng.

"Now that the overall situation has been decided, Shuo is ready to send a big gift to Yao Hong in the city, I hope he likes it."

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Since Hexi marched into Guanzhong, it has been like a bamboo, continuously capturing large areas of territory on both sides of Weishui.

Although Chang'an has not yet been captured, the fate of Later Qin's demise is inevitable.

Originally, the Hou Qin Dynasty pinned all their hopes for reversing the defeat on Yao Shuode, the king of Longxi.

However, the battle on the south bank of Weishui completely shattered all the illusions of everyone.

If it weren't for the closed gates of Chang'an, the officials and people would not be able to leave the city, I'm afraid everyone would have run out long ago.

In the palace, Yao Hong sat there as if he was petrified, and he hadn't moved for half a pillar of incense.

Recently, due to worrying about state affairs, Yao Hong was physically and mentally exhausted, his eye sockets were deep, bloodshot, and his face was full of haggardness.

When the palace maids and chamberlains saw this scene, they all held their breath and did not dare to make a sound.

Now that the situation is getting worse and worse, the prince is becoming more and more moody, and no one dares to touch his mold.

Suddenly, an inner attendant hurriedly came to Yao Hong's side and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, the envoy from Hexi asks to see you." ”

"Huh? Hexi people? What are they doing here? Do you want to surrender? Yao Hong said with an ugly face.

"No, it's ...... Yes to send ...... Here comes the gift-giving. The visitor sputtered.

"Gift-giving? What to give? Let him come in and talk. ”

After a while, I saw a young man walk in with his head held high.

He glanced at Yao Hong, who was full of tiredness, and arched his hand: "On the order of the protector of the capital, return the body of the king of Longxi to your country." ”

As he spoke, he waved his hand, and saw two sturdy men walking in carrying a corpse.

Fortunately, the weather is not hot at the moment, otherwise the corpse would have decomposed by this time.

Yao Hong only felt a sharp pain in his heart, and his eyes showed infinite sadness.

Yao Shuode was loyal to the three generations of kings of the Later Qin Dynasty, made many military exploits, and was famous, but he did not expect to die in the hands of Hexi.

"The protector of the capital told the king of heaven and the crown prince that the king of Longxi is worthy of the famous generals of the Qiang people and fought for the Qiang people until the last moment."

"However, the destiny is like this, no matter how unwilling the individual is, he can't stop the general trend!"

"Where to go in the future, please choose carefully between the king and the crown prince."

Yao Hong nodded silently, and suddenly a heavy pressure pressed on him like a mountain, as if he was about to breathe.

Not long after the envoys from Hexi left, the important officials of the imperial court who received the news rushed over one after another.

As soon as they saw Yao Shuode's corpse, everyone was like being struck by lightning, and they were at a loss.

The crown prince Yao Hong sighed gloomily: "Alas! Is it true that we can't defeat the Hexi Army? Could it be that my Great Qin is really exhausted? ”

As soon as his words fell, several important ministers standing beside him couldn't help but burst into tears.

Suddenly, Taiwei Yao Min's eyes widened angrily, and Changying asked for battle: "Your Highness must not be discouraged, if there is really no other way, the minister is willing to lead the troops out of the city and fight to the death in Hexi." ”

Yao Huang shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Even the King of Longxi is not Wei Shuo's opponent, what can you do?" Isn't it going to be a failure? ”

"Then what did the prime minister say, could it be true to raise his hand and surrender to Hexi?"

Surrender is a word that has appeared frequently recently, and countless people have expressed this meaning to Yao Hong openly or implicitly.

In the dead of night, Yao Hong also thought carefully about this issue.

He thought a lot, thought about how difficult it was for his ancestors to start a business, and thought of his internal and external troubles after he ascended the throne.

Even on cool and pleasant spring nights, Yao Hong often can't sleep at night

The current situation does not allow him to think too much, and he must choose between surrender, suicide, and death in battle.

However, this matter is not for him alone, and he must first obtain the consent of his father Yao Xing.

Although Yao Xing has long been out of the council, he is the nominal monarch of Later Qin after all, how can such a major event be done without the consent of the other party?

"Even if you want to surrender, you have to report to your father first, and you should go back first, and let this palace meet your father first."

After listening to the prince's thoughts, most of the courtiers quietly breathed a sigh of relief, after all, not everyone is willing to deserve their lives.

Wei Taiwei Yao Min said sadly: "Even if you raise your hand and surrender, I am afraid that you will inevitably die, so it is better to cut yourself." ”

After saying this, Yao Min ignored the crowd and left the palace sadly, and then set himself on fire at home.

Yao Min's death did not make much of a splash, except for some Hu Lu who knew that they could not escape their doom, and most people continued to do what they should do.

At this time, Yin Wei, who was indignant and sick, was unable to take care of military affairs due to illness and was recuperating at home.

The heavenly court, which was full in the past, has now completely dried up, and its thin face looks dull and sick.

Half of Yin Wei's illness is tired, and half is angry.

But as long as Yao Xing cheers up a little, Yin Wei will not become ill, and there is no possibility or hope of improvement.

Yin Wei knew that he was terminally ill and incurable, and he would die soon.

He is also convinced that the Later Qin Dynasty will eventually disappear and disappear like his illness.

When the news of Yao Min and Yao Shuode's deaths came, Yin Wei, who was empathetic, couldn't say a thousand words, only lines of tears kept flowing down his face.

Suddenly, something seemed to be stuck in his throat, making Yin Wei gasp for a while.

He struggled to get up, looked in the direction of the palace, and said with infinite guilt: "Emperor Xian, the minister has failed your trust, and he will not turn a blind eye to death. ”

Before he finished speaking, the person was like a kite with a broken string, falling on the bed and dying of anger.

Yao Min's self-immolation and Yin Wei's death made Hou Qin feel like a mourner, and Yao Hong beat his chest even more.

He burst into tears, and said in grief: "As soon as Yin Qing died, Daqin lost the pillar stone. ”