When Xu Qing received the news that the Northwest Army had entered the pass, he summoned the officials in the city, and all the officials gathered together. In fact, the officials in Tongzhou have been living comfortably in recent days. As a governor, Xu Qing threw all his energy into minerals. Other political affairs were naturally shared by the officials, and Xu Qing was in the officialdom and naturally knew the rules of the officialdom very clearly.

Sitting in the treasure land, only one person eats and drinks well, which is always difficult to last for a long time, so Xu Qing will inevitably give some benefits to his subordinates, and everyone is happy.

Everyone knows the matter of making some oil and water, and they understand it very well. In fact, everyone knows that Qiao Mingtang on the other side of Yunshan Mansion may not be very familiar with these things. However, since the horse is going to run away, they naturally have to give the horse some grass. As long as it can meet the financial needs of Yunshan and not do too much, Qiao Mingtang will only turn a blind eye.

Recently, everyone has received a lot of good news, so Xu Qing summoned everyone over, and many people thought there was another good news to announce. When Xu Qing heard from him that Xigu Pass was broken and the Northwest Army had entered the pass, everyone present was stunned and disbelief.

"How is this possible?" An official couldn't help but say: "Sir, the pass has not been blocked. How could the Northwest Army and the Northwest Army break through the pass? Could they not fly?"

Everyone was both shocked and suspicious.

Xu Qing said with a cold face: "It was the news from the soldiers who escaped from Xigu Pass. I have sent people out of the city to find out what happened!"

"Sir, if you take it as they said, the situation will be very serious." Hu Xin, a new Qianhu, frowned and said, "In other words, the Northwest Army will next point directly to Tongzhou."

Everyone present changed color slightly.

"Hu Qianhu, according to your opinion, what should we do next?" Xu Qing frowned and asked Hu Xin. Hu Xin was the Qianhu of Tongzhou Army and the highest commander of the Tongzhou City garrison. Xu Qing is good at politics, but is not good at military affairs. At this moment, he naturally has to seek Hu Xin's opinions.

Hu Xin said: "Sir, do you know how many people from the Northwest Army have come out of seclusion?"

Xu Qing said: "Cheng Yishi's troops have more than 2,000 troops and horses, and they were almost wiped out. Although I don't know how many troops the Northwest Army dispatched, there are many speculations based on this."

Hu Xin nodded slightly and said, "Can you order the city gate be closed?"

"Although things are strange, just in case, I have ordered the whole city to be martial law and the city gates are closed. If Hu Qianhu really takes it as they said, Chu Huan's troops will soon be at the city, what should we do?"

Hu Xin bowed and said, "Sir, there are only about a thousand soldiers in Tongzhou City. If the Northwest Army fights over, we will probably not be able to defend the city!"

The officials were panicked again, and one of the officials couldn't help but say, "Sir, the matter is urgent, it's better to trust it than to trust it without it. Tongzhou City is difficult to defend it, so it's better!"

"What's better?" Hu Xin asked in a deep voice with his eyes widened.

The official opened his mouth but did not continue to speak. Hu Xin said in a deep voice: "Master, sir, even if the Northwest Army is seriously attacking, we cannot abandon the city and leave. They are cavalry. Even if we set off now, we will not be caught up with them for a long time."

Xu Qing hurriedly said, "Hu Qianhu's words are reasonable." He asked again, "Hu Qianhu, what should we do next?"

Hu Xin smiled and said, "Sir, don't be anxious. I have already thought of a solution."

"Oh?" Xu Qing showed a happy look, "Tell me quickly, Hu Qianhu, what is the countermeasure?"

"After all, our Tongzhou City is an ancient city with a wide wall. Although the army is not large, there are many strong men in the city. According to the last estimate, it is not difficult to summon two or three thousand men in the city to help defend the city. We should be able to hold on for a while with the state army as the main force and lead the strong men in the same city to defend the city. Sir, is there enough food and grass in the city?"

Xu Qing immediately said: "Don't worry, the city has sufficient food and grass, and the military rations sent to Xigu Pass are still in the city, and it will be fine if you support it for three or two months."

Hu Xin smiled and said, "It's good, and we just need to hold on, not three or two months, at most five days, and we should be able to wait for reinforcements!"

"Reinforcements?" Xu Qing stretched his eyebrows and smiled, "That's right, I am confused." He hurriedly ordered: "Come here, hurry up and send a letter to Yunshan Prefecture to report to the Governor, and said that the Northwest Army had broken through Xigu Pass and was entering Tongzhou, and asked the Governor to send troops immediately to lift the siege of Tongzhou."

Hu Xin said: "Sir, asking for help must be divided into two routes. Yunshan Mansion is naturally one route, but in the other end of Liangzhou, people must also send people to the Wei Governor to send a help letter to the Wei Governor."

"oh?"

"The Governor is now in charge of Yunshan Mansion. Even if the letter of assistance is delivered, Yunshan Mansion will only have thousands of soldiers. Even if the Governor sends troops to help, he cannot send all the troops of Yunshan Mansion." Hu Xin said: "The Northwest Army is good at fighting. If there are not enough reinforcements, it will not be easy to repel them."

An official next to him said: "Master General Hu Qianhu said very well. Our main force of the Xishan Army is now in Liangzhou. Liangzhou has nearly 20,000 troops and horses. Now it is led by the Wei system. If you ask for help, you must send troops from Liangzhou."

"No," Xu Qing immediately said: "I will send people to send letters of help from two groups." He stood up and said: "Everyone later!" He turned to the back hall.

The people in the hall were still talking. Hu Xin sat upright in the seat, leaned over from his body, and asked in a low voice: "Hu Qianhu, do you think this Northwest Army will really fight?"

Hu Xin also whispered: "If Xigu Pass is really broken, Chu Huan may not have taken advantage of the victory. The Northwest Army attacked Xigu Pass. After all, it was because Xigu Pass blocked their roads. If the road could not be opened, they could only sit and wait for death. But even if they captured the pass, our Tongzhou is still a roadblock in their eyes!"

"So that's it." The official was naturally very clear about the geographical location of Tongzhou and frowned and said, "If this is true, the people of Northwest will definitely win this time."

"They are bound to win, but they are afraid 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. Although they are strong in their troops, they do not have enough logistics supplies. If they have been hoarding some food after the autumn harvest and come to open up the state, there may be a glimmer of opportunity. Now that they are rushing to send troops, they are just seeking death."

When the few people around him heard Hu Xin say this, their extremely nervous mood suddenly became much more relaxed. Someone had already said: "What Hu Qianhu said is very true. The poor people in the northwest cannot even eat enough, so how can they beat us?"

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Hu Xin smiled and said, "Don't worry too much. We only need to guard for a few days and reinforcements will arrive. The Northwest Army will not last long!"

After a while, Xu Qing had already turned back to the hall and said, "I have sent people out of the city to send out a letter of help. Next, we just need to defend Tongzhou City and wait for reinforcements." He said to Hu Xin: "Hu Qianhu, how to deploy defenses, you also need to mobilize yourself. This governor will order the whole city to draw the strong men to help defend the city."

An official next to him said, "Sir, if you force me to recruit me at this moment, the strong men in the city may not be able to defend the city with all their might. The following officials should use some means."

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

"The Lord can send people to propaganda, just say that the Northwest Army is here to rob grain. They are famine in the northwest, so they send troops to attack Tongzhou City, so that the people know that as long as the Northwest Army captures the city, they will be plundered and massacred." The man smiled and said, "In this way, the people in the city will be shared by the enemy. In addition, the Lord can also take out some money from Curry and tell the strong men in the city that as long as they assist the government in defending the city and repel the Northwest Army, they will be rewarded with heavy rewards!"

Xu Qing frowned and said, "From the reward?" He waved his hand and said, "If the Governor does not agree, will this money be paid from us? If there are fewer rewards, those strong men may not be willing to do their best. If there are too many rewards, there are not many silver in our Tongzhou treasury. If they are rewarded, everyone will have no life."

"Sir, don't worry." The man smiled and said, "We promised a reward now, aren't we going to let them help resist the Northwest Army? I heard that if we repel the Northwest Army, we will definitely do our best. As long as we repel the Northwest Army, we may not really need to fulfill the reward. And by that time, the Governor will definitely deploy heavy troops in Tongzhou, so there is no need for them."

When Xu Qing heard this, he smiled and said, "The clever plan is right. If you don't give them some sweetness, they may not be able to work hard. Let's go through this level for now. I'll leave this matter to you to tell the people in the city that those who are willing to climb the city to guard the city will be rewarded after repelling the Northwest Army!"

At this moment, I heard the sound of rapid footsteps outside the door, and then I heard a panic voice: "Master, great things are not good!" But I saw a man stumble in front of the door.

Everyone stood up one after another, Xu Qing had already gotten up, and Hu Xin followed him and asked sternly: "Why are you so panicked?"

"Sir, it has been discovered that the Northwest Army has appeared only twenty miles west of the city." The man said in a panic: "They seem to be resting and are about to come to Tongzhou City at any time."

Everyone suddenly changed their color. Although they had already made a countermeasure and everyone felt that it was almost certain to win. However, when they heard that the Northwest Army had really come over, everyone still felt a chill.

Xu Qing asked anxiously: "How many people? Can you find out how many people they have?"

"Report to the Lord, most of the Northwest Army are cavalry, and there are at least four or five thousand people." The visitor hurriedly said: "There are also the defenders who have retreated from Xigu Pass, and there are also thousands of people. They seem to have already surrendered to the Northwest Army."

Hu Xin frowned and immediately said, "Sir, the Northwest Army defeated Cheng Yishi. The troops of Cheng Yishi's troops were captured by them regularly, and now they are forced to attack the city!" He asked the man again: "Are you sure they only have four or five thousand people?"

"Yes, at most, there are only four or five thousand people." The man said, "But most of them are cavalry."

Hu Xin said in a deep voice: "Can you see that they are carrying siege weapons? Do you see their logistics supplies?"

The visitor shook his head and said, "I only saw that they had a large group of cavalry, but they did not see food, supplies, nor did they see siege equipment."

Hu Xin clapped his hands and shouted, "Okay." He said to Xu Qing: "Sir, they only want to attack the city with a few thousand troops, and they have not even brought the weapons to the city. We will win this battle!"—

PS: It’s a new month, and today is Children’s Day. I’m here to ask parents with children about their children’s tired holidays. If you don’t have children, I wish you a happy holiday and always maintain a pure childlike heart, just like me.

I hope everyone can vote for one monthly ticket. In the new month, everyone has a guaranteed monthly ticket. I hope everyone will be proud of it and reward one or two. Thank you!
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