After hearing Xun Song's words, all the Yingchuan scholars understood what he meant.
Since the remaining Jin Dynasty clan retreated to the remote Qinliang and Jiangdong, these scholars, who were the lone ministers of the Central Plains, already knew that it would be extremely difficult for the Sima family to restore the Central Plains.
However, they were unwilling to succumb so easily to the influence of the Han Kingdom in Qingzhou.
After all, the price required for this is to pay for their political privileges that have been inherited for generations.
For a moment, the entire lobby was silent.
Everyone was bowing their heads in deep thought, and no one spoke.
Finally, a steady and hoarse voice broke the dull silence.
An old gentleman with a gray beard said slowly and seriously.
"Although the laws of the Eastern Han Dynasty are a bit harsh, they can be regarded as the governance of the new dynasty, and they have given the government and the public a completely new look. We are all role models for scholars and common people, so we should not care too much about these things!"
The person who spoke was the head of the Chen family in Yingchuan who stayed behind in their ancestral land.
Although most of the Chen clan in Yingchuan have migrated to Jiangdong, the clan members who stayed in Yingchuan are still a force comparable to the Xun clan in Yingchuan.
As soon as everyone heard what the most powerful patriarch of the Yingchuan Chen family said, everyone understood what he meant.
It’s nothing more than the lesser of two evils.
Nowadays, the Hulu outside the city want money and their lives, and they also want to destroy their family's reputation. Although Liu Yu in Qingzhou also wants their money, he still retains part of the foundation for their family and business.
Therefore, even if it means being bloodletted by Liu Yu of the Eastern Han Dynasty, it is better than lying down in front of the Jiehu people and doing it equally.
"Yes, yes, Mr. Chen is right. I have already said that the New Deal of the Eastern Dynasty is really a way to save the people and the world. We should have complied with God's will a long time ago!"
A middle-aged scholar immediately loudly agreed.
Under the leadership of the Chen family of Yingchuan, the people of Yingchuan who originally stubbornly adhered to the powerful privileges of their noble clan and refused to rely on the Qingzhou Han Kingdom changed their tune and became suppressed by the Qingzhou Han Kingdom. A strong and die-hard supporter.
Everyone has already decided to take refuge with the Qingzhou Han Kingdom in order to save their lives. Since they want to take refuge, they must be more thorough.
Otherwise, if anyone does not express his position now, if there are villains who slander him in front of the new owner in the future, he will be asking for trouble.
"That's right, follow God's will!"
"Yes, I have long observed that the Ziwei phenomenon is beneficial to the east. It is exactly the appearance of the Holy Lord in power!"
"Yes, I have long heard that Liu Jixing is magnanimous and magnanimous. Our previous misunderstanding will definitely not affect the request for reinforcements!"
"My lord, I am bending the law to express my kindness. Swallowing a boat is a leak. What does our little misunderstanding mean?"
Hearing the faces of these people vying to express their opinions, Xun Song couldn't help but feel a burst of contempt in his heart.
These people are very thick-skinned. If reinforcements from the Qingzhou Han Kingdom do not come, I am afraid that they will have to discuss surrendering to the Huns and Han Kingdom next time.
At that time, these disgusting words were just for the Huns.
As for the dear man who observes the sky at night, he will change his mind and say that the purple star is beneficial to the west.
However, no matter what, they all agreed unanimously, which made it impossible to ask for help.
"Okay, everyone's words have been written down."
Xun Song stretched out his hand to stop the Yingchuan Township Party members who were still scrambling to express their stance.
"Now the Han army closest to Yingchuan is the headquarters of Zu Shizhi in Xingyang."
When everyone heard this, they looked at Xun Song with wide eyes.
Xingyang County is not far from Yingchuan County. If the light troops advance quickly, it will only take a few days to arrive.
If the cavalry attacks quickly, it can be reached in two or three days.
Now the food and grass savings in Xuchang City can only be used for a month.
More importantly, if the Hulu troops outside the city do not retreat, they will miss this year's farming season.
As a result, there will be no harvest this year.
When autumn and winter came, there would be no need for barbarians to harass them, and they would have to abandon their homes and careers and become refugees. They would not be able to survive the winter without food.
"The sooner the better!" The old man from the Yingchuan Chen family said immediately.
"Yes, Ambassador Xun, the Han army must be as fast as possible. Otherwise, if it drags on for a while, the city of Xuchang will run out of food."
Everyone agreed that Xun Song sent people to Xingyang County to ask for help.
"Okay, Xun has met Xun Shizhi several times before and has a slight friendship. If I write a personal letter, I should be able to recruit reinforcements to come to the rescue!"
As soon as they heard Xun Song say this, everyone looked happy, looked at each other, and breathed a sigh of relief.
"but!"
Another word from Xun Song made everyone feel excited again.
"Xun Gong, what's the matter?" A scholar immediately asked anxiously.
Xun Song glanced at everyone before speaking slowly.
"However, there are more Hulu outside the city than before. If we have to break out and ask for help, we will probably end up with a narrow escape!"
As soon as they heard this sentence, everyone's joyful mood suddenly sank to the bottom again.
The Xiongnu and Huru army outside Xuchang now number at least fifty to sixty thousand, and may even be more.
Among them were the banners of Jie Hushi and the Donglai Rebel King. These habitual bandits had captured Xuchang City a few years ago.
They are all familiar with the traffic chokepoints inside and outside Xuchang. Breaking out from the city will inevitably face many dangers.
"This is a narrow escape from death. Only those who are capable and decisive will not be able to do this!" Xun Song said in a deep voice.
"So, let's all recommend some dead warriors who are skilled in bows and horses!"
After several months of defending the city, although everyone saved Xuchang City, every family suffered heavy losses, including the brothers who dared to fight.
Now that it is such a dangerous mission, everyone is in a very difficult position.
However, this is the last way to seek help.
Everyone quickly contributed their most loyal followers or descendants of each family.
These dozens of dead soldiers were all skilled archers and horses. Although they were very frightened in the face of the danger outside the city, they all accepted the mission in order to stay in the city and be close to their families.
But just one day later, these soldiers who dared to die in battle in Xuchang City really became dead soldiers.
Almost no one of these dead soldiers who took advantage of the darkness of the evening to sneak out of the city successfully broke through.
Because the arrogant Hulu outside the city held their heads high with spears and spears, and kept running back and forth outside the city to show off.
Among them, there were two "dead soldiers" who were captured alive. They had already betrayed and surrendered to the Huns, and informed the Huns of all the truth and falsehoods in the city.
"Counting those two scum, no more, no less, there are really thirty-four!"
Xun Song said with an ugly expression.
At the top of the city, he counted the heads displayed by the Hulu in sequence. Together with the two prisoners, that was exactly the total number of people sent out to break out this time.
"The whole army was wiped out?" A Yingchuan scholar said with trembling teeth.
The rest of the people's faces were also pale, and no one expected that the Hulu outside the city were already so tightly surrounded.
It can be said that the storm is difficult to overcome.
"Come again!" Xun Song slapped the battlements with his hand and said bitterly.
This time, Xun Song and others selected more than twenty people, and after careful deployment, they dispersed into three directions to break out.
However, things went against expectations. This group of dead soldiers, everyone's last hope, also suffered heavy casualties.
As for whether the two or three "dead soldiers" who did not fall into the hands of the Hulu broke out, Xun Song and others had almost no hope of retribution.
Because according to the agreement, when someone successfully breaks out, no matter what, they will set fire and smoke in a certain direction to signal Xun Song and others in the city.
But for two or three days in a row, not even a single spark appeared.
Everyone was heartbroken, and they all knew that another breakout must have failed.
Those 'fish that slipped through the net' most likely died on the way, were seriously injured, or simply ran away to survive.
In short, there may be no solution to the siege of Xuchang!
Xun Song summoned everyone to discuss the matter again.
Different from the decisiveness and resoluteness of the previous two times, this time everyone has no effective words to cite.
After all, this kind of near-death job is simply not something that ordinary people can do.
What's more, even if there are people who are qualified, they may not be willing to die in vain.
The dozens of heads hanging on the tips of Hulu's spears outside the city are all clear evidence!
Regarding this breakthrough, Xun Song has completely turned to letting everyone recommend themselves.
This kind of death is greater than survival. It is useless to rush ducks to the shelves.
Maybe the people who were forced out of the city to deliver the message went to surrender to the Hulu as soon as they appeared.
In that case, the few remaining light armor and horses would be in vain.
"Who wants to leave the city again?"
As Xun Song spoke, he glanced at everyone again.
When Xun Song's eyes touched everyone, they quickly lowered their heads or looked to the left and right.
"Who wants to leave the city again?!"
Xun Song asked again.
He had just seen strange looks on the faces of several scholars. At this critical moment, it most likely meant betrayal!
If there are no reinforcements, there is no hope at all. Someone will definitely take risks and collude with the barbarians outside the city!
Therefore, this time someone must step forward and successfully break through!
Seeing that everyone was silent, Xun Song sighed in his heart and couldn't help but said in a deep voice.
"Since no one dares to respond, well, I will go out of the city in person to Xingyang to ask for reinforcements!"
Xun Song's words were like a heavy drum blow, making everyone look at him in surprise.
Several scholars who were friends with Xun wanted to dissuade Xun Song, but they just opened their lips and did not say a word.
In the silence of everyone, Xun Song himself had to do what he said.
At this moment, a clear girl's voice suddenly sounded from behind the side door of the lobby.
"Father, no!"
Before he finished speaking, a slender and delicate girl wearing red clothes walked in.
Behind her was a ray of yellow sunshine.
In the dim afterglow of the setting sun, a girl who looked to be in her late teens, wearing loose black hair, walked toward Xun Song with light steps, and everyone stepped out of the way.
After Xun Song heard the sound and saw the girl, he was slightly surprised at first, then frowned and scolded softly.
"This is an important area for military discussion. How can children trespass?"
"Why don't you retreat quickly!"
It turns out that this girl in red is the eldest daughter of Xun Song, the governor of Yuzhou. Her name is Xun Guan, and she is usually called Guan Niang. She is only thirteen years old this year.
"Nowadays, the Hulu have besieged the city for half a year. Once the city is defeated, no matter men, women, old or young, they will all be killed by swordsmanship. At that time, will there be any distinction between men and women, or children?"
When Xun Guan faced the scolding, he didn't panic at all. Instead, he defended himself very calmly.
Among Xun Song's children, the eldest daughter who loved bowing, horse riding, and shooting was the one he loved the most, so he did not continue to scold her, but asked instead.
"Guan Niang, my father is asking you why you said 'no' just now!"
When Xun Song said this, he couldn't help but blush.
In fact, when he just heard this sentence, he was still a little happy in his heart.
That was a narrow escape from death, oh, it could also be a narrow escape from tens of thousands of barbarians.
"My father is looked upon by the soldiers and people in the city and is the backbone of tens of thousands of people. How can he leave the city so easily!" Xun Guan said loudly in a clear voice.
Although she is only thirteen years old, her heroic aura is not inferior to that of an adult man at all, and there is a sharp look in her eyes.
"What if my father leaves the city and another evil person colludes with the Hulu?"
Xun Guan's words were like a sharp knife, scratching the faces of some of the people present!
"What my son said makes sense!" Xun Song also nodded and said.
I just acted impulsively and didn’t think carefully!
In terms of the moral integrity of some people in the city, if they were not in charge, they would have colluded with Hulu long ago and compromised.
In that case, the Yingchuan Xun family would become a piece of fish on Hulu's chopping board.
Not only his skin and bones, but also his reputation for hundreds of years were destroyed in one fell swoop.
However, what his daughter Xun Guan said next shocked Xun Song and everyone else.
"If you want to break out and ask for help, I'm willing to go!"
Xun Guan said loudly with a serious face.
"What? Are you going?" Xun Song's face changed drastically.
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"Father, don't worry. I have been observing for many days. The Hulu outside the city have no sound of hooves on their horses in the middle of the night. They must have gone to bed after midnight. I can go out of the city in the middle of the night and ride on my fast horse." Qingqi breaks through!"
