This idea was circling in Lord Rong's heart as early as the news came in Shenzhen, but he didn't dare to say it.

This matter is too big. Everything is his guess. There is no evidence. Just say it and greet him may be a disaster.

"Sir, our Lin'an Prefecture does not lie on the border, and there are not many garrison troops. What should we do when we face the 100,000 troops of Nanyue?"

The garrison army had less than 10,000, and the biggest battle it had fought was to go out of the city to suppress bandits. Most of the time, these people were patrolling, and even their daily training was very relaxed. Now they suddenly faced the 100,000 troops in Nanyue...

Chances of victory?

Not to mention 10%, it is impossible to reduce the chance of winning by 90% on the basis of 10%.

How could these people not be in a hurry? Their only hope is that they can use these 10,000 people to guard for a few days, and the capital will quickly send military assistance.

However, even if they were asked to use these 10,000 people to guard for a few days, they would have no idea what to do.

Many people have already given up in their hearts.

Lord Rong was also anxious, but now he could only comfort these people as much as possible:

"Don't worry, everyone has already sent the letter back quickly. And I heard that General Han is also on the way here. General Han has always been brave. Maybe he can take his people to guard him when he arrives and wait until the army arrives."

Lord Rong had no idea whether Han Yelin could come over, but he could only say that now.

Han Yelin's reputation as a god of war has been spread all over the world. With him here, he might be able to soothe people's hearts a little.

Seeing that everyone was not talking, he said again: "From now on, we will secretly gather people from the surrounding villages into the city, and then seize the time to summon young and strong militias. With these people joining, we can withstand a period of time."

"Also, the garrison troops patrol day and night from now on, ready to start fighting at any time. This time, our goal is to defend the city!"

"Okay, let's go and make arrangements." Lord Rong calmly arranged, at least he could not see any anxiety or fear on his surface.

Some of the adults present also felt a little relieved because of his words, but more were not comforted because of his words.

escape!

Before the South Vietnamese army arrived, take the family and flee!

This matter is still a secret. In addition to the adults, there are also some well-informed merchants, and ordinary people don’t know about this at all.

They still live the same as before, and the streets are still lively, with hawking, bargaining sounds, and children's playful and joking sounds gathered together to form a peaceful picture before the war.

All the people who were about to escape were gone.

Some of the people who did not plan to escape were still worried and did not leave immediately.

General Wang of the garrison army said: "Sir, if we start to summon young and strong militias now, the news will not be hidden, and the city will immediately become in chaos."

The war is imminent, and many people's first reaction will not be to fight, but to run away.

This is not a timid and fearful thing, nor is it an unpatriotic nature, but a nature that wants to live.

In the face of danger, the first reaction of ordinary people is to escape.

If it is said that the South Vietnamese army is about to come and recruit militias, many people in the city will escape immediately.

At that time, the city will become more difficult to manage.

The other adults obviously thought of this and nodded one after another: "Yes, sir, once the chaos starts, we will not be able to defend the city when the South Vietnamese army comes."

"But we are not equipped with enough manpower now. If we want to defend the city, we must recruit militias. Only in this way can we have a glimmer of opportunity."

"Also, even if we recruit militias, our weapons are not enough."

......

One by one, the questions were spread out to everyone, and everyone was depressed.

Lord Rong also knew this. He said: "Military soldiers must be recruited, but the people cannot be in chaos. Let's do this. I will personally convince the people in person and notify the magistrates of each county to seize the time to gather people from the surrounding villages into the county town as much as possible to collect militias. In addition, the situation must be explained and the hearts of the people as much as possible..."
Chapter completed!