内外交困

zài nèi wài jiāo kùn de jú shì xià cháo tíng bù dé bù yǐ zhòng tuán liàn wǔ zhuāng de fáng yù gōng néng

在内外交困的局势下，朝廷不得不倚重团练武装的防御功能。

Be beset with troubles internally and externally in the situation, the court had relied on militia armed defense function.