It has been half a month since Ye Zhao sent the song to Luoyang, and in the past half a month, there has been almost no good news.

Lu Zhi led the Sanhe Elite Cavalry to the north, and Zhang Jiao was based on Guangzong, speaking of which, in terms of the marching speed of this era, Lu Zhi's march was already very fast, and the strategy chosen was also very right, directly taking the hinterland of Zhang Jiao.

It's just that since Guangzong is Zhang Jiao's lair, there are naturally a lot of soldiers and horses stationed there, and from the perspective of inaccurate information, Zhang Jiao's garrison in Guangzong is claimed to be 300,000, and Lu Zhi's Sanhe elite cavalry plus the reinforcements sent by various states and counties in Jizhou are only 30,000, and the difference in strength is huge, and the chance of victory is slim.

Even if the 300,000 army has a lot of water, but Zhang Jiao has been running the Taiping Sect for so many years, it is impossible for all the soldiers and horses to be a rabble, and the rabble in the 300,000 army must be the majority, but there must also be elites, and there are strong cities, it is impossible for Lu Zhi to fight quickly.

Yingchuan, Nanyang and other important places are also the hardest hit areas of the Taiping Sect, and the government fled in despair, even if famous generals such as Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun came out, they failed to take advantage of it for a while, but lost a few battles.

"My lord, Liang Zhongning led the Taiping Sect army to advance step by step, I'm afraid that in less than three days, my Suiyang will be completely surrounded by the Taiping Sect, you should think of a way." In the Prime Minister's Mansion, Qiu Chi was in a hurry, although now because of the opening of the warehouse to release grain, and the government took out the land of those gentry who were ruined and died to distribute it to the people, the people of Suiyang gradually became calm, but the entire Liang State, except for Suiyang, the remaining seven counties all fell, and the Taiping Sect members soared in a short period of time, and for a while, it seemed that the entire Liang Kingdom was a Taiping Sect.

"The Taiping Sect is now in its prime, and it is not difficult to defeat." Ye Zhao was relaxed at the moment lying between the desks and flipping through the bamboo notes, and sure enough, after lowering the target, many problems were no longer a problem, and he didn't need to consider the forces behind the Taiping Sect, he only needed to stand in the right position, and the benefits would naturally come.

Although he is now only the acting leader of Liang Guoxiang, but after this incident, the status of the Ye family will also be improved, although this is only inflated, in this era of valuing the family, don't say that it is a county too guard, that is, the general of the dynasty, holding the military power of the world, is it not the same as being criticized as a butcher?

But the status has been improved, and the circle of contact is naturally different, and now it is much smoother to arouse those gentry.

"Everything was sent to Hanoi?" Ye Zhao didn't say much on this topic, but asked rhetorically.

"The weapons and armor have been sent, but it's just ......" Qiu Chi raised his head, glanced at Ye Zhao and said: "There are too many grains and grasses, and they are extremely eye-catching, and they are in chaos, so it is difficult to transport them." ”

The weapons and armor are only a few thousand, if they are transported in batches, they can still be transported all the way in disguise, but this time Ye Zhao directly swallowed three warehouses of grain in the name of the Taiping Sect, and if it was a peaceful period, it would not be difficult to transport so much grain, but now it is not easy.

"Then save it first, and when the Taiping Sect's arrogance is defeated, it's not too late to transport it away." Ye Zhao nodded, anyway, these grains are already damaged in the imperial court, and they are not in the calculation of the imperial treasury, even if the imperial court sends someone to check at that time, they will not be able to find anything, so naturally there is no need to rush for a while.

"However, during this period of time, because of the Taiping Sect, the people did not dare to go out of the city to farm, and if the agricultural time was delayed, what I did before would be in vain." Qiu Chi smiled bitterly.

"Don't get in the way, the granary in this treasury is enough to feed the people of the entire Liang County for a year, I have obtained the right to act cheaply, even if I delay the agricultural time and waste some grain and grass, I can't go out of the city to fight." Ye Zhao waved his hand, firstly, the Taiping Sect is now carrying a great upward trend, and the momentum is like a rainbow, even if it is a rabble, under such a general trend, it can also burst out with amazing combat effectiveness, Ye Zhao is unwilling to fight with the Taiping Sect at this time, and secondly, Ye Zhao will take advantage of the Taiping Sect to gather some political capital.

"The art of war has clouds, one drum, then decline, three and exhaustion, now the Taiping Sect is in this drum of the time, however, it is only this drum of energy, when its momentum is exhausted, it is the time of our counteroffensive, before that, this officer hopes that you can train the soldiers diligently, guard the city, hold this breath in your heart, when it is exhausted, it is the day when our army will be full of strength and eliminate the Taiping Sect." Ye Zhao said at the end, looking at the generals.

"The last general will take the order, don't worry about the lord!" Fang Yue and the others bowed down in unison.

Ye Zhao nodded, and after signaling everyone to retreat, he called Shang Dian Wei, got up and went out the door.

Just when Ye Zhao was step-by-step, methodically strengthening the city's defenses and appeasing the people, in Mengxian County, Liang Fa began to select soldiers.

The defeat of Suiyang made Liang Fa realize the fact that a large number of people may not be useful, and if he cannot command effectively, the numerical advantage will sometimes backfire on himself.

"Qu Shuai." A yellow turban thief walked quickly into the county office, and said to Liang Fa: "The person who went to inquire about the news is back." ”

"Then Ye Zhao is still indifferent?" Liang Fa asked with a frown.

"Yes, the officers and men of our army have been haunted by the vicinity of Suiyang City thirty miles away, but Suiyang City has no other reaction except for sending scouts to investigate our army's military formation." The Yellow Turban Thief will bow down.

"He's trying to hold on and wait for help!" Liang Fa sneered and said: "Don't pay attention to him, first select the best in the army, form an army, and train like the Yellow Turban wrestlers of General Tiangong." ”

"Qu Shuai, our army is now very powerful and numerous, so why bother training soldiers?" The Yellow Turban Thief frowned and said, "Wouldn't it be a waste of time?" ”

"Before Suiyang was defeated, I thought like you." Liang Fa sighed and said, "Do you know how many people there are in my Liang Kingdom Taiping Sect now?" ”

"This ......" The Yellow Turban Thief looked dazed, and only after a while did he stumble and say, "There are always 100,000 people, right?" ”

"I don't even know how many people I have, and I rush to the top during the war, don't you know that this is a taboo for soldiers." Liang Fa looked at the other party with a look that made sense but didn't understand, shook his head and sighed, and didn't bother to explain: "Do what I say, and you will know in the future." ”

"Whoa!" The Yellow Turban Thief hurriedly agreed, turned his head and left.