Chapter 1206 Public Opinion Attack, Go Deep Into the Desert

The two armies camped in the wild and defended themselves.

The two armies confronted each other, and Zhang Yu was not in a hurry.

But Ma Chao wanted to wait for the results of the experiment.

They have created more than a dozen pairs of armor.

The effect was really good, because the Romans were tall and strong, so they could hold them up.

They tied the armor to a tree, and the soldiers couldn't hurt it with archers. At the same time, it couldn't be broken by chopping it. It was very powerful.

Ma Chao thought, after they equip the super powerful army, then he will fight out at that time.

At this point, there were already more Roman troops on the way, so they needed time now.

As long as Zhang Yu's army is blocked first, then they will kill all the way.

However, Zhang Yu would not give him so much time.

After entering Liangzhou, several armies began to move around.

They didn't do anything to the civilians, but some government offices and some small towns were looted.

These Great Tang troops seemed to have found the wind of the past, and began to loot and harass everywhere.

Some big families and businessmen are also threatened.

For these people, Zhang Yu had already ordered that they could only harass them, but not really rob them.

Now, Zhang Yu can accommodate these aristocratic families and businessmen.

These people know the West better, and when Zhang Yu wins Liangzhou, maybe he will use them.

Therefore, Zhang Yu did not attack these people.

In Liangzhou, the Tang army appeared in many places, and even some places behind Ma Chao showed signs of their activities.

These scattered troops have a general principle, they must run if they cannot be defeated, and it is best to run far.

Wait for the enemy to leave before coming back.

Economic activities in the entire Liangzhou have stopped, and those big businessmen and aristocratic families dare not transport goods out of the city.

And they have raised a group of people, and they have to spend every day. It doesn't matter in a short time. If they can't solve it as soon as possible, something big may happen.

In addition, when Zhang Yu made a big price cut, these merchants had hoarded a large amount of goods.

Pottery and liquor are fine, but if tea and silk are pressed in the hands for a long time, they will be broken, and their value will be greatly reduced if they are not broken.

More importantly, the road to the West was cut off.

The Silk Road is broken, and this is a serious matter. No matter how many goods they have, they can't digest them locally, or even digest a tenth of them.

The interruption of the Silk Road is a heavy blow to Liangzhou.

Liangzhou does not have so many resources.

At this time, many big families and businessmen in Liangzhou were very dissatisfied.

"If it is occupied by Zhang Yu, he has always supported business contacts."

"This Silk Road was developed by Zhang Yu."

"Ma Teng colluded with the Romans and was not tolerated by Zhang Yu. We will be miserable."

"If it's Zhang Yu..."

It has only been more than 20 days since the war started, and the previous blockade was only about two months old, but these big families felt uncomfortable.

A large amount of goods are backlogged in the hands, and once the business stopped, it used to make a lot of money, but now it is very uncomfortable.

It's okay to feel uncomfortable for a while, they are afraid that if this happens for a long time, they will lose their money.

Cutting off the source of income is no different from killing them.

Zhang Yu asked people to spread the news.

It is necessary to prepare with both hands and attack from multiple sides.

In addition to sending a large number of people into Liangzhou to destroy and cut off all contact, Zhang Yu also prepared a lot.

Spreading the word is easy.

"This Zhang Yu owns all over the world, more than a dozen states in the world, but Ma Teng only has one state, why?"

"It's us ordinary people who suffer. If we fight for one year, we will suffer for one year. If we fight for ten years, we will suffer for ten years."

"Some people have hoarded a large amount of goods, fearing that they will fall into their own hands forever."

"I don't know how many families will be ruined."

"The Ma family father and son actually want to collude with foreigners and subvert my Huaxia Daotong."

Zhang Yu's remarks are aimed at everyone.

Regardless of the identity of the other party, there are corresponding remarks.

Ordinary people have long been tired of war, but businessmen are afraid of protracted time. Scholars cannot tolerate the destruction of Chinese orthodoxy, let alone foreign invasion.

For a while, a group of people who resisted Ma Teng and his son gradually formed among the people.

It's not obvious now, but as long as there is an opportunity, the Ma Teng and his son will feel very uncomfortable.

Ma Teng and his son did all this before hiding the truth from most people, but now it suddenly broke out, and many people don't support him at all.

While attacking with public opinion, Zhang Yu began to plan new actions.

On this day, Zhang Yu called Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia.

"I plan to organize an army to go deep into the desert. As long as their transit base is destroyed, it will be very difficult for the Roman army to come over." Zhang Yu said to the two.

Before, Zhang Yu and the others thought about it a long time ago, but at that time they were unwilling to destroy the Silk Road.

Ma Teng also took a few years to build up slowly, and it is easy to destroy.

But now things have changed.

If more Romans come over, it will be very dangerous at that time.

Zhang Yu wants to stop all this, so he will send someone to directly cut off the road to Rome.

Zhang Yu can't take care of so much now, if he fights for a long time, the loss will be even greater.

Both Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai agreed.

"My lord, according to the information my subordinates have received, the weapons and equipment of the Roman army were all made by Ma Teng, that is, they were unprepared when they came. If we fight in the desert in advance, we may be able to easily destroy them." Guo Jia Said.

Zhang Yu nodded, this is a good idea.

"To enter the hinterland of the desert, we must be fully prepared and have sufficient logistics, otherwise it will be difficult to do it. In a short time, we may not be able to go."

To go to the desert, you have to find a guide or something, prepare supplies, and prepare camels, which is not so easy.

"My lord, it's easy to find a guide. Our people have gone on several desert trips. In addition, it's difficult to handle camels. If we buy them on a large scale, we may be discovered." Guo Jia said.

Guo Jia also said at the same time: "My lord, it doesn't matter. We don't go deep into the far west. There are still many places along the way where we can replenish water. We only need to destroy two strongholds. If the Romans are not prepared, they will be trapped to death." In the desert."

Zhang Yu now understands that in this era of the Western Regions, the natural environment has not been seriously damaged, and there are many oases along the road. This is the Western Regions two thousand years ago, not the Northwest in Zhang Yu's era.

"Okay, then prepare secretly immediately, but they must be soldiers who have fought against the Romans here. Let them bring knives, bows and arrows, and they are not allowed to wear armor."

Wearing armor and walking in the desert is simply courting death.

If the Romans didn't have many weapons, bows, arrows and knives would be enough to kill them.

Guo Jia found the spies who had been ambushing here before, and then began to study the map.

Along the road, there are a total of six large strongholds and more than a dozen small strongholds.

A large stronghold can only be used by 20,000 people if it is well prepared, so if Rome in the West wants to come, it must come in batches, so Zhang Yu only plans to let 5,000 people go.

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