The two armies camped in the field and defended separately.

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

And Ma Chao wanted to wait for the results of the experiment to come out.

They've built more than a dozen armor pairs.

The effect is really very good, because the Romans are tall and strong, so they can hold up.

They tied this armor to a tree, and the soldiers could not hurt it with an archer, and at the same time they could not cut it with a chop, which was very powerful.

Ma Chao thought that when they were equipped with that super powerful army, then he would kill them at that time.

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

As long as you block Zhang Yu's army first, you will kill all the way when the time comes.

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

Several armies, after entering Liangzhou, began to move around.

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

These Tang Dynasty troops, as if they had found the wind of the past, began to plunder and harass everywhere.

Some big families, big businessmen are also threatened.

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

Now, Zhang Yu can accommodate these families and merchants.

These people know more about the West, and when Zhang Yu takes Liangzhou, maybe they 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.

There is a general principle for these scattered armies: if they can't beat them, they must run, and it's best to run far.

Wait for the enemy to go and come back.

The economic activities of the entire Liangzhou have stopped, and those big merchants and families dare not transport goods out of the city.

And they have a group of people under them, 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 came to reduce the price, these merchants hoarded a large number of goods.

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

What's more, the road to the West is broken.

When the Silk Road is broken, this matter will be serious, and no matter how much goods they have, they will not be able to digest them locally, and it will be difficult to even digest one-tenth of them.

The Silk Road was broken, which was a heavy blow to Liangzhou.

Liangzhou, there are not so many resources.

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

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

"This Silk Road was developed by Zhang Yu."

"Ma Teng colluded with the Romans, and Zhang Yu did not tolerate it, so we will be miserable."

"If you change it to Zhang Yu..."

It has only been more than 20 days since the start of the war, and the previous blockade has only been about two months, but these great families feel uncomfortable.

A large number of goods are backlogged in hand, and trade has stopped.

It's okay to be uncomfortable for a while, but they are afraid that if they do it for a long time, they will lose their financial means when the time comes.

What is the difference between being cut off and killing them?

Zhang Yu asked people to start spreading the news.

It is necessary to prepare with both hands and attack in many ways.

In addition to sending a large number of people into Liangzhou to sabotage and cutting off all contacts, Zhang Yu also prepared a lot.

Spreading the word is simple.

"This Zhang Yu has four seas, more than a dozen states in the world, and Ma Teng is only one state, why."

"It's all us ordinary people who suffer, if we fight for a year, we will suffer for a year, and if we fight for ten years, we will suffer for ten years."

"Some people have hoarded a large amount of goods, and I am afraid that they will be permanently smashed into their own hands."

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

"This Ma family father and son actually want to collude with foreign clans and subvert my Huaxia Daotong."

Zhang Yu's remarks are aimed at everyone.

No matter what the identity of the other party is, there are corresponding remarks.

The common people had long been tired of the war, and the merchants were afraid of protracted life, and the scholars could not tolerate the destruction of the Chinese Taoist system, let alone allow foreign invasions.

For a time, the people slowly formed a group of people who resisted Ma Teng's father and son.

It's not obvious yet, but as long as there is an opportunity, this Ma Teng father and son will be very uncomfortable.

Ma Teng's father and son used to hide all of this from most people, but now it suddenly broke out, and many people didn't support him at all.

While Zhang Yu attacked with public opinion, he began to plan a new action.

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

"I'm going to organize an army and go deep into the desert, as long as I destroy their transit points, it will be very difficult for the Romans to come over." Zhang Yu said to the two.

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

It also took several years for Ma Teng to slowly build up, and it was easy to destroy.

But now things have changed.

If more Romans were to come, it would be very dangerous.

Zhang Yu wanted to stop all this, so he had to 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.

Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai both agreed.

"My lord, according to the information obtained by my subordinates, the weapons and equipment of this Roman army were all built by Ma Teng, that is, they were not prepared when they came, if we do it in the desert in advance, we may be able to destroy them easily." Guo Jia said.

Zhang Yu nodded, this is a good idea.

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

To go to the desert, you have to find a guide or something, prepare supplies, prepare camels, it's not so easy.

"Lord, the guide is easy to find, our people have also experienced several desert trips, and the other is that camels are not easy to handle, if you buy them on a large scale, I am afraid that they will be discovered." Guo Jia said.

Guo Jia said at the same time: "My lord, but it doesn't matter, we don't go deep into the extreme west, there are still many places along the road to replenish water, we only need to destroy two strongholds, if the Romans are not prepared, they will be trapped in the desert." ”

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

"Okay, then prepare it in secret right away, but it must be soldiers who have fought with the Romans here, let them bring swords and bows and arrows, and they are not allowed to wear armor."

Walking in the desert in armor is simply looking for death.

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

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

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

The large stronghold is fully prepared and can only be used by 20,000 people, so Rome in the West will come over in batches, so Zhang Yu only plans to let 5,000 people go.

(End of chapter)