Gai Xun thought for a while and found that although he had the support of local tycoons, he only had more than 30,000 men. Han Sui had more than 100,000 men. It was really not easy to resist, so he asked: "Does Junrong have any good strategies?"

"this......"

Shi Sunrui hesitated: "The emperor imposed heavy taxes, which caused dissatisfaction among the Qiang people, and they started to attack in groups. I am afraid that the Qiang rebellion will happen again in the past few years. The best strategy is to stop collecting taxes, annihilate them, and let the Qiang people recuperate. That’s the best way to go.”

Gai Xun was helpless. Of course he knew that this was the best policy. After all, the Qiang people did not want to fight. Not to mention being oppressed by the Han court in these years, they were wiped out and massacred every time they rebelled. Who doesn't want to live a stable life.

However, his numerous letters and suggestions have all come to nothing. Now it seems that the rebellion is a foregone conclusion. Unless the imperial decree can be issued immediately, it will be impossible to quell the rebellion so quickly.

Wei Jie, nicknamed Qi Qing, said: "Although Junrong's policy is the best policy, the emperor is afraid that he will not agree to it, so he still has to take care of the present."

"Qi Qing is right."

Gai Xun sighed and said: "Today...forget it, it's hard to say anything, let's just take care of the present."

Yan Zhong didn't say anything. He was just a county magistrate, with a low official position and no right to speak.

And even if Yan Zhong had a strategy, he was helpless in dealing with the current situation.

Because this is the general trend and cannot be changed. Either confront it head-on, or avoid its sharp edge, escape back to the Third Auxiliary Land, and use the various checkpoints and passes in the Third Auxiliary Land for defense. You can still fight.

It is a pity that Gai Xun has the responsibility to defend his territory and must stick to Liangzhou and cannot escape to Chang'an.

The final result of the meeting was to adopt Fu Xie's suggestion, continue to recruit troops, and at the same time ask Luoyang for reinforcements, hoping that reinforcements would come as soon as possible.

However, before the edict from Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty reached Liangzhou, Han Sui's army had already entered Hanyang County first.

Learning the lesson from the last time, Han Sui decided not to occupy land this time, but to loot instead.

Along the way, they plundered resources wildly. The Qiang people and the Han people who had taken refuge with him were crazy with joy. They burned, killed, and looted everywhere. The troops were like locusts crossing the border. Except for Han Sui's hometown of Jincheng County, which was slightly better, almost all other places were reduced to scorched earth.

By early January of the sixth year of Zhongping, Han Sui's army had already entered Hanyang County. People in Pingxiang, Chengji, Lueyang, Longxian and other places abandoned their homes and fled, and the defenders also fled in panic.

For a time, Han Sui and the kingdom's army shocked Xiliang. Countless Qiang and Huns who had gone bankrupt due to taxation joined in with great momentum, and their troops were directed towards Ji County.

On the fifth day of the first month, almost as soon as the edict of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was delivered to Ji County and into the hands of Gai Xun, Tan Ma came to report it. Han Sui's army appeared more than 20 miles away from Ji County. It was estimated that there was less than one person.

In just a few hours, you can reach Ji County.

Gai Xun saw off the angel, immediately organized his troops and horses, and led all the city officials to walk up the city wall and look into the distance.

I saw that in the bleak spring breeze, last year's gloomy Xiliang snow had just melted, and the early spring grass couldn't wait to emerge from the soil. A dark cloud rolled in from the northwest with the force of thunder, quietly approaching.

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On the vast horizon, countless black figures galloped, and the earth seemed to be shaking. Thousands of horses galloped, trampling on the still wet swamp, crushing countless young grasses into the soil.

Ma Teng, who had been promoted to captain for his meritorious service with Zhang Wen in attacking Han Sui in February of the previous year, looked worriedly at the thousands of troops in the distance.

The people in the north are well aware of the terrifying fighting power of the Qiang people. Although the Han people in Liangzhou are not weak either, and every rebellion in Liangzhou is led by the Han people.

The problem is that Han Sui's troops this time were too many. In November they were only a few tens of thousands, by December they were more than 100,000, and now it is said to be more than 200,000.

Although Ji County also recruited troops and continuously increased its strength, the full force could only reach 40,000 people. It was almost impossible to resist Han Sui's army.

Ma Teng couldn't help but look at Shisun Rui and others around him. Shisun Rui and the others were recently recommended as captains by the newly appointed Jingzhao Yin Gaixun. They were the same as Ma Teng, but after all, they were born as scholars and could not lead soldiers at all. This was the first time they met

In such a formation, everyone's face was pale and pale.

Except for a few people such as Gai Xun, Fu Xie and Yan Zhong who had seen the world and could calm their minds, some so-called celebrities and officials were actually trembling all over, which greatly disappointed Ma Teng.

It seems that none of the officials in the imperial court are as reliable as Duke Yuan Gu and Duke Nan Rong.

If Duke Yuan Gu and Duke Nan Rong fail...
Chapter completed!