"Reported to the lord, the entire territory of Yuzhou has been taken down, but our army encountered tenacious resistance when attacking the major gentry, with no less than 5,000 casualties. The war losses in various places are in the statistics and will be reported soon, among which Yangdi, which is occupied by the gentry, is the most intense resistance..."

"Reported to the lord, letter from Yangzhou, General Wei Yan has captured Shouchun and is currently conquering the six counties of Jiangdong. Among them, Lu Su, Jiang Gan, Jiang Qin, Zhou Tai, Ling Cao, Chen Wu, He Qi and others successively joined the Taiping Army. The Gu family of Eastern Wu tried to organize troops to resist the Taiping Army, and was wiped out by the entire clan. The land was evenly divided into Jiangdong people. The people of Taiping Army and the people of Taiping responded and surrendered one after another. The war went very smoothly..."

"Reported to the lord, Liu Biao of Jingzhou mobilized the army, and generals such as Huang Zu and Wen Pin led the troops to guard the border, as if defending our army's raid. General Huang Zhong personally led 50,000 troops to confront the Jingzhou official army on the border line. General Huang sent an inquiry, asking if he wanted to advance to Jingzhou..."

"Report to the lord, the war report of Hulao Pass has been heard. Dong Zhuo has withdrawn his troops. The 18-way lord coalition forces have already captured Hulao Pass. He has learned about our army's movements. Cao Cao made suggestions. The leader Yuan Shao presided over the division of troops. Yuan Shu, Bao Xin, Zhang Miao, Zhang Chao, Qiao Mao, and Tao Qian, 130,000 troops from Sizhou and are already on the way to fight back against our army..."

Listening to the battle reports from all over the place, Xiao Lan's eyes were not at all emotionally turbulent. Although Wei Yan's personal combat power was not as good as Huang Zhong, his command ability was above Huang Zhong. With Chen Deng's assistance, a 100,000 army was expected to take Yangzhou. The surrender of Lu Su, Jiang Gan, Jiang Qin, Zhou Tai and others undoubtedly led the Taiping Army's military strength to make great progress. New·

The Taiping Army seized the five states and occupied half of the Han Dynasty. It was normal for Liu Biao, Jingzhou to send troops to defend, and it was normal for the Eighteen-root coalition forces to have a large army to attack back. It was all within Xiao Lan's expectations. However, the strength of the gentry in Yuzhou still made Xiao Lan feel a headache.

In this battle, he sent troops quickly and had a rapid offensive. However, he still ignored one terrible thing, that is, the strength of the wealthy gentry, the private soldiers of these wealthy families. They seemed ordinary, but they were all good at fighting. They were proficient in fists and strategies and brave in combat. They often suffered heavy damage to the Taiping Army after a battle.

Xiao Lan knew the influence of wealthy gentry, and Xiao Lan also knew that the wealthy gentry in the Three Kingdoms era monopolized the career of officialdom. The officials of the Eastern Han Dynasty came from wealthy families, and the poor families did not make any progress. They controlled the superstructure and the public opinion of the court. These powerful and powerful gentry naturally controlled the economic lifeline of the Han Dynasty. When the political rights and economy were all in the hands of the gentry, the difficulties and hardships faced by the people in the uprising to overthrow the Han Dynasty were unimaginable.

The Yellow Turban Rebellion is a typical example of failure. However, if the poor people want to turn over, they have no other laws and do not overthrow the court. If they do not restrict the gentry, they are simply delusions.

The reason why Xiao Lan's Taiping Army was able to achieve the current results was entirely because Xiao Lan chose the right opportunity. At this time, when the coalition of princes and Dong Zhuo fought against each other, the troops of the states were empty, and it was because he used the right means to win the hearts of the people and gained full support from the people.

"Lord, although we have captured the entire Yuzhou, these wealthy and gentry are still fighting stubbornly. Unexpectedly, the private soldiers in their families are so terrible..." Zhou Cang came to Xiao Lan with blood all over his face, his face full of unwillingness, and his eyes were shocked and fierce.

"Haha... don't increase others' ambitions and destroy your own prestige. Now Yuzhou is in my hands. The Taiping Army has 100,000 troops stationed here. I passed my words and told those wealthy families that if they continue to resist stubbornly, what awaits them will be the most miserable death. If they give up resistance, cooperate with the Taiping Army's land reform, be brave enough to admit their mistakes, and make up for the victims, they may have a way out..."

Xiao Lan spoke in a deep voice, and his words were filled with cold killing: "In short, just let go of it, the Taiping Army will never be the first to compromise with the gentry. Just see if it is their deep-rooted roots or the Taiping Army's butcher blade is sharp!"

"No!" Zhou Cang responded in a deep voice: "I feel relieved with my lord's words. In less than three days, I, Zhou Cang, promised that I would clear the resistance of the gentry in Yuzhou!"

Watching Zhou Cang go away, Xiao Lan immediately ordered Huang Zhong to defeat Wen Pin and the Jingzhou army led by Huang Zu at the fastest speed when fighting in the plain. At the same time, many orders spread out one by one, such as Xu Sheng, Zhou Tai, and Jiang Qin were transferred to the border of Qingzhou and Jizhou to guard, Bai Rao was transferred to Xuzhou to replace defense, Chen Dao, Zang Ba, and Yu Jin defended Yanzhou.

Xiao Lan personally led his troops to suppress the wealthy gentry. Anyone who resisted was killed. For a while, although the gentry in Yuzhou was in the end, although they were elite private soldiers, they were scattered everywhere and could not resist the attack of the Taiping Army. In addition, the Taiping Army was deeply loved by the people and supported by the general public, no matter how they did, they could not escape the surveillance of the people.

With the full support of the people, all the wealthy gentry that emerged to resist the Taiping Army were destroyed, and there was no chance to escape. This made every family of the wealthy gentry stayed in their doors, did not take the initiative to attack the Taiping Army, and did not express sincerity. It was obviously waiting and watching.

However, both themselves and the Taiping Army knew that there was not much time left for them to think about. Under the butcher's knife, surrender and death were destined to have only one way to choose from.

Xiao Lan has no time to care about these things. He is on his way to Yingchuan Academy. This place, which is said to have nurtured countless talents in the late Han Dynasty, and a military production base, naturally needs to visit.

Yingchuan Academy is located halfway up the mountainside of a mountain outside the suburbs of Yangdi. It is surrounded by beautiful mountains and rivers, birds and flowers. Although the war is in full swing and the red fields are thousands of miles away, it is a paradise. It is no wonder that the literati and wise men chose to live here.

However, there is a strong sense of murderousness in the place now, because as early as when Xiao Lan led his army to capture Yingchuan, Xu Chu had already been sent to surround the place.

Yingchuan Academy, the crouching tiger and hidden dragon, gathered famous advisers and scholars of the Three Kingdoms era. Xiao Lan knew his important surnames clearly. If nothing unexpected happens, this website will definitely catch a lot of big fish. As for the wealthy families in other parts of Yuzhou, there are bloody suppression by Zhou Cang and others. I believe they can't play any tricks.

Xiao Lan walked over and came near Yingchuan Academy like a wandering mountain. The famous Yingchuan Academy did not have a tall wall, no gold-plated plaque, no brass animal door ring, and the low wall was snow-white. The wooden door was obviously opened with a long time. A wooden plaque with black painted red characters hung above the main door, with four big words written on it: Yingchuan Academy, signed by Mr. Shuijing. The font is vigorous and powerful, with red and black contrasting, red as blood, black as the night sky, perfectly combined, calm and solemn.

"See lord!" Seeing Xiao Lan approaching and leading troops to guard the door, Xu Chu quickly greeted him respectfully.

"Zhongkang, are there any abnormal movements among those scholars?" Xiao Lan asked indifferently, his eyes twitching, and a hint of unspeakable meaning flashed.

"Go back to lord, no." Xu Chu scratched his head and muttered dissatisfiedly: "It's just a group of nerds, all of whom are honest. I know how to study every day. Lord Xu, can I stop letting me do this work? I would rather fight the local tyrants and share the land for the people, which is much more interesting than this."

Xiao Lan smiled and said, "What nonsense? You know, everyone here is talented. What our Taiping Army lacks now is this kind of talent. If you are optimistic, it will be good even if you take it back to teach."

Xu Chu responded and stopped talking. Xiao Lan knew that it would be aggrieved to let a top-level general like him guard such a mountain academy. However, there was nothing to do about it. These scholars are not simple. There are many powerful figures among them, and only top-level generals like Xu Chu can suppress them.

"Preserve this place and give instructions. This is the important place of the academy. You cannot disturb it or enter and exit!" Xiao Lan patted Xu Chu's shoulder, then threw the weapon he had with him, and then walked towards the inside of the academy.
Chapter completed!