"Attack, attack, attack me!" The sun was getting westward, and as the sky was getting darker, but after a day of continuous attack, Suiyang City was still dangerous, it was still unable to break through. On the contrary, as the Taiping Cult army lost more and more elite troops, the offensive gradually weakened.

Ten times the strength of the troops, plus all the elite Taiping Cult priests in the Liang Kingdom, were invested in, but they were still unable to break through Suiyang's defense. They were almost broken by the city several times, but Suiyang City seemed to be standing there like an indomitable warrior in the sunset. They were about to be knocked down again and again, but there was always an indescribable perseverance that allowed these city-guarding officials to sacrifice their lives to block the powerful attack, and eventually failed.

If it were suppressed one-sidedly at the beginning, Liang Fa would not be so uncomfortable, but every time, he felt that he was only one step away from the city break. With the extra force, Sui Yang could break through, but he could not break through. This result made Liang Fa unacceptable.

"Master Qu, our soldiers can no longer hold on!" Several Yellow Turban generals came beside Liang Fa and begged: "We have occupied seven counties. The Liang Kingdom belongs to us sooner or later, why bother to compete with Ye Zhao for a while?"

Isn’t this saying that I am not as good as Ye Zhao?

Liang Fa stared at his red eyes. He always thought that he was just because of his life experience. Unlike Zhang Jiao who was not even considered a poor family, if he had not been in the family, he might not have been able to make a name for himself in the court. He would not have been worse than anyone else.

But since he met Ye Zhao, all his confidence was broken by Ye Zhao. In addition to the hasty uprising that Ye Zhao was trapped for a short time, he was almost always suppressed by Ye Zhao, which made him very uncomfortable, especially the Taiping Church was unstoppable. Those people who were looked down upon by him in the past made contributions one by one, such as Zhang Mancheng, Bo Cai and others. Only he was entrusted with important tasks by Zhang Jiao to handle affairs in this Liang Kingdom. However, he was first captured by the government and escaped from the trap, and then lost Suiyang, an important place that stocked up a large amount of supplies, which made Liang Fa unable to raise his head in front of others.

Now that he is even more likely to gain strength by Ye Zhao, he is occupied outside Suiyang City, which makes Liang Fa even more uncomfortable. Even though he has seen that he wants to break the city today, he still stubbornly attacks the city again despite the opposition of everyone.

The Yellow Turban Army, who had not eaten for a day and had exhausted his physical strength, naturally failed to meet Liang Fa's expectations. He was once again futilely driven off the city wall by the official army, and was even faster than before. If the defenders had not consumed a lot of physical strength due to the killing for a day, they would probably have ordered Ding Li and Fang Yue, who were in charge of command, had already issued an order to send troops to pursue the victory.

On the top of the city, looking at the Yellow Turban Army retreating like a tide, whether it was the soldiers defending the city, Fang Yue, Ding Li and others, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. The Yellow Turban Army's offensive today was extremely fierce, and they were really worried that they would not be able to defend in the end. However, even so, thinking that they would encounter such a fierce attack tomorrow, everyone felt like a huge rock was pressing on. After Anhao was on duty, several generals hurried back to the county government to report the situation to Ye Zhao.

However, compared to the worries of Fang Yue and others, Ye Zhao was completely relieved. He knew the characteristics of the Yellow Turban Army better than others. To put it bluntly, it was just a one-stop move. If this move could not break through Suiyang, the shortcomings of the Yellow Turban Army's subsequent weakness would gradually be revealed. At that time, the Yellow Turban Army's offensive would only become weaker day by day. When the Yellow Turban Army was unable to attack Suiyang again, it would be the day when Ye Zhao counterattacked.

In contrast, Ye Zhao is more concerned about the defense line of the people.

That night, Ye Zhao held a banquet at the prime minister's mansion and invited the big households in the city to defeat the Taiping Sect. However, what Ye Zhao said made the big households in the city silent because Ye Zhao's request this time had already touched their roots.

"Mr., what does this have to do with defeating the Taiping Rebels?" In the silent and awkward atmosphere, Zhang Xiang finally took the lead in breaking the strange atmosphere, stood up, and asked Ye Zhao.

Ye Zhao asked the rich households in the city to use the grain stored in their families to help the people. In fact, Ye Zhao had mentioned this before. Although everyone resisted, they all did as Ye Zhao wanted. At least on the surface, each household took out some grain to help the people in the city.

But this time, Ye Zhao had a rigid requirement, asking each family to take out at least a thousand stones of grain. Even if the wealthy families of Liang Guo were present, they were shocked by Ye Zhao's request. These thousand stones are not a small amount. If they were used to support the army, they could understand, but now they were used to provide relief to the people, which made them unable to understand and recognize them.

"It's very important." Ye Zhao said solemnly: "Everyone should know that the Taiping Sect suddenly rebelled that night. Although we worked together to drive away its main force, there were still many remnants scattered in Suiyang City. Although the government issued a list of arrests, it had little effect."

Ye Zhao looked at everyone and said, "They are mostly from Suiyang people. They are inquired. Now there is war and many people break their homes overnight. These people are eclipsing all day long and are very easy to be incited. Now we are struggling to resist foreign enemies and are unable to supervise the public security in the city. Once these hungry people are incited, it is easy to cause trouble. At that time, they will be attacked from both sides. No matter how strong the city wall is, they cannot stop the internal attack. Therefore, I hope to appease these people first."

Looking at the faces of Zhang Xiang and others, Ye Zhao smiled and said, "Of course, it's not a waste. Once a person has nothing to do, he will cause trouble. We cannot give them the opportunity to cause trouble. Zhao hopes to gather these homeless people together, choose their strongest people to patrol the streets and alleys, and temporarily arrange temporary military positions at all levels according to the Han military system. First, it can strengthen public security in the city, and second, when necessary, it can also go to the city to assist in the battle."

"In addition, Suiyang will impose a curfew from tomorrow, and no one is allowed to go out at night. However, if anyone travels at night, if there is no official order, he will be treated as a rioter and detain him immediately regardless of his identity. In addition, guard posts must be set up at all alleys. Suiyang will supervise the entire city. Those who gather more than five people in Suiyang will be considered as illegal and detained immediately. Those who resist will be executed immediately!"

Ye Zhao's face gradually became solemn, his eyes moved away from Zhang Xiang's face, and he looked at everyone and said, "However, if you want to implement it, it is not enough to complete the two warehouses of official grain promised by the court. Therefore, I am honest and hope that you can contribute money and overcome the difficulties together."

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but gasp. Zheng Yu looked at Ye Zhao and said in a stern voice: "The ruthless method is so strict that it is comparable to that of the pre-Qin period. I'm afraid..."

Ye Zhao waved his hand and interrupted: "The important dict should be used in troubled times. This is the autumn of Suiyang's survival and demise. Zhao dare not neglect any. Moreover, this method is intended to prevent people's hearts and is also a temporary suppression. It only takes one moment, not a lifetime. After the power of Taiping Cult is lifted, the past laws will be restored. Don't worry!"

Zhang Xiang sighed and nodded, "It's time to come, as the Lord of the Mansion said, Zhang is willing to help the Lord of the Mansion."

"Thank you!" Ye Zhao nodded, held his fists and looked at everyone.
Chapter completed!