"The Sky Eye is a spell that can see a certain prescription of ten miles, and the effective time is a whole day." Liu Tao looked at the generals and military advisors in front of him, "If you cast it at noon and then in the morning of the next day, then it will take about two hours and I will have a large field of vision."

This is an application technique of "Wind Dragon Insight", used to find targets that are unlikely to move, which can quickly expand the search range and then find the target.

He paused and continued, "The whereabouts of the thieves are now unstable, and the most urgent task is to find their place."

Since leaving Chang'an, they went west and came to Mei County, which is 200 miles away from Chang'an. If you remember correctly, Zhang Wen came to the front line and should be stationed in Meiyang, which is a county fifty miles behind Mei County.

Now Zhang Wen is still familiar with the situation on the front line, and he is probably going to move there later. Liu Tao’s meaning is to continue marching tomorrow and head to Chencang County, a hundred miles away to garrison. After all, if the thief wants to come, it is more likely to go to Yong County.

After all, Yong County goes towards Liangzhou, and after passing Yuli County and Yan County, you will enter Hanyang County.

Hanyang County was the later Tianshui County. During the Yonghe period of the Han Dynasty, it was changed to Hanyang County and the re-change of Tianshui County was a matter of Cao Wei. Speaking of which, Sizhou was forcibly divided from Yongzhou, and it was also at that time that Cao Pi also changed Luoyang to Luoyang.

Judging from the information currently known, mainly the information provided by Huangfu Song, there should be two parts of the thief: part of them was the rebels from Jincheng County, whose main base was in Jincheng County; and part was the Xianling Qiang in Longxi County.

Perhaps because each has its own jurisdiction, Hanyang County is equivalent to a buffer location. Both sides went south from Hanyang County to Sizhou, but did not divide Hanyang County into specific spheres of influence.

"Considering that I don't know the specific location of the thief now, my general's plan is to first investigate Chencang County and Yong County, confirm that there is no whereabouts of the thief, and then go to Chencang and advance slowly. What do you think?" Liu Tao asked.

The biggest problem is that I don’t know much about the process of the rebellion and storm in Liangzhou. At most, it was only Zhang Wen who forced Zhang Chun and the Southern Xiongnu to rebel, and then Huangfu Song was re-activated.

However, in the past two years from 185 to 187, he had no impression of how Zhang Wen fought.

There are tens of thousands of thieves, and there are several cavalrymen. They are only 3,500. It is not impossible to find a weak place to pass by, but there are certain risks.

According to Liu Tao's meaning, of course, it is to find the other party's garrison, and then through a night attack or ambush, it is best to be able to separate and rape.

"This is the safest, and my subordinates agree." Guo Jia came forward to agree, "but it is not suitable to leave the main force too far, it is best to be within a range of less than 200 miles."

If he had not investigated in advance, he would have been worried that Liu Tao would have any problems if he would have done this.

"The thieves only started to move south in June and July last year, which means that they not only wanted to enter Luoyang, but also plunder. From Jincheng, Longxi and Hanyang counties, the food can fully support the cost of about a year... Now that we are in mid-March, we have not taken the initiative to move south. Why?" Liu Tao immediately expressed his doubts.

"Spring plowing, the rebels have begun to manage their territory." Xinpi replied immediately, "You can't steal the limelight by Guo Jia."

Perhaps the offense was not going well last year, so the thieves began to prepare for long-term combat. The most direct manifestation was that they began to manage the territory, and the Yellow Turban Thieves had the same idea after the initial failure.

There should be only Jincheng County in Jincheng County, which was run by thieves, mainly Han leaders like Bian Zhang and Han Sui as bases. As for Longxi, where Qianling Qiang is active, it may have ignored it. It is already very good not to turn it into a ranch.

After spring plowing, summer will begin, and the hottest month or two. Not to mention the thieves, the officers and soldiers cannot start a war. They have to reach the end of summer and early autumn before the general attack begins, and the time is around the sixth and seventh month of the lunar calendar.

There is another advantage in fighting at this time. Just like last year, wherever the battlefield is, you can plunder the food there. Last year, the thieves raised their troops and plundered the three counties, and then harvested a large amount of military rations.

In other words, the thief has given up the plan to quickly enter Luoyang and began to make steady progress. Judging from the current situation, the time for wars may occur in the future is around February to late April, around late June to late September.

If you cannot achieve results before October, you must go back quickly, otherwise winter will be a big problem. In the era of no cotton coat or down jacket, winter cannot be beaten at all.

"Didn't the lord take us here after the budget so that they won't go south in spring this year?" Guo Jia quickly realized a problem and asked.

At first he had considered this possibility, but it just depends on the situation, and it seemed that this was not the case.

"There are also reasons for this..." Liu Tao was vague, "There is another reason, which is to stay away from the main force of Chang'an and make our whereabouts erratic. Even if someone wants to inform him, he doesn't know where we are."

Guo Jia was speechless. He could see that Liu Tao really had no such plan. He just felt that moving 200 miles was a joke.

"There is another problem!" Liu Tao looked at Guo Jia, "The rebels are not going to enter Sanfu, but they are not allowed to go to Yanxian!"

He checked the map and found that the Wei River originated from Hanyang County, heading eastward. The main road crossed the Wuyue Mountains and entered Sanfu. This place was actually a road. If you remember correctly, the Lianhuo Expressway passed through here in later generations.

This era should be more primitive. Generally, no one would come here, but along the river, you can reach Shangguo County in Hanyang. Therefore, it is possible for the thief to go to Yan County. It is possible for them to walk to Guo County and cross the mountain road.

There could even be a rebel group of Bian Zhang who went to Yan County, and the first Ling Qiang went to Guo County and Chen Cang. He explained the application skills of "Fenglong's Insight" before, which was to supervise the situation of the two counties at the same time.

To put it another way, the west of Mei County may become a battlefield at any time! Otherwise, he would not have come here, so he would have to stop and discuss with everyone...

"My lord's idea is to confirm whether there are thieves in the two counties, and then... take the initiative to attack?" Guo Jia probably guessed Liu Tao's idea.

"That's of course. We can't just cruise around the main force, right? Wait until they take the initiative to attack, or wait for the thieves to come and attack them?" Liu Tao replied.

"What should I do about the issue of supply?" Xinpi is more concerned about this issue.

"It is not just friendly troops who can provide us with supplies!" Liu Tao replied, "and our enemies are also there!"

"It's too vague to rely solely on the capture of the battle!" Lu Bu also felt a little reluctant.
Chapter completed!