Chen Xi also sat down next to Qin Xiao and said with a faint smile: "Five hundred fine cavalry? Do you really think that the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty were picked up from anywhere?"
"What do you mean, Mr. Young Supervisor?"
"The guards in the inner treasury have war horses entirely because of the princess." Chen Xi sighed: "The Tang Dynasty has the sharpest war knives, but it does not have the strongest war horses. When there was a rebellion in three states and seven counties, both the court and the rebels gathered
There was a large number of cavalry, the battle was fierce, and countless horses were lost. The empire's cavalry suffered heavy losses in that battle against the rebellion. After the war, the imperial court owned less than 5,000 horses."
Qin Xiao knew that Datang had always had an unsolvable weakness, which was the lack of war horses.
Compared with the grassland horses of the Tusun people in the north and even the Wutuo horses, the number of war horses raised by the Tang Dynasty was not only very small, but also inferior in quality. Only the Xiling war horses could barely compete with them. For this reason, after the establishment of the empire, in order to solve the problem of war horses
Problem, it took several years to incorporate Xiling into the empire's territory. It was precisely because of the addition of Xiling war horses that the Tang Dynasty cavalry could finally conquer the barbarians from all directions.
However, today is different from the past. A large amount of money is invested in raising horses, and the requirements for war horses are also very high. It is often not easy to produce a high-quality war horse among ten horses.
Although Xiling has been providing war horses to the empire, there are not many war horses actually equipped in the army. In addition to a batch of equipment for the Shence Army, most of the war horses have also been transferred to the front line. As for the local state army, although it also has thousands of people
Although the cavalry of most state armies is less than 10% of the establishment.
Jiangnan is a land rich in wealth, and because of She Yue, the three major battalions are equipped with more war horses than other state armies, but the number is still limited.
Now that Xiling is lost and the supply of Xiling war horses has been cut off, it is really difficult for the empire to equip powerful cavalry.
As soon as Chen Xi said these two words, Qin Xiao understood the reality of the situation and felt only regret in his heart.
It was the first time he met Jiang Xiaochun in the inner treasury. Although he felt that this person was extremely tough, he was not clear about his ability to lead troops. Today when he saw Jiang Xiaochun show off his skills, he really admired him. He secretly thought that someone like Jiang Xiaochun would be arranged.
In the inner treasury, it is indeed a sign of humiliation. This person has extraordinary talents in cavalry training. If this person is really allowed to command a thousand cavalry, I am afraid that the entire Jiangnan will be swept away by him.
Qin Xiao greatly admired Jiang Xiaochun, but the right god general hated Jiang Xiaochun deeply.
After retreating, he thought of the thrilling scene before and was still frightened. If the siege troops had not retreated quickly, he would have died under the sabers of that cavalry team.
The personal guards that he had trained for many years were simply vulnerable to that group of cavalry.
"General God, the food rescued last night has been distributed." A subordinate came over with a solemn expression: "After the meal at noon, there won't be a grain of food in the evening."
The right god general's pupils shrank, and another person beside him said: "During the retreat, many ladders were not retracted in time. Now the ladders in hand are less than ten, and the others have been damaged by the officers and soldiers. The god general, there are not enough ladders, and the project cannot be completed at all.
"
"Let Kiba keep building the ladder day and night." The right god general said calmly.
The man hesitated and finally said: "The siege ladder needs to select suitable trees. Most of the suitable trees on the mountain have been cut down, and only then fifty ladders have been built. It is not easy to find suitable trees now, and we have to build them again."
It takes only three or four days to build fifty ladders. But...but our food supply has been cut off and we cannot last for so many days."
"There isn't one on this mountain. Go and look for it further away." The right general was in a bad mood and yelled, "I'll give you three days. Then give me a hundred ladders, otherwise I'll come and see you."
The subordinate opened his mouth, but did not dare to speak.
"General God, we may be able to build the ladder by working day and night, but... the top priority is to solve the food problem." A confidant said cautiously: "The villages within a hundred miles around Shuning County have been scanned.
, almost all the food has been hoarded by us. Now that the food and grass have been burned, there is no food to grab in the surrounding area." Seeing the cold eyes under the mask of the right god general, he even said softly: "And many villages and towns have begun to organize themselves. Even if there is food,
, we must also send out many men to attack and plunder.”
The right god general looked up at the sky. He was silent for a moment, and finally looked up at his heart and asked, "Dou Mu Xie, what do you think we should do?"
"Although people have been sent to Suzhou City to report for food, even if they leave immediately after receiving the news, it will take at least three days before food can be delivered." Star General Doumu Xie said cautiously: "There will be no food tonight.
It’s edible, and maybe it can be subdued, but if we still can’t get food tomorrow, those black belts will definitely cause trouble, and I’m afraid the red belts will follow suit, and if this happens, the consequences will be disastrous.”
No matter who they are, no one can endure hunger. They dare not refuse to allow the rebels to attack the city, but if there is no food to feed their bellies and let them starve, it is absolutely impossible.
"If it weren't for the incompetence of the Qian family, this situation would not have happened." A person beside You Shenjiang was furious: "She Yue entered Suzhou City and was already a turtle in the urn. As long as she catches She Yue and controls him,
Resistance forces from all over the country must have gathered. But the Qian family actually let She Yue escape from Suzhou City. Now the news that She Yue is clinging to the isolated city has been spread. If Shuning City is not captured for one day, our situation will be very bad.
It’s getting worse and worse. All our years of hard work may really be in vain...!"
His tone was angry, but it was clear that he was no longer confident in his words.
"What's the use of talking about this now?" You Shenjiang sneered, was silent for a moment, and finally said: "Huqiu County is only more than a hundred miles away from Shuning County. I heard that there is a lot of food in Huqiu City.
Many people took refuge in Huqiu City with their families and food...!"
Doumu Xie said in surprise: "General God, do you want to borrow food from Huqiu County?"
"General Divine, Jing Mu'an is guarding the city in Huqiu County." The man beside him immediately said: "I heard that this man is very brave and highly valued by Divine General Zuo. We want to borrow food from him. Without Divine General Zuo
He will definitely not agree to our permission." After hesitating for a moment, he said softly: "General Zuo Shen has a bad relationship with us. None of his troops have come to support him in the past few days. There is a high probability that he will borrow food at this time.
Nine returned empty-handed."
The right god general clenched his fist and sneered: "Capturing Shuning City and capturing Musk Moon alive is related to the overall situation of our Queen Mother Association. Now we have heavily besieged Shuning City. As long as there is enough food and grass, we can break through the city and capture Musk within a few days."
Yue, if he refuses to borrow food due to personal dissatisfaction and delays the destruction of the city, General Netherworld will know and must chop off his head."
Doumu Xie frowned and said, "General God, my subordinates are only worried that he has other agendas by standing still."
"how to say?"
"We attacked Shuning City and suffered heavy losses. My subordinates felt that he was sitting on the mountain and watching the fight between tigers." Doumu Xie said solemnly: "When we and the defenders of Shuning City are both injured, he will reap the benefits and wait.
The opportunity will come again to lead the troops. General Zuo Shen is afraid of your talents and may not take this opportunity to weaken your strength. Now that we are short of food and grass, we are in trouble. My subordinates think that this is what General Zuo Shen wants to see. Wait until
We have no food to eat and are defeated without a fight. He can just lead the troops to Shuoning City. If the city is broken by him at that time, all the credit will go to him alone."
You Shenjiang sneered: "Do you think I don't know his thoughts? If I guessed correctly, he is probably in Huqiu City now, waiting for the opportunity to appear. But because of this, I have to send someone to borrow food. He
If you take the overall situation into consideration and borrow food, that would be better. If you refuse to borrow food, the general will naturally sue him in front of General Netherworld, accusing him of disregarding the overall situation in order to support himself. General Netherworld will be furious.
I really want to take someone else's head." He looked at Dou Mu Xie and said, "You are my confidant and I will leave the matter of borrowing food to you. By asking you to borrow food, you are also giving him face, regardless of whether he borrows food or not.
Borrow it or not, you have to come back tomorrow morning."
Doumu Xie hesitated for a moment, and seeing the sharp eyes of the Right God General staring at him, he did not dare to disobey, so he cupped his hands and said, "I will go immediately."
"We are borrowing food this time, so we can be more polite to them." You Shenjiang pondered for a moment and whispered: "If you really see him in Huqiu City, you can tell me that I promised him that as long as he
After borrowing grain and destroying the city, I will pay back double the amount he borrowed."
As soon as Doumu Xie handed over his hand, without any delay, he took two of his guards and rode away.
"General God, if Doumu Xie can't borrow food, what will we do?" someone next to him asked.
The right god general raised his head and looked in the direction of Shuning City. After a long time, he said: "If there is no food, we can only let the soldiers find food on their own. Let's go directly to Suzhou to meet General Netherworld. The rich people in the past were incompetent, so let She Yue
After escaping, General Zuo Shen ignored the overall situation and refused to lend food. When I met General Netherworld, I also had something to say, and I cannot bear the blame for the defeat alone."
Huqiu City is located to the east of Shuning City, and the two county towns are only a hundred miles away.
Compared to the rivers of blood flowing in Shuning City, Huqiu City is a chaotic scene.
The villages and towns near Huqiu City were all peaceful. The villages and towns in remote places were plundered by the rebels under General You Shen, resulting in many casualties. Therefore, many people fled to Huqiu City, and the general of Huqiu City, Yu Wencheng,
However, the court tried its best to appease the people who came to the city to avoid disaster, and specially made room for them. They also ordered the protection of the property of the people who took refuge. Anyone who robbed the people's property would be executed without mercy.
There were not only people taking refuge in the city, but also the Queen Mother's congregation gathered inside and outside the city.
The Right Divine General was not wrong. The Left Divine General was indeed sitting on the mountain watching the tiger fight. When the rebels under the Right Divine General besieged Shuning City, the Left Divine General did not send any soldiers to support him. Instead, he sent troops to support his subordinates.
General Xing issued an order and led the believers to assemble in Huqiu City. Within a few days, more than 5,000 rebels had gathered inside and outside Huqiu City. They were on standby. They only waited for General Zuo Shen to give the order before marching towards Shuning City.
Although Zuo Shenjiang remained stationary in Huqiu City, intelligence from Shuning City was continuously reported here.
In order to grasp the battle situation there, General Zuo Shen sent almost half of his cavalry out as scouts, paying careful attention to the movements there, and reporting back in batches.