Chapter 205

Chapter 205

When marching and fighting, the most basic thing is to move forward before the soldiers and horses use food and grass.

He led his people on a long journey for a whole day. Who would have thought that Meng Tian would suddenly tell him that he hadn't even caught up with the food, grass and baggage.

If this is the case, won't all thirty thousand soldiers of the Golden Fire Cavalry be hungry tonight?

The horses are okay, at least they can still eat grass.

But what to do with the army? Is it possible to drink cold water?

Meng Tian solemnly said: "Your Highness, could it be that we are marching too fast and all the food, grass and baggage are in the rear?"

"If possible, you should first send a spy to the rear to inquire about the situation!" Tang Yu said in a deep voice.

However, Tang Yu had no idea that Tang Long and Tang Shuheng had joined forces again. It was not that the grain and grass baggage failed to keep up, but that Tang Shuheng was responsible for the grain and grass baggage in the rear area. He transported the cavalry's grain and grass baggage according to infantry standards.

What shocked Tang Yu was that the spies didn't come back most of the night, and then Tang Yu asked Meng Tian to send two more spies.

It wasn't until the early morning of the next day that one of the three spies came back. The man said with a horrified look: "Report to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, report to General Meng, my subordinates ran back for more than 80 kilometers, and the horse's legs were almost broken. I was surprised not to see any trace of food and baggage!"

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"What?" Tang Yu was shocked.

At this moment, Tang Yu realized that he might be targeted.

If Tang Shuheng provided food and baggage according to the cavalry method, no matter how fast he marched, the spies would definitely see the team escorting the food and baggage fifty kilometers back.

However, the spies traveled a full eighty kilometers without seeing any sign of food and baggage, which is enough to illustrate the seriousness of the problem.

Meng Tian frowned and said: "Something is wrong, Your Highness, something is wrong. The third prince is a smart man. He cannot make stupid mistakes. We must be targeted!"

"Oh shit!"

Tang Yu cursed angrily: "This bastard Tang Shuheng must be deliberately targeting us. General Meng, is there a place nearby that can provide supplies?"

"Yes!" Meng Tian nodded solemnly.

Tang Yu asked: "Where?"

"Continue walking sixty kilometers further and you will find the fiefdom of the fourth prince, King Tang Shuqi of Qi. King Qi and the third prince are twin brothers. The land in his territory is fertile and there are granaries inside. It seems to be a place dedicated to providing supplies to the infantry. If Qi If the king is willing to save us, that is the best result!" Meng Tian said.

"King of Qi, Tang Shuqi?"

Hearing this, Tang Yu sneered: "It's just a raccoon dog. Let's go to King Qi's fief. If Tang Shuqi dares not to give us food and grass, we will attack by force!"

"Let's go!" Meng Tian waved and shouted.

Thirty thousand soldiers had not eaten all night, and many of them were already hungry. When they heard that they were going to ask King Qi for food and grass, all the soldiers became energetic.

When they arrived at King Qi's fiefdom, it was already noon, and the 30,000 soldiers of the Golden Fire Cavalry could only drink water to satisfy their hunger.

Meng Tian pointed to the city in front and said: "Your Highness, in front of you is Youzhou City. This entire Youzhou City is the fiefdom of King Qi. As far as I know, King Qi has at least tens of thousands of warriors. Our Golden Fire Cavalry mainly uses cavalry. The main purpose is to fight, if it is used to attack the city, it will definitely not gain any benefits!"

"Moreover, the soldiers are all hungry and their combat effectiveness has been greatly reduced. Even if King Qi only has tens of thousands of soldiers defending the city, it will be difficult for us to capture it. Your Highness, in my opinion, we should focus on negotiation first!"

"Okay!" Tang Yu nodded.

In order not to alarm the enemy, Tang Yu asked Meng Tian to command 30,000 golden fire cavalry to rest on the spot, and then he led hundreds of cavalry towards Youzhou City.