Chapter 232
"His Royal Highness is joking! How did His Highness break out of the encirclement and defeat the Chu army?" Qin Mang asked curiously.
Last night he tortured several Chu soldiers who were arrested. These Chu soldiers unanimously claimed that they were the first to surround Tang Yu and the 30,000 Golden Fire Cavalry, and then Tang Yu used an unknown weapon to kill them with one move from thousands of miles away. The leading general Xia Houying and then Tang Yu began to lead a counterattack.
Just when the Chu army was preparing to unite, a hundred thousand troops appeared out of nowhere. These one hundred thousand troops were well-trained and brave. The disorganized Chu army was immediately killed and stripped of its armor.
When Qin Mang heard this, he was completely stunned.
The Tang Dynasty only had a total of 400,000 soldiers and horses. He led 200,000 to garrison Yangzhou City first. Tang Long led an army of 170,000 to the front line for reinforcements. Tang Yu clearly had 30,000 cavalry. How could he have an army of 100,000?
I can't figure it out. Qin Mang really can't figure it out.
"Just when the Chu army thought we were being made dumplings, 20,000 troops from both sides of the cliff rushed out, and the inside and outside cooperated. The Chu army was naturally defeated. In addition, Xia Houying was killed by me first, and the morale of the Chu army dropped sharply! Furthermore, gold The Fire Cavalry is the elite ace of our cavalry in the Tang Dynasty. If 30,000 cavalry attack 100,000 infantry, can't they still win?"
"So that's it. Your Highness the Prince is like a god with his troops. I admire him!" Qin Mang suddenly realized.
Although what Tang Yu said was a bit far-fetched, he didn't believe that 30,000 cavalry could kill an army of 100,000 and disarm them.
After all, even if a hundred thousand pigs stood there and were killed by the cavalry, they would not be defeated so quickly.
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However, Qin Mang really couldn't figure out where a hundred thousand troops would appear next to Tang Yu, so he could only believe Tang Yu's far-fetched reason.
Tang Long snorted coldly: "It's nothing more than opportunism! Father-in-law, now that our 400,000 troops are united, the garrison in Jingzhou City is probably less than 200,000. How about we start attacking? If reinforcements from Dachu arrive, then it won't be We are attacking Da Chu, but Da Chu is attacking us!”
"Well, what do you think, His Highness the Crown Prince?" Qin Mang looked at Tang Yu.
Tang Yu said solemnly: "The art of war is to encircle an enemy ten times, attack it five times, and divide it twice. Our current number of soldiers and horses is at most twice as many as the defenders of Jingzhou City. Jingzhou City is easy to defend but difficult to attack. In addition, it is difficult to attack Jingzhou City." The opponent's defender is the champion Hou Ye Yuanba. If you want to storm Jingzhou City, you will probably have to pay a high price!"
"The Golden Fire Cavalry are all cavalry, so I'm afraid they won't be able to participate in the siege. However, General Qin is the commander-in-chief of the three armies, so I will naturally obey General Qin's orders!"
"Okay then, rectify your troops and attack Jingzhou City!" Qin Mang shouted solemnly.
"Let's go, let's go, the army!"
When Qin Mang issued the military order, Tang Long shouted, and he took the lead in rushing towards Jingzhou City with hundreds of thousands of troops.
Meng Tian came to Tang Yu and asked, "Your Highness, will our Golden Fire Cavalry also participate in the siege later?"
"Participate in the siege? What a waste!"
Tang Yu rolled his eyes angrily and said: "Every cavalry is a treasure, and it is not easy to train. What if everyone dies during the siege? When the siege starts later, you can just feint attack from behind. What if Qin Mang and Tang Long If you have any objections, then you can provide supplies from behind, and remember to ensure that every cavalryman comes back alive!"
"Yes, Your Highness!" Meng Tian responded respectfully.
With twice as many troops, it would be extremely difficult to capture Jingzhou City.
However, the Tang Dynasty had already sent troops, and Chu army reinforcements had not yet arrived, so storming Yangzhou City was the only option.
As the commander-in-chief of the three armies, Qin Mang waved his hand and shouted: "Leave 30,000 defenders in Yangzhou City. The rest will follow me on the expedition. Point your sword at Jingzhou City and kill!"
