It was no secret that Qin Feng bought high-quality horse breeds on a large scale. Beixi County was able to form a strong alliance with Gaoshan Country because of the opportunity of "plateau horses".
It can be said that Qin Feng has reached the point of being almost insatiable in pursuing Ma Yuan.
Whether it is a plateau horse or a Beidi horse, as long as it is a good horse, Qin Feng will not let it go. Even the native horses of the Liang Kingdom are not spared.
No one can estimate how much money Qin Feng spent on horses, but one thing is certain, the cost of livestock has always been one of the largest financial expenditures in Beixi County.
Relying on adult war horses purchased from various places, coupled with Beixi County's own breeding, I am afraid that even Qin Feng himself cannot tell how many horses Qin Feng has in his hands now.
A terrible thought gradually appeared in front of Chen Si's eyes.
"Could it be that...Qin Feng also equipped a large number of horses for the main force?"
As one of the most expensive military resources, just cultivating a light cavalry force of more than a thousand people is enough to cost a huge amount of money, even beyond the endurance limit of most "small countries".
Only Liang and Beidi had the ability to train a large number of cavalry. Even Beidi relied on its vast plains and excellent horse breeds to reduce the funds for cavalry training and then create a large number of cavalry.
Qin Feng, however, used a method that could not be replicated, directly relying on throwing money in and throwing out a large number of cavalry. Even Chen Si, who had extremely rich combat experience, felt that his knowledge was about to be subverted.
At this moment, the messenger rushed into the camp again.
"General, urgent report from Zhuozhou. The enemy's main force has passed through the Changyun Ancient Road. Because the enemy was marching too fast, the troops from the surrounding armies that came to intercept them all fell into the air."
After hearing this, Chen Si was basically certain that Jing Peng's analysis just now was all on point!
Changyun Ancient Road is only four days away from Daqi County, and compared to the cavalry!
For infantrymen marching on a large scale, it would take at least ten more days.
But correspondingly, the Changyun Ancient Road is still a full nine days' journey from Nanhua County. The cavalry's rapid march can compress the time to two days, which coincides with the marching speed of the enemy's main force.
The marching speed of the enemy's main force is no less than that of the cavalry? !
Qin Feng has taken the words "soldiers are more valuable and faster" to the extreme.
"It's broken! It's broken! It's broken!"
Chen Si shouted loudly three times. He frowned and paced back and forth in front of the map with his hands behind his back. Although he was 90% sure about the attack on Changshui County, the military situation in Zhuozhou had exceeded Chen Si's expectations. outside the range.
If Daqi County alone is suddenly attacked by the enemy's main force, even if it does not fall, it will inevitably become an isolated city. The surrounding counties and strongholds will have no time to support Daqi County.
When the enemy troops pass through Zhuozhou and continue to move north, the entire Zhuozhou has completely fallen into the hands of the enemy. By then, I am afraid that they will no longer be able to form any decent resistance. They will only be defeated by the enemy one by one and cannibalized step by step. In the end, Completely under the control of the enemy.
And this scene will be reproduced exactly in the next war zone!
Chen Si frowned and shouted: "The enemy is marching too fast. If we send troops to support Zhuozhou now, it will undoubtedly be too late to make up for the situation. Send my order quickly to build a defense line north of Daqi County. No matter what, we must... …”
When the words came to his lips, Chen Si couldn't speak any more.
Because according to the terrifying marching speed of the enemy army, I am afraid that before all the armies have been mobilized, the enemy army has already passed through Daqi County and penetrated into the hinterland of Dadi. At that time, the entire army will still be led by the enemy's nose, recreating the embarrassing situation of the Zhuozhou troops.
Chen Si had never dealt with such a situation in his life, and he was a little clueless for a moment.
If the enemy forces in the south are left alone, even if Changshui County is captured, most of the Di Kingdom will have fallen into the enemy's hands, and the country will soon be destroyed. What's the point of capturing Qin Feng?
However, if troops were sent for support, the roads would be blocked due to heavy snowfall, and the enemy troops would be moving so fast that there would be no time to deploy.
The only solution for now is to completely abandon Zhuozhou, give up most of Ezhou's land, and build a defense line in the north of Ezhou. However... with the enemy's marching speed, it is simply impossible to forcefully break through the defense line, directly bypass the defense line, and continue to play. Speed advantage is inevitable...
Before the official attack on the city, Chen Si had already foreseen the crisis of national subjugation. From the moment this war started, the scale of victory had tilted towards Qin Feng.
Now Chen Si could only kill the horse and become a living doctor. He quickly changed the military order and ordered the Ezhou army to set up defenses in the north.
At the same time, orders were immediately issued to launch an attack on Changshui County.
As a result, as soon as the military order was issued, the messenger who had been patrolling the county came running over.
"General! The enemy has set up a large number of giant crossbows on the city wall, and the situation has changed."
What? !
Giant crossbow?
Chen Si's heart skipped a beat. On the one hand, he ordered all the ministries to prepare for war and set out at any time. On the other hand, he led a large group of soldiers to personally inspect the enemy's situation on the front line.
Far away, Chen Si discovered that huge crossbows were set up on the enemy's city wall. Chen Si had never seen such a big crossbow in his life. It was like a city crossbow!
Chen Si couldn't help but slap his forehead and yelled in annoyance: "Damn it, Qin Feng secretly visited Chen Cang in Changshui County during this period. He definitely transported a large amount of military supplies and was already prepared to defend the city. Otherwise, these huge crossbows would Just a crossbow string and a crossbow arm can’t solve it.”
"Quick! Attack immediately!"
Following Chen Si's order, the entire army, regardless of priority, began to move around Changshui County, preparing to rely on their numerical advantage to launch attacks from all sides at the same time.
Qin Feng had already discovered the enemy's movements and immediately ordered: "The enemy will launch a full-scale attack. According to the pre-arrangement, everyone should be in position!"
At this moment, four crossbows have been set up on each of the east and west city walls, and each is defended by 500 soldiers. There are also eight catapults standing under the city!
The training the craftsmen accompanying the army have had with the strong men during this period of time has already produced results.
Bed crossbows and catapults are built faster and faster.
Of course, all this is due to the smoothness of the southern offensive. Although the news has been completely blocked, Qin Feng can judge from the fact that Chen Si has not launched an attack for a long time. Chen Si must be very anxious at this time.
And this just gave Qin Feng time to consolidate the city's defense.
The east and west city walls are already impregnable. The southern and northern defense lines, as the primary and secondary battlefields, are equipped with fewer crossbows, two each. At the same time, there are two catapults below the city wall for coordinated defense.
The northern defense line of the city was defended by one hundred soldiers, and the southern defensive line was defended by two hundred soldiers.
