First Lady of the Crown Prince

Chapter 828 Attack the city! (first update)

 The cavalry refused in their hearts, but all their mounts wanted to follow the Black Wind King.

Horses are very sensitive animals, otherwise they would not be alert and sleep standing up all year round. Changes in the environment have a great impact on horses.

 Fortunately, they are not ordinary horses, but the strongest and bravest Black Wind Riders among the Six Kingdoms.

 They have received the most rigorous obstacle training in the military camp. This width is not difficult for them, and they can basically cross it with a run-up.

 But some ponies who have just turned three years old have not been trained enough and cannot adapt well to this complex environment.

　　A few ponies at the end of the queue that were hauling grain and grass hesitated. After repeated instructions from the trainer, one of the ponies finally jumped up.

However, it was not confident enough, and its power was not crisp. Only its front hoofs landed on the opposite side, and its back hoofs were suddenly knocked out.

It panicked!

The Black Wind King turned back, jumped into the ditch, and pushed the pony up with his head.

The little Black Wind Riders behind seemed to have support, and they mustered up the courage to leap forward. The Black Wind King just stayed in the ditch and sent them over one by one.

After all the little Black Wind Riders had crossed the ditch, the Black Wind King came up from the ditch full of mud and thorns.

Its legs were scratched in several places by thorns. Gu Jiao treated the wounds and continued on the road.

 The marching order of the three battalions is the vanguard battalion, the charge battalion and the reserve battalion. Wen Renchong is from the reserve battalion. He rides a horse and walks at the rear of the team.

As he walked, he used charcoal to record the landforms and routes in the forest.

 “Hey, give me some water.”

 Zhao Dengfeng rode up to him and stretched out his hand to him.

 “No.” Wenren said without raising his head.

"You guy!" Zhao Dengfeng glared at him, then turned to look at the cavalry on the other side, "Li Shen..."

Li Shen ignored him and rode forward.

Zhao Dengfeng gritted his teeth and said, "Among you two, who has a higher official position than the other? Are you still ignoring me?"

When Gu Jiao first wanted to re-employ the three of them, the three of them were either not in the military camp or would not return to the military camp. Now it is better, they have returned, starting from the small soldiers.

Gu Jiao took the lead and led the way.

Master Hu and Mu Qingchen followed her under the scorching sun.

Gu Jiao suddenly stopped and looked around.

Mu Qingchen asked: "What are you looking for?"

"Stream." Gu Jiao said, "There should be a stream near here. If you follow the stream upstream, you can cross the mountains."

 After a pause, she said, "Go catch a deer. If you want it alive, don't hurt it."

It is not difficult to catch a deer, but it is very difficult to do so without being injured at all.

Mu Qingchen was so disgraced that she finally **** a deer and came back.

Gu Jiao licked the salt from the deer for a while and then let it go.

Gu Jiao patted the Black Wind King's neck: "Boss, follow him."

This had to be followed quietly to avoid scaring away the deer. The Black Wind King took a gentle step and followed the scent of the deer from a distance. Soon he came to a small stream.

 The deer is lowering its head to drink water.

Gu Jiao brought the large army over and walked up the stream, picking two wild fruits or pulling out two medicinal herbs from time to time.

 The whole army was waiting for the little commander to get lost and cry.

They imagined what the young commander would look like: "Ah! What to do! What to do! I can't find the way! It's over! It's dark! The wolf is coming! I'm so scared! Snakes! There are venomous snakes in the trees!"

 The appearance of a certain commander they saw in reality—

 Knocked out a tiger with one punch, grabbed a poisonous snake and used it as a rope, rode the Black Wind King and used torches to drive away the wolves.

 Lead them safely through the swamp and successfully bypass the miasma forest.

 Even the most experienced soldiers don't have the jungle survival ability like her.

Gu Jiao found a suitable open space near the creek, "Okay, we will camp here tonight. Cheng Fugui and Zhao Lei, you will take turns taking turns to keep watch tonight."

 Cheng Fugui and Zhao Lei are the left and right commanders of the Pioneer Battalion respectively.

 The two of them agreed, "Yes."

Gu Jiao added: "In addition, please go down and don't light a fire."

 The two of them responded again: "Yes!"

If you can't make a fire, you can only eat the cold pancakes. The temperature difference between morning and night is huge in the western part of Dayan, and the daytime is almost the same as in summer. In order to prevent the food from spoiling, the cook bakes the pancakes until they are dry and hard. After a few bites, the cheeks are sore. When swallowing, you can feel your throat being scratched by something hard.

Everyone drank from the cold stream and swallowed the hard cakes that scratched their throats. No one complained, and no one wasted.

Gu Jiao was sitting by the stream. She ate the same food as the soldiers.

 The soldiers just hugged each other and were not close to her, making her seem a little lonely.

Everyone looked at the thin and young figure on the river beach, and for some reason, they suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.

 …

Heifeng rode for two days and finally reached the upper reaches.

There is a wide river here, and at the end of the river is a waterfall as high as a hundred feet.

 The closer you get to the waterfall, the narrower the river, the shallower the water, and the easier it is to cross.

 It's just that the river is a bit fast today, and if you're not careful, you may be washed down by the current.

“Boss.” Gu Jiao tugged on the reins, “Can you pass?”

The Black Wind King took a few steps back, the texture of his body suddenly tensed, and he jumped into the water.

 The water was not deep at this time, just below its knees, and it walked over calmly.

The rest of the Black Wind Cavalry also jumped into the river one after another like dumplings, and with the comfort of the cavalry, they crossed the rapid river without any danger.

But no one expected that when it was the turn of the last few little black wind riders, the water suddenly became more and more turbulent. A big wave hit, and a little black wind rider dragging grain and grass was washed down.

 The Black Wind King rushed out and bit its reins!

The Black Wind King tried his best to withstand the rapid river, and used all his strength to pull the little Black Wind Rider up bit by bit.

 Both horses were ashore, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the little Black Wind Rider's life was saved, the food and grass on its back fell off, and it lowered its head in frustration.

The Black Wind King rubbed his wet head against it, like a silent comfort.

 The army continued to move forward.

 This episode did not have much impact on the army, except for the little black wind rider.

Having lost its food and grass, it followed listlessly at the back of the team. It wasn’t until Gu Jiao put the herbs she collected along the way on its horse that it regained its composure!

It took two days to go up the mountain, and it was much faster to go down the mountain.

 They successfully reached the foot of the mountain in only one day's work.

Mu Qingchen was amazed: "It really only took three days."

Hurrying on the road consumes a lot of physical strength. All the soldiers and horses are very tired, but they only have one day to repair. As soon as tomorrow is over, they must prepare to attack the city.

 Midnight.

The Black Wind Cavalry scouts sent by Gu Jiao returned. At this moment, Gu Jiao was sitting under a big tree, discussing the plan to attack the city with the six commanders. Mu Qingchen was also there.

“Say.” Gu Jiao looked at the spy and said.

The scout raised his hands and said, "I have good news and bad news for you, commander-in-chief."

Gu Jiao held a tree branch with a map in her hand, glanced at him and said, "Let's talk about the bad things first."

The scout said: "The bad news is that we have lost three more cities. Two of them took the initiative to join the Han family and the Nangong family, and the other city was captured by the Jin army."

Gu Jiao's branch scratched the Yanmen Pass: "The Jin army has entered the country. So, Tianshan Pass has been completely lost."

The scout said sadly: "Yes."

 “Where’s the good news?” Gu Jiao asked.

The scout said: "The good news is that there is not much food and grass in Quyang City. Two counties are transporting food and grass to Quyang City. They are expected to arrive at the north and east gates of Quyang City tomorrow night."

They are worrying about how to attack Quyang City. After all, the walls of Quyang City are strong and easy to defend but difficult to attack. In addition, they are cavalry first and do not have the chariots and baggage of infantry to attack the city. This makes breaking through the city gate from ordinary difficulty to **** level. Difficulty.

The news that the scouts got back was indeed timely.

Cheng Fugui said: "We can rob them of their food and grass. Without food and grass, they can only be trapped in the city and starve. They will definitely come out to take back their food and grass. That is our opportunity."

Gu Jiao nodded: "Yes, that's the truth."

 But if the food and grass arrive tomorrow night, it means that their attack plan must be advanced.

An hour later, the scout went to check the whereabouts of the grain and grass again, and came back with news that they had transported grain and grass overnight.

 This conveys two signals.

　　一, Quyang City’s food and grass supplies are in very short supply, and they cannot survive even one day.

 Two, they will be able to arrive in Quyang by noon tomorrow at the latest.

 The attack plan must be advanced by half a day!

 This is a huge challenge for the Black Wind Rider who has been driving for more than ten days in a row, especially over mountains and ridges for three days.

“How many troops does the opponent have?” Gu Jiao asked.

The scout said: "They are all five thousand."

Gu Jiao thought thoughtfully: "Is there a lot of food and grass? They actually sent five thousand troops."

 The 50,000 Black Wind Cavalry she had on hand included baggage and war horses, and the actual combat cavalry was 20,000.

The opponent has 10,000 troops, which doesn’t sound like a big problem.

 The key point is that taking away the food and grass is only the first step. The Nangong army that fights out of the city to regain the food and grass is the highlight.

That's an army of 80,000!

They have to fight one after another without recovering their physical strength, and use 20,000 troops to fight against an army of nearly 100,000 people. This is simply hitting an egg with a stone!

The scout asked worriedly: "Sir, shall we... fight?"

Gu Jiao clenched her fists, her eyes gleaming: "Fight! Pass the order, have a good rest tonight, you don't have to get up early tomorrow, in the afternoon - follow me to attack the city!"

 (End of this chapter)