East Factory Governor

Chapter 419 Do something
When it was just getting dark, the army embarked on a journey.

The team marched quickly under the clear moonlit night.

Qin Shuhuai and Hong Chengchou rode side by side, chatting while walking.

Qin Shuhuai said, "Master Hong, how long do you think Hancheng can hold?"

Hong Chengchou frowned and said, "If the opponent is only [-] to [-] soldiers, then it's no problem to defend for ten days or eight days. After all, the siege ability of the rogues is not strong. But if the number of rogues far exceeds this number, it's hard to say !"

Qin Shuhuai said worriedly, "Taiyuan is more than 700 miles away from Hancheng, right? We have so many infantry to go there, no matter how we go, it will take four or five days."

Under normal circumstances, infantry marching 120 miles a day has reached the limit.But in this world, because of martial arts and true energy, the physical fitness of soldiers is generally higher than that of infantry in history, and they can walk about 180 miles a day.However, even this would take four or five days.

Thinking of this, he looked at the soldiers and horses behind Hong Chengchou again, and couldn't help saying, "Master Hong, you are still rich in Hancheng, and you rushed to Taiyuan in one day and two nights, relying on... you must have seven or eight thousand horses here." ?”

Hong Chengchou smiled wryly, and said, "A total of 350 horses, all of Hancheng's horses are here. To tell you the truth, because there are not enough horses, in fact, the lower officials only brought a little over 9000 soldiers and horses, less than [-]. But in terms of combat power, it is definitely not inferior to an ordinary [-] army."

There are many war horses in Hancheng, Qin Shuhuai knew this when he visited the barracks in Hancheng, otherwise he would not have let Hong Chengchou arrive with [-] soldiers in one day and two nights.If Hong Chengchou walked with his feet, even if his feet were worn out, he would not be able to walk.

There are historical reasons why there are so many war horses in Hancheng.Because there are many plains near Hancheng, cavalry tactics are easy to use, so all the defenders of Hancheng like to station cavalry. When Hong Chengchou went to rescue Hancheng, there were [-] cavalry in Hancheng, and Hong Chengchou himself brought [-] cavalry. Let the cavalry go, so there will be six thousand.Later, Hong Chengchou added more than a thousand horses by means of suppressing bandits and buying, so the cavalry in Hancheng suddenly increased to [-], which was the most among all the cities on the three sides, and even Taiyuan City was not as many as it.Back then, Yang He wanted to "poach" some cavalry from Hancheng to Taiyuan, but Hong Chengchou dragged and shamelessly blocked them back.

Thinking of so many cavalry, Qin Shuhuai felt restless again.

Hong Chengchou has [-] cavalry, and Cao Wenzhao seems to have a lot of cavalry too. Wouldn't it be too wasteful if we didn't do something?

Thinking of this, he immediately said to Li Jingting, "Jingting, go and call General Cao, General Du, Meng Hu, and Zhang Xiao over."

"Yes, my lord!"

Not long after, Cao Wenzhao, Du Wenhuan, Meng Hu, and Zhang Xiao all walked to Qin Shuhuai's side.

Qin Shuhuai said, "Three generals, I would like to ask how many cavalry you have in your hands now?"

Cao Wenzhao said, "My lord, the last general has brought three thousand horsemen this time."

"The last general has two thousand horsemen!" Du Wenhuan said.

"My lord, there are three thousand horse soldiers in the Wuyuan camp!" Meng Hu followed up.In the army, Meng Hu treated Qin Shuhuai with his official position so that other generals would not be uncomfortable.

Qin Shuhuai did the math, Hong Chengchou had [-] cavalry, Cao Wenzhao had [-], Du Wenhuan had [-], and Wuyuan Battalion had [-], adding up to [-] cavalry!

In the era of cold weapons, cavalry is also the master on the battlefield!With so many cavalry, even thinking about it with their toes, they felt that something could be done.

"Generals, let me do the math. Now we have more than 3000 cavalry. With so many cavalry, do you have any ideas?"

As soon as the words fell, the four of them laughed at the same time.

Cao Wenzhao said, "Hehe, to tell you the truth, General Du and General Du are also discussing this issue just now."

Meng Hu couldn't wait to say when he heard it, "Haha, what a coincidence, Zhang Xiao and I were thinking about this question just now."

Qin Shuhuai suddenly laughed, "Hehe, it seems that we are all thinking of going together. General Cao and General Du, let's talk about your thoughts first."

Hong Chengchou also said, "Several generals, tell me quickly, and I will listen with all my ears."

Several people expressed their opinions while marching. As soon as Cao Wenzhao and Du Wenhuan finished speaking, Zhang Xiao added a few points, which won the praise of everyone.After listening to their opinions, Qin Shuhuai finally understood that he was far away from these professional generals when it came to the application of cavalry, so he shut his mouth wisely and only listened to what they said.

After discussing for more than two quarters of an hour, Hong Chengchou gathered everyone's opinions, made a concluding speech, summarized and sorted out the most reasonable parts of everyone's suggestions, and immediately formed a combat plan.As soon as this plan came out, everyone applauded in unison.

The best generals from the three sides gathered together, and the efficiency was not generally high.

Qin Shuhuai was convinced by the last plan, but he couldn't find anything to add.

With them, his only function seemed to be to order.

So I had no choice but to say helplessly and unwillingly, "If that's the case, then it's settled, everyone act accordingly!"

"The end will obey orders!"

Several people took orders in unison.

Afterwards, they went back to their respective units and briefly explained.

Not long after, Cao Wenzhao left the main force with [-] cavalry and disappeared into the night.Almost at the same time, Zhang Xiao also left the main force with five thousand cavalry.

Among the ranks, there were only two or three thousand cavalry left at once.

Go on and go to Hancheng.

Hancheng.

More than 4 rogue coalition forces surrounded Hancheng impenetrably.Under the city wall, corpses were everywhere, blood flowed like a river, and the smell of blood and burnt permeated the air.

On the city wall, there are also countless corpses lying here and there, and some wounded soldiers who are still dying, clutching their wounds that are still bleeding, howling and groaning incessantly.

The huge oil tank was still boiling under the lick of the fire, emitting bursts of blue smoke—this is the best weapon against infantry climbing up the ladder.

The Ming army on the city wall knocked down the last siege ladder with iron poles, and then fell exhausted behind the battlements.

A brutal siege has just ended.

This was the eighth time that the Ming army defending the city repelled the enemy's attack.

In the city, the governor's yamen of Shaanxi.

The governor's yamen is not actually the governor's yamen, but Hong Chengchou's temporary office in Hancheng.If it weren't for Han Cheng who really wanted Yang He to guard him here, he would have gone to Xi'an by now, which is where the Shaanxi Governor's Yamen is located.

Hong Chengchou has two capable generals under his command, one is He Renlong, the commander-in-chief of Shaanxi, who is brave in combat, and he is known as "Crazy He", and the other is Zuo Guangxian, the deputy commander-in-chief of Shaanxi, who is capable of both literature and martial arts.

Because He Renlong had been suppressing bandits in Xi'an for a long time, Hong Chengchou entrusted Zuo Guangxian with the full power of Hancheng's defense when he led his troops northward.

At this moment, Zuo Guang was sitting on pins and needles.

(End of this chapter)