Chapter 830： What to do if we are short of war horses

Chapter 830: What should I do if I am short of war horses?

The King of Chu has already taken control of the two counties, and it is not yet known whether he will go north to compete with King Dai for Hanzhong County, or whether he will go up from Xijiang County to plot Huainan County.

The prince summoned his staff and discussed it. It was concluded that King Dai had nothing to worry about for the time being. King Chu was a serious concern on his side. As for King An and the court in the north, there was no need to worry about it at the moment until they were finished fighting.

Although Duke Qin and Xiao Yu of Huainan County are gradually advancing, the biggest problem they face now is the lack of war horses.

The Prince of Qi’s Mansion only organized a cavalry force of 5,000 men.

The King of Qi has been training private soldiers on the island for several years, but there are not many war horses. War horses are strategic materials and are strictly controlled by the court. If a large number of horses are purchased, Zhu Yiwei's spies will definitely discover them.

These five thousand war horses were divided many times and transported back to Donghai County one after another.

Especially since the British Empire did not produce good horses locally, they imported high-quality stallions from the Tatars and the Western Regions for breeding.

When Xiao Yu went to Xiqin County and met Gu Fei, he was going to buy a horse and pass by there.

Although the King of Qi secretly built a horse farm, raising horses requires pasture. The climate and geographical conditions in the south of the Yangtze River are not suitable for breeding and raising good horses.

Even though we have captured two counties now and captured a lot of the imperial war horses, it is not enough. It is impossible to conquer the world with just these few war horses.

You must know that the imperial court has hundreds of thousands of war horses.

Most of King An's 100,000 troops were cavalry.

In large-scale battles, infantry versus cavalry is basically a dead end.

Everyone discussed the problem of lack of war horses, but there was no way to solve it for the time being.

The imperial court's five major horse racing farms are all in the northwest, and if you want to go there now, you have to pass through King Dai's territory.

If you buy horses from the Tatars, you have to go to King An's territory.

As for the Yunnan horses in southern Xinjiang, they are short in stature and have no advantage in fighting, so they cannot be used as war horses at all.

After everyone’s discussion, they decided that they could only push northwest from Huainan County as soon as possible and try to capture the imperial court’s horse farm in Longyou, so that there would be a continuous supply of war horses.

When everyone had dispersed, Prime Minister Su's eyes flashed and he stopped the prince.

Prime Minister Su sent everyone around him away, and then whispered: "The prince is short of war horses. Why don't you talk to the princess about this matter? Maybe she can solve it."

 Prime Minister Su still doesn't know how Gu Fei got him and Su Li from Wangbei City to Ping'an City, but he knows in his heart that the Crown Princess has abilities beyond ordinary people.

 King Qi was filled with doubts, "The Crown Princess is just a little girl. What can she do about such a big problem as the lack of horses?"

“Even if she has a good master, it’s not difficult to go to the northwest, but how will she get the horses back?”

Horses were bought and passed through King Dai's territory. It would be strange if he didn't take them.

Even if Palace Master Yan is very skilled in martial arts, he can't defeat an army by himself.

Prime Minister Su smiled slightly, "Actually, I'm not sure whether the Crown Princess can do it."

“However, the prince can mention it to the imperial concubine. If she has a way, she will certainly agree.”

King Qi narrowed his eyes, Prime Minister Su was not a person who spoke freely. Since he said that, he must have a reason.

The matter of buying a war horse really cannot wait.

After buying a war horse, both the soldiers and the horse need to be trained. You cannot just ride a horse and go to the battlefield.

Not to mention that the cavalry also needs to train their formations, which all takes time.

He stood up quickly and said, "I'll go and ask."

Speaking, he strode towards the backyard.

Prime Minister Su stroked his beard and smiled.

He felt that the prince would definitely be able to do it once he left.

(End of this chapter)