Chapter 403 Good State-owned Generals

Author: Gongsun Wujiu

Chapter 403 Good State-owned Generals

Han Zeng felt that the judgment of the two men should be correct. "So, the number of mobs besieging Jincheng should be between 25,000 and 30,000..."

Liu Yi's focus was different from the three. He was more curious about why Jincheng, as a military fortress of the Han army, only had 600 soldiers.

"Do you know how many soldiers the Colonel Protecting Qiang has in his hands?"

According to Liu Yi's knowledge, although the Qiang Guard Corps has been reduced in recent years, it should only number around two thousand.

But now the captain protecting Qiang said in the letter that his troops were less than 600.

Tian Guangming seemed to know something about the situation, but he hesitated to speak.

Upon seeing this, Han Zeng said bluntly, "If Da Honglu knows the reason, please tell me clearly..."

Tian Guangming said: "This matter is related to Jincheng Prefect!"

Liu Yi asked in surprise, "Could it be that the generals are at odds?"

Tian Guangming sighed and said, "Not bad."

"Logically speaking, the prefect should be the chief official of a county...but since the establishment of the Colonel Protecting Qiang...the power of Jincheng has always been in the hands of the Colonel Protecting Qiang..."

"Now the prefect of Jincheng was originally a lieutenant of His Majesty...but the captain of the Qiang Protector came from the shogunate of the general..."

"I have a guess that the Governor of Jincheng is not in Jincheng..."

Although Tian Guangming did not continue, everyone already understood the reason.

Because the matter involved a dispute between the emperor and the general, Han Zeng and the other three remained silent at this time.

Liu Yize said without any scruples: "Where is the governor of Jincheng now? He is so disregarding the overall situation at this critical moment..."

Han Zeng sighed after hearing this: "The Marquis of Xinyang is really devoted to the country, but there are so many people like kings and marquises nowadays... so many are just people who are fighting for power and profit..."

Tian Guangming also said: "The dispute between the Jincheng Governor and the Qiang Protector Colonel is not something that a certain class can intervene in... A certain class only needs to do a certain class's duty..."

Liu Yi was silent for a long time, sighing secretly in his heart. He knew in his heart that what the two said was the truth at the moment, but he still felt quite depressed in his heart.

He took two deep breaths to drive away the depression in his heart.

"What you said is true. Just follow your orders and quell the chaos..."

Having said this, Liu Yi turned his attention to the map.

"My lords, Jin City is in danger now. I thought that I should send my cavalry to rescue it as soon as possible. What do you think?"

Han Zeng also turned his attention to the map at this time, "Jincheng is too far away. If you want to save it, you can only send your cavalry to act alone..."

Tian Guangming said: "Our army only has five hundred cavalry. It is quite risky to attack such a large mob in Jincheng with five hundred cavalry!"

Ma Shijian also said: "What Mr. Tian said is true. Why don't you ask the general to reinforce your troops?"

When Liu Yi heard this, he smiled and shook his head, "The thieves are just a mob... If there are good generals to lead them, five hundred riders can defeat them..."

Han Zeng said thoughtfully upon hearing this, "Could it be that Marquis Liu wants to lead the army himself?"

When Tian Guangming heard this, he immediately objected: "Liu Hou is the commander-in-chief of the first army, so you should not take risks easily!"

Liu Yi laughed and said, "A certain person is not a good general..."

Han Zeng asked curiously after hearing this, "I wonder who the good general Liu Hou mentioned is?"

Liu Yi smiled and said, "What I said was Sima Wu Zheng of another department!"

When Tian Guangming was in Chang'an, he also heard that Du Ling had passed Wu Zheng in advance. Hearing this, he said: "So it's this person!"

Liu Yi asked curiously: "Did you also hear about Wu Jun?"

Tian Guangming said, "I owe it to Du Gong to hear his name..."

Liu Yi smiled slightly and ordered, "Let Wu Sima come to see so-and-so!"

"promise!"

Wu Zheng, who quickly received the notice, had already entered the big tent.

"My subordinates have seen Liu Hou!"

Liu Yi nodded and said, "Wu Sima, I would like to ask if you lead the army, how many men and horses will be needed to relieve the difficulties of Jincheng?"

Wu Zheng was stunned, and then asked, "How many mobs are there in Jincheng?"

Han Zeng said: "About thirty thousand!"

Wu Zheng nodded and began to think in his mind.

He first recalled the terrain outside Jincheng County, and then thought about the possible reaction of the mob.

About half a quarter of an hour later, he cupped his fists and said, "If we want to defeat the mob in Jincheng, we will need three hundred elite cavalry..."

Han Zeng looked Wu Zheng up and down and said, "How dare you speak so boldly?"

Wu Zheng replied in a neither humble nor arrogant manner, "I only tell the truth, so how can I speak loudly?"

Ma Shijian, who also had some knowledge of Wu Zheng, said, "I heard that Wu Jun once defeated Kangju with an army of hundreds of cavalry..."

Liu Yi laughed when he heard this and said, "This is certainly true. Not only that, Jun Wu's shooting skills are no less than those of General Li in the past!"

After Liu Yi spoke, everyone became curious about Wu Zheng.

At this time, Liu Yi talked about Wu Zheng's mission to Guishuang with Yang You.

After Han Zeng heard this, he stood up and worshiped, "Junguo is a hero... Zeng worships!"

Seeing this, Wu Zheng hurriedly responded with a big gift.

At this time, Liu Yi said to Wu Zheng, "Wu Sima, I will give you four hundred horses now, so you can break the siege of Jincheng!"

Wu Zheng said seriously, "Don't worry, Marquis Liu, I will live up to my trust!"

At this time, Tian Guangming said: "I have heard that the captain who protects the Qiang is not an easy person to deal with. Wu Jun should be kind and restrained when he goes there!"

Liu Yi thought about it for a moment and said, "What Da Honglu said is true. Wu Jun can maintain a certain level of integrity here!"

Wu Zheng said "Promise".

Liu Yi quickly handed over the battle to Wu Zheng. At this time, the 300 Northern Army cavalry had also been assembled.

Then Wu Zheng led the Yunyang Houfu's 100-horse bodyguard and 300 Northern Army cavalry out of the camp toward Jincheng.

After Liu Yi led the main force of the Han army to rest for a day, he changed his route and headed south to approach Wudu.

In order to ensure the suddenness of the battle, Wu Zheng led 400 cavalry, changing horses without changing men, running day and night, and arrived outside Jincheng in only two days.

At this time, Jincheng was completely surrounded by the mob, but although the mob was large, its equipment was extremely poor.

Only a few thousand people actually owned weapons, and the rest mostly used sticks and farm tools.

Not to mention armor, only a few noble leaders own armor.

Therefore, Jincheng County looks quite dangerous, but in fact the mob does not have the strength to break the city.

After carefully observing the situation of the mob, Wu Zheng found that although the mob was large, its main force was only 4,000 people living in the east of the city.

Only these four thousand people are equipped with relatively complete weapons and have received some training.

As for the others, they are just some ordinary Di people. They have no training at first glance and are just waving flags and shouting.

After understanding the situation of the mob, Wu Zheng could not help but feel contempt for the Colonel Protecting Qiang.

In his opinion, the 600 elite soldiers in Jincheng County were enough to break the siege of the city.

After Wu Zheng learned about the situation of the mob, he already had a plan in mind. He ordered the four soldiers to rest for the night.

At dawn on the second day, Wu Zheng gathered his cavalry and attacked the mob camp outside the east gate of Jincheng.

After discovering the approaching Han cavalry, the Di leader hurriedly ordered the entire army to assemble.

When Wu Zheng led his troops and approached about three miles away from the mob camp, the Di people reluctantly gathered together.

Wu Zheng led 400 Han cavalry and faced off with 4,000 violent mobs about two miles away.

Although the strength gap between the two sides was as high as ten times, the Han army from top to bottom was full of confidence in defeating the enemy in front of them.

The two sides faced off for about two-quarters of an hour, and the poorly trained mob had already begun to stir.

Wu Zheng knew that the opportunity he had been waiting for had arrived.

"Archmen attack!"
Chapter completed!