Chapter 830: What to Do if You Are Short of War Horses

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

The prince summoned his staff and discussed it. The King of Dai is not a concern for the time being, but the King of Chu is a big worry. As for the King of An and the court in the north, they don't need to worry about it at the moment, and they will talk about it after they finish fighting.

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

The Qi Palace has only formed a cavalry of 5,000 people.

The King of Qi has trained private soldiers on the island for several years, but there are not many war horses. War horses are strategic materials, and the court has strict control. If a large number of horses are purchased, they will definitely be discovered by the spies of the Zhuyiwei.

Even these 5,000 war horses were divided into many times and transported back to Donghai County one after another.

In particular, the Great Ying Dynasty does not produce good horses locally, and all excellent stallions are introduced from Tatar and the Western Regions for breeding.

When Xiao Yu went to Xiqin County and met Gu Fei, he was going to buy horses and passed by there.

Although the King of Qi also 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.

Now that the two counties have been conquered, although a lot of war horses of the court have been seized, it is still far from enough. It is impossible to conquer the world with these war horses.

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

Most of the 100,000 troops of King An are cavalry.

In large-scale combat, infantry is basically dead against cavalry.

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

The five major horse farms of the court are all in the northwest. Now you have to pass through the territory of the King of Dai to get there.

If you buy horses from the Tatars, you have to fight through the territory of King An.

As for the Yunnan horses in southern Xinjiang, they are short in size and have no advantage in fighting. They can't be used as war horses at all.

After everyone discussed, they could only advance from Huainan County to the northwest as soon as possible, and strive to seize the court's horse farm in Longyou, so that war horses can be continuously supplied.

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

Prime Minister Su sent everyone around him away, and then whispered: "The prince is short of war horses. Why not talk to the Crown 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 extraordinary abilities.

The King of Qi was full of 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 to get the horses back?"

The horses were bought and passed through the territory of the King of Dai. It would be strange if he didn't rob them.

Even if the Palace Master Yan is very skilled in martial arts, one person can't beat an army.

Prime Minister Su smiled slightly, "Actually, I'm not sure if the Crown Prince's wife can do it."

"However, the prince can mention it to the Crown Prince's wife. If she has a way, she will agree."

The King of Qi narrowed his eyes. Prime Minister Su is not a person who speaks without thinking. Since he said so, he must have his reasons.

Buying war horses really can't wait.

After buying war horses, soldiers and horses need to be trained. You can't just ride horses to the battlefield.

Not to mention that cavalry also need to train formations, which takes time.

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

He strode to the backyard.

Prime Minister Su touched his beard and smiled.

He felt that the prince would be able to succeed this time.