Chapter 317 Wei Chengyi's Plan
To Shen Xiangwan, the compass is just a gadget, but to Wei Chengyi and the others, it is undoubtedly a magic weapon. With it, they will not be afraid of getting lost in the grassland. Once they have the strength to take the initiative in the future, they and the Western Hu people will instantly change their offense and defense, from passive to active, go deep into the grassland, and attack the Western Hu people's lair.
"Wanwan, where did this good stuff come from? Why didn't you take it out earlier?"
Without any sense of being a third wheel, Yan Lang was full of praise for the compass after trying it out.
"I made it myself. I should have given it to Chengyi some time ago, but I was too busy to remember it, right?"
Patting Wei Chengyi and asking him to put her down, Shen Xiangwan replied casually that if she hadn't talked about this today, she didn't know when she would have forgotten it. However, it shouldn't be too late to think about it now. Unfortunately, they have too few cavalry. At least this year, they can only passively defend and cannot lead their troops deep into the grassland to overturn the Western Hu people's nest.
"Second Master, Madam, what are you talking about? Why are you so happy?"
As they were talking, Qingying walked in from outside. Their cavalry suffered a lot of casualties this time. The only thing to be thankful for was that they seized a lot of Western Hu war horses, so they could form more cavalry. In order to cope with the upcoming battle, the new cavalry began formal training yesterday. Previously, he had gone out to arrange for the guards to personally train in cavalry-related matters.
"Qingying, let me show you something good."
Before Wei Chengyi and his wife could do so, Yan Lang handed him the compass with a smile on his face and briefly explained its function.
"real?"
Holding a skeptical attitude, Qingying, like Wei Chengyi and Yan Lang, changed directions several times in the big tent with a compass. "Really? It's actually true, Second Master, our chance to destroy the Western Hu people has come. Damn it! Once I've trained my cavalry, I'll personally lead them to their lair!"
Not caring that the Second Master and his wife were still present, Qingying was filled with excitement, and the scene of them slaughtering the Western Hu people in disorder had already automatically emerged in his mind.
"Wanwan, how many compasses do you have left?"
After obtaining the magical tool for identifying directions, Yan Lang was in a good mood and his tone became much lighter.
"This thing is not difficult to make. We can make as many as you want."
She was not talking nonsense. The compass was really easy to make. Number One had already made dozens of them. If it was not enough, she could ask him to continue making them. Of course, she could also teach them how to make them, but she felt that there was no need at all. After all, no matter how good the compass was, it was just a small gadget for identifying directions. There was no need to focus on such a small thing. If they really succeeded in overthrowing the dog emperor in the future, they could popularize it among the people and bring more convenience to the people.
"Okay, then give me a few more. I'll have scouts take them deep into the heart of the grassland to gather information."
If they could find out in advance how many reinforcements the Western Hu people had and when they would arrive, they could prepare for it as early as possible, right?
"Okay, wait a minute."
With that, Shen Xiangwan turned and went to the back tent. She was going to take out all the compasses she had made and ask No. 1 to make some more, so she needed to go back to the space.
Perhaps guessing what she was thinking, Wei Chengyi asked them to sit down. After slightly suppressing his smile, he asked, "How many cavalrymen do we have now?"
Compared to Yan Lang who only wanted to send scouts with a compass to go deep into the grassland to gather information, he had a bolder idea. However, at the same time, he also wanted to eat up all the Western Hu people stationed thirty miles outside the city, and it would be best to wipe them out completely. To wipe them out completely, he must have a certain number of cavalry.
"There are nearly 30,000 cavalrymen in total, not counting those who are injured and unable to fight."
Speaking of this, Qingying smiled so much that his mouth almost stretched to his ears. Thirty thousand cavalrymen! They had spent the past six months scraping together ten thousand cavalrymen, but in just two or three days, their cavalrymen had increased by more than twenty thousand. Once they were all trained, with the assistance of the Mo Dao, it would not be difficult for their thirty thousand cavalrymen to fight against the fifty thousand cavalrymen of the Western Hu people.
"Hurry up and train! I'm going to devour all the remaining Western Hu people outside the three counties."
"ah?"
Wei Chengyi spoke so casually that Yan Lang and Qingying's mouths dropped open in shock. Had he misspoken, or had they misheard? Was he going to devour all the remaining Western Hu outside the three counties? Even if they had already lost tens of thousands, there should still be 50,000 or 60,000. Their cavalry would need at least two weeks of training. Regardless of whether 30,000 cavalrymen could defeat two of them, had he forgotten that reinforcements from the Western Hu would arrive soon?
"You think it's impossible?"
Raising an eyebrow at them, Wei Chengyi stood up and walked towards the sand table, pointing to the Western Hu people's garrisons outside the three counties. "It's indeed difficult for our 30,000 newly trained cavalry to defeat them all. Moreover, when they are defeated, they can still run away. But haven't you forgotten that we still have tens of thousands of infantry? As long as our cavalry detours from these points, we can quickly get to their rear and cut off their retreat. At the same time, the infantry can cooperate with the frontal attack. We can attack them from both sides and surround them completely. Even if some escape, it should be only a few."
They needed more war horses, and to get a large number of them in a short period of time, they could only start from the Western Hu people. King Quliang was too arrogant and looked down on them. After being defeated, he dared to station in such a close place. Whether he was waiting for reinforcements or had other ideas, he regarded him as fat meat in his mouth.
"What if we encounter their reinforcements? Besides, training cavalry takes at least ten days to half a month. How can you guarantee that their reinforcements won't arrive during this time?"
Looking up, Yan Lang questioned in a serious expression. It would be a lie to say that he was not excited at all. If they could really annihilate all the Western Hu people stationed outside the three counties, they would definitely deal a heavy blow to the Western Hu people. Moreover, by seizing their war horses, they could train more cavalry. Maybe in the second half of this year, or even next year, they would be able to confront the Western Hu army and attack and defend against the aliens. But the reality did not allow him to be so optimistic.
"Their reinforcements won't come."
Throwing away the flag in his hand, Wei Chengyi returned to the main seat and sat down. "I plan to lead all my guards to intercept and kill the leader of the Western Hu reinforcements, or assassinate their Khan. This way, their reinforcements will fall without a fight. But before the news comes back, you must eat all the Western Hu outside, and preferably capture King Quliang alive."
His idea was bold, but now they had a compass and didn't have to worry about getting lost in the grassland. Plus, all the guards were highly skilled in martial arts and had special abilities. As long as they could encounter reinforcements from the Western Hu people or find their lair, he would have a 90% chance of completing the assassination and escaping safely.
[End of this chapter]
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