The Young and Vigorous Eighth Prince

"Yan'er, why don't we attack the city? If we attack the city now, we still have a chance to capture it. Besides, you have artillery in your hands, so it won't be difficult to blast open the city gate?!"

Chu Xinghe looked at his daughter, his eyes flickering.

Ning Zhen beside him also nodded and said, "My dear niece, with our current military strength, it is not difficult to capture Jiangyue City!"

The other generals also looked at Chu Yan'er. Although everyone had their own ideas, Emperor Yan had already handed over the command of this war to Chu Yan'er.

Even Ning Zhen and Chu Xinghe were under Chu Yan'er's control, so no matter how many ideas they had, they were afraid it would be useless. Fortunately, Chu Xinghe and Ning Zhen did speak out what they were thinking.

Chu Yan'er shook her head when she heard this. She said, "It's not a good idea for us to attack the city at this time. The enemy is trapped in the city and still has the strength to fight. If we force them, they may make a desperate move."

"The final result will only become a brutal melee. With the combat power of the soldiers we have, such a brutal battle is not suitable. Once a problem occurs, the enemy may turn defeat into victory!"

"In that case, why should we take the risk? We might as well trap them and wear down their morale and willpower. After all, they have come from afar and are at a disadvantage both psychologically and physically. Why should we risk our lives with them?!"

Although, at this time, there is indeed a great chance of capturing Jiangyue City and even destroying the 200,000 troops in the city.

But this is just wishful thinking. Considering various factors, they are not actually in an advantageous position. First, the enemy is now trapped. If they are provoked, they will definitely be able to exert unimaginable combat power.

Second, once a fierce battle breaks out, with the current combat power of 240,000 troops on their side, if things go wrong the morale of the troops on their side will collapse and they will be defeated.

After all, the combat effectiveness of those state-run troops is really not as good as the expeditionary forces of the Great Western Dynasty. Sending them up would be a death sentence and would also become a burden to their own side.

3. She has 30,000 Huaining troops, plus her father's 20,000 Zhenyuan troops, and Ning Zhen's 20,000 imperial guards. Although their combat effectiveness is good, the total number is only 70,000.

She couldn't let these 70,000 people fight against 200,000 people. If she killed all the elite troops, what would she do next? What would she rely on to fight? Those useless Zhoufu troops?

Even if she added the 20,000 troops from Dalian Yunshibazhai, she only had 90,000 people, and the risk was too great. It would be better to trap the enemy.

Fourth, if they launched a full-scale attack on Jiangyue City, if the troops from the two cities guarding Jiangyue City came to support them, or if they launched a sneak attack, it could be fatal to them.

Now, as long as the Five Tigers of the Ning Family cut off the enemy's retreat and then find a way to block the enemy's reinforcements, it is only a matter of time before the enemy is trapped to death. Why should she be in a hurry?

As soon as she said this, Chu Xinghe, Ning Zhen and other generals all frowned and fell into deep thought. Chu Xinghe and Ning Zhen were actually veterans on the battlefield, and they had a strong grasp of the battle situation.

But compared to Chu Yan'er, they were still a little behind. They had overestimated the combat effectiveness of the armies of the various states, so they thought they could win this battle.

However, only Chu Yan'er, who had seen the appearance and combat effectiveness of the Zhoufu Army, knew how weak the Zhoufu Army was.

Everyone who reacted nodded, expressing their agreement with Chu Yan'er's words. Since it was not appropriate to fight at this time, they should trap the enemy to death. They could delay, but the enemy could not afford it.

In the following time, Chu Yan'er deployed defenses and besieged the four gates of Jiangyue City with tens of thousands of troops. The army formed a battle formation and did not give the enemy any chance to break out.

The remaining troops that had not been deployed were sent by the generals of the Huaining Army for training. Since she was prepared to be trapped to death, Chu Yan'er certainly would not do nothing.

It was a good opportunity to take advantage of this to improve the combat effectiveness of the Zhoufu Army. Once she felt that the combat effectiveness of the Zhoufu Army had reached the requirement, that would be the time for her to launch a general attack.

On the Jiangyue city wall, after a few days of recovery, Guan Yizhi was able to move around. He now came to the east gate city wall and looked at the Yan army outside the city, a gleam of light in his eyes.

However, when he saw the Yan troops training behind the army, his face suddenly became extremely ugly.

Is this a siege or a training exercise? This is a slap in his face. They are besieging the city so calmly, as if they have no intention of attacking the city at all.

Isn't it obvious that this is telling him, Guan Yizhi, that even if we don't beat you, we will trap you to death in Jiangyue City.

This caused Guan Yizhi's anger, which had just been suppressed, to bubble up again, and his eyes were filled with murderous intent at this moment.

"Come here, tell the Tiger Cavalry to send two thousand men to accompany me out of the city and teach them a lesson!" He was being kept in captivity like an animal, how could he bear this kind of humiliation?

Upon hearing Guan Yizhi's order, the accompanying generals were stunned for a moment, but quickly hurried down to carry out the order.

Everyone knew that this was a kind of test. The Marshal wanted to see how strong the enemy's siege was. If the enemy's combat power was not good enough, he could perhaps launch a surprise attack.

Even if we cannot lift the siege of Jiangyue City, we can definitely disperse the enemy, and maybe even defeat them in the end.

Soon, a cavalry of 2,000 men left Jiangyue City. They were the most elite cavalry of the Daxi Dynasty and the strongest cavalry in Guan Yizhi's hands.

This cavalry attacked all the way from Weizhou Pass to here and made many contributions. Unfortunately, during the attack on Hedu City, because it was arranged in the central army position, it did not fight with the army led by Chu Yan'er.

The generals on the wall showed a look of expectation in their eyes. Perhaps, this cavalry could bring them a surprise. They did not expect the Tiger Cavalry to kill through the enemy, as long as they could beat the enemy into a mess. It was also a way to vent their anger.

As the city gate opened, Chu Yan'er in the tent knew that the enemy had come to test them. With a hint of sarcasm on her face, she came to a huge sentry tower in the tent.

She picked up the telescope and looked at the cavalry outside the east gate with a calm expression. Soon she gave the order.

"Let the 2,000 men from the Eighteen Villages of Lianyun block the way, and the 3,000 men from the Hezhou Prefecture army support us and attack freely!" As soon as she finished speaking, Chu Lan'er beside her signaled the flag soldiers to start conveying orders using flags.

After hearing the order, Niu Wu, who was guarding the first line of defense, quickly led 2,000 cavalrymen from Lianyun Eighteen Villages to form a battle formation.

The three thousand infantrymen of Hezhou Prefecture also marched forward immediately. All of them were holding thorny bamboos. The method that Jiang Fan used to deal with the cavalry in Jinzhou had already spread among the army.