The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 1046

Chapter 1046: 504 Perfectly Resolved (Third Update)

Additionally, Gu Jiao told them that the Gu Family’s army had reached the border, and the person standing on the wooden bridge was the young master of the Gu Family’s army.

The imperial court had not given up on the land of Zhan Country, nor had they abandoned the people at the frontier.

Gu Changqing was deeply moved; his sister was indeed very capable.

"How long will the treatment take?" Gu Changqing asked.

"Seven to ten days," Gu Jiao said. "In these few days, he will carefully consider the escape route. If there is an attack on the city, let him know in advance, and he will lead the people in the stronghold to escape. He won’t flee to populated areas; he understands how contagious the plague is."

Gu Changqing pondered for a moment, then said, "In that case, there are no worries about what comes after."

The original plan was to attack Lingguan City first, which held a rather unique geographical position, forming a pinch point with Yuegu City and Ye City. Capturing it would allow an attack on Ye City from two sides.

Of course, correspondingly, when attacking Lingguan City, one could also be easily pinched by the remnants of the former dynasty and the large army of the Chen Country from Ye City.

Gu Changqing was not afraid of the enemy forces from both cities joining forces. He had already scouted their strength: the Lingguan City defenders numbered thirty thousand, the Ye City defenders thirty thousand, while the Gu Family’s army fielded one hundred thousand. Even if they were to be attacked from both sides, he wasn’t afraid.

Beiyang City lay on the other side of Ye City. As long as they acted swiftly, the enemy forces from Beiyang City wouldn’t be able to arrive in time.

"Beiyang City seems poised to send reinforcements," Gu Jiao said.

"Is that so?" Gu Changqing slightly furrowed his brow.

Gu Jiao nodded, "Yes, Little Shitou said so. He overheard a conversation between the Governor’s son-in-law and a Chen Country commander when he was accidentally taken to the Governor’s Mansion."

Originally, Chen Country had stationed eighty thousand troops at the frontier. Upon hearing that one hundred thousand troops of the Gu Family were marching toward the border, Prince Bo also dispatched an additional one hundred thousand soldiers from various parts of Chen Country.

The original eighty thousand troops of the Chen Country’s army had suffered losses of twenty thousand. Along with the thirty thousand remnants of the former dynasty’s army, they were left with ninety thousand soldiers. As long as the plague didn’t break out, the Gu Family’s army could handle these ninety thousand troops with ease.

However, if the one hundred thousand reinforcements from Chen Country arrived, the situation might tell a different story.

Gu Changqing nodded, "Looking at it this way, Beiyang City’s thirty thousand troops don’t seem to pose too much of a threat."

The real concern was the one hundred thousand reinforcements on the way.

Gu Jiao said, "But if we can always employ a strategy of overwhelming the enemy with superior numbers, we can minimize casualties among the Gu Family’s army. That way, even if Chen Country’s reinforcements arrive, victory is not beyond our reach."