Chapter 596: Kushan's Ambition
"Okay, let's do this. Go down and organize the troops. We haven't fought for over a hundred years. Let's see how powerful the former Han Empire is now!" Brach stopped the two civil officials from explaining the value of the Han Empire.
"I heard that one of the enemy's vanguards is not far away. Which general would like to lead the troops to go and have a look?" Brach asked calmly.
The opponent's declaration of war said that there would be three battles in total. The first battle would be between a single legion, the second would be between separate armies, and the third would be a decisive battle between the main army.
In fact, this is also the normal process of war, first test, then test again, and finally win directly.
To put it bluntly, the first two wars were launched to collect intelligence. Once you reveal too many cards in the previous battles, your chances of winning in the final battle will be even smaller.
If you insist on holding on to your trump card and not using it, your troops will be reduced first, and one of your hands will be cut off, which will put you at a greater disadvantage in the decisive battle.
Or you keep using your trump card, and then when it comes to the decisive moment, your trump card is revealed, and you just say GG amidst laughter.
Unless your trump card is too strong and cannot be cracked, but that is impossible.
When the Han Dynasty and the Huns were at war, your troops had not yet appeared, but I had already developed a corresponding targeted version. Both sides knew each other too well.
The foundation for climbing the technology tree was there, so even if the Kushans had any unexpected cards, the Han Dynasty had corresponding solutions.
At that time, what we were fighting for was the foundation of national strength, while what we were fighting for before was ultimately the foundation and on-the-spot performance.
Liu Feng didn't feel completely relieved until he returned to the camp and saw Guan Yu.
Although he felt that his second uncle was unkind and it was very stressful to be with him, it was undeniable that the sense of security brought by Guan Yu was not something that ordinary people could give .
"how?"
Guan Yu was as concise as ever. It wasn't that he was unkind, but he really didn't know how to communicate with younger people. The same went for Guan Ping.
"The other party accepted it. Just as Luoyang said, the Kushans have rebellious intentions." Liu Feng reported to Guan Yu respectfully.
"Did you gain anything else?" Guan Yu nodded and asked.
"The other side doesn't seem to have broken through the boundary! There are suspected to be three generals with internal energy leaving their bodies, and two counselors with spiritual talents!" Liu Feng reported honestly.
Zhang Song on the side nodded. He certainly would not blindly believe Liu Feng's observation. It was possible that the other party deliberately did not show up, but this was also a piece of information.
At least we can be sure of the opponent's apparent strength. Putting aside the lower-level army, the Kushans do have the capital to be arrogant at this level.
But it is not enough. It is just too early to reach this level. It is indeed necessary to give a profound lesson to make this former younger brother realize the gap between the two sides.
"Go down and rest!"
Zhang Song nodded with satisfaction, and after Liu Feng left, he gave some advice to Guan Yu.
"General Guan, our army is the closest to the enemy, so they will definitely send troops to test us. I have three plans. Are you willing to listen to them?"
"Zi Qiao, you don't have to be polite. It's all right!"
Guan Yu stroked his beard and said with a faint smile.
Although Guan Yu didn't know how to communicate with younger people, he was still very natural when facing people of the same level.
"The first strategy is for the general to lead his troops to set up an ambush outside the camp, wait for the enemy to attack the camp, and then launch a surprise attack to defeat the enemy."
"Not appropriate, this strategy is too passive. If the enemy army approaches, won't we have to flee?"
Guan Yu shook his head and rejected Zhang Song's bad plan.
"The second strategy is for us to hold our ground and delay the enemy, while contacting the other three generals to encircle them!"
"It's a bit prudent, but it's still a good strategy! What about the third strategy?" Guan Yu was a little surprised.
Zhang Song smiled. The three strategies' speaking style itself was meant to highlight the third strategy.
"Third strategy, General, lead your troops to challenge, learn from Hua Xiong's move at Hulao Pass, and severely damage the enemy's morale!"
"Haha, Ziqiao has confidence in me!" Guan Yu smiled happily.
He did not intend to adopt Zhang Song's strategy, because Zhang Song did not know that his spiritual consciousness had actually attached itself to Liu Feng and taken a trip, getting a thorough understanding of the situation in the Kushan camp.
Under normal circumstances, a camp is protected by a military cloud, and even if it is not activated, he cannot scout it casually.
But this time he attached himself to the envoy Liu Feng and swaggered into the camp.
There was indeed no Boundary Breaker in Brach's camp, otherwise he would have definitely discovered the abnormality in Liu Feng, and there was no soldier at the level of the Royal Guards in the entire camp.
This time he brought his own headquarters, which were comparable to the Royal Guards in terms of attack, except that their endurance was much worse, and they were slightly inferior to the Royal Guards overall.
But he was confident that he would have no problem crushing the small fry in Brach's camp.
Even stranger was the fact that he saw two completely different situations in the Kushan camp, the so-called caste system.
This resulted in the Kushan camp looking quite presentable, but in fact full of loopholes.
The stationed troops on the Kshatriya side still have some military formation to speak of, but the troops on the so-called untouchable side are just a complete mob.
After all, how could those Kshatriya warriors get along with the untouchables?
After all, Guan Yu was a general who had received careful teaching from Lu Zhi and had suffered from the Huo Qu virus. His command ability improved slowly, but his ability to seize opportunities improved by leaps and bounds. Last time, he even caught Huangfu Song off guard.
In his eyes, the enemy's army seemed to be large, but in fact it was vulnerable.
With just one decisive blow, the mob would be defeated, causing a roar in the camp, and the opposite camp would be easily destroyed.
As for the dozen or so people whose internal energy left their bodies, in his eyes they were all traitors.
It is hard to say whether they can defeat Zhou Cang and Wei Yan under his command, let alone fight him. Even under the clouds, he can definitely kill them one by one.
And he was a little confused because there seemed to be only two people with legion talents in the camp.
He did not detect the presence of Legionary Talent in other people who had achieved the state of Out-of-Body Internal Qi, as he did in those who had been forcibly infused with power to reach the state of Out-of-Body Internal Qi.
However, the obvious signs of training and fighting spirit on their bodies showed that they had achieved their status through their own training.
Although Guan Yu did not understand this situation, he did not think much about it. After all, the national conditions were different, and perhaps this was the characteristic of the Kushans.
There would be no better, and less resistance to his plan.
"It seems that the general has other plans?" Zhang Song was a man of great talent. He could tell in an instant that Guan Yu had other intentions.
Guan Yu did not keep anyone in suspense and directly revealed his plan.
After hearing Guan Yu's plan, even Zhang Song was stunned.
"Taking the enemy's head amidst a huge army? General Guan is really courageous!"
In an instant, Zhang Song realized the gap between himself and Xu Shu, Fa Zheng and others. No wonder both sides were equally intelligent and had similar spiritual talents.
But he always felt that there was a gap between him and Fa Zheng and Xu Shu. It turned out that the gap was in this area.
The vision and courage of both sides are completely on different levels. They have lived in Yizhou for a long time and have natural barriers to defend, and have long lost their enterprising spirit. If Guan Yu's plan this time had not been so shocking, he would not have been able to detect his own flaws.
"Let me lend a helping hand, General!" Zhang Song, impressed by Guan Yu's courage, looked fanatical, and directly took out his most powerful military formation.
He had a photographic memory, so naturally he learned a lot of things by relying on this ability.
But I didn’t dare to use it before, for fear that someone would come to my door and ask for an explanation.
But now that the shackles have been removed, he has no scruples anymore. It is your honor to use your things to serve the country. He just doesn't believe that after Guan Yu has accomplished this, no one will dare to cause trouble for him.
You have to know that many of the things he secretly learned were secrets of other families, and some were even the foundation of the family.
At first he was very frightened, but later he started to give in. After all, if there were too many lice, he wouldn't be afraid of the itch, and he would die anyway.
"I have a variant of the sharp formation here. I can help you solidify it to defeat the enemy!" Zhang Song casually took a piece of paper and began to explain it to Guan Yu.
He got this thing from the Wei family, the Wei family of the great general Wei Qing, so he never dared to use it before.
"What a powerful military formation!"
Guan Yu couldn't help but widen his eyes. He was no longer a novice and he knew at a glance that this thing was a secret that was not to be passed on.
"This formation has the advantages of breaking the formation, penetration, and even the advantage of exerting the dominance of the fierce generals. It is headed by the vanguard, and has the special effects of collision and sharpness for the soldiers." Zhang Song also praised it. After all, it was a family heirloom of General Wei.
"All frontal attacks will be more powerful and can better tear apart the enemy's formation, but this formation can only advance and not retreat, General, remember this."
Guan Yu nodded. He didn't even think of retreating. He was determined to break through the enemy's formation. This army formation was exactly what he wanted.
"I just don't know if it will be difficult to practice this military formation?" Guan Yu said with a frown. They didn't have much time. Although this military formation was good, it needed the soldiers under his command to master it.
"Don't worry, General. This formation is a variation of the Fengshi formation. I will accompany the army to sort out the clouds and maintain the formation without any problem!"
Zhang Song said confidently that this was the good thing about being under Liu Bei's monarch talent, the consumption was reduced and it could become more durable.
"Okay, in that case, I'll have to trouble Ziqiao!" After Guan Yu made up his mind, he no longer hesitated and directly entrusted the important task to Zhang Song.
Zhang Song stood up silently, his eyes full of brilliance.
Ever since Guan Yu proposed the plan, his thinking was broadened all of a sudden. What he wanted this time was not a simple victory, but a complete victory.
Before the subsequent support from the Kushans arrived, in the first battle, they used the strength of an army to directly defeat the Kushans and forced the Kushans to kowtow on the ground.
He had also heard some intelligence about the Kushans. It was the Northern Kushans that were strong, not the Southern Kushans. If they couldn't even defeat the Southern Kushans, they would be invincible.
That would easily drag the four southern states into the quagmire of war, and the Kushans must be hit hard at once so as not to hold back Youzhou and Qingzhou.
Moreover, the Kushans were once their younger brother. If they only won a small victory or a draw, the Kushans might covet the Han Dynasty, which would definitely be bad news for the Han Dynasty.
There is no reason to guard against thieves for a thousand days; the most important thing is to cut off the root cause.
For ordinary people, they can endure hunger and leave seeds to ensure that they will not go hungry next year.
For a noble family, it can lie dormant for decades, avoiding the limelight of outstanding people, waiting for the best opportunity to make a splash and return to the top.
For an empire, it can consume a generation, two generations, or even a hundred years to fight for a goal.
Zhang Song believed that this battle might affect the Kushan's century-long strategy.
Perhaps this generation of Kushans is no match for the Han Dynasty. Once they become covetous, the next generation and the next few generations will be no match for them.
It is impossible for the Han Dynasty to remain strong from generation to generation. If it falls again and is coveted by the Kushans, it will definitely be a disaster for the future.
Whether the Han Dynasty would be distracted by the Kushans and whether it would need to deploy heavy troops in the south all depended on the outcome of this battle.
This is a terrible result. The outcome of this battle may even affect the strategic layout between the two empires.
Therefore, Guan Yu's almost intuitive plan was the best plan. He could defeat the enemy in one battle, making them completely afraid to act rashly and unable to grasp the accurate combat effectiveness of the Han Dynasty.
After the Han Dynasty is free, they will thoroughly consider whether to include Kushan in the range of attack.
This is indeed the case for the Kushans. Vasudeva still cannot feel the level of his own strength. An empire is an empire, and any kingdom below this level can be destroyed at will. No matter how many kingdoms he destroys, he has no confidence in his heart.
Not until he defeated Parthia head-on did he have the courage to propose marriage to the Han Dynasty and the courage to plan a strategy against the Han Dynasty.
However, Vasudeva I was well aware that the Parthian show was too much of a show and the outcome of the battle was still unknown. All he could say was that they had the advantage.
However, having an advantage does not mean victory. He needs to fight against a truly powerful empire to more accurately grasp the level of his own empire.
So Vasudeva I did nothing and let the news spread quietly. He was waiting, waiting for the war report from the south.
If Nan Gui loses, he still has Bei Gui to back him up. If Nan Gui wins, he can directly attack the Han Dynasty.
It can be said that Nan Gui’s combat data will indeed determine his command of the entire empire.
A hundred years ago, the Kushans boasted of their power and conquered numerous kingdoms to establish their own country. Then they turned around to fight the Han Empire to verify their own strength.
Later, the founding emperor Yan Gaozhen was beaten single-handedly by Ban Chao with a group of small fry, which became an indelible pain in the hearts of the descendants of the Dayuezhi.
But now more than a hundred years have passed, and they want to know whether they have grown in these hundred years, and the Han Empire is their benchmark.
We are willing to fight a war, even if it means being targeted by the Han Empire.
The Kushans had longed for this glory for a very long time. Not only Vasudeva I was waiting, but even all the descendants of the Yuezhi in the northern and southern Kushans were waiting.
Waiting for a result.
Waiting for a result that allows them to verify themselves.
If you lose, just keep climbing up; if you win, then have nothing to worry about.
