Chapter 601: The Calm Before the Storm
Different from the enthusiastic atmosphere within the Han army.
The atmosphere among the three groups of captives was extremely tense.
No matter what, they are now captives, and even though the Han Dynasty does not have any harsh demands on them, the three of them still feel very uncomfortable.
"Oh, how to write it?" Brach looked at the two counselors around him with a helpless tone.
"Record it truthfully. No problems were exposed when we were fighting those small kingdoms. Only when we really encountered the Han Dynasty did we realize how many problems there were in our army." Lebrelli sighed.
"I think so too. The high castes and low castes must be separated. Otherwise, once an attack occurs, the camp will be in chaos in an instant."
Helilah nodded when he heard this. The place where Guan Yu opened a gap was because it was full of low castes, which led to the entire camp being destroyed and directly losing the home advantage.
Also, because the fleeing low-caste soldiers directly attacked other soldiers in the camp, chaos had already begun before the battle even started.
Of course they could not abandon the low-caste soldiers, but the camps must be separated in the future, and this kind of chain collapse must not occur, otherwise the Kushans would never be able to face the real Han Dynasty.
In fact, this can be regarded as a drawback of the Kushan Empire. Using low-caste people as cannon fodder has become an indelible unspoken rule in the army, and it is indeed useful in attacking those low-level kingdoms.
But if you meet a tough guy, you will really get yourself into trouble.
"There is one more thing. The combat power of Breaking the Realm needs to be replenished. Once a war breaks out, no one will be able to stop the opponent's attack. Everything will be in vain!" Brach was in great pain.
He thought again of the lingering green blade of light in his mind, which was like the power of a god, and sometimes made him wonder if he had really chosen the wrong path.
It seems unnecessary to become a commander, and becoming a fierce general seems to be the most suitable choice for the battlefield.
The three of them recorded everything in detail, and then recorded all their insights from their own perspectives, and then submitted them to Zhang Song together.
Zhang Song took a quick look and handed it to the messenger beside him, asking him to find a few people in the prisoner camp and send them back to Kushan.
Lebrelli's expression darkened. He was so confident that he didn't care what they wrote in the letter.
Spiritual counselors like them are indeed capable of being knowledgeable and having strong memory, but that also takes time. What can Zhang Song gain from just a quick glance?
What's more, Zhang Song didn't even turn it over, he just glanced at it.
This magnanimity instantly made Lebrelli feel even colder.
But what Lebrelli didn't know was that Zhang Song had already memorized all the content in his head, but he couldn't understand the Kushan characters, so he looked casual.
Zhang Song has developed his talent of having a photographic memory to the point where he can completely record everything he sees after touching it with his mental power.
The two glances he took were like X-rays, recording everything in his mind.
After settling the three captives, Zhang Song wrote down the contents from memory and then asked someone to translate them.
Well, just by translating, Zhang Song had already mastered the content of the Kushan language. For him, remembering things was as easy as breathing.
"It seems like their country has a lot of internal problems?"
Zhang Su was a little confused as he held what Zhang Song had translated. Words like high caste, low caste, and untouchables sounded like the structure of nobles, commoners, and slaves, but they seemed completely different.
"Don't worry about it, just send him back to Luoyang!" Zhang Song waved his hand, intending to pass the problem directly to Luoyang.
"That's right!" Zhang Su nodded. "They really don't need to think about the system. What they need to think about now is the information revealed in the letter."
"Everyone, we are in big trouble!" Zhang Song threw the translated materials aside.
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately sat up serious. Zhang Song's ability had already been proven, and now he said there was a big trouble, which was probably not an easy problem to solve.
"If we win this battle, the next Kushan counterattack will be very difficult to deal with." Zhang Song frowned.
The letters from Brach and his men revealed a lot of information, including the multiple boundary breakers, the Imperial Guards, and the Military Soul Corps, which made Zhang Song feel even more troubled.
They were certainly aware of the value of things like multiple world breakers, royal guards, and military soul corps, and they also felt the power of the Kushan Empire from them.
It is indeed worthy of being called an empire. No wonder this little brother is so proud of himself.
The original intention of using a powerful blow to shock the enemy will backfire.
Zhang Song could basically imagine how strong the Kushans' counterattack would be.
After all, an empire that is easily defeated has to fight with all its might just to save its face.
Maybe they won't win in the end, but at least they have to defeat Guan Yu to save a little bit of face.
If follow-up troops do not arrive, they will suffer a powerful counterattack from the Kushans.
"The latter intelligence has been sent over. Jiaozhou and Jingzhou don't have many elite troops. There are only a few generals and counselors who are relatively useful. The rest are probably our local forces in Yizhou!"
Because Liu Bei and his men were in Yizhou waiting for the troops from Jingzhou and Jiaozhou, they had not yet met up with Meng Huo. They did not know how many horrible things Meng Huo had portended.
The scale of 100,000 has not changed. This is the standard scale set by the imperial court, that is, a large state can have 100,000 regular troops with military pay allocated by the imperial court, and they are all organized.
The others are all ragtag armies that rely entirely on local forces for support and have no access to state welfare. This decision was also made to improve the quality of the army.
After all, the previous project was a large-scale construction project, and there was no need for so many ordinary soldiers, so a large-scale military reduction was carried out, and many old soldiers and soldiers who hated war were sent back to their hometowns.
It was not until this time that the whole country was mobilized and the retired soldiers were recruited again.
The same is true in Nanzhou. Everyone regards this thing as a welfare provided by the imperial court to each tribe. Each tribe basically finds some people to put their names on it. Anyway, if any problems arise, each tribe will solve them on their own.
There is no need for the so-called regular army to intervene. Normally, they just use this thing as a channel to obtain supplies and put their names on it.
But this time a war is about to break out, and this has become a hot commodity. The strong men from each tribe are fighting each other just to grab a spot. If the strong men from their own tribe are not strong enough, they will go to other tribes to grab it.
The number is still one hundred thousand, but the quality is completely different. People with only talent have been completely kicked out of the regular army.
Obviously, Jiaozhou's status among the fifteen states of the Han Dynasty was reduced again. The Western Regions and the Southern Provinces came from behind and firmly pushed Jiaozhou to the last place.
It is even possible that Nanzhou's combat effectiveness could rank among the top five, which was something Zhang Song and his team could never have imagined.
After all, their method of conquering Nanzhou was very simple. They just provided food and recruited the people, and that was it. If there were any problems, Meng Huo would handle them himself, so they never had any battles with Nanjiang.
The war was basically quelled by Meng Huo and his men. They were basically responsible for the subsequent sales and did not take Nanzhou seriously at all.
By default, Nanzhou and Jiaozhou are at the same level.
