Chapter 704 Dilemma
"An ultra-long-range strike corps, is it the Peacock mentioned in the intelligence? Or is it the meaningless Kshatriya Corps? Damn, there is too little intelligence at hand!"
Liu Bei frowned and thought that Lidas was just an ordinary Kshatriya, without any so-called family to support him, which meant that his status in the Kushan army was destined not to be very high.
Where there are people, there are classes. Even within the general class of Kshatriyas, there are different levels.
A Kshatriya like Lidas who has separated his internal energy from his body is not the worst, but he is definitely not good either.
The reason why we were able to know some information was because of his ability to separate internal energy from his body, so we reluctantly gave him some basic information.
Lidas knew nothing about peacocks.
Moreover, the matter of peacock concerns the reputation of the Brahmins, so it has to be concealed to some extent.
Therefore, Lidas knew nothing about the Peacock Legion. Except for the officers and soldiers of Northern Noble who had fought against the Peacock before and still reminisced about this old rival in casual conversation, the people of Southern Noble had already scattered the Peacock in the mist of history.
If Rahul hadn't come back, even Beigui wouldn't have mentioned Peacock in a few years.
Before the focus was placed on the West, the Han Dynasty's penetration into the Kushan Empire was actually very weak, and they did not know much.
So although the Han Dynasty avoided some pitfalls, its understanding of the Kushan Empire was still very superficial.
Moments after the front camp was attacked, the other generals had already received the news and quickly took up their duties, preparing to counterattack as originally agreed.
But it was not until Liu Bei received the notice from Yan Yan that they realized the crisis they were facing.
Huang Zhong has found where Rahul is, but it is a vast place. It was originally a place without shelter that they specially selected to prevent night attacks or something. But at this moment it was used by Rahul and became the best place to invite them to fight.
"They are forcing us to leave the camp!" Zhang Song and others easily understood Rahul's thoughts.
However, facing a super legion that can attack them recklessly from a long distance, no one can ignore this legion.
"The other party wants to use that super legion as bait, force us to go out to fight, and then kill us head-on!" Wang Lei said with an extremely ugly expression.
"We have to send people to support General Yan as soon as possible. I'm worried that there will be a second wave of attacks. This ultra-long-range attack mode is probably the super elite among the Kushans. I'm afraid this is the true strength of the Kushans. We have all underestimated the Kushans!" Zhang Song took over the topic and said.
The problem was already in front of them. The camp they had carefully built had now become a cage used by the enemy to restrict them.
"General Huang has sent a message. The enemy can launch this kind of attack at least once or twice. Let us be prepared to resist!"
The news from Huang Zhong cast a shadow on the hearts of the counselors present.
The death of thousands of people is actually not a big deal if you are ruthless. The worst that can happen is to just be a coward. As long as you can hold on for a month, you will have plenty of opportunities to settle accounts with the Kushans.
But once the opponent has multiple opportunities to attack the camp, a real morale problem will be faced by them.
They can indeed find ways to circumvent and restrict things like catapults. Zhang Song even has a plan in his mind that can change the properties of the formation to avoid most of these things.
But one problem that cannot be avoided is the morale issue. A catapult may take several days to achieve a certain effect when smashing a city wall, but it can destroy the courage of the soldiers immediately.
The first wave of attack by this unknown legion had dealt a heavy blow to the morale of the soldiers in the front camp. If it weren't for Yan Yan's support, defeat would have been inevitable.
Just one attack was enough to confirm that this was a super powerful legion comparable to the Soul Legion.
With a strike range beyond visual range, extremely high accuracy, and extraordinary lethality that ordinary legions cannot resist, this legion is worthy of being compared to the Military Soul Legion.
Just when the Han Dynasty was still thinking about how to deal with Rahul, Rahul made new moves.
"Go, send out those selected soldiers to practice. Don't be afraid of losses or being captured. They are just two-legged animals. We can afford to die. Tell those soldiers that as long as they can kill the Han soldiers and come back alive, I can absolve them of their sins, let them get a new life, and fight for Brahma." Rahul said with a sneer.
He sent the Dawn Legion to ambush in other places, otherwise he would not be so unscrupulous.
Although Rahul doesn't care about his Brahmin identity, he sometimes has to admit that this identity is very useful.
When necessary, he can just talk big and let the original untouchables and low castes break the class shackles and directly jump into the class, and it is not impossible to become a high caste.
Just like the dawn, there were even untouchable people among the soldiers, but Kusroyi is now a genuine Kshatriya, an existence promoted by him personally, and is also the foundation for the Dawn Legion to maintain the dawn of hope.
Rahul doesn't care whether the so-called class will be shaken. As long as it can actually improve combat effectiveness, he is willing to give privileges to anyone.
This is one of the reasons why Rahul was targeted by the Brahmin class. You abused the power of the Brahmins unscrupulously and did not have the ability to suppress everything, so you would naturally suffer backlash.
The miscellaneous soldiers were extremely excited when they heard the words. For them, the lower-class Shudras and Dalits, this was just what Rahul did.
According to the Brahmin system, the position of regular soldier can only be given to Kshatriyas, because being a soldier is considered one of the noble professions in a certain sense.
However, on the one hand, the number of Kshatriyas was not that large, and on the other hand, the mortality rate of regular soldiers was too high.
If the Kshatriyas died frequently, it would also be a shock to the Brahmin system.
Therefore, according to the explanation of the Brahmin priests, fighting for Brahma can wash away sins, and being a regular soldier became the best way for many low castes to wash away their sins.
This is also the reason why it is easy for Nangui to recruit soldiers. Cannon fodder is everywhere, so there is no need to recruit them. As long as the news is spread, many people will come across mountains and rivers to come, and the screening process is directly omitted.
Although the lower castes are destined to be miscellaneous soldiers in the Brahmin system, for them, as long as they become regular soldiers, they will have the same rights and interests as the Kshatriyas to a certain extent, which is a fatal attraction for them.
Simply put, becoming a regular soldier means crossing the class line and becoming a servant of the Kshatriya, which is much higher than the Vaishyas and Shudras and can be considered a quasi-privileged class.
Similarly, these miscellaneous soldiers clearly said that they came to wash away their sins, so they had no morale at all. Even death was just a return to the embrace of Brahma for them.
