Chapter 941: The Fight Begins
After everyone left to make preparations, Xu Shu looked at the various points on the map seriously.
In the initial battle, the total number of troops deployed by both sides was nearly 500,000.
Xu Shu had only one feeling: no matter how many flaws he saw or how many tactical plans he made, in the end it still depended on the overall combat effectiveness of the army.
To put it simply, the strategy at the tactical level is to strengthen one's own combat effectiveness, weaken the opponent's organizational ability, and use one's own superior forces to encircle and suppress the opponent's weaker forces.
However, in a war of this scale of an imperial war, and in the enemy's homeland, there is almost no weakness. Even if there are relative flaws, the number of people is calculated based on 100,000.
In the end, it still has to be a head-on clash, and once again it returns to the most basic style of war, the military situation.
Xu Shu finally understood why the imperial court had been frantically piling up supplies and deploying troops to Yizhou and Congling in the past few years.
It is not groundless worry, but the proper configuration at the real level.
Xu Shu finally understood why the battles during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period were so crazy, with armies of hundreds of thousands often involved. The important reason why the military force was so large was that people were forced out.
Without that kind of troop strength, it would be impossible to survive and fight in the chaos of war.
This is why both sides have abandoned most strategies and chosen the most upright strategy.
"Yuanzhi, I see you seem to have something to say." Guan Yu turned around and walked back. He noticed that Xu Shu was hesitant to speak, but he did not question it in front of all the generals.
"The Kushans' military strength this time is absolutely sufficient, and Samata City will become a real battlefield, a battlefield like a meat grinder."
Guan Yu nodded. This was true. Even if they mobilized all their troops this time, they were still lagging behind the Kushans fighting on their home ground in terms of numbers.
"We must not enter Samata City. If I am not mistaken, the underground of this city should have been covered with mystical magic arrays. If the Kushans want, they can detonate it instantly and make Samata City the burial place of our army! "
Xu Shu pointed at Samadhira City and said affirmatively.
"Therefore, if our army wants to cooperate inside and outside to launch a counter-encirclement, this will be the best place!" Xu Shu pointed at Hua City.
"Go around Samata City and march straight in?" Guan Yu was stunned and began to think about the rationality of this strategy.
"In order to encircle Samata City as quickly as possible, the enemy should choose to advance by water, not only on the Ganges, but also on land. This will prevent our army from escaping and completely create a pocket to swallow all of us near Samata City!"
Xu Shu drew a circle on the map, with Pataliputra and Rajgir in it. This meant that if the Kushans were crazy enough, there might be more than 500,000 troops surrounding Guan Yu and his men from all directions.
What's worse is that they don't know which side is the elite, or which side is all the elite.
The Kushans, who had been invaded once, must have stockpiled heavy troops. Now it depends on whether the Kushans only want to defend or have the intention of counterattacking the Han Dynasty.
If it is the former, then they would be courting death if they march straight in, as the enemy's border will have no loopholes and will be an iron wall at every turn.
But in other words, if it is the latter, it will be more intriguing.
If you focus on offense, your defense will naturally be empty. This is an unchanging truth. The Kushan Empire is not yet large enough to take into account both the offensive and defensive levels.
In other words, what the Han Dynasty could not do, the Kushans could not do either.
Unless the enemy withdraws all its defensive forces in Beigui and directly abandons the north and Peshawar, this is obviously impossible.
If this happens, no matter how heavy their losses are, Cao Cao will bury them with the entire Kushan Empire.
To some extent, it is not a loss, or even a big profit.
The loss of a large army along the way could be exchanged for hundreds of years of Kushan foundation, which is indeed worth it.
The Kushans were naturally not there to sit back and wait. They had already been discovered when Guan Yu and his men appeared. However, as Xu Shu thought, the fish had not been hooked, so the Kushans were naturally unwilling to give up.
They were somewhat worried that the Han Dynasty would not take the bait. This was a trap they had carefully prepared, an open conspiracy.
Whether the Han Dynasty is willing or not, Samata City is the only way to enter Kushan, and they must fight.
Unless the Han Dynasty gives up advancing from the south, this would also be a good thing for them.
"Huh! According to new intelligence, troops from the rear of the Han Dynasty have arrived and are stationed on the river bank. The Han Dynasty has begun to attack the city." However, after a day of anxiety, they finally received new news.
"It seems that they were waiting for reinforcements, but there were only about 10,000 or 20,000 people. It has no impact on the overall situation. The fish finally took the bait!" Brach breathed a sigh of relief.
He has been accumulating strength here for a long time. If the Han Dynasty does not take action, he will be the one who suffers.
"Aniga, is the fleet ready?"
"It's been prepared for a long time. It's equipped with crossbows and catapults, which can help us land!" Aniga nodded and replied on the spot.
"Fifty thousand elite troops and two hundred and fifty thousand low-caste soldiers are all in place and ready to go at any time."
Seventy ships carried 250,000 low-caste people, each of whom lay in a small cage that looked like a coffin, taking turns to get some fresh air and exercise every day to maintain their physical mobility.
On the other side, there were 50,000 elite troops, equipped with 50 large ships.
The gap between people, high castes and low castes in Kushan is really obvious.
Even with the fall of Brahma, the caste system has been eased, but the situation where lower castes are not considered human beings is still deeply rooted.
On the other side in Fahrenheit City, Oswen was also getting ready.
After receiving the news that Samata City was attacked, he immediately reorganized the army.
"Oswald, everything is ready!" Deepak looked at Oswald with burning eyes.
"Okay, let's get ready to go. This time, I will make sure that damn black barbarian learn a lesson!" The light of the sun rose from Oswald's body, dazzling and brilliant.
Obsession will change a person's legion talent, and Oswald is a victim, whose mind is affected by Zhang Fei's fear.
He was unable to sleep normally for several months after the war. Every time he dreamed, the terrifying image of Zhang Fei that he had left deep in his mind would appear.
Not only him, but also Deepak of the Royal Rangers, not to mention the soldiers under him.
Although he survived the disaster, the psychological trauma left behind is quite deep.
But he is not an ordinary person after all. Under Zhang Fei's high pressure, the power of the sun reached a new level. However, due to the influence of Zhang Fei, the derived abilities were a bit deviated.
However, it effectively solved the psychological shadow that was lingering in their hearts.
With firm will, new effects will appear after the power of the sun reaches a new level.
It is immune to negative states to a large extent, and has good resistance to will attacks, and it takes advantage of the node when Brahma falls and Vishnu and Shiva come to power.
He believed in Vishnu and successfully made the legion overcome the imaginary fear in his heart, reaching the pinnacle of the Guards and only one step away from the third talent.
According to his estimation, as long as Zhang Fei was defeated head-on , his Sun Knight Legion would be able to achieve three talents immediately.
Deepak's Royal Rangers were in a similar situation, or rather, their situation was even more difficult than theirs, but they eventually managed to get over that hurdle with the dividends from the birth of the Imperial Will.
Oswald did not get the bonus, he gave it to Deepak. Without the place in the Military Soul, it would be of no use to his Sun Legion even if he got the bonus.
He simply gave it to his fellow sufferer, Deepak, his good brother who had shared the pressure with him.
The Royal Rangers have also entered the ranks of the top guards, but there is still an essential difference between relying on external forces and relying on oneself.
A Sun Legion soldier can basically beat two Royal Ranger soldiers, and the gap between the two sides is very obvious.
It’s not because the Royal Rangers are weak. They have also fought against other troops and even had a slight advantage.
The reason for losing to the soldiers of the Sun Legion is very simple, that is, the soldiers of the Sun Legion are very strong. The biggest reason why they have been unable to take a perfect step and advance to the third talent is that they have not overcome the hurdle in their hearts.
But this time, the opportunity finally came.
"Zhang! Yi! De!" Oswald chewed on this name that sounded like a nightmare. This time he must kill the nightmare in his heart with his own hands.
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"I! Galan God! Guan Yu! I'm back!"
Guan Yu's cold and majestic voice spread throughout Samata City, and the situation was almost the same as expected.
"court death!"
There was almost no hesitation in Samata City, and a legion attack came directly towards Guan Yu's face.
"Hmph!" Guan Yu snorted coldly, annihilated the attacking army, and stood high in the air with his sword in hand.
Then he saw a familiar figure on the top of the city wall, Nilanjan, the commander of the Patta Armored Regiment, who was responsible for guarding the city of Samataka.
"God Galan, how are you?"
Niranjan looked at Guan Yu with a sneer, without a trace of fear on his face.
Brahma is dead, so you, a mere guardian deity Galan, should stop playing tricks.
"Last time, you couldn't conquer Puranas, and this time you still can't take Samadhi City!" Niranjan shouted at Guan Yu with a sneer.
He was very confident, and he really could be confident. Without the traitors holding him back, he was still confident that he could use his weaker force to wear down Guan Yu until the encirclement was completed.
Guan Yu glanced at Niranjan and said nothing, then fell back into the army. The appearance of Niranjan had already shown that the opponent's main fighting force was probably all northern nobles, and the gods no longer had unparalleled appeal.
Even if they were used as bait, there were no major changes in the people in the city, and most of them were still low castes. However, the enemy's soldiers were the real elite, and ordinary strategies had lost their effect. What followed was a clash of strength.
"Attack the city!"
At Guan Yu's command, the Han Dynasty immediately began preparations for the siege.
Since they have no intention of taking down Niranjan, encirclement and feint attack is their biggest strategy.
"Haha, stall for time!"
Niranjan knew that the Han Dynasty had other ideas, but it was useless. Their encirclement this time was not a strategy, but a simple investment of huge military force. A head-on confrontation was the only way.
Besides, he doesn't need to defend Samata City to the death this time. He has already thought it through, and he will be able to replicate the plot of the night attack soon.
"Pull it off, pull it off. If more than 100,000 people in this city are buried with you, it will be worthy of your status as the Galan God!"
Niranjan's eyes were filled with indifference. In his eyes, the low-caste people like Nangui who were poisoned to the point where they couldn't stand up were not considered human beings.
If even one of them was willing to pick up the weapon he gave them and stand up to join the fight, he would be willing to give these low castes a chance to start a new life.
As for the Brahmin system, it is none of his business.
But they themselves gave up hope of survival, so don't blame Niranjan for being cold-blooded and ruthless.
While Guan Yu and Niranjan were stalling for time and competing with each other in wits and courage, Guan Ping and Wei Yan also encountered the expected Kushan army coming down the river to provide assistance.
Speaking of which, seeing so many large ships, Guan Ping and Wei Yan, who had a crazy understanding of the Kushans, were ready to die in battle.
We know that the other side has more people, but when the number of their numbers becomes so large that it is completely impossible to judge, fighting really becomes an empty talk.
Especially after the scouts reported that the group of Kushan soldiers standing on the ship looked particularly elite, Guan Ping and his men felt very disappointed.
On the other side, Brach also saw the shadowy figures of the Han army on the shore, and a sneer appeared on his face again. The other side was prepared, which was within their expectations.
"Let those guys rush up and land on the beach for us!" Brach ordered with a sneer.
"Are you sure you want to let those cannon fodders go up and die first?"
Pasa asked in confusion. According to his idea, the elite should log in first so that the lower castes can play their greatest value.
Of course, he didn't feel sorry for the lower castes, but for the big ships.
"Let them play to their best potential. Winning is the bottom line!" Having lost once, Brach reflected a lot. He doesn't care about the loss at all now. What he wants is victory.
"Let those boats rush over. It's land anyway, so if they capsize, they capsize!"
Brach didn't care how many lower castes would die as a result of this order. They didn't even have time to get out of the small cage of the coffin to fight, and they died in the capsized boat.
"boom!"
Under the catalysis of the clouds, five or six ships turned into flying arrows and rushed directly to the river bank.
"Legion attack, bomb them!"
Guan Ping was stunned. It was really hard for him to accept such a behavior of not taking human life seriously. However, he had been in the illusion for a long time, so he quickly reacted to this situation.
Quickly deploy the legion's talent, then mobilize the essence of heaven and earth to condense it directly into a legion attack in the shape of a big sword and begin bombardment.
He just didn't believe it. With such a powerful ship, how many people on board would be able to fight?
If you don't take your elite troops seriously, you will suffer the loss.
More than half of the low-caste people on the five or six ships were killed or injured, but they filed out of the cabins under the leadership of their leader.
The terrifying scale made Wei Yan stunned on the spot. Although they looked like miscellaneous soldiers, there were too many of them.
