Chapter 950: Battle!
There were quite a few officers and soldiers who were transferred to Herat by Arvind, including some from the Southern Gui state.
Everyone gathered together and the atmosphere was a bit depressing.
Faced with the Han Dynasty's lightning-fast attack, they felt a lot of pressure.
"We can't defend this place." Gumara spoke bluntly and broke the silence first.
"There isn't a single trash among the Han army . There are at least three reorganized military souls among them. That is to say, if the other side takes action, we will most likely not be able to hold on." Sahle nodded, agreeing with Gumara's statement.
The Flying Bear, the Xianzhen, the Golden Armor, and the Heavy Iron Cavalry, each legion must have made them feel extremely stressed, especially the three military soul legions, which put them under unparalleled pressure.
This is a real gap. The Kushans only have two military souls, but the Han has six, and they are not sure how many there are in the Han army.
They only saw three military souls, one with three talents, but what else did they not see?
Arvind didn't come, Kapil was not there, and they had no advantage except the geographical advantage.
"But we must defend it. We are the first gateway. If we can keep the Han army out, it will be extremely valuable to the Kushans."
Barak, who was sitting in the main seat, said with a serious look.
Barak, Zasali, Sahel, Falgun, Gumara and others would be considered first-rate officers and staff officers even in Rome and the Han Dynasty.
Therefore, after being transferred to Herat by Arvind, this group of people had the idea of retreating.
But they also understood what Arvind meant. Herat could be lost, but at least something had to be gained.
Even the fact that they gathered together here had the greatest significance of depleting the Han army.
But Barak had some other ideas. He wanted to give it a try in this place to see if he could get more out of the Han Dynasty.
"The problem is that the Han army arrived too quickly. Many of our military camps are still deep in the mountains, so it is quite difficult to mobilize them. The legions that can be here now are relatively close to the river valley."
The Northern Gui officer Jugalo spread his hands to indicate that he didn't have any better solution at the moment.
Wars are often like this; it’s not because we don’t have the power to deal with such an opponent, but because we are unable to turn around.
After all, this is not a video game. Just click and the army will move over quickly. Now Beigui has dozens of military camps stuck in the Imperial Cemetery, but because the Han army is too fast, there is no way to dispatch them out.
They never thought that the Han Dynasty could come from Parthia's territory.
It is ridiculous to borrow a passage from another empire. How good the relationship between these two countries should be.
I had heard before that the Han army helped Parthia fight Rome, but I didn’t expect that there was actually an alliance between the two empires, and they could even do things like borrowing the road to the other side.
"It is unlikely that our current military strength can cope with such a Han army. The other side probably hasn't launched an attack because they are worried about the loss of elite troops." Barak said calmly.
"But the enemy's regular army should have arrived, and we have no way to avoid it!"
"Is there any way to cause mass casualties? If we continue to defend, given our lack of strength, once the enemy finds a flaw, it is very likely that something big will happen."
Gumara said helplessly that he really didn't want to fight to the death with the Han Dynasty. There were three military soul legions. He would be beaten to a pulp.
Even if they suffer losses, the enemy can easily replenish their soldiers and the outcome will still be the same. Unless they are wiped out in one go, the attrition will almost certainly be disadvantageous to them.
This is also the significance of the military soul to an empire, so that they can use the military soul soldiers to exchange for their own at certain times, and directly exchange them until the opponent reveals a huge flaw.
It is a bit unrealistic to annihilate the Military Soul Corps.
Of all the legions known to the Kushans, none could guarantee the annihilation of the Military Soul Legion.
Even the current Peacocks are the same. They are very good at fighting ordinary elites, but when they really face the Military Soul Soldiers, it is difficult for them to kill them.
After firing six shots in a row, there was no significant effect on the heavy cavalry and flying bears.
When attacking from beyond visual range, the hit rate is a problem. The speed of the Military Soul Corps is not slow, so it is not a problem for most people to dodge.
"Our situation is quite bad now. Apart from our geographical advantage, we are at a disadvantage in almost all other aspects." Another legion commander stood up and said.
"In my opinion, we should form a death squad now and be prepared to fight to the death at the last moment. Otherwise, when we are careless, the Han Dynasty may rush up and kill us." Jugala said with some determination.
"The problem is, if we do this, who will lead the death squad? We can't form a death squad without a prominent figure leading it. The Han Dynasty said, 'Do not do to others what you do not want others to do to you.' And we need to make the soldiers fearless and brave. The most correct way is..."
Jugala silently glanced at the dozen or so legion commanders and deputies present.
A trace of embarrassment appeared on the faces of all the people in the audience who were caught in the glance. Although everyone had the courage to fight for their country, the Suicide Squad...that meant they were already dead.
In fact, everyone knows that this is inevitable in the end, but if possible, they still want to wait for a draw.
"Let's draw..." Barak said slowly. He knew that at this moment, anyone could lose the meaning of the suicide squad because of dissatisfaction in their heart.
The best thing to do is to draw lots. Everyone who comes here has some awareness. If drawing lots determines their fate, most people will just accept it calmly and fight to the death in the end.
However, he was interrupted before he could finish his words. Kujara directly interrupted Barak.
"Form a death squad." Kugala stood up and said.
"We must have a strong and courageous death squad, otherwise we will be vulnerable to the opposing military soul corps."
"Even if we build a lot of fortifications here, as long as the enemy destroys our headquarters, these fortifications will be meaningless."
"Okay, I know you have something to say, but I'll do it." Seeing that others wanted to argue, Kugala simply waved his hand and said.
"I will form a new army. If you have any desperate tactics, please give me one. When the time comes, I will go first to block the opponent's main force. As for the rest, you can just attack with all your might."
Kujara's courage to face death began to spread to other people.
All the soldiers were prepared to die in battle. This was something they had already realized when they became soldiers and faced the war.
Those who can become officers have more awareness, but this awareness is mostly eliminated as they form groups.
But when they were really facing death, someone stood up and greatly inspired the courage of this group of people. After all, they were well prepared when they came, and courage itself is contagious.
The Kushan officers and soldiers immediately got rid of the shadow in their hearts, and they decided to fight the Han Dynasty here.
After confirming this idea, everyone began to brainstorm and discuss any methods that could improve their chances of winning.
No, it was not the chance of winning, but the plan to kill as many Han soldiers as possible. From the very beginning, they were prepared to annihilate all of them in exchange for casualties of the Han Dynasty.
This atmosphere of mourning unexpectedly made all the Kushans stand up straight again. At least they were now able to face the main force of the Han Dynasty, right?
A few days later, at daybreak, after finishing their meal, the Han army led their troops forward.
Hua Xiong led the reorganized Flying Bears to cross the mountains, so he did not appear in the front.
Li Que asked for the position in the center, while Xianzhen was on the side. It seemed that the division of labor was extremely clear. When the Han Dynasty launched a massive attack, the Northern Nobles, who had been cautious in dealing with the Han Dynasty in recent days, also rushed out urgently.
"Is it finally coming?"
Jugala took a deep breath, made his mind as clear as possible, and then gathered his elite death squad at the first opportunity. After making so many preparations, he must let the Han Dynasty know today that the Dayuezhi cannot be humiliated lightly.
Because of repeated training, after receiving the news of the Han Dynasty's advance, the Kushan military camp began to operate quickly like a precision machine.
Soon everyone found their correct position and followed their squad leaders, platoon leaders, team leaders, etc. to form one formation after another, then stared at the opposite side, waiting for the arrival of the Han army.
"This is……"
Kugala, standing in front of the queue, felt the lingering oppression in the air and couldn't help but let out a long breath.
However, at this time, Kugala suddenly discovered that the sky was slowly darkening, and the sky in the distance fell into darkness as if swept by the night, while a batch of cavalry under him slowly jumped out from the horizon.
"Suicide Squad ?" A call from hell sounded.
It was clearly spoken softly, but to the Northern Noble soldiers on the opposite side it was like thunder that exploded in their hearts. The terrifying power made these elite soldiers, who had clearly prepared themselves mentally to face death, tremble uncontrollably.
But none of them backed down, they were ready to sacrifice.
No matter which country it is, there is no shortage of people who are willing to fight to the death for their country.
What's more, the Kushan Empire was also a rising empire, and it copied a lot of things from the Han Dynasty, so it was not lacking in patriotism.
Li Que looked at Kugala in the front with admiration. Any warrior who was ready to face death would get his respect, because they also came from that period.
However, it is just respect. If you want to stop them, the awareness of sacrifice alone is not enough.
At this moment, the sun was shining brightly, but in the eyes of all the Kushan soldiers, they clearly saw the veil of death slowly covering them. The darkness and silence made people even more despairing. The silent gap was just like that!
But in the midst of extreme depression, Kugala took a step forward.
"war!"
Kuligala Acala leaped out from Kuligala's body and bloomed with all his brilliance.
Under extreme pressure, Kujara broke through his limits, took the last step forward, and achieved the realm-breaking achievement.
While breaking through the boundary, combine your legion talents and the visualization of gods and Buddhas into one.
The original form of Acalanatha, which was a black dragon entwined around a sharp sword, directly transformed into a human form, with his left hand holding a rope on his waist, his right hand holding a sword at his bent elbow, a dragon cricket placed on his head, and standing on a Vajra.
"war!"
The originally trembling soldiers suddenly calmed down, not only because of Kuligala Acalanatha, but also because of Kuligala's courage.
Li Que's cold eyes swept across the camp opposite, without any extra words, he pulled the reins, and the precious horse under his crotch stood up. Then a dark green road was forced to be paved directly from under Li Que's feet towards the Kushan camp.
The same secret technique as Zhang Fei, used to avoid possible terrain traps such as horse pits.
As for chevaux de frise and the like, their heavy cavalry don't care, they can just smash them into pieces.
There was no probing, nor was there any troop division to encircle them. Today's goal was to crush these guys blocking the road, and then rush over to confront them.
Rely on elite troops to force open a bloody path, then let the elite soldiers behind push forward, and then get stuck in a bloody tug-of-war.
Until Hua Xiong descended from the rear and took over the Herat area in one fell swoop.
"Activate talents!" Li Que roared, and four legion talents of different colors fell on the heavy cavalry, making their already formidable defense even better.
"Shoot!"
The heavy cavalry was not moving very fast, but the moment this terrifying power boiled over, it brought all the Kushan officers back to their senses.
However, the power of the heavy cavalry was too terrifying. Even though they had already prepared to face the Han Dynasty, their hands and feet were inevitably stiff at this moment. Fortunately, the commanders at all levels regained consciousness and gave orders loudly.
At this moment, a rain of arrows burst out, but it was not a dense rain of arrows. It was obvious that due to the might of the heavy cavalry, the Kushan Legion acted a little stiff and could not bring into play the experience of many years of training, so that the rain of arrows in the sky was obviously a little messy.
Fortunately, with the continuous sound of bowstrings, the Kushan soldiers whose hands and feet were stiffened by the shock of the heavy cavalry finally recovered some instincts. After all, the military system used by the Northern Kushans was almost the same as that of the pre-Qin and pre-Han dynasties, and there was no watering down of military service, and the training was still in place.
There was no intention of dodging at all. Looking at the chaotic rain of arrows covering them, the heavy cavalry soldiers did not even lower their heads, but just charged forward under the rain of arrows.
Attacks of this level are simply unable to break their defenses.
However, the fortifications that the Kushans had built over the years were not made of paper after all. Several crossbows and catapults opened fire, instantly knocking more than 2,000 heavy cavalry off their horses.
Although most of them did not die, they completely lost their charging posture.
According to the arrangements made by the Kushan officers, they guessed that the Han Dynasty would send cavalry to charge, so they had already planned a move and were waiting for the Han Dynasty's cavalry to charge.
There is never any chance of luck in the battle of the empire, which is why the heavy cavalry leads the way. Even the vanguard cannot match them in defense.
They came here to take on the first wave of sniping from the Kushans.
