Chapter 953 Hidden Dangers and Killing Generals
"It's just that it will probably take more than a few hours to extinguish this fire. By that time, I'm afraid Beigui will have run far away." Guo Jia said with an unhappy look on his face.
"Can't you make it rain a little?" Guo Jia turned his head and asked Xun Yu.
Although he was reluctant, he had to admit that in terms of mental energy, Xun Yu was only less than Chen Xi.
"It's useless. With just these few clouds in the sky, rain won't help!" Xun Yu shook his head. After all, a change in the weather would not come out of nothing. They could only change the weather with the help of the existing environment.
To change the situation by force is a method of maintaining the country that only Chen Xi and Jiuding can use.
"Don't worry, give Xiahou Yuan some confidence. Apart from anything else, it will be no problem to stop those people. What's more, it takes an hour for infantry to run, and it may only take a few quarters of an hour for cavalry." Cheng Yu said, glancing at the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry in the sky.
Guo Jia also looked back and had to admit that there was no falsehood in what he said. The advantage of cavalry chasing infantry was indeed huge.
They were able to catch up with the infantry corps that had run several hours ahead in just a few quarters of an hour, especially since there was only one road in this place.
Once the vanguard troops and elite cavalry catch up, we can gain some gains.
"Look at it in a positive light. Our goal is not simply to win, but to create a super high exchange ratio with extremely low losses, so that our morale can far exceed that of the enemy. We can then march to the Khyber Pass and break through it in our best condition."
Chen Gong said without turning his head, he had calculated everything as best as possible.
When the wisdom accumulated over the years is fully unlocked, it can be very powerful.
"Do you think we can't defeat them?" Guo Jia looked at Chen Gong puzzledly.
"Guess why General Hua did not show up as planned?" Chen Gong shook his head. This was just a guess of his, and now it has been basically confirmed.
"You mean, stationing troops in the mountains? And a large number of them?" Guo Jia instantly understood Chen Gong's meaning, and put it another way, realizing the test they would face next.
Others also looked at Chen Gong in surprise. This idea was very bold.
"Oh no!" Xun Yu's face changed, and the faces of others also changed drastically. This level of intelligence is not enough to describe as being able to see the big picture from the small details.
Not only did they understand the communication between Chen Gong and Guo Jia, but they also understood what would happen in the future.
"It seems you have thought of it!" Chen Gong shook his head. The war of empires was so bizarre. Not only might they not be able to break through the Khyber Pass, but their retreat might also be blocked.
"I tend to think that my judgment is true, which means that General Hua, who crossed the mountains and ridges, should have encountered many military camps." Chen Gong said with a smile, "After all, no matter how desolate this place is, it is nearly a million square kilometers. Even if there are millions of people crammed in there, you can't really tell."
“No wonder there is such a huge gap between the north and the south…” Xun Yu’s expression was no longer ugly, but rather ashen.
He finally understood why, in the previous battle reports, Nangui had so many shortcomings, but was still able to compete with Beigui. It turned out that it was not because Nangui was powerful, nor because Rahul was brave.
Instead, the Northern Nobles treated the Southern Nobles as their fields. They didn't need to worry about them or take care of them. They just needed to harvest food and money regularly to support the soldiers. What a perfect military system.
"If there is no reform within the Kushan Empire, the contradiction between the north and the south will be huge, the Brahmins will suppress the wisdom of the people and stifle their own potential, and the southern Kushan soldiers will lack training. They will play a hand that is no less good than that of the Han Dynasty badly."
Cheng Yu took a deep breath. This was a strategy for the country, and it was an open strategy at that.
The South was rotten to the core, while the North had always maintained a minimum level of development at the imperial level, and its military had reached an even more outrageous level than that of the other empires.
At least the other empires would not support millions of unproductive soldiers all year round.
Even when Emperor Ling was in dire straits, he was thinking of disbanding the Central Imperial Guard, and even the Yulin Guard was considered disbanding.
A normal empire would never maintain a large army when not at war, as that would only increase their financial pressure indefinitely.
Ninety percent of the collapse of the empire was due to financial pressure and uneven distribution of resources, which led to chaos in the world.
That's what militarism is all about.
"All the disadvantages we see are the disadvantages of the south, not the disadvantages of the Great Yuezhi in the north."
Chen Gong sighed. The spiritual energy he had accumulated over the years, and even the power of the Nine Cauldrons he used when he left, allowed him to understand the Kushans.
But even if you understand it, it won’t help. This is real power.
Strength is the most valuable thing in the world, and Beigui has grasped this point. No matter how the South struggles, they in the North, with their large army, can always bring Southern Gui under their command.
This is also why the policy of the Yuezhi clearly showed the intention of indulging the Brahmins, because not only did the Brahmins want to swallow up the Yuezhi, but the Yuezhi were also trying to paralyze the Brahmins.
I don't know who noticed this back then, but I have to say that this move was very brilliant. The Yuezhi established their capital in Baiwasha, and the main force of the founding of the country in the north returned to the graveyard of the empire, and then relied on the support of the Brahmins to develop.
They held on to the Khyber Pass to prevent the invasion of corrupt sounds from the south and quietly developed their internal strength. In a hundred years, the population increased several times. Even though there were still hidden dangers from the Saka people, in fact, after a hundred years of development, the Saka people had been assimilated.
It can be said that the hundred years of pretending to be dead made the Brahmins relax their vigilance. Even though the Northern Gui threatened from time to time and civil war broke out, the Brahmins generally never suffered a fatal blow. This is why the Brahmins were willing to pay taxes to the Northern Gui.
Just like the Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty, tell those people in the mountains not to make trouble and just pay annual tribute to them. Anyway, the Brahmins who own the Ganges Plain will not lack food, and the Great Yuezhi are quietly accumulating strength in this way.
However, just like the final fate of the Song Dynasty, once the Jin Kingdom accumulated enough power, the Song Dynasty would be doomed.
However, just like the Jin Dynasty, the Yuezhi did not anticipate the rise of Mongolia and did not expect the involvement of the Han Dynasty.
However, the development back then was meaningful after all, and there are now a large number of soldiers hiding in the Beigui Mountains.
The Northern Gui were not strong enough back then, but now the Northern Gui have realized the idea of establishing the Kushan Sages.
However, even that wise man did not expect that the Brahmins would encounter the advent of the god Galan, so that the Southern Gui army had already fallen before the Northern Gui army was deployed, and even the Brahmins were willing to serve as dogs for the imperial power.
Now, the large number of soldiers hiding in the Beigui Mountains have become a solid backing for Beigui to resist foreign enemies.
This is a secret known only to the Kushan Emperor, or to say, a secret known only to the patriarchs of the five major Yuezhi clans.
However, as Nan Gui fell, more and more people knew about it.
Fu Ward was one of the few generals in the north who knew that he had a large number of troops hidden in the mountains.
As the first general to come into contact with the Han Dynasty and engage in war, Vasudeva I told Fuwardi about this matter in order to make him feel at ease and fight.
Although Fuward didn't know the exact number, he knew it existed and that the number was huge.
This was also the reason why he fought a low-intensity battle with Congling with all his might. The only other reason was that he had enough reserve troops.
It is worthwhile to kill five people in order to train a camel rider.
If you are beaten badly, take it easy. If you are not beaten badly, quickly integrate and then go find trouble.
Basically every time it was the veterans who led the new recruits. Over the years, relying on the terrain advantage, the camel cavalry corps that was almost wiped out by Fuward has been reduced to three.
About 10,000 people were causing trouble near the Pamir Mountains, causing great annoyance to the Han Dynasty.
Even Li Ru didn't have a better solution. Low-intensity warfare was a fact tacitly acknowledged by both sides. Both sides needed this kind of low-intensity war to train their soldiers. Only on the battlefield could strong soldiers be trained .
This is true even in low-intensity wars.
Therefore, both parties acquiesced, and Li Ru could not use this reason to cut off trade relations. Cutting off the transaction would not benefit either party.
However, it was unrealistic to destroy the camel cavalry. Once they entered the desert, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry would have no chance of catching up with the camel cavalry, which made Li Ru very annoyed.
However, Lu Zhi quietly collected a group of camels and planned to train a group of camel riders. Even though there was a gap between temporary training and real camel riding, it could at least further curb Fu Ward's arrogance.
On the Kabul Valley side, Barak led five thousand cavalrymen with a grim look on their faces. Another Han army appeared on their retreat path. They had no idea how they appeared here, but fortunately there were only five thousand of them.
But he still didn't want to take action. He felt something was wrong when he saw the Han army.
"Oh no! Did they come over the mountains and attack from both sides?"
"Military soul?"
Barak's mind raced and he instantly understood why Hua Xiong appeared here with Fei Xiong.
"Retreat, retreat quickly!"
Barak fled without any hesitation. In order to evacuate, he pulled out all the troops in the mountains and broke them up into small pieces, dispersing the main army.
Otherwise, with a large army at his disposal, he would really have a chance to surround and kill a military soul.
Unfortunately, fate played tricks on them. The enemy failed to launch a surprise attack over the mountain, and they had no chance to surround and kill the military soul.
"What a cautious general!"
Hua Xiong frowned. They had all changed a lot. They did not raise the flags and restrained their momentum. They just wanted to fish, but the other party did not fall for it.
Hua Xiong thought about it and decided not to chase after him. It was not because he was cautious, but because he was exhausted after climbing over mountains and crossing rivers.
Along the way, he destroyed no less than five barracks, and even a double-talent barracks.
They were all well-trained soldiers. Although their appearance was sudden, these Kushan soldiers quickly organized a counterattack.
Although they were no match for Feixiong, they still wasted a lot of his time due to their number and size, and it was of no avail no matter how much they sped up afterwards.
It was precisely because of this that he was unable to rush to the battlefield as scheduled, and finally chose to sit back and wait for the fish to come to him, but unfortunately the fish did not take the bait.
On the other hand, in the scattered army, an officer named Bayat was attacked by the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.
When I was still thinking about how to find my brothers hiding in the mountains, I suddenly heard a continuous roar, and the roar was gradually becoming clearer from the chaos.
Yes, it was the sound of horse hooves, but the sound was too heavy and too fast.
"Hahaha, found it, the first one!" Xiahou Yuan showed a bloodthirsty smile.
With the blessing of divine speed, the speed of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry is even half that of the White Horse, and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry is a heavily armored cavalry.
"This is impossible!" Bayat, who had not yet reacted, saw the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry rushing over and immediately shouted loudly, "It will take at least several hours to put out the fire!"
"How could they catch up so quickly? And they're heavy cavalry!"
Bayat couldn't understand it at all, but he didn't have time to understand it.
"All troops attack, leave no one behind!" Xiahou Dun gave the order to attack without any further ado.
At the same time, his legion talents and spiritual talents also fell, making the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry even more powerful.
"kill"
Xiahou Yuan rode his horse forward first, holding the long sword high in his hand, and charged towards the opposing cavalry with a roar.
After fighting with the cavalry for a long time, Xiahou Yuan also discovered that compared to the spear, the straight long sword was more powerful when charging.
This is the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry's first battle, and he must lead by example and fight with determination.
As ferocious as a tiger and as agile as a leopard, this is Cao Cao's expectation for the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, and it is also a portrayal of Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan.
Xiahou Dun is like a tiger, and Xiahou Yuan is like a leopard.
This is an elite army specially formed by Cao Cao for the two of them.
The straight long sword made of manganese steel slashed across the frightened soldiers in front with a dazzling glow. The terrifying speed, coupled with the straight long sword, was like a sharp battle axe, directly cutting out a piece of space.
With a slight swerve, a huge gap was created, and then the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry collectively roared through Bayat's army.
They broke directly through the defense line set up by Bayat.
Riding their horses in a circle, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry launched a second charge.
During the first charge, Xiahou Yuan found where Bayat was.
Facing the momentum of the charge, he was able to kill the Tiger and Leopard Knights. Such a person is definitely not an ordinary soldier. He must be a master, and maybe the general of this legion.
Speaking of which, in war, most officers are indistinguishable from the crowd and try not to be too conspicuous.
Only people like Lu Bu, Guan Yu and Zhao Yun who have absolute confidence in their own strength would wear fancy clothes.
If someone who is not strong enough plays like this, he is seeking death.
So Bayat was dressed very low-key, and if a Tiger and Leopard Knight soldier had not been killed, Xiahou Yuan might not have discovered him.
"Prepare to die!" Xiahou Yuan swung his sword horizontally, and the warhorse under his crotch stood up. He swung the straight long sword with a gray and sharp light and slashed towards Bayat.
"I am the Kushan officer Bayat, the Han general..."
Before he finished speaking, Xiahou Yuan slashed with three lightning-fast swords and beheaded Bayat.
"Bah, I'm not interested in knowing your name!"
Xiahou Yuan spat, lifted Bayat's head, and yelled in Kushan.
"The enemy general is dead, why don't you surrender quickly!"
