Chapter 955: Attacking the Mountain Pas
"It feels like we are being excluded and suppressed." Lu Bu said with narrowed eyes.
"No, that's not right!"
"It feels like this place is alive, and when it discovered outsiders like us, it naturally suppressed us. However, our power is not weak, and we cannot drive us out of this place."
Chen Gong and others looked at Lu Bu in confusion. It must be said that at this time, Lu Bu's superior personal strength was more important than their wisdom.
In this regard, Lu Bu's judgment has never been wrong.
"There is indeed a certain degree of suppression. I see. No wonder the Huns did not start a war on Bingzhou's land back then. There should have been suppression at that time. Although it is not very obvious, the effect of such large-scale weakening should be avoided if encountered." Gao Shun felt the faint suppression and his expression was a little solemn.
"Is this the backup plan left by General Wei of the Millennium Faith?" Guo Jia asked suddenly.
"I don't know, but at least it was a trump card left by a senior for the Wolf Riders." Zhang Liao said, recalling the situation back then.
"That's it!" Chen Gong sighed. When it came to fighting against the Huns, the only one who was capable of keeping a backup plan was Wei Qing. It would not be surprising for this god of war who had held the Huns head-on to leave anything behind.
"However, compared to the range we had to defend back then, it can only be activated when necessary, and the Kushans only have this critical location, so they can probably keep this effect turned on all the time."
Zhang Liao's face turned pale. If the entire enemy's guards were stationed in such a narrow terrain, their failure this time would be inevitable.
Moreover, the opponent's military soul has the ability to sublimate the Royal Guards into pseudo-three talents. In this case, retreat will be a problem at that time.
"What are you talking about?" Li Que asked Gao Shun, who had begun to reminisce about the past. As for Lu Bu, to be honest, Li Que was not very fond of him.
"An existence similar to the will of an empire!" Gao Shun glanced at Li Que and said calmly.
Li Que's scalp tingled a little. When it comes to the will of the empire, nothing is easy.
“How much performance has been suppressed?”
Chen Gong looked at Lu Bu and the others and asked. Chen Gong also knew about the Great Wall Watch and the Millennium Will, but it was the first time for Chen Gong to face them as an enemy, especially since he had never felt this kind of suppression.
Chen Gong swore that he didn't feel anything, and if it weren't for the warnings from Lu Bu, Hua Xiong and others, they wouldn't even have noticed it.
"It's hard to say." Lu Bu shook his head and said, "This kind of thing tends to be idealistic and difficult to measure. It's almost like the stronger you are, the weaker the opponent's suppression will be. The weaker your will is, the stronger the suppression will be. Therefore, I don't know the exact extent of the suppression."
"For me, it has no meaning, but for ordinary soldiers, it may have a great suppressive effect." Lu Bu hesitated. It was difficult for him to judge others by himself.
"It can't be quantified, but depends on personal strength?" Chen Gong nodded, and then asked again, "So the lower limit is actually the lower limit, which means that if we lose the battle, it is very likely that we will lose completely, right?"
"The upper limit always depends on itself, and what is lowered is actually the lower limit , which means that there is a high possibility that the strength will be too poor." Zhang Liao said with a headache.
"The suppression in this kind of place is not proportional. Once morale and willpower decline, one's own combat effectiveness will decline at an alarming rate, and then enter a vicious circle."
Guo Jia's expression instantly turned very ugly, while Cheng Yu and Chen Gong also looked solemn. With their intelligence, they knew very well what this vicious circle meant.
This basically means that if they lose the battle, don't even think about retreating, as they might all be left at this mountain pass.
Deathly silence.
Chen Gong, Cheng Yu and Guo Jia, who were accompanying the army, all fell silent.
Knowing it is a trap, they still want to step into it.
"Military Advisor Chen, we have decided to launch a strong attack. Although the Kushans are suppressing us, we won't be able to get accurate intelligence without a fight."
Guo Ziyi and others had almost finished their discussion at this time and finally reached a unanimous conclusion.
When two brave men meet in a narrow road, the brave one wins. Based on the grand strategy, they decided to launch an attack.
The undercover agents they sent to Kushan received feedback on the situation in various parts of Kushan, but it was obvious that the intelligence was not detailed enough.
It's not their fault. If it's something that only the strongest and the military soul can perceive, ordinary undercover spies really won't be able to discover it.
"We can't provide you with much help, but if you want to suppress you, I have some ways to solve it." Guo Jia nodded, stared at the front for a while and then spoke.
"Huh?" Cheng Yu and Chen Gong were both very surprised. When it came to the will of the empire, there were actually very few effective means, at least they couldn't use them right now.
"Xuan Xiang?" Chen Gong raised his eyebrows. Will it really work?
It's not that he underestimated Xuan Xiang. After all, Xuan Xiang's spiritual core was to make the false become true, and his will and energy distorted reality.
"No, something more useful!" Guo Jia smiled, and two statues escaped from his arms.
One has a dragon head and a human body, and the other has a three-legged golden crow.
“???” Chen Gong was stunned, and so was Cheng Yu. They didn’t expect Guo Jia to take out these two things.
"Since this place is the will of life, let's find another will of life to compete with it!" Guo Jia smiled.
"Come, lend a hand. Let's make some preparations first, and then we can directly pull Zichuan and the general over!"
Cheng Yu and Chen Gong were completely speechless. It must be said that after Guo Jia made this suggestion, they deeply understood what a genius was.
As expected of the genius Guo Jia, his brain is really sharp. Most importantly, most people wouldn’t carry such things with them.
However, the two did not refuse. They could sense the suppression, and there was no reason why the Kushans would not notice anything unusual and plan to attack the Khyber Pass.
Now they are facing a dormant consciousness, and the other party's rejection is subconscious. If the Kushans wake it up by some means, then they must also prepare in advance to fight back.
Both Chen Xi and Guo Hao have demonstrated their ability to provide remote support before.
By then, even if there is only a slight effect, it will be enough to boost morale.
As long as morale is normal, then logically speaking, this type of weakening will have no good effect.
After making preparations, the Han army began to advance cautiously. However, surprisingly, after entering the suppression range, the Han army's scouts did not see any scouts or patrolmen.
"A trap? There's no way the Kushans didn't notice our arrival!" Zhang Liao's nerves were aching. This feeling of crisis made him feel like a thorn in his back.
"Is it foggy?" Chen Gong asked hesitantly.
Zhang Liao heard this and looked at Chen Gong, while Guo Jia silently shook his head and spoke.
"No need. In the current situation, if there is fog, it will definitely expose our imminent arrival. We might as well rush over directly in one go."
"This is also a good idea." Cheng Yu nodded and said.
Although we don’t know what the situation is with the Kushans, it is obvious that if the Kushans really don’t react, the fog will instead arouse the other party’s vigilance.
"call out!"
When they were thirty miles into the mountain pass, a signal sounded, indicating that they were completely exposed.
"Huh~ thirty miles? But this distance is just right!" Chen Gong let out a long sigh, and felt a lot more relaxed after it was confirmed.
The unknown before was really weird, and they didn’t even know how to deal with it.
When the signal sounded, the Kushan officers instantly understood what this signal meant.
The sound of war drums announced the beginning of the war.
The oppressive feeling of the impending war woke up the Kushan soldiers, who had not slept well to begin with. As if they had been trained countless times, they grabbed the weapons beside them and rushed out of their tents with roars.
"What's going on!" Arvind asked in a deep voice.
"Report, General, there are nearly 50,000 Han troops within a radius of thirty miles!" The scout who was responsible for intelligence gathering went out for a while and saw the beacon fire that was sent back and quickly reported.
"Finally!" Arvind knocked on the table. "Call all officers and soldiers except those on the front line to gather at the front line."
After a while, all the officers were in their positions. In fact, when the war drums sounded, they all guessed something.
"The Han army is coming!" Arvind did not hide it at all. This was news that everyone had known for a long time.
"In this battle, I will lead the army, and Barak will be in charge of the center to prevent any accidents. At the same time, we will send people to explore both sides to prevent any elite troops from flying over."
Arvind made the arrangements carefully. The news Barak had brought back had made him wary.
If it were in the past, he would never do this. After all, the mountain pass is different from Herat. Even if he climbed the mountain, it would be useless. With the special terrain of the Khyber Pass, even if someone climbed the mountain, they would be discovered.
At that time, the opponent can be easily defeated, and the legion without formation is still very vulnerable.
But now, he didn't think so, he had seen the flying corps.
Others may not know, but he knows that Rahul now has a flying troop in his hands.
He never speculated about the Han Dynasty with the greatest respect, and he was not sure whether the Han Dynasty had such a legion.
But he assumed that it existed, so he had to assign some people to protect it.
"After I take over the military soul and open the Khyber formation, Barak will be in charge of the command. Seeing him is like seeing me!" Arvind stood up after finishing the arrangements.
"Our army will definitely win this battle!" Arvind was very confident that the Kushans could not lose at the Khyber Pass.
However, the next moment, the sound of continuous footsteps was heard in the valley.
The leader was Flying Bear, but there were many more people than before.
"Crossbow attack! Catapults ready!" Arvind hardly needed to give orders. The middle-level officers on the front line immediately shot the Han army with the crossbows they had adjusted before, as soon as they saw the Han army appear.
Even the Kushan soldiers, who were a little distracted due to the long wait, immediately used their crossbows and catapults to cover the opposing Han army.
But it was obvious that the target was wrong this time.
More than 3,000 dense arrows directly covered the Flying Bears led by Hua Xiong.
But when they were approaching the flying bear, they all changed direction and plunged directly into the ground.
Arvind's face darkened. He knew it was a flying bear, but he didn't care too much.
"Keep shooting, don't stop, the military soul's ability is not infinite!"
This ability is indeed amazing, but the corresponding consumption is also huge.
"Barak, attack with the Legion!"
Barak was stunned when he heard Arvind's roar, but without any hesitation, he subconsciously carried out Arvind's order and immediately gave orders to the drummer beside him.
Immediately, the originally rapid drumbeats changed. The frontline officers of the Kushan front decisively drew on the reserve cloud energy, gathered the will of the soldiers, and launched a full-strength attack in the direction of Feixiong. The huge legion attack flew towards Feixiong from several angles.
"Hahaha, Hua Manzi, leave this to us!"
Breaking out from the flying bears, Li Que's heavy cavalry charged directly forward. Although he said it was relaxed, the talents of the four-man legion were pushed to the extreme.
Feixiong and Heavy Iron Cavalry are of the same origin. It can even be said that Heavy Iron Cavalry is the best reserve army of Feixiong, and Feixiong is also the best reserve army of Heavy Iron Cavalry. There is no problem in converting between the two.
At most, the efficiency of converting Feixiong to Heavy Cavalry will be lower, but it is still much better than training from scratch.
The Legion's cloud attack actually had no effect on the Flying Bear. When using the Legion Attack to bombard the Military Soul Legion, the internal structure of the Legion Attack would be shattered before it could be cut down. Then it would shatter into clouds and would naturally be disintegrated by the thick essence of heaven and earth around it.
But Feixiong is too busy now, they need someone to act as their guard, and Li Que and his heavy cavalry are the most suitable candidates, not only will they not interfere with Feixiong's organization, but they can also complement them.
"Stop the legion's attack and don't stop the crossbows and stones!" Arvind stared in the direction of Hua Xiong and seemed to have thought of something.
"Deploy the secret defense method. Barak, you take over the command first, and I will start the formation!"
At the moment when Arvind's heart was pounding, he chose the safest approach. Although he didn't know what Hua Xiong wanted to do, stopping the enemy from doing anything was the most basic logic of war.
Although Barak did not understand the military spirit, he believed in Arvind.
"Gun and shield ready for battle, catapults and crossbows ready for long-range suppression!"
Barak forced himself to suppress his inner thoughts about other things. If crossbows and catapults were ineffective against the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, then could they be ineffective against other legions as well?
However, it is actually very difficult to throw the crossbow, and it is impossible to bypass the heavy cavalry in the front if it is shot horizontally.
As for ordinary arrow suppression, at this level, if they want to cross the cavalry line to attack other Han troops, to be honest, the elite archers currently deployed by the Kushans in Khyber are not qualified.
Especially since Barak knew that the Han Dynasty had a beyond-visual-range archer corps, he dared not expose the position of the archer corps at will.
Once exposed, they will inevitably be struck by thunder, so the archer corps must play to its maximum value and must not waste it on these iron cavalry.
As a result, the only weapon the Kushan Legion can use for long-range attacks is the catapult. However, in order to avoid hitting the heavy cavalry, it is inevitable to adjust the angle of the projectile. As a result, under this premise of being cautious, the suppression effect on the Han Dynasty is almost zero.
