Chapter 963: The two countries make peace and stop fighting
"He chose to hide so quickly. The other party is more cautious than I thought."
Looking at the situation in the light and shadow, Fa Zheng squinted his eyes and said, this is very unreasonable.
Did the other party not receive Montcomb's order, or did Montcomb only give an extremely general order?
What was the purpose? To delay the Han army? To test them? Or...
"In this case, let's not waste arrows." Ma Dai looked at the big ship in the light and shadow, scratched his head and said.
"Keep shooting. We can try to expose some of our information to the enemy, such as how long it will take to fire the second wave without pressure. Anyway, keep going."
Fa Zheng said calmly. Ma Dai was puzzled, but after looking at Fa Zheng's expression, he started shooting silently.
"Military Advisor's intention is to lure the enemy to attack us at night, and then our army will attack from top to bottom and defeat them in one go!"
Ma Su understood Fa Zheng's meaning and explained to Ma Dai the significance of this move.
"Don't use the Guidance of Will at the beginning of the night. Just use the normal long-range, high-powered shooting. Once you pass that place, use the Guidance of Will arrows."
Fa Zheng pointed to the location between the port and the middle of the mountain where they were currently squatting and said.
Ma Dai was stunned. "In that case, when the other party has no way to retreat, they are very likely to fight to the death and rush straight towards us."
Fa Zheng glanced at Ma Su, and Ma Su immediately took up the conversation.
"The military advisor's idea is to force the enemy to come forward. Only in this way can our army defeat the enemy and capture them!"
Ma Dai stopped talking. He felt that his brain was not enough, so he just had to obey orders obediently.
"Ma Su and Ma Liang, listen up. This place is your responsibility. Your mission is to delay or defeat this army. Set up camp here and wait for the next order!"
Fa Zheng sensed something was wrong from Bangalore's actions, and he planned to leave and go to Huang Zhong.
Ma Su's performance was indeed good. Although Liu Bei commented that Ma Su was not capable of leading troops, it did not take much talent to bully a group of soldiers from the kingdom.
As long as they don't commit any major military taboos, and wait for the other side to come ashore, Ma Su and Ma Liang will sort out the clouds, and Ma Dai and Ma Tie will charge down from above and defeat the other side.
The rest can't just be beaten at will?
The strongest legion of the Chola Dynasty had been crippled by Ma Dai long ago, and Ma Dai also replenished the legion. Fa Zheng didn't know how he could lose.
After saying a few words, Fa Zheng left in a hurry. He always felt that Meng Kangbu was planning something. This feeling was not good and it gave him an urgent sense of crisis.
That night, Bangalo sent a group of soldiers to conduct a test. The Han army was still able to shoot, which made him a little shocked.
An expert can tell whether something is good or not with just one look.
The elite level of the Han army archers exceeded his imagination. He felt that his night shooting was only at this level.
However, the good news is that although the shooting accuracy was greatly reduced compared to that during the day, Bangalore did not launch a direct attack. Instead, he conducted a very targeted test and then sent a wave of soldiers to conduct reconnaissance around the river.
"What's the situation?" Bangalore asked.
"Although reconnaissance at night is somewhat difficult, we have invested a lot of manpower to investigate, and finally confirmed that there are no other Han troops nearby except that one place." The scout said with a tone of assurance.
"Is there only one Han army? Is it a sentry post? Or?"
After hearing the scout's report and thinking about it in combination with the actual situation, Bangalo became more confused.
What was the significance of Meng Kangbu transferring him here? Was it to send a wrong signal to the Han army in the hope of luring the tiger away from the mountain?
But this is unrealistic. The Han army is not a pushover. It is impossible for the Chola Dynasty to fight to the death with the Han Dynasty. Meng Kangbu should be very clear about this.
But why was he sent to this place? Logically, Montcomb should be very clear that he would only work but not put in any effort.
As he thought about it, Bangalo began to feel overwhelmed.
This is a small country, and there are so many things to consider.
Small countries always live in the cracks, while big countries truly live in the sunshine.
But Bangalore could not give up his own country, otherwise he would have accepted the olive branch of Kushan long ago. You must know that Kushan was the undisputed overlord in the middle and lower reaches of the Ganges, and its words and deeds were enough to decide the life and death of a country.
Faced with the olive branch extended to him by such an empire, he finally chose to refuse.
"What was the result of the exploratory attack at night?" Bangalore asked, changing the subject. "I mean, what was the accurate hit rate?"
"If our army advances in a scattered formation, and the soldiers do not advance in a dense formation, the enemy's hit rate will drop significantly. However, the enemy seems to have other methods. No matter what method we use, the enemy's arrows can always roughly cover the position. If it were not for the small number, we might not be able to advance."
The officer who went to test the Han army repeated what he had actually encountered. Bangalo felt much more at ease when he heard that the Han army could remotely control their position and the hit rate would drop at night.
I am not afraid that the Han army has supernatural means, but I am afraid that the Han army does not have supernatural means.
If the other side really didn't have this method to grasp their position, he would not believe it.
"Very good, let all the soldiers return to the ship to rest, recuperate tomorrow, and launch the assault at night." Bangalo nodded. After confirming that the Han army did have certain vision problems, Bangalo became more confident.
As long as we land on the shore, our mobility will be much better, and we will be able to take the initiative whether fighting or escaping.
Of course, no matter how much confidence he has, it cannot change Bangalore's inner uneasiness.
Ever since the Chola Dynasty intervened in this war, Bangalore has always been a little worried. However, considering the current situation, it is impossible not to intervene. If either the Han Dynasty or the Kushan Empire wins, it will not be a good thing for the Chola Dynasty.
Even if he could defeat this small group of Han troops, what would happen to their Chola Dynasty if they really faced the elite of the Han army? They couldn't just become bandits after the city was breached.
The Chola Dynasty was at this very embarrassing level. The country had a total of one royal guard, two with double talents, five with internal energy out of their bodies, and nearly 100,000 regular soldiers. If placed at the level of a kingdom, they could be regarded as prominent characters, but at the level of an empire, they were just two words - cannon fodder!
If it were transferred to previous years, they would still have some say, but in this era of rampage where guards are everywhere and double talents are worse than dogs, the Chola Dynasty is not even cannon fodder.
Huang Zhong himself is a minor army, and Ma Dai is even more of Huang Zhong's minor army. Even so, they can fight Bangalore 60:40.
Bangalore brought more than half of the elite troops of the Chola Empire, and the gap between the two sides was simply suffocating.
"No attack was launched."
Ma Liang woke up from a nap and frowned after hearing the handover information from Ma Su.
He looked at his soldiers again. A sleepless night must have had a significant impact on them. After thinking about it, Ma Liang found Ma Dai.
"Let the soldiers take turns to rest. They can't endure like this." Ma Liang looked at the soldiers who were obviously sleepy. He had to make sure that he didn't tire out the enemy before he wore himself out.
"What if the Chola Dynasty launches a surprise attack?" Ma Dai said with a frown.
He was a little uneasy. Without Fa Zheng by his side, he always felt that there was something fishy going on with the Chola Dynasty, and that some unknown conspiracy was being planned.
"It's okay. The presence of the gunfire means that the enemy won't attack during the day. We just need to conserve our strength during the day and be prepared at night!" Ma Liang thought for a moment and gave his suggestion.
"Okay! I'll arrange it right away!" Ma Dai thought about it and felt that what Ma Liang said made sense, and Ma Su had also said something similar in the early morning.
The few of them were old acquaintances and had been classmates in Luoyang. Ma Dai also knew that both of them were excellent scholars. Although they were far inferior to Pang Tong and Sima Yi, they were much better than these reckless men.
It's always better to listen to such smart people than to figure it out on your own.
Ma Liang was unsure, so he simply mobilized his mental power and pulled a rain cloud into the sky. He also had mental talent, although he was more adept at diplomacy.
But he can still change the situation.
"No matter what you hear from the intelligence, this capability is daunting."
Bangalo looked at the rain clouds in the sky and immediately lost the desire to take action. He knew very well that the other party did this just to prevent him from attacking during the day.
This means that the other party is prepared for their nighttime login, and they will have to confront them head-on when the time comes.
"There is no way to fight this kind of war. The other side is basically telling me to retreat."
Bangalore felt a little anxious. How could they fight? After the rain, the ground was extremely muddy. Even if they landed and attacked at night, they would be hindered by this terrain.
It is impossible to attack the Han army in the dark.
In Bangalore's opinion, the Han Dynasty had already demonstrated its strength in a very graceful manner. After the ultra-long-range suppression ended, it used this rain curtain method to tell Bangalore what kind of power they, the Han Dynasty, controlled.
This relatively gentle approach made generals like Bangalore, who understood the situation, clearly understand that the Han army did not want to fight against them. In other words, the Han army did not want to waste its strength on an opponent like the Chola Dynasty, so it chose this warning method.
In fact, Ma Liang did not have this idea, but Bangalo could not resist his own imagination, or it could be said that this is also the sadness of a small country. Any action of a powerful empire will be over-interpreted.
They were afraid that a small problem would anger the powerful empire and lead to disaster and killing.
"Compared to the Kushans, I prefer the Han Dynasty. After all, it is farther away." Bangalore sighed in his heart. Making friends with distant countries and attacking nearby ones will always be the golden rule of military diplomacy.
More importantly, the way the Han Dynasty demonstrated its power allowed these people to feel it more clearly, but without causing them to feel so much pain.
Compared to the Kushans, who did not treat them as human beings at all and directly snatched away half of the soldiers, the superiority of the two sides was immediately apparent.
"Withdraw the troops and find someone who understands Chinese to serve as an envoy." Bangalo made a decision quickly.
He knew very well what his ruler was thinking. Calikara and Moncombe were only pretending to be submissive. In fact, they were forced to join the war. It didn't matter whether they sided with the Han Dynasty or the Kushan Empire. It all depended on who was more suitable.
Bangalo knew his king's psychology very well because he thought the same way.
So looking at the rain, Bangalore had some other ideas. Anyway, all the troops along the way were from the Chola Dynasty, and they were just for diversion. Direct action was one option, and dragging it out was also an option. There was no need to fight to the death.
As for what if Meng Kangbu performs well and Carikala stands on the side of Kushan, the worst that can happen is to take action when receiving secret information. Anyway, all is fair in war. If you win, it will be justified, but if you lose, it will be all wrong.
If Meng Kangbu was defeated, they would directly turn to the Han Dynasty and use the excuse that their king was kidnapped. Anyway, the Han Dynasty was busy dealing with the Kushans and would definitely not have nothing better to do than to care about them.
With this idea in mind, Bangalo found a few thugs who seemed to understand Chinese and walked towards the rain with a pole in hand, hoping to have a talk with the Han Dynasty.
As for the possibility of a fence-sitter turning against their will, there is absolutely nothing we can do about it. Adopting different strategies according to the actual situation is the way for a small country to survive.
It is not easy to survive in the cracks.
The Empire considers it a disgrace to admit defeat because they rarely do so and they win most of the time.
But it is different for small countries. Surrender and defeat are commonplace. If given a choice, who would be willing to be a fence-sitter?
They have no choice.
Ma Liang decided to meet with the envoy of the Chola Dynasty. He had already figured out the other party's intentions.
The best cannon fodder... regular pawns, they are still very useful, and it just so happens that there is a shortage of people everywhere recently.
When you are out, save as much as possible.
The envoys from Bangalore arrived quickly and did not encounter any attacks along the way. They knew that the Han Dynasty had discovered them and was willing to sit down and talk with them. This was good news for both sides.
Soon the two sides began low-level exchanges, and then fully communicated their opinions. Although they were just exchanges of opinions and did not reach any consensus, the fact that they could sit down and talk already demonstrated the sincerity of the Chola Dynasty, so Ma Liang did not mind delaying the time or anything.
"The two countries should make peace and not engage in war!" Ma Liang's words became the core of the talks.
Both sides were very sincere, and by the time the envoys left, Ma Liang had already fooled this group of people.
After this group of people left, Ma Liang sneered.
"The elite soldiers of the barbarians should be used by me!"
Ma Dai couldn't understand anymore, but he understood one thing: their mission had been accomplished.
It seemed that Ma Liang had recruited the other side, but it also seemed that he had not. He couldn't understand it.
Seeing Ma Liang starting to write furiously, Ma Dai tactfully did not disturb him but found Ma Su instead.
"What did you say?" Ma Su was stunned. There was no movement last night and he had spent the whole night concentrating in vain. Now you tell me that Ma Liang has recruited the other side.
Before he had a chance to display his talents , his career was completely over.
How could he accept this?
