Chapter 965: Zhuge Liang's Calculation
Rahul actually felt something was not good at this moment. The Han army was not very strong. At least they were fighting on their own land and they still had the advantage in numbers.
However, during his gradual probing, he discovered that the Han army commanders were all incredibly strong.
Yan Yan is a veteran, but he is not too resilient. I am afraid that no one under his command can break through the opponent's army. At that time, they can only rely on Peacock's burst of power to defeat them.
Zhang Ren, the True Lord of Tianfu, although his fighting ability is not outstanding, he is second on the Kushan must-kill list, the first being Guan Yu.
The reputation of Tianfu Zhenjun has always been circulated among the lower castes of the Kushan Empire. The Kushan Empire has repeatedly banned it, and it has spread among the lower castes like a virus.
This is the drawback of the religious system. God is always above all worldly powers, even if this god is created by the secular world with all its efforts.
Next is Jiang Wei, a young general, but a true commander of a large army.
Even if they couldn't fight against him, the other Kushan commanders would be defeated if they faced him alone. Even Kusroyi, who he considered the most talented, probably wouldn't be able to fight against him now because the gap was too obvious.
Then there were Deng Ai and Zhong Hui, two young men who were similar to Jiang Wei. Rahul felt desperate because they, the Kushans, had no one who could match them.
Now we have him and Arvind, but what about the next generation?
Let’s not talk about this for now, and let’s not talk about the future.
Let’s just talk about the generals and officers of the Han Dynasty.
In terms of charging, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and Ma Chao, these three made him feel some pressure.
A pure reckless man, a reckless man with brains, a completely calm reckless man.
How did the command of a large army with three soldiers develop such a weird and strange direction?
It can be said that the Han Dynasty is worthy of its name. They always come up with some extremely weird but extremely powerful things.
Moreover, after receiving the information about Wei Yan, who was defeated and killed by him before, he felt it was even more weird.
A commander who can use multiple legion talents looks like a rogue no matter how you look at him. Although he was defeated by him before, that was the difference at the commander level. If he were at the level of a fierce general and legion commander.
There is no doubt that the other party is extremely excellent.
“It’s a bit bad.”
Rahul couldn't help but feel a little worried after receiving the relevant information, but he is not a fool.
The only explanation for the strange training direction of the Han Dynasty is that the Han Dynasty was too powerful, so that commanders who were originally just fierce generals in charging into battle also acquired a certain awareness of commanding large armies under the training of the general environment.
Of course, this is not a problem. When the battle breaks out, the legion commanders named Zhao Yun and Ma Chao will still be fierce generals who charge into battle and will not participate in the command. It does not matter whether they have the awareness of commanding a large legion or not.
The situation is just not good.
That’s right, the Han Dynasty’s luxurious all-star lineup was considered a doomed plot in the eyes of most people, but in Rahul’s opinion, it was just a little bad at best.
This judgment is not wrong. Rahul is quite confident in his own abilities, and the strong enough military force also gives Rahul the confidence to face an enemy force of this size.
Simply put, if Huangfu Song was replaced by Rahul, the feeling he would have after receiving the information would probably be just a little bit of pressure, not even bad.
For a commander-level figure, if he has sufficient troops, it is not stressful to face several powerful generals head-on. If he does not even have this confidence and ability, he is unworthy of being called a commander.
The only one we need to care about is Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei's talent of fear, the elite cavalry that once gave Oswin's entire army nightmares by confronting them head-on in broad daylight, and the special suppressing effect on large-scale ordinary legions, are obviously prepared for the Kushans.
Although Oswald was full of confidence and volunteered to deal with Zhang Fei, Rahul, as the commander-in-chief of the three armies, naturally could not blindly believe in Oswald's confidence.
So he had to prepare a backup plan to resist Zhang Fei's legion, that is, the Dawn Legion. As a will-based legion, the Dawn's will was much stronger than Oswald's Sun Cavalry to some extent.
What Shuguang lacks is just basic qualities. Once the qualities are up to standard, it will be easy to demonstrate the combat effectiveness of the Royal Guards.
But, what should I say, Rahul himself also knew about Dawn privately.
Anyone with a brilliant will is basically a Dalit, who was once untouchable, but after awakening, his will is so brilliant that it is comparable to the soul of the army.
However, his basic quality is too poor. Even if he uses his devouring talent and the Kushans provide him with nutrition, his innate quality is still too poor.
However, if it is to deal with Zhang Fei, Shuguang would come in handy.
But the above are all normal thoughts, but Rahul doesn’t think so .
Preparing for a back-up plan was too passive, so he decided to strike first.
Since Zhang Fei is a hidden danger, let's eliminate this point first.
Oswald and Dawn went out together to fight a local war with the Han Dynasty and suppress Zhang Fei first.
This was also the task he intended to let Kusroyi carry out, to raise an army of 50,000 and have Oswald assist him.
On the basis of crippling Zhang Fei's headquarters, use Zhang Fei as a trial to try to let Dawn break through the three talents, or to give birth to more guards.
However, these are just minor issues.
What he cared about most was Zhuge Liang, his real opponent.
Because of the current situation of the Han Dynasty, Zhuge Liang, who can command these people, is definitely not a fool. He is very likely the commander of a large army that is equal to him.
Even though, according to his understanding, the other party was too young, the Han Dynasty's consistent strength still forced Rahul to face this problem.
That is how powerful Zhuge Liang is now.
Not only he wanted to know this question, but Liu Bei, Guo Hao and Chen Xi also wanted to know it, and everyone in the Han Dynasty was also looking forward to the answer.
Dream deduction is, after all, an imperfect environment.
Even though many details can be reproduced, it is still far from reality.
The battle of Nangui was the best test of Zhuge Liang's ability.
That night, Pang Tong visited Zhuge Liang's residence in the Han army camp.
As a staff officer, he also had his own set of plans for the situation, but he was worried that it would affect Zhuge Liang's judgment and interfere with Zhuge Liang's mentality.
But in the end, he decided to come. He saw a lot of problems and had to come.
Pang Tong analyzed his plan in detail. Zhuge Liang did not interrupt Pang Tong, but listened silently, selecting and extracting the parts that were suitable for himself and adding them to his next battle.
"Huh, that's all." Pang Tong let out a breath, and all the depression and worry that had been accumulating for such a long time came out with this breath.
"How is it? Is it helpful?" Pang Tong asked with a smile.
"I can probably use some of it. Your plan is great, but mine will be better! I'll take care of the rest."
Zhuge Liang spoke with strong confidence in his eyes. He was Zhuge Liang.
"Okay." Pang Tong looked at the confident Zhuge Liang and nodded.
"I am not good at commanding, and I have no way of fully understanding your military strategy. I also do not have the foresight that Lord Chen has, so I can only tell you everything I have seen, and let you make your own judgment."
“No one is the same, just be yourself. Failure is not scary. What is scary is not having the courage to face it after failure.” Zhuge Liang reached out and patted Pang Tong on the shoulder.
"Your discovery has helped me complete some of the things I need, and I just have something to entrust to you!" Zhuge Liang said solemnly.
"Please give me your orders!" Pang Tong did not refuse, he knew that Zhuge Liang would not lie to him.
"Your plan caught my attention. That is General Zhang. He is very far away from the main force of our army, forming a pincer attack."
Zhuge Liang pulled Pang Tong over and pointed at the map.
"If Rahul uses a small group of elite soldiers to attack General Zhang, something unexpected might happen!"
"General Zhang is not that easy to deal with!" Pang Tong frowned and retorted.
The reason why Zhang Fei was able to lead an army independently was not only because Zhang Fei was Liu Bei's brother, but also because Zhang Fei was indeed the most suitable candidate. His legion was strong enough and had enough deterrence against the miscellaneous soldiers.
This would force the Kushans to use their elite troops to face Zhang Fei, thereby changing the Kushan military structure as a whole.
The same goes for Guan Yu. Since the two of them were stationed in the south and the north respectively, Rahul had to place his elite troops near the north and south sides to ensure that once Guan Yu and Zhang Fei made any moves, he could immediately mobilize the troops to resist and buy time.
Both Bai Qi and Han Xin asked, how to get the victory you want 100% on the battlefield?
It's not about controlling your own troops, but about controlling the enemy's troops.
If you can control the enemy's forces, then you will naturally get the victory you want 100%.
This is how Zhao Kuo was killed by Bai Qi.
It is such a sad thing that 400,000 people are unable to break out.
"All failures are for the next success." Zhuge Liang said solemnly to Pang Tong.
"Please Shi Yuan, lend a helping hand to General Zhang and preserve the combat power of General Zhang's headquarters to the greatest extent possible."
Pang Tong frowned. He understood the implication of Zhuge Liang's words. He had to ensure that Zhang Fei pretended to be defeated so that the Kushans would think that Zhang Fei had lost his fighting ability, while also ensuring the integrity of Zhang Fei's headquarters.
This is not an easy task. The most troublesome part is how to convince Zhang Fei.
How to grasp the right degree and how to convince Zhang Fei are both big problems.
“Leave it to me!”
After thinking for a moment, Pang Tong finally accepted the task. Precisely because of the difficulty, he understood that Zhuge Liang was not just perfunctorily dealing with him, but really needed him to complete a task that would have a huge impact on the war situation.
After seeing Pang Tong off, Zhuge Liang looked up at the starry sky.
"Rahul, please don't let me down. If you can't see this point , then my efforts will be in vain!"
Zhuge Liang's path to victory is to gently wave his feather fan and control his opponent.
Only by getting Rahul to move can we expose his flaws.
This is what he realized during the game with Han Xin. If he held his ground, even Han Xin would not be able to defeat him easily and would be caught in a long tug-of-war.
However, there was one time when he thought he had found Han Xin's weakness and took the initiative to attack, but was defeated by Han Xin in an unexpected way.
From then on, he no longer believed in the flaws revealed by the enemy, but only believed in the flaws he created.
Whether Rahul chooses to resist later or decides to defeat Zhang Fei first, it will become a step for him to win.
"It's a pity that Zhongda is not here, otherwise I could have an extra 10% chance of success!" Zhuge Liang missed the days when Sima Yi was around.
He could more or less replace the roles of other people, but the only person he could not replace was Sima Yi.
Sima Yi's sealing talent is extremely useful, especially when it is used for the first time in such a decisive battle, it can definitely kill the opponent.
However, Sima Yi is in the Pamir Mountains preparing for the war with Parthia and cannot come here for the time being.
Compared with the Kushan Empire, destroying Parthia was the biggest strategic goal of the Han Dynasty.
Zhuge Liang doesn't want to lose, he wants to win.
There are two types of military gods. One is like Caesar in Europe, who is not invincible and sometimes loses, but every failure does not make him weak, but makes him stronger afterwards.
Setbacks bring pain to people, but they also make people strong. Among the four great military gods in Europe, only Alexander can stand upright and be called undefeated. Others, such as Hannibal and Napoleon, have lost, and Caesar lost the most, but Caesar has always stood in the position of military god.
Every opponent who had ever defeated him eventually fell under his sword. Perhaps he had never been invincible, but by killing all opponents who had the potential to defeat him, he became invincible, and Caesar achieved the title of military god in this way.
He lost the Gallic War, the British War, the Civil War, and the Egyptian War. He lost many wars, but all the people who had defeated him eventually became his food. No matter how powerful those people were, they all fell at Caesar's feet in the end.
However, this path was a definite evil path in the Han Dynasty. You could take this path, but the record would definitely not be very good.
Liu Bang is the most typical example. He lost all his life, but won in the end.
Both were commoner emperors, but Zhu Yuanzhang was highly praised while Liu Bang was highly criticized.
The most notable feature is the description of the opponents. Zhu Yuanzhang's opponents Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng were once powerful leaders, but they ended up being treated as despicable people in later generations.
Liu Bang's opponent, Xiang Yu, is unique throughout the ages.
Another is the Sima family. Although they were unified, most people would not think that the Sima family was stronger than any of the Wei, Shu, and Wu families.
There are also ways to win.
One is like Han Xin, Bai Qi and Huo Qubing, who were undefeated throughout their lives, invincible on the battlefield, without any flaws, and who ascended to the throne of god as mortals.
On the battlefield, as long as they are the clear commander of the army, they are invincible. No matter what you say, invincibility is written on their faces.
If the soldiers were allowed to choose, they would definitely choose such a commander to follow.
Zhuge Liang also wanted to become such a military god, and this was his first battle in which he truly commanded the three armies.
This is a war that can truly affect the country's destiny and the world pattern.
He wants to win, and he wants to keep winning.
