"General, the enemy army has arrived less than three hundred miles away from our camp and is now setting up camp. Judging from the size, it should be the Southern Army led by Sugdi of the Kushan side, with a size of about 200,000."

Hearing the scout's report, a young general in gorgeous armor looked surprised and couldn't help but said: "How is it possible? We have already rushed here as quickly as possible. Even if they got the news as soon as possible,

There’s no way we could have arrived so quickly!”

Many young faces in the camp looked as incredulous as this man. Although most of them were nobles and had not experienced any wars. They were just hooligans who came here this time, but there were also some talents among them, and they all knew something about it.

Military knowledge.

This time they led the army non-stop, arriving as quickly as possible, in order to break through the opponent's border before Kuishang could react, and first concentrate their superior forces to eat the tens of thousands of elites on the opponent's border. However,

Unexpectedly, the other party arrived at almost the same time as him, directly defeating their purpose.

"They can't move so fast. Even if they rush as hard as we do, they should arrive in ten days at the earliest. If you investigate carefully, the other party must be bluffing, and those camps should be empty." Another

A young general said directly.

"No need." Shifadi, who had not spoken a word from beginning to end and looked down at the map with a calm expression, said calmly: "Socedi must have arrived. Go down and continue to explore."

"yes."

"General." Several young generals said.

Shi Fadi slowly raised his head and glanced at them expressionlessly. When he was swept away by that gaze, he had held great power for decades and fought on the battlefield with a frightening momentum. Several people suddenly became silent as if they were struck by lightning.

.

Although he doesn't hate these noble young masters, he doesn't take them to heart. If it were normal times, he would still have the heart to teach these juniors. After all, even if he doesn't deal with it, the poison in the future will still be caused by these people.

People take the lead, but now facing such an important battle, he dare not be distracted.

Seeing that the general had no intention of speaking, a veteran general under Shifadi looked at these young soldiers who were either angry or puzzled, and stood up and explained: "Several generals don't know that the general and Sogdi have been enemies on the border for decades.

The two sides know each other best. Suqidi is the President Commander of the Kushan Southern Army. He is bold and careful, and uses troops fiercely and quickly. It is not surprising that he can rush to support us in such a short period of time.

.”

"Yes, this old guy has always been impatient and lawless. I guess this time our news has not been delivered to the King of Kushan before he has already deployed his troops privately. It seems that trying to take advantage of him is not possible.

!" Shivadi shook his head slightly and said.

"How dare he be so bold? He led his troops on an expedition without receiving an order. How can he not be afraid of the King of Kushan settling the score later?" a general said angrily. He was not an old subordinate from Shifadi, but was sent by the royal family of Shendu.

The person who oversees the army.

"He has the backing of the nobles from the southern part of Kushan, and he is one of the top ten nobles in Kushan. He has no fear of the king of his country. He always leads troops in battles without any scruples, without any external forces involved. Because of this,

Only the frontier troops of Kushan can unite and enforce orders and prohibitions. Otherwise, how could we have been at a disadvantage and be out of breath in the border battles with Kushan for so many years?" A veteran general under Shifadi said.

He pointed and sneered.

Such an important battle almost determined the fate and survival of the country. In the end, look who are the people in this military tent? A group of arrogant, domineering, morally incompetent noble children, as well as the poisonous royal family and various factions.

There are supervisors who come to restrict everything. You have to report to them any military order you want. How are you going to fight this war? Is this because you are afraid that the civil strife will lead to rebellion, or is it because you are afraid that the civil war will go too smoothly and you will not be able to suppress it when you return home?

"What do you mean?" Several representatives of the royal family and nobles asked angrily.

"Okay, stop it. We are here to fight this time, not to fight among ourselves. If you are angry, I will send thousands of soldiers to each of you to challenge me. Now the enemy is here, and he will appear again.

Any unprovoked quarrels will be dealt with according to military law." Shi Fadi looked at the distinct groups of people below, which smelled faintly of gunpowder, and slammed the table heavily, and said in a deep voice.

Seeing that Savadi was angry, the battle suddenly calmed down.

"Nearly 200,000 Guishuang elites. It seems that the old ghost has brought all the capital this time. This battle will not be easy to fight!" Shi Fadi looked at the map and murmured.

"What's not easy to fight? We have an army of 400,000, and our number is more than twice theirs. How can we still lose?"

"Do you know what the average battle loss ratio was between us and the Kushans in border battles in the past?" A veteran couldn't help but sneered.

"One to three."

"How is this possible? Are all of you who are guarding the border doing nothing?"

"Keep your mouth clean." When several veterans heard this, their faces suddenly filled with anger.

"Both sides are evenly matched in terms of strategic command. The difference between us and Kushan is not in people, but in materials and weapons and equipment. Please open your eyes and take a look. How many of our 400,000 soldiers are not sallow and thin?

Food and wages in the border areas are being deducted every year, and many soldiers starve to death instead of fighting. Look at the weapons and equipment issued by the state, they are all scrap metal, and there is not a sharp knife among ten. This time

If Master Bushidi hadn't specially purchased a batch of weapons and equipment from Dachu, we might not even be qualified to fight this battle." The deputy commander-in-chief, who had been standing silently beside Shivadi, said coldly.

At the end of the dynasty, there were a lot of troubles. This was the case with Kushan poison and the original late Han Dynasty. If you look at the Xiliang army under Dong Zhuo, you will know that they had to grab all the food and grass by themselves, and they could join the army with just a gun. Not only did the court not give

Money, Dong Zhuo had to find a way to bribe people in the court, and the people of Xiliang enthusiastically joined the army just to make a living.

Although the frontier soldiers of Shendu are not so miserable, they are still miserable. After all, there is no oil and water in northern Xinjiang. The essence of Shendu lies in the south. The nobles do not care about the casualties of the border soldiers. Anyway, the most important thing Shendu lacks is population and slaves.

.The casualties were so heavy that we could just send some slaves over.

Relatively speaking, the situation in Kushan is much better. Kushan, which has serious internal conflicts, is divided into north and south. The large plain occupied by the southern nobles is not far from the southern border, and it is flat. The southern army, which has always been strong and reliable, is still very necessary.

, especially since Socrates was originally one of the nobles in the south, there was still no shortage of army supplies.

"Hasn't His Majesty already allocated all the money and food this time? A large amount of ordnance purchased from Dachu has also been put in place. This time our army's combat strength should not be much worse than the opponent's."

"Our army has nearly 400,000 soldiers. Among them, only 100,000 border troops have experienced many battles and can barely be considered elites. The other 300,000 troops are mostly temporarily transferred from various parties. It remains to be verified how much combat power they have. We and
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