"Okay, I already know how to fight, so you don't need to argue anymore. The soldiers have been very tired from the non-stop rapid march in the past few days. Let's rest in the camp for three days, and then start the battle three days later. General

Hand the letter of challenge to the other party. I will fight with Socrates in three days."

"promise!"

After everyone left, Shifadi left behind his trusted generals and truly began to deduce and plan the war situation.

The summoning of the generals before was just a show. There was such a group of picky and noble novices. Shi Fadi did not want to cause trouble for himself, and who knew if there were Kushan undercovers among them? He had no regard for the moral integrity of these nobles.

I don’t believe it. In this battle, he can really rely on these old subordinates. Although doing so will make the nobles dissatisfied and even cause the king to reprimand him, Shifa doesn’t care anymore. After this war, stability will

After surviving the war, no matter what kind of ending comes, he will be able to survive.

He has dedicated his life to this country with a clear conscience and no regrets.

.......

"It's really shocking to see these hundreds of thousands of troops lined up!" He led his troops to station on a hill not far from the center of the battlefield between Kuishang and Shendu. Zhou Yu held the latest version of the Mohist telescope and looked at it.

sighed at the formations of the two armies in the distance.

"There have been few wars of this scale in the history of the Han Dynasty. It should be enough to reveal most of the foundations of these two countries." Zhuge Liang said.

"The other side doesn't know our existence, so it would be foolish for them to hold on to such a war. I want to see what Kushan is capable of and can be called an empire together with our great Chu." Zhou Yu said.

"What do you think about the outcome of the two sides on the field?" Zhuge Liang asked, although he also knew tactics, but after all he was not as good as the expert next to him.

"It's hard to say. We don't know their fighting methods and basic situation, so it's hard to speculate on the strength and weakness of both sides. However, in terms of troop formations, both sides are basically evenly matched. Although there are clouds that obscure the view, the intentions of both sides are clear.

But it’s all very clear.”

"Guishang's military formation is obviously relatively compact, and the front army is relatively large. It is estimated that the main elites are concentrated in the front army. If we follow common sense, the elite infantry should be used as arrows, and the two wings of elite cavalry should be flanked to form an impact.

The force broke the formation in one fell swoop, thus forming an unstoppable situation. When there were fewer enemies and more enemies, he concentrated the elites to create momentum. The commander of this army can be regarded as a person who knows soldiers. However, the layout of this army formation is indeed a bit rough. Nearly twenty

Wan Dajun only has this little cloud energy, if I were to lay it out, the density of the cloud energy would be at least twice as dense." Zhou Yu commented.

"Military formation is our Han people's strength. Although Guishan has been a country for hundreds of years, its background is too shallow after all, and it is different from our Han people's governance system and cultural ideas. It is normal for the military formation to be inferior." Zhuge Liang said.

"It's even clearer on the side of Shendu. The 400,000-strong army is estimated to be composed of dozens of small formations in units of 10,000 people. It's obvious that they are fighting independently and in a war of attrition. It is estimated that these soldiers they recruited by force are fighting

I'm afraid the force is not high, and morale and coordination may also be a problem. The opponent probably puts the most elite troops in the army at the front and center. The number is twice that of the opponent. As long as they are not defeated, they will obviously fight if the war becomes stalemate.

leading."

"The formations set up by the coaches of the two sides can only be said to be quite satisfactory, without any creativity at all. It is only second-rate in China." Zhou Yu gave the final conclusion. In his opinion, this formation is really stupid.

The intention is so obvious, and the formation is so deadly, if the other party sees it and takes a targeted response, there may not even be room for maneuver.

"Let's continue watching." Zhuge Liang shook his head slightly. The formation of the two armies was so rough that even Zhou Yu could see it clearly.

...

The coaches of both armies came to the formation alone, and they started talking like old friends, with passion flashing in their eyes from time to time. The two of them had been enemies of each other for decades, and they had been fighting each other for decades.

Emotions were played out. Therefore, the scene was not tit-for-tat, but rather very harmonious.

The always grumpy Sogerty looked behind Shivardi from time to time, with a hint of evil in his eyes, as if he wanted to get rid of these troublesome guys for his "old friend". But Shivardi did it for Sogerty.

I felt an inexplicable excitement when I arrived, and I said from time to time: You are indeed my lifelong enemy.

Although Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang couldn't hear what they were saying, the corners of their eyes twitched slightly when they saw how harmonious they were. The war was about to begin, and in front of hundreds of thousands of people, how could these two brothers still start chatting?

Finally, after the two sides talked for nearly a stick of incense, some of the generals on Shendu's side couldn't bear it any longer, and kept reminding their coach Sogdi, who finally pulled Shifadi, who looked dissatisfied.

Come back. When Suqidi saw this, he snorted in displeasure and turned back to Kushan's camp.

"Are they feeling sympathy for each other? Something feels wrong." Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang suddenly had this doubt in their hearts, and then looked at each other unconsciously, suddenly feeling a strange feeling, and hurriedly avoided it

eyes.

Not to mention how Zhou Yu complained about the formations of both sides before, but when hundreds of thousands of troops started fighting, the scale was really vigorous. The formation layout of both sides was almost exactly the same as what Zhou Yu said.

It was Kushan who launched the offensive first. The most elite Kshatriya warriors in the army formed a formation and rushed to the front. At the same time, the cavalry with a mixture of armored cavalry and horse archers on both sides grabbed the vanguard of the poisoned front army in a pincer-like manner.

"Guishuang's offensive is very fierce! Under such a three-sided attack, I'm afraid not many elites can withstand it. Gongjin, how would you respond if it were you?" Observing the battlefield, Zhuge Liang naturally and Zhou Yu thought about the situation.

Carry out simulation.

"The opponent concentrates all its forces on the forward. The strength of the offensive is indeed amazing. However, it is a bit too reckless to use three elite troops at the beginning. In this case, there are three ways to deal with it. One is to directly abandon the front army and use

The dead soldiers of the former army involve the opponent, causing the opponent to fall into a melee, and then use the powerful offensive legions to carry out fierce attacks or even indiscriminate attacks. For example, strong crossbows can be used to shoot. Exchange small ones for big ones, and you will definitely make a profit without losing money. All you need to do is to do everything in advance.

In military ideological work, pay attention to morale, this is the best policy." Zhou Yu said calmly.

"Although this method is safe, it will harm the harmony of heaven and earth." Zhuge Liang frowned.

"But I guess Shen Du will use this method." Zhou Yu said with a smile.

"What if it's our army instead?"

"Second, lead the army with General Ling Cao and General Yu Jin. With the talents of the two of them, they can sustain it and ensure high morale and sufficient combat power to entangle the opponent. Then let the elites on the left and right join forces.

Go out, form a siege, and swallow these three elite troops directly. Turn the disadvantage into an advantage, give up the small and take the big, this is the middle strategy."

"This method is acceptable, but it will still cost a lot of soldiers. And in this way, our front army will also be entangled, which may be risky." Zhuge Liang hesitated for a moment and said again.

Zhou Yu shook his head slightly: "Kong Ming, if this method is not feasible, then we have to take another approach. If the opponent attacks from three sides, we will respond in the same way. The elite of our army will be enough to secure victory. The damage may be less.

But it is not as good as the first two strategies that can give our army a huge advantage, and will only bring the situation into a stalemate, which is probably what you want to choose."

"Gong Jin knows me." Zhuge Liang smiled slightly.

"If this were the case back then, I would definitely look down on your choice. You were cautious and cautious. Although you didn't make a big mistake, you couldn't reverse the situation. But given the current situation of my great Chu, this is indeed the best choice." Zhou Yu also smiled.

.

Facing Gang, who is more afraid of the elite of Chu? Sun Jian and Hua Xiong led the cavalry to attack from the left and right, with Ling Cao and Yu Jin as the forward, and Zhang Liao held down the rear. This kind of forward arrangement, let alone Guishang's three-sided attack, is to attack from the left and right.

Two more legions would be enough to deal with it.

Although soldiers are crafty, there is always a risk of their plans being broken. Only the majesty of the royal way cannot break it. Zhou Yu is now working hard in this direction, how to use military formations to fully bring out the strength of each legion.
Chapter completed!