In such an important battle, both Guishang and Shendu fought with restraint. However, the former armies fought together. After testing for a period of time, they found that neither of them had any advantage, so they decided to withdraw their troops.

In this battle, Shendu lost more than 200 war elephants and more than 4,000 soldiers. The Kushans did not get any benefits. Although the loss was only more than a thousand, these were the most elite Kshatriyas in the Kushans.

All warriors can be equal to ten.

"Both sides fought with restraint. It seems that this battle will be difficult to end in two or three months." After seeing both sides preparing to withdraw their troops, Zhou Yu said.

"Guishang's goal is very clear. It showed its power from the beginning, even at the cost of losing more elites." Zhuge Liang said.

"One side has better soldiers and the other has more troops. Naturally, both sides want to take advantage of their own advantages. I estimate that if we fight like this two or three times at most, Shen Du will divide his troops."

"However, there are so many Kushan cavalry, and many of them are fine cavalry. Even if Shendu separates his troops, it will be difficult to gain any advantage. Shendu has the existence of elephant cavalry, and it will not be that bad in a real head-to-head confrontation.

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It is said that the side with more troops is most suitable to divide the troops and cut the battlefield to expand the advantage of troops. Ten thousand Kuishang elites may easily defeat 20,000 poisonous troops, but one hundred Kuishang elites may not be able to defeat two hundred Kuishangs.

The opponent of the army. However, the Kushan side has more cavalry and has an absolute advantage in mobility. It can support all parties at any time, forming a point-to-face situation in local battlefields in which more and less are defeated, and then drives the entire battle situation. Therefore, the body is poisonous

However, it is difficult to gain an advantage by dividing the troops. On the Kushan side, due to the presence of poisonous elephant soldiers, there are also certain obstacles in direct combat.

"You are right, but you have overlooked that there is an absolute advantage in body poison." Zhou Yu said with a smile.

"Strategic depth. Kuishang has to take care of the rear, but Shendu doesn't care about the safety of the northern border. Therefore, Shendu has an advantage in strategic depth and can launch attacks unscrupulously." Zhuge Liang said naturally: "But in terms of Shendu,

Can the commander-in-chief make good use of this advantage? Otherwise, improper division of troops is completely meaningless. Instead, the opponent may seize the flaw and defeat each other, causing himself to reach a stalemate."

"If you can be the commander-in-chief of a country, if you don't even have this ability, I don't think we need to care about poisoning this country." Zhou Yu said calmly.

"Both sides had reservations about this battle, but it was a pity that they did not see the power of Kushan's armored cavalry."

"Your Majesty has long noticed the importance of armored cavalry. Most of our legions in Dachu are equipped with about 500 armored cavalry. When charging and breaking the formation, the advantages of this kind of armored cavalry are

It is indeed unmatched by other arms." Zhou Yu said.

"The Kushans are different from the foreign tribes such as the Xianbei. Among their established cavalry, armored cavalry account for more than 30%, and they have sophisticated weapons. I have to say that the Kushans are extremely rich. These cavalry are simply armed to the teeth.

I'm afraid it's no different from the armored cavalry of our great Chu. To deal with this kind of cavalry, I'm afraid we need the help of chariots and war elephants." Zhuge Liang said.

"Don't those Southern Barbarians have the ability to control ferocious beasts and poisonous insects? Can we use some ferocious beasts such as tigers and leopards for our army? Then what do we need to worry about these cavalry?"

"Beasts such as tigers and leopards are wild and difficult to tame, so how can they be so easy to control? Basically, animals that feed on meat are very risky. Although they can barely control them, they are still not safe enough to be used on the battlefield.

It's easy to cause trouble. It's better not to use it unless you have to." Zhuge Liang said with a bitter smile.

Historically, there are basically four types of animals that can be driven by humans for combat: horses, elephants, camels, and elk. The latter three have their own limitations, and only horses are the standing troops on the battlefield.

"At first, His Majesty wanted to form Rhinoceros Soldiers like the Elephant Soldiers, but until now there are still some problems that cannot be solved and they cannot be truly used on the battlefield."

"Why?" Zhou Yu asked. He had also seen and heard about rhinoceros. Even Si, who was called rhinoceros by Yuan Shu, just kept calling. This kind of animal is almost invulnerable in armor, and it charges very fast and has great impact.

It is extremely powerful. If it can be used on the battlefield, it will definitely be a more terrifying weapon than the elephant soldiers. No matter how heavy the defense is, it may not be able to withstand the charging rhino for a moment, and there is no formation that they cannot break up.

"Rhinos are too stupid to be as spiritual as war horses. They are difficult to command and ride. Their eyesight is weak and they basically rely on their sense of smell to identify things. Although King Mulu and others can control them with the help of some drugs,

But the command is still not flexible enough. The most important thing is that they basically live alone and are rare in number. It is too difficult and expensive to form an organized rhino soldier. It will take a long time to tame them." Zhuge Liang said.

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Zhou Yu smiled and said calmly: "Do I still have to worry about these problems when I am so rich in Chu? Even if there are not too many, it is always possible to form a few rhinoceros soldiers with a size of hundreds. There is no need to ride, as long as they can follow the regulations on the battlefield

Just charge in the right direction, just like Tian Dan's Fire Ox Formation."

"Indeed, these problems are not without solutions. His Majesty has been vigorously promoting research in this area. With the help of King Mulu and others, the many flaws of the rhinoceros soldiers have been constantly discovered and solved. In the future, this special team will serve as

Special standing troops are not impossible," Zhuge Liang said.

"Your Majesty is planning to form rhinoceros troops to attack the infantry phalanx that Rome relies on most. His vision is really long-term." Zhou Yu said with a sparkle in his eyes.

Only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you win a hundred battles. Yuan Shu has been constantly spying on the other three of the four empires, especially Rome, the most powerful among them.

Although Rome was strong, it was different from the flawless strength of the Han Dynasty. One of their characteristics was that their army was basically composed of infantry with very few cavalry. They dominated the roost with infantry square formations and heavy infantry. In history, it was not without reason that they were beaten by the Huns.

They cannot crack the light cavalry's kite-flying tactics. Likewise, the invulnerable and powerful rhinoceros soldiers can be considered the nemesis of this infantry phalanx.

"This rhinoceros is considered a treasure! At that time, King Wu Fu Chai had one hundred and three thousand soldiers wearing water rhinoceros armor. It is said that your majesty also intended to use rhinoceros armor as water army armor." Zhuge Liang said.

"Oh? Then why haven't we seen it before in our army?" Zhou Yu narrowed his eyes slightly and said.

"Your Majesty is afraid that too many rhinos will be hunted and endangered, so for long-term considerations, he has not killed them on a large scale, and private hunting is strictly prohibited. Only some old rhinos are hunted by the Southern Barbarians every year, so the number has never been large."

Zhuge Liang has become accustomed to Yuan Shu's foresight. Roads, water conservancy projects and disease prevention projects have never stopped in various parts of Dachu. There are even major afforestation projects on both sides of the Yangtze River and Guanzhong and Xiliang areas. These needs

Yuan Shu worked hard on large projects that cost countless money and countless manpower and material resources but were considered by many to be of little benefit at present. Most of the money in the Dachu treasury was spent on these projects.

However, Zhuge Liang greatly admired Yuan Shu's approach of caring for the people. Countless refugees in Da Chu who had just surrendered were originally struggling on the edge of life and death. It was precisely because of these countless projects and work-for-relief that they quickly invested in

After production, it stabilized and living standards continued to improve.

But he didn't know that Yuan Shu had been having fun in his heart. Is there any cheaper labor force than these refugees? The people who had just returned were all extremely satisfied. No matter what they did, they only needed to take care of their food and pay them two or three dollars a day.

Ten cents is enough. How are they like the people in Jingyang now? They are used to living a good life, and even if they pay three times the price, no one may be willing to do this kind of hard work. If we don't take advantage of the current situation to crazily squeeze these cheap labors and start infrastructure construction

, in a few years, I’m afraid it will be more expensive to do it, and the most important thing is that we won’t be able to recruit so many people.

"No matter how many there are, it won't mean that the navy under my command doesn't have any." Zhou Yu seemed to have noticed something and said quietly.

Zhuge Liang's eyelids twitched slightly, and finally he said: "You'd better ask Xingba about this."

"I knew it." Even Zhou Yu, who had always been calm, couldn't help but feel angry: "This water bandit leader always eats and occupies more, and he has withheld all the good things this time, right?"

"Aren't we all used to it?" Zhuge Liang didn't know what to say to Gan Ning. If Yuan Shu hadn't always been very fond of his Zhongyong character in Chicheng and was more partial to this guy, Gan Ning would have been attacked by a group of people.
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