"It's unlucky to kill prisoners, Gong Jin, it's better not to do it unless necessary in the future." Zhuge Liang still remembered the miserable screams of the Kushan soldiers when they were surrounded by fire, and sighed softly.

"As a general, you must avoid being kind to women. In order to ensure that our news is not revealed, this is the only way. Do you want me to send soldiers all the way to tell these Kushan soldiers to escort them back to the country?" Zhou Yu didn't care at all.

Said: "For the great Chu, everything can be sacrificed. Even our soldiers cannot be buried in peace, let alone these Kushan people."

"Having said that, killing prisoners will harm Tianhe after all. It is better not to do it unless you are forced to do so."

"I understand. This battle went quite smoothly. There were no accidents. We left almost no useful traces. I guess the Kushan side may not be able to figure out the situation." Zhou Yu said with a slight sigh of relief.

"I have already contacted the people of the family in Kushan. They will send people to cover up to a certain extent, and there will be no mistakes." Zhuge Liang said. There are only five thousand troops, which is insignificant in this Kushan poison battle. In addition,

Zhou Yu did it very simply, and it was not difficult to cover it up.

"Presumably in the future, Kushan will be more cautious if they want to divide their troops. This will also reduce some of the pressure on the body and poison, killing two birds with one stone."

"But after this battle, Gongjin, have you found any problems?" Zhuge Liang asked thoughtfully.

"We and Guishan have completely different priorities in military operations, or we seem to be on opposite paths." Zhou Yu said in an incomprehensible tone.

"Well, according to the information I got, this legion is just a very ordinary legion in the Kushan Army, but its combat power is a bit terrifying!" Zhuge Liang said in a solemn tone.

Even though Zhou Yu fought so easily in this battle, annihilating the opponent with very little loss, it seemed that the gap between the two sides was extremely wide. But Zhuge Liang saw it very clearly. Putting aside strategies, tactics and crossbows, the gap between the two sides was not huge.

Even in terms of the quality of the soldiers and the combat power of the infantry, the two sides are almost indistinguishable.

The reason why the victory was so easy was entirely because the opponent's general was not good at adapting, and Zhou Yu was a commander of troops. He flexibly used the advantages of bows and crossbows and multiple types of troops and attack methods to formulate layouts on various local battlefields to form an attack on the opponent.

Only with restraint can you win easily.

"In that situation, the opponent must have deployed his legion talent, but we didn't see what the legion talent he deployed was. This army can barely be considered average even in our Dachu, so far as that's concerned

, I’m afraid our hard power is almost the same as the middle level of the Kushan army.” Zhou Yu said in a deep voice.

"Yeah, it's hard to imagine that Kushan, which has gradually declined, still has such combat power. I'm afraid the opponent's military strength has not declined yet and remains at its peak." Zhuge Liang sighed.

"After all, it is an empire, and it is normal to have this kind of background. But it is not terrible. After all, the opponent is already at its peak and can hardly advance, and our army has only been formed for a few years, and there are too many new recruits in the army. If

In another ten years, the average level of our army will definitely leave the opponent far behind." Zhou Yu smiled and said: "Besides, we still have many advantages that the opponent cannot match."

"We and Kushan, or we should also include all the countries in the West, have opposite preferences for war. We focus on using military strategies to weaken the opponent or even defeat the strong with the weak, but they almost give up

Instead of planning, we focus entirely on improving the hard power of our own army. Although the combat power is strong, it will only attack head-on." Zhou Yu said sharply: "In other words, we tend to look for the enemy's weaknesses to weaken the enemy, while they tend to strengthen themselves.

We rely on luck, they rely on gravity."

"Under normal circumstances, the hard power of their military is often much stronger than ours, but we can maximize the power of our military, and even use the right time and location to achieve unparalleled results. With the same combat power, the other party is definitely not our opponent.

." Zhou Yu said confidently.

"But now, the average hard power of our army is almost the same as that of the other party." Zhuge Liang said.

"That's right!" Zhou Yu's eyes showed a frightening light: "From this battle, we can see that we have caught up with the opponent's strongest point, but our advantage is difficult for the opponent to match. Two teams with the same combat power

If armies collide, our side will definitely be the winner, even a great victory!"

The Han army and the Kushan army, or the Eastern and Western armies, are like the masters of external skills and internal skills in martial arts. The former has first-rate martial arts but only second-rate internal strength, while the latter has first-rate internal strength, but only has two or three moves.

Flow. It's hard to say who is stronger and who is weaker in a fight, but they have different emphasis. External skills are cheap and easy to learn, and you can easily defeat the weak by grasping the enemy's vital points. Internal skills have low requirements on wisdom and understanding, as long as you endure the time honestly, you will always be able to win.

Can be formed.

When many people comment on the combat effectiveness of the ancient Eastern and Western armies, they often only consider the elite soldiers and sophisticated weapons and equipment on both sides. In this regard, the Western army is naturally better than "internal strength". But in fact,

The real battle is not just a competition in "internal strength", otherwise how could the driven Huns be so wantonly in the West. Tactics and strategies are all extremely important influencing factors.

The professionalism of the ancient Western army, the bravery and high quality of the soldiers, and the sophisticated weapons are all the reasons that many people advocate. But they have not seen the backward tactics of the Western army, the rigidity of combat, and the poor mobility caused by heavy armor.

Different from the clear distinction between civil and military affairs in the East, many command problems arise when lords and nobles of varying qualities serve as commanders.

"In terms of strategy, we are far behind these countries. Moreover, the gap in strategy is absolute, and it is obvious that the hard power of the military can make up for it. The other party wants to

It would have been impossible to reach our current level of strategy in decades and hundreds of years." Zhou Yu said with a chuckle.

The gap in strategy is different from that in the army. A small gap makes a world of difference. If you learn a little bit and understand the night attack, you will be ambushed by the enemy. In this case, it is better not to learn. If you cannot master strategy, you will be in trouble with the opponent.

If there is a gap, there will be great risks. Falling into a trap is more terrifying than being rigid and passive. Han Xin's last battle is known to the world, but who can copy it later? Ma Di's death is proof. The strategy is half-baked, but not only is it useless, but it is

It would be better to just defend the situation and annihilate the whole army directly.

"However, it is not advisable to blindly focus on strategy and ignore the most fundamental hard power of the army. It is like walking on the tip of a knife, although there will be the danger of catastrophe. From Kushan, we must also see the flaws we once had.

Strategy must also be based on the quality of the army, and both must be taken into consideration." Zhuge Liang said.
Chapter completed!