Santa, this is a small town about forty miles away from the border between Kushan and Shendu. It is the territory of Kushan.

The city wall made of earth, wood, bricks and stones is not tall and even looks a bit crude. This is also the norm for Kushan city walls.

Ancient China has always been far ahead of other countries in terms of city defense and city wall construction. In addition to the structural height and thickness of rammed earth, there are also protective measures such as moats. Therefore, ancient Chinese siege equipment was mostly aimed at breaking into or scaling city walls rather than attacking.

The city wall is mainly composed of cloud ladders.

The city walls in the West are relatively fragile. Most of them are just made of mud bricks and wood. They cannot protect against fire attacks and are easily broken when pushed. Therefore, many siege equipment in the West are designed to destroy city walls.

Outside Sangta City, a Kushan army was approaching. In addition to 20,000 infantry, there were also 500 well-trained war elephants. They were lined up neatly and the momentum was quite astonishing.

Saraka sat on the leading war elephant, looking at the not-so-high city wall of Santa City in the distance, his eyes full of excitement and disdain. With five hundred war elephants and an army of 20,000 under his command, he was determined to capture Santa City.

It is full of confidence and determined to achieve.

However, he did not know that on a high mountain far away from him, a large army was resting deep in the dense forest.

Looking at the army and the city wall in the distance, Lu Xun thought thoughtfully: "Is Shendu planning to attack the city with elephant soldiers?"

The arrival of Lu Xun and Sima Yi aroused Zhou Yu's thoughts about a fight. After comprehensive information from all parties, he went out day and night and shuttled through the dense forest to get here. He was going to observe the battle between the two sides and see if he could pick up something.

leak.

"Elephant soldiers are good at body poison. Although elephant soldiers have obvious weaknesses, they are indeed extremely powerful in land battles. When paired with a large number of infantry, their combat power is extremely impressive. Their huge tonnage and powerful strength are also quite effective in destroying cities.

To be effective." Zhou Yu explained.

Sima Yi glanced at the simple city wall of Shanta City and sneered without writing: "It is indeed a country of barbarians, and the city wall is so shabby that it is basically useless. It is this kind of city wall that the poisonous elephant soldiers can still exert some power.

If it had been a Han city wall, I would have been hit hard and bloody."

Zhuge Liang nodded slightly and said: "That's right. Except for our great Chu, other empires don't pay much attention to city walls, so the elephant soldiers can have a stage to display. If it's my great Chu..."

This kind of elephant soldiers are basically useless in front of the Han people's city. I'm afraid they don't know what a moat is. Even if they cross the moat, the strong city wall is enough to make them helpless.

"Since Shendu sent out so many elephant soldiers, it's not like Guishang didn't receive any news at all. But I don't know how they reacted," Lu Xun said.

"The poisonous army is scattered in all directions, harassing and attacking from all directions. Because of its superior strength and being on the offensive, Kushan cannot spare many troops to deal with it while maintaining the defense line and leaving a reserve army. These elephant soldiers are inherently difficult to deal with.

If you deal with it, I'm afraid Guishuang will suffer a loss in this battle." Zhou Yu said.

"This has been the case for the past few months. The poisonous commander is extremely sophisticated and has always adopted this tactic. Most of the troops are hidden to contain most of the opponent's main force, thereby expanding the strength advantage of the attacking troops, forming a pattern of using more to attack fewer.

situation."

"Although we originally had a large number of poisonous soldiers, their actual combat power is still much lower than that of Guishang. During this period of time, the two sides have been almost tied, with losses equal to half. This is the result of this tactic."

Zhou Yu still admires the two commanders Shifadi and Sogdi very much. Although the details of the command are quite poor, and the methods and strategies are too simple, they are indeed very mature and seasoned in terms of overall situation and command experience.

"Look, the attack has begun." Zhou Yu said.

The mountain where they led their army was not far from Santa City, and they could clearly see the battlefield.

Due to the scarcity of troops and Zhou Yu's own legionary talent, there was no chance of being discovered.

Following Zhou Yu's words, the Shendu Army began to attack.

Five hundred war elephants were divided into five rows and lined up, and driven by the soldiers, they rushed towards the city wall.

The city walls themselves are mostly made of wood and are not covered with rammed earth for reinforcement, making them relatively fragile and afraid of fire attack.

Facing the charge of the war elephants, the soldiers guarding the city were frightened and frightened. The most effective fire attack method could not be used at all. They were afraid that if they did not scare the war elephants away, they would set their own city walls on fire first.

Countless arrows landed on the thick skin of the war elephant, just like scratching it, causing no damage at all.

The large group of giant elephants rushed directly to the city wall like bulldozers under the rain of arrows, and slammed into the city wall.

"Crack!"

Under the constant impact of the war elephants, the city wall continued to break, and after several impacts from the war elephants, it was damaged in all directions. The terrifying power of the elephants was clearly visible.

"The power of the elephant soldiers is indeed terrifying." Lu Xun couldn't help but exclaimed when he saw this scene.

"Ordinary crossbows cannot penetrate the flesh of these war elephants. Only giant crossbows or spears can cause enough damage to them," Zhou Yu said.

"This kind of city wall is worse than no city wall. Not only can it not stop the attack of war elephants, but it also restricts the environment and prevents infantry from functioning. Coupled with the impact on morale, it is completely self-defeating." Sima Yi said.

"If we can solve the many shortcomings of the elephant soldiers and integrate them into the army, and cooperate with other arms, the improvement in combat effectiveness will be considerable." Lu Xun, who was extremely sensitive to military strategy, was immediately attracted by the power displayed by the war elephants.

"It's difficult. Compared with war horses, war elephants have too many weaknesses and are too fatal. If we can't fundamentally solve them, war elephants will be useless to us." Zhou Yu said.

The wizards among the Southern Barbarians who possess secret witchcraft are not omnipotent. Although they can better tame and control elephants, the natural timidity of elephants is difficult to change. They will still react when encountering fire or loud noises.

out of control.

"It seems that there is no one on the Guishang side. Even though he knows that procrastinating like this is not an option, he still fails to take action and is seeking death." After looking for a long time, there was no change in the Guishuang defenders. Lu Xun was slightly disappointed.

said.

"This is also one of the differences between us Han people and them. The generals of the Kushan and Shendu countries are relatively reckless and have few strategies. Most of them are brave in combat and less resourceful. The way they deal with the enemy is usually head-on.

"It's very simple and lacks intellectual debate." Zhou Yu shook his head.

"Generals rely not on bravery but on strategy. It's really ridiculous that someone so stupid can become a general." Sima Yi couldn't help but sneered. He had never looked down upon these foreigners.

"But on the other hand, it is precisely because they lack tact and simple thinking that they continue to strive for excellence in soldier training and weapons and equipment. In the absence of strategy and frontal toughness, the elite soldiers and equipment

Excellence is the key to victory. Our past path has gone astray," Zhuge Liang said.

"This is normal. The biggest enemy of the Han people in the past hundreds of years has been the Hulu. When fighting against the Xiongnu and Qiang people, the enemy troops are mostly light cavalry, with strong mobility and changeable tactics. The strong and thick armor is of little use. On the contrary, it will

It affects mobility and falls into a passive situation. The Hulu themselves have no armor, and the spears and halberds do not need to be too sophisticated to effectively kill, not to mention the power of the ring-head sword. To deal with the Hulu, weapons and equipment are far inferior to strategy and tactics.

Important. This is also the reason why the improvement of weapons and equipment of our Han people is slightly delayed," Lu Xun said.

Although he is still young, he already has his own unique insights into military affairs. In terms of how to lead troops, Zhou Yu is good at adapting military formations, Zhuge Liang is good at logistics layout, and Sima Yi is good at stopping with silence. Each of the three has its own strengths.

However, Lu Xun had learned a lot and knew all aspects of the army. He could be called an all-rounder in military matters, no less than Zhou Yu.

"This is not wrong. As long as the gap in combat power is less than a certain level, tactics and strategies are crucial." Sima Yi said solemnly: "Don't look at the Shendu and Guishang in front of you. They look very strong, but if they are with the Northern Huns,

If we really fight, nine times out of ten we will still be beaten. The so-called elephant soldiers and sophisticated equipment cannot deal with mounted guerrilla tactics."

"Today's Northern Xiongnu seems to be weak and declining, but in fact it is still a terrifying force, and the combat power it can display is probably no less than that of the other three empires. Otherwise, Kushan and An'an would not have allowed them to remain in power for so many years.

Sleeping soundly on the side of the couch." Zhou Yu said.
Chapter completed!