An hour later, only the ruins of the originally neat city wall remained.

The poisonous elephant soldiers, coordinated by the infantry, marched straight into the city.

Piercing screams resounded continuously in the city. Although the body poison took the initiative, it was obviously beyond its control over this kind of county town. And the civilians in the city couldn't accept it under its command.

The border between the two countries is too far away from the Shendu King's capital. It is simply unrealistic to move the people back, and staying nearby will only benefit Kushan or Shendu's local forces again, which is not a result that the Shendu King is happy to see.

Rather than letting these people return to Kushan or wasting their troops to guard them, it would be easier to kill a hundred of them. By doing so, you can also plunder a lot of wealth by slaughtering the city.

"What a barbarian, they actually slaughtered the city! They are not the sons of men!" Zhuge Liang, who had always been calm, couldn't help but said angrily when he saw this.

Hearing this, Sima Yi glanced at Zhuge Liang with disdain: "Woman's benevolence. War is a game where you do everything you can to win. Why should you care about the lives of some untouchables? Shen Du and Guishang are hungry every day.

Don’t you know how many people have died or been bullied to death?”

The caste hierarchy of Kushan and Shendu itself is based on endless blood. The superiors have absolute power of life and death over the inferiors. For the nobles, as long as they don't go too far, they can kill just a few people.

It's normal. In comparison, although the Han people have a clear hierarchy, they are much better. At least on the surface, they dare not directly break the law and kill people.

"It seems that there are really no reinforcements coming from Guishuang." Zhou Yu said with a hint of regret.

Originally, he thought he could take advantage of the opportunity to get some bargains, but in the end, he was just a spectator this time.

"Your information is not accurate." Sima Yi glanced at Zhou Yu.

"In such a battle, the two armies naturally guard the information very closely, and it is difficult to obtain accurate information. The information obtained in this operation is only part of the information. Although I can infer the approximate scale of the battle, I cannot accurately know the two sides.

All the movements of the army." Zhou Yu sighed softly.

"Both sides are large empires with a population of nearly ten million. No matter how slow we are, we will not be able to let us steal information wantonly. It is already very difficult to get so much information." Zhuge Liang said.

"That's alright. Being able to observe a fierce battle is already a great benefit." Lu Xun said with a smile.

Although both sides did not show much brilliance in this battle, Lu Xun still got a lot of inspiration and ideas from the formations and fighting methods of the two armies.

A ruler is shorter and an inch is longer. Countries have taken very different paths and have almost completely different fighting methods, but each has its own advantages. With Lu Xun's eyes, he can naturally clearly perceive the differences, advantages and disadvantages, and spend some time to carefully analyze them.

After studying and integrating its essence into your own army command concept, it will definitely be of great benefit.

"Is Kuishang's reaction so slow? If it continues like this, the balance of the war will inevitably favor Shendu. After all, it is one of the four great empires. How can it be so timid against a mere Shendu?" Sima Yi frowned.

road.

"It's not that the soldiers at the front are not elite, but that there are too many people behind us." Zhou Yu shook his head gently.

"The northern nobles of Kushan and the southern nobles have always been hostile to each other. Over the years, the strength of the northern nobles has been greatly reduced due to the independent formation of armies by small countries, and they were once suppressed by the southern nobles. This time, the northern nobles invaded Kushan with the whole country's strength from the south.

It’s not enough to watch the fun with the Kushan royal family, but it also creates trouble for them behind the scenes.”

"Those in power are willing to sacrifice the interests of the entire country in order to balance and seize power. It can be seen that Kushan is not far from destroying the country."

"If someone hadn't interfered with it, it would have been impossible for Guishang to have no one come to support it. This time, we planned to wait until both of them were harmed so that we could reap the benefits, but under the current circumstances, we can only withdraw our troops temporarily."

Faced with the already clear situation and the loss of less than 30% of Shendu's army, Zhou Yu decisively gave up the idea of ​​sending troops and directly led his army to quietly evacuate.

"It doesn't matter, there is always a chance." Lu Xun said optimistically.

…

Kangju in the northwest, vast grasslands, and a thousand miles away from Chang'an.

Since taking in the Northern Huns, this small country adjacent to the Northern Huns began to gradually break away from the control of the Kushans and return to its status as one of the thirty-six kingdoms in the Western Regions.

However, King Kangju was not at ease and excited, because he was caught between the Northern Huns and the Kushans, just like stepping on a tightrope between cliffs. If he was not careful, he might fall into the abyss of disaster.

Fortunately, the Northern Xiongnu and the Kuishang were relatively restrained and did not dare to break out into war. The Northern Xiongnu had not yet recovered their strength after being defeated by the Han Dynasty. They did not dare to start a war rashly and focused on restoring their national strength. The Guishan was afraid.

The Northern Huns had terrifying fighting power and did not dare to start a war easily.

In this strange balance, all parties have maintained a balance for several years. However, this fragile balance will eventually be broken.

At the junction of the northwest of Kangju and the northern Xiongnu, a group of "horse bandits" with a number of less than 500 quietly appeared.

"Military advisor, isn't there something wrong with us just bringing a small number of people here?" Li, who had dressed up in disguise, looked at the excited Xu Shu next to him and couldn't help but say.

He was convinced of this little strategist. He was not only proficient in strategy, but also good in martial arts. Two or three generals in the army could not easily defeat him. You know, all the generals in the Flying Bear Army are capable.

As a tiger and wolf, Xu Shu could do this, and he would be enough to serve as a thousand-man general in an ordinary army.

However, profound resourcefulness cannot replace shallow experience. Xu Shu's immature face and expression full of excitement really could not give Li a sense of security.

"What? General Li, who is in charge of Xiliang, is now afraid?" Xu Shu raised his eyebrows and said with a smile when he saw Li's cautious look.

"I'm not afraid of death. We and the five hundred soldiers all died here without any complaints. But if you were buried here, I'm afraid I would be unworthy of His Majesty and Mr. Jia's instructions." Li Zhengse said.

"It doesn't matter, General Zhiran, even if you don't believe in someone's wisdom, you should believe in your own abilities. Five hundred flying bear troops are here. As long as we don't seek death, how can the Northern Huns capture us?" Xu Shu said confidently.

"Although we are elites, we are only five hundred in number after all. If the Northern Huns send a large number of light cavalry to attack, we may be in trouble."

Although Li was brave and confident, he was also self-aware. The fighting strength of the Northern Huns was forged with countless blood. His five hundred flying bear troops might be able to deal with tens of thousands of Qiang people, but against the over ten thousand Northern Huns,

Nine times out of ten, the entire army will be wiped out.

"Soldiers are not more numerous, but better equipped. This time we are here to test the Northern Huns, not to fight with them. The smaller the number, the easier it is to move and hide. Five hundred elites are enough. We are now disguised as horse bandits, and there is no need to go through

If you have many entanglements with the Northern Huns, you only need to test them a few times." Xu Shu was not a reckless person, and he had already made plans.

"Although Your Majesty has not yet decided to go to war with the Northern Huns, it is inevitable. Moreover, if my prediction is correct, I am afraid that the first one to go to war with the Northern Huns is not my great Chu, but someone else. It is better to be prepared in advance.
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