Author: Gongsun Wujiu

In fact, not only in Kucha, but also in Khotan before it came under the influence of the Han Dynasty, the status of the king was lower than that of the monk elders.

Zhongli sighed and said, "It would be really difficult if the Zoroastrian Cult cannot leave the city!"

Just when Su Fei and others were having a headache on how to lure the enemy troops out of the city, there was a sudden noise outside the tent.

Su Fei frowned and told the guard: "Go and find out what's going on!"

The guard just agreed and hasn't had time to go out yet.

Xiao Yi's shouts could be heard outside the tent.

"Captain, those cultists are coming out... coming out..."

Xiao Yi shouted outside the camp, with excitement on his face.

Su Fei and others heard the sound and quickly walked out of the tent.

Everyone looked up and saw that Zoroastrian believers in the city were pouring out in a steady stream.

Li Shuo looked at the city in the distance and laughed loudly: "God is really helping me!"

Su Fei also had a smile on his face.

Zhongli laughed and said: "This Zoroastrian cult really doesn't know how to live or die!"

Li Ke, the uncle of the Qianniu Guards, also congratulated Su Fei and said, "My congratulations to the captain in advance!"

Su Fei smiled and said: "It's too early to say anything at this time... Let's fight it first and then talk about it!"

Although Su Fei said this, his face looked like he was confident of winning.

"The whole army is ready for war!"

Su Fei observed the enemy troops while giving orders to prepare for war.

"How will Captain fight this battle?"

Li Shuo then approached Su Fei and asked.

Su Fei thought for a while and then said, "Li Shuo, go and call Gao Quan, Han Ye!"

Li Shuo agreed and immediately went to look for the two of them.

"What's the captain's plan?"

When Han Ye arrived, he immediately asked Su Fei about his battle plan.

Su Fei said: "The enemy troops are large in number and the situation is unknown. Someone is using Yi Cong and Chinese soldiers to build a chariot city to attract the enemy troops..."

"You two will each lead a division as two wings...it is certain that the enemy will attack our central army..."

"You listen to a certain order... attack the enemy from the left and right wings... This way you will be able to defeat them..."

Han Ye said: "This is very good. This battle will definitely defeat the enemy..."

Han Ye and Gao Quan immediately led one division each to the left and right wings according to Su Fei's subordinates.

The remaining Han troops, under the command of Su Fei, quickly formed a chariot formation using chariots.

After these years of development, the Han army's tanks have undergone great changes.

All chariots have been changed to four wheels, and the carriages are much taller.

When the Han army's chariots are connected together, they look like a city wall.

The spearmen of the Han army entered the carriage, while the swordsmen, shield bearers and crossbowmen climbed onto the roof of the carriage, while the archers stood behind the carriage.

After the Han army arranged the car formation, more than 40,000 Zoroastrians came out of the city.

They were lined up in the wilderness, giving the impression that there were people and war horses everywhere.

However, after careful observation, it was discovered that although these Zoroastrians were numerous, they were obviously lacking in training.

Except for a small number of elite cavalry in the front, those in the rear were obviously just a ragtag group of people.

Seeing that the Han army had deployed a chariot city in such a short period of time, Keyes felt increasingly uneasy.

After thinking for a moment, he suggested to the chief priest: "This Han army is much stronger than I originally expected. Why don't we retreat back to the city to wait for the opportunity..."

Hearing this, the high priest looked at Keith dissatisfied and thought, "You were the one who proposed a decisive battle with the Han army in the first place. Now that the army has left the city, you want to retreat again..."

The high priest was thinking about this and said dissatisfiedly: "Now that the arrow is on the string, it has to be fired. If we retreat, won't we lose the ambition of the Han army and destroy our own prestige!"

Amanishahan also said: "General Keyes, is it possible that he is afraid of you... Our army is six times larger than the Han army... How can our army be invincible in this wilderness!"

The chief priest and others nodded frequently after hearing this, and everyone believed that they had a greater advantage than the Han army.

Under the criticism from everyone, Case felt that the advantage was indeed on his side, so he stopped talking.

Under the command of a group of officers, the Zoroastrian army actually took a full two-quarters of an hour to get into position.

"Chief Priest, shall we attack?"

Amanishahan suggested to the chief priest.

The chief priest nodded and ordered: "Attack!"

Soon the horn sound of "woo woo woo!" sounded.

As the trumpets sounded, the Zoroastrians finally began to attack.

Sure enough, as Su Fei expected, except for the Zoroastrians in the front row who had a relatively good formation, the ones behind them were just charging forward in a chaotic manner.

However, the Zoroastrian Cult is not all a mob. Su Fei discovered that the cavalry of the Zoroastrian Cult are indeed quite elite.

"Two or three sons, hold on!"

Facing the Zoroastrians' attack, the Han army showed no fear and quickly entered a fighting state under the command of their respective dubos.

At this time, Li Shuo personally shot a red arrow to mark the distance.

"God's people, kill the pagans, and... after death you can enter the Kingdom of God!"

Encouraged by the priests, these fanatical believers moved forward bravely, dreaming one by one of how to behead the Han army and how to enter the kingdom of God!

"wind!"

When most of the enemy troops passed the red arrows, Su Fei decisively gave the order to shoot.

In an instant, countless arrows were shot out from behind the car wall.

Under the blow of the Han army's arrows, one by one the fanatical Zoroastrian believers fell in a pool of blood.

"Come on, people of God, kill the infidels!"

Encouraged by the elders and priests, fanatical believers rushed toward the Han army like waves.

The Han army's crossbowmen fired desperately at the enemy, but there were too many enemy troops and they could not completely prevent the enemy from approaching Checheng.

However, being able to rush to the front of the Han army's chariot city was the enemy's limit.

Facing the car city composed of tall carriages, the fanatical believers who rushed under the car city felt helpless.

They tried to climb onto the carriage, but were killed one by one by the Han army.

From the outside, the Han army's chariot city looks as dangerous as a rock on the seashore, but in fact it is as stable as Mount Tai.

As time passed, more and more people died in front of the Han army's chariot city. Slowly, these fanatical believers gradually woke up from their fanaticism.

Although they were still launching futile attacks against the Han army, they had obviously begun to hesitate.

As the number of deaths increased, their attack speed began to slow down, and fear gradually appeared on their faces.

The chief priest and others who were watching the battle from a distance also discovered this problem, but they had no good solution at the moment.

The front was already in a panic, so they could only bite the bullet and continue to deceive the believers and continue to attack the Han army's chariot city.

"General Keyes, may your cavalry be dispatched?"

At this time, the chief priest asked Case.

Keyes pointed to the chariot city and said to the chief priest: "The cavalry cannot break through such a chariot formation!"

Before the chief priest could speak, Amanishahan was already standing aside and said sarcastically: "Could it be that General Keith can't bear to leave his son-in-law?"
Chapter completed!