Chapter 3197: Soldiers are not bloody
Sesicapier, Barak, Zasali, Sahel, Fargon, and Gumara were considered first-class generals and staff officers even in Rome and Han Dynasty. Therefore, after transferring the army to Herat, these people had the idea of retreating.
I originally thought that transporting food and grass along the water should be quite convenient, but the collapsed terrain of Beigui made this group of people feel what it means to see it at first sight than to hear it.
Although the food and grass can still be sent, the consumption is so high that this group of people is quite complaining. In addition, Herat is not as easy as Kandahar and Kabul, and it will be quite uncomfortable if the Han army fails to win once it takes action.
In this place, the Han Dynasty could station in the irrigation area where the former rest and abandoned wasteland and accumulate strength. Although there were mountains and rivers in the Kushan side, the length of the logistics line was destined that this group of people could not maintain a sufficient scale of troops in Herat.
Although 80,000 elite soldiers rely on the Xingdu Kush Mountains to defend, and ordinary 100,000 elite soldiers of the empire would also touch one end, it was mentioned as ordinary elite soldiers. Judging from the performance of the Han army for such a period of time, it was not at all normal.
Beigui is not a discerning person. What level of power do they have now? They know that they have been in love with the family in Anxi East. It is okay to block Anxi, who has already been buried in the soil, but if they block monsters like the Han army, it is too far away.
To defend the Kabul River Valley without any turmoil, the judgment made by this group of people is that it requires an army of 200,000, and the military spirit is on the side. The Imperial Guards defend it and rely on the dangers of mountains and rivers to make it difficult for the Han Dynasty to advance. This scale is also a very large military force for Beigui.
"We can't continue to spend time in Herat. We have a disadvantage in the deployment here. We retreat to Kandahar, look west to the desert, defend the plateau oasis, and rely on the Suleiman Mountains to defend." Sesicapier said calmly to the generals.
"We agree with this, but we have not achieved any achievements and have not even encountered an enemy yet. We retreated when we come. The soldiers are afraid that they can't accept it." Barak sighed and said.
Beigui did not conduct careful research along this passage, so that the plan he had originally prepared was conducted on-site inspection of Kabul and was confirmed; he visited Kandahar and was confirmed; so he led his troops to Herat and was cheated to death.
"I tend to Kapil's suggestion. We actually don't need to fight hard with the Han Dynasty. Blocking the Kabul River Valley and not allowing the Han army to advance east are our victory. There is no need to be obsessed with these details." Gumara glanced at Barak and said, "Victory on the battlefield is not what we want."
"I was careless last time at Khyber Pass, and my soldiers lost a lot." Fargon, the royal archer, did not say anything about Herat. On the contrary, he understood this kind of words as well as his previous experience at Khyber Pass.
"Morita is also very important." Sahel, the commander of the Royal Gun Shield Legion, said coldly, "Retreat like this will be very unfavorable to our morale."
"Retreat to Kandahar, we are in a fuller state against the Han Dynasty. To be honest, even if we are backed by the Imperial Scepter, I don't think we can defeat the last thing." Abhidharma glanced at Sahel and said. The relationship between the two of them was relatively good, so when they had different opinions, they could speak out directly.
"But if we retreat from here, we will give up a key point. You must know that including the Khyber Pass, there are actually only four battlefields on this road. If we give up Herat directly, we will lose a quarter of the advantage." Zasali looked at Sesicapier and said.
In this wave of Zhasali has switched a group of camel cavalry from Fuwad. Compared with the previous wave of camel cavalry that was only ordinary, half of this wave was Fuwad's guards. After all, the desert on the west side of Kandaha is also a battlefield that is very suitable for camel cavalry to play.
"You can't do it here." Wu Nanda, the newly appointed royal cavalry commander, suddenly spoke. Speaking of which, among the people present, Wu Nanda is the youngest and the strongest, but if you really want to say, Wu Nanda is not suitable for the commander of the royal cavalry, but the situation is now so that Vesutva can only be taller from a short man.
The last wave of the royal family cavalry was killed at Sima Zhang's hands. The royal family cavalry under his command was the three talents that he really had on the battlefield. However, Sima Zhang left some seeds that could not be sprouted for Kushan, and all the others were killed.
Although Sima Zhang wanted to keep this for his own family, he thought about keeping it in his own hands and might not be able to keep it at that time. If Vesutva turned the tables and asked directly from his own hands, he would recover the three-talented thing with the reserved royal chariot, it would be a real problem.
Thinking of this, Sima Zhang had to kill and falsely pass the order to disperse the royal cavalry led by Gaimen, and took a ruthless move to kill most of the chaos that night. There was no way, even the three talents that were spread were not so easy to kill.
If it weren't for the fact that the royal family of Gaimen's Gaimen had a big fight with Guan Yu's school knifeman before, both sides would have suffered heavy losses, Sima Zhang's trick would really not kill the royal family of Gaimen's Gaimen's Gaimen's Gaimen's Gaimen's Gaimen's Gaimen's Gaimen's Gaimen's Gaimen's game.
In the end, there were about two or three hundred royal family cavalry guarding Wei Sutiva for life and killed him. However, as the boss, Gaimen was beheaded by Sima Zhang. The remaining two or three hundred royal family cavalry cavalry were neither military souls nor things like Awende's headquarters that had followed Awende for more than ten years. Without the boss and the ability to copy themselves.
So even though Vesutva I turned the tables in the end, there were two or three hundred middle and low-level officers, and the reorganized three-talent royal family with costumes? What a dream!
Of course, the royal cavalry led by Wunanda is the reserve soldiers left by the Gaimen at the time. Although the two or three hundred seniors were supplemented and carried out quite meticulous running-in and training, not to mention the three talents, the Imperial Guards barely achieved it.
This is because there has been a year of running-in and rest. If it weren't for this, I would have been the level of dual talent at the beginning. As for the three talent, Unanda could no longer see hope. Unless Gaimen resurrected, there would be no hope.
Barak looked up at Unanda. Among the entire camp, Unanda had the least qualifications, but he was the commander of the Imperial Guards selected by Vesutva I. He still had to give him some face, at least in this way, everyone is good.
"Why?" Barak gave Unanda an inspiring look and signaled Unanda to continue saying that after all, Barak also wanted to retreat after coming to Herat to determine the situation, but he was not sure about the thoughts of the people under his command.
"The Battle of Khyber has already explained a big problem. Our army is still quite different from the Han army in terms of elite soldiers. It is as strong as the soul of the Han army, and can even face the five imperial guards with full blessings of the Imperial Scepter. In other words, we may be able to defeat that opponent by combining them." Wunanda did not say that it was empty, but directly mentioned the Western Liang Iron Cavalry.
In the battle of Khyber, two legions made Kushan very big. One was a super heavy step, which was extremely difficult to kill. More importantly, it was finally impossible to kill. The flames on the opponent's body rose and he climbed up. Then his combat power actually increased. How to fight?
The other is the Divine Iron Cavalry led by Hua Xiong, which does not have the special effect of overweight stepping. However, one legion took five imperial guards blessed by the imperial guards. Although the fight was awkward enough, it was a one-on-one pick, and five legions equal to three-talent.
It can be said that the combat power shown by the God Iron Cavalry is almost the strongest level that the Kushan elite have ever seen. It is tragic, but it can really calm the scene.
Although after being hit, Kushan has more defense. If he faces the God Iron Cavalry again this time, the opponent will not be able to exert such terrifying combat power. However, as long as there is such a legion present, it must be taken into consideration.
"What are our advantages in fighting the Han Dynasty?" Wunanda suddenly asked Kapil.
Kapil's mouth was scratched when he heard this. He already understood what Unanda meant. The Kushan soldiers in Herat were not as strong as the Han army, and their elite troops were not as good as the Han army. Although the Kushans were proud of were all here, if they had to say that they had overwhelmed the elite troops of the Han army, they were simply dreaming. The only thing they could rely on was the danger of mountains and rivers!
However, is this kind of danger of mountains and rivers worthy of their Kushans pressing all their treasures? It is not worth it at all. Their legion is already a treasure for Kushans. However, without calculating the danger of mountains and rivers, they may even bet against the Han Dynasty and even bet on the Han Dynasty.
The military spirit cooperates with the Imperial Guards, and although tens of thousands of regular soldiers are very strong, it depends on whom. Wunanda is not optimistic about the existence of completely illegal existence in the Han Dynasty.
"Retreat to Kandahar, give up Herat, arrange something to attract fire here, and go to the right place to play to our advantages." Barak said in one step.
The logistical pressure of gathering 200,000 troops in Kandahar is almost the same as the logistical pressure of gathering 100,000 troops in Herat. Compared with the situation in Herat, Kandahar can better play to their Kushan advantages.
"We are pursuing victory, not face." Sesikapier's mouth stroked and gave the final explanation. Others were talking too much, but Barack, the general manager, and Kapil, the general manager, made such a decision, so they had to obey.
Chapter completed!