Chapter 3874 Opportunity and Preparation
If the water conservancy project near Kandahar is completely completed and Cao Cao relies on Kandahar to build a self-sufficient force circle, then no matter how Ardashir attacks Cao Cao, Cao Cao can watch the situation.
After all, the terrain on Beigui has always been a world-class problem. The imperial cemetery is not blown away. In addition, in the era of cold weapons, there is no problem with the logistics of food and grass. Cao Cao did not take the initiative to attack, squatted in Kandahar, and did not cause civil strife, and it was basically impossible for him to be unable to fight.
"Zi Xu, do you have more accurate information in your family?" Cao Cao turned his head and asked Wei Zi. After all, after the internal relationship between the two Wei families was exposed, it was impossible for everyone to treat it like before, so Cao Cao directly asked Wei Zi.
After all, there are quite a few of the forces of the Hedong Wei clan in the Caucasus. Cao Cao didn't believe it at all if there was no restraint or even sanction of Aldashir's power.
"Yes, Kushan has been invited by Ardashir for the third time. The first time Ardashir refused. I think you all know what happened the second time." Weiz said with a squinted eyes. He also admitted that Wei Ji and others are indeed better than him in terms of ability, but his vision is reliable!
"In other words, do you also think that Ardashir may have agreed to Vesutva I's employment?" A murderous intent appeared in Cao Cao's eyes. He said that to this extent, everyone is not a fool, how can he not understand what this means?
"If you don't agree with this kind of opportunity, Aldashire may not be willing to accept it." Mao Jie sighed and said, "It's not surprising that human nature."
Kushan invited Aldashir twice before, but in fact, the Central Asian family and Cao Cao knew it. The first time Ardashir directly refused, but the second time he actually made acquiesce. This is also the reason why the Central Asian bandits were able to successfully connect with Kushan, and it is also the core reason why the Central Asian bandits have never been able to be wiped out.
These people have this qualification and have this opportunity. Kushan accurately distributed food and grass, which made these Central Asian bandits grow successfully. This is actually the result of Ardashir's second acquiescence, but this is also the result of the Han Dynasty's acquiescence.
The progress was smooth and steadily, and the family raised was just useless. If it really wanted to grow up, it would still take some hardship. Therefore, the Han Dynasty also kept turning a blind eye to Ardashir's behavior, and it was also the reason why the Wei family still dared to promise Ardashir to prepare a ship and send it to Africa.
Because Wei Ji knew very well that what happened in Central Asia was the result of a group of people's acquiescation, Aldashir nodded, but the result of the Han Dynasty, Yuan family, Cao family, and Pamir collectively nodding, and let Aldashir move as a chess piece.
Therefore, Wei Ji's promise was not out of line. Although Ardashire didn't know which Han family was under the Sulun family's leather case, he also understood his own position from this attitude. This is also an important reason why Ardashire had not been able to hide in the Caucasus region before, because Ardashire had experienced so much and had a clear mind.
It is precisely because of this operation of seeing through but not saying it out loud that both sides did not tear the face, which made Ardashir and the Han Dynasty understand each other's bottom line. Of course, Ardashir was even more frustrated. He knew that he had actually become a pawn and his every move was actually operated.
However, Ardashire could not resist this operation. As long as he still wanted to keep his useful body as his subordinates and seek a way out for Persia, he had to accept the vague control behind him. This is also the reason why Ardashire did not accept Vesutva I's kindness no matter how high the Kushan offer was.
Because Ardashire knew very well that unless he could lead his subordinates to seek a path of independence for Persia, intervening in the war of the empire would only be destroyed.
But this is just before, at the moment when the sky changed, Bankim's glory directly observed another trajectory, and Ardashir also survived the sky change with the miracle of the Holy Death Knight. Then Bankim and Ardashir talked openly.
Compared to the life path to Africa given to Ardashir by Wei, Ardashir still hopes to open up a life path by himself. After all, what others get is unstable after all. Although the plan given by Bankim takes considerable effort, it makes people like Ardashir even more tempted.
"The impact of the heavenly transformation is worldwide. The power of the general's subordinates has not been significantly weakened, but this is the time when other forces are weakest." Bankim used his own light to observe another possibility, giving Aldashir the most deadly temptation, "It is more sincere than relying on others and relying on you to seize your territory."
Ardashire didn't say anything, but he also knew that if this kind of change was worldwide, then now would be the best time.
Even Ardashir himself knew where to capture - Herat.
This is one of the entrances and exits of Beigui. If Ardashir takes over there or even further Kandahar, the entire Sistan Basin will be in Ardashir's hands.
More importantly, the Sistan Basin and Lezistan Desert are surrounded by the Garn Mountains-Sahad Plateau, the Balochistan Plateau to the south are blocked, the Hindu Kush Mountains to the north, and not to mention the east, all of them are mountains. The only correct import and export is Herat City.
It can be said that if Herat City is taken down, Kandahar is taken down, and these key points are at least qualified to break the ground and be crowned king.
"If the general takes Herat City, Kushan is willing to go to the Plunge Pass to provide you with food and grass for attacking Kandahar. We, Kushan, may lack other things, but the food and grass supply is still sufficient." Bankim calmly gave Aldashir the support he needed most.
I won’t talk about the location of the Pulmonary Pass. Cao Cao’s forces have known it for a long time, but they dare not gamble. The reason was also mentioned before, which is the simplest drinking water problem. The Polun Pass between the Kiltal Mountains and the Suleiman Mountains is a mountain range facing away from the Indian Ocean.
Simply put, the process of traveling from the north is without water resources throughout the journey. In addition, you have to pass the Lezistan Desert first and then cross the stone mountain, so that Cao Cao took Kandahar, and after several calculations, he still gave up the Polun Pass.
After all, compared to other places where you lose bets, you can still come. Polun Pass loses a bet. In addition to surrendering, the soldiers you attack may only have the possibility of thirst death.
On the contrary, Nangui is sending food and grass to Bolun Pass, but the road is relatively difficult to walk, and there is no shortage of water resources, because the rainwater in the Indian Ocean is blocked by the southern side of these two mountain ranges, so Nangui, who walks the south bank, only needs to consider the difficulty of mountain roads.
Simply put, the difficulty here is roughly equivalent to going to Qishan, and it is difficult to deliver food and grass, but you don’t have to consider drinking water. If Kushan does not calculate the loss of food and grass, it can still be delivered.
Bankim didn't mention nonsense like helping Ardashire attack Cao Cao together. He just mentioned what they were most realistic and capable of, and it was not very important whether to help the other party.
For Kushan, if Cao Cao on Beigui was taken away, they would have freed to deal with the Han army on the Ganges, and concentrated the national strength to fight against the Han Dynasty where the Lao Shi was expeditioned. Vessutva I was still very confident.
After Bankim made it clear, Ardashire's mentality was actually very complicated, but in the end he nodded, because Bankim was right. Compared to the Caucasus, a place that could only support more than one million people and could not cope with its real opponents, the place that once belonged to Beigui was really very tempting.
What is the danger of mountains and rivers? To be honest, Beigui is that there is no more terrifying mountain and river danger than Beigui. With that place, Aldashire has a lot more room for turning around.
Therefore, after thinking about it for a while, Ardashir chose to attack. Of course, before that, Ardashir needed to determine the true scope of the heavenly change. After all, all the decisions he made were based on the heavenly change, and Rome had no time to care about him, and the Han Dynasty's power in Herat and even Central Asia had a significant reduction in the short term.
The large-scale dispatch of scouts to spy on the Internet was naturally not hidden from Wei's family, but Aldashire's reasons were very sufficient. Although Wei's family was a little suspicious, they could only keep it in their hearts first. In the end, the impact of the heavenly change on Wei's family is not small, and they also need to make a lot of adjustments.
This gave Aldashire a chance, a chance to thread a needle and connect the Central Asian thieves. After all, he also had a lot of arrangements among these people.
It is undeniable that the aristocratic families also have arrangements among these bandits. Unfortunately, the changes in nature have made the Central Asian families obviously unable to take care of themselves, which has led Ardashir to start the Central Asian bandits first, and based on the reasons of patrol, he directly led the main force to Herat.
Of course, this kind of behavior cannot be hidden for too long, but Ardashir does not need to hide it for too long. He only needs to let the Han Dynasty discover it a few days later. If he takes Herat, he no longer needs to look back.
The bandits in Central Asia also flocked to provoke and cheered everywhere. Although the major families have also noticed the changes in the situation, the impact of the changes in the sky has made these people shrink cautiously. After all, taking risks is not what they should do now.
Chapter completed!