Chapter 2896: Compassion does not control troops, love does not establish affairs
How did Xu Shu and Fazheng in Sichuan and Sichuan pull off their plan, or what strategy they used to fight against the land and water division of Jiangdong. When Bashan fished and regained two routes, for Taksa, there was only one strategy in his mind, and that was
attack.
Even when the rainy season had not completely ended, but had only become smaller, the troops at the front were ordered to move forward and attack the Han people's Xihai City.
There is no way, there are too many people, and there is not enough food to feed them.
The Han people also got some news and sent a team of scouts to check. However, facing the large-scale Western Region Allied Forces surging in confusion, these Han army scout teams did not dare to launch an attack. They just wandered around the periphery for a while and then retreated.
Taksa looked at the somewhat pale sun in the sky and sighed helplessly. It wasn't that he didn't want to go fast now, but that the road was soft and soft after the rain and he couldn't go fast. The sun didn't have much power, and everything around him was too weak.
Feeling wet and uncomfortable.
Such weather made Taksa, who was accustomed to dry conditions, very uncomfortable, and it also made the Western Region Allied Forces equally uncomfortable.
Taksa is no longer young. Due to the erosion of wind and frost, his face is like most herdsmen in the Western Regions. His skin is chapped, peeled by ultraviolet rays, and wrinkled. When he was young, he was as fierce as a wolf and as fierce as an eagle.
The sharp eyes are now a little turbid because the ultraviolet rays on the plateau are too strong.
When he was young, he was once a hero. He thought that with his own bravery alone, he would be able to fight his way to a higher level of glory. However, what he did not expect was that the upper echelons of the decadent Kushan Dynasty would
The space is already very small, and the most important thing is that these upper-class people also have children.
If there is any benefit or position, will these people openly give it to others, or will they secretly hide it and give it to their children?
The Kushan royal family no longer has the vigor and vigor of the past. Each generation is inferior to the previous generation. They only know how to eat, drink, have fun and enjoy life. Even the royal generals who were very fierce to others in the past and almost died on the battlefield several times, now their grandchildren can actually do it.
Publicly declare that Kushan is in ruins, it is better to find someone stronger to surrender as soon as possible...
If the Upper House had not discovered something was wrong in time and detained the person, there would have been some big trouble. Even so, the news spread, and the whole country was in an uproar. Then the lords in the Assembly pretended to be deaf.
If you are dumb, you don't know, you don't know, you don't understand. If you are in a hurry, just say something like "we are looking into it" and "wait a minute."
Then one year, two years, three years later, the investigation is still not completed...
Here in the Western Region, the relationship with the ancestors of the original royal family of Guishang, the Dayue clan, is actually quite good. They can even be regarded as half fellow villagers. In addition, the strength of Guishang was not weak before, so the relationship is not bad, but since
After the Han people attacked Chigu and captured the Kushan city, the situation changed subtly.
Taksa was just a lower-middle-class general in Kushan. When the upper council found him and asked him to go to the Western Regions to fight against the Han Dynasty, he thought about it and finally agreed. He needed an opportunity, and there was no such opportunity in Kushan.
, even if there is, it will not be given to him.
Now Taksa feels that this God-given opportunity is right in front of him.
The army of the Western Regions marched on the grassland.
Watching the flags fluttering and watching the war horses galloping.
As long as you ignore the muddy water splashing up and the curses that you are struggling to move, the scene is still quite spectacular.
Just when Taksa was feeling good about himself, Busen came with some monks, and Taksa hurriedly greeted him. Although the Western Region Allied Forces are now under his command, don't forget that there is another representative of Buddha walking in the Western Regions.
Bu Sen, the old monk's prestige is no less than him. Even most of the people in the Western Region Allied Forces were summoned by Bu Sen. Therefore, even if Taksa has other ideas in his heart, he does not dare to
Set up the score in front of Busen.
"Thank you, Master." Taksa took the lead in greeting Busen.
"General, thank you for your hard work," Bu Sen said.
After talking nonsense without any nutrition, Busen walked up to Taksa and whispered: "General, have you made a plan for the next battle?"
Taksa nodded slightly, "First capture the Han Luntai military stronghold."
Busen nodded, as if to indicate that he thought so too, but quickly looked up at Taksa again.
Taksa also glanced at Busen.
The two people met each other's eyes.
"Then what?" Busen couldn't help but ask.
Taksa also asked: "What then?"
Bu Sen felt something snapping on his forehead, "After the military stronghold was captured!"
The pressure Busen has endured these days is no less than that of Taksa, and to some extent even more than that of Taksa. If Taksa fails, the worst he can do is escape back to Kushan.
It's hard to say whether he can maintain his position as a general after returning to Kushan, but at least it's okay to spend money to buy a life. But what about Bu Sen himself?
The more he studied Buddhism, the clearer Bu Sen became.
There is no Buddha in this world. Even if there once was, the Buddha has either fallen into a deep sleep or has left. Busen comforted himself and convinced himself that the Buddha was just asleep or fell into the Buddha's own reincarnation.
Not dead, not gone.
As for when the Buddha will wake up and return to the human world, Busen doesn't know and will never know. But he knows one thing. Even these Buddhist believers who are now participating in the Western Region Allied Forces are fanatics of Buddhism.
They also feel pain, cry, grieve, and run away.
Moreover, Busen also knew that among the Buddhist believers inspired by him, most were just followers.
Just like sheep in a flock, they will unconsciously follow the leader, but they don't know where they are going.
So before attacking the Han people's big city in the West Sea, we should attack a military stronghold first so that these followers of the Western Regions can boost some morale. Bu Sen had no objection, but the question is what happens after attacking the military stronghold?
Taksa doesn’t have any follow-up plan, what kind of chain strategy?
When Taksa saw Busen's appearance, especially the circles under his eyes that had almost turned into pure black, he also knew that Busen was under a lot of pressure, so he stepped forward and said, "Don't worry, master... you are now the incarnation of the Buddha.
If you show any restlessness, these people of yours..."
Taksa's eyes swept over the monk standing behind Busen, "What would you think? And what would the other people think?"
Busen took a deep breath. Although he is a master, this is his first time doing this kind of thing, especially doing this kind of thing with Taksa. Without experience, he will naturally be nervous, but he also knows
What Taksa said made sense, so Busen worked hard to make himself more relaxed and mellow.
"We have more people, but there is no absolute advantage in attacking the Han people's Xihai City directly..." Taksa said in a low voice, "Look, if I send out the order now, counting from the time it is sent out,
And then all the way to the end..."
Taksa pointed at the herdsmen struggling on the muddy road in the distance, "Master, how long do you think it will take?"
Busen was silent. He didn't understand military affairs, but he could understand what Taksa meant, "General! I finally summoned these people, and you're just telling me this now?!"
Taksa shook his head, "No, my friend, you misunderstood me. What I mean is that we still need to train, understand? Even if we really want to kick the Han people's butt right now, we still need to train first..."
And this Han people's Luntai military camp is the venue for our training... As for the next step, it depends on the situation of our training..."
After saying this, Bu Sen finally understood a little bit. He clasped his hands together and chanted the Buddha's name in a low voice. For a moment, he had a kind-hearted look on his face and had the demeanor of an eminent monk who transcended the world.
Although Taksa was talking about "training", Busen knew that this kind of "training" required blood and life, and these blood and lives came because of his inspiration. This is what he
karma.
This boundless Abi Hell...
……(σ｀д′)σ……
The Allied Forces from the Western Regions were advancing in a large scale, and of course the Han people in Xihai City knew about it.
These days, large-scale military operations cannot hide their traces.
However, the issue that Zhang Liao had to consider was not just the departure of the Western Region Allied Forces...
The so-called virtual is real, and real is virtual.
This is something that almost all military strategists know. Even those who have not read military books will still say a few words. But if the fog of the battlefield is not turned on and the cheating device is not installed, who can know whether the opponent's actions are false?
Or is it practical? Can we know whether the farmers who appear on the other side in two minutes are here to detect or build a field camp?
If you lose in the game, the worst case scenario is to start the game over again and try again with a different attitude. But if you lose in reality, as the saying goes, war is dangerous. In a small way, it is related to personal wealth and life, and in a big way, it is related to the fate of the country. It’s just that
If you make the wrong move, death is imminent, the army will be defeated like a mountain, and blood will flow like a river.
Therefore, the role of the scouts is to constantly spy on the situation, and then report it to the general for judgment.
Zhang Liao was a little surprised to learn that the Western Region Allied Forces had begun moving troops before the rainy season had completely stopped, but it was also expected.
It will come sooner or later.
According to Zhang Liao's knowledge from some local people in the Western Regions, this year's rainy season is actually relatively longer. After all, the rainy season in the Western Regions is not the same as that in the Central Plains. Not only is it later in time, it is also shorter. Sometimes it rains in drought years.
So two or three days.
After learning that the Western Region Allied Forces were dispatched, Zhang Liao summoned Menghua Han Zheng and others for discussion.
The speed of action of the coalition forces is actually the same as the marching speed of the Han people, which is measured according to the speed of the baggage trains. This army from the Western Regions came in huge waves. Some may be faster and some slower, but their overall speed is the same as that of a flock of sheep.
The moving speed is the same.
In the lobby, the lights flickered.
"When will we arrive at Luntai Village?"
Menghua asked.
Luntai City was abandoned in the early years, and Taitou Kingdom no longer existed, leaving only a ruin. After the construction of Xihai City, there were still some remaining building materials, which were dragged to the abandoned Luntai City and the original abandoned city walls were repaired.
After a while, it was used as a large military stronghold.
Luntai Military Village has only renovated half of the original Luntai City. It is roughly shaped like a "sun". The remaining rammed earth from Luntai City is still used as the city wall on the outside, and the wooden structure of the watchtower is supplemented on the inside.
It's like a tower, and it's made of yellow mud on the lake. It's not majestic, but at least it's an important military stronghold on the outskirts of Xihai City.
Zhang Liao said: "According to the speed reported by the scouts, it will arrive in two days, and it will not exceed three days at most."
Menghua was silent for a while and said: "Today is the only day we need to evacuate."
Zhang Liao was silent for a long time before saying: "We cannot withdraw."
Menghua glanced at Zhang Liao, whose face was as dark as water.
"Cannot withdraw", these three words may seem light to say, but it means that the thousand soldiers in the Luntai military camp will face the biggest life and death test in their lives.
There is nothing important except life and death.
It's life and death now.
Han Guo was a little nervous. He glanced at Zhang Liao and then at Meng Hua. He didn't know what to say. This was the first time he faced such a big war scene.
"Must we do this?" Menghua said with a frown.
Zhang Liao nodded.
He turned his head slightly and looked at the flags erected outside the hall. In addition to the eye-catching three-color war flag, the most eye-catching one was the red and black military flag of the Han Dynasty.
The red flag is like flowing blood.
Seeing that Han Guo was a little confused, Zhang Liao explained to him: "This is to test the quality. It's hard to tell just by looking at what the coalition forces are like. Although the military stronghold...if the coalition forces can capture even the military stronghold,
If it doesn’t go down, then there’s nothing to be afraid of.”
When Zhang Liao spoke, his eyes drooped.
He didn't say what would happen if it was captured, but Han Guo could imagine it.
"Three days." Zhang Liao said, "The military stronghold needs to be supported for at least three days."
"One vigorous effort, then decline, and three times exhaustion?" Han Guo asked.
Zhang Liao nodded and said, "That's right."
Although this number does not refer to the specific number of days, there is not much difference. The coalition is a coalition and cannot become an elite force in the blink of an eye, so it must use cannon fodder to consume the army at the beginning.
The strength of the stronghold, and then wait until the soldiers in the stronghold are tired, then use the elite to attack, and Zhang Liao is waiting for that time...
Otherwise, with so many people from the Western Region Allied Forces, would they really charge into the center like they did last time?
It's not impossible, but there are conditions to limit the attack.
Historically, Zhang Babai was indeed very brave, but he was not a fool who only knew how to rush and kill. In history, when Zhang Babai attacked Sun Shiwan, he first detected that Sun Shiwan was careless and did not dodge before taking advantage of it.
He was not prepared for a surprise attack at night, so Sun Quan's central formation was not only detected in advance by Zhang Babai, but Sun Erzi retreated before the battle and was killed by Zhang Babai and retreated to the top of the mountain, causing Sun's army to lose its command center. At the same time, Zhang Liao
He didn't let the victory go to his head, he just further used one-on-one battles to undermine the opponent's morale.
It was obvious that Sun Quan, who had lost the command system of the central formation, could not accept Zhang Liao's challenge without knowing the number of the opponent. Therefore, Zhang Liao's first night attack was a great success.
Zhang Liao's second attack on Sun Quan came after Sun Quan had been unable to attack for a long time.
Due to the military system of Jiangdong, the morale of Jiangdong soldiers dropped greatly after being unable to attack for a long time. After all, the servant soldiers captured from Shanyue may not be willing to obey the orders of the Sun family of Jiangdong from the beginning. This is a bit confusing.
For example, Soldier Ah San of the British Army during World War II, even though the weapons in his hands were similar to those of the British Army, his morale was...
Long live curry!
And at that time, it was not the first time that Sun Quan retreated after hearing about Cao Jun's reinforcements.
Before Zhang Babai arrived at Hefei, Sun Quan had already launched an attack on Hefei, but was unable to attack Hefei. Then Sun Quan heard that reinforcements from Cao's army were coming, so he immediately withdrew his troops.
Once a large-scale retreat occurs, the order system will inevitably be disrupted, which will also create a good opportunity for Zhang Liao to break the attack.
To put it simply, two conditions need to be met to break the attack. One is that the opponent is unprepared, and the other is that the opponent is unclear about the specific situation, or is unable to respond in time.
Zhang Liao had previously conducted a surprise attack on the Western Regions Allied Forces under Qiu Ci City, which was actually similar to the historical situation of Sun Shiwan's second attack on Hefei. The Western Regions Allied Forces had just begun to advance in a large scale, and they never expected that Zhang Liao would choose to attack at night, so
Like Sun Shiwan, even if there were a large number of soldiers and horses, they could not be dispatched in time to conduct a containment.
Now, we are using the military stronghold to weaken the strength of the Western Region Allied Forces first, and then carry out the attack when the Western Region Allied Forces mobilize their elites. On the one hand, we can directly attack these elites of the Western Region Allied Forces, and on the other hand, we can also rescue the soldiers in the military stronghold.
.
Of course, it's hard to say how many people will be left in the military camp by then.
There was a moment of silence between the three of them.
"I'll go," Menghua sighed and said in a deep voice, "I will take three hundred people and go to the stronghold to protect it. This military stronghold...if there is no one to direct it, I'm afraid..."
Menghua said half a sentence and did not continue.
Before, it was hard to say that even an ordinary commander would have had the fighting spirit to stick to the military stronghold, but after what Lu Bu did, apart from anything else, the impact on the morale of the army was unavoidable. If Menghua is now
If we don't go, if the military stronghold is a little emotionally unstable, it will collapse immediately, making it impossible to hold on to what could have been held.
"Captain Meng..." Han Guo stood up, "Why don't you change it to me..."
"If you can't do it, you have to help General Zhang with the city's logistics affairs." Menghua said in a steady voice, "I am the only one who can go, and only I can go!"
Meng Hua thought very clearly that Zhang Liao must stay in the city as a last resort. Han Guo was too young, and Xihai City also needed someone to help Zhang Liao handle the complicated logistical matters.
Therefore, he can only go.
Even if Meng Hua is clear, he is facing a huge number of Western Region Allied Forces this time. Although the combat effectiveness of most of the Western Region Allied Forces' soldiers is relatively low, the ants will bite the elephant to death, so the danger is needless to say.
Zhang Liao looked at Meng Hua and was about to nod in agreement when a voice sounded outside the hall, "Wait a minute!"
