Chapter 817: Blessed by all Buddhas, Buddha’s light shines everywhere
"It's Wu Zi's ability. We seem to be able to use our previous power now." Cao Jian said quickly. Wu Qi once cut off his own talent and integrated it into Wei Wu's soldiers.
Although Wu Qi later left Wei and took this part of his power with him, what Tian Dan recalled was the power of Wei Wuzu at his peak. As long as this part of the power once belonged to Wei Wuzu, no matter whether it was lost later or not, it can still be used at this moment.
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At the same time, crossbow arrows as thick as an arm were fired from behind. The bed crossbow, which could penetrate ten layers of armor in a row, was shot at the elephant. It only penetrated less than half of the flesh and became stuck.
The war elephant let out a mournful cry and rushed forward crazily, knocking Wei Wu's soldiers to the ground.
"Keep shooting arrows." When Tian Dan saw this, not only was he not disappointed, but he was very happy. Although the crossbow could not kill the elephant in one shot, it could still be killed by shooting it several times.
Although crossbow arrows are not cheap to make, as long as they can cause damage to elephants, they are worth it.
The price of an elephant is far more than dozens of crossbow arrows.
Moreover, the rear of the Zhao Kingdom could continuously build crossbows. The more they were made, the cheaper the price. However, the Mauryan Dynasty did not have enough elephants to ignore battle losses.
"This is it!" Kalama suddenly raised his head and looked at Tian Dan not far away.
At this time, two rows of crossbows had been placed beside Tian Dan, who were constantly shooting at the Peacock Army. The Shesheng Battalion standing behind also did not stop attacking.
The lethality caused by a Shesheng battalion to the Peacock Army has exceeded all other Zhao armies combined.
For archers, what is lacking is never lethality, but survivability. As long as there is a safe output environment, no matter how many enemies there are, it is only a matter of time.
"We can't go on like this." Kalama's voice was cold. The lethality of the Shesheng Battalion was too terrifying. With each wave of arrows, nearly a thousand soldiers fell. Ordinary soldiers were just one arrow to the Shesheng Battalion.
The elites holding large shields and wearing armor can add up to two arrows.
If this continues, it won't be long before the Peacock Army will be completely slaughtered by the Shesheng Battalion.
"Charge the whole army! Stamp the camp with iron hooves!" Karama swung his spear in his hand, pointed the tip of the spear at Tian Dan, let out a roar, and led his army of war elephants to charge towards the middle army of the Zhao army.
"Enter the camp? Step over my corpse first." After Zhu Hai tried several times, he finally succeeded in mastering the power of Wei Wu's soldiers. A fierce aura burst out from his body and enveloped the war elephant army.
In an instant, the aura of the war elephant army suddenly dropped, and its speed also slowed down a lot.
Wei Wuzu's thoughts had firmly locked onto the war elephant army. The moment the enemy showed a flaw, the heavy sword in his hand suddenly burst out with bright light, slashing at the enemy's mount from bottom to top.
Wow!
The erupting military spirit instantly broke through the elephant's defense and cut a wound more than two feet long on its neck.
For a moment, blood spurted out from the wound like a flood from a bursting embankment, drenching Wei Wu's body. The elephant let out a mournful cry and fell to the ground unwillingly.
The soldiers on the elephant's back roared and rushed towards Wei Wuzu. The terrifying explosive force directly chopped Wei Wuzu to the ground, but Wei Wuzu quickly stood up again and swung his sword to kill the war elephant army.
With the ultimate defense and ultimate attack, even if they are in the Transcendent realm suppressed by Zhan Yun, they have the ability to fight, let alone the mere Gangyuan realm.
"I will show you today what a true military soul army is!" Zhu Hai roared to the sky, and the two sledgehammers smashed down like Mount Tai, directly breaking the other ivory of Karama's mount.
"Send someone to ask for help from the general." Kalama said unwillingly. He never thought that he would one day ask for help on the battlefield.
"Are you not ready yet?" From behind the Peacock Army, Thain looked at the general beside him dissatisfied.
"General, I have tried several times, but I really can't lock down Zhao Jun's archers." Asprilla lowered his head and said.
The Peacock Army also has a legion of super elite archers. Although it is not as good as the Shesheng Battalion in the military soul state, it is only a sliver weaker than the Shesheng Battalion in the normal state.
As we all know, archers have high attack and low defense, and even a military spirit army cannot change the nature of archers.
As long as a wave of arrows rains down, Zhao Jun's archers will definitely be killed or disabled.
Thain didn't know how the Zhao Kingdom built a military soul-level archer legion, but it must have paid a huge price. If it can be destroyed, even if the Maurya Dynasty's central archer legion is included, it will be worth it.
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Although elite archers are precious, they can still be mass-produced by the empire, and the Army Soul Archer Legion is a state-level existence in any empire.
After destroying one, even Zhao may not be able to create a second one.
But...there were errors during the implementation of the Central Archer Corps.
Their guiding arrows could not target the Shesheng Camp, and they could not even feel the presence of the Shesheng Camp.
The rest of the Zhao army can feel it, but the Shesheng camp cannot be felt, as if there is no such army.
"Zhao Jun should have the ability to evade induction, or be unable to lock on." Asprilla explained.
"What if we don't use guidance arrows?" Thain said.
"...It will be difficult to inflict a heavy blow on the Zhao Army's archer legion. Once the opponent reacts, they will fight back against our army..." Asprilla said quickly.
The central archer corps did not have the ability to evade induction and could not be locked on. The reason why they were not targeted by the Shengsheng Battalion was simply because they did not take action.
Once he was actively exposed under Zhao Jun's nose, with the lethality of Shesheng Battalion, Asprilla had no doubt that when a wave of arrows rained down, not many members of the central archer army could stand up.
He could accept using the central archer legion to defeat Zhao Jun's military spirit legion, which would be profitable for the Maurya Dynasty.
But he would never accept it if the Central Archer Corps was put to death.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "You mean...as long as Zhao's archer legion appears on the battlefield, our archer legion will not be able to use it?" Thain
He said with a cold face that if this was the case, he would have no choice but to mobilize the military spirit army from the country and kill Zhao's archer army at all costs.
"It would be fine if there are other ways to block or lock Zhao Jun's archers." Asprilla said.
"General, General Karama is asking for help." At this time, a soldier covered in blood rushed to Thain and said loudly.
Only then did Thain notice that the War Elephant Corps, which had a comprehensive advantage a minute ago, was already at a disadvantage for some reason. Even its commander, Karama, was being suppressed by the Zhao army commander.
Other places are not much better. Although the number of the Zhao Army is only one-quarter of the Peacock Army, the battlefield space is limited. The Zhao Army already occupies half of the battlefield. The Peacock Army can invest no more troops than the Zhao Army.
Where to go.
This also makes it impossible for Thain to send troops to support because the battlefield has been filled up.
However, after Zhao Jun killed the Peacock Army, he did not pursue the victory. Instead, he would retreat a little to make room for the Peacock Army and allow more Peacock Army to join the battlefield.
"Zhao Jun has such terrible qualities." Thain gritted his teeth, put his right hand on his sword, and his eyes were cold.
People of lower castes in the Mauryan Dynasty were not qualified to serve as soldiers. Those who could serve as soldiers were basically Kshatriyas. Similar to the Chinese people before the Spring and Autumn Period, everyone was a small noble class.
Of course, this is not absolute. For example, when a war breaks out in the country and a large number of soldiers need to be recruited, Vaishyas will also have the opportunity to join the army.
Moreover, not all people in the Maurya Dynasty believed in Brahmanism, there were also many people who believed in Buddhism and Jainism, and these were not restricted by Brahmanism.
As Ashoka's power is still there and Buddhism is flourishing, Brahmanism cannot yet cover the sky with one hand.
But no matter what, it is not an easy task to serve as a soldier in the Maurya Dynasty. You must have an identity or go through layers of selection.
At this time, the nobility of the Mauryan Dynasty had not yet decayed, and the martial spirit was still there, which also created the strong combat effectiveness of the Mauryan Army.
But Zhao Jun's exposed physical fitness and will were even better than those of the Peacock Army.
Although it is only a front line, it is a world of difference on the battlefield. Just like now, both sides have invested almost the same amount of troops, but Zhao Jun has an absolute advantage.
And... although Thain doesn't want to admit it, coach Zhao Jun seems to be a little bit stronger than him. Whether it is reaction speed or command and dispatch ability, he is always a little faster than him.
He had discovered Zhao Jun's plan, and it seemed that he planned to use the terrain here to defeat the Peacock Army.
However, it is impossible to retreat at this time.
When two armies meet, the brave one wins!
Zhao's army only had more than 40,000 troops, and they were all pressed at this time. However, the Peacock Army still had 100,000 troops untouched. He did not believe that Zhao's army could continue to kill without exhaustion.
"Blessings from all Buddhas, Buddha's light shines everywhere!" Thain's deep voice sounded on the battlefield, and a huge Buddha statue slowly emerged from the sky. The light golden Buddha's light fell like silk and satin, shining on every Peacock Army.
For a time, the morale of the Peacock Army greatly increased, and their aura was rising steadily. They waved their weapons and fought bravely towards the Zhao Army.
"This... seems a bit like the Kunlun God of the Xiongnu..." Li Si frowned and said, helping Tian Dan stabilize the battle formation.
When the Peacock Army Buddha statue appeared, Zhao Jun's Zhan Yun was severely suppressed. Tian Dan activated his talents while maintaining the battle formation, which was a bit stressful.
"It does seem to be a power condensed from the power of faith, but it is stronger and purer than that of the Xiongnu." Tian Dan looked at the sky with some confusion. He wanted to chop the opponent into pieces with one knife like Li Mu did back then.
But the consequence of Li Mu was that the Great Wall Army fell into the Army Soul Corps, and it took a full ten years of hard work to recover.
If he does this, if Sheshengying or Wei Wuzu suffers a backlash... After returning home, Le Yi and Wei Wuji will have to skin him alive!
And no one can guarantee whether he can recover after falling into the Army Soul Legion.
Especially the pseudo-military spirit army like the Shesheng Battalion.
"The Maurya Dynasty is different from the Huns. I think it's better for us to be careful." Li Si saw the eagerness in Tian Dan's eyes and quickly advised him.
Although the Buddha statues of the Peacock Army have some bonuses to the army, the effect is not as good as that of the Zhao Army's battle formation, and it cannot affect the overall situation. It is best not to cause extraneous problems.
When we have enough understanding in the future, it will not be too late to cut it down. Anyway, if the Maurya Dynasty can be used for the first time, it can be used for the second time, and it will not disappear.
"It has to be said that religion can gather the power of faith very quickly. The Mauryan Dynasty was only unified twenty years earlier than our Zhao country, and it was able to gather such a huge power of faith, while our Zhao country is still far away." Tian Dan
Sighed.
After the Zhao State destroyed the Xiongnu, it began to prepare for gathering the power of faith. Someone once proposed starting with religion, but it was rejected by Lin Xiangru before it was submitted to Zhao Kuo.
Religion does have unparalleled advantages in some aspects, such as relying on faith to control people's hearts and maintain the stability of the ruling class, but it has too many disadvantages.
Even if he only knew a little bit about the situation of the Maurya Dynasty, Lin Xiangru refused without hesitation.
Zhao Guo can temporarily use this part of his power, but he must not dig a hole for himself, jump into it, and bury himself.
The path chosen by the State of Zhao was sacrifice.
The belief of the Central Plains people is not in some imaginary god, but in their ancestors.
What Zhao State has to do is to establish the concept of descendants of Yan and Huang on this basis.
Therefore, Zhao State established Shangsi Festival and Yaowang Festival. Every year at this time, the court and all over the country would hold sacrificial ceremonies to commemorate Huangdi Xuanyuan and Yandi Shennong.
However, there is still a long way to go before he can manifest his true form and even bless an army like the Maurya Dynasty.
The advantage is that there are no disadvantages.
"Our road is different from theirs. Although our road is difficult, as long as we can get through it, the future will be bright. Although their road is smooth for the time being, sooner or later they will fall into a pit and kill themselves," Li Si said.
The Maurya Dynasty had more pitfalls than this. He didn't believe that the wise men of the Maurya Dynasty didn't know about these pitfalls. There wouldn't be much difference between the wise men of Zhao and the Maurya Dynasty as a whole.
Things that even Zhao could discover, the Maurya Dynasty must have discovered long ago.
It's just that there are too many vested interests, and no one wants to take advantage of themselves, so they choose to ignore or even fight against it.
These people are like the nobles of the Central Plains. They are both the cornerstone of the country and the worms of the country.
If Zhao Kuo hadn't raised everyone's horizons in advance, letting everyone know that there was a broader world outside the Central Plains, and painted a big pie that everyone could see and probably touch.
After unifying the world, various nobles may have begun to compete for power.
"That being said, who knows when they will fall into the trap." Tian Dan said, if the specific time could be known, Zhao would not need to go to war with the Maurya Dynasty.
Just wait for Maurya to fall into the trap and send someone to take over.
Of course, the time cannot be too long, otherwise Zhao will not be able to wait and will still go to war.
And there will be variables in this kind of thing. If a capable person with world knowledge appears in the Mauryan Dynasty and fills up all the holes, Zhao Guo will have no place to cry.
Although this possibility is unlikely, Zhao Guo will not gamble.