"Is it a strategy to seize the opportunity to attack the east and attack the west?" Pang Tong thought thoughtfully, "But in this case, the capital that needs to be invested here is not a small amount. Otherwise, it will be difficult to attract the other party's attention, and in that kind of way
Under the circumstances, many strategies will become less effective."
"Invest two military spirit legions to build up momentum and see how Guishuang will react." Chen Xi said with a sneer, "We have a lot of capital and a clear purpose. We want the middle and lower reaches of the Ganges River!"
"If we do this, will the northern part of Guishang use the strategy of besieging Wei and rescuing Zhao and attack our forward base in Congling?" Pang Tong still understood Chen Xi's thoughts. There was nothing to say in this regard. The Han Dynasty destroyed two army souls.
, it would be strange if Kuishang could still regard it as a feint attack, but Pang Tong was worried that Kuishang would not fight head-on.
After all, according to the previous description, the country of Kushan is not a complete parallel import, and based on the previous wars with large upper and lower limits, Kushan does actually have a fairly reliable army. It can only be said that the group of people in the south
The poisoning was so deep that he was almost useless.
According to the arrangement of the Great Yueshi in the north, Kushan's morale is not low, so after discovering the actions of the Han Dynasty, it is not impossible to launch a wave of encirclement to save Zhao. Kushan has garrisoned troops in the area of Khorezmo, although the entire
Katahiki was known as the Imperial Cemetery in later generations, but there was no doubt that there were troops stationed there.
Therefore, after the Han Dynasty army dispatched, it was not difficult for the opponent to attack Congling.
"So we may need help from Cao Sikong at that time. Cao Zixiao and the others have also been training for a while. It shouldn't be a big problem to help defend Congling for a while. The main opponent should be Fuwo, who has fought with us several times.
Morality." Chen Xi looked at Xun Yu and others and asked.
Xun Yu, Xun You and others nodded silently. There was nothing to say about this. They were all fighting for the country, and it was only natural to help defend the forward bases.
"But if possible, we should mobilize some infantry from here to Congling. Although the cavalry is flexible and has higher combat effectiveness, the terrain there is indeed not suitable." Xun Yu suggested with a calm expression.
"..." Before Chen Xi spoke, Jia Xu showed a thoughtful look. After a while, Jia Xu looked at Xun Yu, "You want to cross the Hindu Kush Mountains?
"The height of five thousand meters is indeed very high, but it is not completely impossible to climb. Maybe the army can't get through, but a single elite regiment is not a big problem. Compared with the Kabul Valley, which has only one road, if the magic soldiers descend from the sky and attack from behind,
, a legion is deadly enough." Xun You's face showed almost no ups and downs, and he was always indifferent.
"Well, this plan..." Chen Xi thought for a while, "It's very dangerous, but if we can cooperate well, it will definitely be fatal."
"Speaking of the issue in the Kabul Valley, are there troops stationed in Kushan there?" Cheng Yu asked curiously.
"Yes. This river valley passes through a basin, which is one of the few places where people can live in Beigui. That place is Beigui's horse farm and military camp." Jia Xu nodded. After all, there is only one road, and Beigui does not go there.
The big army is a strange thing.
"Isn't that a city?" Chen Xi touched his chin and said. He also knew that place. He remembered the location after thinking about it for a long time. It was a pretty good location. It belonged to the few people in the imperial cemetery who could farm.
A habitable location.
"There is a city being built, but according to the information I got here, what is being built there is actually a kind of urn city that is almost a fortress, and it is not too big." Jia Xu said calmly.
"What about cutting off the upstream?" Cheng Yu said nothing and went straight to the topic, a competition or something like that. Li You is not here today, and I, Cheng Yu, am ready to dominate the audience.
"I have done some research before, and it seems to be a bit inconvenient. There is very little water in that river. The only time when water attack can be used is in the rainy season. According to the information sent back, during the rainy season, the people in that basin except those stationed in Wengcheng
More than 30,000 people will stay, and others will move to high ground to avoid flood attacks." Jia Xu said helplessly.
Speaking of which, when Jia Xu discovered that the capital of Kushan was located downstream of the Kabul River, Jia Xu thought about attacking by water. However, after two studies, Jia Xu gave up. To attack Kushan by water, the distance would need to be quite close.
After reaching the Khyber Pass, Kushan has completely entered the plains.
When using water attack in such a place, even Jia Xu has no way to control the direction of the water flow. The water flow of the Kabul River itself is very average, so it is not suitable to use water attack at all.
What's more, there is a rare basin in the middle of the Kabul Valley where Kushan troops are stationed. Even the Han army cannot get through without knocking them to the ground.
"This is really a headache." Cheng Yu's expression remained unchanged, and the tone of his words made Jia Xu already hear some other meanings.
"A fire plan?" Jia Xu thought about it, "This is a good idea."
Chen Xi and others' scalps were numb, and then they thought of what Cheng Yu meant. The place was a river valley and a mountain basin. To put it bluntly, there must be vegetation, and what Cheng Yu meant was to be simple and crude and burn it all with a fire.
Forget it, burn the mountains and basins together, it’s not ours anyway.
"Too cruel." Xun You suddenly said.
"Other places are wastelands, this method will not work, and since there is a river valley over there, there will definitely be acres of forest, let's just burn them together." Cheng Yu did not hide the malice on his face, and set fire to the mountain.
, whatever green you want, turn it into a bare mountain for me.
"This can be done in the autumn, but..." Jia Xu nodded and said nothing. Cheng Yu's plan was too ruthless. He didn't even look at it, but it suppressed all the white-collars like Zhuge Jin, Pang Tong, and Sima Lang.
?
"Put this aside for now and store it as a backup plan. It is not easy to burn. We will conduct an on-site inspection at that time." Chen Xi sighed and said. People said that Cheng Zhongde was ruthless. He didn't feel it before. Chen Xi felt this now.
This statement is absolutely correct.
"Tch." Cheng Yu sneered twice, folded his arms and leaned on the chair.
"Kong Ming's side should have started preparations, and the generals who are still on the battlefield of Anxi have almost withdrawn to Congling. Well, I just don't know how the war between Rome and Anxi will come to an end. This has been going on for almost a year.
Already." Chen Xi sighed and said.
"Have you found the servant army yet? In the previous wars, we suffered losses due to scale. There is no disadvantage in terms of elites, but as a servant army, our scale is a bit far behind." Xun Yu suddenly said.
When the Han Dynasty fought foreign wars in the past few years, the number of elite troops they invested may not be less than those at home, but every time they fought, they were dizzy. To put it bluntly, it was because of the number of miscellaneous soldiers that they suffered every time.
on the one hand.
The opponents are all close to the homeland and have large-scale retinues that can be used to contain and consume. However, the Han Dynasty is limited by distance and logistics costs. In such long-distance operations, it can only invest relatively ordinary troops.
scale, so as to significantly reduce the number of miscellaneous soldiers.
As a result, the Han Dynasty repeatedly achieved astonishing results, but when it came to losses, the Han Dynasty itself was actually quite heartbroken. After understanding the insane scale of the war of empires, Xun Yu could only secretly find something.
Cannon fodder or something.
After all the hard work, the Han Dynasty has also discovered its own shortcomings. The stronger the combat power, the stronger it is, but the scale is limited. To put it bluntly, the Han Dynasty now needs to bring its own dry food on a large scale, and still have some combat power, so that it can be used as soldiers of the servant army.
As for the issue of face, although Xun Yu was a gentleman, for Xun Yu, it was at this level that face was really not as important as overall national strength.
"Oh, we have found more than 80,000 servants. We just need to arm them with standard weapons and equipment. Once the number is verified, I will have the general prepare to transport them." Chen Xi nodded and said.
After all, this is a feint attack. Although there may be a big fight, the size of the troops will still be very important. Only with a large enough number can we really attract Kushan's attention.
As for how the miscellaneous soldiers and servants can disguise themselves as elites, Chen Xi is quite experienced in this aspect. Come on, give me all armor. Although I can't give all the miscellaneous soldiers armor, the scale armor that I retired in the past two years can still be used.
One set per person.
Compared with other countries except for the regular Roman army, those who can wear armor are elites. It is estimated that only one-third of Kushan's million-strong army can actually wear armor. This is because they occupy the Ganges River and have enough soldiers.
Resource weapons, when you switch to Da Yuezhi, wear your sheepskin and play with your horn bow.
But having said that, maybe the Da Yuezhi at that time could fight better than most of the main soldiers in Kushan now.
Therefore, after putting armor on the servant army, at least if the other party's scouts observe it from a distance, it is impossible to be suspicious. What's more, after putting armor on the servant army, it can not only clean up some excess inventory, but also win people's hearts, killing two birds with one stone.
"Servant army in the Western Regions?" Xun Yu asked curiously.
"Well, the main thirty-six countries in the Western Regions are divided into different sizes. Each country has between one thousand and five thousand people. The two largest countries both have ten thousand people." Chen Xi nodded. The servant army was indeed recruited in the Western Regions.
After all, on the one hand, it is not worthwhile to dispatch people from the country. On the other hand, it is better to retrain one's own people and use one's own family members as cannon fodder. Let's forget it.
"Let me tell you, if we had merged those countries long ago, there would be no need to be like this." Cheng Yu said with a sneer. He had long been dissatisfied with the capricious behavior of the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions.
"Even if they are going to be annexed, we still need to wait. Let's use them as servants in the next two years. If they are really destroyed, we can only use them as our own people to resettle and build. We will take them over when they are completely destroyed.
It's easy to deal with it when the time comes." Chen Xi is actually quite annoyed with the Thirty-Six Kingdoms of the Western Regions, but now he has to wait.
