Chapter 1393 Reinforcements from the Amu Darya River
Yuan Shu gave the order, and countless soldiers carried ladders and began to attack the city wall.
"The enemy is coming, the archers are ready to shoot."
Seeing that the Chinese army had launched an attack, the captain who temporarily guarded the general directly ordered the soldiers to prepare for defense.
The soldiers who were hiding stood up one after another, bent their bows and arrows, and prepared to launch a sniper attack on the Chinese army under the city.
"Don't stop the trebuchet, keep shooting at the city wall."
Seeing that the enemy's head was exposed and he was preparing to snipe his own side with his bow and arrows bent, Yuan Wei directly ordered the trebuchet to continue shooting at the city wall to help the Chinese army attack.
The defenders who had just stood up had no choice but to be suppressed again in the face of the rain of bullets, unable to cause any damage to the Chinese army below the city.
Soon ladders were erected on the city wall, and countless Chinese troops began to climb the city wall along the ladders. The Kushan garrison also stood up again to intercept the Chinese army.
A bloody hand-to-hand battle began instantly. Although the Kushan garrison had put life and death at risk, it was still difficult to resist the Chinese army, which was more than ten times or even dozens of times their number.
Soon a place was broken through, and then the area was expanded point by point. The Chinese army's advantage spread directly on the city wall, and then swept the entire city wall with lightning speed.
Facing the Chinese army with superior troops and horses, the defenders on the city wall could only retreat steadily. In the end, even if they wanted to surrender, it was impossible because Yuan Shu's order was to annihilate all the defenders without leaving any soldiers behind.
"Your Majesty, the situation has been decided."
Seeing soldiers swarming up the city wall, Tian Feng knew that the situation was determined and such a small number of troops could not resist his own army.
"Well, get ready to go to the city."
Yuan Shu nodded. If the opponent really had tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in the city, with such a will to fight, I'm afraid he would have to spend a lot of effort to win here. Now it's better.
"Crunch."
The gate of Burquet City slowly opened, and the way forward was clear.
Yuan Shu's bodyguards slowly entered the city, while the rest of the army camped outside the city, waiting for the arrival of subsequent large forces.
"Your Majesty, now that the Amu Darya defense line is ineffective, it is time to head to Bakrat City."
The army crossed the river safely, and Tian Feng was also very excited. After passing here, the only thing the Kushan Empire could stop him was the Hindu Kush Mountains. However, there are passages as the mountains rise, and it would not be as difficult as a big river like the Amu Darya.
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"Well, I don't know what's going on at Zilong's place, or whether he has faced off against the opponent's main force."
Yuan Shu nodded. What he is most concerned about now is the situation at Zhao Yun's place. Although Zhao Yun has an army of hundreds of thousands, he still has to besiege Bakrat.
The main force, and according to Bulkert's fighting will, it may be a big problem to win the opponent.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. Zilong is not a reckless person. Moreover, with his riding and fighting skills, even if something goes wrong, Zilong won't suffer much loss."
Tian Feng knew what Yuan Shu was worried about, but with Zhao Yun standing there, no matter how powerful the enemy was, it would be difficult to withstand Zhao Yun's attack.
"I hope so. Send a report to Zilong immediately. If there is no suitable fighter plane, let him temporarily open the passage and let the enemy return to Bakrat."
Yuan Shu thought for a while, if Zhao Yun didn't find the right time to attack the enemy now, it would be better to let the opponent return to Bakrat City directly.
"How to say?"
Hearing Yuan Shu's words, Tian Feng was startled again. You came up with the strategic idea of encircling the point and calling for reinforcements. Why should you give up this now and let the enemy enter Bakrat?
You must know that Bakrat is the capital of the Bactria province, and its defense is definitely not something that ordinary cities can scorn. If hundreds of thousands of troops are allowed to garrison the city now, it will definitely be more difficult for him to win here.
"We have a nightmare. Whether the enemy has a wall or not is useless to us, and we can also rely on trebuchets to cause damage to the enemy's physical strength."
Yuan Shu knew that what he said might be a bit unbelievable, but the current situation is indeed like this. If Zhao Yun fails to seize the opportunity and forcefully attack the enemy's main force, it is likely that the gain will outweigh the loss. Rather than doing this, it is better to take a step back and let the enemy be protected by his long-range weapons.
Totally ruined.
"But this will definitely make it more difficult for us to capture Bakrat. Your Majesty should think twice."
Although what Yuan Shu said made sense, Tian Feng still felt that it was a bit unreliable. Once the army entered Bakrat, it would become more difficult for them to capture it.
"It's okay. Now it's up to Zilong. If he finds an opportunity, he can naturally look for opportunities to annihilate the enemy in the wild. If the enemy is well-defended and unable to break through, don't rush in forcefully, just let them pass."
Yuan Shu nodded. Encirclement and reinforcements can be divided into two levels: encirclement and reinforcement. Encirclement is to mobilize the enemy for reinforcements. If the enemy's reinforcements are too strong, you can conduct encirclement operations, let the enemy enter the city, and then storm the city.
, annihilate the opponent's main force.
"I see."
Tian Feng saluted Yuan Shu and left directly to send a telegram to Zhao Yun.
"General, a telegram from His Majesty."
Zhao Yun's troops were lurking on the only road from the Amu Darya defense line to Bakrat. Outside the Kanshan Road, Huang Zhong came with Yuan Shu's telegram.
"Your Majesty's telegram?"
When he heard that it was Yuan Shu's telegram, Zhao Yun's expression became serious and he took the telegram and looked at it carefully.
"His Majesty has successfully crossed the Amu Darya defense line, and the defensive node of Burkot has been captured by His Majesty. He asked us if we have found an opportunity. If the opponent is tightly defended and cannot defeat the opponent normally, let them go to Bakrat.
, wait until the army arrives before attacking the city."
Zhao Yun unfolded the telegram and handed it to Huang Zhong beside him.
"General, what do you think of His Majesty's plan?"
After reading the telegram, Huang Zhong also frowned and asked what Zhao Yun meant.
"The enemy number is 150,000 to 60,000. Although we have 100,000 cavalry, the opponent is really well-defended. It is not easy to defeat them."
Zhao Yun glanced into the distance. Although he was a cavalryman with strong impact, the opponent also had hundreds of thousands of troops. If he really wanted to attack forcefully, he could win, but his own losses would certainly not be small.
This province of Daxia is the third stop for the Chinese Empire to conquer Kushan. There is still a large area of territory behind that needs its own cavalry. If the losses here are too large, it will have some impact on the subsequent wars.
"But it's somewhat disadvantageous to let the enemy enter Bakrat. The city walls there are very high and there are long-range weapons. If it is really difficult to break through the city, I would still prefer to take down the enemy in the wild. Even if I can't annihilate them all, I still have to do it.
Annihilate most of them."
Huang Zhong has seen the defensive strength of Bakrat City. If hundreds of thousands of enemies are really allowed to enter Bakrat, then it will take a lot more effort to capture this majestic city.
"That's what I thought too. Has the scout returned?"
Zhao Yun nodded. He thought so too. Bakrat's defense was very strong. If so many soldiers and horses were allowed to enter the city, it might really turn into a protracted war, which would be very detrimental to him.
"No, but I should be back soon."
Huang Zhong glanced at Zhao Yun, and the scouts should be back soon.
"Then we'll discuss it after the scouts come back. As you said, even if we can't annihilate all of them, we will annihilate most of them."
Zhao Yun had nothing to say, so he just waited for the scouts to come back and then think of ways to capture them.
Not long after, he saw a fast horse galloping towards him. The scout above dismounted and knelt in front of Zhao Yun.
"General, the enemy's forward has arrived thirty miles away."
The scout told the news about what he had discovered.
"What is the enemy's military situation? Are they dispersed?"
Upon hearing that the other party was already thirty miles away, Zhao Yun directly asked about the other party's situation.
"The enemy is now divided into three armies: the front, middle and rear. The front army is about 50,000 people, the middle army is about 70,000 people, and the rear army is nearly 50,000 people. The three armies are about three miles apart."
The scout directly told the opponent's military situation. The front, middle and rear armies were about three miles apart and marched towards Bakrat in a linear pattern.
"Sanli, Han Sheng, what do you think?"
When he heard that the other party was three miles away, Zhao Yun's eyes sparkled and he asked Huang Zhong what he thought.
"The front and rear are three miles apart, which means that the opponent's rear army is six miles away from the front army. If we want to attack the front army, it will take at least two quarters of an hour for the opponent's rear army to arrive. We can first attack the opponent's front army.
The army ate it.”
A flash of light flashed in Huang Zhong's eyes. The distance of six miles may not be a big deal to the cavalry, but for the infantry, it requires running at full speed. In normal times, it may not be a big deal, but when faced with a hundred thousand cavalry,
This is very fatal.
"Okay, then prepare to attack and eat the opponent's front army first."
Since Huang Zhong had the same idea as him, Zhao Yun had nothing to say and directly ordered the army to prepare for battle.
"promise."
Soon the 100,000 cavalry were in fighting form, with Zhao Yun's Ying Yang Army as the arrowhead, followed by China's elite cavalry, and behind them were the supporting cavalry from various ministries. A huge arrow formation appeared on the Kanshan Road.
"There are still ten miles."
The scout came again to report the situation to Zhao Yun.
"It's ten miles away, have any enemy scouts spotted us?"
When he heard that there was still ten miles away, Zhao Yun's expression straightened and he asked about the other party's scouting situation.
"We have captured the other side's scouts, and they haven't noticed our presence at all now."
The scout glanced at Zhao Yun, his eyes full of pride. The other party's scouts had been completely controlled by his troops. None of the hundreds of scouts could escape, and they were all killed or captured.
"That's good, order the troops and horses to set out five miles away and break the attack."
Zhao Yun nodded. Since he had already pinched the opponent's eyes, there was nothing more to say. Just use hard steel.
"promise."
One hundred thousand cavalry were ready here, but the Kushan army did not react at all. They had no idea that all their scouts had been captured.
"Tell me where the scouts are now. Isn't it already at Bakrat City?"
The former army general glanced at the sky in the distance. Now he could even ask about the unique smell of Bakrat City. It was nothing else but the smell of home.
"Absolutely. After all, the infantry moves slowly, and the cavalry should have arrived at Bakrat City by now."
The lieutenant beside him also nodded. If there were no accidents according to the scout's footsteps, it shouldn't be that far away from Bakrat.
"Tell the army to speed up and rescue Bakrat as quickly as possible."
After hearing the words of the deputy general, the former general flicked his horse's reins and ordered the army to speed up and move forward.
"General Everard's order."
Just as the front army continued to move forward, a fast horse ran out and came directly to the front army.
"What orders does the general have?"
Upon hearing the military order from Everard, the former army general immediately dismounted to receive the order.
"Order General Trapp's front army to stop advancing immediately and wait for the center army's rear army to turn around."
The commander read out Everard's order directly.
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Bakrat is extremely dangerous, why did General Everard stop the advance of the army?"
Trapp was immediately confused and didn't understand why the other party would give such an order.
"I don't know either, but this is the general's order, and I hope General Trapp will obey it."
The commander didn't know why Everard gave such an order, but since the other party said so, he just came with the order.
"Order the entire army to halt their advance."
Since the other party couldn't say anything, Trapp had nothing to say. He directly ordered the army to stop marching, and he galloped towards the central army. He wanted to see what the other party wanted to do.
After a short time, Trapp came directly to the middle army, passed through the soldiers and horses, and came directly in front of Everard.
