Mrs. Zhu Rong glanced at everyone, and finally focused on Jia Xu.
"Mrs. Zhu Rong, if you have anything to say, please tell me. You are a barbarian king and an unqualified general. You naturally have a place in the army."
Jia Xu still dared not offend Mrs. Zhu Rong. Who knows if Yuan Shu will become confused and include Mrs. Zhu Rong in the imperial court in the future.
"I think we should show our weakness to the enemy now. The Kushan people are now in high morale and should not attack the city now. As General Taishi Ci said, a land attack will take at least five days, so we might as well rest now.
By not sending troops, firstly, we can wait for General Taishi Ci’s land attack, and secondly, we can paralyze the enemy and make them relax their vigilance.”
Mrs. Zhu Rong stopped as she spoke, but Jia Xu opposite her looked at her with interest.
"Mrs. Zhu Rong does she have other ideas? But it doesn't matter. Jia Xu is all ears."
"Military advisor, I have a mountain-climbing team under my command. As you know, this team has no other ability than to cross mountains and ridges as if they were walking on flat ground. As long as the enemy relaxes their vigilance, the mountain-climbing team can climb over in the middle of the night."
The city wall, rush into the city and seize a city gate."
If nothing else, Mrs. Zhu Rong is quite confident in her mountain climbing team. If they are really given a chance, it is very possible to seize a city gate.
"Your mountain climbing team cannot be used like this now. No matter if you rest for three or five days, the enemy will not relax their vigilance. To really paralyze them, it will take a few days of hard work by the army."
Jia Xu shook his head. The surprise attack strategy was of no use at all. These things all require a prerequisite, that is, a large army attacks and the enemy is tired of dealing with it before any progress can be made.
"The generals will listen to the order and the army will set up camp first. Since there is no good plan, let's set up a formation to attack the city at dawn tomorrow."
"promise."
Three hundred thousand troops were encamped five miles outside the city of Heldvar.
"General, there are still more than 5,000 cavalrymen. How about I take advantage of the situation and attack at night? The Chinese people must think that we are too immature to dare to attack in the city. They just do the opposite and set them on fire."
Nothing."
The new cavalry commander Haronaku glanced at the darkening sky and asked Harriwan to fight.
"Forget it, the Chinese have always been cunning and cunning. They always attack others by surprise. It's too difficult for others to attack them by surprise. If you go out with the cavalry now, I'm afraid you will just fall into the pockets of the Chinese and be eaten.
Already."
Facing Haronaku's request, Hariwan shook his head. He had finally realized how powerful Jia Xu was. If nothing else, just talking about this smuggling battle, he completely lost all recognition of himself.
Know.
If he were Jia Xu, he would definitely not dare to use the soldiers and horses in the water stronghold as bait, because he did not know how many soldiers and horses the opponent's city would send. Once the soldiers and horses in the water stronghold were wiped out, even if there were 20,000 armored cavalry, they would be killed.
Come on, it’s just a lose-lose situation.
Besides, how did Jia Xu know that he would definitely send troops, which made him feel a bit unreal.
"General, I know that the Chinese are cunning, but surprise is the key to surprise. I don't want more. I only want a thousand cavalry to accompany me on the expedition."
If I really get caught in an ambush, at worst I will die for my country. If there is no ambush and I can really burn down the enemy's camp, then even if I die in the fire, it is still worth it."
Although Hariwan did not agree to send troops by himself, Haronaku still did not want to give up. The number of troops was reduced from the initial five thousand cavalry to one thousand cavalry. It was even said that the opponent was prepared for the worst.
"Don't talk about a thousand cavalry now. Each one of them is the most precious asset of the empire. I will not allow you to die. Do you understand?"
Harivan patted Haronaku on the shoulder. He knew that the other party was not afraid of death for the sake of the empire, but to attack the camp was to risk death. It was better to defend the city well and kill two more Chinese people.
"yes."
Hariwan nodded, left the city wall directly, and returned to his mansion. He knew that the Chinese might not attack at night tonight.
"Captain Ten Thousand, shall we still go out?"
Hariwan left, and immediately the cavalry came to Haronaku.
"You choose three hundred good men and follow me out of the camp at midnight. Although the general is afraid that we will sacrifice in vain, this is an opportunity that we cannot miss whether it is for Kushan or ourselves. Do you understand?"
Although Hariwan had clearly stated that he was forbidden to attack, Haronaku did not want to give up. He fired up 300 elite cavalry in the middle of the night, quietly opened the city gate, and sneaked towards the Chinese camp.
"We found enemy scouts, about three hundred in number. Report to the camp immediately."
Haronaku prides himself on being invisible, but what he doesn't know is that every move he makes is under the nose of the Chinese scouts.
Compared to the cautious Halonaku, the news of the Chinese scouts spread much faster, and it didn't take long for them to arrive at the camp.
"About three hundred scouts have left the city and are heading towards the camp?"
Gao Shun was on patrol today, and the news from the scouts was presented to him immediately.
"That's right."
The scout nodded to Gao Shun.
"Are you sure they are scouts and not enemy suicide squads?
Are there any follow-up troops dispatched in the city?"
Seeing the scout nodding, Gao Shun couldn't help but be a little confused. If this was the enemy's death squad, he might relax his vigilance while he had just arrived, so he risked his life to attack Thaksin. But you said it was a scout, and he was indeed a little uncomfortable.
believe.
"There are no follow-up troops in the city for the time being. As for whether they are scouts or death squads, it depends on the general's judgment."
Hearing what Gao Shun said, the scout who came to report the news hesitated for a while. He couldn't tell whether the opponent was a scout or a death squad, but the number was certain, three hundred riders. As for how to judge, it was up to Gao Shun Dele.
"Instruct the front row to release them, and arrange for soldiers and horses to be deployed in the direction of the enemy's movement. Once the enemy's thoughts are determined, kill them on the spot immediately. Don't disturb the rest of the army, do you understand?"
If it's a scout, you really can't kill it. You have to give the opponent a scene of sparse defenses, so that you can catch the follow-up troops. If it's a death squad, there's nothing to say, just kill them directly.
"promise."
Gao Shun's order was issued, and all the open and secret sentries were hidden. They watched the three hundred cavalry rush all the way and came directly to the vicinity of the camp.
"The enemy is indeed unprepared. Brothers, light a torch for me. After burning the enemy camp and returning to the city, I will help each of you find a wife at my own expense."
Looking at the Chinese camp not far away, Haronaku could no longer suppress his excitement. Now he only felt that he had made the right bet, and General Hariwan had made the wrong bet.
The Chinese people were unprepared. All he had to do now was burn down the enemy's camp, and he would become Heldvar, no, he would become a hero of the entire Kushan Empire, destined to leave his name in history.
The torches were lit one by one, and the three hundred noble frosts were like three hundred human-shaped torches, instantly lighting up their surroundings.
"rush."
Haronaku galloped on his horse, the orange-red flames flickering in the wind, but the flames in his eyes were extremely bright.
"General, it seems you guessed it right. This is not a scout at all, but a death squad."
The captain of the trapped camp stood next to Gao Shun. The opponent's posture was obviously that he was rushing to burn the camp. Except for the death squads, others could not do this at all.
"Kill him."
Gao Shun was also depressed for a while. He originally thought it would be a big fish, but he didn't expect it to be a shrimp that was too small to even fit his teeth. It was really boring.
"The general has orders to kill them all, light torches and shoot arrows."
The captain's voice sounded like a bell, and with an order, countless soldiers armed with powerful crossbows, bows and arrows instantly appeared on the previously sparse wall.
After seeing the enemy's position clearly, arrows rained down instantly. The Kushan cavalry rushing forward seemed to have hit an invisible wall. All of them fell on their backs and fell into a pool of blood.
Haronaku was hit by several arrows and was unfortunately crushed by a war horse. At this moment, he finally understood what Harivan meant.
The Chinese are not only cunning but also extremely cautious. The other party must have discovered them a long time ago. The reason why they did not activate initially was just to see if there were any big fish behind them.
Halonaku was covered in blood, but he still struggled to turn around and shouted loudly at the cavalry behind him. This was a Chinese ambush, and he asked them to leave as soon as possible and stop making unnecessary charges.
Haronaku's voice could not reach far in the battlefield. There were Kushan cavalry nailed to the ground everywhere on all sides. To be honest, this wave of arrows had already wiped out about 80% of the opponent's cavalry.
"kill."
After a wave of arrows, the cavalry who had been ambushing on both sides rushed out. Before the Kushan cavalry could react, they had already cut off the opponent's head with a knife.
A small-scale annihilation battle started and ended abruptly. Only a few of the three hundred cavalrymen who followed Halonaku were captured, and the rest became military honors on the Chinese belts.
"What time is it now?"
General Hariwan suddenly woke up from his sleep.
"It's just past the third watch and it's close to the fourth watch."
Hariwan asked, and the guards outside immediately told the time.
"Is there anything going on in the city?
Hearing that it was almost the fourth watch, Hariwan shook his head to himself.
"Nothing happened in the city."
The personal guard was a little worried, looking at the other person not knowing what to do.
"Did Halonaku take someone out?"
Seeing the guard's hesitation, Harivan rushed directly in front of him and grabbed the guard's collar.
"Captain Halonaku Wan rushed out of the city with three hundred fine cavalry at midnight, probably to attack the Chinese camp."
The guard was caught by Harrivan and was a little out of breath.
"Trash, send someone out immediately and ask Halonaku to come back to me. It's nonsense."
Harivan threw the opponent away, and then ordered people to chase Halonaku back.
"General, I'm afraid we won't be able to catch up now. The Chinese camp is only five miles away from us. It will be almost a day since Captain Halonaku Wan left."
The personal guard was also helpless on the ground. It was so late, and the opponent was a cavalry. Now he was either killed by the enemy, or he had successfully set fire to the opponent's camp in a sneak attack. There would be no third party.
situation.
"Send people out immediately. No matter what the situation is, we will see people alive or dead."
