As soon as Tanbu Haqiz died, the soldiers under his command also collapsed instantly.
The reason why these soldiers were left in this barren fortress is because they are just third-rate characters in the Kushan Army. It is okay to expect these people to eat, drink and have fun, but it is really difficult to expect them to sacrifice their lives for the country.
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"Run away now?"
Xu Chu was really a little confused when he saw the Kushan army dispersed with such a roar. Although he had not been in the army for a long time, he had experienced a lot of wars, big and small, but no matter what the opponent was, strong or weak, he had never been
I have encountered such a master, and I have to say that this is definitely the fastest collapse I have ever encountered.
"General, are you okay?"
The captain of the guard came to Xu Chu's side and looked at Xu Chu who was dazed and covered in blood. He couldn't help but be stunned.
"The enemy is defeated?"
Xu Chu held a knife in one hand and looked at the Kushan troops fleeing in all directions, still a little unbelievable.
"General, the Kushan Army has been like this from the beginning to the end. It collapsed for some unknown reason. Compared with our Chinese Army, it is a world of difference."
The captain of the guard glanced at Xu Chu and then at the Kushan Army retreating away. Although he was a little surprised that the opponent collapsed so quickly, it didn't matter, as long as he could win.
"Forget it, order the soldiers to pursue the remaining enemies."
Xu Chu was too lazy to say anything. What he should be thinking about now was not the reason why the Kushan people fled, but how to pursue the remnant enemy.
The Xiaohu Army crossed Xu Chu and chased directly towards the Guishang Army.
"An eyesore."
Looking at the body of Tanbu Haqizi who fell in front of him, Xu Chu was furious. The enemy's defeat started when he killed the opponent. How could he not be angry?
"General Xu Chu, how is the situation in the city?"
Not long after, Huang Zhong also led his men into the fortress. Looking at Xu Chu who was standing alone, he came directly to him.
"General Huang Zhong, Guishang has been defeated. I have sent the Xiaohu Army to pursue the enemy, but I am still afraid that the enemy will escape through another door. Have you made preparations?"
Seeing that Huang Zhong was coming, Xu Chu clasped his fists at the opponent and explained the situation clearly.
"Don't worry. When I knew that you had entered the city first, I knew that the Kushan army could not resist it. I had already asked the three generals Wei Yan, Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai to lead their troops to block the three gates of the fortress.
, they have already taken wings and cannot escape.”
Huang Zhong smiled at Xu Chu and told all his arrangements.
"It's so natural."
Hearing Huang Zhong say that everything had been arranged, Xu Chu had nothing to say. As long as he could win this battle and annihilate all the enemies in the fortress, it would be perfect.
"Do not worry."
Huang Zhong patted Xu Chu on the shoulder and told him not to worry, everything was under his own arrangement.
The battle came and went quickly. The Chinese army in the city kept chasing the Kushan people. The remaining soldiers either knelt down and surrendered, or opened other city gates in an attempt to escape. However, after opening the doors, they were attacked by the already prepared soldiers.
The Chinese army blocked it, and after a series of killings, the only one who died was the Lord Gui who surrendered on the ground.
After the war, all 50,000 troops entered the fortress.
"Generals, what's going on? Have you ever wiped out the enemies in the fortress?"
Looking at the generals gathered around him, Huang Zhong also showed the style of the leader of an army and asked about the situation inside the fortress.
"There were a total of 5,800 Kushan soldiers in the fortress, 2,430 of whom were killed in battle, and the rest were all captured, and no one escaped."
Jiang Qin glanced at Huang Zhong and directly explained the situation in the fortress.
"No escape?"
After hearing Jiang Qin's words, Huang Zhong asked again to show caution.
"No one escaped. I have confirmed it three times and brought the surrendering troops in the city to confirm it one by one, so I dare to report it to you."
Jiang Qin glanced at Huang Zhong. Hearing that the other party did not trust the news he had received, there was nothing he could do. After all, the matter this time was of great importance. Not to mention how many people had escaped, even if one escaped, his whereabouts would be exposed.
At that time, it will affect the overall situation of the Kushan War.
"Okay, I believe you, but we can't take it lightly. We immediately send out all the scouts to explore the situation around the fortress, and even have a feel for the situation under the mountain. Do you understand?"
Although Jiang Qin has confirmed their victory, Huang Zhong is still a little uneasy. After all, there are no absolutes in anything, and all he has to do is be careful.
"No, I will arrange it."
Jiang Qin clasped his fists at Huang Zhong, turned around and left to prepare for his departure from the fortress.
"General Huang Zhong, should we go directly south and sneak attack Lou Baisha?"
Wei Yan also clasped his fists towards Huang Zhong. He was very eager now. If he captured Baisha, the capital of the Kushan Empire, the battle of the Kushan Empire would basically come to an end. It would be even better if he could capture the Kushan Emperor.
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"We can't rush this matter now. After all, it's still a long way from here to Loubaisha. We can't reach Loubaisha in an instant. We need to think about it in the long term. Do you understand?"
Huang Zhong pressed his hand against Wei Yan. They had already taken the first step, and they had done well at the beginning. What they had to do now was to move forward step by step, and they didn't dare to go south rashly.
"General Huang Zhong, what we need to do when we go south is to take surprise. We must increase our speed here. As the old saying goes, good soldiers need speed, but things will change if they are delayed. You are right to want to be more steady now, but the longer it goes, the more likely it is that problems will arise.
, from my point of view, we should rest at night, and then go directly south during the day tomorrow, directly into Loubaisha, without giving the Kushan army a chance to react."
I have a million disagreements with Huang Zhong's words to attack Wei Yan steadily and steadily. When marching and fighting, stability must be the first priority, but it must also be divided into time and occasion. What they have to do now is to go south, with lightning speed.
Insert the Kushan Imperial Capital without giving the Kushan people any chance to react.
Looking at Wei Yan, Huang Zhong was also a little speechless. What the other party said was not unreasonable. Now, as a surprise force, what they want is to be surprised. If it takes too long, problems will inevitably arise. It depends on how he makes a decision.
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"General Huang Zhong, would you like to hear my thoughts?"
Seeing that Huang Zhong was speechless, Zhou Yu, who was sitting on the side, looked at everyone and spoke directly.
"Gong Jin, tell me, you are the military staff officer sent by His Majesty, and I need your advice now."
Hearing Zhou Yu speak, Huang Zhong also raised his brows. If it were normal, that would be fine. Now he needs a wise man to give him some advice.
"I also think that the current situation is a bit untimely. As General Wei Yan said, the function of surprise troops is to surprise. The longer the time goes on, the greater the risk of exposure we will have.
If we go down the mountain from here at full speed day and night, we will be able to reach Loubaisha in seven days or five days. If we stay a little more concealed in the meantime, we will only give the enemy three days to react.
What can you do in three days?
Nothing can be done,
But now the soldiers are tired and need to rest. I suggest that we rest for a day tomorrow and then send troops out at dawn the next day to attack Lou Baisha with lightning."
Zhou Yu smiled at Huang Zhong. The current situation does not mean who he is facing, but that he adapts to the times and local conditions. The current situation seems to be that Wei Yan's strategy is more suitable.
"Do you also agree with the lightning attack on Lou Baisha?"
Huang Zhong was also a little surprised when he heard Zhou Yu's words. He is a veteran and values stability, so it was really hard for him to accept this.
"General Huang Zhong, I also think what General Wei Yan's staff officer Zhou Yu means is reasonable. Let's do this. Taking the capital of Kushan as soon as possible will also end the Kushan War earlier."
Xu Chu glanced at Huang Zhong, Wei Yan and others. He didn't care whether he was prudent or lightning-attack, as long as he could complete the task given by Yuan Shu as soon as possible, he didn't care.
"General Zhou Tai, what do you think?"
Huang Zhong could only place his last hope on Zhou Tai, hoping that the other party would be of the same mind as him. Otherwise, he forcibly vetoed several people's ideas, which was indeed a bit bad. After all, everyone is at the same level, and there is no superiority or control.
divided.
"Both what you and General Wei Yan said are reasonable. A steady attack is fine, and a lightning attack is fine. As long as the general chooses, Zhou Tai has no objection."
Zhou Tai's head also trembled. Don't drag me into trouble now. He is just a little transparent among the Chinese army. He doesn't show off his mountains and rivers. This will require him to take on such a big responsibility. His body can't bear it.
stand up.
"General, if you still have any doubts, why not send a telegram to His Majesty and see how he makes a decision?"
Zhou Tai glanced at Huang Zhong, who was struggling. He also knew that it would be difficult for the other party to make this decision now, so he directly asked the other party to send a telegram to Yuan Shu to see what the other party thought.
"No need, the so-called general will not be punished outside. If this matter cannot be decided, it will be a disgrace to His Majesty's hope for us. Since it is like this now, then the minority will obey the majority, the army will rest for a day, and the day after tomorrow, we will attack Kushan.
Imperial Capital Tower White Sands.”
Since everyone has no objections, Huang Zhong has nothing to say. He has to fight anyway, so let's go south to Baisha, Kushan Empire Tower.
"promise."
"promise."
"promise."
All the generals clasped their fists and left, except Zhou Yu who still sat there as steady as an old dog without moving.
"Advisor Zhou Yu, do you have anything else to do?"
Seeing that Zhou Yu had not left, Huang Zhong couldn't help but smile.
"Don't you have anything General Huang Zhong wants to ask me?"
Zhou Yu also smiled and looked at Huang Zhong.
"We have already decided to send troops, and Huang Zhong has nothing to ask."
Huang Zhong shook his head. The situation was determined. Even though he felt that going south now was a bit unreliable, he still decided to accept this fact.
"General Huang Zhong, we have to look forward. His Majesty always said that a soldier must assess the situation and adapt to the circumstances. What we have to do now has the same purpose as what you want to do, which is to take down the white sand downstairs.
So don’t think so much, just settle for what is settled, and believe that God will bless China and Guishan will be defeated.”
Since Huang Zhong had nothing to ask, Zhou Yu had no point in being here. After a few words of comfort, he left directly, leaving Huang Zhong there in a daze.
He was doubting himself, whether it was right or wrong to do so, and whether he should send a telegram to Yuan Shu to confirm the other party's thoughts.
The next day, the Chinese army had a good rest in this fortress. On the morning of the third day, the army abandoned the fortress and began to go south along the mountain road towards Loubaisha, the capital of the Kushan Empire.
Huang Zhong's side moved all the way south, and Yuan Shu's side also temporarily ceased its activities. The Kushan army's defense was tight, and Yuan Shu's side had no way to break through the opponent's attack in a short period of time. He could only passively wait for the delivery of the nightmare trebuchet.
The entire Kushan battlefield fell into calm at this moment. After Jia Xu from the south captured the city of Heldvar, he rested for two days and then led his army northward towards Loubaisha.
"Mifret, why did the Chinese army stop attacking recently?"
Regarding the suspension of the Chinese army, Vesudeva I honestly had some doubts about the situation of the other party and why it had only been fighting for one day and then stopped.
"Your Majesty, the Chinese army must have seen our city's tight defenses and couldn't think of a countermeasure for the time being, so they stopped. I guess they will attack the city wall again after they think of a way to deal with it."
Mifulet heard Vesutiva I ask the question. To be honest, he was a little suspicious of Hua Xia doing this, but since he was asked this question, he had to give an answer no matter what the reason was.
"Your Majesty, I also think General Mifret is right. The Chinese have always been brave, but now they dare not attack. They must be afraid of not being able to break through our defense line. I believe that as long as they can think of a way to break through the interception net, they should be able to
We will launch a massive attack."
Raffelt also agreed with Mifret's opinion. He knew how powerful the Chinese army was. Now that the attack was suddenly stopped, he could only find this result to comfort himself.
"Well, since China is thinking of ways to overcome our defense line, we cannot fall behind. We instruct the accompanying craftsmen not to just be satisfied with the status quo, but also to continue development and research.
Since the Chinese are thinking of ways to conquer us, we must conquer our own defenses before they do.
I think about what the Chinese will do next, and then carry out key defenses. I want to make the city of Gambilas an insurmountable chasm for the Chinese army."
Now that both of them have said this, Vesutiva I also nodded. Since the Chinese are thinking of ways to overcome their own defenses, then he must go in front of the Chinese, otherwise he will wait until the enemy comes up with countermeasures.
There will be huge casualties.
"yes."
"yes."
Mifulet and Raft bowed to Vesudeva I together, and then left the temporary palace of Vesudeva I.
