Kumarajiva nodded thoughtfully and said, "You are right. These grassland tribes are all barbarians who are greedy for money and warlike. They are cruel in nature, but they are also seeking profit, and they are not purely to satisfy their murderous intentions.
There must be benefits to the war. In the past, when the Qin Dynasty was strong, they attached themselves and promised to guard the border for the Qin Dynasty. However, after the rise of Hu Xia, they saw the fierceness of the Hu Xia cavalry and fought against it.
Show kindness to both parties at the same time in order to benefit both parties."
"You just said that you want us to give up the wilderness and grasslands in Lingbiao cities. I was angry for a moment and thought that these grassland tribes would completely turn to Hu Xia. But after your analysis, if these tribes have nothing to plunder, they will fight for Hu Xia.
The siege of the fortresses and cities in Lingbiao required both men and supplies. In the end, even if the city was destroyed, it would be nothing more than an empty city. They themselves did not know how to cultivate those abandoned farmlands. If Helian Bobo had
Giving them these cities is tantamount to openly becoming the enemy of the Qin Dynasty, and they will be the first to be attacked by the Qin Dynasty. And they are at the junction of the mountain range and the grassland. Unlike the Hu Xia cavalry who can come and go freely, once
If they are hit, the losses will be very heavy, and they will not do such a loss-making business."
Doopeng smiled and said: "That's it. If we can quickly attack several large cities with large populations and abundant food and grass, then it is possible for these tribes to go all out, but Helian Bobo will not just give such benefits away.
These newly attached tribes must first let their core tribesmen get the spoils, and finally distribute the rest to these outside tribes. In his eyes, these are just lackeys and servants and cannot be trusted. He can only
Only by winning over our core tribes, the Tiefu tribe, and powerful allies like Chigan can we achieve all our goals."
Kumarajiva breathed a long sigh of relief: "In this way, it is equivalent to using the strategy of solid walls and clearing the field to turn the cities outside the mountains into fortresses, making Hu Xia have to pay a huge price if he wants to attack the cities, and the gain is not worth the loss. But in this way
Come on, wouldn't Great Qin also take the initiative to give up the land outside the mountains? Aren't those thousands of miles of fertile fields and endless grasslands given to Hu Xia? This will be a big blow to the prestige of our Great Qin."
Doupeng sneered and said: "Prestige? What's the prestige when you lose your troops and territory? For that so-called prestige, you sent your troops batch by batch to the Shuofang Hetao grassland and never returned. Does this mean you have prestige? You guys
We must understand what are the strengths and weaknesses of Hu Xia's pure guerrilla style of play. If it is not handled carefully, it will be like what Hou Yan did to the Northern Wei Dynasty. After sending away the main force of the country, that is Hu Xia
It’s time to counterattack and take Guanzhong directly. What I say is definitely not a joke, because today’s Helian Bobo, both in terms of strength and tactics, is very much like Tuoba Si back then, who maximized the mobility of the grassland nomadic cavalry.
No one can defeat you now."
Kumarajiva said unconvinced: "I don't agree. Our Qin army is well-equipped and has sharp armor. If it is a head-on battle, the Hu Xia cavalry is definitely not our opponent. In the rare head-on battles, our army can often win."
We can use less than half of Hu Xia's troops to defeat them head-on and force them to disperse. I am still confident in this point. Hu Xia's army is no match for Qin's army head-on."
Doupeng laughed loudly: "Great monk, great monk, so you'd better recite sutras and worship Buddha. You don't understand anything about battle formations and military tactics. Yes, if it's Hu Xia's, they don't even have much armor.
The light cavalry, facing your Qin army's well-positioned chariots, long spears, strong bows and crossbows, and catapults, are charging head-to-tail against a front line fortified with layers of fortifications. Let alone twice the strength, it is five times the force.
I can’t even rush down.”
"But they just won't fight you. Their cavalry regiment is just out of sight. You set up a formation and they run away. Your army, which is mainly composed of cavalry and footwork, can't keep up with their speed. Their cavalry is on the grassland.
After chasing for ten days and a half, I found that my supplies were all gone."
"Your army has used up all the food and drink it brought, and the follow-up supply team has been unable to contact them for many days. Only then did they realize the seriousness of the problem and wanted to retreat, but found that they had been being pursued.
The Hu Xia cavalry has left and returned at this time, following your rearguard and harassing them day and night."
"As soon as you stop and want to set up a formation for a decisive battle, they will retreat far away. If they are completely unprepared, they will rush forward with a burst of arrows and then run away. In this way, the Qin army will not be able to fight.
Unable to retreat, we kept fighting day and night, and couldn't even sleep well."
"After three to five days, the whole army will lose its combat effectiveness. When it is about a hundred miles away from the border city, it feels that it is finally over and starts to scramble towards the city to escape for its life. As a result, the whole army is scattered and no longer orderly.
There is no talk of alternating cover and evacuation between armies."
"At this time, you will find that just ahead, less than thirty miles away from the city, tens of thousands of Hu Xia cavalry have already been prepared, and those who have been chasing you for the past few days will also appear in the dust and mist. That is just
There are just a few thousand riders, many of them are even women, just one person and several horses, just a bluff!"
Kumarajiva's forehead broke out in cold sweat. He closed his eyes and the beads in his hand were spinning rapidly. He had seen with his own eyes how angry and scared Yao Xing was in front of him in these horrific scenes.
Describing, even in the eyes of this once arrogant king, he saw despair and fear for the first time. Yao Xing, who had personally destroyed a generation of war gods and the former Qin Emperor Fu Deng, actually had enemies that he could not defeat.
, this surprised Kumarajiva at that time. It was not until he heard these words that he realized how terrifying Hu Xia's cavalry tactics were.
And today, in Doupeng's narration, just like Yao Xing's dictation at that time, it seemed that Doupeng had personally experienced such a war. Kumarajiva sighed and murmured: "Don't tell me.
I and you were also hiding in the Qin army at that time, maybe even making suggestions for Hu Xia Helianbobo."
Doupeng said calmly: "I don't need to go to the battlefield in person. Since the Yongjia Rebellion, I have seen this pure guerrilla fighting style of Hu Qi outside the Great Wall many times, and it is even more so on the vast and endless grassland that day.
It will greatly increase the power of this style of play. With all due respect, even the powerful Hou Yan would have difficulty fighting this tactic without a pure cavalry force, let alone the Hou Qin who has never been good at cavalry.