Ardashir nodded when he heard this. Although he still had some worries in his heart, Benjim did give him a reassurance.
With Bactria, Kandahar, and Kabul, you basically have the main core cities in Beigui, and these places are notoriously easy to defend and difficult to attack. In addition, you can raise the flag to recruit young people. Compared with
In view of the predicament in the Caucasus period, the current situation is much better.
"The situation is like this." Bankim nodded to Aldashir, and he brought the words to him. To be honest, whether Kandahar can be won or not is not important to Bankim. Kushan only needs Aldashir.
Dahir is here, just prevent the Han Dynasty from passing through.
As for the rest, whether Ardashir can capture Kandahar or not, it will not affect Kushan's strategy. After all, as long as Ardashir is here, nothing will happen in the north of Kushan. This is important to Kushan.
Words are enough.
But out of awe of the power of the Han Dynasty, Benjim felt that while there was still an advantage now, Aldashir would have more room for maneuver after taking Kandahar.
The same is true for Ardashir. In fact, after acquiring the Kabul Valley, it has actually far exceeded Ardashir's previous goal. However, if it can obtain more territory, Ardashir will naturally be willing to obtain more.
Much strategic depth.
Therefore, Aldashir, who was originally willing to contribute eight points, was directly willing to contribute twelve points in order to create a better living environment for the future.
Although Oswin and Kapil didn't quite understand this, Bankim's detailed explanation actually made them understand the core of this kind of thinking. This is a matter of mutual benefit, so they are not at the top.
, they thought from a strategic level and did not raise any questions. They just left the matter to these top-level wise men to handle it.
As for the details of the supply of food and fodder, and how to hand it over, Benjim did not mention these. These need to be dealt with after this war is over.
Aldashir also understands this, but once the general framework is determined, Aldashir is willing to do his best to facilitate this matter. Even if he understands why Kushan arranged him here, he has to admit that
This is indeed a very good choice.
Compared with relying on others' charity, here, at least you rely on your own strength and live on your own value. In the former, the other party can give up on you at any time, but in the latter, it is a win-win situation for both parties and is good for everyone.
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"In this case, let's go to the Han army's camp first and contact Salman to see if we can capture the Han army's fortress." Oswin clapped his hands and said to several people.
Although according to Oswin's estimation, it is basically impossible to capture the Han army's fortress at this time. After all, Cao Cao led a large number of elites into the fortress. He had not been able to capture it before, but it would be even more difficult to capture it now.
Already.
"Advance first and attack the Han army's fortress from both front and rear." Kapil also agreed with this point. By taking down the Han army's fortress, their way back would be opened. In this way, whether they go west to attack Kandahar or retreat to
There is nothing to worry about in the Kabul Valley.
After several people discussed it, the Kushan side had also finished cleaning the battlefield. They buried the Han soldiers and Kushan soldiers who should be buried on the spot, and then recovered the armor and other things one by one. It can be said that this battle was
It was the biggest victory since the war between Kushan and the Han Dynasty, and a large amount of supplies were seized.
When the whole army arrived at the Han army's fortress, Oswin could even hear shouts of killing from the east wall of the fortress. It was obvious that Salman was still attacking the city, but it was completely impossible to defeat it.
"Send a notice to Salman and ask him to stick to the camp and retreat a little. The main force of the Han army has withdrawn to the fortress." Oswin sighed and said to Kapil. Kapil nodded after hearing the words, and then
Just arrange for someone to handle this matter.
"Speaking of which, my horse is still in the mountain. Let someone find a way to get it out." Oswin sighed and said. He used to be a Sun Knight, but he gave up his horse in order to climb the mountain and became a Sun Warrior. Now
Now that you have your hands free, it's better to get the horse out as soon as possible.
"By the way, why did it take you so long to come here?" Urdu sent someone to help Oswin find horses in the mountains, and asked back with some dissatisfaction.
"The mountain road here is too complicated and there is no way to walk on it. If I hadn't heard your shouts of death, my heart was moved. To be honest, I wouldn't have been able to catch up. The mountain road here often ends after bypassing a mountain.
"Oswin said with a dark face, "To be honest, if I hadn't forced myself to climb over the mountain, I wouldn't have been able to get here at that time."
Kapil's heart moved slightly when he heard this, and Aldashir finally understood why he arrived first, but fortunately, although there were many accidents, in the end they achieved what they wanted without any trouble.
result.
"I have previously sent a message to Turansa and others, asking them to retreat from Herat to Kabul. With a few of them joining forces, although the Han army in Herat is not weak, they can reach Kandahar on time.
"Ardashir said excitedly.
"In this case, we will solve Kandahar together by then." Oswin's expression was also very excited. After all, after fighting so many times, it can be regarded as pressing down the head of the Han army. The Kushans are not vegetarians either.
It worked.
Kapil was lowering his head and thinking. He vaguely grasped something before, but didn't understand it clearly, so he was a little absent-minded when he heard the exchange between the two.
On the other side of the fortress, the morale of the Han army was obviously down. After all, the previous battle could not be called a victory in any case. Zhang Xiu, Xiahou Dun, and Pang De suffered a total loss of more than 6,000. Xu Huang and Cabbage
The loss of nearly 3,000 soldiers, the loss of more than 4,000 shield guards, and other scattered losses on the front, brought the Han army's loss to nearly 15,000.
It can be said that this is the biggest loss since Cao Cao went abroad, and the overall loss of Kushan and Ardashir was only about half of that of the Han army. This kind of battle loss ratio is almost unheard of for Cao Cao.
It even goes so far as to need to write a letter in person to explain.
After all, since Emperor Wu, the Han Dynasty has never suffered such a disastrous battle loss ratio in external battles. Even when Zhou Yu faced Arwende and Selian, at least it was not so miserable. On the frontal battlefield, it was not so miserable.
The degree of being flanked and then defeated.
"Why are you discouraged? It's okay. Guishang has shown its strength. Even if they want to become stronger, there is no possibility for them to become stronger. We still have enough backup to face this situation." Cao Cao had no idea at all.
Although he was defeated by heavy losses, he still maintained his proper demeanor and even had the energy to mobilize the morale of his soldiers.
"Let me tell you some good news first." After Cao Cao boosted his morale, he told Xun Yu's plan. The morale of the military, which was originally fluctuating due to the defeat, became much more stable. It was obvious that with such a guarantee, the generals under his command were much more stable.
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Although people like Zhang Xiu and others felt inexplicably aggrieved. After working hard for so long, Xun Yu was finally needed to clean up the mess, but they naturally developed peace of mind and human instinct.
Xun Yu actually relaxed the control on the cloud water in the upper reaches of the Helmand River last night, releasing a large amount of water vapor accumulated during the rainy season. Therefore, today, the Helmand River has already swelled.
It's just that this kind of rising water is not very obvious, because the rain falls upstream and requires a certain amount of accumulation, and it has not yet reached the time of siltation. However, the speed is very fast, and Xun Yu has begun to actively drive away the rain clouds in the rainy season.
If there is a large-scale rainfall, at this rate, within a few days, the river will overflow and then silt.
Of course, the most amazing thing is that it rains upstream, but there is no rainfall here at all, the ground is still dry, and the flood sedimentation gradually accumulates under the Han Dynasty Fortress. When the early changes were not obvious, it even gave Kushan a kind of heavenly help.
I feel that too.
Because the flood accumulated in front of the fortress destroyed the soft foundation and eroded the city wall, it may cause the fortress wall to collapse. In addition, such accumulated flood has also been proved before that the city wall can be directly hit by flood, which is absolutely good news for Kushan in the early stage.
This is why Xun Yu believed that Guishuang would not have prepared for this at all earlier. But after three or two days, when the floods really accumulated and the flash floods caused by heavy rains in the upper reaches also poured down from the upper reaches, Guishang actually lost the basis for coping.
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At that time, how Cao Cao wants to play with Guishang is not something Guishang is happy with. After all, when the flood comes, Cao Cao stands on both sides of the city. It will be uncomfortable at most, but Beigui is behind the fortress.
Only if you can withstand it can you see a ghost.
Therefore, this guaranteed strategy is very effective while being ruthless. At least once it is formed in front of the opponent, the opponent has no way to deal with it.
"So just stick to it for a few days." Cao Cao comforted his generals.
The next day, Kapil thought hard, until he saw a Sun Knight under Oswin demonstrating how they got here, and Kapil suddenly came to his senses.
"I have figured out how to defeat the Han Dynasty." Kapil said to Oswin with a wild smile. Oswin was stunned and looked at Kapil with some confusion.
"It is difficult for us to capture the fortress, but we can actually bypass the fortress. The biggest difference between a pass fortress and a city is that a city is a city that lies on a traffic thoroughfare and is surrounded on all sides, while a pass fortress is actually two walls.
On top of the cliff." Kapil looked at Oswin and said excitedly.
"How many days will it take us to use earthworks and army attacks to break down a mountain a few hundred meters away?" Kapil laughed wildly?
