Sometimes, the only difference between an individual and success is hard work, and more often, the only difference between an individual and success is luck.
For example, Fulward's luck was quite good this time. Before Fulward himself realized that his previous manipulations had forced the local Han army militia in the Yanbian area of ​​New South Wales to shrink, under normal logic, the original
It should be difficult to retreat, leaving a way out for myself.
"Go down to Zangzhou, then go up to Zangzhou?" Assam looked at Masinde with some confusion and said, not realizing the difference.
"Well, before, Fuwode had no choice but to enter the mountainous areas in northern Tibet. He had no other choice, because if he didn't enter the mountains, he would be wiped out by the Qiang sooner or later." Masinde said with a bit of shit about Fuwode.
Yun said with an admiring tone.
"The Qiang people also know this, so there is bound to be a battle in front of the mountainous area in northern Tibet, and this battle cannot be avoided no matter how fast Fulward runs. At most, if he runs faster, the losses will be smaller, and if he runs
If we are too slow, the losses will be huge, or even the whole army will be annihilated. There is basically no possibility of avoiding the battle." Masinde pointed to the Qiang blockade circle on the map and said.
Although Lindai and others did not tell Masinde about their plans, Masinde had been fooling around with this group of people for several years and had a clear understanding of these people's abilities and thinking.
Therefore, by comprehensively considering the capabilities of the Qiang people and the mobilization ability they have shown before, Masinde can roughly determine what the Qiang people's strategic and tactical structure will be.
"A battle here is absolutely unavoidable." Masinde pointed to a plain in front of the mountainous area in northern Tibet seriously, "As long as Fuwode overcomes the blockade and enters the Qiangtang grassland, the Qiang people in the second layer of encirclement will
They will all converge here. The physical fitness of camel riders is advantageous, but they still need to cross most of the Qiangtang grassland, and the Qiang people have several teams very close to here."
How fast are you running? The distance that the Qiang people in the second layer of encirclement need to march is short. Moreover, the camel riders first went south and then went north. They crossed the first layer and entered the Qiangtang grassland. It was obvious that they were going to enter.
Mountainous area in northern Tibet.
Unless Fulward still has the energy to play another battle line shuttle and lead his elite from south to north, the problem is that the first time he did it was a surprise. The second time when the Qiang people were prepared, how difficult would it be to do it again?
It can be described as explosive growth.
After all, the Qiang people are not fools, and after Fulward went south, the 50,000 to 60,000 Qiang people who formed the first layer of encirclement also chose to go north, and the battle lines would overlap. In this case, Fulward wanted to
You can also travel from north to south...
After all, there is no need to chase. This means that Fulward can accurately grasp the Qiang people's schedule, and being able to grasp the opponent's display schedule so accurately is an ability that only the God of War possesses.
"So there will definitely be a battle here. Boward must gather all his strength because this battle is inevitable. As long as he wants to go to the mountainous areas of northern Tibet, he has no choice but to fight." Masinde pointed to northern Tibet.
A place in front of the mountainous area said, "And this blockade needs to be defeated quickly, otherwise the main force of one man and three horses next to it will arrive and die."
Why is it said that walking on the Karakoram Trail means a narrow escape from death? In addition to the problems of the trail itself, the Qiang blockade is also a huge problem, one that cannot be avoided no matter what.
Just like now that Sidney jumped out of the first layer of encirclement with the best posture, he inevitably lost about one-fifth of his troops during this period. Of course, these one-fifths are not all dead. The problem is that this kind of pursuit
In a battle, after being injured and losing mobility, what is the difference between waiting for death?
Even if these people were prepared to die on the way back when they set out, when they were injured and couldn't keep up with the team and were forced to stay, it would be impossible to say that they didn't have any resentment, and a one-fifth reduction would be
This is how it came about.
Then when he jumped out of the first layer of encirclement, Sidney was already very lucky. He only encountered a young and strong Qiang team near the Qiangtang grassland. After launching the first attack, Fulward successfully attacked first.
Qiang reinforcements arrived in one step, and the two sides attacked from both sides, quickly defeating the young and strong Qiang troops.
But during this period, more than 300 soldiers were lost. As for minor injuries, there is no need to calculate them at this time. After such a wave, Fulward and Sidney completed the victory rendezvous and jumped out of the first level.
Encirclement, when they successfully arrived at Qiangtang, there were only a little over 4,000 troops left.
It can be said that Fulward has successfully completed his plan, but the difficulty of returning to Kushan really begins to be calculated at this moment.
"In short, under normal circumstances, if Ward and his camel riders want to go back from the Karakoram Trail, the difficulty they have to face will be far beyond his estimation. Although he is mentally prepared, the actual process of turning back will be difficult.
It will make him despair about his own judgment." Masinde explained with some emotion, "And in this situation, the regiment commander's despair will only bring death."
Masinde believed in Fulward's ability. Even if the other party was desperate, he would insist on leading this group of camels who believed in him to retreat to Kushan. He would also firmly maintain his own state, but he believed and
Not believing sometimes can bring about big changes.
"However, this is just a normal situation." Masinde said with a sigh, "Normally, you have to go directly to the mountainous area in northern Tibet from here, but this is not a normal situation. Now Fulward can take a slight detour and head northeast
Go in the direction of Tibet, go directly to the Tibetan area, go to Xinzhou, and then go up from here into the mountainous area of ​​northern Tibet. In this way, you can directly bypass the blockade of the Qiang people."
Assam looked at Masinde's gestures on the map. Although he was not very good at the strategic and tactical level, with Masinde's step-by-step guidance, Assam quickly realized the advantages of this operation, which seemed dangerous.
But in essence, it is the same as the previous trip south. In fact, it is just a time difference.
"Um, can I ask a question?" Assam stared at the map and understood the operation of the lower Tibetan area and then the upper Tibetan area. However, looking at the map, Assam had other ideas.
"I'm curious, since we can take advantage of the Han army's Yanbian enemy army to shrink into the Tibetan area, why not just take advantage of this moment to go to Khotan and cross the Congling Mountains to enter Central Asia?" Masinde doesn't even need Assam.
When you open your mouth, you realize what the other person wants to ask.
"Because it can't be done, it's not a big problem to go to Khotan's hometown. We still have some influence there, but it's basically impossible to go to Congling. There are not many routes there, and there are Xiliang cavalry.
Led the Qiang people to blockade, and if Fuwode passed by, it would be like a meat bun beating a dog, and there would be no return." Masinde sighed and said, "Not to mention the half-disabled Fuwode now, even at his peak, if he wants to get from Xiliang
Even if he passes under the nose of the cavalry, he will be beaten to death."
Of course, Masinde did not mention a very important point, that is, there are many Qiang people in the Congling area where the Xiliang Iron Cavalry is stationed. They were former Da Yueshi spies who were transformed, and they were sent by Fulward to become naturalized in the Xiliang Iron Cavalry.
It may be difficult for these people to catch other people's spies, but catching Ward...
Maybe he is more confident than Fulward himself, so realistically speaking, walking through Congling is a dead end. As long as Chongling can be walked, Fulward is considering the Karakoram Corridor and just go directly to Congling. That is the official road.
There are no non-combat attrition passages along the routes that normal merchants take.
But can I leave? I can’t!
Businessmen from the Han Empire would be fine if they walked from there, but if Fulward walked from there, their heads would definitely fall to the ground.
To put it bluntly, even if Fuwode was lucky enough to pass through Congling, the Qiang people fooling around on the Tulan grassland would be enough to knock off Fuwode's head.
Compared with the Qingqiang and Faqiang in Tibetan areas, there are Baiqiang led by the Xiliang cavalry on the Tulan grassland. They are a unit that can truly compete with the Fuwode and have the highest maneuverability among the cavalry.
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With a large number, they can still fight, and they can call for support at any time. If Fulward entered at its peak, they would probably be hammered to death. Now, if the infantry of less than 5,000 people goes there, they will be killed, so they count on the Lower Tibetan area.
Going to Xinzhou and returning to Kushan via Congling is completely nonsense.
Therefore, we can only take the few existing passages in Tibetan areas, and the Karakoram Corridor is relatively easy to walk among these passages.
"Oh, in this case, it is indeed luck. If it hadn't been for this recent incident, it would not have been easy for Fulward to rush out. But as you said, avoid the battle in northern Tibet and go to the Tibetan area first.
, and before Xinzhou could react, he went up to Tibetan areas and into northern Tibet. In the end, all he had to face was the harsh natural environment." Assam said with a somewhat admiring tone.
Again, although Assam is not willing to use Fulward's head as a way to get ahead, Assam still hopes that Fulward can leave successfully when there is a way out. Humans like this
Biological creatures sometimes have complex mental states that are difficult to describe.
"Yes, compared to the Qiang people's pursuit and interception, the harsh natural environment has a much smaller impact on camel riding." Masinde nodded and said, "The combat effectiveness of camel riding is there, and the harsh nature of the Karakoram Corridor
The environment cannot stop the camel riding."
The Karakoram Corridor is indeed difficult to walk, especially during the Little Ice Age. Normal people cannot pass there directly, but the elites under the camel riders themselves are not normal people.
To put it too much, as a top legion that can be called upon on the imperial battlefield, it has experienced several years of adapting to the same altitude of thousands of meters as the Xiliang Cavalry, and its combat effectiveness has been improved compared to the past. The Karakoram Corridor's
If the harsh natural environment can destroy such an army, then it would be funny to call the top elites nothing but top elites.
The real reason why Fulode's Camel Riders narrowly escaped death was simple: the small number of people, the Qiang people who might appear at any time, and the most important inevitable final battle, all of which led to Fulward defeating the Qiang in the final battle.
Even with the blockade, we can't bring much food and grass in.
That is to say, under normal circumstances, after entering the mountains of northern Tibet, the camel riders under Fulward were in a state of lack of food and clothing. Without sufficient logistics supplies, they rushed into the Karakoram Corridor. To be honest, Masin
De felt that he was able to pass more or less because he was really strong enough in riding the camel. Masinde would not be optimistic about anything that was lacking in strength.
"Now, if this battle can be avoided, even if Furward will be hunted down in the future, the logistics of the food, grass, supplies and medicinal materials he carries will still be able to support him through the Karakoram Corridor." Masinde made the final decision.
In summary, "To be honest, this is really luck and has little to do with ability. Before I started, it was impossible for Fulward to realize the changes in the recent situation,"
Assam nodded slowly, his expression unchanged, but anyone with a discerning eye could still see that he was still in a pretty good mood.
On the Qiangtang Grassland, Fulward and Sidney, who were covered in blood, successfully reunited. Both sides laughed when they saw that their troops still had 80% strength.
"Let's go, before the Qiang people come, quickly retreat to the mountainous area of ​​northern Tibet. Once we get there, it will be impossible for the Qiang people to continue to block us even if they want to continue." Fulward looked at his soldiers with an excited expression.
He ordered that being able to cross the first layer of Qiang encirclement so easily and so successfully was a great boost to Fulward's self-confidence, and the slight self-doubt he had originally had quickly dissipated.
"Well, retreat quickly. If we delay any longer, I'm afraid the Qiang people will catch up." Sidney looked at Fulward's cheeks, which were obviously a little dark and red due to the plateau environment, and smiled. He was willing to take risks just for the sake of it.
Fulward, as for the Kushan Empire, after the five nobles of the Great Yuezhi chose to put down their centuries-long cherished wish, the concept of country has occupied very little place in Sidney's heart.
After the two sides merged, they took a short rest, cooked the yak, and had a hot soup, and then went out with confidence. For Fulward, there may be more difficult blockades ahead, but this hot soup
It is indispensable. This meal is enough to keep the morale of the Camel Riders fairly good for a longer period of time. Without this meal, the Camel Riders, who had to eat cold food all the way and run around, would have defeated their opponents.
To be continued...