Chapter 1221 Bei Gui’s Caution
Lu Bu has always had some speculations about the existence of Brahma and the like.
Finally, after Lu Bu overcame his mental tribulation, he discovered.
The Kushans were just bound by gods. All the power of the so-called gods came from mortals like them.
The corpse in the Himalayas is indeed an alien object. Even if Lu Bu wants to cut off a corner, it will take some effort.
But later Lu Bu figured out that the reason the corpse was hard was not because it was hard itself, but because it was protected by heaven and earth, or in other words, they themselves were part of heaven and earth.
What Brahma and others call coming from the Supreme Brahma is nothing but a delusion of power, which is distorted into a reality by the excessive power of idealism.
Especially after knowing the details about Guan Yu being possessed by the god Galan, Lu Bu became more certain.
The so-called divine grace is nothing more than a manifestation of their own power. In essence, they possess this power. Although this power is not strong, there is a huge difference between having it and not having it.
However, this is not important. Basically, any imperial-level opponent, except the Kushans, would guess some of the facts as long as they fought against the Han Dynasty. The so-called divine power was nothing more than the limit that mortals set for themselves.
However, there is a big difference between breaking your limits solely by relying on yourself and following others to break their limits after discovering that others have broken their limits. The former will achieve a sublimation in willpower and spirit, while the latter is just following the crowd.
The only difference of the Kushans is that they did find a god. Even if it was an evil god from outer space, he was still a god, so the power bank came into being.
In fact, before the birth of the Kushan Empire, all the power was used to feed the corpse of the Supreme Brahma, and those beliefs gave birth to the three gods Brahma, Shiva and Vishnu.
In other words, they are the incarnations of the evil god, but they are evil gods created by the Kushans.
The Kushans covered up their own humanity with artificial divinity, which sounds like shooting themselves in the foot.
But the magical thing about the Kushans is that through a series of coincidences, they killed Brahma, took these things back, and gave birth to the imperial will.
Then he reached an agreement with the three gods and integrated his power resources.
This means that the Kushans that the Han Dynasty faced were not just a Kushan of one generation, but a Kushan that had been accumulating strength since the founding of the country.
This is also the form in which the Kushan power continues to erupt. The inheritance of the Han Dynasty over the years has shaped many things, and the Kushan inheritance has also shaped many things.
However, there is still a big difference between the two. No matter when, the Han Dynasty has always been firmly people-oriented.
The Kushans have now embarked on the wrong path of being God-centered. They have ignored the fact that power comes from people and only see the strengthened gods and Buddhas.
When they all become gods and Buddhas, that is when they completely lose their power. To some extent, this fits the definition of many myths.
Especially in Norse mythology, when power continues to accumulate, it finally ushered in the twilight of the gods. The Kushans were also quite interesting in this regard.
However, what they welcomed was not the Ragnarok of the Gods as destined by fate, but the army of the Han Dynasty.
While Southern Guizhou was actively preparing for war, Northern Guizhou began to make small moves.
Since Cao Cao couldn't fight, he could only engage in construction. The water network construction plan near the Helmand River near Kandahar was also showing results. Hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland were developed, and the logistical pressure on Cao Cao's forces was instantly relieved.
With a full year of rest, Xun Yu and Chen Qun were able to stabilize the situation under Cao Cao.
By the way, they forcibly turned their place into a city.
It can be said that the war stopped this year, but the growth of Cao Cao's power did not slow down at all. In fact, while the growth rate exceeded that of the past, the foundation was also consolidated. It can be said that he was almost in a complete confrontation with Beigui.
There were some small-scale wars between the two sides, but neither side gained any advantage .
Cao Cao had a team of sharp warriors serving as scouts, while the Kushans also had a team of gods and Buddhas with strong internal energy. It could be said that the two sides were evenly matched in a fight, with Cao Cao even at a disadvantage.
However, Cao Cao still found out the situation on the Beigui side. With the help of Feixiong and the golden-armored warriors, he forcibly eliminated a part of the Beigui military camps hidden in the ravines.
The remaining part also retreated comprehensively. Cao Cao wanted to follow and find a small path to bypass the Kushan defense, but almost every passable path had been arranged by the Kushan.
Cao Cao kept trying for nearly a year, but ultimately failed to achieve his goal. During this period, generals such as Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Dun secretly participated in the exploration, but were all stopped by the gods and Buddhas of the Kushan side.
Cao Cao was helpless, so for a while he could only build cities and develop.
"The Li and Wang families are really good at building a water network. Now the main roads are basically completed, and the only things left are the tributaries."
Chen Qun said with some respect, let alone this day and age, even a thousand years later, those who are good at water conservancy will have amulets.
Xun Yu nodded. They also admired these water conservancy workers from the bottom of their hearts. They were able to build a water network in this place that could be called a wasteland. Although they also contributed to this by mobilizing the celestial phenomena, the main credit still went to these two companies.
"Here, this is the secret report of Kushan."
Xun Yu handed the secret report to Chen Qun. The Xun family had their old problem again. They had placed some people in various empires. Although they were not planning to steal the country now, the future was uncertain.
"How did you get this kind of information?"
Chen Qun was a little depressed. After he was no longer the head of the Chen family, the gap between him and Xun Yu became increasingly greater. However, he now faced the reality, so he was not arrogant at all, just a little depressed.
What's more, Xun Yu followed the imperial court, and Chen Qun was Cao Cao's adviser.
"Just put some people in key places!" Xun Yu said simply, but did not reveal any useful information. This is to protect the undercover personnel. It is not that he does not trust Chen Qun, but to avoid danger.
"Small-scale attacks are useless. We have to attack directly on a large scale. Besides, Kabul is not easy to attack. As long as we are prepared, the terrain advantage is too obvious. " Chen Qun said with a sigh.
Ever since they came here, they have been studying how to attack Kabul. However, the more they studied, the more they felt that they could only fight head-on despite the unfavorable terrain, because there were really no better options in this place.
However, it is simply a fantasy to attack an empire with heavy military garrisons in such an unfavorable terrain.
Even if we attack for a year or two and engage in a horrific war of attrition, it is estimated that it will be unlikely to be conquered in the end.
"Then conduct a thorough investigation and prepare for a big fight." Xun Yu said with sharp eyes, "This opportunity cannot be missed."
The information Xun Yu mentioned was the military deployment of Beigui. Temujin was about to leave Beigui and go to Nangui to exchange with Arvind.
This was not surprising. No matter how much Vasudeva I trusted Temujin, Arvind was more trustworthy in comparison.
There was no choice before, but now that Rahul has been resurrected, it is a very reasonable move to transfer Temujin to Nangui.
What's more, Temujin's expertise in cavalry combat could not be deployed in the broken place of Beigui. In comparison, he could exert his maximum ability in Nangui.
After making up his mind, Chen Qun directly sent the secret letter to Cao Cao. The same intention was behind Xun Yu's sending the letter to him.
He said that the matter was not urgent and could be discussed tomorrow, but Chen Qun thought that since it was such important news, he should let Cao Cao make preparations first so that he could deal with it tomorrow.
When Cao Cao received the secret letter, he was still in Mrs. Ding's boudoir. He was not annoyed when he heard the secret letter. He took it and found that it was a secret letter from the Xun family.
After reading it, Cao Cao's eyes lit up, although it made almost no difference whether there was a large army commanding this broken mountain pass or not.
But from a global perspective, the defense of the mountain pass was at its lowest during the period when Temujin changed defenses. If we didn't put severe pressure on the Kushans at this time, it would be a shame for them to stay here for so long.
"Madam, you take a rest first. I'm going to take care of some official business and won't be back tonight!" Cao Cao held the letter and said excitedly. After such a long time, he finally saw a little chance.
The strategy discussed by the Han Dynasty has not yet been passed on to Cao Cao. The fewer people who know this information, the better.
They were also consciously inducing the Kushans to focus on air defense, and then attack the Kushans unexpectedly from the north.
Ding was very gentle and considerate in changing Cao Cao's clothes and then sent him out. She was always a gentle woman.
But after Cao Cao left, her expression became a little sad. Another war was about to break out, and she knew it was inevitable, but she was still very worried, and she hadn't seen her son for a long time.
As Cao Cao arrived at the government office, Chen Qun quickly notified everyone else to gather.
"Lord Cao, why did you call us together so late at night? Is there something big happening?" Cheng Yu asked positively after arriving.
He has already smelled the flames of war, and he has been overwhelmed by trivial government affairs recently.
Cao Cao handed the secret letter to Cheng Yu for circulation, and soon the group of people became excited.
For more than a year, they have been busy with development and are now itching all over. Now they finally see a glimmer of hope.
"Hahaha, let us take the lead. My bones are itching!" Li Que was a little excited.
There were almost no wars in which the Divine Cavalry were used during this year, so they were really frustrated.
Hua Xiong was also eager to try. Although they had set up many Kushan military camps in the mountainous areas, what was the point in bullying the weak? How could those military camps with only two talents and the Imperial Guards at most stop the Flying Bear?
None of the officers present were cowardly and all of them were eager to try.
"Wen Ze, how is the recent military training going?" Cao Cao looked at the officers who were ready to fight, and his mentality became much calmer.
"We are ready for battle at any time! We have completed all the training and are just waiting for the war to begin." Yu Jin said excitedly.
After training for such a long time, the soldiers are finally put to use.
"Very good, let's mobilize the troops and strike first!" Cao Cao set the tone directly.
There is nothing much to say, just fight, and beat the Kushans first.
However, the development of events was a little beyond Cao Cao's imagination. The Kushans did not take a hard approach against Cao Cao, but instead played a guerrilla warfare against him.
Relying on the complex terrain of the Beigui Mountain area, Temujin developed a new combat strategy. He formed a team of three to five people and relied on the suppression of huge amounts of cloud energy to stay in the advantageous terrain of the mountain highlands.
The lack of water on the top of the mountain is indeed fatal to a large army, but for a group of three or five people, it is not a problem at all.
Even if you carry it on your back, you can carry a lot up there, and then with the help of the supernatural powers of the relevant gods and Buddhas, you can easily travel back and forth in the mountains.
It has the same effect as the flying bear, which can travel between mountains as if it were walking on flat ground.
Then Cao Cao returned in defeat, which simply lowered the morale of his own people.
The Northern Gui really did not leave any room for maneuver. They prepared a plan for Cao Cao to attack when Temujin left.
The reason why the attack on Kabul failed was not because of how surprising the tactics were. Even though it was the first time that a small force relied on terrain to harass, this tactic was just to disgust Cao Cao.
If Cao Cao and his men made some adjustments and put together some assault teams, they would be able to deal with these guys.
What really disgusted Cao Cao was the fortifications built by Kongque and Temujin.
Cao Cao had been developing for a year, and Temujin did not just sit there and wait, but also built countless defensive fortifications on the Kushan side.
Temujin had been in Parthia before, so he basically knew all the secret techniques of Parthia.
The fortifications built were connected through etching between the cliffs to form the Parthian city wall defense secret.
The Kushans then innovated on this basis and built a defensive shield to buffer kinetic energy, which eventually resulted in siege equipment such as catapults being completely incapable of causing any damage, and they were eventually forced to retreat.
It can be said that Beigui sealed off any opportunistic methods, forcing Cao Cao and his men to engage in close combat.
However, that would once again turn the battlefield into a meat grinder, which was a completely stupid thing to gamble with the lives of the soldiers.
So Cao Cao retreated. This is not the way to fight a tough battle. Both sides will suffer heavy losses after the battle. They may not even be able to hold on to their current territory.
No matter what, this place still belongs to the Kushans, and they are fighting across regions.
So this is also the reason why Cao Cao has not yet directly engaged in a meat grinder battlefield with the Kushans.
It’s not that Cao Cao was so kind, but after the battlefield of this broken place was worn out, Cao Cao was the first to die.
This shabby place is so close to their capital Peshawar, yet they didn't feel any sympathy at all for the death of a large number of their soldiers.
And Rome, the bad guy, keeps sending in barbarians. If the battlefield really becomes a meat grinder, the first one to suffer will be Cao Cao himself.
So Cao Cao had no choice but to retreat. They wanted to seize the opportunity, but Beigui did not leave them any chance at all.
This is also the limit of strategy. When the strategies of both sides have reached their limits, everything returns to the starting point, which is a pure competition of strength and strength.
