Chapter 1225 The Decision of Both Parties
Fars was an officer of northern noble descent, and a relative of Falgon. His legion, like Falgon's, was originally composed of cavalry archers, but due to circumstances, both legions were changed into archer legions.
After all, they were stationed at the mountain pass, and the horse archers had little space to deploy, while the archer corps was able to adapt to the various defensive facilities they built.
Unlike the Royal Guard Archers led by Balas, the Archer Corps of Fars Fargon is not a corps centered on control and weakening. They are positioned as high-speed ground-clearing archers.
Their rapid firing speed can even catch up with the torrent of arrows of the Parthian Cavalry. Although the power is much less, it is very useful for clearing the ground and clearing out the miscellaneous soldiers.
Because it is a will-based attack method, it is not completely powerless when facing the shield guard, and it is also an option to fight against the shield guard.
As for the difference between them and Balas, their positioning as an auxiliary legion is that they can play a miraculous role at times.
However, in the current Han-Kushan battlefield, there is almost no room for survival for the squishy heroes, so their role is to serve as interference and assistance, and they are directly moved out of the position of the main combat corps.
After all, Balas's attack can still cause some trouble to the Xiliang Iron Cavalry. The attacks of the two of them are purely tickling, but they are extremely effective in restraining fragile soldiers like the Rui Shi.
As for the Royal Guards archers under Baras, the talent effect formed by the combination of several talents can be named as witness arrows. As long as they can be seen, they can arrive in an instant, absolutely hit the target , have no trajectory, and have a very fast shooting speed, but can only cause painful effects.
However, the pain felt at the moment of exerting force on the battlefield can cause the movements to be distorted. Any negligence on the battlefield may result in death, not to mention the deformation of movements during the fight.
In previous small-scale engagements, many soldiers had been killed in this way. This legion in particular had the ability of frog-eye vision. The faster your movements were, the slower they appeared to them. It could be said that apart from being unable to kill people directly with their eyes, this legion was extremely disgusting.
It was also for this reason that he was able to secure a place in the ranks of the Kushan royal guards.
The other several legions of the Royal Guard also have their own characteristics, and they are very familiar with the amplifying effect of the Imperial Scepter and can make good use of the amplified power.
Beigui has invested a large number of guards in Yamaguchi, and combined with the amplification effect of the Kushan Empire's scepter, it can reproduce the appearance of several pseudo-three-talent legions almost anytime and anywhere.
This was also Beigui's greatest reliance for defense. Even when the Divine Iron Cavalry and the Flying Bear joined forces to break through the attacks of seven pseudo-three-talent snipers, they no longer had the strength to break through and were forced to retreat.
Moreover, one disgusting thing about the Kushans is the system of visualizing gods and Buddhas. With the awakening of the Three Gods and the agreement reached with Vasudeva I, the system of visualizing gods and Buddhas has also been popularized in northern Kushan.
The officers and soldiers on the Beigui side had no resistance to getting an ability that was almost as good as the legion's talent for free. Who wouldn't want power for free?
However, everyone knows that free things are the most expensive.
In fact, as officers of Beigui, after being blessed with the pure essence of heaven and earth, the strength of the officers with internal energy leaving their bodies is close to the realm-breaking level. They have clearly felt that in another place between reality and illusion, existence and non-existence, the internal energy and spirit of all Kushan people are truly stored.
That is the hometown of Kushan gods and Buddhas. Those gods and Buddhas that came out of mythology were born from that place. That place holds all the inner energy and spirit of the former nobles of the South.
And that place is the Himalayas. The wise men in Beigui also have some speculations about the origin of the Three-Phase God. After all, when so much information comes together, it is hard not to associate them together.
However, the Kushans from top to bottom are not paying attention to this issue now. They are only concerned about how far the Three Gods can go, rather than where they come from.
The ability of the Three-phase God did not disappoint them. As long as the countless internal energy and spirit were mobilized by these so-called gods and Buddhas, they could be bestowed upon any Kushan person with infinite internal energy and powerful strength, which was enough to create several boundary-breaking level people at present.
It's not a fake like gods and Buddhas, but it's the real ability that allows Beigui's officers and soldiers to possess the realm-breaking level. However, Beigui is not Nangui, and they know very well that the army is the real thing. A powerful army is far more powerful than several realm-breakers on the current battlefield.
Therefore, Beigui's officers and soldiers only chose to reach the peak of internal energy leaving the body, and the rest of the excess power was given to the soldiers, so that the popularity rate of internal energy condensation and above almost reached an outrageous level.
Although there is no legion of pure internal energy like the Kshatriya Legion, there are also many centurions who have reached the level of internal energy.
This is also the reason why the officers and soldiers of Beigui believe that Beigui is impregnable. Their strength is enough for them to deal with the attack of the Han Dynasty. Therefore, including Barak, they are all thinking about how to support Nangui and teach those trash in Nangui a good lesson and tell them what war is.
When the news of Oswald and his men's victory reached Beigui, this wave of public opinion finally reached its peak.
"Sure enough, among that bunch of trash in the south, only Rahul knows how to fight!" Barak put down the battle report in his hand, sneered and mocked everyone in Nangui.
"Oswin and the others did a great job. I said we should have sent people to support the south earlier to let those Brahmins know what war is!" Cabech sneered.
In their eyes, Rahul’s victory this time was inseparable from the support of Oswin, Deepak and other northern noble officers.
"Okay, stop talking. Lord Atel is going to scold us again." Barak interrupted the remaining people's complaints.
"Barak, since Nangui won, can we try to go out for some exercise?" Kabechi suddenly changed the subject and asked Barak.
After these words were spoken, the remaining officers stopped making a fuss and all turned their eyes to Barak.
Blindly defending is not their style. They really hope to fight against the Han army and win.
"It shouldn't be possible. Macrinus was defeated miserably. Given Lord Atel's style, he probably won't allow us to go out to fight!" Barak sighed.
If Macrinus had not failed before, they could have used the battle report to persuade Atel to try to go out and fight, but Macrinus' performance was too poor.
Now think about it, it seems that Ateles sent Macrinus to fight not only to warn Macrinus, but also to block their desire to go to war?
Barak was horrified when he thought about it. He suddenly realized what Atel said about the art of command. The more he thought about it, the more it made sense. Atel not only hit Macrinus hard, but also shut them up and even got to know some of the Han Dynasty's secrets.
This is no longer just killing two birds with one stone, but three birds with one stone.
That night, Barak went to Atel and asked him about his doubts.
"You are indeed very talented, and my training of you is worth it!" After listening quietly, Atel nodded to Barak.
"So what do you think we should do now?" Atel changed the subject and threw the question to Barak.
"Keep waiting, wait until they become completely chaotic, then send them to fight the Han army!" Barak seemed to have suddenly realized what Atel meant.
"Very good. The future is yours after all. At the next meeting, you can lead them to force me to abdicate and take over the command!" Atel's eyes lit up. Now Barak is qualified to take over the command from him.
The concept of commanding a large army is actually just a general term. Many times, as long as you get the hang of it, you can reach this level. After all, many people only have one war, but they have achieved very good results.
Apart from the basic skills, the rest depends mainly on spirituality. After all, many similar things will produce different effects in the hands of different people.
Atel knew that he was good at defending the city but not good at advancing, so he deliberately tried to cultivate a spear that was sharp enough, which involved the issue of Arvind.
It’s not that Atel doesn’t trust Arvind, but Arvind will not return to Beigui in the short term.
The Kushans planned to launch a grand counterattack in southern Kushan, and it was obvious that it would be most reliable if the war was jointly launched by three large legion commanders.
What's more, a single officer is fully capable of completing the migration from south to north within a day. Even if something unexpected happens on their side, Arvind can quickly fly back to take over military affairs.
Before that, he needed to find someone to put pressure on the Han Dynasty. It would be best if he could fight against Cao Cao's forces and make the opponent lose the ability to attack so that they could regain lost territory.
As an old general, he was not affected by the overall atmosphere of the Kushan Empire. He was always planning to counterattack and drive out the Han Dynasty from the north. As long as Cao Cao, the bridgehead, was removed, logistics would be a problem even if the Han Dynasty sent more people over later.
So he trained Barak, hoping that Barak could become a sharp spear.
So he used himself as a stepping stone to pave the way for Barak, and when Barak stepped on him to get to the top, he could gain the greatest degree of conviction.
Of course, it doesn’t matter even if Barak fails. He can use Barak’s failure to consolidate his position again. This is a bet he will not lose.
And no matter what the outcome of the bet is, he will not lose.
If Barak can succeed, then Arvind will not have to come back from Nangui and can concentrate on preparing for war. He and Barak will be the only ones left in the north.
It can be said that the better Ballack performs, the more power they can invest in Nangui.
Looking at Barak who left excitedly, Atel shook his head. He was still too young. But being young was good because youth gave people drive.
On the other side, Cao Cao was listening to Xun Yu's plan.
"Wenruo, are you sure that Beigui will send troops?" Cao Cao looked at the map marked by Xun Yu, a little bit unbelieving.
"The Kushan Empire is divided into north and south. Even if Vasudeva is a man of great skill and has unified the Kushan Empire, the conflict between the north and the south is inevitable. With the army's morale in turmoil, the northern Kushan Empire will definitely choose to fight, even if it is to stabilize the army's morale!"
Xun Yu said, pointing to the buffer zone between their camp and the mountain pass.
He sent Xiahou Yuan to provoke them day and night just to provoke them. After all, the Beigui were of nomadic origin, and they must be dissatisfied after they had won a big victory and then a small defeat.
"The commander of the Northern Nobles is very smart. He deliberately used the Roman barbarians as bait to lure us into a field battle with them. This time they will show a much stronger army than before."
Xun Yu looked calmly at the mountain pass of Beigui. It seemed like a small place, but it housed countless elite soldiers and generals. If Beigui could hold back like this, how could the north and the south possibly get to the point of war and division.
"If we still ambush like before, it will probably be exactly what the other party wants, and they will launch a large-scale attack!" Xun You took over the topic, pointing to the place where they had ambushed before.
"It has been confirmed in Luoyang that the Kushans should have abilities similar to my spiritual talents, so if we don't respond with all our strength, the enemy is likely to defeat General Cao Ren and his men directly and then directly besiege our army."
Cao Ren set up a camp at the place where Xun You pointed, in order to monitor the movements of the Kushans in real time.
After the information that the Kushans possessed Xun You's abilities came to light, they immediately arranged for Cao Ren to set up camp here, in order to prevent the Kushan army from secretly using this ability to bypass their current location and directly destroy the logistics they had worked so hard to develop.
However, if the enemy directly chooses to attack with a large army, Cao Ren, who is stationed here, will most likely be the first to suffer heavy losses.
The choices now are either to abandon this camp and shrink the defense, or to send the entire army forward to have a head-on confrontation with the Kushans. After defeating the Kushans, they can continue to suppress them.
Otherwise, they would have to go into full defensive posture and wait for reinforcements to arrive on the way.
Once they entered a full defensive posture, the subsequent logistical pressure would be too great. Even if the Han Dynasty could airlift food, considering the overall strategic layout, they had to strike the Kushans head-on.
So Cao Cao did not hesitate much and directly chose to send his entire army forward to fight a fierce battle with the Kushans.
They had finally blocked the Kushans in the mountain pass and turned their troops towards Peshawar. How could they give up at this time?
Xun Yu smiled. Cao Cao was indeed the Marquis of Wei specially chosen by the general. This kind of decisiveness was not something that ordinary people could possess. If he had met Cao Cao earlier, he might have followed Cao Cao.
Cao Cao is a hero, a born hero !
Even if he has nothing, his bearing and courage will impress heroes. After all, the past cannot be traced back. If we move forward, there will be a new future. As a hero, what he needs is this kind of courage that can inspire his subjects to pursue the future and their ideals even if he has nothing.
Cao Cao was the general who was going to conquer the West and reach the Far West of Rome. How could he stop in a place like this?
He didn't want to wait for reinforcements from the Han Dynasty. He wanted to break through the Kushan mountain pass before the reinforcements arrived.
Because he was the Marquis of Wei of the Han Dynasty and the General Who Conquers the West of the Han Dynasty, he should have brought honor to the Han Dynasty, rather than the Han Dynasty bringing honor to him.
What's more, with Sun Ce as his beautiful jade in front of him, Cao Cao also wanted to be crowned king. If he could move up, who would be willing to stay where he is?
