Chapter 1226: Probing War
"Today, that guy named Xiahou Yuan from the Han Dynasty came to provoke us again!"
Kabechi was so angry that he was fuming. He slashed out a legion of attacks to vent his anger, but it was useless. If Xiahou Yuan could be persuaded to retreat by a legion of attacks, then he would not come to provoke him every day.
"Go find Barak. We must make General Atel give in today. I can't swallow this!" Many officers on duty were so angry that they cursed. Now that they had someone to take the lead, they were all naturally filled with indignation.
Atel's plan went smoothly. Before Barak even said a word, the officers under him pushed him to the position of commander in chief by putting on a yellow robe.
"Commander, give the order! Lead us to defeat the Han Dynasty!"
Kapil, the commander of the Imperial Scepter of the Kushan Military Soul Corps, said that he had seen through everything a long time ago, and when there was no pressure and his mind was clear, his brain was still very useful.
When Atel was pretended to be angry and left, and Barak sat in the main seat unaware of the situation, Kapil played the role of supporting.
Seeing that Barak was a little dizzy, Kapil urged Barak and reminded him what to do next.
"Then let's send out troops to test it first?" Barak asked Kapil reluctantly, and Kapil nodded.
The officers and soldiers below cheered, which was also what Atair and Xun Yu saw. How could a group of elite soldiers endure the endless defense and Xiahou Yuan's endless abuse?
It was because of this that Atel chose to push Barak to the top in this way.
Then Barak selected 100,000 elite troops, intending to test the Han Dynasty's arrangements and determine its reaction.
"It's just a test war." Kapil sighed and looked at the army with high morale and a large scale, which had a total size of nearly 100,000. He knew that a test would require such terrifying force and strength.
"The Kushans have sent out troops." Xiahou Yuan handed the intelligence he and his scouts had obtained to Cao Ren.
"Really? How many troops?" Xiahou Dun asked with narrowed eyes.
"About nine to one hundred thousand." Cao Ren said solemnly.
"This really shows your respect for us." Xiahou Dun said with a smile.
The total number of people in their camp was only over 50,000, while the Kushans had 100,000, so it was obvious that they were planning to wipe them out in one fell swoop.
"How about relying on the camp to defend with all our strength, waiting for the Kushans to show a flaw, and then launching a defensive counterattack?"
Mao Jie looked at Cao Ren and gave the right advice.
"I thought so too." Cao Ren nodded and said.
"I have received news that the old commander of the Kushan Empire has been replaced by the new commander Barak, and he is now preparing for an offensive. It seems to be true."
"Internal strife in Kushan? This is good news for us."
Xiahou Dun was a little surprised. He didn't expect to hear such news on the battlefield of the Imperial War.
"It may not be an internal conflict." Xi Zhicai shook his head and said.
"For the Kushans, holding out for a long time is also a kind of mental torture. Perhaps this is just a routine test."
"But that's fine too. We can also test the Kushans in return!"
A smile appeared at the corner of Xi Zhicai's mouth. He was not afraid that Kushan would move. He was afraid that Kushan would be like a turtle and not move at all. They really had no good way to deal with that Poshan now.
Previously, Xun You had the talent to cover up his tracks, intending to do something similar to Yugong moving the mountain, but in the end he simply gave up.
The Kushan team, which had strong internal energy, posed a deadly threat to the workers digging the mountains.
Even if we use soldiers to dig the mountain, it is difficult to guard against the enemy's sneak attack. Moreover, it is too close to the Kushan side, and the other side can send out more people to cause trouble at any time.
Moreover, the closer to the Kushan side, the harder the mountain is, unless a large army comes to dig it, but that would bring them back to the original problem, and they would have to face the defensive positions set up by the Kushan.
"It would be nice if it was just a test." Mao Jie shook his head and said nothing more.
He knew that Xi Zhicai also knew it very well, but who could tell for sure about this matter?
The horror of the Empire War lies in its uncontrollability. After experiencing so many wars, everyone knows clearly that no matter how beautiful your ideas are or how perfect your plans are, as long as the Empire War begins, everything you originally thought of may turn into a bubble.
Because each player has to choose one talent from among millions or even tens of millions of people.
The so-called exploratory forces of both sides are powerful enough to deliver a decisive blow when the opportunity is right. At the current scale, the so-called probing forces are sometimes enough to destroy the opponent.
The controllability of war refers to the situation where a big country attacks a small country and there is an overwhelming gap between the two sides. Faced with the current situation where there is no absolute gap between the two sides, the war may get out of control if one fails.
The lesson that the Nangui Han army had learned was already painful, and no one wanted to repeat the same mistake, so Xi Zhicai talked about defensive counterattacks, but quickly sent Cao Hong to personally go to Cao Cao to mobilize troops.
At least they have to ensure that there will be a steady stream of Han troops appearing here, so that even if the Kushans suddenly go all in, they will not be defeated by the sudden influx of the army.
In the war of empires, there is no luck, and any probability of something happening needs to be considered.
If you are unable to consider everything, or are forced to give up some considerations, then it is likely to be the beginning of failure.
"Let's treat it as a decisive battle and prepare everything that needs to be prepared." Upon receiving the news, Cao Cao immediately showed the spirit of a hero. No matter what your Kushan plans are, we will just go all in. The worst that can happen is that we will be beaten back again. This price is nothing.
"Once the vanguard engages in battle, the follow-up troops must follow immediately!" Barak on the other side also gave the order at the same time.
Although it was a test battle, both sides were prepared to turn the test into a decisive battle.
"In that case, do you want me to follow as the second batch of reinforcements?" Kapil said dimly.
As the commander of the Imperial Scepter Legion, although his character is problematic, with Brahma as a trial and error machine, he has more or less overcome most of his problems. He will not lose control unless he is in a desperate situation.
Moreover, the Kushans have also prepared corresponding assistants, two gods and Buddhas who can keep people calm. When necessary, they can physically cool down Picard and force him to stay calm. Although they cannot guarantee Kapil's complete wisdom, at least they will not let him make trouble.
"It's a good idea. At the moment of the refueling tactic, why not launch the most powerful wave of attacks directly?" Barak nodded. This was a good idea.
"Since our three talents can be created, let's compete with the Han Dynasty in high-end blood-making ability."
Kapil said dimly that when his IQ was normal, he would definitely be considered a wise man, it was a pity that he was born with defects, otherwise his future would be promising.
"Can you sustain the consumption of military spirit?" Barak pondered for a moment and asked another question.
"With the replenishment of the Imperial Will, it can last longer than you think!" Kapil shook his head. There were already a lot of Imperial Scepters stored in the past, and now with the support of the Imperial Will, it can be used for a longer time.
Moreover, the power of the Imperial Scepter itself has the power to increase the strength of teammates. It can upgrade the Guards to the level of pseudo three talents, or even three talents, and the consumption is not particularly large.
Barak recognized Kapil's wisdom. He didn't know whether they could win, but with this plan, they could definitely exchange a wave of high-end combat power with the Han Dynasty.
But the difference is that the speed at which the Royal Guards are absorbed and replenished by the three gifted legions is not as fast as their direct promotion.
However, there is a problem here. That is, the Han Dynasty also has Military Soul, and the Military Soul Corps' replenishment speed is not slow. It is difficult to evaluate whether such a blood exchange is a loss or a benefit.
"Let's prepare for war. Don't worry about whether the Han Dynasty is testing us or not. We just need to think about a decisive battle and not give the other side any chance. Once the Han army seizes any opportunity, it will be fatal to us." Barak looked at the sky and said without turning his head.
The difference between people is greater than that between people and dogs. Kapil is a stress freak who can't stand pressure, while Barak is the complete opposite.
Before he was forced into this position by Atel and the officers, he was terrified and uneasy, but when he actually sat in this position, he no longer felt terrified.
A fire started from his heart, he cheered, jumped for joy, and indescribable emotions grew in his heart. The only thing he could be sure of was that he was not afraid. He was not afraid to take on the pressure. On the contrary, he was very confident.
So after making the decision, Barak was calm, and this calmness lasted until he opened his eyes the next day.
"Is this my power?" Barak looked at the light in his hand silently. He could no longer feel the original power of gods and Buddhas. It had all turned into nutrients and became the power in Barak's hands.
The monarch's gift, the balance of the scales, can make everything equal.
This is the power that Barak gained after realizing his nature.
"Let's go!" Barak put on his armor, walked out of the room and prepared to fight Cao Cao.
The next day, when Xiahou Yuan provoked him again, dozens of officers and soldiers came out with grassroots officers to attack him. If Xiahou Yuan had not been prepared and ran fast, he might have been eaten alive by the Beigui officers and soldiers who had been frustrated for these days.
Although Xiahou Yuan brought the Yue cavalry with him, he didn't want to experience it at all. He wondered whether more than 3,000 Yue cavalry could defeat dozens of people who had broken through the boundaries and had their internal energy leaving their bodies, as well as a large number of people who had their internal energy formed into Gang.
"Hahaha, bastard, just run away!"
Xiahou Yuan's escape obviously made the Beigui officers very happy. They celebrated with each other, and then began to organize their troops and set out according to Barak's arrangements.
The precursor to the start of a test war between the two sides was the initial contact between the scouts of both sides.
The Kushans had mass-produced counterfeit internal energy weapons, while the Han had sharp warriors.
"I really don't understand why Luoyang would completely abandon such a useful type of troops as the Rui Shi!" Cao Ren said with some confusion as he looked at the messages that were continuously sent back by the Rui Shi scouts.
It is true that scouts are prone to death in large-scale wars, but in scout battles, Sharpshooters are almost the perfect type of soldiers, especially the shock sword version of Sharpshooters, who use sonic shockwaves to search for the enemy, control them with sonic shockwaves, and then rush forward to hack them to death with random swords.
It was so perfect that the scouts on the Han side had a complete advantage.
When all the scouts are sharp warriors with fifteen or sixteen kills, their speed is outrageous in itself, and coupled with their even more outrageous combat capabilities, when they really encounter enemy scouts, they can rely on bursts or even a five-man team to instantly suppress two opposing scouts.
Even so, the two opponents are both elite soldiers. If they were just trash, they might have been hacked to death on the spot. In terms of short-range destructive and killing efficiency, the Rui Shi is on the same level as the Bai Ma.
"Because it's too fragile!" Xu Huang sighed.
However, he could not deny that the Sharp Warriors were indeed very useful and almost invincible in this kind of small-scale battle. They could easily take the initiative in a one-on-one battle.
Without the threat of large-scale arrow rain, their survivability is greatly guaranteed, and they can also adapt to complex terrain.
It is obviously a good combination to have white horses for large-scale reconnaissance on the plains and to have sharp soldiers for complex terrains, but Luoyang does not train sharp soldiers, especially for military gods like Han Xin. The evaluation of sharp soldiers is desirable, but unnecessary.
This is indeed the case. In the eyes of these military gods who are good at large-scale legion warfare, Sharp Warriors are not even as good as Shield Guards. Even though the cost of Sharp Warriors is much lower than that of Shield Guards, in everyone's eyes, this thing is always outdated and will be eliminated.
However, Cao Cao and his men thought that this thing was very useful, so they recruited some veteran soldiers and trained several elite legions.
Characters like Cao Zhen, Xiahou Yuan, and Cao Hong all have talents that are very suitable for leading sharp warriors.
Cao Zhen's free movement, Xiahou Yuan's speed, and Cao Hong's destruction and nurturing can all bring out the strengths of the elite soldiers to a certain extent.
"It's almost confirmed that the first wave of Kushan's exploratory attack will involve about 100,000 troops. There are no particularly elite legions, but the possibility of disguise and hiding cannot be ruled out!"
After Cao Ren summarized the intelligence from each team, he simulated it in his mind and almost determined the scale of the Kushan attack.
Although a hundred thousand people is a huge number, it is not a big problem for the elite troops led by Cao Ren.
“Something’s wrong!”
Xu Huang frowned and said, although this is already very powerful, an ordinary kingdom may be beaten badly by such an army, but it seems that these soldiers should not appear in the war of empires.
"Go ahead and do it. Yu Jin, Li Dian and Le Jin are on their way here. No matter what the Kushans plan, we can defeat them first!" Cao Ren said decisively.
"Okay! I'll lead the team out now!" Xu Huang nodded. Since the enemy was so large, they would rely on the camp to fight back.
So Xu Huang led his troops to retreat directly to the camp, intending to launch a surprise attack after the Kushan offensive was blocked.
In addition, with the brothers Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Dun encircling from both wings, they were prepared to directly defeat the 100,000 Kushan troops.
"Be careful and send more scouts around. I'm worried that the Kushans will get around behind us!" Cao Ren warned with some concern.
Although it sounds ridiculous, in a war of empires, there is no guarantee that the Kushans will find a way to bypass their noses. Xu Huang did not object. After all, it is better to be cautious.
