Chapter 1232: Shrinking Front Line
" What a huge loss!" Cao Cao was so heartbroken looking at the damage that he couldn't breathe.
Cao Ren was seriously injured, Cao Hong was seriously injured, Cao Zhen's arm was broken, and Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Dun also suffered injuries of unknown extent.
Especially Xiahou Dun, who completely became one-eyed. Beigui's powerful god-breaker stabbed him with Shiva's artifact. Before Shiva died, no matter how Xiahou Dun repaired himself, he would become one-eyed.
The two elite warrior corps that were organized with great difficulty were directly defeated to the point where their organization no longer existed.
Even if we gather the remaining warriors together now, we can't even form half a legion.
"General and Prime Minister, you really take one step and count ten steps." Cao Cao said with a sigh.
"What's wrong?" Chen Qun looked at Cao Cao in confusion.
"I'm hit!" Xun Yu said casually, "It seems that the Ruishi will be eliminated from the stage of history. Their weak defense means that they are doomed to not survive on the battlefield of the Empire War!"
"It's hard to describe the way that guy does things." Cao Cao smacked his lips and said, "It's always silent. Even before we met him, we couldn't be sure whether he really did it. But fortunately, he is so powerful, but he maintains his own morality. The self-discipline of the strongest has made everyone successful."
"Many times we can't even notice where the other party has left traces." Xun Yu also sighed imperceptibly. Unfortunately, the gap is the gap. No matter how hard he tries, there will always be a gap. The other party is already too far ahead.
"The gap is still that big." Xun Yu said calmly, not discouraged at all, because the general and the prime minister were not their enemies.
"Keep doing our job. They are not our enemies. We don't even have a so-called ideological dispute. They are our comrades-in-arms, the backing that supports all of us to move forward." Cao Cao said loudly, as if he was warning himself, or as if he was convincing himself.
Xun Yu nodded but did not answer, because he knew very well that the reason why none of them had any ideological or moral disputes with Chen Xi and Guo Hao was simply because Guo Hao and Chen Xi came up with the largest set of ideas that could accommodate everyone and accommodated them.
"Let's not talk about them, Wenruo, what should we do next?" Cao Cao shook his head and took over the topic.
Chen Qun sighed helplessly. Although he was Cao Cao's strategist, there was a huge difference between him and Xun Yu. Even though Xun Yu was not Cao Cao's man, Cao Cao now habitually asked Xun Yu for advice.
What's worse is that, no matter if it's Xun Yu, basically everyone under Cao Cao is like this, even Chen Qun himself sometimes needs to ask questions from the other party.
The gap in ability is really too big.
Freed from the constraints of his family, Xun Yu went too far on his own path, and his abilities were perfectly compatible with Xun Yu, making him more like a weakened version of Xun Yu. The two sides were too different.
"Wait!" Xun Yu uttered one word.
"Wait?" Cao Cao was stunned.
"That's right, just wait. Continuing to fight will only result in meaningless sacrifices. We need to wait for the reinforcements to arrive!" Xun Yu said calmly.
"Is there no other way?" Cao Cao sighed. He knew that Xun Yu was right, but he still couldn't accept it.
But looking at his seriously injured brothers and nephews, Cao Cao couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
They have to admit that they cannot take down the current Beigui Pass. The new Kushan commander, Barak, is a big shot.
Moreover, the undercover agents they planted in Kushan should have been completely exposed. Without intelligence support, it would become more difficult for them to seize the opportunity.
"Although the Kushans were the first to retreat in this battle, we did lose. The other side's three-talented soldiers were actually just a group of guards. Our losses were far greater than theirs!"
Xun Yu revealed the advantages in the battle report and coldly pointed out the biggest problem.
The three-talented soldiers counted in the battle report were actually just the royal guards.
Although the Han Dynasty assigned military merits to the enemies according to the three talents, in reality they were just the imperial guards of the Northern Nobles.
On the contrary, the Flying Bear soldiers who died on their side were truly elite military spirits. After all, the casualties were actually a huge loss for them.
If they continue to fight like this, even if the casualties are one to two, they will actually suffer losses.
The military soul can indeed replenish soldiers quickly, but that definitely does not mean that the replenishment is completed instantly. Except for a small number of soldiers who have reached their limit, the transformation of most soldiers not only takes time, but also consumes the power of the military soul.
In the next war, they may suffer greater losses due to the depletion of military soul power, and then fall into a vicious circle.
The Imperial Scepter was too close to Peshawar, and they were too far away from Luoyang. Whether it was logistical supplies or even the power of the Imperial will, the two sides were not on the same level.
If you really get stuck in a state of wasting blood, then you will fall into the rhythm of the Kushans.
What the Kushans lack most now is not anything else but stable combat capability that they can show off.
If the Kushans could produce seven normal three-talented ones today, not to mention Cao Ren, even Cao Cao would have to cut off his beard and abandon his robe.
And the Kushans could really use it. If they pulled back all the legions currently camped in southern Kushan, it would be no problem to kill Cao Cao.
But would the Kushans dare to do that? As soon as they left, Guo Ziyi would scatter their ashes.
Now Cao Cao, Liu Bei and Sun Ce are like three pliers that are tightly restraining the Kushan's combat effectiveness.
If there is a problem in any direction for the Kushans, they will face a complete loss.
This is also the biggest headache for the Kushans now. The reason why Atel is willing to use himself as a stepping stone to help Arak rise up.
The Kushans were too lacking in top-level combat power, whether it was a top-level legion or a large legion commander. Every additional one gave them a greater chance of winning.
The reason why Xun Yu agreed to fight with Cao Cao was to tell the Kushans that Cao Cao had the ability to threaten the Beigui Pass. Once the Beigui relaxed their vigilance and sent people south, they would attack the pass as soon as possible.
Xun Yu knew very well that the force Barak mobilized this time was actually very small. To put it bluntly, it was just a military soul corps, ten royal guard corps, and a large number of Kushan regular soldiers. This configuration was not a good match in the war of empires.
The Kushans still held back the miraculously retreating Arvind's guards and the three-talented Peacock Legion, as well as the elite barbarians who migrated from Rome and the orc elf legion who migrated from America.
It can be said that the Kushans had enough cards at the mountain pass. If Cao Cao had not held stronger cards, the Kushans would not have allowed Cao Cao to farm outside the mountain pass.
One miracle, three military souls, and double-digit guards, these are the trump cards to deter the Kushans.
But to be honest, Cao Cao's current strength is slightly inferior to Beigui's. In addition, Beigui has the advantage of geographical location, so Cao Cao has no chance of breaking through Beigui's defense.
So Xun Yu simply chose to wait, waiting for the large force of iron cavalry, large force of wolf cavalry, and large force of mecha shield guards to arrive, and more importantly, waiting for Guo Hao to arrive.
Guo Hao said that there is a force that can solve the dilemma at Beigui Pass, so there must be one. So they just need to wait for Guo Hao to open up the situation, and the rest is their war.
Cao Cao was very unwilling, but helpless. In the end, he could only follow Xun Yu's advice, abandon the front line, completely shrink his defense, and quietly wait for Guo Hao's arrival.
Beigui tentatively sent out some legions to carry out sabotage, but Cao Cao just dealt with them, not wanting to give Beigui any chance to gain advantage.
As a result, it was difficult for the Beigui to take action. They were stronger than Cao Cao, but their strength was limited, and they did not dare to send out all their forces rashly, so the two sides fell into a strange stalemate.
Barak tried every means to provoke Cao Cao, but Cao Cao did not send any troops, giving the Kushans no chance to train their troops.
This gave Atel a headache. Cao Cao's attitude meant that he was either autistic because of the defeat or was waiting for reinforcements. He really didn't have the courage to bet that he could capture Cao Cao's city before the Han reinforcements arrived, so he had no choice but to give up.
There was no intention of sending people to destroy the infrastructure built by Cao Cao. If they could drive Cao Cao away, they could also use this stuff. There was no need for them to destroy these things.
After all, the Wang family of Lelang, the Li family of Shuzhong, and the Sang family of Luoyang were all families engaged in water conservancy. Even if they had not yet implemented the Helmand River diversion plan to create millions of acres of fertile farmland outside Kandahar, they at least relied on the Helmand River to build water conservancy projects in the lower reaches and improved the Sistan Basin area into a famous irrigation agricultural area in the 14th century.
This was a dimensionality reduction attack for the Kushans. If they could drive Cao Cao away, their army would not have to suffer the hardship of being stationed in the mountains.
The Yuezhi can endure hardships, but that doesn't mean they want to endure hardships forever. Although this agricultural irrigation area is not as good as their elite area, it can also allow them to grow and develop well, so they have no intention of destroying these things.
For a moment, both sides fell into a state of contraction, like two turtles, lying motionless on the ground. They seemed to be at peace, but both sides wished they could beat the other's brains out.
Dian Wei gave up commanding the legion and chose to go to Britain. Before the final battle, he had to become stronger, and now the only battlefields that could provide him with opportunities to continue to improve were in Rome and Britain.
Cao Cao's previous war performance made him realize clearly that Dian Wei was totally unsuitable for commanding troops , so when Dian Wei asked to leave, Cao Cao did not try to keep him. Although he was a very brave warrior, he was not suitable for commanding troops.
Fortunately, the infantry battalion's defense was invincible, otherwise, with Dian Wei's previous situation where the soldiers did not know their generals and the generals did not know their soldiers, and each fought on their own, they would have been completely wiped out long ago.
If it were not for Le Jin's guidance, Dian Wei might not have been able to escape the wave of the Kushan army alive.
When the armies were completely grappling with each other, Dian Wei no longer had the ability to be invulnerable to swords and spears. Any soldier of the Royal Guards could cause harm to Dian Wei. If he was stabbed by the spiral spearmen, Dian Wei would inevitably have a big hole in his body.
If the infantry battalion was led by a general who was proficient in commanding troops, even if it was dispersed, it would never fall into the current state of scattered siege. At least a normal commander should try hard to gather his soldiers together at this time.
However, Dian Wei was completely immersed in the war and had no idea what his responsibilities were.
Dian Wei was like a tireless robot, rushing around, fighting from the beginning to the end, killing at least thousands of people by himself.
But if Li Que and his men had not arrived, the 60,000 to 70,000 soldiers on the Han side would probably have suffered heavy losses. Sometimes, not all problems can be solved by fighting.
Even someone as strong as Lu Bu was still learning how to command troops.
In Cao Cao's view, it was such a pity for Dian Wei. If he had studied hard, he might have become a good general instead of a bodyguard.
But I swear to God, Dian Wei is Guo Hao's direct descendant, and Guo Hao always brought Dian Wei with him when he went to see the God of War.
Unfortunately, even Wei Qing could not save Dian Wei. Although Wei Qing's strategies and tactics were textbook-like and rigid, Dian Wei could not even reach the corners of the textbook.
The only thing I learned was probably to lead a charge, and then nothing else.
After teaching for a few days, Wei Qing immediately handed it over to Huo Qubing. If Dian Wei could fight on horseback, or lead a cavalry corps, Huo Qubing would be interested in teaching him, but Dian Wei was not good at horse fighting and did not understand cavalry.
After Huo Qubing taught Dian Wei a trick of beheading a general and pulling out a flag, he passed it to Han Xin. Han Xin was very happy at first to have a brave warrior coming to him, but when he discovered that Dian Wei's effect in the war was actually not as good as Fan Kuai's, Han Xin's face turned green.
For the first time, he took Xiang Yu's military level seriously. Although he once slandered Xiang Yu and Liu Bang's military levels, after Dian Wei showed him what a real warrior was.
Han Xin wondered if he had underestimated the level of Xiang Yu's military formation back then.
Afterwards, Han Xin shamelessly threw Dian Wei to Bai Qi. After Bai Qi tried to teach him a lesson, he simply kicked Dian Wei out of the door. It was really a bad move.
Later, Guo Hao completely gave up the idea of letting Dian Wei be the commander-in-chief.
Dian Wei was also helpless. What does it mean to keep it in your heart? Who would understand such a thing?
After practicing under Cao Cao, Dian Wei felt that he seemed to have improved. He should seek the excitement of life and death in this horrific battlefield.
So he came to Great Britain with the handwritten letter written by Xun Yu. After studying Xun Yu's handwritten letter, the branch of the Xun family directly set up a barbarian legion for Dian Wei and sent Dian Wei to fight on the front line.
The war between Great Britain and Rome has begun to intensify, but the elite troops of both sides have not yet appeared on the scene. They are all engaged in small-scale wars of medium to low intensity, preparing for their subsequent bloody battles.
Although Dian Wei was stupid, he had a good memory and he remembered everything that Wei Qing and the others taught him.
Perhaps it was because Han Xin and his men were too high-level, so Dian Wei could not understand. When Dian Wei led a legion of barbarians to make mistakes little by little, and practiced the contents of military books little by little, Dian Wei found that he seemed to have realized it.
