Although I don’t know how many trump cards Kushan has, based on the current situation of Vesudeva I in Balayaga, we can make reverse inferences and use the exposed cards to find the flaws of the Han Dynasty to achieve most of the results. There are only so many operations.
However, Xu Shu blocked the loopholes one by one. Even if Guishang still has some useless cards, there are actually very few methods that he can rely on. Xu Shu can't find the opponent's loopholes, and in turn looks for his own loopholes. It would be nice if it wasn’t.
After all, this is also a very reliable solution, and with Xu Shu's grasp of the strength of the Han Dynasty, even if there are some hidden methods that are not very clear, he can at least be aware of them.
"The primary goal of the Kushan side is to open up the passage from Balayaga to Brahasi. Only by opening up here can they maintain the overall situation of the entire eastern Kushan defense line." Xu Shu pointed to the map from Balayaga to Brahasi. Zi Si spoke from this distance.
"Similarly, if we want to march into Kushan, we must also pull out the thorn of Brahasi. If this city is not removed, it will always be a hidden danger to us." Xu Shu drew a circle at the location of Brahasi. This place can be said to be the only key point for the Han army to march into Kushan.
If left unchecked, the situation at the front would be good and could be maintained. However, once the front was frustrated and Brahmas took the initiative to attack, the Han army would directly fall into a state of being attacked from both sides. Therefore, eradicating the city of Brahmas could be said to be the current top priority of the Han Dynasty.
However, Kuishang has very strong capital under the Brahgas. Beigui has always been thickening and heightening is not a joke. If it is just an isolated city, it will be captured sooner or later. But the Kushan army has come to rescue, and the Han army has to Weighing the fighting power of both sides.
"Guishang currently lacks the command of a large army and cannot exert its overall combat effectiveness. Even if it relies on a large number of middle-level generals to maintain the lowest combat effectiveness of the army, it is impossible to win in the short term if it wants to attack us, and it is very likely to be due to the temporary situation. Losing spirit." Li You stood up and slowly explained, "Guishang's military strength also has limits."
No matter how good the human sea tactics are, you still need to consider the limit that the country can bear. Regardless of the waves of Kushan armies going out, even considering the output and logistics of the Ganges, the overall military strength of the Kushan Empire is only Around 2.4 million to 2.7 million.
This scale is already very large, already lower than the level of one in twenty. If we do this in the Central Plains, it is inevitable that the domestic people's livelihood will decline. And even if Kushan has the output of the Ganges and Indus rivers, this scale has reached its limit. , no matter how much, it is basically impossible.
This is also the reason why Kuishang is so cautious in this war, because Kushan's military strength is about to reach its limit. The war between Kushan and the Han Dynasty has so far cost nearly 600,000 people. The biggest result came from Zhang Liao. .
In fact, the losses in the war between Guan Yu and Lahaul were not very large. The losses suffered by Lahaul were just like the battles between Lian Po and Wang Lu. No matter how much they lost, they actually did not damage the roots. It was not like Like ordinary generals, they can't even bring back their troops after losing.
Except for the previous time when Rahul was attacked from both sides, he suffered heavy losses. In every previous war, Rahul successfully brought people back.
The loss of 600,000 young men was also a very huge amount for Kushan. It greatly depleted the upper limit of the troops that Vesutiva I could use. In addition, the 160,000 men who were taken away by Cao Cao in the Northern Guishan Mountains, and others With some losses, the total strength of Kushan was reduced to less than two million.
Of course, these two million troops are not standing troops, but troops that can be used for a long time in war. From this aspect, Kushan's total military strength is indeed the largest.
In fact, when it comes to military strength among the four great empires, Kushan is greater than Han Dynasty, Rome is greater than Parthia. The total strength of all regular and numbered legions of Han Dynasty is actually about 1.5 million, and the real standing strength is only 500,000. up and down.
It seems like a lot, but the Han Dynasty's place is too big. If 1.5 million troops are spread over such a large territory, it is simply not enough.
The situation in Rome was actually similar to that of the Han Dynasty. The standing troops were 400,000. Before, the standing troops were actually only 200,000. Of course, the Han Dynasty was also about 200,000 strong. After Severus came to power, he expanded this scale. a lot of.
It can be said that if Pompianus hadn't controlled Severus, creating false deficits all day long, and letting Severus calm down and take some medicine that would be finished sooner or later, Rome's military strength would have continued to expand.
Li You's perspective on the problem was directly narrated from the overall perspective, with a clear context, so both Guan Yu, the leader, and Ji Ling, Zhang Liao and others understood it clearly.
"The current strength that Guishang can bear is only about 1.7 million, and there should be about 500,000 troops in Beigui. It is basically impossible for those 500,000 to move again. To defend against Cao Sikong and Zhiran in the north. Waiting for others, the turnover will reach the limit while retaining some reserves." Li You pointed directly at the Kushan territory and began to explain the composition of the troops.
"We still have an army of 600,000 in front of us, and Guishan still needs some troops to maintain stability." Li You glanced at everyone present with a stern look.
Just as each county in the Han Dynasty needed as few as five or six hundred and as many as three or four thousand troops to maintain stability. This part of the force was nailed down and basically immovable. Guishang also needed such a part of the force to maintain the basic defense of each city. .
"Guishuang's territory is smaller than ours, but these elite areas require at least 100,000 legions to be stationed in separate areas, plus guarding the capital and sealing off key points to prevent unexpected troops." Li You erected a The index finger slowly bent down, and the Han general's eyes became much brighter.
"They may have at most three to four hundred thousand troops. This size is an astronomical figure for most countries, but they have been fighting an imperial war for such a long time." Li You looked at everyone present and raised the corners of his mouth. , others also looked confident.
During the Han Dynasty, most of the wars involved tens of thousands against tens of thousands, and hundreds of thousands against hundreds of thousands. Because there was no such large-scale confrontational force, during the entire Han Dynasty unification war, there were only The Yuan and Liu families had done something like this with an army of 200,000 fighting against each other.
However, after leaving the country, starting from the northern Xinjiang, hundreds of thousands of troops were mobilized. There were even the current enemy and our enemies. Counting auxiliary troops and logistics, the scale truly exceeded one million. I have been on this battlefield for a long time. , an army of three to four hundred thousand, hahaha, Kushan is going to be in trouble!
"The troops that Vesudeva I can use are already less than one million. He cannot use the troops in the north. As for the offensive and defensive battle of Brahshas, no matter how confident Vesudeva I is, he will make other plans. In case of Brahma Qisi has changed hands, and they no longer have an important border town, what should they do?" Li You looked at the generals present as if asking other people.
"So Kushan is probably building a new city behind Balayaga to resist our offensive. This requires a large number of civilians. However, instead of recruiting civilians at this time, it is better to build it by legion cities. At least they can give proficient orders in advance. ." Li You's plain narrative has already made Guan Yu and others understand the fact that Guishang should have no reinforcements this time.
"So we don't need to worry that Guishang will have an endless supply of backup, and we don't need to worry that if we kill this wave, Kushan will kill another wave. It's not that we can't start the war lightly now. , On the contrary, if we lose, we will have to return to Huashi City, and if Guishang loses, there will be no future, so you can just go ahead and do whatever you want." Li You said loudly, completely eliminating the clouds in everyone's minds before the war.
"The general situation is as mentioned before joining the army." Guan Yu slowly said after Li You explained the overall situation, "Guishang's real advantage for our army at present is actually the sea of troops and the overly large scale. Facing this situation, I have two plans to separate the internal energy from the body and refine the energy into a gang, and I am afraid Brahmas cannot continue to consume it."
Li You's countdown put a lot of pressure on Brahmas, but Guan Yu didn't think Rahul would be crushed so easily. As long as Rahul was not crushed, there would be a chance when they took action. Big trouble.
Guan Yu didn't want to play tit-for-tat with Rahul. As far as Guan Yu was concerned, he just wanted to take the opponent's head off his neck. If he really wanted to fight for the soldier's life, if there were other choices, Guan Yu would definitely Won't do it.
Even under the influence of Chen Xi, Guan Yu is essentially still the commander who "is proud of his superiors but does not humiliate his subordinates, treats his soldiers well but despises his officials". Therefore, if not necessary, Guan Yu will try to reduce the losses of his soldiers as much as possible. After all, everyone is the father. Mother-in-law.
"Continue to delay the time. In the last few days of the countdown, Erhu will definitely rebound. And that countdown is not only a countdown for Rahul, but also a countdown for Vesudeva I to raise an army. Joining the army depends on this thing to force the main force of Kushan to be in danger. It’s just this strategy to choose the time for the decisive battle within the limited time..." Guan Yu looked at Li You with emotion.
"Rahul will attack with a win-or-die attitude within the countdown of one to five days. Zhu Helai, who was under Vesuthiva I, also guessed this." Li You did not mean to hide it at all, this in itself That's what it should be.
Guan Yu didn't want to fight with a group of Kuishang dead soldiers who were desperate. What's more, when that time came, the Han Dynasty would not be in trouble. This thing was equivalent to a countdown to the decisive battle.
"We concentrated our elite legions who are good at breaking through, concentrated our superior forces, and stormed the position of Vesuthiva I. At the same time, we used legion attacks to blow up the earth platform and push forward forcibly, forcing Rahul to finish first." Guan Yu opened his eyes with a three-pointer. Li Guang said.
