Xia Houyuan looked at Ma Chao with some heartache. Although his words were a bit silly, he had to admit that what Ma Chao said still made some sense.
"So I'm leaving first." Ma Chao nodded to Xia Houyuan and the others, looking like he was going to Kandahar now and would never stop here.
"Then you go first. Let's defend Herat first." Xia Houyuan thought for a while and agreed to Ma Chao's proposal. Of course, he then planned to use the letter eagle to inform Cao Cao of Aldashir's plan. Although Xia Houyuan felt that Ardashir's cavalry attacking Kandahar was a bit ridiculous.
But considering that the opponent is the Miracle Legion, it is better to be careful.
Turansa was watching this scene without any intention of taking the initiative to attack. In fact, after Aldashir's strategy was exposed, according to Tavasdes' idea, it was time for them to switch to war, and they absolutely could not The right choice is to consume the few elites under Ardashir's command here and go elsewhere.
After all, although there are many people in the Turansha camp, without Ardashir's Holy Death Rider, there are definitely not a few people who dare to pinch them.
And without awe, it is almost only a matter of time before the rootless tree on Tulansha's side is consumed.
Therefore, after exposing the reality of Ardashir's absence, Statius was ready to move to war. If he continued to stay here, he would only attract the bold and arrogant Han family to also prepare to surround him. At that time, there was no need to run.
Lu Meng and others realized this, but it was still very difficult for them to destroy Tulansha with their strength. To be precise, there was actually no way to do it, so even if Ma Chao broke Tulansha's After the golden body, Lu Meng and others did not take action directly.
For them, their current strength is not enough to deal with the opponent. After all, there is still some gap between them and Ma Chao. More importantly, Ma Chao wants to win and is not afraid of losses, while this group of people wants stability and makes progress in stability.
It didn't take long for Xia Houyuan to prepare provisions for Ma Chao and arrange for Ma Chao to go to Kandahar via Herat. During this period, Xia Houyuan received a secret message sent by Lu Xun using a letter eagle. According to Lu Xun's judgment, it was Ardaxi. If you are not on Herat's side, the other party may be conspiring with Kushan, and there is a high probability that they are attacking Cao Cao from both sides.
This news made Xia Houyuan panic, because compared to attacking Kandahar, if Cao Cao really sent out the main force to fight Oswin at the Helmand River, and Aldashir came out from behind, no matter how well prepared Cao Cao was, There will also be heavy losses.
After all, Cao Cao's top-level legionary cavalry used to block and suppress Aldashir are still in the Leqistan Desert. When Aldashir takes action, Cao Cao is directly missing.
With the Holy Death Cavalry's tyrannical penetration ability, combined with Aldashir's vulnerability-catching ability that is even better than Ma Chao, once Cao Cao's rear army is not well-prepared, it may not be a problem for him to be killed and abandon his robes, and such a big Once the large-scale war collapses, there will definitely be large-scale turmoil on the Beigui front. This is simply a surefire outcome.
Lu Meng was also sweating profusely when he saw Lu Xun's secret letter. At this moment, he had a clearer perception of what Sun Quan called Kandahar's special danger. There was no doubt that that side was the main battlefield.
"This is unreasonable. Why on earth did Aldashir sacrifice his life for Kushan?" Lu Meng's face was ashen. Although logically, this matter makes no sense at all, but if it really happened, it couldn't be solved by a fatal threat. Descriptive.
Xiahou Yuan was quickly writing a secret letter and transferred it to Kandahar. Although Statius said that Aldashir set off a month ago, Xiahou Yuan was not a fool. Aldashir could not run so fast. Tulan Since Sha is pretending to be Ardashir, he must at least wait until Turan Sha comes to Ardashir before he can leave.
Calculating according to this time, the time is actually quite tight. It is even possible that Aldashir has left before Xia Houyuan and others come.
Calculating the time, by this time, Aldashir has arrived at the Helmand River anyway. After all, the only cavalry in the world who are either fighting or on the road to fight are unlucky kids like the Xiliang Iron Cavalry.
"Huh? Why are you working so hard?" Ma Chao looked at Lu Meng as if he were a fool. "Do you need a reason? The Han Dynasty accounts for most of the Parthian Empire. Now you just have the opportunity. Why do you want to do so much?"
Ma Chao's thinking is very simple, but it hits the key point directly. Hatred is not so easy to let go, and ambition is not so easy to dissipate.
Since Ardashir had the ambition to become a king, and the Han Dynasty occupied Anxi, when the other party was thinking about whether he could go to Africa and had doubts, the other party already had other ideas.
As for the reasons mentioned by Tavasdes, they were more to make Aldashir firm up his inner thoughts.
"There is no profit, just revenge. How can the leader of a force be so short-sighted?" Lu Meng looked at Ma Chao and asked.
"Is there something wrong with your brain?" Ma Chao looked at Lu Meng as if he were a fool, "Strength will lead to success. The interests you mentioned are nothing compared to being strong."
Ma Chao's idea was very simple. Although it was far different from Aldashir's way of thinking, he unexpectedly came up with the correct answer - why do you think so much? If you do this, you can become stronger and become more powerful. If it's strong, it's correct.
If Lu Meng was struck by lightning, could he still use this kind of thinking to explain the problem? Too much!
"According to what you said, Cao Sikong might be beaten to death, right?" Ma Chao changed the topic. He basically had no respect for Cao Cao. After all, after running away for so many years, Ma Chao had forgotten that he had ever been under Cao Cao. After all, Cao Cao didn't teach him anything.
Since joining the top forces, Ma Chao's combat effectiveness has improved significantly. His impression of Cao Cao's former power has been very vague, but if Cao Cao is in trouble, Ma Chao is still happy to save him.
Xia Houyuan glared at Ma Chao fiercely. Ma Chao didn't care. What he was talking about was just a development of reality. He had neither expectations nor predictions. He just had a bad mouth.
"Then I'll leave first. Maybe I can help Cao Sikong." Ma Chao rode away, "If I meet General Hua on the road, do I need to tell him to turn around?"
Xia Houyuan's face turned dark. The speed at which the Xiliang Iron Cavalry moved in the desert was simply despairing.
Ma Chao just left, and Xia Houyuan didn't want to talk to Ma Chao anymore. That guy could really piss people off now, and more importantly, Ma Chao was indeed strong to a certain extent now.
"Lu Boyan told us to delay for six days, and reinforcements will arrive on the night of the seventh day." Xia Houyuan looked at Lu Meng and others and said. Lu Meng and others were shocked. How could reinforcements arrive? If reinforcements arrived at that time, what would happen if reinforcements arrived at that time? How long has the letter been floating in the sky?
At the same time, Guo Zhao, who had originally agreed to stay in Xinzhou for half a year, had already fled from Xinzhou, which was less than a hundred miles away from the eastern part of the Caspian Sea. This guy's goal from the beginning was to take advantage of the changing weather. After all, after the collapse, She is indeed qualified to pick up bargains.
However, Guo Zhao did not expect that the situation would change so quickly. As soon as she was negotiating with Chang'an to take over the affairs of Xinzhou, intelligence from Central Asia was sent over, and Aldashir sent troops.
Guo Zhao was so excited that he released Sima Lang and apologized sincerely. After handing over the work, he took his headquarters and ran away. The territory of Aldashir was not attractive to Guo Zhao, but Aldashir The elite are very attractive to Guo Zhao.
This girl is a typical example of "gathering food next door while I am garrisoning guns". Territory or not, you can grab it in the future, but you need to develop your strength, and Aldashir's full of miracles and the Imperial Guard came only two years ago when Guo Zhao came It makes my eyes warm when I see it.
Now he has a chance. No matter where Aldashir fights, Guo Zhao is ready to help the Han Dynasty attack Ardashir. He will divide Ardashir's legion as soon as possible to enhance the combat effectiveness of his subordinates.
In short, Guo Zhao was particularly excited when he received the news that Ardashir had come out of the Caucasus, but had not confirmed the destination of the other party. In Guo Zhao's view, at this time, as long as the other party moved, there must be a target. , then I’ll go too!
So Guo Zhao directly rushed over with Haftan, especially when he received urgent information on the way that Ardashir had detached his troops and transferred Bakza to the eastern part of the Caspian Sea. He had a full set of janitors. Guo Zhao said nothing. He didn't say anything about rushing directly to the eastern part of the Caspian Sea.
Guo Zhao knew about Lu Xun, because Lu Xun had given him a little help when he came over after the Anping Guo family broke out. Guo Zhao still recognized this favor, so Guo Zhao knew very well that regardless of whether the sky changes or not, Bakza Even that Imperial Guard could be crushed to death by Lu Xun.
Therefore, Guo Zhao did not dare to delay and rushed straight over. It was a bit difficult to pick up Aldashir's body, but he still went with Lu Xun to pick up Bakza. Guo Zhao thought that he wanted to gain weight again, so he pushed all the way. Success lies in Lu Xun reached the eastern part of the Caspian Sea before taking action.
At this time, Bakza's Central Asian bandit army had formed a large force, and it was entrenched in front of Lu Xun. It looked like it was going to crush Lu Xun. However, Lu Xun acted very low-key. In fact, he was just thinking about when. Take action.
After all, in addition to wanting to kill Bakza, Lu Xun also wanted to kill most of Aldashir's subordinates in Herat, and wanted to directly reduce Aldashir to a lonely man. The problem was that Lu Xun didn't have Guan Hai's ability. It might be killed within a few days.
Relying on misjudgment, it is possible to mobilize part of the troops without raising suspicion. The problem is that without increasing the marching speed, it is impossible for Lu Xun to finish the Caspian Sea battlefield and airborne to Herat in an instant. The battlefield of the Imperial War is too big.
