Among the soldiers and horses sent by the Kushan Empire, there were 100 war elephants.
In the entire Kushan Empire, there are only a thousand war elephant troops, but this time, one-tenth of them were dispatched at once.
The number one hundred is, of course, an insignificant number on a very large battlefield.
However, don't underestimate these one hundred war elephants. This is already a quite large number.
Regarding war elephant troops in history, Pyrrhus and Hannibal also used this kind of troops, but they only had a few dozen war elephant troops at that time.
The Kushan Empire only dispatched one-tenth of its war elephant troops, but it had already exceeded the records of Pyrrhus and Hannibal in history.
The people of Yuanmeng are all on the prairie. For them, elephants are simply unheard of, unseen, and ununderstood. When they actually encounter them, of course they will not have effective countermeasures immediately. .
The huge body of the elephant and the unbearable smell of the horses frightened the Yuanmeng cavalry, and the flanks of the Yuanmeng regiment immediately crumbled.
The war elephants were decked out in terrible armor, and men on their backs drove them forward with goads. On the mounts on both sides of the war elephant, one side is a crossbowman responsible for conducting long-distance attacks, and the other side is a spearman responsible for dealing with nearby enemies.
With the size of a war elephant, this creature has rough skin and thick flesh, and is covered with armor on key parts. It is conceivable that the impact it generates is not comparable to that of a war horse.
Compared with the shortcomings of war horses, war elephants only have problems with speed and reaction.
The war elephant troops, which were completely unknown to the Yuanmeng people before, played a decisive role in this battle.
"Your Majesty, the Kushan Empire is not weak, let Yuan Meng give it a try!" Zhuge Liang suggested.
Although Li Xiang sent out manpower three times in a row but failed to contact the Kushan Empire, he still knew from the few words he knew that this empire was quite powerful.
However, the Jin Dynasty does not yet have a true understanding of how strong the Kushan Empire's national power is. To find out this situation, using a war to test it is undoubtedly the best way.
Isn't this, isn't Yuanmeng the best thug?
Yuanmeng wants to occupy Kangju, and although Kushan has gradually lost control of Kangju and other parts of Central Asia, it does not mean that they will ignore this matter.
Moreover, with the aggression shown by Yuanmeng now, Guishang certainly would not think that the occupation of Kangju would be the end. A very likely outcome is that after Yuanmeng captures Kangju, he will take action against Guishang next.
Therefore, Guishang will definitely have to fight Yuanmeng next.
Moreover, after Yuanmeng suffered such a loss at the hands of Guishang, he must find a way to regain his position.
Furthermore, Yuanmeng has conquered so many territories in the past few years, relying on the deterrence of powerful force. If they suffered a big loss at the hands of Guishang but could not regain their position, the countries that had been conquered by Yuanmeng would definitely be moved.
"That's right! After fighting for a long time in Xizhou, we are already exhausted. Why not take this opportunity to stop the fighting and sit on the mountain to watch the tigers fight!" Wei Yang also nodded in agreement at this time.
The Thirty-six Kingdoms of the Western Regions began to have wars after Yelu Dashi entered the Western Regions. Until the Soviet Union later conquered the West and established Xizhou, the wars have almost never stopped until now.
After so many years of fighting, if the Jin army had not given blood transfusions at the back, how could it have continued?
The Jin army's expedition to the west was not to be trapped in the flames of war.
Now, it's time to take advantage of this opportunity to retreat. Sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight is better than participating in it themselves!
Zhuge Liang even hoped that the Kushan Empire could be strong enough. If the Kushan Empire is strong enough, and Yuan Meng is also in a period of exhaustion after years of fighting, maybe the Kushan Empire will really be able to expel Yuan Meng from Central Asia.
Of course, in the battle between the two major forces, even if both sides do not suffer losses, in the end it is likely to result in a loss of 1,000 to the enemy and 800 to oneself.
After the Jin army has sat on the mountain and watched the tiger fight, and restored its strength, it can seize the food from the tiger's mouth and explore the interests of Central Asia.
Perhaps the people of the Central Plains in the past would regard those places in the Western Region as completely barbarian lands, but after Temujin's conquest of the west, even if they still thought it was a barbarian land, it was still a valuable barbarian land.
Not to mention the various resources of that place, the bloody horses, etc., just the millions of people, wouldn't it be nice to have them in your hands?
"Yes! Tell Su Dingfang to restrain his troops and call a truce!"
"Instruct Huo Qubing to return to Xizhou, but he still needs to be ready for war at any time. If the war situation in the west is unfavorable, intervene immediately!"
Li Xiang didn't mind sitting on the mountain and watching the fight between tigers, but he still wanted to prevent the Kushan Empire from being like those dishonest people in the Western Regions, who could be defeated every time with superior troops. Therefore, you still need to be prepared to intervene at any time.
Of course, as one of the four great empires, Kushan has a rotten ship and three pounds of nails, so it will never be that bad!
"How is the situation in the Qing Dynasty?" Li Xiang thought of the situation in the north and asked casually.
The three states of Bing, He and Liang went out of the fortress to buy time for the Manchus to solve their own problems!
As long as the Manchu problem is solved, the situation of the three kingdoms will be restored on the grassland. In this case, Temujin will not have the opportunity to unify the entire grassland in a short time. At most, it will be Xu Xutu. Of.
As long as the Manchu and Qing side is over, Li Xiang can naturally withdraw the troops from the three states, enter a state of comprehensive recuperation, and make full preparations to launch the southern war.
"My lord, Dorgon's Western Qing Dynasty has Huang Taiji in the east and Tuoba Wei in the west!"
"Huang Taiji wants to unify the Qing Dynasty, and Tuoba Wei wants to take advantage of it. With enemies on both sides, it is difficult to last long!" A courtier reported.
Moreover, this was news some time ago, and the latest news about the Manchu Qing Dynasty has not yet reached Yizhou. At this moment, the situation about Dorgon will only become more dire.
"That's fine, damn Dorgon!" Li Xiang was furious when he thought of Dorgon, the troublemaker.
If it hadn't been for the appearance of this troublemaker, the already stable pattern on the grassland would not have been suddenly interrupted. Tuoba Wei's original steady style would not have really taken action against the Manchus, so much so that it developed to Finally, Li Xiang had to intervene.
(End of chapter)
