Chapter 1008 Chariot vs Cavalry
Ailang paused and asked, "What should we do now?" Guo Jia smiled and clasped his fists and said, "My lord must have made a decision?" Ailang smiled and walked to the map. Guo Jia followed him to the map. Ailang pointed to the Kuruktag Mountains and said, "My plan is to concentrate troops to attack the Kuruktag Mountains, first defeat the enemy in this direction, and turn around to deal with the army led by Kushan!"
Guo Jia said: "My wise. The Kushan army's food and grass were destroyed. Generally, it is difficult to launch a new round of attacks in a short period of time. Therefore, they can temporarily let go and concentrate their efforts against the weaker enemy...." Ai Lang couldn't help asking when he heard what he said, "But?" Guo Jia smiled and said, "But the situation is a little different now. I believe that the lord has also received a report that the Kushan army is plundering food and grass in Jingjue and other countries, so it is very likely that they can obtain enough food and grass for the army to advance in a short period of time!..."
Ailang nodded, frowned, and cursed, "Damn it, are these grandchildren going to rush over again?"
Guo Jia said: "The Kushan side naturally had this idea, but I'm afraid it might not be able to do it?" Ai Lang couldn't help but say angrily: "I said Fengxiao, can you finish the words in one breath!"
Guo Jia bowed and said, "Abbas must be eager to fight me after learning that our army's large forces have arrived. According to my estimate, they will march soon and drive directly to the Puchang Sea along the Ceercheng River. They naturally hope that the coalition forces of the Kuruktag Mountains can cooperate with their actions, but their subordinates think that the coalition forces of the Kuruktag Mountains should remain unmoved..."
Ailang was stunned and asked, "Why?"
Guo Jia said: "That coalition was led by Wusun and Kangju. The Kangju people have always been known for their shrewdness and good at doing business. As for the Wusun people, they were defeated in the previous battles and were very frightened by our army. Not long ago, the lord defeated nearly 400,000 Kushan coalition forces with only 60,000 troops, which must have greatly shocked the Kangju people and Wusun people. Now that our 170,000 reinforcements have arrived, I judge that the Kangju people and Wusun people will never dare to act rashly at this time. The possibility of them sitting in the mountains and watching the tiger fight is very high! Therefore, we should concentrate our main forces and fight the Kushan coalition forces in Puchanghai. After defeating them, we will turn our heads to deal with the Wusun Kangju coalition forces!"
Ailang felt that what Guo Jia said was very reasonable, so he nodded and said firmly; "Just do it!" At this moment, Dian Wei came in and clasped his fists at Ailang; "Master, you have let King Qiemo and Queen go as your lord say." Ailang nodded and said, "Very good."
Guo Jia couldn't help but clasped his fists and asked, "Lord, what's going on?" Ailang briefly said what happened not long ago. Guo Jia nodded, showing a thoughtful look on his face.
After the arrival of the 170,000 army, plus the army originally in the Western Regions, the total force was close to 300,000. Ailang, in accordance with Guo Jia's suggestion, placed a total of 220,000 main force in Puchanghai. Almost at the same time, Ailang received an urgent report from the scout. As Guo Jia expected, the Kushan coalition troops were indeed out of the Jingjue Kingdom as Guo Jia expected, and advanced eastward along the Ceercheng River and headed towards Puchanghai. The Qin army units seized the time to rest and prepare.
At this time, in the coalition tent on the Kuruktag Mountains, Usun commander Lev and Kangju commander Condrew received a letter of order sent by Abbas. After reading the letter, Lov smiled and said to Condrew: "General Abbas order," Lov deliberately aggravated his voice on the word "order" and then continued: "Let's send troops immediately to attack Yumen Pass!"
Condrew laughed sarcastically and said, "He is just a general of Kushan. What qualifications do you have to order me? It's simply inexplicable!"
Löv put down the letter and asked, "What do you think we should do?" Condrew smiled and said, "Why do you have to be so polite? I dare not decide anything without authorization. The general said, "What we will do!" Löv cursed inwardly, "He is so rude, but he looks like a fox!" But he smiled and said, "Since that's the case, I think it's better for us to keep our troops!" Condrew praised, "What the general said is very true! We should keep our troops first, and it's not too late to make a decision after the development of the war! If Abbas and the others can suppress the Qin army, we will attack Yumen Pass with all our strength!" Löv nodded and said, "Since you and I have the same idea, then issue an order!"
Nearly 400,000 troops led by Abbas advanced eastward and arrived at the city of Puchanghai a few days later. At this time, Ailang had led an army of 100,000 troops under the city to wait for them for a long time.
Seeing this, Abbas immediately rushed forward to the Qin army, lined up a large formation, and made a series of earth-shaking shouts. The huge momentum seemed to completely suppress the Qin army. Abbas immediately looked proud under the banner of the central army, and only felt that his army was about to sweep the opponent today! And the soldiers of the coalition army also showed an excited expression, looking impatient to fight with the Qin army. It turned out that the previous retreat made them feel quite dissatisfied. They just felt that if the food and grass were not destroyed by their opponents with despicable means, they would have completely defeated the Qin army at this moment! Therefore, the shouts were filled with a sense of provocation.
Abbas raised his horse whip, and the huge shouts gradually stopped. Then Abbas shouted: "Warriors from the Western Regions, let the hateful Han people see your bravery and terrible today! Wave your swords, cut off the enemy's heads, urge your war horses, and step the Han people into flesh mud! The sky and the earth, the gods and the snow-capped mountains will witness here, the invincible bravery you are looking forward to!" The coalition officers and soldiers couldn't help but burst into tears and shouted, and everyone couldn't wait to fight with the Qin army! Especially the Kushan soldiers, they were all like they were injected with chicken blood!
When Abbas saw the performance of the officers and soldiers, he was only very satisfied. He then drew out his scimitar and raised it high, shouting loudly: "The chariot comes out!"
The sound of war drums rumbled, and more than a thousand chariots slowly drove out the military formations and arranged them into several horizontal rows in front of the military formation. These chariot troops can be said to be one of the reliances for the Kushan Empire to ramp up the world for so many years. In previous battles, even the powerful Empire was defeated by the overwhelming impact of the chariots! The chariot troops of the Kushan Empire can be said to have made an indelible contribution to the current glory! The usual tactic of the Kushan Army is to first face the chariot troops.
Breaking through the enemy formation, then the infantry and cavalry swarmed into sweeping the enemy. This tactic is almost invincible and unfavorable! At this time, when Abbas saw that the enemy dared to go out of the city to fight, he felt that he was right and immediately used this tactic. Abbas's idea at this moment was not only to defeat the Qin army outside the city in one fell swoop, but also to let people from all countries in the Western Regions see with their own eyes the invincible power of their Kushan army in order to rule the Western Regions in the future.
More than a thousand chariots were arranged neatly and prepared to charge.
Abbas raised his scimitar and roared loudly, and the sound of war drums and horns were heard. The drivers of more than a thousand chariots almost shouted together, urging the war horses to run. In an instant, more than a thousand chariots ran under the drag of the war horses, and their speed became faster and faster. In a short while, a storm formed a storm! More than a thousand chariots advanced together, and smoke and dust rolled, and the momentum was amazing! When countries in the Western Regions saw such momentum, they couldn't help but look pale and trembled and could not help themselves. King Nurtai of Dayuan murmured in disgrace: "It's actually so strong! Such a momentum must be invincible in the world!"
At this moment, the sound of the Qin army's war drums also rumbling. Abbas and others immediately looked at the Qin army and saw thousands of Qin army cavalry roaring and rushing out of the military formation! Abbas smiled contemptuously and said, "Using cavalry to deal with my chariot is simply seeking death!"
At this moment, the archers on the chariot sent an arrow, landing among the Qin army's cavalry, and immediately defeated many Qin soldiers. The Qin army rushed forward without fear. In a blink of an eye, they saw the chisel passing by the opponent's chariot. Only the sound of cracking and cutting was heard. It turned out that the sharp spiral blade on the axle cut off the horse's hooves that were too close with the speed of the chariot and the horse! For a moment, people were overturned, and many Qin army officers and soldiers fell heavily! The Qin army officers and soldiers who fell to the ground were crushed by the rumbling wheels before they could get up! Abbas laughed, was very proud, and shouted loudly: "Look! This is the terrible power of my Kushan chariot!"
However, before his voice fell, a sudden change occurred on the battlefield. The cavalry passing through the chariots wielded their horses and assassinated the war horses dragging the chariot! In an instant, the wailing sound of the war horses sounded and fell one after another. Many chariots either lost control and turned violently, throwing the soldiers on the chariots out, or collided with each other and suddenly overturned. The scene was a thrilling scene, just like a series of collisions on the expressway in modern society!
Abbas and others originally thought that the chariot troops would break into the enemy formation in one fell swoop, but they didn't expect that they suddenly became like this, all of whom looked like they were open with their mouths and eyes open, and they were shocked inexplicably!
The Kushan chariots strangled the horses and wanted to stop to avoid a more tragic collision. At this moment, the Qin army cavalry came up from all directions, shooting with crossbows and assassinating with horse spears. Screams one after another. The chariots that lost their speed were no match for the Qin army cavalry. The drivers and soldiers were constantly knocked down by the Qin army cavalry in a pool of blood! Many drivers and soldiers on the chariots started to flee again in panic, but they kept colliding together in chaos! The Qin army cavalry roared and rushed, quickly reaping the lives of their opponents. The horse spear flew the drivers out, and the bows and crossbows shot the at a loss to the ground! After a while, everything came to peace. Thousands of drivers and soldiers in more than a thousand chariots were almost killed, and the chariots that Kushan was proud of were basically scrapped!
Chapter completed!