Chapter 3366
Elite Force Depletion
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A few years ago, Zasali, who led his elite desert cavalry across Central Asia, would never have made such remarks or had such thoughts.
Can't beat them?
Are you kidding me? The Desert Elite Cavalry, as a super elite force with dual talents, possesses extremely strong sustained combat capabilities, while camels also have extremely strong carrying capacity, capable of carrying numerous weapons and equipment. This allows the entire force to fully utilize close-range, medium-range, and long-range attack methods during combat.
It can be said that in single-leg battles, almost all of the Desert Elite Cavalry can be engaged in combat, thus creating a situation of numerical superiority without changing the battle line. Combined with the buffs brought by sharing, they are invincible.
With these as a foundation, the Desert Elite Cavalry's strength was renowned throughout Central Asia.
However, after the infighting among the Xiliang cavalry in the Pamir Mountains, they realized that their so-called invincibility was simply due to not having encountered a real opponent.
The regular Xiliang cavalry were alright; at least they were still within our control. Even if the enemy's defenses were extremely strong, they could still break through them when they were wielding long spears.
However, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry that arrived a few months ago completely shattered Zasali's worldview. Their defense was simply unbeatable, and their movement speed was terrifying. They were not even affected by their speed in the desert region. If it weren't for their relatively fast entry into the mountain pass fortress, several legions might have been wiped out by a single enemy legion.
It was precisely because of this experience that Zasali's words carried an air of uncertainty.
An opponent that you can't beat head-on, whose defense you can't break, and whose escape you can't outrun, is truly unsolvable.
"Judging from the intelligence information passed by the inside agent, it should be the Han Empire's Soul Legion. Only a legion of this caliber could possess such outrageous strength." Thinking about the inside agents he had planted, which were being lost very quickly, he realized that even though they were being lost very quickly, he still obtained a lot of useful intelligence information. Based on this information, along with his deductions from the battlefield, he came to the conclusion about the Flying Bear Army's situation.
"The Military Soul Legion?" Upon hearing this, Zasali immediately frowned, his doubts growing even stronger.
The Military Soul Legion does exist, and it's not special; after all, the Kushan Empire itself has its own Military Soul Legion.
The Imperial Scepter of the Military Soul Legion within the Kushan Empire, compared to the Flying Bear Army they encountered, is, no matter how you look at it, far more brutal than the Flying Bear Army.
Judging solely from direct combat capabilities, Zasali truly couldn't think of a way to deal with the Flying Bear Army.
With its exaggerated offense and defense, terrifying speed and terrain-crossing ability, immunity to willpower attacks, unlimited stamina, and even the ability to resist death, how can this be effective?
"So this is the Han Empire, the incomparably powerful Han Empire!" Fuward gently patted Zasali with his hand, looked up at the north, and said with emotion, "Even after so many years, even though it is much stronger than before, we are still the challengers, the challengers who are the weak."
I want to win, I really want to win, but just thinking about it isn't enough; I have to take action, and truly do it, which is quite difficult!
"Forget it, let's just report this information and give the higher-ups a headache. I'll focus on the present and train some useful troops as much as possible..." Although he had been comforted, Zasali, who was also greatly affected, shook his head slightly and then turned and walked out of the tent.
Seeing this, Fowold didn't say much.
Having experienced the battle against the Flying Bear Army firsthand, Fawd, as the legion's commander, was acutely aware of the disparity and pressure involved, and thus could understand Zasari's current predicament. Had it not been for his own unwavering will and the support of Vasudeva I, Fawd's situation wouldn't have been much better than Zasari's.
An opponent you can't defeat just stands there, like an insurmountable mountain, which can truly make you despair.
It was Zasali's organization and transmission of the intelligence he had gathered that made Barak and his men in the rear even more cautious.
The tens of thousands of cavalrymen dispatched by the Han army did not include the Army Soul Legion described by Zasali and others.
This means that either the Han army was unwilling to deploy its elite military units, or the Han army still had a lot of strength and backup plans that it had not yet used on the battlefield.
However, one thing is certain: the Han army has not yet gone all out.
If they can feel this level of pressure without even going all out, how can they stop and defend themselves if they go all out?
"If we only rely on a massive army, how long can we hold them off?" With a hint of unease, Gachelri spoke calmly, "If we can't stop the enemy's advance, simply suppressing them with sheer numbers isn't a long-term solution. Besides, our subsequent counter-offensive plans won't allow us to deploy such a large force..."
Barak understood the meaning behind those words.
The Han army may reduce its size due to logistical issues in the future, but judging from the quality it has demonstrated so far, a smaller army does not necessarily mean a weaker fighting force.
If, without altering their combat strength, they wanted to have overwhelming combat power among their hundreds of thousands of troops, they would have to deploy their elite elite forces to have any chance of winning.
Even if the first attack could rely on accumulated food supplies and mobilize a larger army, it could not change the core essence of the matter.
The small number of Han troops possessed extremely strong combat capabilities, so the pressure on logistics was not that high.
How long can they hold out if they are repeatedly harassed?
“It seems the Imperial Scepter must come to the Khyber Pass. We cannot get bogged down in a pure war of attrition with our elite forces; that would be absolutely not a good thing for our army.” Understanding the seriousness of the situation, Barak made a decision instantly, which also served as a request.
"The Imperial Scepter? I understand." Upon hearing this, Gachali pondered for a moment, then nodded in agreement.
As the military spirit legion of the Kushan Empire, the Imperial Scepter possesses extremely powerful military spirit talent effects, enough to allow a dual-talent elite to make up for its own shortcomings and gain combat power comparable to a triple-talent legion. At the same time, it can bless as many as seven legions.
With this level of support, the price they would have to pay facing the elite blades of the Han Empire would be much lower. (End of Chapter)