Chapter 3433
The Pinnacle of Military Skills
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The three lines of defense were neatly arranged, and their response, support, and counter-offensive measures after being attacked were all prepared in a very thorough manner and had been communicated in advance. The relevant military equipment was also plentiful.
These preparations, once made public, even caused Rahul a headache when he put himself in Rahul's shoes after understanding the actual situation.
A large army, well-developed countermeasures and defense plans represent a high degree of tolerance for error. As long as it is commanded properly, even a protracted battle is not something that ordinary people can win.
Even Rahul would probably need to thoroughly understand the military strength of the Han Empire before he could devise a corresponding solution.
However, it was ultimately a battle between tens of thousands and forty-five hundred thousand, with the Kushans having the advantage in troop strength, making their chances of losing extremely slim.
Without actually understanding the Han army at that time, even Rahul's judgment and understanding of the Han army were somewhat biased.
In fact, not only Rahul, but most Han generals would misjudge the actual situation of their own army.
This misjudgment stems from the rapid iteration of military equipment, while our understanding has not kept pace, leading to errors in equipment assessment.
However, this kind of mistake would only happen to an ordinary legion commander, not to Guan Yu.
For Guan Yu, besides commanding large armies for extended periods, he also participated in many major battles and experienced a great deal.
Whether he was learning military strategy from Huangfu Song, studying talent trees, and assessing battlefield situations, or engaging in dream simulations with Han Xin, Bai Qi, and others, he learned a great deal, offering fresh perspectives.
The most unique of all the dream simulations was the one with Liu Tong.
That special dream simulation allowed Guan Yu to experience another kind of ultimate skill: the ultimate use of weaponry.
The use of military equipment was both a waste and a baptism of values, but the results achieved by the enemy also changed Guan Yu's perception to some extent.
Because of these past experiences, Guan Yu's command of the army was not limited to the army's own combat power, but also took into account the surrounding environment, the army's own weapons and other forces outside the army.
We must fully mobilize all our resources to further achieve our goals and forge our own path.
"Now that General Guan has discovered the weakness of the Kushan navy, what is the next step?" With a learning attitude, Fa Zheng ignored Guo Jia's smile and asked frankly.
"Although there are some flaws in the enemy's defensive line, these flaws are not fatal. Even if they can be exploited, they cannot cause fatal damage to the enemy..." Guan Yu glanced at Fa Zheng, then at Xu Rong who had arrived with the armory troops, and instantly understood Fa Zheng's thoughts. In a calm tone, he spoke out the next arrangements and deployments.
Anyone who has ever fought an unrestricted arms war with the serious Liu Tong will be able to feel the truly impenetrable arms defenses and permanent fortifications.
It was a permanent fortification defense system where every step forward was met with an attack, and once inside, there was no way to get out.
The use of military equipment such as barbed wire, triangular spikes, chevaux-de-frise, catapults, kerosene, ballistae, and vector projectiles, along with their treacherous locations and all-around coverage, left people with nowhere to hide.
Traps, mud, irregular steps—these are all manipulative environments designed to exploit human psychology, designed to kill at every turn. The more one tries to survive, the faster one dies. Having witnessed battlefields where even walking was difficult, and battlefields where massive naval cannons were brought ashore, Guan Yu concluded that the Kushan's deep defense system was, in reality, not all that impressive.
Not only were there far fewer military equipment deployed, but there was also no deployment based on human habits, let alone a large number of countermeasures.
When Guan Yu first saw the Kushan army's defense system and deployment, he thought the war he had practiced in his dream had become reality, and he even prepared a large number of countermeasures and corresponding equipment.
Large bridge decks to deal with barbed wire, iron boots that ignore triangular spikes, heavy tower shields that provide protection when dismantling barricades, sonic battalions for long-range pinpoint strikes, geological exploration to avoid storing oil and flammable materials, and top strategists who are always ready to change the wind direction.
Recalling the terrifying effects of vector projectors in land warfare, Guan Yu even brought one from the rear and installed it on a captured ship.
Although it is a simplified version with significantly reduced weight, it still weighs tens of tons.
To transport this behemoth, all the personnel involved were top-notch experts.
The hardest working were Xu Chu, Zhang Fei, and the mythical beast 'Little Eagle'.
It can be said that during this same period of time, Guan Yu made ample preparations.
However, given this ample preparation, the Kushan army's methods of attack and the way they used their weapons were quite ordinary.
There were no trebuchets running 24/7, no crossbows with various special effects, no blinding flashes, no bass vibrations, no oil spills, no terrifying numbers of split arrows, and so on. Instead, the game returned to the most basic means of attack with ballistae and trebuchets, which made Guan Yu feel more relaxed while maintaining the necessary vigilance.
It was this vigilance that allowed Guan Yu to retain a large number of trump cards during the advance of his army, leaving a significant gap in the information available to Kailash and his men.
Kailash and his group, unaware of the amount of information, naturally did not believe they had obtained all the information about the Han army.
Even with an overestimation of the Han army's hidden strengths, the data speculated by Kailash and others was still insufficient to account for the hidden power of Guan Yu.
"I see. General Guan is indeed resourceful and wise. I admire him." After listening for a while, Xu Rong realized that these words were not really meant to teach Fa Zheng, but rather to be told to him and to get his opinion.
After listening carefully, even though he noticed some minor issues, Xu Rong did not point them out.
On the one hand, Guan Yu's overall direction was indeed without any problems.
Compared to fighting in an area where the enemy's defenses are extremely well-constructed, mobilizing the enemy to engage in open field battles increases the probability of victory.
On the other hand, Xu Rong also understood that he was not the commander-in-chief of this war, and there was no need for him to affect Guan Yu's current state in this regard, causing Guan Yu to misjudge him and thus make a command error.
His ability to come to the front lines was not only due to previous meetings and discussions, but also for future considerations.
It wasn't just for him alone, but also for the entire Xiliang faction. (End of Chapter)