Chapter 3627
Command
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As Gars ordered his troops to change course and head directly to Rajgir, abandoning Gaya.
Once the garrison at Gaya was established, there was no longer any possibility of salvation for Dokoya.
Having already reached a point of near despair and completely broken down, Dokoye ultimately chose to surrender under the weight of the earthen wall.
Zhang Fei was speechless at Duokeye's surrender.
They were all prepared for the Kushans to fight to the death and resist to the bitter end, but what was the result?
The weapons were sharpened, the warhorses were fed, and they were ready to cross the earthen ramp, ride directly into the city, and crush the defending troops of Gaya from a high vantage point.
As a result, the defending forces of Gaya collapsed completely.
Zhang Fei, who captured Gaya City in this way, felt speechless but also somewhat relieved.
What's baffling is that the Kushan army actually surrendered. Fortunately, the Kushan army chose to surrender directly, so he didn't have to fight an uncertain war.
Siege warfare contains too many unique possibilities, so it's not so bad that it ended in this way.
"You're the city's garrison commander?" Zhang Fei looked at Duokeye, who had collapsed to the ground, his expression filled with undisguised disgust.
Although the enemy surrendered, which was indeed a good thing for the Han army, the fact that they surrendered after such a long delay and with such a poor attitude made it hard to respect them.
If the other side were to surrender, especially after holding out for so long, it would be to give an explanation to Vasudeva I and his soldiers, and perhaps even earn them some respect.
However, given the other party's state of mind—neither loyal to the emperor nor loving the people—it's difficult to think highly of them.
"I am, I should be~" Looking at Zhang Fei's expression and hearing this deafening voice, the fear in his heart deepened.
Whether looking at Zhang Fei's physique or listening to his voice, Duokeye felt fear—the fear of having no control over one's own life.
"You, sigh~ never mind, just drag him away." After looking at him carefully for a while, Zhang Fei gave up on asking any questions and then signaled the soldiers to drag him away.
They were so terrified that their legs went weak and they could barely stand. Hoping the other person would walk out was probably impossible.
Adhering to the principle of getting it done in one step, let the soldiers just drag it away.
"Don't kill me, don't kill me..." Seeing the approaching soldiers lift her up and drag her away, Dokoye finally snapped out of her fear and shouted loudly.
The soldier dragging the dog glanced at Zhang Fei, and seeing that Zhang Fei made no move to stop him, he continued to drag Dokeye out of the mansion.
As for the sounds made by Dokoye, they were completely ignored.
"General Zhang, isn't this a bit inappropriate?" Sun Guan looked at Zhang Fei and frowned slightly.
After all, Dokoye was a surrendered prisoner of a general. It wouldn't look good if word got out that he was killed so easily, and it wouldn't be good for the war to come.
Things would be much easier if the opponent chose to surrender directly during the war.
"You don't think I'm going to kill him too, do you?" Zhang Fei glanced at Sun Guan, quickly waved his hand, and said with a hint of speechlessness, "I dragged him away because I really didn't want to question him anymore, and I didn't want to see him so weak. As a general, he's like this. If he hadn't chosen to surrender, I really wanted to find a place to bury him..."
Regardless of whether it sounds good or bad, he is still the lord of a city, yet his behavior was full of disdain.
Upon hearing that Zhang Fei wasn't going to kill the other party, Sun Guan's mindset instantly calmed down considerably.
He was a surrendered general, after all. Whether he was useful or not, we couldn't just kill him. "Next, let's think about how to deal with Rajagaha. We can't spend as much time building mounds of earth on Rajagaha as we did on Gaya." Giving up on dealing with the current city, Zhang Fei turned his attention back to Rajagaha.
Zhang Fei was well aware of the situation regarding the Kushan reinforcements.
After all, the army led by Gars was quite large, and they did not conduct extensive scouting operations, so obtaining intelligence about the enemy was not difficult.
But it was precisely because of this intelligence that Zhang Fei understood that Rajgir would be much more difficult to conquer than Gaya.
It's not just a change in quantity, but also in quality.
The campaign to clear out the entire area south of the Ganges is only now beginning to intensify.
However, taking Gaya City would at least provide a safety net, which would greatly restrain the army in Rajagaha, making it impossible for the army there to ignore the Han army and attack Guan Yu's army from the flank.
With this as a safety net, even the worst-case scenario won't be too bad.
However, both Zhang Fei and Sun Guan were well aware that the army they were leading this time was not just threatening the Kushan army on the flank of Guan Yu's army.
Their true objective is to completely conquer Rajgir and pacify the corresponding region.
"Report! General Yan of Yizhou has led his army to provide assistance!"
Just as Zhang Fei and Sun Guan were worrying about this, an announcement came from outside the door, and it was Yan Yan himself who arrived with the announcement.
Upon learning that Yan Yan had come to help, Zhang Fei, who had been looking somewhat worried, instantly brightened up.
Zhang Fei, who was very clear about Yan Yan's abilities, also understood the fighting power of this legion and Yan Yan's command skills.
With a force of about ten legions, Yan Yan's command capabilities are sufficient to deal with the vast majority of enemies in the world.
As long as the enemy's attacks are not beyond their limits and cannot penetrate the resilience added by Yan Yan's Legion's talent, they will be slowly worn down and killed in the face of Yan Yan's command.
It can be said that seeing Yan Yan was like seeing a savior for Zhang Fei.
However, after communication and exchange, Zhang Fei discovered that the situation was not the same at all.
I thought Yan Yan's arrival was to understand that our troops were without a large-scale command, and that he was called over to speed up the clearing and security of the area's forces.
Unexpectedly, the situation was completely different. Yan Yan's arrival was simply because there was no main offensive route, so they chose to help him with this route, not to take over his command.
This means that the commander-in-chief of the attack on Rajgir, the actual commander of the battle, was still Zhang Fei.
Realizing this, Zhang Fei immediately wanted to say something righteous, and then handed over command to Yan Yan to ensure the smooth progress of the war.
Zhang Fei's request prompted Yan Yan to immediately wave her hand in refusal.
He came to help, not to seize command. If word gets out, how will he ever be able to remain a leader among the Han army generals?
Especially the forces behind Zhang Fei; at that point, it won't just be a matter of individual behavior.
Yan Yan didn't consider herself that stupid... (End of Chapter)