Chapter 3628
: Not a Notable Achievement
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Helping allies, earning some battle merits, and contributing one's share is already quite good for Yan Yan.
Why are they forcibly resisting the pressure on their own backs, going against the wishes of their superiors, and directly vying for command?
Originally intended as assistance, the assistance has escalated to the point where people need to fight for command. Isn't that a joke?
Of course, people can say whatever they want, and it won't affect them no matter what they say.
But this is on the premise that they are truly shameless in their attempt to seize command.
But that's not the problem.
Yan Yan, who had come with the intention of helping, looked at Zhang Fei's sincere attitude and sincerely refused him.
Although she didn't know why Zhang Fei's expression turned sour after the refusal, Yan Yan, adhering to a responsible attitude, reiterated her point of view once again with an extremely serious attitude.
Given your serious attitude and words, Yan Yan still hasn't accepted this task, which means that Yan Yan's reason for coming to assist is truly to help.
Zhang Fei, realizing this, was not much better inside.
This meant that the military task of leading the army to capture Rajagaha had returned to his shoulders.
This is not a war between legions, but a clash between corps with the support of two empires.
Both sides have committed a considerable number of troops.
In addition to logistics personnel, the Han Empire also deployed ten legions. If Yan Yan's troops, who provided subsequent support, are included, the total force reached fourteen legions.
As Zhang Fei's rival, he occupied and garrisoned the cities of Gars and Kusroy, and with twenty legions under his command, he had a significant advantage in troop strength, even without considering logistics.
“The situation has been ascertained. The Han army that captured Gaya City was using the Zhang banner.” Based on the intelligence he had gathered, Gars briefly explained the situation and then relayed it to Kusroy.
"Zhang Ren?" Upon hearing the name of a Han Empire general surnamed Zhang, Kusroy immediately recognized him and blurted out the name of the Han Empire general who left the deepest impression on him and whom he was most cautious about.
Kusroy was extremely wary of Zhang Ren.
Even when facing Rahul, Kusroy wouldn't be this cautious and careful.
Rahul is powerful, but Rahul's power is all-encompassing.
It encompasses a comprehensive and powerful system including military training, battlefield command, and battlefield assessment.
While the Peacock Legion trained by Rahul is indeed very strong in terms of individual legion strength, it is not so strong as to be invincible. At least in Kusroy's view, the advantages and characteristics that the Peacock Legion can exert are actually meant to assist the command of Rahul's Grand Legion.
For Kusroy, the Peacock Legion's war strategy was essentially to compensate for the shortcomings of the southern Brahman army system; it was a legion that was forcibly created.
Even though this legion is so powerful that it is almost unbeatable, its role has never changed.
The Brahmanical system, adept at manpower warfare, is not afraid of protracted wars of attrition. However, such protracted attrition warfare cannot solve the biggest problem of the Brahmanical system: the issue of achieving victory in war. If every war requires the loss of a large number of lives to even attempt to gain hope, then in Kusroy's view, such war is inherently abnormal.
The high and mighty Brahmins may not be able to comprehend the weight of life, but how could Kusroi, who rose from the very bottom, not understand the weight of life?
Dalit, who was least concerned about life and didn't value his own life, and Kusrouy, who stood out from the crowd, are the people who understand this aspect the most deeply.
By putting himself in others' shoes, Kusroy understood Rahul's thoughts and the strategic importance of the Peacock Legion.
That is the role and positioning of the Peacock Legion in breaking the enemy's lines, exerting the power to make the final decision on the front, and having the power to rewrite the course of the battle and turn the tide of the war.
The Peacocks do indeed possess such power today, but this positioning dictates that the Peacock Legion's deterrent power and effect will far outweigh its impact in war.
This is especially evident in large-scale battles.
In a battlefield where both sides have committed hundreds of thousands of troops, how much power can the Peacock Legion exert if it cannot make the right choice at the right time?
Even if all seven attacks hit and inflict fatal damage on the enemy, at most only twenty or thirty thousand people would be killed.
For a large army, such losses wouldn't even be considered a crippling blow.
This level of loss resulted in the Peacock Legion losing the vast majority of its combat power, and even facing the possibility of being overtaken by other super elite forces.
In contrast, the legions under Zhang Ren's command in the Han army were not positioned as prestigious, and to a large extent, they did not serve the main army.
Not serving the main army does not mean that Zhang Ren's army is simple.
In fact, Kusroy found Zhang Ren's legion's position very troublesome, especially in skirmishes involving a small number of legions. Most legions in the world today were not qualified to face Zhang Ren's legion.
Especially for the Dawn Legion under his command, they had virtually no power to resist Zhang Ren's Legion.
When facing the Peacock Legion, the entire Kusroy Legion was able to withstand the Peacock Legion's onslaught and put up a fight by relying on its indomitable will and brilliant fighting spirit.
Even if the casualty ratio is extremely high, it can at least inflict casualties on the Peacock Legion.
After all, their exceptional willpower enabled them to resist death and even react to and dodge the arrows fired by the Peacock Legion.
But Zhang Ren's army is completely different. Once they are seen, there is a very high probability that they will be approached, and once they are approached, it is extremely difficult to counter them.
Whether it was a declaration that seemed inevitable in the future, or the unique and lethal nature of his legion, the Brahmins of the entire south were basically aware of Zhang Ren of the Han Empire.
After realizing that his opponent was someone else, Kusroy frowned and kept thinking about what methods he could use to deal with him, even if it was just a matter of eliminating the opponent.
“Zhang Ren, who seems like a god walking among men?” Gars nodded quickly, denying the claim, and then added rapidly, “According to the information and intelligence gathered by our army, this general surnamed Zhang is not Zhang Ren of the Han Empire, but Zhang Fei, whose battle record is unknown…” (End of Chapter)