Chapter 3629
Each Other's Enclave
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"Zhang Fei, who is this?" Upon hearing such a completely unfamiliar name, Kusroy racked his brains for a moment, but still couldn't figure out who this person was.
"After learning about the Han army's attacking generals, we did our best to gather information about them, but due to Zhang Fei's special circumstances, we didn't gather much information..." Gars briefly described the information gathered by his intelligence personnel before recounting it.
During their intelligence gathering efforts, the Kushan Empire managed to collect a considerable amount of information about Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei did appear on the battlefield several times, mostly as a legion commander, leading cavalry-based troops. He did not participate in or command large-scale battles.
As for whether he has experience and command capabilities in large-scale operations, given that the Han army assigned him to this position, the intelligence department indicated that he likely does.
"High probability?" Upon hearing this speculative inference, Kusroy thought for a moment and did not deny the possibility.
After all, this is the commander of a corps of the Han army, not the commander of some miscellaneous troops. Without real strength and ability, how could one sit in this position?
How can this be?
Among the generals and commanders of the Han army who have demonstrated their leadership abilities, none of them are weak.
Yan Yan was once an unyielding commander; had the attack intensity not exceeded the opponent's ability to cope, they could have truly worn them down.
As for Zhang Ren's command style, it was pure, aggressive, and the forceful pace of the attack was enough to put pressure on everyone. Those who couldn't withstand this pressure would collapse under it.
Whether it's an individual or a legion, when pressure breaks down, it's easy for them to collapse like a house of cards.
To defeat or repel Zhang Ren, one must either withstand his burst of power and fight back after he finishes, or prevent him from unleashing his full power.
As for withstanding the opponent's burst of power and sending them off, Kusroy had no such idea at all.
Of course, this was the former commander of the Han Empire's army. Now, the commander of the Han army has been replaced, one of whom is Guan Yu from the Ganges River basin.
The military command capabilities, judgment, strong will, and combat prowess they demonstrated, as well as their skillful command of both land and naval forces, already proved that the opponent was ridiculously strong.
Xu Rong, who continued his westward advance along the coastline, displayed a ferocity and indifference that seemed completely unlike the behavior expected of a commander of a large army, at least not the behavior expected of a commander of a large Han army.
Regardless of the harshness of their words, the fact that they were able to force these Brahmins to bow their heads and spontaneously organize manpower to transport food and supplies to the Brahmins at the front already revealed what they were thinking.
With both commanders of the Han army having been replaced and the strength of the forces significantly increased, Kusroy, the commander of the Han Empire's army attacking Rajagriha, dared not underestimate the enemy's capabilities.
"Should we test the waters?" Seeing that Kusroy looked uneasy, Gars asked further.
Deep down, Gals was quite curious about the commander of the Han army.
Judging from the current tactics and actions of this Han army commander, he should be an extremely serious and steady general.
The disregard for time consumption, coupled with the desire to minimize war losses, led to this tactical approach. By inferring from these details, Garth gained a general understanding of the Han army commander's personality and preferred methods of warfare.
“Although the Han army’s current tactics are indeed quite conservative, this is not absolute. We still need to test the waters before we can get a result.” Kusroy shook his head, affirming Gars’s statement and preparing to test the waters.
“We are stationed in Rajagaha, while the enemy is stationed in Gaya. There is a huge threat to both of us. However, judging from the fact that the enemy attacked Gaya first, they probably also want to fight us, hoping to settle things once and for all.” Gars directly flipped through the map, pointed to the location of the city on the map, and said in a rather complicated tone, “Now, whether it is us or the enemy, we will probably have to engage in probing and fighting.”
Gaya is located southwest of Rajagaha, which means that Rajagaha is actually closer to the Ganges River basin, closer to the Han army's supply lines, and closer to the Han army's territory.
Gaya is closer to the core area of the Kushan Empire, and closer to the Kushan region.
As things stand, Rajgir and Gaya have both become their respective enclaves.
The places and areas where supplies are replenished along the way are all within the effective deterrence range of the opponent.
This means that cutting off the enemy's supply lines is something that both sides can do.
Of course, one very special point is that the two cities actually shared the same grain transport route in a certain area.
Whoever seizes this area can ensure the integrity of the grain transport route and also cut off the enemy's supply lines.
Given the existing terrain and considering their respective supplies, Garth pointed twice on the map, directly indicating the most critical core area.
“Whoever takes over this area can cut off the enemy’s food supply, weaken their supply capabilities, and thus have the potential to annihilate them…” Knowing how important food was, Gars pointed directly to the food transport route shared by the two cities on the map.
If they had captured Gaya instead of Rajgir, they wouldn't have needed to worry about supplying food to the rear.
In fact, Garth, who pointed out the problem, didn't feel too much pressure or burden.
If the supply routes for transporting grain, which served as a backup, were blocked, the impact on the Kushan army would not be particularly significant.
However, if the Han army's food supply routes are blocked, the trouble the Han army will face will be no small matter.
As a member of the Brahmanical system, Gars is quite excellent in terms of not being human.
In comparison, the Han army was far from being as inhuman as the Brahmins.
It is precisely because of this distance and gap that Gars dared to let his army eat grass, or even eat mud to survive, when necessary. Would the Han army dare to do that?
The Kushan army's formidable physical prowess stemmed from faith, willpower, and divine intervention, while the Han army's formidable physical strength originated from their own abilities.
This disparity meant that Gars didn't feel any real pressure regarding his own food logistics. (End of Chapter)