Chapter 3636
It's truly reassuring.
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The most important and core element of the Kushan army under the Kusroy command system was its elite core personnel.
Only this elite core group poses the greatest risk; the large number of new recruits is not within Zhang Fei's consideration.
While in favorable situations, well-trained recruits can demonstrate combat effectiveness that is not much worse than that of veterans, in unfavorable situations, recruits who have not been tested in war can not match the capabilities of veterans.
Therefore, in order to make arrangements and plans that target the enemy's characteristics, Zhang Fei quickly found a similar method after recalling various battles in his mind.
"Let's just throw out a brick to get the jade." Zhang Fei looked at his comrade and directly stated the next steps and arrangements.
Since the Kushan army had the initial advantage, it was a very reasonable move to let the enemy gain an early advantage in the war.
Even if the other party is a cautious general, he would not doubt it.
If you're prepared to outmaneuver someone who's unprepared, and you still can't gain even this small advantage in war, then the opponent is simply incompetent. If they're that incompetent, then they're an enemy you can easily wipe out with a flick of your wrist.
However, Zhang Fei would still show respect to generals who were specifically mentioned by Liu Tong.
This is not only based on Liu Tong's repeated ability to recognize talent, but also on his strong personal command skills.
Because of their military expertise, understanding of military affairs, and keen judgment of people, they are unlikely to make wrong judgments.
So he directly grabbed Zhang Fei, who was also a strong opponent, and chose a tactic that even Yan Yan frowned upon hearing about.
"Throw a brick to attract jade, lure the enemy deep, and then defend and counterattack?" Following this line of thought, Yan Yan, who roughly understood the tactical type, couldn't help but turn to look at Zhang Fei. He found it hard to believe that this was a tactic proposed by Zhang Fei.
Generally speaking, shouldn't this kind of combat thinking and combat ability be his forte?
Realizing this, Yan Yan looked at Zhang Fei with a complicated expression. Thinking back to those who had tried to hand over command to him, other thoughts began to arise in her mind.
As the nominal commander, could it be that Zhang Fei intends to hand over actual command to him after the war breaks out?
It wouldn't be right for him to command the entire Han Empire army and launch a counterattack against the Kushan army.
Having confirmed that she truly did not want to take over the command position, Yan Yan did not immediately refute Zhang Fei, but quietly waited for Zhang Fei to finish speaking.
Only by understanding the entire tactical arrangement can we make deployments accordingly. To interrupt Zhang Fei now would be tantamount to undermining Zhang Fei's prestige in the army.
In particular, the Yizhou army he led was somewhat different from Zhang Fei's army. If his rash words caused some generals to have unnecessary thoughts, it would only seriously damage the internal fighting strength, which would not be a good thing.
When faced with external enemies, the priority should be fighting them; other thoughts and considerations can be temporarily put aside.
In fact, Zhang Fei hadn't considered handing over command to Yan Yan at this point. He genuinely wanted to lead the battle himself against the Kushan general Kusroy, to understand the enemy's capabilities and assess their strength—a kind of preemptive preparation. "General Sun, you will lead the vanguard, taking the lead of the legion. Once the enemy realizes you are leading the vanguard, they will inevitably commit their few elite troops to gain an early advantage, thus boosting the fighting spirit and morale of the entire army and giving them real combat power..." Having learned from past mistakes and kept them in mind, Zhang Fei, like a strategist, directly outlined the next steps, even the possible scenarios and countermeasures.
Just from this level of conversation and arrangement, Yan Yan instantly looked at Zhang Fei with higher regard, and at the same time realized that the arrangements for the personnel behind him were probably not a problem at all.
On the surface, Zhang Fei was appointed as the commander-in-chief. However, before he had any outstanding achievements or results, this level of command and leadership was essentially just a way to impress Liu Bei.
Because of Liu Bei's status, everyone gave Zhang Fei face and this opportunity.
If Zhang Fei can seize this opportunity, he will naturally soar to great heights. But if he fails to seize it, many people will likely go to advise Liu Bei to prevent such a thing from happening again.
Yan Yan himself, under such circumstances, voluntarily came to help and assist, not only to gain some credit, but also to repay a favor.
After all, Zhang Fei had never commanded a large army before, so no one really knew his true strength.
To prevent any unforeseen circumstances and to prevent Liu Bei from losing his sworn brother and doing anything irrational, Yan Yan was willing to take the risk and come to help.
After all, Liu Bei had provided considerable assistance to Yizhou, so Yan Yan came to this route in return.
But now, looking at Zhang Fei's arrangements and plans, Yan Yan couldn't help but feel a sense of admiration.
It's astonishing that Zhang Fei, who seems like a reckless brute, could make such meticulous arrangements under the current circumstances.
Moreover, Yan Yan believed that most of these arrangements were perfectly fine. As for the few different arrangements, they were probably due to the different positioning of each commander in the war.
Yan Yan, who had been somewhat worried, felt completely at ease after hearing Zhang Fei's tactical arrangements.
The originally planned tactical arrangements have changed under these circumstances.
The fact that the legion responsible for delaying and counterattacking was not under his command made Yan Yan roughly understand Zhang Fei's thoughts.
It involves risks, but not high ones, and is highly operable. Even if the operation fails, a graceful retreat is possible.
Although she became a reserve force for the entire legion and a legion to assist in the retreat if things went wrong, and did not participate in the main battlefield, Yan Yan was still very happy.
This is not out of fear of war, nor out of apprehension about war, but rather a self-positioning by Zhang Fei, reflecting his own confidence and composure.
A calm and confident air of certainty of victory, just like Zhang Ren in the past, truly reassured people. (End of Chapter)