Chapter 3649
War Redundancy
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“Most soldiers are filled with fear, so it will be difficult for them to advance any further. Such a large Kushan army will naturally have less impact on the battlefield. If the Kushan commander does not realize this in a short time, our army will gain more advantages…” Zhang Fei stretched out his huge hand and counted on his fingers the benefits of doing this.
Doing so would not only occupy quotas in the Kushan army, but also allow these people to further deplete your army's food supplies.
An army without a future is no different from cannon fodder. However, Kushan commanders who fail to realize that their armies are no different from cannon fodder will inevitably incur even greater sunk costs.
Even if the discovery had been delayed until the decisive battle between Guan Yu and Rahul, the existence of these troops could be considered a huge, obvious flaw.
At that time, based on the location of these troops, we can determine their importance. If necessary, Zhang Fei only needs to lead the cavalry to charge forward again, then activate Legion Disruption, and once again surround the enemy, which will directly break the enemy's defenses and cause fear in the enemy's heart in the shortest time, thereby achieving the effect of breaking the formation.
The collapse of such a large army in a short period of time would inevitably create a huge vulnerability, and might even cause soldiers to turn against their own side, thus creating an offensive force that would give the enemy absolute authority.
Even if some troops in the Kushan army still possessed strength at that time, they would be powerless to reverse the situation given the overwhelming defeat.
Even the Peacock Legion, which played a strategic role on the battlefield, could not save the army from peril under such circumstances.
The morale and morale of the army are ultimately an unavoidable part of the experience.
"So that's how it is, it can be done like that?" Yan Yan was surprised to discover that Zhang Fei's army had such talent, and her gaze towards Zhang Fei was filled with astonishment and respect.
Compared to the rumors about Zhang Fei, Yan Yan found that as an army commander, Zhang Fei was not as bad as people imagined; in fact, he could be considered an outstanding individual.
Although he had some less-than-ideal behavioral habits, Zhang Fei was not a pure brute; he still possessed the ability to think and strategize against his opponents, and this ability was quite outstanding.
Anyone who tries to think that Zhang Fei was just a fool and a reckless brute is likely to suffer a great loss.
Realizing this, Yan Yan felt a sense of relief and peace during their conversation and discussion.
"Depleting the enemy's manpower, their logistical supplies, and their personnel quotas are all for the purpose of better dealing with them in the subsequent war. I hope the enemy can understand all of this." Zhang Fei recalled his opponent from his memory, the highly praised Kusroy, his words tinged with a hint of nostalgia.
In terms of battlefield command, Kusroy's command was flawless. In fact, Zhang Fei believed that Kusroy had definitely crossed that threshold and was a genuine commander of a large army.
If it weren't for his clever tactics and calculations that outmaneuvered the enemy's operational ideas and thinking, coupled with the fact that the enemy's military strength was indeed insufficient, achieving victory in the war would have been extremely difficult.
As for now, Zhang Fei will not underestimate Kusroy, even though the opponent has already failed.
But since the opponent ultimately did not die, and did not meet their end, Zhang Fei naturally became cautious and wary. Those whose command abilities reach the level of commanding a large army are generally people who are quick to improve; after suffering a loss or being tricked once, their vigilance becomes much stronger.
However, when it comes to learning from failures, there are very few people in the world who can surpass Zhang Fei.
Not long after Zhang Fei captured Rajagriha, Kusroy and Gars also reorganized their defeated troops, regrouped their army, and restored its ability to obey orders.
Restoring organizational capacity to this level means that the entire army possesses a certain level of combat capability.
However, after the army recovered to a certain extent of its fighting strength, Kusroy and Gars gave up the idea of continuing to cause trouble for Zhang Fei, and instead led the entire army to retreat, all the way to Huashi City.
Although it was unclear what the Han Empire was thinking, the war had started strong but ended weakly, and Kusroy felt he couldn't control the situation, so he gave up the idea of continuing to fight.
After all, the Han Empire had taken over Wangshe City. Even if they were forced to stay and fight in the field, they would not have the advantage. Moreover, Kusroy still could not guess the corresponding result of some of the reasons involved.
Even though the situation on the battlefield looked perfectly natural and normal, it was as if the Han army was indeed far away and couldn't catch up with them.
Kusroy did indeed have such thoughts and such a sense of relief about escaping the battlefield and commanding the army to retreat.
However, after leaving the battlefield, on the way to Huashi City with his remaining troops, Kusroy, who was pondering the key to the matter, always felt that there was a lot of trouble involved.
In this line of thinking, Kusroy's behavior became somewhat indifferent, even inhumane.
Gars didn't think much of Kusroy's attitude.
After all, the situation on the battlefield had already occurred, and the pace of the war had indeed followed this course. Therefore, based on the outcome, the only possible explanation is that the Han army was too cautious and failed to make a decisive move at the crucial moment, which is why they were unable to inflict heavy losses on the enemy.
Everyone is human, and the commander of the Han Empire is no exception. No matter how confident and proud he was, he could not possibly lead such a large number of elite Han troops into an unknown gamble, a gamble with a very high probability of losing the war.
Therefore, having contingency plans and increasing one's margin for error, thereby enabling one to make substantial contributions in war, is also a very correct choice.
At least in Garth's view, if he were in Garth's shoes, he would have made similar arrangements and plans as the Han general did, thus preventing the war from spiraling out of control and leaving him with no power to reverse the disadvantage.
"I truly cannot fathom the Han army's scheme. I hope Commander Rahu'er can understand the reason." Having pondered the matter all the way without success, Kusroy, seeing the nearby city of Huashi, led his legionary soldiers after them… (End of Chapter)