RPAGF Chapter 7267 Each Makes Their Own Arrangements
Chapter 7267 Each Makes Their Own Arrangements
Chapter 7267 Each Makes Their Own Arrangements
Xun Qi actually received the intelligence quite early, but due to the circumstances at the time, he had no way to transmit it. After all, in Motu Luo, Xun Qi couldn't guarantee that his method of transmitting messages wouldn't be discovered.
Although Xun Qi has adopted a surrender stance in front of Oswin at this stage, and Oswin has accepted this reality considering the situation of the Northern Nobles, acceptance does not mean that Oswin can tolerate Xun Qi's reckless behavior.
Oswin's acceptable surrender was a choice made to preserve the Yuezhi after all else failed, not a choice made when they still had hope. Instead, some Yuezhi, represented by Xun Qi, directly sent intelligence to the Han Dynasty, thus squandering the Kushans' excellent chance of victory.
Therefore, Xun Qi, having obtained the intelligence, had to wait until it was safe to send it out. However, who could have imagined that he would be delayed for so long in Motu Luo? In the end, Xun Qi seized the opportunity and returned to Baishawa first, thus having the chance to send out the intelligence.
As mentioned before, Peshawar is Xun Qi's stronghold. After so many years of management, the place is practically under Xun Qi's control. Not to mention sending intelligence, even if they want to rebel, they can pull out a group of people. So after arriving in the radiation zone of Peshawar, Xun Qi immediately sent someone to notify the Han court.
Unfortunately, despite rushing as fast as I could, I still missed it.
"How is this possible? Even if Oswin completed the promotion, and even if the Kushan Empire used some kind of evil stuff, how could they possibly reach the level of an army of 600,000? This is too ridiculous!" After reading the secret report, Chen Xi was sobered up. There was no way around it. This was not 60,000, but 600,000. This was the kind of force that could directly kill a normal army commander.
Even if this 600,000 refers to the extreme data, it still means that Oswin should be able to accurately command a level of 200,000 to 300,000. What does this mean? It means that he is already among the top group, even slightly stronger than Guan Yu at this stage.
Of course, this refers to the pure command level. In addition to pure command ability, Guan Yu also has a good grasp of military situation. After all, with super-model combat power, plus the ability to command the front line and break through, Guan Yu is essentially a successor to Perennis who pretends to follow Huangfu Song's path.
No matter what, she looks just like a supermodel!
"Go and inform General Guan and Governor Zhou immediately," Chen Xi ordered Wu Yu with a heavy expression. Even if this was false intelligence, it had to be treated with caution since it came from Xun Qi.
When Guan Yu and Zhou Yu arrived, Chen Xi was pacing anxiously in the main hall. As mentioned before, Chen Xi's understanding of military command was limited, and he found it difficult to comprehend what Oswin's data level actually represented. Therefore, he only felt anxious after seeing it.
However, after Guan Yu and Zhou Yu arrived, Chen Xi's condition improved significantly.
"What happened to Zichuan?" Guan Yu saw the anxiety in Chen Xi's eyes and knew that something serious had happened when he notified the two of them to come over.
"This is a secret report from our Kushan spies. Take a look." Chen Xi didn't say much, and directly handed the copied document to Guan Yu and Zhou Yu. The two of them took it, and their faces darkened. How could this be!
"Don't worry about whether it's fake or not, just think about how we should deal with it if it's real," Chen Xi said in a deep voice. His thinking was very clear. There was no need to consider fake news or false intelligence. Xun Qi's current situation meant that he couldn't be taken down, so this intelligence must have been sent by Xun Qi himself. Since that was the case, there was no need to think about anything else.
“Command ability is command ability, and troop size is troop size. It’s not that easy for the Kushans to mobilize 600,000 troops. Zichuan, you don’t think Oswin is like the Marquis of Huaiyin, where able-bodied men don’t need military training and can be sent directly to the battlefield to command, do you?” Guan Yu first reassured Chen Xi, “The intelligence we had earlier might have misjudged Oswin’s abilities, but it wouldn’t have misjudged the Kushans’ national strength.”
Chen Xi nodded upon hearing this. Indeed, Oswin's abilities had suddenly become so outrageous, but the actual situation of the Kushan Empire was what it was. Just because Oswin could command an army of 600,000 did not mean that the Kushan Empire could produce 600,000 regular soldiers. Given the Kushan Empire's current situation, its logistics and organization could not support it!
"There's another point: we're on the defensive. As long as we don't launch an attack, even with Oswin's current abilities, he doesn't really have a good way to deal with us. We don't have many of our own people between Prayaga and Varanasi. All the major families and the migrating population are east of Varanasi. Even if Oswin can fight, we'll only lose territory and save our people," Guan Yu replied calmly.
Upon hearing this, Chen Xi's mind, which had been jolted awake by the fright, began to function properly. Indeed, strategically, Chen Xi had not wanted to fight at Baloyejia, but the matter of Liu Ling had left him with no choice but to take it. Moreover, Bai Qi and Han Xin had said that the place was easy to be surrounded and annihilated if the Han dynasty did not have a significant advantage.
Therefore, Chen Xi did not continue to relocate people. After all, from a strategic point of view, once Varanasi was conquered, the Han Dynasty's directly administered territory was complete, so there was no need to continue migrating westward.
In other words, if they stubbornly hold their ground and refuse to come out, they will simply abandon the entire stretch from Prayaga to Varanasi and let Osven ravage it. However, this is just another example of the old story of Mongambu. Back then, Mongambu rescued a large number of Kushan prisoners from Samatata, numbering in the hundreds of thousands. Then, those prisoners, armed and equipped, and lacking food and supplies, wreaked havoc on the Brahmins of all castes, high and low, who had half-submitted to the Han Dynasty.
Zhong Yao only agreed with Li You's strategy, which was the policy of the returning troops: only if the "friendly forces" were bad enough could these people of different castes submit to the "enemy" Han Dynasty.
The behavior of those prisoners, needless to say, was truly awful.
Conversely, if Oswin were to do it again, Chen Xi believed that Oswin's headquarters might be able to avoid committing any offenses, but the normal soldiers of the Kushan Empire would definitely not be able to do that. Their troops would be as swift as a comb, which was normal behavior in this era. An army with such strong military discipline as the Han Dynasty was unique.
To be honest, this was only barely achieved thanks to Chen Xi's moral character and, most importantly, logistical support. However, even so, there were still occasional incidents of Ganges officers forcibly taking daughters of high castes, being discharged from the military, demoted, and exiled back to the Central Plains along with their wives.
To be honest, Chen Xi couldn't solve this kind of problem either. The victors without wives would find wives on their own. In particular, some veterans, after careful calculation, would forcibly take daughters of high castes. As long as it could be proven that both parties were in love and that the father-in-law was interfering, he would only need to lose five ranks of nobility. He wouldn't even be discharged from the military. That wouldn't be a warning, but a policy!
Therefore, it's hard to say what their overall actions were like. At least the Han dynasty was relatively respectable, but the Kushan regular army was definitely not respectable and could even cause major incidents.
"Our advantage is clear. As long as we hold Varanasi, everything else will be unaffected. In fact, our strategy originates from Varanasi. Prayaga is essentially an added bonus; if we lose it, we lose it," Guan Yu said solemnly. "Send the front lines a clear message: tell them to defend it at all costs! Don't launch any offensives. Oswin only has about 200,000 men!"
Chen Xi nodded upon hearing this. After Guan Yu's explanation, Chen Xi also felt that it was indeed true. Although Oswin possessed such terrifying command capabilities, there was no need for the Han Dynasty to fight Oswin now. They could wait until they recovered, or at worst, wait until Guan Yu arrived before going to fight him head-on. The Kushan Empire had someone who could command an army of 600,000, but the Han Dynasty did not.
In reality, the Kushan Empire has gained an advantage similar to that of the Han Dynasty, but can it really defeat me, Chen Xi, with just this advantage?
"I'll send the message now," Chen Xi said in a deep voice.
To be fair, after Chen Xi calmed down, he actually thought it was a good thing that Oswin could command 600,000 men. This number was enough to keep Yu Jin calm and still in Baloyagar. As long as Yu Jin stayed in Baloyagar and didn't move, Oswin couldn't force his way in with 200,000 men. This way, both sides would be dragged out, and the Han Dynasty would definitely win.
"What brilliant ideas does the Commander have?" Guan Yu asked Zhou Yu as Chen Xi prepared to send the letter.
“It’s not some brilliant insight, but I’ve realized a fact,” Zhou Yu said with a solemn expression. “Oswin’s command ability is abnormal.”
"Nonsense, just seeing that scale tells me something's not right." Chen Xi was anything but polite to Zhou Yu.
Zhou Yu glanced at Chen Xi, but wasn't angry. "What I mean is, there might be something fishy going on here. We have some information about how the Kushan Empire promoted Oswin to Grand Legion Commander. Zichuan, do you think stripping away the knowledge of Banerjee, who was once a Grand Legion Commander, would make him such a figure? Commanding an army of 600,000, what level is that? Don't you know?"
"You mean...?" Chen Xi's face darkened. He suddenly realized what Zhou Yu was trying to say, and there was definitely something fishy going on!
“Yes, the essence of all gods and Buddhas descending to earth is related to Brahma. Even if one ascends to the divine position and alters Brahma to reveal oneself, it is still Brahma.” Zhou Yu explained with some caution. “Zichuan, you must understand one thing: if you strip away the knowledge and mindset of an ordinary army commander and pass it on to another person using a secret method, a top-notch army commander can be born. The Kushans will not do that.”
No matter how bad the Kushan Empire was, it still had elites willing to die for the country. Self-sacrifice and dying for one's country were considered very noble qualities among men. And if it were for a hero like Oswin, or for the Kushan nation, the Kushan Empire could certainly find a group of suitable people, a group of willing and suitable people.
Did the war between Han Gui and others really have to drag on like this?
The Kushan Empire had already assembled over a dozen top-tier legion commanders to wage a scorched-earth war against the Han Dynasty from all sides. It was true that their supply lines were too long and they couldn't defeat the Han Dynasty, but with over a dozen top-tier legion commanders fighting on their home turf, there was no way they could lose.
Considering the Kushan Empire's ability to generate wealth and its food supplies, even if a dozen or so figures of Huangfu Song's caliber were to fight against the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty would be forced to retreat.
“So there must be a big problem here,” Zhou Yu said solemnly. “You’d better be prepared that Oswin is Brahma in armor.”
“It couldn’t be Brahma in armor. It might be a side of Brahma. Do you remember when you returned from Kanauj and faced Oswin, and Oswin transformed from a three-talented being into a military spirit? That military spirit is called Mahakala. I looked it up afterward, and that thing is actually the Brahman’s war god.” Guan Yu’s face carried a sense of fatalistic solemnity.
"The Great Black Heaven, is it?" Chen Xi frowned. He had seen this thing in intelligence reports, but he didn't know much about it. However, after Guan Yu spoke, Chen Xi had a sense of destiny.
"Is Oswin's military spirit called Mahakala? Isn't he from the Yuezhi?" Zhou Yu said with a somewhat strange expression. "Surely, something from the Northern Noble wouldn't be called that."
“It should be said that from that time on, some things were destined. Oswin may have been plotted against from the very beginning.” Chen Xi shook his head and said, “After all, there is a saying by Mahinda that after the North-South War, all the Yuezhi people were plotted against by the Southern Nobles. According to age, Oswin should be included in that category.”
“In that case…” Zhou Yu lowered his head, looking thoughtful.
"So this is the reason for the imperial will of the Kushan Empire?" Guan Yu asked, somewhat surprised.
"In that case, if Oswin is up to something, in what way? To what extent..." Chen Xi sent people to inform Yu Jin and Liu Bei, instructing them to be on high alert, while at the same time pondering Oswin's true situation.
“Oswin is a complete Divine Breaker. Even if he was tricked, all his actions now are based on his true feelings. Before his Dao heart collapses, there is no need to consider where he was tricked,” Guan Yu said with a solemn expression.
"Forget about Oswin for now. It's nothing serious. The Ganges is heavily fortified. Once the Prince of Jin arrives, we can concentrate our superior forces to fight two battles. There's nothing to worry about," Zhou Yu said indifferently. In his view, it was no big deal.
"Let's deal with the problems in Yunmeng first. I feel like the problems in Yunmeng are getting bigger and bigger. What exactly is this kind of polluting demon god? Why is it divided into so many kinds?" Zhou Yu directly brought the issue back to the present. As far as he was concerned, the matter on the Ganges River was at most a matter of the extent of the losses after Liu Bei went there. Now that they knew Oswin's strength and the Han Dynasty had taken precautions, even if there were losses, they would be within their control. Therefore, there was no need to pay attention to it.
On the contrary, the more Zhou Yu looked at the demon god on Yunmeng's side, the bigger the problem became. If this thing really rushed out, the loss of civilians in the Han Dynasty would probably be explosive.
Compared to the soldiers who are able to put up resistance on the front lines, it's better to pay attention to the ordinary people in the rear. If a demon breaks through the battle line, a single demon can easily inflict hundreds to thousands of casualties.
"That's true. It seems that the Ganges has given us all the information we need. All that's left is to hold our ground. On the other hand, as for Yunmeng, to be honest, it seems like we can't even hold our ground." Chen Xi also had a miserable expression. The individual qualities of the demon gods are just too ridiculous, which makes it really difficult for the Han Dynasty to fight them head-on without an absolute difference in cloud energy.
"Next, distribute the God-Slaying Spears to the veterans to improve their efficiency. In the past two days, we've only eliminated over sixty sites, but added over a hundred new ones. If this continues, I'm afraid it will take too long," Zhou Yu directly offered his suggestion.
"Alright." Chen Xi didn't say much. In two days, he had wiped out more than sixty wandering demon gods. To be honest, that was already quite impressive. These were all at the seventh or eighth level of combat power. Even the three great empires combined didn't have that many combat gods of this level. Yet he wiped them out in three days. That was truly amazing. But who could blame him when things like Yunmeng were so abundant?
Today, people from Rome have started complaining about why there are so many sevenfold fusions on the earth, and what it means for two eightfold fusions to be entangled in a high-risk area. Is this something humans can fight?
In short, the Cloud Dream Demon God is currently very difficult to deal with. If it doesn't work in a couple of days, we'll have to summon Lu Bu. Lu Bu has barely recovered by now and can muster his full fighting strength. If he were to kill the Demon God under the Cloud Mist, it would take him about two hours to kill one. To be honest, that would be very efficient.
After all, under a cloud of this size, no one would think that Lü Bu could still unleash plasma, would they? What a joke! If he could unleash plasma under a cloud of clouds, Lü Bu could slaughter an entire army by himself.
"Alright, everyone make your own arrangements. I'll also adjust my approach and try to communicate with the Ganges side," Chen Xi said with a sigh. "Hopefully, the Ganges hasn't started fighting yet."
The Jiangling Veterans Restaurant has been incredibly popular lately, and the food quality has reached the level of Chang'an. Plates of high-end supplies that aren't produced locally are being served out one after another. Roman veterans and Han Dynasty veterans who are willing to hunt demons in Yunmeng can eat for free here, as long as they can eat their fill.
"Brother Zhang, is this really edible?" Zou asked, looking at Zhang Han wielding a large ladle.
“It’s edible and very nutritious.” Zhang Han touched the ends of his jet-black hair. Like Wei Jun, he had completed the rebirth of his youth, not through an oath, but by devouring the demon god.
Yesterday, weren't there three groups of people stuck in Yunmeng and unable to get out? They were Zou Ta's group, Wei Jun's group, and Zhang Han's group. Actually, apart from Zou Ta's group, which really encountered a tough opponent, Wei Jun and Wang Fu actually fought two battles, while Zhang Han and Fang He were actually researching whether the mushrooms growing on the demon god's body were edible.
The final result was that Fang He was poisoned and collapsed on the ground, while Zhang Han regained his youth. Again, without an extraordinary digestive ability, he wouldn't have survived this long. And for a super-old Yellow Turban like Zhang Han, there's truly nothing he can't digest. As for the demon god being a human in disguise, huh? I've never eaten one.
I'm stuck in bed, I can't get up, I really can't get up.