God Three Group Chat: Three Kingdoms

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Fortunately, Zang Ba reacted quickly and urged his troops to load all the necessary supplies and weapons onto the ships, preparing to sail south.

When he accepted this mission, Zang Ba already had a general understanding of the situation in Southeast Asia.

Essentially designed to assist naval forces, the level of difficulty involved is not low.

If you carry too few supplies at once, they can easily be consumed too much during a continuous war, making subsequent resupply difficult.

Of course, if the navy can gain the upper hand, then the supply problem will not be a problem. The question is, when will the navy be able to gain the upper hand?
Zang Ba was unaware of this, and even the naval commanders at the time were unaware.

No one was confident in facing the Kushan Empire's navy.

However, Zang Ba knew that he did not need to face the Kushan Empire's navy, but only its land forces.

Even if resupply and transportation are a bit difficult, it won't be too difficult.

"Board the ship and set sail!" After all the supplies had been uploaded, Zang Ba gave the order to depart.

With elite troops drawn from the tax corps, along with the main army and some support from the central army, they assembled 50,000 elite troops and headed straight for Rinan County.

Landing at Rinan Commandery, advancing south across the mountains, gradually gaining an advantage on land, and using the mountains as a barrier to resist or distract the Kushan Empire's navy, thus reducing the pressure on the Han Empire's navy.

This was also to better direct the Kushan navy's attention to the area east of the Strait of Malacca, rather than the current battlefield at Rahul.

Zang Ba wasn't sure if he could accomplish this. Attracting them was one thing, but it was just a method and a means. The initiative wasn't in his hands, but in the hands of the Kushan Navy and Cecissian.

If Cecissian were to go all in, there wouldn't be much Zangba could do. At most, he could threaten the Kushan's land north of the Strait of Malacca, but that would be all; he wouldn't be able to take it over.

"Therefore, once General Zang's troops are in position, the Kushan Empire's navy, whether it likes it or not, will have to divert some of its attention. At that point, the pressure we face from the Kushan navy will be much less..." Hanging up a large map, Fa Zheng emphasized a part of the cause-and-effect relationship and described the differences, "With the battle still ongoing and the situation unclear, the Kushans will naturally devote the most attention and energy. After confirming the actual situation, they will inevitably commit a force and scale they believe they cannot lose, or even that they will win. Given this premise, the probability of the Kushans participating will be lower..."

"In other words, the higher the Kushan army's win rate on the field, the lower the probability of the navy's involvement. But if Rahul's win rate on the field is higher, won't our win rate be lower? This isn't a good thing, is it?" Huang Zhong frowned slightly, not thinking that this was a good thing.

If this pace is followed, it would be equivalent to facing the Rahul Legion with a weaker fighting force, and achieving victory under such conditions would be quite difficult.

When considering the Kushan Empire's logistical and support capabilities, the time between the enemy's decline and defeat must not be long, otherwise the enemy will be able to replenish their supplies quickly.

Even if it doesn't mean everything was for nothing, it's still enough to make people feel bad.

"So our goal from the very beginning was very clear: it wasn't to annihilate the enemy's manpower, but simply to take down Rahul." Fa Zheng nodded slightly, emphasizing the objective this time.

"This level isn't much simpler..." Huang Zhong nodded slightly, acknowledging the decrease in difficulty, but also not believing it had decreased much, perhaps even increased. If Rahul, as the commander of the Kushan Empire, could eliminate the enemy, he could naturally also wipe out a large portion of the Kushan's fighting force.

Conversely, even if they could annihilate the Kushan forces on a large scale, it wouldn't mean they could kill Rahul.

“If we can’t take down Rahul, then our battle plan will essentially be a failure. Only by eliminating him will it all be worthwhile.” Recalling the Kushan information he had seen, Fazheng still spoke up, and most of those present realized the importance of eliminating Rahul.

The Kushan Empire was divided into northern and southern factions. The southern faction was mainly ruled by Brahmins, and its territory was vast, fertile, and populous. It was a country with a very long lifespan and immense war potential.

Combined with the Brahmins' treatment of the lower classes as less than human, this war potential becomes even greater.

“If we can’t kill Rahul, given his status and exceptional abilities, the Brahmins could easily provide him with 300,000 able-bodied men every year if they wanted to…” Fa Zheng said something outrageous, but it was a realistic outcome.

This result and data were obtained after careful research and calculation, resulting in a conservative estimate.

Under normal circumstances, a ruling territory with a population of over 20 million would not be able to achieve such a ratio of exploitation, but the Brahmins could.

It wasn't because the Brahmins were so excellent, but because under their rule, the average lifespan of the lower classes was less than 40 years.

This means that, under normal circumstances, the Brahman-ruled region needs to maintain an annual birth rate of more than 50 people in order to sustain the current population size, and that is based on normal births and deaths.

How many people died of natural causes under the direct rule of the Brahmins?

It can be said that even if a generation is not needed, the Brahmins can still supply young adults for several years or even more than ten years.

Of course, even a Brahmin would suffer from exhaustion and injuries if he were to reach that level.

However, for the Han Empire, that was a difficult outcome to accept.

After all, the thought of killing millions of enemy soldiers on the battlefield is daunting, let alone implementing and carrying out such a plan.

"Is it enough to just take down Rahul?" Huang Zhong gave Fa Zheng a deep look, murmured to himself, and then stopped asking questions.

Each country must have a considerable number of people capable of commanding large armies. Would losing Rahul really have such a significant impact?

Whether it exists or not, Huang Zhong knew that this was the best method at present.

If taking down one isn't enough, then take down two; if two aren't enough, then take down three.

A commander of a large army is not someone who can be used simply by placing him in a high-ranking position. (End of Chapter)