God Three Group Chat: Three Kingdoms

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“Theoretically speaking, that is indeed the case.” Fa Zheng nodded, agreeing with Huang Zhong’s statement.

However, upon hearing this, all the generals frowned, not feeling that the matter was anything more complicated.

"With a large army at hand and elite troops by your side, defeating the enemy is no easy task..." As a top-notch archer, Huang Zhong has considerable authority to speak on this matter.

A commander of a normal large army will have the protection and protection of a large army, making conventional assassination methods completely ineffective.

On the battlefield, the chances of success are actually higher if the army actually defeats the enemy.

"Even General Huang said so, so there must be difficulties in this regard. Let's keep it as a backup plan..." Fa Zheng immediately shifted his focus after seeing Huang Zhong's opinion.

Among the generals present, Huang Zhong was undoubtedly the most skilled with a bow and arrow. If even Huang Zhong lacked such confidence, the chances of success for the others were even lower.

"So, in the current situation, we still have to wage a probing war with the other side to understand their capabilities and situation..." Guo Jia added calmly after Fa Zheng finished speaking on this point.

Although it appeared to be a probing war, the actual outcome was quite different.

As a strategist and a keen observer of human nature, Guo Jia personally stepped forward to say these things not only for this probing war, but also for Guan Yu, and even more so for everyone else present.

Having spent so many years together, Guo Jia had a very good understanding of Guan Yu's abilities.

Whether it was training instruction, studying military strategy and books, or dream simulations, Guan Yu's opportunities and resources were far ahead of the competition.

However, these things ultimately could not change the soldiers' perceptions.

With these things in place, and having participated in the two wars between the North and South, the generals present knew more or less about Guan Yu's abilities, which is why they did not resist Guan Yu's command this time.

Everyone knows that Guan Yu's abilities are definitely not bad, and he has the talent to be far superior to them in the current situation.

This only reflects the generals' perspective and does not include the soldiers' perspective.

In terms of soldiers' understanding, even with prior instruction and explanation, it only provides soldiers with a basic understanding.

Knowing that there is such a commander, one will not disobey the commander's orders, which is already the norm now.

As for executing orders efficiently and without hesitation, more prestige and reputation are needed, and Guan Yu still has a long way to go in this regard.

Just like this expedition, the main force of Guan Yu's army consisted of the elite troops originally under Guan Yu's command, so there was naturally no situation where orders could not be issued.

However, the other soldiers who followed had a different perspective.

Therefore, the first thing to do in order to perfectly command this army is to establish the corresponding prestige. Only in this way can we achieve unity of purpose and command the troops as if they were our own arms.

To ensure all this, Guo Jia began planning and strategizing long in advance, guaranteeing Guan Yu's first victory, as only victory could sustain the campaign. A defeat in the very first battle commanding the army would be detrimental to subsequent campaigns.

To maximize the army's combat effectiveness, and also to help Guan Yu grow faster and have a good start, after confirming that the Kushan vanguard was pursuing the Yizhou forces, Guo Jia instructed Zhang Fei to speed things up and resolve the situation quickly, even at the cost of activating the Legion talent, in order to crush the enemy in the shortest possible time.

As a result, the Kushan Empire would naturally be more cautious, confirming the actual situation or choosing to remain secluded.

However, the option of staying indoors was basically rendered useless, especially since Guo Jia had made preparations in advance; the Kushan Empire would not have gone to such lengths.

Exposing Zhang Fei's army and his army's talent had a very important purpose: to limit and deter the Kushan Rahul's Peacock Army.

The Peacock Legion is indeed incredibly powerful. With the support of elephants, it can gain a significant advantage in ranged attacks, mid-to-close range attacks, and close-quarters combat.

However, the Peacock Legion is not invincible. Against an army like Zhang Fei's, their defenses can be easily breached, and with the right forces surrounding them, the Peacock Legion can be easily wiped out.

From this perspective, the enemy would never fight an unprepared battle, and after seeing Zhang Fei's army, they would naturally understand the meaning behind it.

Even if an elephant possesses the innate talent of fearlessness, it cannot withstand such a psychological attack when faced with a talent that is so terrifying that it is almost equivalent to a negative effect.

With this understanding, the Peacock Legion will inevitably find it difficult to engage in direct combat, especially given the influence and impact of certain units on the front lines. Rahul will definitely find a way to deal with this.

If a test is necessary, it will only be conducted remotely to confirm the position and actual strength of Zhang Fei's army before launching a long-range attack.

It can be said that the Peacock Legion was no longer able to break through enemy lines on the front lines.

As long as the Peacock Legion is not in Rahul, then all of this is not without consequences as one might imagine.

Therefore, this also comes at a price, an undeniable price, a price that is difficult for people to bear.

"So after Rahul received this information, he naturally wouldn't treat the Peacock Legion as a melee legion, but rather as a ranged strike or ranged support legion. At that time, we would also have more ways to deal with it..." Guo Jia emphasized the benefits of this matter being exposed.

The only downside was that it prematurely revealed the army's strength and its corresponding positioning, giving Rahul more time to prepare and reflect.

Guan Yu, however, gleaned more meaning from these words and understood their underlying implications.

If the Peacock Legion doesn't engage in direct combat and only provides ranged attacks and support, then achieving victory in the subsequent probing battles will be much easier.

Once this victory is achieved, the soldiers will have greater recognition, the commander will have higher prestige, the difficulty of commanding soldiers will be greatly reduced, the soldiers' recognition will be further enhanced, and their morale will be even higher.

In order to deal with long-range and ultra-long-range attacks, Guan Yu had a fortified camp. Even if it could not completely defend against and deflect all attacks, it could still play a significant buffering role.

With this level of reduction, if arrows truly travel that far, coupled with these defensive and deflection measures, the effective damage would be significantly lower. (End of Chapter)