God Three Group Chat: Three Kingdoms

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The troops dispatched under such circumstances must be the elite of the elite, the strongest of the strong.

In addition to the width of the roads along the way, the number of this powerful army is definitely not too large.

And it is highly likely that a strong army will lead the way, with the main force arriving later, so that the most fortresses can be captured before their armies can react.

Rahul's contingency plan was designed to prevent the Han army from capturing all the fortresses.

If the Han army's assault was slow and they failed to reach the designated position, Rahul would have to coordinate personnel, including but not limited to arranging spies or acting as gatekeepers, to get the Han army to the last fortress.

However, if the Han army reached its target location in this way, Rahul would probably be even less concerned.

If the Han army's fighting strength is such that they can still reach their designated positions without him activating his deployment, then we need to be cautious about the subsequent battles.

The Han army was able to achieve this goal because it possessed sufficient strength and decisive courage.

However, even if it were achieved, it wouldn't be of much use. With control of the last fortress and both the north and south having high-altitude strongholds that could watch over each other, it would be easy to defend and difficult to attack, as solid as a rock.

If the Han army's attack speed is extremely fast, so fast that the last fortress will be captured before our main force can enter the fortress to stop the enemy, that would not be a bad thing.

“The distance between the dozen or so fortresses stretches for two hundred miles. Even a regular army would take two or three days to march through them. If the enemy’s vanguard moves too fast and manages to enter the last fortress, our army might be able to win a victory, not a small one, but a victory different from the one during Yanomir’s leadership.” Even though Rahul thought this possibility was not very high, he still spoke of the possible outcome.

The first fortress has strongholds in the east, north, and south, with more than 20,000 men. The strongholds can launch attacks from the north and south to cut off the Han army's food and supply routes, thus blocking the supply channels of the first fortress. Then the main force in the west of the first fortress can launch an attack and bury the Han army's elite vanguard there.

To guard against such unforeseen circumstances, the food storage inside the first fortress was essentially fake.

Under normal circumstances, the rations for the people inside the fortress can only be supplied for two days, and the garrison in this fortress is only a little over a thousand people.

In other words, even if the rebels capture this fortress, they will not be able to solve the problem of food supply.

How could the elite vanguard of the Han Empire, traveling light and moving quickly, possibly carry a large amount of supplies?

Apart from the first fortress, the other fortresses had very large food supplies. With these fortresses as a reference, how would the Han army guess the first fortress?

Naturally, people would assume that there is still plenty of food in the first fortress, and would not consider that there is pitifully little food in the first fortress.

If the Han army enters the fortress lightly equipped and without much food for the sake of speed, how much combat power can they exert, no matter how strong they are? As for the subsequent food supply and transportation for the Han army, do they really think that the supreme stronghold of both the north and south is just for show?
At that time, there will be no need to actually block the road. Just put out the flags and troops, and which grain escort team can pass?

“According to Commander Rahul’s arrangements, our army will at least be able to hold the first fortress and contain the advance of the Han Empire, which is a good thing.” Haralit shook his head in approval, but he was well aware that Rahul was doing this.

It's not just about tactical considerations, but also about strategic significance.

The other Brahmins chose such incompetent generals; it would have been better to have Rahul instead. Rahul's presence would have ensured that there would be no harassment or threat to the entire southern periphery.

With the threat gone, Rahul became the biggest threat within the Brahmanical system.

“So we just need to focus our energy on how to change the Brahmins, and we don’t need to worry about other things too much.” Rahul thought about the Brahmins and reminded them softly, “The most important thing is to deal with Banham. That guy is very smart and troublesome.”

"Understood, I know what to do next." Harald and the others expressed their attitude, and were also very happy to cause trouble for the Brahmins.

However, west of the First Fortress, Sakarala's expression was very bad. Looking at the First Fortress in the distance, his eyes were almost spitting fire.

As the commander of the Kshatriya warrior legion, Saqqara was deeply trusted and entrusted with great responsibilities by Rahul.

That's why he took on such an important mission: to change and replace the soldiers in the army, to reorganize the entire army, and to enter the first fortress at a critical moment to defend it.

They watched over each other with their own troops to the northeast and southeast of the fortress to ensure the fortress was not lost.

However, after just one night, the fortress that originally belonged to the Kushans inexplicably became a fortress of the Han army.

Realizing something was amiss, Saqqara quickly dispatched a large number of scouts to further investigate and probe, to confirm the state of the Han army inside the fortress, and to determine which stage General Rahul had described, before taking targeted measures to restrain them.

Unfortunately, after confirming the information status, Sakala was completely bewildered.

What does it mean that the Han army troops that captured the fortress entered from the west?
What do you mean by a fortress in the east, with part of it flying the Kushan flag? Are you kidding me?
Realizing something was amiss, Sakala commanded his army to launch an attack, attempting to retake his fortress. He also relayed orders to the strongholds on both the north and south sides, instructing them to block roads and prevent any food supplies from the Han Empire from passing through.

Having prepared all this, Saqqara was ready to take the fortress within a day.

However, even after nightfall, Saqqara, which had led its army in several assaults, still failed to capture the fortress, the first fortress, which did not seem to have a particularly large number of troops.

"Reporting to General Sakala, news has come from the eastern stronghold that a large number of troops have begun advancing along the roads. They seem to be in a hurry. Troops have been dispatched to harass and intercept them, but it's uncertain whether they can be stopped. They can only buy as much time as possible. I hope the general will speed things up..." Lidas explained the information from the front, frowning as he spoke, "It seems the Han army really cares about this fortress. They're even marching at night, which is unimaginable. A force capable of marching collectively at night must be an elite force..." (End of Chapter)