God Three Group Chat: Three Kingdoms

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However, despite the miscellaneous items, Lidas was still somewhat unsure about the effects they could bring.

While using fire to block the enemy is indeed very damaging to the army and has a high chance of eliminating them, what if something goes wrong?
These miscellaneous items, cleverly arranged to serve as ignition sources, were not initially intended to annihilate the enemy, but rather to ensure the army's retreat.

If things really turn out the way Commander Rahul has planned, then it will be very difficult for their troops to hold this fortress.

Aside from using the fortress to blunt the enemy's advance, there wasn't much else they could do. The outcome was truly difficult to predict, and absolute safety couldn't be guaranteed.

They must defeat the vanguard of the Han army, but also ensure their safe departure.

The conventional method of leaving troops behind to cover the rear is indeed difficult to predict in terms of outcome, and it is hard to guarantee the safety of the army's rear.

In contrast, using fire to burn the fortress for blocking is less troop-consuming, requires fewer prerequisites, and allows for a longer blocking time.

Even if the Han army wanted to rebuild the fortress, it would have to spend a lot of manpower and resources to improve it and restore it to its proper function.

If this approach is adopted now, then Lidas has no idea what the final outcome will be.

The Han army's movement speed was no slower than his, and in addition, the troops in the Wenjia region had basically all been withdrawn.

If they were chased by the enraged Han army, how many of them would survive the journey of hundreds of miles?

Although the Wenga area has a dense network of waterways, due to its low level of development and the varying water levels and throughput rates depending on the season, they do not have a detailed waterway map.

"Fine, let's take a gamble. Let's bet that the Han army won't run that fast. At worst, our army will be lightly equipped. I refuse to believe we can't outrun the Han army." Lidas took a deep breath and made his decision instantly.

If everything goes smoothly, they can all return. Even if things don't go smoothly, it won't affect their lives. The only ones who will be lost are the commoners. Since that's the case, there's nothing to be sad about.

"Notify the troops in the rear to prepare torches and other ignition sources." Lidas turned to the messenger and relayed the order.

To achieve better incineration results, the location of the debris needs to be rearranged, with the debris at the back placed in a relatively forward position as much as possible.

In addition, preparing the torches also takes a considerable amount of time.

The more ignition points that can be set on fire in a short period of time, the harder it is for the Han army to react. Conversely, the fewer areas that can be set on fire at the same time, the longer the Han army's reaction time will be, and the more likely an accident will occur.

Lidas absolutely did not want this kind of unexpected situation, so he tried to do it all in one go, completely blocking the opponent's path.

Once the fire is started, there will be no chance for the other party to resist or struggle.

With such a large force, there were plenty of people to move miscellaneous items, and they worked very quickly. Even the preparation of torches didn't take much time.

For Lidas, his preparations and arrangements only needed to conceal the enemy's command area.

Therefore, miscellaneous items should be placed first on the two flanks, and then placed in the center.

In this way, the moment the debris was thrown into the central army was also the moment the fire was lit, and even if the Han army saw them throwing debris into the central army, it would be too late. However, the guards on both flanks, in addition to normal fighting and defense, also saw the movements of the Kushan army's rear guard.

Seeing the enemy carrying miscellaneous items and placing them on the retreat route and next to the ruins of the wooden buildings inside the fortress, they immediately realized something was wrong.

There are still quite a few buildings inside the fortress, and even a relatively wide main road and a grain storage area.

However, in order to facilitate defense and prepare defensive equipment, the Han army dismantled all the buildings near the eastern city wall and used the dismantled materials as consumables for the city's defense.

“Under these circumstances, even if the enemy sets fire, the area is open, and our army can further tighten our defenses so that the flames cannot reach us. The empty areas left by the demolished buildings can also serve as a buffer zone.” Upon receiving the feedback, Yu Yao looked at the area behind him, which was basically cleared of debris and was now mostly flat, stretching all the way to the city wall in the east.

Looking at the surrounding environment, the outcome was immediately determined. However, after determining the outcome, Yu Yao also realized that the enemy would not do such a stupid thing. Then, he turned his head to look at the flag next to him and the direction in which the flag was fluttering. His face turned pale on the spot.

Perhaps the fire that spreads later will not directly burn them, but the fire poison and smoke will drift from the west to the east, and with the obstruction of the city wall behind them, it will inevitably form a vortex in front of the city wall.

The flat area where they were located became a swirling zone of smoke, and that led to the final result.

"Since things have come to this, let's just ignore it." Yu Yao, who had initially been holding his ground, realized the danger of this action—more dangerous than charging the hammer truck—and immediately issued the order: "Swords drawn, advance! Fight to the death to uphold the honor of the Guard!"

The guards reacted extremely quickly. After Yu Yao personally rushed to the front line as the vanguard, the entire unit immediately changed to a rotation defense posture.

Instead of focusing on blocking and deflecting force, they go all out to attack and defeat the enemy. In this process, they even ignore attacks that are not fatal but affect their speed of advance.

If you can kill your opponent as quickly as possible, even if it means trading injury for life, it's worth it.

When the focus shifted from shields to swords, the guards displayed an offensive power that surpassed anything they had ever shown before.

To further accelerate the attack and breakthrough speed, even the shields used for defense could be used as consumables for ranged attacks, while crossbow bolts from the rear were continuous.

The idea of ​​conserving energy was completely meaningless to all the soldiers when Yu Yao uttered those words.

What are they here for?

They are well aware of what it will take to achieve these things, but they have no regrets.

Rather than dying a pathetic death in a sea of ​​fire, it's better to risk your life and fight to the death, even if it means dying honorably on the battlefield.

The honor of the guard comes from all walks of life, but the indifference that comes with it has never been lacking.

The respect that officers and soldiers showed them was always because they were Liu Tong's bodyguards, not because of who they were.

They are well aware of the reasons behind this.

Their strength was insufficient to bear the glory bestowed upon them by Liu Tong… (End of Chapter)