God Three Group Chat: Three Kingdoms

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What might be a few days for an ordinary merchant was just the beginning of the road blockage for Jiang Gui, the garrison commander of Yumen Pass. He had no idea how many more days the blockage would last.

If they were blocking him elsewhere, that would be one thing, but blocking him outside Yumen Pass? What's the point? Are they trying to sabotage him?
Jiang Gui, who also had a rich military record and participated in many Qiang rebellions, or rather, the suppression of Qiang wars, had a rather simple and unpretentious view of other ethnic groups.

If they dare to cause trouble or block the way, just take them down. If anything goes wrong, the higher-ups will take care of it.

Especially in the matter of eliminating foreign tribes, Jiang Gui's attitude was no different whether it was Dong Zhuo in the past, Li Jue later, or Cao Cao later, because the attitudes of the above were basically the same.

As long as the borders are secured, other problems are not problems.

So after personally observing Arvind and the others, he realized that the other party was a rather powerful alien race, and that he probably wouldn't be able to defeat them with his own strength alone.

If one's own army is unable to eliminate the enemy, that is enough to demonstrate the threat and danger posed by the enemy.

As the commander of Yumen Pass, he naturally needed to eliminate these threats and remove these dangers.

He briefly reported the matter to the governor of Liangzhou, and at the same time passed the relevant information to the Protectorate of the Western Regions, or at that time, the governor of Xinzhou, urging him to gather troops and prepare to unite against the enemy.

It doesn't require a large army; 30,000 elite troops from a single state are enough to surround the enemy here.

If you want a quick victory, then annihilate them by force; if you want to proceed slowly, then completely surround and trap them.

However, from the perspective of the commander of Yumen Pass, Jiang Gui naturally hoped to resolve this matter quickly, because only in this way could the road be restored to its original state and the smooth flow of silk transport along this route be promoted.

If Liu Tong hadn't sent the information so quickly, Jiang Gui would have been prepared to send false intelligence to the governors of both prefectures, creating the illusion that Yumen Pass was under attack, thus allowing the two prefectures to gather large armies and eliminate the other side in the shortest possible time.

As for spreading false information, will they be punished later?
Jiang Gui wasn't intimidated at all, and didn't care about it at all.

As long as the enemy's entire army is wiped out, then the victory is in their hands, whether it's Xinzhou or Liangzhou, it's all justifiable.

As for the integrity of the pass and the smoothness of the road, they were not affected much, and naturally, they would not affect him.

"Who are these alien races? Why would His Majesty send such a message to them..." Jiang Gui looked at the order sent from Chang'an, then at the intelligence he had written. After looking at it from left to right, he finally made up his mind and threw the false intelligence he had written into the stove.

The current emperor is no longer the emperor of the past.

If you don't respect or give face to the other person, then all you can do is offer a few words of warning.

Jiang Gui knew in his heart when to do what.

However, while carrying out the orders, Jiang Gui also relayed the relevant commands to the governors of the two prefectures, explaining the reasons behind them. This served as a report and a warning, lest an unexpected incident occur and Yumen Pass fall, allowing the enemy to advance unimpeded, which would be a terrible thing.

Having learned from his predecessor's experience dealing with the Xiongnu, Jiang Gui was much more cautious in this regard.

Meanwhile, Awende and his men, who were stationed nearly fifty miles outside Yumen Pass, also felt the pressure.

The pressure didn't come from the Han army's passes, but from the pressure of internal survival. They were quite decisive when making the break, and their escape was also quite smooth. With the help of the five branches of the Yuezhi, they had no great difficulty in taking their families with them.

As for the issue of food supply and consumption along the way, it is naturally not a major problem if preparations are made in advance.

Those few bandits or those posing as bandits who didn't make a move were fine, but those who did were all hammered to death by Arvind's army.

Even the troops commanded by Cao Hong were treated as bandits by Awende and his men, and were subjected to harsh attacks and expulsion.

If it weren't for their extensive experience in this area, the entire Cao Hong army might have been crushed to death.

Having learned of the fighting prowess of Awende's group, Cao Cao did not unleash his full strength to forcibly eliminate Awende and his men on the way.

Of course, the main reason was that Cao Cao abandoned this idea after assessing the strength of both sides.

What would we gain by sacrificing our entire force, leaving them severely wounded, and then wiping out Arvind's army?
Armor of decent quality and in considerable quantity? Or perhaps it was a rather small amount of food?
The low potential profits and high risks led Cao Cao to abandon such ideas, but he did strengthen his vigilance accordingly.

It was precisely because of the series of troubles he encountered along the way that Arvind realized that the journey was not as simple as he had imagined.

The difficulty of traveling to Chang'an alone versus an entire army traveling to Chang'an is completely different.

The difficulty is different for a legion heading to Chang'an and for a legion with its family members.

The addition of large amounts of metal slowed down the marching speed, expanded the scale of the march, and increased the risk of large-scale accidents, all of which illustrate the extent of the difficulties involved.

These seemingly complicated matters were not problems for Arvind. After a series of practices, he quickly figured out a series of rules and regulations to regulate soldiers and their families and to speed up the collective's progress.

Maintaining this state, Awende and his group arrived outside Yumen Pass, where they were then completely caught in a dilemma.

What he currently possesses is simply not enough to pry open the gates of Yumen Pass through conventional means.

As for opening it by force, it's not impossible, but the consequences and costs would be something he couldn't bear.

In this situation, fighting is not an option, but not fighting also leaves no other way to get in.

As for informing the Han army commander of the relevant information, the Han army commander simply waited for their reply.

Regardless of how long it will take, or who we're waiting for, we don't know, and even when we arrive, we don't know what the final outcome will be.

Even though they arrived at this place with wisdom, ability, and the help of others, their current situation seems to suggest that acting impulsively in the past does not necessarily lead to a good outcome.

Thinking about all this, Arvind glanced at the other people in the camp and then looked toward Yumen Pass, pondering what to do next.

If Mr. Mahinda were here, he could surely tell him what to do next… (End of Chapter)