God Three Group Chat: Three Kingdoms

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As the Han cavalry crossed the pontoon bridge again and headed south, they arrived twenty miles east of the Gars army camp and saw the Han infantry corps fully prepared for battle.

Faced with the arrival of their own cavalry, the infantry legion did not stop at all, but continued to advance towards the Gars army camp.

These infantry legions included not only those under Guan Yu's command, but also a large number of legions that originally belonged to Yizhou.

After a long period of rest and recuperation, troop conscription and replenishment, as well as the equipment transported from the rear, the entire Yizhou army, from top to bottom, can be said to have been completely renewed.

The fact that nearly 100,000 army troops, fully armed and in armor, advanced silently was enough to demonstrate the elite status of this legion.

Guan Yu, who witnessed this scene, nodded slightly and made arrangements for subsequent command and deployment.

When Kailash led his army across the Ganges and reached the north bank, returning to the south bank was not so easy.

Having lost its naval forces on the Ganges, the Northern Nakuru Legion also lost the materials to quickly deploy pontoon bridges. Under these circumstances, the only way to cross the Ganges is through armed swimming again.

However, this time, the Kushan army's attempt to cross the Ganges by armed swimming was not something that could be easily resisted and then retreated.

This Ganges blocking force was an interception legion composed of Guan Ping, Zhou Cang, Sun Guan, Sun Kang, Huang Xu, and others, used to block and intercept legions transported from north of the Ganges to south of the Ganges.

As for whether the Kushan soldiers in the north chose to cross the Ganges from upstream or downstream after discovering they could not, Guan Yu no longer cared.

The pace of the battlefield has already accelerated to this point, and he has quite a bit of time to spare.

If the Gars Legion is completely destroyed within this timeframe, the offensive line can be pushed directly to the gates of Jambo City.

At that time, the deep defense system built by Durga, Pasa, and others will be completely destroyed.

The troops that were originally stationed outside the city, north of the Ganges, would also be forced to withdraw due to the situation outside.

"Zhang Fei, Huang Zhong, Pei Yuanshao, Du Yuan, Sima Ju." Guan Yu called out to the cavalry commanders behind him, while glancing at the crowd still waiting for orders. He then slowly added, "Zhang Ren, you will split into two groups and outflank the Gars army from both flanks to block their retreat."

Except for Zhang Ren, all of our cavalry had been fighting all night and had suffered considerable losses in terms of physical strength and combat effectiveness. They also needed time to recover and recuperate.

In this situation, it would be much more effective to have Zhang Ren lead troops to provide support from the rear.

Under normal circumstances, when facing the Han army's cavalry, the army under the Kushan Brahman system, even without excessively high combat power, could maintain basic stability and carry out orderly confrontation.

Given this strength and the enemy commander's astute judgment, they are very likely to attempt a forced breakout.

However, if the opponent on the breakout route were to be Zhang Ren, a commander under the Kushan Brahman system, we would have to think twice about whether they could really break out successfully.

Or even if they succeed in breaking through, will it still be a predetermined outcome?

It can be said that Zhang Ren's battlefield deterrent power on the entire southern battlefield is in no way inferior to that of any other commander on either side. Even though Zhang Ren did not win all the major wars, in local and small-scale battles, Zhang Ren's army has truly never lost.

Even with equal numbers on both sides, their proud Kshatriya warrior legions were still being overwhelmed, which is enough to demonstrate the absolute disparity in numbers between the two legions.

It can be said that if necessary, Zhang Ren could activate his divine blessing and lead the other five exhausted cavalry legions to intercept and forcibly block the retreat of the Gars army.

"Understood!" After glancing at Guan Yu, Zhang Ren finally nodded to indicate that he understood.

Logically speaking, his troops should be infantry, but since Guan Yu has said so, then we can simply transport the troops on horseback to the designated location and intercept them there.

If you can't utilize the fighting power of your warhorse, then treat yourself as a mounted infantryman. With a horse, at least your sustained mobility will be much faster.

"Meng Huo, E Huan, Leng Bao, Zhang Yi, Yang Huai, Gao Pei, Lei Tong, Wu Lan, Wu Yi..." Guan Yu recited the names of these officers who originally belonged to the Yizhou army.

Those whose names were called stood up one by one and waited quietly for orders.

"Wu Tu Gu." Guan Yu read out everyone's names, finally focusing his gaze on the enormous creature. Then, looking at the lamb leg that the creature was still eating, he thought for a moment and called out the creature's name again. Then, with the creature looking somewhat bewildered, he turned to Yan Yan and said seriously, "General Yan, lead the army to launch an attack from the left flank and destroy as much of the Gars army's camp as possible."

The cavalry flanked the enemy from both sides, Guan Ping's army blocked the Kushan Brahmin troops from the north, Yan Yan led half of the main force of the infantry to attack from the left, and Guan Yu, while commanding the entire army, also directed his main infantry force to launch an attack from the right flank, attacking the camp that originally belonged to Kailash's army.

At the same time, after this arrangement, the original rear guard troops would be left behind to serve as the central army. This would not only prevent Gars from breaking through from the front, but also provide the fastest possible support to the flanks in case of unforeseen circumstances, while also preventing the Kushan army from counter-infiltrating.

It can be said that once things had reached this point, Guan Yu began his plan to close the net.

It is indeed quite difficult to forcibly annihilate an army of 400,000 with an army of a few hundred thousand. Trying to forcibly annex it would also risk breaking one's own teeth.

Based on this level of consideration and detailed analysis, the current plan was finally formulated.

To strike unexpectedly, to catch the enemy off guard, to use a feint to the east and a diversion to deceive the enemy.

In this way, there was not much difference in manpower and troop strength between the armies south of the Ganges, whether they were Kushan or Brahman armies.

At this point, annihilating the enemy would be like biting into a tough nut; there's no need to worry about breaking your own teeth.

If the enemy can be forcibly annihilated, more than 30% of the Kushan Brahmins' defensive strength can be effectively destroyed. The resulting situation will definitely be a good thing for the Han army.

Whether this is a good thing for the Brahmanical army is unknown.

There are obvious differences between the two systems. Even with prior knowledge and judgment, people like Guo Jia and Fa Zheng would not give an absolutely certain answer.

It's not irresponsibility, it's responsibility! (End of Chapter)