God Three Group Chat: Three Kingdoms

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Based on the information gathered in advance, Gals confirmed the Han army's long-range attack capabilities. Upon noticing the arrows streaking across the sky, he immediately signaled to his own long-range attack equipment, which was also prepared, to launch a counterattack.

Compared to hand-to-hand combat, these weapons used for sieges were also extremely effective at striking soldiers.

There are no enemies that cannot be killed, nor are there defenses that cannot be breached.

The range of long-range projectiles by both sides determines their respective lethality.

In this respect, the Kushan army, which possessed a greater number of siege weapons, was far inferior to the Han army in terms of computational efficiency in its long-range strikes.

It wasn't long before Gars realized this.

Compared to their own side, which could only achieve some results by relying on large catapults, the Han army had extremely terrifying killing effects, whether it was crossbows and shields at close range, bows and arrows at medium and close range, or giant crossbows at extremely long range.

"Damn Han army!" Gars cursed angrily, realizing that this long-range attack was not advantageous and that if it continued for a long time, the two armies would likely be crushed. He immediately ordered his troops to shorten the combat distance between the two sides and directly pull them into close combat.

Compared to being killed directly by ranged attacks, close-quarters combat after closing the distance at least prevents soldiers from dying in such a frustrating way.

Even in the worst circumstances, soldiers can still vent their anger and attack with their weapons, relieving the pressure they are under and preventing them from collapsing.

However, when Gars led the Kushan soldiers and the Han Empire's shield guards into the front lines, something even more frustrating happened.

The weapons that Kushan soldiers used to kill were completely ineffective against the simple tower shields held by the shield guards, unable to penetrate their defenses or cause any real damage.

Only a small number of Kushan veterans, armed with heavy weapons, could inflict effective damage and pose a threat to the shield guards.

These Kushan veterans who posed a threat to the Shield Guard were all targeted and attacked by the Shield Guard legions.

Whether it's the crossbow's forced single kill or the multi-person coordinated defense, these obviously unusual soldiers can be eliminated with extremely high efficiency and low casualties.

Even without the need for sharp weapons, simply relying on the tower shield in hand to make a simple impact can cause effective damage and knockback.

This realistic combat situation, derived from frontline soldiers, made Gars, who had been closely following the entire battlefield, sigh inwardly.

As the left-wing army of the original deep defense system, although the army was large in number, only one or two tenths of it could be called elite troops.

In order to strengthen and make good use of the combat effectiveness of other soldiers, Gars also followed Rahul's example and dismantled an elite legion to serve as the backbone, so as to better coordinate and command the army.

The benefits of doing this were also obvious. The effect of Garth dismantling his own elite forces was that the soldiers suffered heavy casualties but were still able to continue resisting.

The drawbacks are equally obvious: Gals's army lacks a legion that can break through enemy lines and serve as the core to defend against attacks.

As a result, although the army's resilience had increased considerably, it was still difficult to mount an effective counterattack when faced with a real attack from the Han Empire's army. Even the countermeasures that Gars devised with all his might were easily trampled over like roadside weeds in the face of the Han army's offensive and advance.

"I've never seen this kind of command style before..." Guo Jia, who often followed Guan Yu, looked at Guan Yu's current command rhythm with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

In the past, Guan Yu led from the front, relying on his own bravery to command small-scale battles. In large-scale army command, he commanded elite troops as the vanguard, using a point-to-area command method.

However, the current command style is different from the previous command style.

"Ah, you've never seen this before either?" Fa Zheng, who had also never seen this situation before, looked at Guo Jia with the same doubt.

He wasn't someone who frequently followed Guan Yu, so it's perfectly normal that he didn't know Guan Yu's command style and preferred command habits.

Even Guo Jia, who had always followed Guan Yu, was unaware of this command method and operation. Just thinking about it made him feel that something was wrong.

"You'll know once you read it." Noticing that his words had been overheard, Guo Jia coughed lightly and then changed the subject.

Upon careful recollection, it seems that Guan Yu did indeed conduct similar drills and preparations. However, considering that his attention was focused on considering the possible actions of various parties and making targeted arrangements and plans, it is quite normal that he lacked some internal control.

To some extent, the internal relationships are too good, so much so that people instinctively leave some private space when they get along.

Therefore, Guo Jia, who was not particularly bothered by this, would not have been in such an awkward position if it were someone else.

It's only because of the special nature of her relationship with Fazheng that things have turned out this way.

As for his current command method, Guan Yu remained as calm as ever, continuing to skillfully direct his troops, constantly besieging and compressing the defensive area of ​​the Gars army.

After compressing the enemy's defensive area and causing them to form a dense area, a targeted and rapid cleanup operation can then be carried out.

Once a large area has been quickly cleared, causing massive casualties among the enemy, elite troops are then dispatched to infiltrate and further cut off the enemy's battlefield. The small portion of the enemy troops that have been cut off are then swallowed up, and then the enemy is suppressed in an orderly manner, forcing them to reform into a dense formation before being eliminated.

In this cycle of suppression, Guan Yu commanded his army to advance the battle line at an extremely fast pace, quickly eroding the forces in Gars's hands.

Despite this gradual encroachment, Gars's army did not collapse, maintaining its proper operational order and command structure.

In theory, this situation is a good thing for a commander of a large army, at least maintaining the proper order and command system, but sometimes it is not necessarily a good thing.

"Only when the command system is functioning properly can we continue to command the army and maintain the effectiveness of its defense. In this way, the army will not scatter like a defeated army, and our long-range targeted area clearing will be more effective." Noticing Fa Zheng's gaze, Guan Yu explained the reasons for his actions.

Without order, the Kushan soldiers, unable to maintain a dense defensive line, would be far less effective at mopping up from a distance. (End of Chapter)