God Three Group Chat: Three Kingdoms

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The most reasonable time is not necessarily the most correct time, especially when the Han army has cavalry that can quickly advance. The actions of Nakuru and Kailash left a huge hidden danger.

In the chaos, they only saw the Han soldiers south of the Ganges and ignored the Han cavalry that might rush up from the lower reaches of the Ganges.

Perhaps it was Gars's description of the Han soldiers and their size that led Kailash and Gars to believe that the Han cavalry were still south of the Ganges, responsible for besieging and annihilating Gars's army.

In fact, during the siege and attack on the Gars army, the Han cavalry forces did not exert much effort; compared to the physical exertion they expended, it could be described as rest.

They consumed candy and dry rations to quickly replenish their energy, and also used some of their strength to block and wear down Pasa and others, further reinforcing the enemy's impression of the Han cavalry in this regard.

Once this impression is formed, the Han cavalry will be overlooked to some extent. It will be assumed that this part of the cavalry has lost the strength to continue fighting, or that their strength has been severely depleted and they are not capable of maintaining their peak combat power, so they will not risk launching an attack.

Even if they could force an attack, how much strength could they exert under such physical exhaustion?

Even with their strength severely depleted, if they were to launch a forced attack, their soldiers would have countermeasures. If necessary, they could slow down the movement of the Han cavalry, completely surround them, and take advantage of the opportunity to wait for the enemy to tire themselves out, minimizing their losses so that they could inflict heavy damage on the Han army in a single battle.

With such a basic level of strength, the Kushan forces made some mistakes in their judgment of the Han cavalry's attack and response.

However, it was precisely this mistake that allowed Guan Yu to lead his cavalry across the pontoon bridge again to the north of the Ganges, and to launch an attack from the lower reaches of the Ganges upstream, attacking the undefended flanks of Kailash and Nakuru.

Therefore, after a period of rest and with their physical strength replenished to its peak, the Han cavalry, with Guan Yu activating his legion talent to enhance the sharpness of all cavalry units and suppress their abilities, quickly broke through the Kushan's chaotic and fragile defenses.

The Kushan soldiers, who were preparing to cross the Ganges by armed swimming, were suddenly met with a close-range charge from a large cavalry force.

It can be said that the entire flank of the Kushan army collapsed in a very short time, without even a chance to recover.

Having already stayed up all night, the Nakuru Legion soldiers were in poor physical condition and not engaged in any fierce battles. Some legions were even ordered to take a temporary rest while Kailash led his troops to build the pontoon bridge, so that they could take over the Kailash Legion's strength and take on the responsibility of attacking the enemy after they had fully rested.

This resulted in many people being attacked by the Han cavalry while they were still asleep, leading to even greater chaos in the process.

Fortunately, it happened during the day, not at night; otherwise, a tsunami would have been quite normal.

Even during the day, Kailash and Nakuru failed to coordinate their troops in time, resulting in chaos and confusion when they tried to mobilize their forces to deal with the Han cavalry.

The elite troops that were originally prepared had already changed into armed swimming gear so that they could take the lead in the armed swimming and act as the vanguard of the entire army, undertaking the responsibility of attacking key points.

In this situation, to deal with the large-scale cavalry of the Han army, it was necessary to replace equipment, from the original melee equipment to long spears, and to have a large-scale long-range strike force.

The latter is relatively easy to handle, since they have sufficient ranged support to cover the armed crossing; it's simply a matter of changing direction to attack, which isn't too difficult. However, the former is quite troublesome; if they want to switch from their melee weapons to the most common long spears, they need long spears around them.

However, how could long-handled weapons possibly exist in the entire area where armed swimming enters the river?

The melee blades used for armed swimming can at least have their sharpness concealed, allowing for greater agility in subsequent combat and buying time for the following troops.

In contrast, long spears are not only unlikely to provide much assistance during the entire armed crossing, but they are also likely to accidentally injure friendly forces.

After all, a spear without a sheath is drifting with the current, and it's quite normal for it to pierce a comrade along with the flow of water.

Therefore, in conventional armed swimming, especially the first wave of armed swimming, the main force is melee defense troops. Only after the landing zone is established will it be the time for subsequent heavy troops and pikemen to enter.

It can be said that it was at this juncture that Kailash and Nakuru found themselves somewhat stretched thin when faced with the attack of Guan Yu's Han cavalry charge, making it difficult to allocate the right troops to defend and resist, thus buying more time to coordinate their armies.

However, the two were decisive men after all. After confirming the size and combat strength of the Han cavalry, they directly mobilized the spearmen who were originally planned to swim across in subsequent waves, and used them to resist the charge of the Han cavalry.

Even if non-elite pikemen are well-organized, they are not much of a counterforce against a large-scale cavalry charge; it is more of a mutual threat.

The long spears, leaning diagonally against the ground, could inflict fatal damage on cavalrymen due to the momentum and speed of their charge.

It is also because of this inertia and speed that even if the warhorse itself suffers fatal damage, the inertia and speed of the warhorse will most likely also take the soldier's life.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, only a well-organized, synchronized formation of long spears is qualified to face a large-scale cavalry force.

It's not that cavalry couldn't defeat spearmen, but rather that in most cases, choosing to do so was not worthwhile.

It is obvious which is superior, an ordinary spearman or a noble cavalryman.

The cost of training a skilled cavalryman is so high that it could support an entire army of soldiers. Therefore, the use of cavalry must be handled with extreme caution to avoid large-scale losses.

Whether based on actual circumstances or existing experience, securing cavalry forces is tantamount to securing the initiative on the battlefield.

Therefore, when faced with the hastily established spear formation, Guan Yu only glanced at it briefly before not venturing too far in. He then turned and headed in another direction, seemingly moving further away, but in reality, he further confirmed the survival range of the Kushan soldiers.

Now that the area has been identified, the next step is to strike the enemy decisively. (End of Chapter)