God Three Group Chat: Three Kingdoms

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Just as Nakuru said, adopting such methods and measures could not essentially defeat the Han army; it only delayed the Han army's advance and time.

For ordinary officers, this level of delay is essentially a slow death; it would be better to conserve strength, hold Zhanbo City firmly, and hold out until the Han army retreats.

But for Rahul, the situation was completely different.

On the one hand, he himself has sufficient command and leadership abilities, and with the combat effectiveness of his soldiers meeting the standards, he also has a fairly good chance of winning against the Han army.

With this capability, methods and strategies to temporarily delay the enemy are effective, at least providing more time and possibilities for a subsequent counterattack against the Han army and defeating them.

In addition, Rahul's observation of the entire battlefield and his judgment and planning of this war were completely different from those of other generals.

For Rahul, concentrating his current troops around the city of Jambo would indeed allow him to effectively contain the Han army's offensive by relying on the sheer number of troops.

But no one knows how long this offensive can be contained, especially given that all units have been hit, the army has suffered setbacks, and morale is low. How long can it last?
One month or half a month?
What have they accomplished by persisting for so long?

Having figured this out, Rahul chose to leave a small force to garrison Jambo while preparing to lead the main army back to Huashi City.

On the one hand, the supply distance has been further reduced, allowing more food, weapons, and supplies to be transported from the rear. On the other hand, it is due to the special nature of Huashi City.

After all, once you pass Huashi City, as long as you run westward, you will see the boundless land that stretches across the entire plain, and this land is the core grain-producing area within the Brahmanical system.

It can be said that bringing the battleground closer to the core area of ​​the Brahmins would create a deterrent effect that would not only deter the Brahmins but also the Yuezhi people from the north.

With this prerequisite in place, no matter how bad the situation gets, there will always be an army to fall back on, and that army will be elite troops from the north.

This relies on the elite troops in the north as a safety net, while the southern troops can rely on the nearby core planting areas to complete the reorganization, training, and regain combat capability.

With this in mind, Rahul did not delay or hesitate for long. He directly led his troops to transfer, leaving only a small part of his army to garrison in Zhanbo City to attract the remaining Han troops and to delay the Han troops' attack time to some extent.

However, the terrain and geographical location were unsuitable; otherwise, given Rahul's mindset at this time, he would absolutely not have minded using Zhanbo City to bury the Han army troops.

The most effective way to bury the enemy in a city is through a combination of water and fire.

Using fire attacks within a city requires relatively simple preparation in the early stages, and as long as the objective is achieved, the destructive effect is quite terrifying.

However, with the end of the war, the spiritual gifted individuals of the Han army also released the cloud formations that had been driving away and suppressing the area, causing a continuous downpour to fall over the land.

Theoretically, a sudden surge in rainfall would be ideal for a water attack, but the unique characteristics of the Ganges River rendered this method unusable. Consequently, the option of effectively destroying towns that were already slated for abandonment and inflicting heavy casualties on the enemy was completely lost.

The wise man Seghdi, who was inside the city of Jambo, looked around at the city with a hint of confusion in his eyes.

Despite having no problems with their own deployment and even deducing the Han army's strategic thinking, why did they fail to gain the initiative on the battlefield and instead be led by the nose by the Han army, suffering repeated blows on both sides of the Ganges River, resulting in heavy losses for their army?

Faced with the impending evacuation from Champa City, how long can this situation be sustained?
If we retreat one city today and another tomorrow, what cities will we have left to retreat to in the future?

However, recalling what Rahul had said, Seghdi quickly realized that Huashi City was the last city they could defend.

If Huashi City cannot effectively resist the attack of the Han army, then the core area of ​​the Kushan Empire, the empire's grain production and logistics area, will suffer a major blow.

Without the support of the core region, facing the increasingly powerful forces and army of the Han Empire, they would only lose faster and die more miserably.

"Before we leave, let's leave some gifts for the Han army, hoping to buy them some time..." With a deep sigh, Seghdi's eyes instantly regained their clarity as he spoke righteously.

Even if he couldn't destroy Zhanbo City using the combined tactics of water and fire, Seghedi could still think of ways to bury the Han Empire's army along with the city, and thus harass and target the Han Empire's forces.

Destruction is always easier than construction. Segdi reached out and felt the raindrops falling on his palm, and his expression relaxed a little.

This prolonged downpour did indeed thwart their plan to burn down Zhanbo City, but it also slowed down the advance of the Han Empire's army.

Taking advantage of this time, Seghdi led relevant professionals to demolish the city wall north of Jambo.

The rammed earth and a few blue tiles and stones that were dismantled were all thrown into the moat, flowing along the river into the Ganges.

“Without the northwest city wall, even if the Han army wanted to defend Huashi City, they would not be able to rely on the defensive power of the city wall to defend it…” Seghedi thought about the time he had wasted in dismantling the city wall and roughly estimated the time it would take for the Han army to rebuild it.

Although time was not particularly abundant, it was done quite well and perfectly from the perspective of delaying time.

As the heavy rain gradually stopped, the once lively atmosphere of Jambo began to quiet down, and the number of people in the city dwindled.

The only difference was the completely different formations and siege tactics of the Han Empire's army.

The ample and effective siege weapons, dense defensive measures, and offensive tactics were all hastily produced during this period of rain. Although they were not always effective, sometimes they would just happen by sheer luck.

However, despite the large amount of weaponry deployed on the battlefield, the Han army showed no intention of using it for close-range firing or taking any corresponding action. Instead, they continuously used long-range strikes to bombard the city walls, weakening the personnel on them... (End of Chapter)