The Three Kingdoms began with island farming

Chapter 654: A sneak attack
Looking at the zigzag line drawn by the veteran on the map, Singh's eyes lit up.

"Are you sure the Han people don't know this route?"

The old general nodded solemnly: "General, the entrance to the Wind Valley has long been covered by vines and thorns, and there is also a quicksand trap. Unless someone leads the way, it will be difficult to find it."

"Scouts have gone there several times before, but have never found any trace of the Han people. However, I cannot guarantee that the Han people really don't know about it."

Hope suddenly lit up Singh's eyes.

He understood the veteran's concerns.

A dead end like this is basically a gamble with your life.

No one would adopt this approach if there was no way out.

But now, he has no way out.

"No risk, no gain!" Singh murmured, knowing that this was his only chance.

However, the risks of this path made his heart beat fast, and he always had a bad feeling.

"Has there been any abnormality in the Han army during this period?" Singh asked.

"No, it's still normal. We will launch a tentative attack every once in a while, but most of them are tentative attacks, and there are not many real strong attacks."

Singh nodded, with an idea in mind.

For several days, Singh was struggling over whether to adopt this strategy. Although he had ordered the soldiers to prepare in advance, he had not yet made up his mind, as he always felt that the risk was too great.

Seeing that Singh was not a fool, the generals gradually changed their attitude and began to analyze the pros and cons for Singh.

"If the general must take the initiative to attack and seek a great victory, this path is indeed the only option." An old veteran sighed and said.

Many times, some strategies are not adopted by the commander, but are adopted out of necessity because there is really no other choice.

It’s just like Deng Ai sneaking across Yinping to destroy Shu.

On the surface, it seemed that Deng Ai had adopted a brilliant strategy, but in fact, this strategy was extremely risky. Even if the Shu army did not notice it, as long as the Jiangyou defenders did not surrender, Deng Ai, who had run out of ammunition and food, would be wiped out.

Did Deng Ai want to adopt this strategy? I'm afraid not.

I really had no choice.

Because the commander-in-chief of the Wei army at that time was Zhong Hui, who was at odds with Deng Ai.

At that time, Zhong Hui wanted to monopolize military power, so he falsely accused Zhuge Xu of being afraid of the enemy and not advancing, and brought him back to be punished. How could he be lenient towards Deng Ai?

For the Wei State at that time, the purpose of attacking Shu was not necessarily to destroy Shu. It was more out of political needs, to seek military merit and eliminate dissidents.

He failed to pin down Jiang Wei, so Jiang Wei joined forces with Liao Hua, Zhang Yi and others to defend Jiange.

Deng Ai, who had made few achievements but had committed many mistakes at the time, had no other choice. If he withdrew his troops or joined forces with Zhong Hui, he would only end up dead.

So he had no choice but to take the risk.

Even if you know that there is a chance of death, it is still better than having no chance of survival.

Similarly, Singh is facing a similar situation today.

However, the situation has not reached that point yet, so Singh is still hesitating. He lacks confidence and an opportunity.

At this moment, the scout came to report: "General, the Han army is attacking in large numbers!"

Singh stood up suddenly, the scimitar at his waist creating a gust of wind, "How many people are here?"

The scout knelt on one knee and said in a hurried voice: "General, there are tens of thousands of people with banners covering the sky and no end in sight, rushing towards the northern border defense line!"

The generals in the tent immediately started talking, and someone frowned: "It seems that the Han army is really preparing for a strong attack this time."

"Didn't you know that General Singh was coming?"

"It shouldn't be. The Han army launches a large-scale attack every few days. This is normal."

After a moment's thought, an old general asked, "What flag did the Han army fly?"

The scout said, "The flags with the characters Zhao and Jiang." "Didn't you see any other flags?"

"No."

The old general nodded gently: "It seems that the Han army should not know the existence of General Singh and is just attacking normally."

"If the Han army wanted to attack General Singh while he was still unstable, they would not send just one general to lead the troops. They would definitely send out all their mighty generals."

Singh's eyes sparkled when he heard this.

The opportunity has come!

"Generals, if we can defeat this army, how will the Han army react?"

The old general said without hesitation: "The Han army was defeated by us before. Once defeated, their morale will be low and they will retreat to rest for a while."

Singh tapped the edge of the map with his fingertips, his eyes filled with uncontrollable excitement: "If we defeat the main force of the Han army head-on, and at the same time launch a sneak attack while they are returning to rest, their morale is low and they are not interested in anything else..."

Upon hearing this, the generals in the tent immediately started talking.

What Singh said is indeed feasible.

The two sides had been fighting back and forth in tentative attacks and defenses, and were already somewhat exhausted, like a turn-based game.

When the Han army's attack failed and they retreated, they had also sent troops to conduct reconnaissance, which was indeed quite disorganized.

But the former coach was very cautious and did not take the opportunity to attack, fearing that it was a trap set by the enemy.

Of course, they are also very clear about another reason.

That's just not worth it.

There is only one chance for this kind of sneak attack. If you want to make the most of it, you must put most of your troops on the line.

Otherwise, they would only gain a slight advantage, with limited damage to the Han army, and the enemy would make a comeback in a few days.

The veteran standing at the front looked at the excitement in Singh's eyes and sighed softly.

He understood that Singh had made up his mind and it was meaningless for them to say anything at this time.

In the current situation, this is almost the only option.

An extremely brutal siege.

Jiang Qi did not give in at all.

His talent was not suitable for frontal attack, and among the soldiers he led there were a large number of new recruits and soldiers from the Western Regions, so their combat effectiveness was not strong.

If it weren't for the powerful siege equipment, they would have been beaten to a pulp by the Kushan defenders.

After attacking for more than three hours, Jiang Qi, who still saw no hope of breaking the city, sighed deeply.

The soldiers were exhausted, so he could only sound the retreat.

Almost at the same time, the gate of the pass opened and a group of elite cavalry rushed towards Jiang Qi's army.

Jiang Qi, who had known this would happen, sent three reserve troops forward without hesitation to cover the army's retreat.

These are not real soldiers under Yuan Shao. They are not resilient and will be finished if they are really attacked.

Although the Kushan cavalry was blocked for a period of time through layers of blockades, it bought the army space to retreat.

However, facing the Kushan troops that continued to pour out of the city, Jiang Qi still suffered a defeat.

The "fake defeat" was so tragic that even Jiang Qi himself felt ashamed and extremely depressed.

The Kushan army did not dare to pursue the enemy too far, because they had been ambushed and defeated twice before.

Both sides are very familiar with each other's methods and cannot break each other's moves.

(End of this chapter)