Mythical Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1895: Chapter 1732: Great Victory or Great Defeat

”But this kind of minor trick, once seen through, loses its significance. Let’s break camp now and march westward.” Wang Lei smiled and said, ”As for the terrain advantage, it’s no harm to concede it to the opponent.”

”It’s not much different from what I thought, to break camp early and advance towards the southwest.” Zhang Su tapped the table lightly and said, ”But we need to teach them a lesson, lest they underestimate us.”

”First, let’s confirm our odds of victory?” Meng Da tapped the table and asked.

”During this period, General Yan and General Zhang, along with other military officers, have led troops to clear hostile forces around us.” Zhang Song’s ugly face showed a touch of confidence.

”The combat power between the tribes here and our homeland, as well as the foreign clans we have frequently fought, is vastly different. Their combat style is a chaotic rush with no military formation or dispatch, almost like a rural brawl.” Zhang Song calmly explained, but this calmness, combined with his ugly face, always carried a hint of mockery.

”No military formation? About how big is the gap between us?” Qin Mi looked up and asked.

”General Zhang says that with fifty people, the gap between us is not large; our army can fight five with four. With a hundred, we can fight five with three; with a thousand, we can fight five with one. In a battle of ten thousand, we haven’t encountered yet, but General Zhang says if they remain without formation, we can fight ten with one.” Zhang Song explained with a smile, his ugly face wrinkled into a cluster.

”And the Baisheng Dynasty and the Meng State have had mutual victories and losses. With equal troops, it can be assumed their strengths aren’t very different. Kushan defeated Baisheng, and Baisheng Dynasty had some capability of resisting.” Zhang Su smiled lightly and said, immediately, everyone’s face showed a knowing pride.

As for the situation with the Han army fighting the Meng State countries, Zhang Su and others are very clear. Although part of the reason is the fear of Han Empire’s might by Meng State, another side is Baisheng Dynasty also fearing Kushan. On one hand, several states have been wiped out; those who dare to resist now must not be deeply fearful.

In such circumstances, the Han army’s assault on the Meng State is almost a sweep through; the strength of the Han army is fundamentally beyond the Meng State and the major tribes on the Indochina Peninsula to resist.

With this kind of horizontal comparison, Han army has a certain grasp of the combat power of Kushan’s soldiers. Although Kushan is strong, overall, it is certainly inferior to Han army corps.

”If this is the case, we might as well let Kushan understand the might of the Han Dynasty.” Meng Da looked up at Zhang Su and said slowly.

”This depends on the troop limit agreed upon in Kushan’s warbook.” Zhang Song, despite his ugliness, is not foolish and immediately understood Meng Da’s meaning.

”If three thousand out of thirty thousand is agreed, it shouldn’t be a big problem.” Zhang Su said quietly, looking up.

”For us, the goal is not a small victory but to make the opponent understand our strength, so what we need is a decisive victory. Even if we take a bit of risk for this, it’s nothing to fear, as we have a solid backing.” Wang Lei’s smile was somewhat crafty.

Instantly, everyone understood Wang Lei’s meaning, indeed, for them, a small victory isn’t as good as a big defeat. If the Kushan Empire attacks, as Liu Cao Sunx’s forces are now united, if Foreign Nations indeed tarnishes the Han Dynasty’s face, this group will surely strike back.

”Just don’t know if this weight is enough, now this cooperation among the heroes of the world against outsiders is quite good, but just afraid the weight of Kushan isn’t enough. If we lose and draw the opponent to the Han Dynasty’s border, what if it becomes an easy task for the combined forces of three armies?” Zhang Song hesitantly said, having seen the elites of Liu Bei’s Army, truly very strong.

Zhang Song’s Spiritual Talent can filter out the most suitable allies. Suppose now he filters out Meng Huo and Wutugu, they are all excellent allies, then Liu Cao Sunx’s three forces, in Zhang Song’s Spiritual Talent, now belong to the category of divine level allies ready to help at any time.

For these kinds of allies, the problems they can’t solve here might really be an easy task for the other party. If this is indeed the case, then it would be very shameful, and it would also lose the value of bringing the three forces to the south.

”What is there to fear? Instead of hesitation, why not battle once to see the result? Even if we lose, someone will clean up after us, so why not gamble and go big.” Wang Lei spoke with a kind of enticing tone.

”Go big?” Huang Quan asked with some headache, involuntarily worried.

”If we target annihilation or complete victory over Kushan, what strategies can we deploy?” Wang Lei looked at Zhang Song and the others and asked.

”Annihilation?” Qin Mi exclaimed in disbelief.

”Complete victory?” Lyu Kai screamed involuntarily.

”It’s not impossible.” Zhang Song’s mouth moved a few times, finally saying it.

”The problem is that this is a formation battle. Our Yizhou soldiers can only be considered medium to upper tier, and this is because of frequent swordfights and occasional skirmishes, according to currently gathered information, at best slightly superior to Kushan. To achieve the level Hong Gang mentioned, it would require taking great risks.” Zhang Su said after a moment of silence.

”What is there to fear? A small victory, for our current situation, is less valuable than a big defeat; at least a big defeat can let Kushan see our weakness, drawing an enemy to Han Dynasty would help, as the shallow waters of Central Plains are now insufficient for the Han.” Wang Lei coldly said.

”Once our soldiers could travel thirty miles a day, now we can travel nearly a hundred miles a day, the range of Han Dynasty’s rule should increase several times, what was once vast Central Plains for us has become very small.” Zhang Su tapped the table silently and said.

”Relying solely on our Yizhou, it’s not enough; our way can maintain but not expand.” Huang Quan said slowly, ”As long as we remain in Central Plains, we can’t break through the barrier. Once outside Central Plains, the ways of thinking often need to change.”

”So you all agree then.” Wang Lei asked.

”Agreed, let’s gamble and see. If we have a big victory, nothing more to say, but if we’re defeated, we could call on Liu Cao Sunx’s forces to clean up, also giving them a chance to venture beyond our borders.” Zhang Song said quietly, ”After all, we have backing.”

”Then let it be decided as such, and make sure not to inform anyone else.” Zhang Su looked at the crowd and said, the civil servants all nodded quietly.

”Then we shall break camp and advance westward immediately, prepare well to avoid chaos when the warbook arrives.” Zhang Su, seeing everyone’s unified thought, then said.

”At that time, I’ll join Hong Gang, Gong Heng to simulate the battle; brother, you communicate with General Yan and others to select the most suitable military officers of all paths, this battle can only be either a great victory or defeat.” Seeing everyone prepared, Zhang Song began assigning tasks.

”Leave it to me, I’ll immediately send a message to General Yan and General Zhang to return to camp quickly.” Zhang Su nodded, having no dissatisfaction with Zhang Song’s arrangements.