Chapter 6639 Strategic Points

Chapter 6639 Strategic Node
There is no problem with Banerjee's qualifications. As Rahul's right-hand man, he bears part of Rahul's command responsibilities. In addition, Rahul also trained him carefully, which enabled him to make a leap in the caste system and be promoted to Kshatriya together with Durga.

Again, with that terrible Kushan system, there was absolutely no lack of talent, only a lack of opportunities and education. Guys like Banerjee and Durga, who were born as Shudras and were promoted to Kshatriyas by Rahul, definitely had superhuman abilities.

It's a pity that Bannerjee was facing Han Xin who had just woken up from Zhang Ren's dream. He had no way to fight him. The command he was proud of was finally judged to be the opponent's guidance, which directly shattered Bannerjee's Taoist heart that he had honed for decades.

There was no way. The reason why he was promoted by Rahul was because Banerjee could command as his deputy and help command the army when Rahul was not around. This was the thing that Banerjee was most proud of, and it was the point that enabled him to complete his class promotion. But he was easily crushed.

His Taoist faith collapsed and he committed suicide on the spot. This scene completely awakened Han Xin, which led to the subsequent story. From this point of view, Bannerjere's ability is relatively reliable.

After the heaven changed, Bannerjee, who was beyond gods and Buddhas, was naturally brought down to the human world. After all, the gods and Buddhas that Bannerjee visualized were just low-level things visualized by ordinary Shudras, and his upper limit was not high. As early as when he broke through the internal energy and left his body, he became the strongest candidate in this god and Buddha visualization system.

Even when Bannerjee died, he had far surpassed the upper limit of this god in the previous visualization diagram, so that when Bannerjee's heart was broken, it was still Bannerjee himself who descended. However, after experiencing such a cruel scene, Bannerjee completely gave up.

He pushed down the statue enshrining himself as a god, then sat on it, completely turning himself into a god and no longer caring about any human affairs. He neither wanted revenge nor wanted to see his former brothers.

Kailash, Karano, Naresh, Gars and others have come to persuade Banerjee, but let alone persuading Banerjee to come out of the shadows, it is not easy to get Banerjee to say a word. This guy now really treats himself as a clay sculpture or a wooden sculpture and doesn't even want to say a word.

As for threatening Bannerjee with death, Bannerjee, who is alone, doesn't care at all. Even if you want to kill him, he won't resist. With his faith completely broken, Bannerjee just wants to sit quietly in the shrine, be his clay sculpture or wooden sculpture, and listen to the prayers of believers.

Zhu Helai was also aware of this matter, but facing this guy who had no blind spots in all directions, Zhu Helai didn't have any good solution. The other party didn't want to come down from his throne and didn't want to communicate, so even if he had the ability to talk, it would be meaningless.

However, when Vasudeva I mentioned Gumara, Zhu Helai thought of this guy Bannerjee. If the things that Bannerjee didn't need were transferred away, the other party would probably be willing to do so.

Just like Maudgalyayana, who originally did not need to die, but easily chose death when faced with a dilemma, people always have to do some things.

"Gumala." Zhu Helai had a complicated look on his face. If he had known this would happen, he should have gone to see these three guys off when he demoted them. Some things, even if you have done them, as long as you make it clear who wins and who loses when you say goodbye, I have no intention of killing you, but for my ideal, I need you to stay where you are for now, and we'll talk about it another day.

At this level, this is not sarcasm, but a real way to be a good person.

It is a pity that Zhu Helai did not have this scene back then. If this scene had happened, when Mahinde appeared in the central government again, Zhu Helai could at least have some positive communication with the other party and obtain information about Rangarajan, Gumara and others.

"Even if we find him, he may not be willing to help us. Besides, we have to question whether Gumara is still himself now." Bankim said with some fatigue.

The second generation of Gumara grafted the wisdom and talent of the first generation, and the Gumara of gods and Buddhas grafted the consciousness and memory of the first generation. So the question is, what is driving the old man walking on the earth now? Is it some ghost or god, or something outrageous?

Therefore, even if Vasudeva I said that there was a Gumara in Kusumapura, it would be meaningless to Zhukhrai and others, because no one knew whether that was the real Gumara. Or to be more direct, even if it was the real person, the other party might not be willing to help the Kushans.

More than a decade ago, the Kushan Empire had almost exhausted the friendship between the two sides. Zhu Helai and his group at that time were just like Fa Zheng in his youth. They were too high-spirited and looked down on the older generation, which led to the situation becoming irreversible after it came to this point.

"Let's see if we can get some other plans from Rome. The plans we are currently using are a bit too bloody in the early stages, and inevitably some of them are unacceptable to Oswald." Vasudeva I said expressionlessly. Even he now understood who was in charge of the overall situation.

"I'm afraid not. In fact, not to mention Rome, even the Han Dynasty didn't have it. The path of commanding a large army, the least bloody and evil promotion plan requires the blood and bones of hundreds of thousands of enemies and us. The path of commanding a large army itself is paved with corpses. Even the most talented people need to go through this bloody road." Zhu Helai said with some fatigue.

"Ding Ding." Just as Zhu Helai opened his mouth, several knocks on the door interrupted their conversation, and then Dilip walked in quickly with a piece of intelligence and a serious expression.

"What happened?" Vasudeva I looked at Dilip and asked.

"Zhou Yu, the governor-general of the four seas of the Han Dynasty, was assassinated." Dilip said with a serious expression.

Upon hearing this answer, Zhu Helai and Bankim's faces darkened and became as solemn as Dilip. Their first reaction was that the Han Dynasty had solved the world's disaster and was ready to find a random excuse to continue the war with the Kushans.

"It's really a joke. How could Zhou Yu be assassinated?" Zhu Helai said with a gloomy expression.

Even though Oswald defeated Zhou Yu against the odds in the previous battle, Zhou Yu's battle record was well-known in Kushan, and each of his achievements was enough to shock Kushan. As for Zhou Yu's casualties, well, Kushan basically did not count Zhou Yu's casualties, because most of the troops under their command were not humans, so when they counted Zhou Yu's casualties, they also cut the data dramatically.

In this way, Zhou Yu's record of killing seemed extremely terrifying.

"It seems that the Han Dynasty is about to start a war. It is really impatient. What is the current situation of our newly built defense line in the southern part of Pataliputra?" Vasudeva I also reacted quickly. After all, Zhou Yu, a person of their level, was assassinated. The blame was put on them, the Kushans. As long as it was true and the Han Dynasty wanted to take action, they really had no way to say that the Han Dynasty had broken the contract.

Not to mention the Han Dynasty and the Kushans, after Rome confirmed that it was the Kushans who assassinated the Zhou emperor, it was probably inevitable that there would be some criticism.

"It's still a little short. After all, we don't have enough time. However, the people we left behind in Bodhgaya have caused some chaos to the Han Dynasty. We should be able to delay some time." Bankim said with a very ugly expression.

Although the Kushans had considered before that the Han Dynasty would tear up the armistice agreement ahead of schedule, they thought the probability was very low at the time. They did not expect that after the Han Dynasty took a breath, it would come up with such a thing before they had adjusted themselves. The Kushans' defenses in all aspects are now really far from adequate.

Not to mention the battle front, if the war breaks out now, the Kushans won't even be able to gather a commander-in-chief of the army and the commanders of legions at all levels. If they clash with the Han Dynasty under such circumstances, they will probably be driven in by the Han Dynasty.

It is obvious that none of the high-ranking officials of the Kushan Empire believed that Zhou Yu was really dead. After all, the Governor-General of the Four Seas and the commander of a large army was assassinated in private. What a ridiculous incident. To put it bluntly, a legion commander has to bring his own guards when he goes out, not to mention the Governor-General of the Four Seas, who is many levels higher than the legion commander!

"Knock, knock, knock." There was another rapid knock on the door. Szegedi, who was in charge of secret intelligence, also rushed over with the information, looking extremely solemn.

"What happened again?" Zhu Helai asked Szegedi with a gloomy expression.

"The Han Dynasty's governor-general of the four seas was assassinated. It has been confirmed that the man was ours." Szegedi reported to Zhu Helai with a gloomy face.

"It couldn't have been us." Zhu Helai said expressionlessly, "The Han Dynasty is really capable. They put the blame on us so quickly. The next step should be to tear up the agreement, right?"

"We did it." Szegedi looked at Zhu He calmly and said.

Zhu Helai was stunned, then looked at Szegedi and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? How could it be us who did it? Do you know how difficult it is to assassinate Zhou Yu? If we really want to carry out this assassination plan and ensure the success rate, at least the top leaders have to sit down and plan it carefully. And it's only possible."

After all, Zhou Yu was a top-level army commander, and he was also a powerful man with internal energy. It was extremely difficult to assassinate him. Moreover, if one really wanted to kill Zhou Yu, the resources and manpower required would definitely not be small, and it would definitely take a long time to make a thorough plan.

In this situation, unless the Han Dynasty was dead and Zhou Yu was also dead, it was impossible for him not to receive any news. Even if he could not obtain the most core information, he could at least hear some news.

As long as the slightest rumor was heard and Zhou Yu increased the number of his own guards, the entire assassination plan would have to be basically redone. Therefore, from the very beginning, the plan to assassinate high-ranking Han officials was never put on the table, because this kind of assassination seemed to have no value other than making the other party even more indignant. Besides, the first person to initiate the assassination would inevitably backfire later.

Therefore, Zhu Helai had at most thought about assassinating the high-ranking officials of the Han Dynasty, but he had never attended a meeting. So when he heard Szegedi say that it was indeed them, the Kushans, who carried out the assassination, Zhu Helai reflexively refuted it, saying how could it be possible that they were the ones who assassinated him? How could they, the Kushans, have the ability to do that?

"Although it's outrageous, it was indeed done by our people." Szegedi said with a wry smile, "In fact, since the attack on Qunu City, there have been many veterans who have gone out alone to assassinate Zhou Yu, but they have never succeeded."

When Vasudeva I heard this, his face turned gloomy. The biggest loss to the Kushan Empire in the battle of Kusumapura was not the loss of secret techniques and researchers, but Liu Yang. The death of Liu Yang dealt a heavy blow to the Kushan Empire and was an extremely heavy blow to Vasudeva I.

As for the Kushan veterans who later assassinated Zhou Yu, this was really too common. After Liu Yang's death, many Kushan veterans felt that their centuries-old wishes were shattered, and then they went to assassinate Zhou Yu. Of course, all those veterans were dead.

After all, even if Zhou Yu was beaten outside Qunu City, he was not someone that could be defeated by the immortal veterans. Even if there were some terrifying Kushan veterans who came to assassinate Zhou Yu, including some who were at the fifth or sixth level of smelting, they could only die on the spot when facing the fully armed Zhou Yu.

As I said, if Zhou Yu hadn't sought death himself, he would not have been assassinated.

"Our people?" Bankim pressed his temple and looked at Szegedi in disbelief.

"Yes, they were our people. They asked me to sign the certificate, and then a group of veterans formed a team and rushed all the way from the Bay of Cambay to Sumatra in a small boat. Finally, they completed the assassination in Sumatra. Our people lurking in Ye Diao City risked their lives to pass on the news and confirmed the identity of the assassin." Szegedi also found it somewhat unbelievable that the assassination was successful.

To be honest, when Szegedi issued the certificate to this group of people, he never thought that they could succeed. Just twenty or so veterans wanted to assassinate Zhou Yu, the governor-general of the Han army. This was just a dream, and it was something that could never be achieved.

Szegedi even tried to persuade them for the sake of the six-fold smelting masters who were leading the group, but these people were already preparing to sail out to the sea from the Indian Ocean to Sumatra Island. They were so determined that they would not be persuaded by Szegedi.

Considering that if we do not agree with their demands, this group of people will also make trouble in the country, and if the veterans of the fifth and sixth levels of smelting are linked together, it will only get more people involved in this matter. After all, high-level officials like Szegedi are also very clear about the situation of Dayuezhi.

The fact that Zhou Yu killed Liu Yang made everyone in Dayuezhi very indignant. It was only after Oswald stepped forward and defeated Zhou Yu, and Zhu Helai, Bankim and others found channels for the Dayuezhi to vent their grievances that the current stability was achieved.

But if you ask whether the Dayuezhi were angry or not, of course they were angry. So if they were not allowed to go abroad to assassinate Zhou Yu, then these people who could not swallow this humiliation would connect with each other everywhere, and next time they would come to find Szegedi, it would not be these same people.

So after hesitating for a long time, Szegedi issued a certificate to this group of people, and prepared ships, dry food, weapons and equipment for them, with an appearance of doing his best to provide them with supplies. In fact, Szegedi just wanted to send this group of people to Ye Diao Kingdom and then let them die at the hands of Zhou Yu.

This idea is not good, but at least it can solve the internal hidden dangers. The Princess Party is orthodox in the thinking of Dayuezhi, and it is normal to avenge their own princess.

However, now something abnormal happened. These twenty or so veterans actually killed Zhou Yu. This is really out of the blue. This is a route that Szegedi had never imagined!
"Are you sure it was our people who killed Zhou Yu?" Zhu Helai couldn't sit still anymore and stood up to ask, "Are you sure it wasn't a self-directed show?"

"It is confirmed that the assassins were our Kushan veterans. As for whether Zhou Yu was killed or not, it seems that he was. As for the fact that he directed and acted himself, we need to investigate further. Currently, this secret report was sent by our personnel lurking in Ye Diao City at the risk of their lives." Szegedi said solemnly, "We have to think carefully about what to do next."

"Did we really assassinate him?" Bankim looked at Szegedi in disbelief. Even though Szegedi had explained it clearly, just hearing this result made Bankim feel it was nonsense. Zhou Yu died just like that? After Celian's death, the emperor who ruled the world died unexpectedly?
"Let someone investigate and determine Zhou Yu's situation first. If Zhou Yu is really dead, we need to make some preparations on our side." Zhu Helai had a lot of doubts in his heart, but as Szegedi said, Zhou Yu's death was a major event that could affect the situation between the Han Dynasty and Kushan. They must make all kinds of preparations early.

"Let me ask a question." Vasudeva I, who had been listening to the conversation between the group of people but had not spoken much, suddenly spoke. His expression was obviously relieved after hearing the news of Zhou Yu's death. Ever since Liu Yang died in Qunu City, Vasudeva I couldn't help feeling a little distressed when he thought of Liu Yang.

It’s not that I love Liu Yang that much, but as a rare treasure, who wouldn’t feel sad when it was gone just like that?
"Your Majesty, please speak." Zhu Helai vaguely guessed what Vasudeva I was thinking, but still asked respectfully.

"It's like this. If Zhou Yu dies, what is the chance of our navy reaching the Malacca region?" Vessudeva I looked at Zhu Helai and asked.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Helai sighed inwardly, this was indeed a good question. Normally, Vasudeva I, who did not know much about military strategy, should not have asked such a classic question, but considering that Celian had been lingering in Malacca at the time, it was understandable.

"Now the Han navy has not recovered, and if Zhou Yu was really stabbed to death, General Meng Kangbu would be able to quickly capture Malacca with the power he currently has." Zhu Helai suppressed his inner restlessness and quickly gave his answer.

"Okay, then let's mobilize all the resources of our Kushan Empire to determine as soon as possible whether Zhou Yu is dead or not. If he is dead..." Vasudeva I said with a look of revenge on his face.

"If I die, first erect a monument for the group of people who assassinated Zhou Yu." Vasudeva I's words took a turn somewhere and fell on the group of people who assassinated Zhou Yu. It really worked. Vasudeva I felt that he really needed to erect a monument for this group of people.

"Let's investigate first to confirm. It's very difficult to assassinate a commander of a large army of Zhou Yu's level. He might be trying to trick us into taking action and lead us to tear up the armistice agreement." Zhu Helai said very rationally. After all, it was unbelievable that there were only twenty or so people and only five of them took action in the end. They could kill a commander of a large army like Zhou Yu.

"Well, this matter has a huge impact. Let's first determine whether Zhou Yu is alive or dead. We will hand over the various sealed secret detection techniques on hand to the front-line investigators to determine. We must determine an accurate and detailed result within the next half month." Vasudeva I said with some joy on his face.

Zhou Yu's battle at Kusumapura was a heavy blow to Vasudeva I. He destroyed the capital and captured the queen. If Oswald had not raised the military spirit and shaped the imperial will at the last moment to beat Zhou Yu back, the Kushan Empire would have lost all its face. Therefore, after hearing the news that Zhou Yu was assassinated, Vasudeva I couldn't help but show a hint of joy on his face.

"We'll send someone to confirm it right away. We'll gather all the intelligence as quickly as possible and record all traces into the secret mirror. Finally, we'll integrate all the information to confirm it." Zhu Helai said solemnly when he heard this. Zhou Yu's life and death is not just a personal issue. This will really provoke a war between the two major forces. And to some extent, if Zhou Yu died unexpectedly, the passivity of the overall situation of Kushan would be greatly alleviated.

"Go and investigate and make sure. I'll just be quiet." Vasudeva I waved at the group of people. As for Zhou Yu's death, compared to others who still needed to rack their brains to think about what to do next, Vasudeva I was straightforward. It was a good death, a wonderful death, and a great death!
Zhu Helai went out with Szegedi and carefully asked Szegedi about the situation when he approved the case. He confirmed that there was no problem with these veterans and there was no possibility of them being controlled by the Han Dynasty. They were real members of the princess' party and were ready to avenge Her Royal Highness the Princess with their own lives.

"It seems that there is indeed no problem. The beliefs and will of these guys still need to be recognized. Although their behavior is a little wrong, it is obviously from the heart." Zhu Helai said with some emotion. Although the existence of Beigui's Princess Party alone has big problems, even Zhu Helai has to admit that the will of this group of people is truly admirable.

"I had already tested it at that time. This group of people were really prepared to gamble their lives. To be more specific, the leader, Elnak, was the type who took the lead even though he knew the hope was slim. He said the possibility was less than one in a hundred, but if he didn't go, he would be sorry to his ancestors and wouldn't be able to get over it." Szegedi said helplessly.

There were more than 20 elite soldiers with high smelting level, and among them there were even three brothers with sixth-level smelting level. Not to mention in Kushan, even in the Han Dynasty, they were the backbone of a legion. However, just for such a possibility of less than one in a hundred, they traveled thousands of miles to attack Zhou Yu.

"But I read in the intelligence that there were only five people who tried to assassinate Zhou Yu, and the one who assassinated Zhou Yu was Ernak. Are the others in hiding?" Zhu Helai asked curiously.

Szegedi thought for a moment and said, "I think if they all got to Ye Diao City, they would definitely rush forward together. No one would choose to remain hidden. After all, more than 20 people attacking together are more likely to kill Zhou Yu than five people. Considering that only five people attacked in the end, even if a few were left to monitor and prepare, most of them would probably have died on the way to Sumatra."

Sailing is not that easy, especially since not many of Beigui’s key personnel know how to sail. In addition, the ship that Szegedi gave was not a big ship, and it is very difficult for such a medium-sized ship to cross the Indian Ocean.

By the way, Zhang Zhao and Zhang Cheng's estimation at the time that this group of people swam over from the sea was actually wrong. This group of people walked directly from the sea, treading on the water all the way. As for the ship, it was not so-called parked hundreds of miles away, but simply capsized in a typhoon. The remaining less than ten people carried the blessings of the deceased and treaded on the water all the way from the Indian Ocean to Sumatra.

This is also the reason why Cai Mao and others have not found the landing point so far, because there is no landing point at all, and there is no record of unknown strong men with wet clothes landing. This group of people walked over from the sea with dry bodies all over their bodies.

"Is that so? It is indeed very possible." Zhu Helai thought about the madness of the Beigui Princess Party and naturally understood this possibility. Others would not do such a thing, but for the Beigui Princess Party, they might really move forward for such an obsession, risking their own death.

"Send someone to investigate, collect all the intelligence and information. If possible, find a way to see if there are any veterans involved in this incident still alive. If there are, do everything you can to send them back. They should have participated in the whole thing, and even if they didn't take action, they should have been observing as lookouts or something like that." Zhu Helai ordered Szegedi.

"I have sent someone to deal with this. What I want to ask is, if Zhou Yu is really dead, what should we do afterwards?" Szegedi said very seriously. It is important to determine whether Zhou Yu is alive or dead, but what they should do after Zhou Yu dies is more important.

"If Zhou Yu is really dead, then of course we can let Meng Kangbu attack, retake the Strait of Malacca, and completely block the Indian Ocean, giving us more room for maneuver." Zhu Helai said very seriously, "This is an opportunity. As long as Zhou Yu is dead, many of our previously abandoned strategies can be found and used from the pile of old papers."

"I'm worried that Zhou Yu faked his death to trick us into breaking the armistice agreement." Szegedi said seriously, "Although I believe that the undercover personnel saw Zhou Yu being assassinated, I don't believe that Zhou Yu died so easily."

"That's why I want you to confirm it carefully. And not only you, but I will also confirm it. This time it is almost a strategic node." Zhu Helai said with a serious expression.

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