Chapter 6668 Chaos

Chapter 6668 Chaos
"Zichuan is just talking. In fact, if he really doesn't like something, he will take action. In the matter of Masinde, he just said a few words. Now the matter has come to an end." Jia Xu said to Liu Yan with a somewhat teasing tone. This kind of words are probably only said between them, and others would pretend not to hear it even if they heard it.

"In other words, you think Fu Ward really ran away?" Liu Yan said curiously.

"If Fuward doesn't take Tibet, it's just a matter of how much we lose. Although I don't know the overall situation in Tibet, if both sides are in a hurry, I'm actually more optimistic about the Qiang people." Jia Xu said in a thoughtful tone, "Although the Qiang people in Tibet are quite weak, they are really brave enough to risk their lives."

Liu Yan nodded upon hearing this. It was completely logical for Chen Xi to pay and the Qiang people to risk their lives under the current circumstances. The fighting power of both sides had not widened to the point where the Qiang people, even if they were fearless and ruthless, could not break through the defense. The Qiang people estimated that they could inflict considerable damage to Fu Ward.

"Although there is no accurate information, but based on our casual chat, I estimate that Fu Ward can only bring three to four hundred people back to Kushan in the end." Jia Xu said with a somewhat speculative tone.

"Three or four hundred people?" Liu Yan frowned. "That shouldn't be the case. There can't be so few people. After all, Fu Ward should have a legion at his disposal when he retreated. How could there be only three or four hundred people left?"

"Until now, Fuward has not appeared in Xinzhou, which means he must have been blocked, and more than once. Otherwise, he should have sent people to Xinzhou to test the waters." Jia Xu pointed to several locations on the map and said, "So Fuward is likely to have entered the mountainous area from the east side of the northern Tibetan Plateau. At this distance, if he wants to enter the Karakoram Corridor, the losses will be great."

The natural environment of the Karakoram Corridor is indeed very harsh during the current Little Ice Age, but this harshness is not enough to kill these top elite troops under Fu Ward.

After all, the elite soldiers left by Fu Ward at this time, even if they were weaker than the Western Liang Iron Cavalry that marched around the Arctic, at least kept up with the level of the Kou family's guards. Back then, Li Jue and others were able to cross the Arctic without logistics. Based on their quality, Fu Ward's group should also be able to cross the northern Tibetan mountains, enter the Karakoram Corridor, and then enter Kushan.

However, this is not the case. An important point about Li Jue and others' activities such as the Arctic circumnavigation and appreciation of Eastern European natural scenery is that even if their logistics were blown up, they could at least continue to obtain meat from the natural environment. In addition to the tea and vitamin supplements they carried with them, this group of people could rely on their own strong strength to maintain their peak.

It is different from Fu Ward who can go through the northern Tibetan mountains. There is no natural environment here that can allow Fu Ward's men to obtain continuous logistical supplies. Fu Ward, who is short of food and clothing, leads his men to take this road. To put it bluntly, the most they can have is moss to eat, and there is no guarantee that there will always be moss. This is the cruel reality.

“If there are sufficient logistics, the possibility of Fu Ward leading his men back through the northern Tibetan mountains is not low. After all, they are at the level of the Imperial Guards. If they can be easily destroyed by the natural environment, how can they be worthy of being the Imperial Guards? Without sufficient logistics…” Jia Xu said with some sarcasm.

Without sufficient logistics, this area of ​​northern Tibet would very likely become the most desperate place in Fuward's life. It would be better for him to fly back by himself.

"To some extent, this road back to Kushan can also be regarded as a road of self-examination for Fuward." Although Jia Xu had never worked with Fuward, he still made the same judgment as Masinde, "To be honest, if I were in Fuward's position, flying back directly would be good for everyone."

Liu Yan glanced at Jia Xu and said, "You make it sound easy. If Fu Ward returns alone, and we have released the news that Ma Xinde has defected to the Han Dynasty, Fu Ward's situation would be better if he could take his soldiers back."

This is the fact. Fu Ward went back alone without any soldiers. At a time when Chen Zhong and Masinde defected to the Han Dynasty, Fu Ward would have to be investigated when he returned. Even if Zhu Helai had a clear mind, it would not be easy to release Fu Ward.

"No, you're wrong. If Fu Ward flies back directly to join Oswald, there will most likely be no need for investigation. As long as Oswald trusts the other party, it will be fine. And I think Masinde will definitely tell Fu Ward these things, but I'm afraid that even if Fu Ward himself agrees with this suggestion, it will be difficult for him to change his behavior quickly." Jia Xu said with a hint of sarcasm.

Liu Yan was silent for a while after hearing this. It was really boring to stay with these top wise men.

However, from the perspective of an ordinary person, Liu Yan could still understand Fuward's choice. No matter how heroic Oswald was, he was still Fuward's junior. When Fuward was the king, Oswald was still Niranjan's younger brother, and Niranjan was the one who could chat and laugh with Fuward.

As a result, after so many years, he actually had to work for Oswald. Even though Masinde explained everything to Fuward very clearly, and even gave him special instructions and convinced Fuward, it was still difficult for Fuward to change quickly in some behaviors.

"Forget it, let's not talk about Fu Ward. What's the situation in Central Asia now? Since we happen to be in New South Wales, we really need to pay attention to the situation in Central Asia to avoid any real accidents." Jia Xu was not very interested in dwelling on the matter of Fu Ward. As long as Fu Ward left Tibet, the matter would be over. As for the rest, Fu Ward's life or death was Masinde's problem.

"In Central Asia, the situation is still quite bad, but after Xinzhou sent the stored food and grass, the situation has improved a lot." Liu Yan thought for a moment and explained, "Although there are still many bandits and the overall situation is chaotic, after the food and grass problem was solved, the major families have at least stabilized their own situation. As for the others, to be honest, it is unlikely to change in the short term."

Jia Xu nodded when he heard this. The destructive power of the East African super locust plague was there. The entire Central Asia was basically eaten up, and the people of Parthia who were not incorporated into the Han family could only become bandits at this time. After all, if they became bandits and attacked the Wu Castle of the Central Asian family, they might die. But if they did not become bandits, they would definitely die, either being eaten by others or starving to death.

What is happening in Central Asia now is no longer a matter of cannibalism by the exploiting class, but cannibalism in the actual physical sense. In short, the situation in Central Asia is horrific.

If the Han family had enough food at this time, they would really be able to win the hearts of the Parthian survivors. After all, the locust plague had reached the third wave, and they had been out of food for two months. No matter how persistent the Parthian survivors were, after two months of hunger, they would no longer care about their previous persistence.

Unfortunately, at this time, even the Han family, which had received assistance from the Han Dynasty, did not have the extra strength to support these Parthian remnants. What's more, after the situation had reached this point, the evil nature of the Han family had been revealed. It was enough to ensure that their own family did not die. As for the others, their death would make room. Before, it was difficult to wipe out these Parthian remnants who were entrenched in their sphere of influence for the sake of face, but if God helped to clear them out, the Han family would be willing to take advantage of it.

"It has come to this point. What about the two largest bandit gangs in the Parthian Empire?" Jia Xu nodded slightly when he heard this. He had his own estimate of this situation. As for cruelty, sorry, Jia Xu had seen this kind of cruelty when he was in Liangzhou before. What's more, the remnants of the Parthian Empire, sorry, I don't know them at all. I'm treating them as monkeys. I'm a bad guy!
"We were robbed by bandit troops." Liu Yan said with a long sigh.

Raguel and Mosul were actually decent people. At least the beatings of the real environment over the years had made them realize a lot of things. So in the early days of the locust plague, these two men took their men to search for supplies everywhere and rescue the people of Parthia. That was when these two men were most famous, and even the power of their men began to expand rapidly. After suffering the disaster, many Parthian survivors heard of the existence of such a force and quickly gathered towards these two men.

During that period, the prestige of Raguel and Mosul in Central Asia even surpassed that of Ardashir. However, the good times did not last long. The destructive power of the locust plague completely exceeded the estimates of the two noble descendants. As a result, after the second round of locust plague, the two men were no longer able to sustain their food supplies. In this situation, Raguel and Mosul had to provide food supplies to their regular armies first.

This is the triggering point of the conflict. When most people cannot get food, the regular army under Raguel and Mosul can eat. However, the regular army cannot bring back more food and fodder, and the horses have to eat more fodder. These are all very fatal.

When the third round of locust plague hit Central Asia, the Parthian people who had previously gathered under the command of Laguerre and Mosul chose Laguerre and Mosul to explode.

There is no other way. I have no food to eat, so I can only explode.

Then there was a chaotic battle. Laguerre and Mosul suppressed the mob with amazing strength, but they also suffered heavy losses. What was worse was that the two men's original plan to lead their young and strong men to fight to the death to destroy a Han family ended up being completely ruined instead of recovering their blood.

The young and strong were gone, and their regular army was also defeated. Moreover, massacring their own people was really a very uncomfortable act, especially since the two of them still had a certain sense of justice. In this situation, they massacred the Parthian people they had gathered together, which was a huge shock to them.

"It has really come to this." Jia Xu did not comment on this. In fact, ever since he heard that Raguel and Mosul were gathering the young and strong men of Parthia, Jia Xu had predicted that such a day would come. But it came so quickly, which was still a little beyond Jia Xu's estimation. However, on the other hand, the fact that it came so quickly could only mean that the locust plague in Central Asia was too severe.

"Some soldiers under Laguerre and Mosul also parted ways with Laguerre and Mosul after this incident. After all, their initial banner was to rescue the remnants of the Parthian people, but in the end, more Parthian remnants died at their hands than at the hands of the Han family." Liu Yan sighed and said that he could understand the pain and the behavior of both sides. Standing on a neutral position, he said that both sides had their own wills, but if they wanted him to help, then forget it. He only understood it verbally.

"Is that so?" Jia Xu pressed his temple. Now that things had come to this point, he would have to consider some subsequent matters.

The reason why Raguel and Mosul were able to stay in Central Asia and even occupied a large area without being wiped out was largely due to the private support of the Parthian remnants. This support might be food and logistics, or it might be one or two young and strong people from their own family. It was with this kind of support that these two people were able to stay in Central Asia.

But in this situation, these two people have cut off their roots, and it will be difficult for them to continue to occupy Central Asia in the future. After all, without the support of local people, these two people have to fight against the Central Asian families. They were able to fight before, because even if some of their soldiers were lost, they could quickly replenish them. The remnants of the Parthian Empire who have never joined the Han family still consider themselves to be Parthians.

But now, Laguerre and Mosul have done such things, and their basic plans have been shattered. If they want to stay in Central Asia in the future, the situation they will face will be almost the same as that of Fuward. The elite army that has no way to replenish its troops, even if it is powerful, as long as it can still break through the defense, then after several encirclements, there will probably be very few left.

In this situation, Raguel and Mosul seem to have no choice but to flee from Central Asia and join Ardashir.

To be honest, these two people were once Ardashir's subordinates, at least in name. After all, Ardashir had sent people to contact even a guy like Haftan, and established a certain master-servant relationship. Naturally, he had also come into contact with descendants of nobles like Raguel and Mosul, and the relationship between them must have been closer.

However, Ardashir probably knows what has happened to these two people in Central Asia in recent years. This time, they have failed. Their original grand plan is gone. The backup option will inevitably become the final choice. In this case...

"Are you thinking about Ardashir?" Liu Yan said with a smile. Although he didn't understand military affairs, he had people under his command who did. It didn't need to be too in-depth. They just needed to give him a general overview of the overall situation. So when Liu Yan saw Jia Xu's expression, he knew what the other party was thinking.

"Well, after what Laguerre and Mosul did, they can no longer linger in Central Asia. Before, they were able to occupy a territory no smaller than that of the top families. In addition to strength and terrain factors, another very important point is the support of the remnants of the Parthian people. This support, from manpower, material resources to information, makes it difficult for the surrounding families to kill each other." Jia Xu nodded and said, "Now it is like destroying the Great Wall by themselves."

Without the support of the remnants of the Parthian people, all the dangers of the mountains and rivers are nonsense. None of the surrounding Henei Zhang family, Shanyang Wang family, and Wenxi Pei family is an easy opponent. The reason they didn't fight before was because the three families noticed that Laguerre and his group were a force with a base. There was no need to fight to the death. They just wanted to see if they could be incorporated. It was just like the Zhongshan Kingdom that infiltrated the Central Plains during the Zhou Dynasty. They would incorporate them first and then deal with them when they had enough strength.

But now these two people have destroyed the base, what else is there to say, talk or recruit? I can eat you, why should I cooperate with you? Just do it. Even if the subordinates of Raguel and Mosul are very strong, how strong can they be? Without the young and strong to reinforce the troops and the people to provide food and grass, they will be an isolated army. Even if they win battles again and again, they will be defeated in the end because they have no soldiers.

"Will Cao Sikong be in danger? According to what you said, these two people are very likely to give up their original sphere of influence and choose to join forces with Ardashir. Now Cao Sikong and Ardashir are at war. If these two people bring their soldiers over and attack Cao Sikong from behind, can Cao Sikong really hold on?" Liu Yan said with some concern.

It is true that there are many dissatisfactions with Cao Cao's behavior. After all, he is a famous scholar. But from the perspective of the country's strategic situation, if Kandahar occupied by Cao Cao was destroyed by Ardashir, the situation of the Han Dynasty would be very ugly.

"It's okay. Although Sikong Cao has many flaws, his abilities are still trustworthy, especially recently he has been very reliable." Jia Xu said calmly, as if he had no idea what Chen Gong had done.

"Is that so?" Liu Yan did not ask any further questions. As long as the overall situation on Cao Cao's side did not collapse, Liu Yan really did not care about anything else.

When Jia Xu and Liu Yan were talking about Central Asia, Raguel and Mosul were also leading their legions, whose morale was low due to the massacre of their own brothers, to the Herat area with gloomy faces. Just as Jia Xu estimated, the two men, who had cut down their own base, could no longer stay in that dangerous place defended by the major families.

All their grand plans and aspirations ended the moment they chose to suppress the riot of the people they gathered under their command. The support they had received from the remaining Parthian people had completely become an illusion that could never be realized again. In this situation, the two men had no choice but to lead their team to join Ardashir.

But this journey is difficult, because the whole Central Asia is now in chaos. The remnants of the Parthian Empire, who have run out of food, have turned into bandits and attacked anyone who has food. They don't care whether they can conquer them or not, nor do they care whether they will die, because hunger has really driven these people crazy.

After wiping the blood off their spears, Raguel and Mosul looked at the remnants of the Parthian army lying on the ground. They were all killed by them. This was the thirteenth wave of bandit troops that intercepted them.

Poor, didn't get up
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