Chapter 6731: Seeing one spot reveals the whole leopard

Chapter 6731 A glimpse of one spot reveals the whole leopard
Yan Xing may seem not very famous, but in the Battle of Kandahar, when he killed Kapil in the battle, Yan Xing's special legion talent of moving shadow soldiers showed amazing value.

It was also at that time that Ardashir remembered Yan Xing. After all, no matter how unstable Kapil's performance was, the one who could command the imperial scepter must be the most core backbone of Kushan. However, such a person was caught off guard by the ambush of Yan Xing's legion's talents. Although he did not die at the hands of Pang De, Xiahou Yuan and others, it also laid the groundwork for Kapil's death.

In addition, the three existing empires basically all acknowledge a fact, that is, those who can open the eagle emblem in Rome, or use the imaginary eagle emblem, the Han Dynasty can open the legion talent, the Parthian Empire can open the heart abyss, and the Kushan Empire can use the mind image are all the backbone officers of the country.

As for Nangui's blessing from gods and Buddhas, forget it. This thing is just for fun, and it's okay to use it in games with non-empires. In the imperial battlefield, this thing is basically classified as small fry. Of course, if you say that you have surpassed gods and Buddhas and achieved the essence of gods and Buddhas, then you are also a hero.

In other words, officers and generals who possess the above-mentioned qualities, no matter how low-key they are, will be considered elites in the eyes of the three great empires.

So no matter how low-key Yan Xing is, since he has the talent of the Legion, even if Ardashir doesn't know him, he will be able to infer who this person is when he sees the effect of the Legion talent. What's more, this kind of power from officers can grow by itself. The power displayed by Yan Xing at this moment is enough for Ardashir to take it seriously. Originally, it was thought that Yan Xing could only release twice the shadow soldiers at most and then there would be no cloud energy, but when he went all out, he actually released seven times!
Even though the combat effectiveness of the shadow soldiers is only at the level of regular soldiers without consciousness division, with more than 30,000 regular soldiers, even Ardashir would find it difficult to deal with them. However, precisely because of this difficulty, Ardashir is even more determined to kill Yan Xing.

After all, the 30,000 weak shadow soldiers, even if they fight around the main body, are only at the level of regular pawns in actual combat, and their defense is so weak that they can only be used as pads. Facing attacks of will attribute, they can be killed with one blow. The problem is that Yan Xing released more than 30,000 of these things in one breath!
This is more than 30,000!

Before the Roman Third Eagle Legion was brutally killed by Huangfu Song, during the decisive battle of Ctesiphon, a legion brought auxiliary soldiers to block a gate. So what if they were weak? The shadow soldiers were brave and fearless!
Even if they are only at the level of regular soldiers, with more than 30,000 regular soldiers, it will take you a long time to kill them unless you are from the White Horse Volunteers. Ardashir is well aware of how difficult this kind of thing is. He is even very clear now that Yan Xing is most likely the bait released by Kandahar. But even so, Ardashir decided to kill Yan Xing at the cost of some losses!
At the extreme level, you can explode seven times as many shadow soldiers. No matter how much backlash there will be later, the root of the internal energy leaving the body is there. As long as you don’t die suddenly, you can still play like this in the future!

Ardashir doesn't want to face this situation again next time, but Yan Xing is alive, so he has to face it even if he doesn't want to. So today, Yan Xing must die, even if he has to fight with the main force of Cao's army in the rain, to get rid of this trouble!
"Master!" Tavasdes shouted loudly when Ardashir rode his horse towards the direction where Yan Xing's voice came from.

If Ardashir still had a little bit of luck, Tavasdes could guarantee that this was a trap set by Cao Cao. The only difference was whether the soldiers would be replaced by floods, or ambushes would be sent out from all directions, or it might just be a head-on battle before Ardashir retreated.

For Tavasdes, there are only these three possibilities. If it is the first one, it is not a big deal, because both sides have such tricks. Just as Cao Ang estimated, Ardashir is outside and Cao Cao is inside. If Cao Cao can build it, Ardashir can naturally find it in a remote valley.

As for the second one, it is a routine operation. The two sides will fight a big battle. Ardashir will suffer heavy losses, but he will definitely not lose. The news of the disunity in Cao's army is now very clear to Ardashir. This kind of ambush plan that requires cooperation and coordination is not easy for Cao Cao to use at present.

On the contrary, it was the last one that made Tavasdes look a little gloomy. If it was the last one, then Tavasdes would need to carefully consider what the level would be if there was a flood in the Kabul Valley. After all, the actual measurement meant making preparations for the future.

Contrary to Cao Cao's estimation, Ardashir was really working hard to run the business in Kabul. Tawasdes also suggested that Ardashir should run Kabul as his hometown.

This was very different from the situation in the Caucasus at that time. Ardashir knew clearly that he would have to abandon it sooner or later because it was under the nose of Rome. As long as Ardashir developed a little, he would inevitably abandon it.

So when he was in the Caucasus, even though part of the reason was that Ardashir was too young at the time and because of his aristocratic habits, from a strategic point of view, Ardashir really had no choice but to exhaust all the resources in that place. If he didn't do that, he would be doomed sooner or later.

But it was different in Kabul. The terrain itself was easy to defend but difficult to attack, and the support from the Kushans behind was quite sufficient. Ardashir could develop without any scruples and maximize the potential of this place, instead of treating it as a so-called door cloth and throwing it away after use.

Although Tawasdes mocked Ardashir for building mediocre flood control facilities in Kabul, if we consider the real situation in northern Guizhou, this behavior is enough to explain many problems.

In other words, if Cao Cao's plan succeeded and he took advantage of the heavy rain to capture the northwestern entrance of Kabul, Ardashir would most likely not concentrate his forces to attack Cao Cao, but would concentrate his forces to rescue the people of Kabul as much as possible.

Of course, this behavior was not only because Ardashir treated Kabul as his hometown, but a big part of the reason was that Ardashir was confident that even if Cao Cao seized the northwest entrance of Kabul, he would be able to drive Cao Cao out.

"I know this is a bait, but in just a short while, the opponent has seven times more shadow soldiers. If we don't take him down while he is alone, will we have another chance next time?" Ardashir said very seriously.

Tavasdes said nothing, then sighed, "Don't use some tricks. I'm worried that Cao Cao might want to test the Lord's fighting ability next."

"Once Cao Cao's main force arrives, we will use the things that the Kushans gave us. Let Bakza lead the Undead Guards to cover the rear, and let Sakara lead the Kshatriya warrior legion to roam the outer mountain roads." Tavasdes pulled Ardashir and instructed.

As for Ardashir, Tavasdes would try to persuade him if possible, and if that didn't work, he would just find the best response strategy under the current situation. Moreover, in his opinion, Ardashir was already good enough, he just lacked a little luck. He was able to listen to advice, and when he didn't listen, it was because he had his own ideas. For example, now, even he had to admit that Ardashir was right - if he didn't kill Yan Xing now, would there be such an opportunity next time?

"Okay!" Ardashir nodded solemnly. The Holy Death Knights under his command had used the special effects of miracles to lock onto Yan Xing's direction. Then, under the leadership of Ardashir, they plunged directly into the rain.

"Go and inform Fares to send some men to the valley first, and then lead the troops to the Helmand River crossing to garrison there with the defense facilities built before." Tavasdes said to the veteran who was protecting him, "Although I don't think Cao Cao will fight us to the death at this time, I think we still have to guard the retreat."

Upon hearing this, Upat, who was protecting Tavasdesh, nodded, gave some instructions to the guards around him, and then quickly left with the three of them.

"Isulan, you must return to Kabul as quickly as possible and ask Turanshah who remains in Kabul to take the people up the mountain as much as possible." After Upat left, Tavasdes said to his other guard. While speaking, Tavasdes even took out his coat of arms and seal to prove his identity and handed them to Isulan.

Tavasdes has fully understood the situation. Although there are three possibilities now, the possibility that Cao Cao's forces are accumulating strength for the next step is the most likely.

In this case, Tavasdes had to make arrangements in advance. After all, if Ardashir did nothing wrong, Cao Cao should have no way to deal with Ardashir, just like Ardashir now had no good way to deal with Cao Cao.

To be honest, Ardashir had been farming well and had been implementing the strategy of defending the Kabul Valley in the past two years. Why did he suddenly come and fight Cao Cao? It was because he learned that Cao Cao's forces were in serious internal turmoil, and the locust plague had eaten up Cao Cao's new grain. Because Ardashir was living on the plateau, he did not encounter the locust plague, so he came up with the idea of ​​launching a sudden attack.

Ardashir, with his whole army united, had a very difficult time fighting against Cao Cao, who had huge internal conflicts, whose officers and soldiers were not always effective, and whose core areas had also suffered disasters. Theoretically speaking, after Ardashir retreated, Cao Cao should not have sent troops to pursue Ardashir unless he was stupid.

To put it bluntly, even Tavasdes was quite confused about where Cao Cao got his food and logistics. It was a locust plague, and he was suffering from a disaster, so why was Cao Cao still able to sustain his food supply?

The reason is very simple. What Cao Cao eats now is the grain and grass sealed in Kandahar by the Zhen family. There was no other way because Cao Cao got excited that year and killed many aristocratic families. The small accounts of the Zhen family here were also killed. However, after the killing, Cao Cao was carried away. After a period of time, the Zhen family proved that they did not over-issue and that they really had goods worth 20 billion.

Kandahar was mortgaged to the Zhen family, which was the reason why the elders of the Zhen family later mobilized people to Kandahar and stockpiled a large amount of supplies in Kandahar. Then the Zhen family also went bankrupt, and Lao Cao's biggest creditor died directly.

As for other creditors, apart from Rome, there are no other creditors. The Zhen family concentrated all the debts of others on themselves in order to better control Lao Cao. They did not want to create such a big mess in Kandahar.

This is also the reason why Lao Cao still has food to eat even though his plantation was eaten by locusts, because now all Lao Cao eats comes from the Zhen family, and because of the Zhen family's operations, that is, Zhen Yan did not actually want to deal with Lao Cao in the first place, the elders of the clan collectively sidelined Zhen Yan in this regard, resulting in the Zhen family's accounts in Kandahar being a mess.

If Zhen An, Zhen Ming and other clan elders were still alive, the accounts with Kandahar could still be settled. But now these guys have been hacked to death by Zhen Yan, and the accounts with Kandahar can only be settled verbally. In addition, Zhen Yao really didn't want to get entangled in this matter, so he made an agreement with Cao that Kandahar would have half of the Zhen family's territory, and Zhen's resources in Kandahar could be used by Cao at his discretion.

Then Cao Cao turned his fortunes around. He had territory and food. Although he suffered a disaster, he could still continue fighting against Ardashir.

By the way, before Zhen Yao came, Cao Cao, who was short of food, had secretly opened the Zhen family's underground granary. After all, there would be chaos without food. The Zhen family's people in Kandahar withdrew inexplicably, leaving behind a lot of resources. Cao thought that the Zhen family was a wealthy family, so it would be no big deal to have a bite occasionally.

This was also the reason why Zhen Yao acknowledged the fact after he arrived and agreed that it was the existing resources that Lao Cao could use at will. Insisting on it would not solve the problem but would only lead to embarrassment. After all, the bad things that happened in the Zhen family had made Zhen Yao realize that power was still very important. It would be better to have good relations with the local tyrants in the new place. In addition, he had just made his brother-in-law angry, so he should keep a low profile recently.

In short, Cao got a bargain. He now has enough food and grass to continue fighting Ardashir. Although he cannot send out troops on a large scale, he can still use his main force to disgust Ardashir.

Although Tavasdes didn't know this, he knew that Cao Cao, a force with internal turmoil and food shortage, dared to test Ardashir's true combat effectiveness at this time. It meant that either Ardashir would definitely explode next, or Cao Cao had some ultimate move that he hadn't used yet.

Considering that Cao has not come up with any amazing moves over the years, the only possibility is Ardashir's sudden defeat. And given Cao's current state, if he takes the initiative to challenge Ardashir, he will be at an absolute disadvantage in terms of geographical location and human resources. The only possibility is the right time.

Just by going over it in his mind, Tavasdes had realized a lot of things. Considering that his own astronomical researchers were far inferior to those of the Han Dynasty, Tavasdes thought it would be better to prepare for it as early as possible. Even if the prediction was wrong, it would only add some burden to Turansha.

Besides, even if it was a mistake and the people were moved to the top of the mountain, but the flood did not occur, it would only be ridiculed and a little prestige would be lost, which would not have much impact. After all, there is still room for maneuver for this kind of behavior. After all, it is for the safety of people's lives, so it can be justified.

If there really was a heavy rainstorm and a major flood, the countless lives lost would mean that they had completely established their foothold in Kabul. At that time, the difficulty of Cao Cao's attack on Kabul would at least increase by half.

So after comparing the two, Tavasdes decided to send someone to inform Tulansha now, and let Tulansha organize people to go up the mountain. I have no other intention. I, Tavasdes, believe in the astronomical and climate level of your Han Dynasty. I firmly believe that you are the best in the world in this aspect!

Although Isulan was somewhat resistant to this, it was of no use. He even tried to persuade Tavasdes again and again that if he left, the guards around Tavasdes would be too weak, and what would happen if he encountered the enemy? However, Tavasdes still forced Isulan to take the emblem and sigil to Kabul as quickly as possible to inform Turansha to move everyone to the mountains.

On the other side, after Yan Xing finished yelling, he heard Ardashir's voice and knew that something was wrong. After cursing a few words, he quickly had someone carry the old man Li Jiong, who was over 60 years old, and found a place to retreat. He also mobilized a large number of shadow soldiers to cover the rear.

"Run, run. If Ardashir rushes over, we will be in trouble." Yan Xing said without any bottom line. The people of Liangzhou were very open-minded on this aspect. If it was a sunny day and there was no battlefield to cover him, then for the sake of the army's morale, Yan Xing could only bite the bullet and go ahead. But now, except for more than 30 personal guards around me, who could see me, Yan Xing? Of course I ran away.

"Brother Li, how do you feel now?" Yan Xing abandoned his horse and ran away with Li Jiong, asking as he ran. If Li Jiong could use this trick again, Yan Xing thought that if he took detours like this and brought 300 of his elite brothers under his command, he might be able to fight Ardashir!

After all, Yan Xing's subordinates have fought in the imperial battlefield for so many years, and they must have accumulated a lot of elite backbones. It is true that they cannot defeat the miracle. Even if Li Jiong rushed up to attack the miracle soldiers, he might be killed if he didn't get the chance. But the miracle soldiers cannot be killed with just one or two swords when attacking such highly refined elite.

If such a group of people rushed forward and fought fearlessly against the Miracle Soldiers, after two waves, if they didn't kill the remaining Holy Death Knights of Ardashir, they could at least completely destroy them.

"Bullshit, carry me away!" Li Jiong cursed. He could not feel his elite talent anymore. Damn it, if there were no traces of smelting, Li Jiong would have suspected that the move just now had directly destroyed more than 20 years of hard work.

"Can it still be used?" Yan Xing was overjoyed. From now on, you are my, Yan Xing's, elder brother. Whenever I go out and fight on the battlefield, I will definitely bring you with me. You are my amulet!
"It will take at least two years to recover." Li Jiong said tiredly.

When Yan Xing was carrying Li Jiong away, Cao Cao's army had already rushed in despite the rain. The main hall, which was originally full of people, was left with only Cao Cao and Cao Ang after several counselors left.

"You shouldn't have deployed troops in advance." Cao Cao said to Cao Ang.

"If not, just watch people's hearts collapse?" Cao Ang looked calm.

I heard that the monthly ticket rules will be changed today, right?