Chapter 6798 Qi Number

Chapter 6798 Qi Number
The closed terrain of the Kabul area gave the soldiers stationed in Kabul a considerable sense of security, but on the other hand, in this closed terrain, the fact that Barak appeared at the foot of the city with his elite soldiers and his wife, Princess Qinghe, was enough to illustrate another problem, that is, the northwest entrance of Kabul had been broken.

This is a horror that the longer a local lives here, the more he or she will understand.

"Surrender." Barak looked at the gatekeeper who was still struggling on the top of the city wall, and said with a sigh, "You all know the terrain of Kabul. The fact that I can come in is self-evident. I am also from the Great Yuezhi, and I don't want to be stained with too much blood of my own people. Open the city gate, I don't want to waste time."

"What evidence do you have!" The city gate commander struggled desperately, but in fact he knew very well that what Barak said was absolutely correct. When the other party appeared here, it was enough to prove a lot of things.

"I'm just explaining. Besides, I didn't come here alone. I brought the princess with me." Barak said with a hint of melancholy.

Barak was willing to bring Cao Wan with him. From a certain perspective, this proved a fact, that is, he would definitely win. If he didn't win, Dayuezhi would never have brought the princess with him. Besides, they had finally come to Kabul, and it was a good opportunity for them to visit their ancestors' graves and let them be happy in the nine springs. Barak was the man who fulfilled Dayuezhi's century-old wish.

"My name is Cao Wan, Princess Qinghe." Cao Wan, wearing a raincoat and a bamboo hat, had already ridden her horse to Barak's side. The officers and soldiers of the Great Yuezhi on the city wall had very complicated expressions. Only they understood this feeling, and they also realized that Barak was willing to talk to them just because they were all from the Great Yuezhi.

After all, a Great Yuezhi would never let his princess wife be in danger, and now that Barak and Cao Wan are here, there is really nothing else to say.

"Open the city gate." The order to open the city gate was finally given. As for the Parthian soldiers who stayed here, with just that few people, it was impossible for them to resist the local Dayuezhi people whose size was dozens of times larger than their own.

"We've taken the city so easily?" Cao Wan had an expression of disbelief on her face as she followed Barak into the county town. Kabul was not big, and there were only a few county towns here, including a county town of Kabul Province. But now Barak had taken the county town near the northwest entrance without a single blow.

"Normal. After all, we showed up here with a large army. The terrain of Kabul is easy to defend but difficult to attack is something we all constantly spread to Dayuezhi, and it is also a fact recognized by all the locals." Barak said with some emotion as he walked through the city gate. "However, this kind of knowledge has been spread too much. When everyone agrees with it, we led a large army to break through the easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack northwest mountain road and appeared in front of them. The more clear-headed the locals are, the more likely they are to give up struggling."

When the Taliban reached Kabul, the United States gave up struggling. There was nothing to say. The local political forces supported by the United States simply exploded themselves, and there was no need to fight at all. Although there were some other factors involved, the personal arrival of Princess Barakga was enough to outweigh these so-called other factors.

Therefore, when the army arrived here, as long as Barak showed a certain attitude, it would not be too difficult to deceive the city. After all, Barak was indeed a local, and Cao Wan was indeed a princess. In this situation where the situation was hopeless, the way out was laid out, and the locals would not be stupid and would follow the trend.

"General Barak." Carlo, who was stationed in this county, had been waiting for Barak at the gate of the government office with the seal. When he saw Barak appear, he held up the seal with both hands and handed it to Barak, then saluted very respectfully. He did have loyalty, but he would not commit suicide for Ardashir. Following Barak, he could also have food to eat.

"Carlo, you are not a soldier now." Kabechi said with some sigh as he looked at the general who once belonged to his command.

"General Cabernet." Carlo saluted respectfully. "I didn't expect you all to come together. It seems that General Ardashir is doomed. But you are right. The army has arrived here."

"I thought you would defend the city to the death, but you surrendered the city." Barak looked at Carlo and said, "Since you have surrendered to Ardashir, you should be loyal to him no matter what."

"How many people do you think are left in my city?" Carlo sighed. "Ardashir left with the main force and took some of the garrison soldiers with him. We are seriously short of manpower. We can't defend it if we try to. It's better to keep our dignity."

"Very good. Now write letters to inform the other three counties in the northwest and see if you can convince them to vote as well." Barak glanced at Carlo. The other party should have known their strength by now, but since things have come to this, there is nothing else to say.

"I tried my best, but the effect may not be very good. After all, they didn't see the army, and I don't recommend sending letters to these three counties because there is a flood in the east and Tulansha is still there. Besides, even if they surrender now, they will still need resources and rescue." Carlo sighed in his heart. He knew that he was on a pirate ship, but it has come to this point, what else can he say.

"Then send it." Barak said calmly, "Next, I will take over the defense system of the county wall and wait for the main force of our army to arrive."

Carlo said no more and acted as a tool obediently, starting to send letters to the three nearby places. With the attitude of "if it works, that's the best, if it doesn't, forget it", a county magistrate actually agreed, and then he brought the county lieutenant and the local young and strong reserves to join Barak.

However, at this time, the Kabul County City had already received the news of Barak's invasion. Even though Ardashir was not there, Tawasdes had a fever due to the cold rain, and Turansha had already gone to the county town in the northeast to handle disaster relief. Gorgan, who was appointed to the position in an emergency, also sent someone to notify Ardashir as soon as possible, and he gathered his main forces to attack the county town occupied by Barak.

Kabul is not a very big place. The entire river valley is less than 5,000 square kilometers. The city of Kabul is located close to the center, about 100 kilometers away from the northwest entrance. The county town occupied by Barak on the northwest entrance is only about ten kilometers away from the northwest entrance.

This is also the reason why Ardashir was able to arrive so quickly in the heavy rain. Conversely, if it had not rained, Ardashir would definitely have been able to kill the Han army before it broke through the northwest entrance and completely block the possibility of the Han army breaking through Kabul.

However, the key factor that made this operation possible was the weather. The Han Dynasty controlled the weather and was able to break through to the Kabul Valley so successfully.

Likewise, Barak was able to quickly reach the county town here with his army because the distance was very close.

But on the other hand, this place is close to the northwest entrance, but quite far from Kabul County City. The distance between the two cities is about ninety kilometers. If it is a sunny day, Gorgan's rescue should arrive within an hour. But now it is a heavy rain, and it is a heavy rain with cold fog. Even if Gorgan is a god, it is impossible for him to arrive here within an hour.

This gave Barak the opportunity to operate.

"Send this letter and the seal to the front line." Barak said with a smile. "The reinforcements from Kabul will probably take two or three hours to arrive given the current situation. It will take less than an hour for Ardashir to arrive from the northwest entrance of Kabul. Let's shake his mind first. Well, who knows, if there are other counties that surrender, we can use our bargaining chips to overwhelm Ardashir without even fighting."

"Is that so?" Cao Wan lowered her head and thought. She was actually quite smart. Plus, she was born in a family like the Cao family. Even if she didn't want to understand many things, she would be forced to learn them by the environment. So Cao Wan could understand some things about mentality and tactics.

"Well, this seal will make Ardashir realize that our rear has been taken over by us. However, it is only a seal of a county. I believe that Ardashir can still hold on with his mental strength. If there is a second seal, it will be enough to prove that we are aggressively attacking cities and territories, and then Ardashir will have to turn back." Barak explained to Cao Wan with a smile.

"Can't we forge the seal?" Cao Wan thought of this shortcut the first time.

"No, because it is easy to find loopholes in forged items. We cannot be sure how these seals made by Ardashir are anti-counterfeiting. Because of me, all the seals here have been reset." Barak said helplessly.

If these seals were not reset, Barak would be able to go in alone and kill his way in. After the anti-counterfeiting was changed, Barak would forge according to his own experience, which could easily lead to loopholes. If loopholes were to appear in this situation, it would not only hit Ardashir's mind, but would also make Ardashir think that this was a strategy of the Han Dynasty.

To be honest, this was indeed a strategy of the Han Dynasty, which was to make Ardashir believe that a large number of Han army main forces had descended from the sky and were attacking his hometown, forcing Ardashir to abandon his garrison at the northwest entrance of Kabul, and instead retreat to rescue and allow Xu Huang and his party to enter the Kabul area.

The Han army now has only about 10,000 troops available. In this situation, if this strategy is not used to force Ardashir to retreat, the fight between Xu Huang and Ardashir at the northwest entrance of Kabul will inevitably end in a lose-lose situation.

The problem was that Xu Huang suffered heavy losses and failed to enter the Kabul Valley. The two thousand men on Barak's side were of no use under the siege of the main force led by Gorgan.

Without the main force of the Han army arriving here to garrison, even if Barak was able to fight, he would sooner or later be worn down by Ardashir's group of officers.

Therefore, the correct idea is to trick Ardashir away and let Xu Huang in to join him.

To be honest, as long as Ardashir was sure that the Han army had really started to capture cities in the Kabul Valley and quickly captured two county towns, he would have to withdraw quickly. Because if he did not withdraw, once the Han army completed the overall blockade of the northwest entrance, they would be attacked from both sides and would be ready to annihilate Ardashir.

More importantly, once the Han army quickly captured the two county towns, it would mean that the Han army had a large-scale main force inside the Kabul Valley. The defense system of Kabul, which was known as a natural barrier, had loopholes that could be bypassed. Ardashir had to find this loophole in order to continue defending.

Under such circumstances, Ardashir would most likely abandon the mountain road northwest of Kabul, allowing Xu Huang to enter, while he would lead his troops to retreat and wait until the entire situation was determined before launching an attack.

The problem is that Kabul's natural defense line has no loopholes at all. If Ardashir withdraws, he will hand over the county town occupied by Barak. When Xu Huang and Barak meet in the county town, it will be very difficult for Ardashir to capture the county town again after he realizes that he has been deceived.

All Cao Ang needed to do afterwards was to hold out until the arrival of 40,000 elite soldiers led by Xiahou Yuan, Cheng Yu and others. Then he would have completely taken control of the northwest entrance of Kabul. The subsequent strategy would no longer have to consider the most difficult problem of natural dangers, and the war would take place directly inside the Kabul Valley.

In this case, even if Ardashir had supernatural powers, he would not have any good solution.

"Bellona, ​​you arrange people to deliver the seal to Ardashir, and then send someone to inform General Cao that I have captured the county town here. Let them keep an eye on the changes on the Ardashir front and see if they can take a gamble." Barak handed the seal to Bellona and said very solemnly, as this was related to the subsequent victory or defeat.

"I will complete your order until my death." Bellona answered loudly, then left quickly with the seal. After Barak arranged for Cao Wan, he climbed up the city wall in the rain with a sword in hand and began to do his best to deploy defenses in the rain.

Soon, an incredible piece of news came. When Barak heard the news, he was ecstatic. Sometimes, luck really works, and he brought his wife with him this time. His ancestors began to work hard, and the magistrate of a county actually decided to join Barak after receiving Carlo's manifesto. According to the magistrate, Ardashir oppressed the locals, and the young and strong people in their county were all soldiers, leaving no way for them to survive, so they might as well rebel against him!

The other party said that he would personally lead the local young and strong to meet Barak, and in order to gain Barak's trust, he even directly sent the county magistrate's seal over.

Barak didn't believe that Ardashir oppressed the locals, causing all the young and strong people there to be soldiers with no channels for promotion. Barak even suspected that the county magistrate wanted to launch a surprise attack or something. After all, while Barak made the Great Yuezhi envious, he also gained a lot of jealousy and hatred, so there were also people who wanted to take the opportunity to kill him.

But it doesn’t matter whether the county magistrate who came here really wanted to rebel against Ardashir or had some other ideas. What matters is that the county magistrate sent the seal first in order to gain his trust. Doesn’t this fully prove that the main force of the Han army is rapidly conquering cities in the Kabul Valley? Doesn’t this put pressure on Ardashir?

"Don't worry about the county magistrate for now. Kabechi, take this seal and your men, and quickly let Ardashir know that we have captured another county." Barak ordered Kabechi with an evil smile. The seal of a county might be an accidental accident, where a small group of Han troops broke in and captured the county by surprise attack or deception, but two, that would be completely different. Moreover, such a short time interval meant that the Han army at least divided its troops into two groups to attack Kabul.

Considering that they had captured two counties in such a short period of time, there might be 20,000 to 30,000 Han troops in the Kabul Valley. Once this possibility appeared in Ardashir's mind, Barak didn't believe that Ardashir's brain would not be boiling!
"Yes, General, I will deliver this item intact to Ardashir." Kabechi answered loudly, then left quickly with several key members and the seal.

At the same time, Ardashir had received news that the main force of the Han army had captured a county town in the Kabul River Valley. Because the seal was sent, a simple comparison and confirmation was enough to prove its authenticity. Moreover, the fall of the county town doubled the pressure on Ardashir.

But just as Barak had thought before, the mere fall of a county town was not enough to overwhelm Ardashir's mind. After all, if he withdrew at this time, it would be equivalent to allowing Xu Huang to lead the Han army directly into the Kabul Valley. By then, dealing with Xu Huang might not just be the fall of a county town.

So after receiving the intelligence, Ardashir gritted his teeth and ordered a powerful attack. At this point, he could only risk heavy losses and repel the enemy with Xu Huang, then guard the northwest entrance of the Kabul Valley and mobilize his elite troops to wipe out this Han army that had appeared in the Kabul Valley for unknown reasons.

However, they are threatening us just by capturing a county town. I think the enemy's military strength will not be too large. When the time comes, our main force will rush up and take them down directly. After all, this is Ardashir's old nest, and all kinds of siege equipment are very complete. After the weather clears, we will just attack in one go. Now we have to repel Xu Huang first.

At this time, Xu Huang also received the news that Barak had captured a county town. He also guessed Ardashir's mentality and mobilized all his elite soldiers to counterattack without thinking. He would rather suffer heavy losses than retreat!

For a time, the intensity of the battle at the northwest entrance of Kabul increased dramatically, and the casualties on both sides rose rapidly. However, this situation did not last for more than half an hour, and Xu Huang and Ardashir both received the second piece of intelligence that Barak had captured another city.

Ardashir was extremely silent at this moment in the cold rain.

Slipped away, it seems that I am one of those people who can't save the manuscript until the last moment, sigh