ebookland Chapter 263 Han Xin's Strategy to Destroy the Enemy
Chapter 263 Han Xin's Strategy to Destroy the Enemy
On the banks of the Peacock River, Sari Shuka, the sixth king of the Maurya Dynasty, was furious.
"Moradi, how did you command the army, and even cross a bridge and collapse it?"
Sari Shuka asked loudly with anger.
He was still complacent just now, showing off the might of the War Elephant Legion with the monarchs of those small countries.
More confidently thinking about defeating the Qin army, recovering the lost land of the Maurya Dynasty, and recasting the great cause of Ashoka in the past.
As a result, as soon as the words were finished, the wooden bridge of Nuo Da on the Kongque River suddenly collapsed.
His proud army of war elephants fell into the river one after another and became drowned chickens.
Do you think Sari Shuka can't be angry?
If it weren't for the dry season of the Kongque River, the entire army of the War Elephants would be wiped out.
Even so, hundreds of war elephants were still frightened and rushed randomly into the army formation, causing a lot of casualties.
The monarchs of the small country who were not in harmony at first became even more suspicious when they looked at Sari Shuka's eyes.
Some people even privately said that the sudden break of the wooden bridge was due to the atrocities committed by Sarishuka in the past, which angered the god Vamana, and thus sent this ominous omen.
"Your Majesty, the end will be in vain!"
Moradi continued to cry out with an aggrieved face.
Obviously, it was Sari Shuka himself who said that he wanted all the subjects of the Mauryan Dynasty to see the might of the war elephant army, so that all the war elephants lined up and marched. He just followed orders.
"Come here, drag this guy who has confused the morale of the army out for me and chop him up!"
Sari Shuka glanced at the other generals and said angrily:
"What are you looking at, why don't you hurry up and fix the bridge for me!"
"One day, this king will only give you one day, if the army cannot cross the Kongque River after one day, this king will kill you all."
Sari Shuka roared, and when the generals saw this, they immediately dispersed, calling for their soldiers to cut down trees and build bridges.
......
"This relic Shuka is too outrageous, isn't it?"
Even Han Xin couldn't help being taken aback when he received the news from Jinyiwei's spies.
"General Han, the Peacock Legion is only halfway through, and the Elephant Legion is on the other side of the river. Can we take this opportunity to clean up the more than [-] people who have already crossed the river?"
Po Lai suggested with an excited face.
Bo Cai was afraid of the war elephant army, but he was very confident in dealing with the ordinary army of the Mauryan Dynasty.
Hundreds of previous battles have thoroughly proved that the Da Yuezhi cavalry is stronger than the Maurya army.
Even the most elite cavalry regiment of the Maurya Dynasty was no match for the Da Yue clan's iron cavalry.
Their Da Yue clan's iron cavalry often only needs a few charges to break the morale of the Maurya army, and then only need to capture the prisoners.
The captives of the Maurya Dynasty are all real money now!
"Yes, but the general can only give you [-] cavalry, are you confident?"
Han Xin looked at Po Cai with a smile on his face.
"No problem, [-] cavalry are enough to deal with those useless peacocks!"
Bo Lai was immediately overjoyed, he didn't expect that Han Xin actually agreed.
According to intelligence, the troops that have crossed the Kongque River are basically infantry.
Cavalry fighting infantry, even if the number is a little smaller, is not a problem at all.
What's more, fighting with Han Xin during this period of time, Bo Cai felt that he had learned a lot of advanced military art, which was more than enough to bully the Peacock.
If there are fewer people, the rewards that can be distributed will be much more.
This is a total of more than ten thousand young and strong captives, even if each person is only rewarded with a few dollars, it is not a lot for them Da Yuezhi.
Moreover, there must be many other trophies on the soldiers of the Maurya Dynasty.
Just a little bit of trickery is enough for Bocai to make a fortune.
Seeing that Han Xin was still hesitant, Bo Cai quickly said:
"General Han, I would like to issue a military order to ensure that the Maurya Dynasty army that crosses the river can be defeated. If it is invincible, it will be a military law."
Han Xin pondered for a moment after hearing the words, and then said:
"Since you have issued a military order, I will give you this chance. Remember to be careful and not to underestimate the enemy!"
Han Xin "kindly" reminded.
Bo Cai excitedly took the command arrow from Han Xin's hand, turned around and left the camp of the Chinese army, and began to select men and horses.
Now the Da Yue Clan's cavalry has been preliminarily reorganized according to the military system of Da Qin.
Even Bo Cai, the lord of the Da Yue Clan, without Han Xin's military orders, would be dealt with by military law if he assembled troops in private.
But now that he got Han Xin's command arrow, it's different.
In the tent, looking at the back of Bo Cai leaving, Han Xin's eyes flashed a cold light.
After a little thought, Han Xin turned his head and said:
"The things that Zhongli was going to ask you to prepare are all ready?
"Back to Captain, 20 cows, [-] catties of kerosene, [-] sharp knives, and all kinds of fire starters are all ready!"
"Master Captain, are you planning to attack with fire?"
"Although this fire ox is powerful, it might not be effective against war elephants."
Zhou Bo asked curiously.
"When you are free, you should read more books."
Han Xin picked up a Maurya Dynasty book that had been translated into Qin language from the desk:
"Cows, in the eyes of my Qin people, are just the labor of plowing the land, but in the eyes of the peacock people, they are symbols of gods and have a lofty status."
"It is said that among the people of the Maurya Dynasty, there are many young girls who marry the white cow and take care of the white cow for the rest of their lives."
"You said that if [-] god-like fire bulls attacked their army formation, what would they do?"
"The War Elephant Legion is indeed very strong, but what will happen if the commanding riders are in chaos?"
"Besides, I have personally tested the war elephants that Yang Zaixing captured a few days ago, even if they are well-trained war elephants, they are also naturally afraid of fire."
"Moreover, the general also discovered that this war elephant looks mighty and powerful, but it is actually very timid. Not only is it afraid of fire, but it will scare them if it is too loud."
"Especially when a large number of companions were killed or injured, the war elephants would go berserk and go on a rampage, which would inevitably bring huge losses to the other armies of the Mauryan Dynasty."
Han Xin smiled and explained to a confidant general.
"Lord Captain, you really have a clever plan!"
Zhou Bo, Zhong Limei and the others immediately showed admiration on their faces.
No wonder Han Xin didn't panic at all before. It turned out that he had a perfect plan in mind.
"I don't dare to be a genius, my ability is far worse than that of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Han Xin waved his hand and said:
"You and Zhong Limei go and make preparations first. After the main force of the Maurya Dynasty lands, it will be the time for the decisive battle between our army and the Maurya Dynasty!"
"In this battle, as long as we can capture or kill the Peacock King alive, the already divided Maurya Dynasty will inevitably disintegrate in an instant and lose its ability to resist."
"The last general takes orders!"