Mythical Version of the Three Kingdoms

Mangzhong's requirement for his eldest son was to throw a wave every ten seconds. The speed was not required to be fast, but he must not throw it randomly. When throwing, he should circle the direction of Fuward and shoot to death. As for the others, even if the enemy rushed to the front, he must not throw it randomly and shoot in a uniform manner.

In addition to the first wave of arrows, there were waves of spears thrown afterwards. The terrible speed brought by the instantaneous burst of power was such that even a wooden spear could inadvertently cause damage and death to the most elite headquarters under Fuward.

"My men, follow me!" Mangzhong stabbed the elite headquarters of the camel cavalry with a gun. Relying on his strong body and the advantage of physical strength from waiting for the opportunity, with the cooperation of the guards, he stabbed a camel cavalry headquarters to death in a few strokes.

At the same time, more camel riders rushed up. As top elites who had participated in the Empire War, even if they were ambushed, even if they were at the critical point of cooking, even if they were a little hungry because they missed a meal, they did not blow up the camp when facing the sudden attack of Mangzhong, but instead tightened their weapons at the first time.

Then the middle and lower-level officers led by the Centurion Team commanded the squad leader at the first time, identified the main direction of the attack, and then organized people to start fighting against Mangzhong on the spot.

That's right, these well-trained middle and lower-level officers performed almost at the same level as good generals like Fu Ward in the initial response to chaos and emergencies.

So although Mangzhong caught Fu Ward off guard, he did not, as Mangzhong thought, be able to rush directly into Fu Ward's camp with a large-scale gun formation, and blast a gap in Fu Ward's temporary camp.

But one move is not enough, there is a second move. I came earlier than you and blocked you here specifically. At least I have three axes.

The frontal attack failed to gain the upper hand, and was even suppressed. Even Mangzhong, the next generation leader of the Qiang people in the northwest Tibetan area, was slightly injured. Although this wave of spear formations directly caused hundreds of casualties, the Kushan soldiers gradually stabilized their positions in the chaos.

In this case, the second and third teams that had been arranged long ago pressed from both wings, fully demonstrating the Qiang people's military advantage, and with flags waving, they ordered their eldest sons to throw spears with spear heads.

Yes, although the Qiang people are poor, they are at least backed by the Han Dynasty, and they still have iron spear heads. However, on the one hand, Mangzhong did not have enough time to make so many spears, and on the other hand, even if they were all iron spears, they might not be effective in the hands of the Qiang people under his command.

In view of this, it is better to use sharpened wooden spears first, and wait until the Kushans have adapted to the attack of wooden spears, and have begun to use shoulder armor when they cannot dodge in time, and when the breastplate is hard to resist, they will hit the opponent with two waves of iron spears.

"Switch to iron javelins!" The eldest son of Mangzhong commanded the only team among the Qiang people in the northwest of Tibet who had the talent of instant burst of power. He ordered them to pull out one of the three javelins on the right side in front of them. After adjusting their breathing, they threw the javelins in the direction of the Kushan elites in the best state.

The Kushan elites, who had suffered five waves of javelins before and lost dozens of men, and half of them were injured, had already correctly realized how to deal with these wooden spears.

The power was not weak. If the camel cavalry had no armor, they would die on the spot if they were hit in the vital parts. But in the case of armor, as for using armor to block it, they would be well prepared to parry. At most, they would be bruised and a little stuffy. Even if they made a mistake in parrying, they would be fine as long as they were not hit in the position without armor.

So in the face of this wave of javelins, the experienced camel cavalry made a conventional parry based on their previous experience.

The elite Kushans, who had already stabilized their positions and maintained a smooth arc in the battle line, were ready to catch the young and strong men from the left and right sides of the Qiang people under the command of Fu Ward and Sidney with minimal losses, and then try to counterattack and escape from the battle.

At this time, Fu Ward's face was obviously gloomy, and Sidney even had sweat on his forehead. He couldn't understand why Mangzhong would come out from here. You know, it was just an accident that they thought of this road before.

But now such an unexpected thing happened in front of Fu Ward and Sidney.

"It's not a big problem. The opponent is an isolated army. We can use all our strength to defeat the opponent." When the iron javelin hit him, Fu Ward ordered very firmly, "Just Qiang people!"

The iron javelin fell on the head of the Kushan soldier who was preparing to parry the Qiang trident with a sharp whistle. The dense battle line suitable for parrying the Qiang people's attack was undoubtedly at a disadvantage when facing the javelin.

The Kushan elite, who had already had experience in dealing with wooden javelins correctly, used their own armor reflexively to resist when they could not dodge or block.

A tragic scene appeared in front of the Qiang people who were rushing forward. Many camel riders who could not dodge or block because of the dense formation chose to use armor to block javelins. However, unlike the wooden spears before, iron javelins could not penetrate the armor of shield guards, but it was no problem to tear ordinary chain mail.

The camel riders themselves were not a legion known for their defense. Especially after losing their mounts, they could not share their qualities. Their hard data was only slightly better than ordinary white double talents. They relied on practical experience and the judgment of the situation by the middle and lower-level backbones to win repeatedly when facing the Qiang people.

A legion that relied on reliable skills and experience to win would expose its hidden shortcomings when it could only compete with hard data.

It was not fragile, but it was still an opponent that could be easily penetrated by the powerful javelins thrown out with instant burst of power.

That's right, some powerful javelins, at a good angle, even pierced through the camel cavalry.

It was just an accident. The Kushan elite, led by Fuward, who retreated all the way from the Zhangzhung Dynasty to here, with a loss of less than a thousand, suffered hundreds of casualties in an instant.

There may be less than a hundred people killed on the spot, but there are hundreds of soldiers who were pierced through by powerful javelins and fell into serious injuries and wailing. Such a tragic scene is hard to bear even for the battle-hardened will of the Kushan elite.

It's not that they haven't encountered javelins before, but in the past, even the javelins thrown by the Xiliang Iron Cavalry didn't beat this group of people like this. Who let them have a big problem with logistics supply after entering the Tibetan area, and without the strong quality shared by the camels, they couldn't wear a layer of heavy armor outside the chain mail, resulting in the extremely limited strength that the camel cavalry could exert.

The sharp decline in both offense and defense led to a big loss in this hard quality competition, and then an extremely embarrassing scene.

"Hahaha, boys, follow me!" Mangzhong, who was slashed by the soldiers on the opposite side and was slightly injured, rushed forward with a wild laugh after seeing such a bloody scene.

Sidney's hands and feet were already cold when he saw such a scene. He had realized a fatal flaw of the elite troops under Fu Ward's command. He immediately rushed over and grabbed Fu Ward, "General, you lead your men to retreat westward quickly, directly enter the northern Tibetan mountainous area from here, and then go to the Karakoram Corridor in the general direction. I will stop them first. We can't fight anymore, retreat quickly."

"A mere 20,000 Qiang people can't stop me!" Fu Ward angrily unfolded his mind image. After enlightenment in Tibet, Fu Ward's strength increased to the level of breaking the realm, and his mind image was further strengthened. It was just because of some restrictions that Fu Ward had not used it before.

The dozens of victories and hundreds of draws brought by the war balance were blessed on the elite of Kushan. Unlike the blessing that was only more than 20% left, Fu Ward achieved the realm-breaking and enlightenment, and his mastery of the mind image became more profound. He further distorted the rules of the balance, deleted the adverse effects brought by failure, and obtained the means of short-term burst.

That is, like Li Jue, the innate power and the blessing of the mind image were fully erupted in a certain period of time, bringing an extreme blessing effect in a short period of time, and a subsequent super-long cooling time.

Li Jue's eggshell defense is actually the basis of the idealistic defense of the Iron Cavalry Headquarters. It is the terrible defense ability of almost taking arrows in the face by fully erupting the long-term power of the legion's talent within a quarter of an hour.

Because Fu Ward was defeated so badly in that battle, and the face-to-face attack of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry was too shocking for Fu Ward, when he took the step of the mind image promotion, Fu Ward naturally chose to compress the burst time in exchange for a higher burst intensity.

As Fuward roared, the dim glow quickly extended to every Kushan soldier. The explosive improvement made the Kushan elite, who were caught off guard, stabilize their position on the spot.

Fuward's path was just like the camel cavalry. There was nothing fancy. It was just a pure improvement in strength, speed, and defense. After the camel cavalry lost its mount, the most lacking thing was the value. After Fuward's mind image supplemented the value, the camel cavalry soldiers really showed their due combat effectiveness.

With a slash, the pure power and speed brought out a burst of sound in a flash of light. Just hearing this sound, Mangzhong, who was facing it head-on, felt uneasy. He tried his best to block and parry with his spear. The numbness of his arms made Mangzhong look extremely ugly.

A mere captain under Fu Ward actually suppressed him in a head-on battle. You have to know that as a Qiang people, the habit of the strong preying on the weak is almost instinctive. Although the headman may not be the strongest person in the tribe, he is at least one of the strongest. Otherwise, the position of the headman is not stable at all.

However, Mangzhong, who is considered the strongest among the Qiang people in the northwest of the Tibetan area, was only strong enough to compete with the captain under Fu Ward when Fu Ward opened his mind and really went all out to kill the Qiang people who blocked him.

In fact, this is the biggest difference between the imperial level and the imperial level. Without a formed double-talented legion, there is no chance to grasp the essence of talent, and it is difficult to smelt and strengthen its own foundation.

After a long time, it will lead to Mangzhong, who is also practicing Qi into Gang, and a blank Qi into Gang, falling directly into a disadvantage when facing an opponent with smelting.

This gap is not obvious at first glance, but with the development of the times, the more elite talents analyzed by the empire, the more complete the system of the ordinary legion, and the more people who can make it to the end.

In other words, people who have not been exposed to this system can only rely on their own qualifications and understanding to analyze it, while people who have been exposed to this system can move forward step by step. Perhaps in terms of the upper limit, the former has a greater possibility, but in terms of the lower limit, the latter is more guaranteed.

Everything that Newton created with his own qualifications and understanding can be touched by high school and university in later generations. This is the difference between being unsystematic and being systematic. It is not that the latter is better than the former, but that the latter stands on the shoulders of the former.

The same is true for the soldiers under Fu Ward and Mangzhong. It is not that the soldiers under Fu Ward are more qualified than Mangzhong. It can only be said that the power system of the Qiang people is too far behind. Without connecting to the power system of the Han Dynasty, it is too far behind.

This is also the reason why Fu Ward is confident that he can crush the Qiang people when the military strength ratio is as high as five to one. Numbers are just numbers!

The camel cavalry collapsed at the first blow. After regaining their due strength, the camel cavalry's hard power almost crushed the Qiang people.

But it was just a near crushing. If they were stronger, the Qiang people led by Mangzhong would definitely collapse due to the difference in strength, but they did not. The camel cavalry, after going all out, did not flee in the face of Mangzhong, who was determined to die and did not retreat even when his second son died on the spot.

More people, more complete preparations, and Fuward, who had destroyed nearly a quarter of Fuward's troops and had only over 3,000 troops left, could not crush Mangzhong, who was determined to avenge his death.

"Throw the spear, Shi Mang, lead the spear formation to prepare for the second round of assault and fight against Fuward. We have reinforcements, and he is just a lone soldier!" Mangzhong was nailed to the ground by a shot, and after being dragged back by a group of followers, he shouted at his deputy general.

Simple and crude tactics, spear suppression, infantry spear charge, Mangzhong can't play other fancy things, but these two are enough. Fuward doesn't have many arrows to use, and can't suppress the spear formation. He can only rely on the strength of elite infantry to suppress from the front.

After all, it's not possible not to suppress. If you really relax the suppression from the front and let the spear formation pass through Fuward's front line, it is true that the spearmen exposed in the back may be easily killed by Fuward's infantry, but the Qiang people who rush up can really cut Fuward's headquarters.

With Fuward's current military strength, if the front line is really cut, even if it can be combined, I'm afraid hundreds of people will die. And Fuward, whose military strength has been suppressed to just over 3,000, can it withstand the death of hundreds of people in battle?

Well, even if it can withstand it, if Mangzhong continues to do this, he will die twice or three times, and Fuward will even lose himself.

So he could only resist and suppress from the front, but facing the repeated charge of Mangzhong and the fearless assault of the Qiang people, Fu Ward really couldn't break the situation.

"General, take the people to the west and enter the northern Tibetan mountains, retreat." After personally leading the elite to repel the spear attack of Shi Mang, Sidney grabbed Fu Ward's wrist and suggested again when he saw Fu Ward gasping for breath. This time, Fu Ward did not break free.

After realizing this, Sidney clearly realized that Fu Ward's war balance was about to end, but think about it, from noon to Fu Ward's opening of the mind image, half an hour has passed, and now another hour has passed.

Fu Ward and the Qiang people, who are close to the northern Tibetan mountains, are now completely covered by the shadow of the mountains. The high mountains on the west have completely blocked the sunlight. It has been a long time.

At least for such a powerful mind image, it was very long, so long that the Qiang people may have lost more than 5,000 people. However, under such exaggerated losses, the Qiang people still did not retreat, but Fu Ward was almost at his limit.

"General, retreat." Sidney pulled Fu Ward's wrist who was still trying to rush forward and said very formally.

In this situation, Fu Ward's mind image was about to stop. The elite troops of the headquarters, who suddenly lost their blessing and were tired and hungry after fighting for so long and could not even have lunch, let alone suppress the Qiang people, were good enough not to be suppressed by the Qiang people on the spot.

"I..." Fu Ward looked at Sidney in silence.

The scale of 4,000 people and the scale of 3,000 people are completely different. In the former, Fu Ward's desperate explosion of the mind image could crush more than 20,000 Qiang people who really wanted to stop Fu Ward with death, but the first hand was injured by nearly 1,000, and the combat-capable soldiers were reduced to 3,000. Even the elite troops were suppressed by the cloud.

In addition, due to the long-term battle, the lack of reserve troops for rotation caused the physical strength to decline, and the lack of lunch caused hunger. Even with the blessing of the mind image, Fu Ward's headquarters was also on the decline.

From the beginning, Sidney told Fu Ward that no matter what opponent he faced, no matter how many strong men he met, he must fight quickly and decisively.

Fu Ward himself was actually very clear about this, but sometimes knowing and doing are two different things. If he understood this sentence clearly, when facing Mangzhong, when he realized that he could not crush Mangzhong in one go, Fu Ward should have retreated with a heart image.

Because he could not fight quickly, for Fu Ward, who could not replenish his troops and had no reserve troops in the battle, he was constantly stepping into death. The longer he dragged on, the more miserable he died.

If the Qiang people died 5,000 people, it would be painful at most, but if Fu Ward died 5,000 people, he would have to be counted.

Now, when Fuward, who was completely in trouble, was dragged by Sidney, he finally realized this. He had less than 3,000 people left, and many of them were injured to varying degrees.

Can such a force still complete the subsequent plan?

Since Mangzhong appeared here with the Qiang people, is there another Qiang blockade behind? Is the operation of going down to the Tibetan area, going to Xinzhou, and then coming up wrong from the beginning?

Countless thoughts surged into Fuward's mind, making him enter the stage of questioning directly as Masinde had estimated at the beginning.

Masinde had told Fuward before that if he could take these people back, no matter how many people went back, every one of them would be the seeds of the future, the backbone of your legion, and an absolutely trustworthy backbone, but this road is difficult to take.

To be precise, Masinde actually suggested that Fuward fly back by himself if he didn't want to surrender. The Himalayas could stop the elite soldiers, but not the flying Fuward. Before the Qiang people attacked and the clouds closed, he flew back through the no-man's land.

But Fulward himself was unwilling, and Masinde didn't really want those soldiers who were loyal to Kushan to join the Han Dynasty, because sooner or later these people would become Zhu Helai's pawns after entering the Han Dynasty.

After all, Masinde is still very clear about the lower limit of Zhu Helai. This person is a pure humanoid animal, so you take your Yangguan Road and I take my single-plank bridge. This is also a good choice for Masinde. result.

Having said that, Masinde, as a decent person, still persuaded Fulward, "If you leave by yourself and let the soldiers who stay here surrender, it will not have any impact on your own mentality, but if you If you want to take the soldiers back, this road is also a road of inquiry for you. It is true that you can go back successfully, which is a kind of sublimation, but I am not optimistic about it. "

At this moment, Fulward finally understood why Masinde said this.

Compared with flying back alone or with a few people, and then asking others to surrender to the Han Dynasty, Fulward, who led the army back, must recognize the reality that his soldiers are in this process. sacrifice.

If hundreds or thousands of people die, Fulward may not feel anything, but if most of them die, or even only Fulward escapes, then even if Fulward goes back, it will be useless. .

This level of psychological shock was too severe for Fulward. He agreed to take his men back, and his men also shouted to return to Kushan for the general. As a result, on the road, all the men who were willing to follow him risked their lives. Fulfilled his oath.

Even if Fulward goes back, he will probably stay in the place where his subordinates died for the rest of their lives.

"General, my Majesty, go west directly into the mountains of northern Tibet, and then find a way to reach the Karakoram Mountain Road and return to Kushan." Sidney persuaded again, "I suggested this northeastern road. Now it's up to me. It’s time to take charge.”

Fulward looked at Sidney, and Sidney smiled freely, "I hate Nangui, and I don't want to betray the long-cherished wish of the Da Yuezhi, so the current Kushan seems disgusting to me. General Oswin is very upright and a hero. , but General Oswin cannot understand the beliefs that generations of me, my father, and my ancestors have held when they were serving in the mountains day after day since they were teenagers. We are not from the same place!"

"Probably the biggest difference between me and Cabbage's group of people is that they can accept other ways to obtain the princess, but I can only accept using force to snatch the princess." Sidney said it as if he was giving his last words. The words came out.

"I thought about compromising, but I couldn't accept it. When I thought about all the hard work I had done in the past ten or twenty years, it turned into shit. In one day, the struggles of thousands of us became the ridicule of others. Talk about it! I feel sick about Kushan right now!" Sidney looked at Fulward's unusual ease, and he finally said what he wanted to say.