Mythical Version of the Three Kingdoms

At the same time, Ardashir was running at full speed towards the Helmand River crossing. As for the intelligence that Ardashir had detected that he was running to the previous high mountain camp, it was more of a tactical fraud. After all, it was raining so hard that neither side could see it, so they could only rely on other means to investigate.

Ardashir might not have as many investigators as the Han Dynasty, but as a native of the Parthian Empire, Ardashir at least knew what kind of investigation capabilities could be used under such heavy rain, and also knew more or less what the upper limit and shortcomings of these investigation capabilities were.

After all, war is sometimes simply a competition of intelligence acquisition capabilities. At present, Ardashir has no hope of obtaining intelligence, but Ardashir can still release some false intelligence to deceive the investigation capabilities of the Han Dynasty.

It is just obvious that the effect of this false intelligence is not very good. Although it did shock the Han Dynasty when it was just collected, after analysis by Cao Ren and others, it was quickly proved that the possibility of Ardashir going to the high mountain camp was not very high.

After all, going to the high mountain camp is a gamble of life and death, and Ardashir is not at that level yet. To put it bluntly, with Ardashir's little capital, he will compete with Cao Cao, even if Cao Cao will suffer heavy losses, and he will definitely win in the end.

"Go to the Helmand River crossing at full speed." Ardashir stood by the road and led the Holy Death Cavalry to investigate while urging his elite troops to rush at full speed. He also knew that his previous intelligence fraud could not hide the Han Dynasty for too long, but at least it could delay some time. If this time allowed them to reach the Helmand River crossing first, then it would be a different story who would beat whom.

"Yes!" Fares answered loudly, and his soldiers also marched forward in the rain with a firm look, and did not waver at all because of the rain. However, the heavy rain did slow down Ardashir's marching speed to a great extent, and the cold rain continued to take away the heat of his soldiers, making it difficult for many soldiers to maintain their own state even if they had firm beliefs.

"Gurgan, you lead the scimitar commandos and rush to the Helmand River crossing first, set up defenses there, and be ready to meet us." Ardashir ordered Gurgan, who led the scimitar commandos. He now fully understood the situation.

"Yes." The young Gurgan answered loudly.

"Be careful. If the Han army has arrived when you arrive at the Helmand River crossing, then retreat and wait for our army. If the Han army has not arrived, you will set up defenses there. The Han army may arrive a little earlier than our main force. This mission is very dangerous, but Gurgan, you need to hold on for a while. I will definitely lead the main force to arrive." Ardashir grabbed Gurgan who was about to leave and said loudly, "Be careful!"

Gurgan nodded after hearing this, and then saluted with a firm look and quickly led the team away from here. At present, due to the problem of rainfall, the main force under Ardashir, except for a small number of Holy Death Knights, the other things are also infantry, and among these infantry, the fastest runners are the scimitar commandos.

Well, if we really want to say that the fastest runner is actually the Kshatriya warrior corps led by Sakara. After all, the special effect brought by the talent of divine feet allows Sakara's headquarters to walk anywhere with ease. However, this corps was used by Ardashir to release false information, so now Gurgan can only go to the Helmand River ferry first.

When Vasudeva I integrated the north and south of Kushan, it seemed that Ghazni and Sakara were forgotten. Although to be honest, the two were also the kind of excellent officers who participated in the war between the Han Dynasty and Kushan at the beginning, and they are still alive today.

But Vasudeva I never mentioned these two people after arranging them here. From a certain perspective, in addition to the fact that the corps of these two people can perform better in the northern Guishan area, I am afraid that there is also some intention to suppress the Brahmans, after all, these two are Brahmans.

"Tavasdes, can we really arrive before the main force of the Han army reaches the Helmand River crossing?" After seeing off Gurgan, Ardashir asked with some solemnity.

Although Ardashir was extremely confident when he said it before, he actually doubted whether he could reach the Helmand River on time. Moreover, as the executor of the plan, the Han army should not run slower than Ardashir at such an important node.

"Yes." Tavasdes said firmly, "The problems within the Han Dynasty are bigger than I thought. Otherwise, the other party would arrive earlier than us anyway, but because of internal conflicts, the Han army needs to focus part of its energy on calming down the internal situation, which has caused some problems. Although we are now a little farther from the Helmand River crossing than the Han Dynasty, it is not much farther."

"But such a forced march..." Ardashir looked at the soldiers marching in the rain, and his physical fitness was somewhat unable to keep up.

"At least our soldiers, under your command, did not complain even in such a heavy rain, but continued to march. This is our chance. The report from Sakara has already explained a lot. The Han army is resting, which is our chance." Tavasdes said excitedly, "We will definitely arrive at the same time as the Han army, and then we can pretend to be an ambush."

"Are the problems within the Han army so big?" Although Aldashir had received a lot of inside information and knew what Cao Cao had done and the turmoil within Cao Cao's forces, he had never thought about the internal turmoil within Cao Cao's forces. The conflict reached such exaggerated proportions.

"Now it seems that not only the middle and upper classes are dissatisfied with the monarch, but also the middle and lower classes. Judging from our current situation, even if the Han army marches all the way, it is impossible to reach the limit and is forced to stop to rest. All we can say is Yes, the commander-in-chief was forced to compromise," Tavasdes said with a hint of joy in his eyes. The intelligence learned that Cao Cao's internal situation was completely different from what he saw on the real battlefield.

"Under such popular sentiments, although the Han army is strong, it is nothing but a piece of loose sand." Tavasdes said confidently, "At an unexpected time, we can directly exploit the loopholes, force the Han army to directly collapse, and gain a greater victory than now. Results."

"I don't think it's easy to say. When Yan Xing was there before, you were there and saw that even if the Han army is not in good condition, we are not much better." Aldashir sighed and said.

"It's different. When Yan Xing was there, there was a single legion. At least the top and bottom were united, but now there are multiple legions working together. War does not mean strength with more people. When orders are difficult to execute and people's hearts are not unified, more troops will only open up gaps. "Many." Tavasdes said with a smile, "I looked for flaws in the Han Dynasty before, but I couldn't find anything that could be exploited. Unexpectedly, there was something wrong with the Han Dynasty's people."

"It's difficult to fight. The individual qualities of the Han soldiers are there, and the grassroots backbone is very good. Even if they are dissatisfied with the upper-level command, they can still exert considerable combat effectiveness. It's not just a matter of force." Alda Hill sighed. He had obtained a lot of Han Dynasty armor, and even obtained armor from the Tiger Guard. Just placing such armor in front of him would give him a great sense of security.

"At least it's not the previous situation where we had an advantage but couldn't turn it into victory." Tavasdes looked at Ardashir and said with a smile, "If I had known that the Han Dynasty's flaw was in this aspect, I shouldn't have The power of destiny should be invested in the Guishang side, but should be invested in the Han Dynasty, so that the contradiction between the middle and lower classes and the upper class will gradually intensify, and finally explode. "

"Forced march, it's raining so heavily, and the road is so muddy." Ardashir sighed. Even if his main force could arrive on time, its combat effectiveness would still be reduced by one-third. Fortunately, the Han Dynasty was just like them. , so much has to be dropped.

But when he thought that the armored legions of the Han Dynasty would not lose their defense even if they walked away like this, Aldashir's face became somewhat ugly.

At the same time, the Han army, which had spent a lot of time resting and recuperating, finally mobilized again under Cao Ren's urging. Although the soldiers under his command complained about this, their quality over the years was displayed here, and they cursed a few times. So he set off.

However, the marching speed was obviously slower than it should be. Cao Ren wanted to continue the forced march, but the speed of his soldiers did not increase much even if they conducted a forced march.

"Every unit maintains its status and is prepared to attack and defend at any time." Ma Pin ordered to the brothers around him. It would be better to walk slowly, which effectively maintained his own combat effectiveness. The only drawback was that he was in the rain. , you walk slower, the rain lasts longer, and takes away more heat, causing people to be somewhat stiff.

"Zixiao, at this speed, even if we rush over, I'm afraid we won't have time to rely on the ferry to set up defenses. I'm afraid Aldashir will lead his troops over before the defense line is established." Xia Houyuan kept patrolling from front to back to prevent anyone from falling behind. In order to prevent some teams from being too slow, after going back and forth twice, Xia Houyuan spoke to Cao Ren with some worry.

"But at least the physical strength is well preserved." Cao Ren said helplessly. This is not his problem, but the army itself is resisting collectively in this regard, and the marching speed cannot be increased at all. What can he do? Good idea.

"What I mean is, we can't separate an army and go there first." Xia Houyuan looked at Cao Ren and suggested, "If this continues, I'm afraid something will change."

"On the other side of the Helmand River, Bakza is nearby. If a single legion passes by, not only will it not be able to deploy defenses, but it will fall into another kind of embarrassment." Cao Ren shook his head and said. He was also a mature and prudent general. Although he had good intentions, He wanted to force a march to solve the problem, but after realizing that he couldn't do it, he gave up his previous idea and instead moved forward steadily to maintain his condition. In this case, even if he did not build a defensive front and waited for work, he would still have something Quite an advantage.

Xia Houyuan was silent for a while after hearing this. He was a little worried, but what Cao Ren said was indeed correct. No matter the current marching speed, he could maintain his peak physical strength, and there would be no big problem if he entered the battlefield at any time.

In this way, one party tried their best to march to the Helmand River Ferry as quickly as possible, and the other party tried their best to maintain their physical strength and rushed to the Helmand River Ferry at an unhurried speed. As time passed, When the main force of the Cao family arrived at the ferry of the Helmand River, Ardashir was already less than thirty miles away from the ferry.

"Investigation shows that Ardashir is located in so many places?" Before entering the Helmand River crossing, Cao Ren reviewed his own intelligence for the last time and found that the information given by the main investigators showed that Ardashir was located in many places. Traces of Hill's strength.

"It seems that the other party has spent a lot of effort to forge intelligence." Cao Ren sighed with some emotion, "Just to form so many traces, it takes a lot of manpower. For a tactical deception, so many people were mobilized. It seems that Ardashir has run out of resources."

"It is probably the Kshatriya warrior corps led by Sakara. Only that corps can run around in various terrains and leave so many traces. It seems that the trace of Ardashir going to the mountain camp is also forged." Xiahou Dun said with a smile on his face. As long as Ardashir comes to the Helmand River crossing, everything will be fine. They will wait for Ardashir to fight hard. Not to mention how hard the fight is, at least many problems will be solved on the spot.

"This is the only possibility. Speaking of it, should we also cultivate such a mountain high-speed mobile corps? This corps is very difficult to deal with in the Beigui Mountain Area." Cao Ren said to Xiahou Dun.

Unlike the Steady Shield Guard, this legion is strong in that it can jump between mountains, completely as if walking on flat ground. The all-terrain passability and mobility brought by the Divine Foot Pass are brought to the limit in this mountainous terrain. In such a place, even if a few guards blocked Sakara, the other party would just run up the cliff like a mountain goat. 89° is a slope for this thing, and it is a way to go. So after entering Beigui, Sakara is really like a fish in water.

Of course, from a certain perspective, the Brahmans set up such a legion, and it is obvious that they have bad intentions, but it doesn’t matter now. Good intentions or not, it has become a historical memory.

"Let’s talk about it later, rush over, set up defenses on the spot, and wait for Ardashir to arrive!" Xiahou Dun said excitedly.

On the other side, Le Jin and Li Dian were summarizing the intelligence of the scouts, because after arriving here, the intelligence found by the scouts was too outrageous. The entire Helmand River ferry area, except for the road where the Han army came in, was full of traces of Ardashir.

If they hadn't known that Ardashir didn't have so many troops, Le Jin and Li Dian would have thought they were surrounded by Ardashir based on the reconnaissance information.

"Be careful. Although Ardashir doesn't have so many troops, the enemy can leave so many traces here, so the problem is actually very serious." Li Dian cautiously called out to his officers.

"Kill!" Just as the main force of Cao's army was about to approach the Helmand River crossing, there was a loud noise, and then a deafening shout of killing came from the heavy rain, "Cao's army, die!"

Cao Ren and Xiahou Dun, who were on the front line, looked gloomy. Although the soldiers on the front line were staggering all the way and did not march at their best, they also ensured considerable physical strength, and their years of experience on the battlefield were there. When they heard the shout, they raised their shields and bent their bodies, commanding their soldiers to line up against the enemy. The front-line officers were almost not panicked at all.

The javelin flew over from the front with a sharp whistling sound. The legion under Gurgan's command was a strange scimitar assaulter with instant power burst as the core.

After the Kushan Empire's scimitar assaulters were reorganized by Ardashir, some of their elite talents were reshaped, and then there was this backbone legion with instant power burst as the core. Although logically speaking, the positioning of this legion was quite strange and was completely different from what Ardashir originally envisioned, Gurgan used this legion very well.

The special skill of integrating power, exerting force from the soles of the feet, combined with the release of talent, the javelin instantly accelerated from zero to more than 200 meters per second. The terrifying whistling pierced through the rain curtain and stabbed the Han soldiers, directly knocking down those soldiers who were behind the line and had not yet raised their shields.

The shouts of killing from all directions frightened all the Han soldiers. Thanks to the fact that most of the Han soldiers had experienced battlefields, they did not waver. However, the invisible opponents in the rain curtain and the flying spears from time to time still put great pressure on the Han army, as if the traces of the semi-encirclement of the Han army detected before were really the tens of thousands of main forces of Ardashir.

"Ardashir!" Cao Ren roared at the rain curtain in front of him.

When Cao Ren launched an attack forward, the flank of Cao's army was attacked by Bakza. Tavasdes had sent people to contact Bakza before, and Gurgan's arrival made the two successfully meet. With tens of thousands of troops, Gurgan became bolder and immediately arranged around the Helmand River. After listening to Gurgan's plan, Bakza was willing to cooperate with the other party.

This information gap made Cao Ren think that the one who was making noise in front of him was Ardashir's main force. In addition, another army that was said to be very large attacked Cao Hong's army. Cao Ren naturally determined that the other party was Ardashir's main force, which means that the other party had arrived at the Helmand River crossing before him by some unknown method!

Put it simply, the surprise attack plan failed completely, and waiting for the enemy to tire was basically nonsense. Instead, Ardashir seized the opportunity and ambushed him on the Helmand River.

Cao Ren was extremely unwilling, but Ardashir was already blocking here. Even if he started fighting on the spot, it would be of no value. He could only fight and organize people to retreat to Kandahar.

Failed to get up, the weather was too cold, miserable