The Three Kingdoms began with island farming

Chapter 603 The Joy of the Three Kings
When they learned that the Kushans had sent a large army south to attack Sindhu, Liu Bei, Sun Ce and Liu Fan were stunned at first, and then overjoyed.

"That's great! I didn't expect that someone would come forward to give me a gift."

Inside the Prince of Yue's Palace built by Liu Bei, Sun Ce said excitedly.

As for attacking Kushan, they did not dare to act rashly due to the overall situation.

Moreover, they also had some knowledge of the situation of the powerful forces in southern Kushan.

Although they are not a powerful enemy, they are not as strong as the army in Sindhu which is even weaker than the bandits. They still have a certain amount of strength.

It might not be possible to attack this kind of opponent proactively, but if they just defend themselves they won't be able to defeat them easily, and it will be easy to suffer casualties.

So, it would be best if the opponent could attack us.

Liu Bei and his men had tried to provoke these people to attack.

But these people are not stupid.

Knowing that Liu Bei and his men were not easy to provoke and had not yet come to attack, how could he possibly take the initiative to attack?

Especially since these people are a group of scattered sand, it is impossible to attack without the leadership of the Kushans.

But they did not want to show overly urgent ambitions towards the Kushans.

Even though the Kushans knew that they were likely to attack, they were likely to have spying intentions on them.

However, there are always many idiots who always maintain an ostrich mentality.

I always feel that I can be safe if I bury my head in the sand. If I don't take the initiative to attack, the enemy will obediently give up the idea of ​​attacking.

So Liu Bei and his men cannot act rashly.

Now the Kushans actually took the initiative to launch an attack. This was a complete blessing from heaven and exactly what they wanted.

"I'm afraid that what Tian Chengshou said about Kushan has irritated them." Chen Qun said.

"It is indeed a good choice for Tian Chengshou to openly cut ties with us in order to reduce the vigilance of other empires." Liu Bei agreed.

Tian Ze never hid these things from Liu Bei and others, and he took the initiative to explain them.

To put it bluntly, Liu Bei and his people are the real entrepreneurs, and Tian Ze is just a sponsor.

Whether the three empires can be conquered is not important to Da Qi, but it is very important to Tian Ze and the seven kings.

Liu Bei and others never felt that Tian Ze should do anything for them, and they were the ones who owed him.

"Now that the Kushans have fallen into their trap, this is the best opportunity. Even if we send troops to attack, we have a legitimate reason." Sun Quan said dimly.

For tribes and small countries like Sindhu and the southeast, there is no need to talk about morality because no one cares.

But we still need to be cautious about the Kushans.

Although the so-called legitimate reason for the war was of little significance to them internally, it still played a certain role in paralyzing Parthia and Rome.

After all, it is about destroying a great empire, whose influence is too great, so we must be prepared for it.

"How should we deal with this matter? Should we destroy it directly?" Liu Fan asked.

Liu Bei stroked the double-edged sword on the table, looked up at the huge map hanging on the wall, thought carefully, and shook his head slightly.

"Not appropriate. The time has not come yet. If we act too hastily, we may arouse the Kushans' vigilance."

The Kushans claimed to have an army of 200,000 to attack the Three Kingdoms, but in Liu Bei's view it was just child's play.

If it weren't for the situation of fighting on the Kushan homeland, this so-called 200,000-strong army would not be enough for one person to defeat.

After all, the 100,000 troops under their command were all elite soldiers. Because of Tian Ze's strict restrictions, and after seeing the benefits of Qi's elite troops, they also began to consciously train elite soldiers.

Most of the 100,000-strong army were combat soldiers, and most of the baggage troops were driven directly into the civilian population. They were not counted as reserve forces at all.

So, strictly speaking, Liu Bei could easily mobilize an army of more than 200,000.

However, expanding the army in this way has little practical significance.

If you look through history with an eye, you will find that throughout history, in battles between armies of more than 100,000, there are far more cases where the smaller army defeated the larger one than the larger one.

This situation often occurs, especially when the gap between the two sides is huge.

Of course, a big part of the reason for this is that when the military strength reaches a certain level, they will be able to defeat the enemy without fighting, and the enemy will surrender.

However, the disadvantages and burdens brought about by too many troops cannot be ignored.

The battle line is long, the consumption is high, the equipment is poor, the quality is low, it is difficult to command, and the generals are arrogant.

These problems result in the military force becoming a "burden" once it exceeds a certain limit.

The number of troops cannot fully measure the combat effectiveness of an army. Data on paper and the idea of ​​drowning the enemy with a single spit by each soldier only exist in the imagination of civil servants.

When the seven kings invaded the heartland of Kushan and needed a large number of troops to suppress all parties, Liu Bei would naturally expand his army.

But now is not the time. Too many troops will not only cause great pressure, but also may cause more trouble.

Pang Tong nodded in agreement: "This time, the Kushans sent only 30,000 soldiers from the capital, and the rest were recruited from the powerful southern powers, totaling 200,000."

"The commander, Kumar, is the best among the younger generation of Kushan generals. He is not only calm and steady, but also the best at using terrain to fight."

"The relationship with the southern warlords is also quite good. Otherwise, the southern warlords would not obey his orders so easily and gather enough troops in a short period of time."

"Kumar?" Liu Bei frowned slightly.

"Not Singer?"

Knowing yourself and knowing your enemy can help you win a hundred battles.

Liu Bei had studied many Kushan generals in detail.

Among the older generation, led by experienced and steady generals such as Bim, Rama, and Hussein, they are still the core of the army.

Among the younger generation, Singh, Kumar, Rama, Shah and others were also quite prestigious and began to emerge.

Among these generals, the older generation were basically controlled by Kanishka II, while the younger generation were firmly held in the hands of Poteo.

Therefore, the "third king" Hubishekhar III was completely funny in the eyes of Liu Bei and others. His role was to help them disrupt the situation and he was a key protected person.

The seven countries even secretly dispatched some people from the noble families who had been buried in advance to help him, for fear that he would fall too quickly.

They also knew the styles of Kanishka II and Potio.

The Kushans' initiative to send troops this time must have been the work of Pothia. Kanishka II would not have had the courage to do so.

However, Liu Bei was somewhat surprised that it was Kumar rather than Singh who led the troops.

The land of Sindhu is flat and easy to attack but difficult to defend. Logically, the most suitable general should be Singh, who is good at commanding cavalry and conducting raids and encirclements.

After all, the Kushans sent troops not to fight a war of attrition with them, but to win a quick victory to enhance their national prestige.

But it was the more stable Kumar who came.

Sun Quan narrowed his eyes when he heard this: "It seems that the contradictions within Kushan are more serious than we thought."

(End of this chapter)