The Three Kingdoms began with island farming

Chapter 604: Discussion on Military Training
Although generals have different qualities, it is also crucial to place them in the right positions.

The Kushan's operation is like having Li Mu and Lian Po in hand, and using Lian Po to attack the enemy.

It’s not that Lian Po is much worse than Li Mu, but that their combat styles and strengths are different.

Using Kumar to attack them really made Liu Bei speechless.

"That's not the case. Kumar is not bad at attacking, and from the perspective of gathering the powerful troops from the south, he is indeed the most suitable candidate." Zhou Yu said.

"Gongjin, what do you mean?" Liu Bei suddenly woke up and asked in a deep voice.

Zhou Yu smiled faintly: "Xiang Zhuang dances with a sword, aiming at Pei Gong. I'm afraid that the Kushans' target is not only us, but also the southern tyrants, led by Dewa."

"Although the Kushan tyrants in the south are more moderate than the northern tyrants on the surface and still obey the Kushan command, they never give in when it comes to their core interests."

"Even its hidden strength is even greater than that of the northern powers."

"Perhaps the real purpose of the Kushans is to use this war to purge and control the southern tyrants. As for weakening us, I'm afraid it's just a cover-up and a by-product."

War has always been a means to serve politics.

The Kushan Empire was now in a state of decline, and external expansion was of no help to it at all; it could even be said to be drinking poison to quench thirst.

The faster the expansion, the faster the Kushans will fall.

Just like a big tree, if its roots are rotten, the taller and bigger it grows, the easier it is to be blown down by the wind.

Everyone was thoughtful after hearing this.

"Gongjin is right. It seems that we are being used as a whetstone." Liu Bei said dimly.

He was speechless and amused by the Kushan's actions.

Regarding the Kushan situation, this is indeed a good move, but it also depends on who the enemy is!

If we were facing a minor problem like the Northern Huns, we would just have to sharpen our knives. It would only be a matter of losing a little territory, after all, the Northern Huns were large in size and had a large population.

But the seven kings...

Thinking of this, Liu Bei suddenly understood.

In the eyes of the Kushans, their population is not that large!

When it was driven out of the Great Qi, it had a population of only one million, and now its territory is very large. In theory, it has no reason to covet the Kushan Empire.

After all, the place of Sindhu is big enough for them to survive.

As for the threats, the Kushans were well aware of the combat capabilities of Sindhu and the other ethnic minorities in the southeast, and there was no need to worry about them at all.

"So, from the very beginning, the Kushans never regarded us as real enemies." Liu Bei reacted and said.

Zhou Yu nodded, and an inexplicable smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

The enemy is in the open while I am in the dark, and our strength is stronger than that of the enemy. At this moment he finally understood what Tian Ze felt when he made his fortune in Youzhou.

Everyone is drunk but I am sober.

This kind of enemy has no idea of ​​the situation and is unaware that he is about to die. He is still seeking his own death while our side is trying to steal the chicken. It feels really good.

"Then we have to cooperate even more with the Kushan performance." Li Yan chuckled.

Everyone present nodded.

"Use the Kushan army to train for a few months. When the armies of the four northwestern countries and Da Qi are ready, we will feign defeat to lure the enemy in, swallow them up, and take the opportunity to sweep across southern Kushan." Pang Tong immediately came up with an extremely suitable strategy.

Upon hearing this, everyone present nodded.

Zhou Yu then added: "It is best to control the rhythm of the battle and give the Kushans the illusion that we can't hold on and can win with a little more effort in the later stages."

"Attract more enemy troops to attack and destroy them together."

The flat terrain at the border between the two sides is easy to attack but difficult to defend, which is an advantage in the eyes of the Kushans, but even more so in the eyes of Zhou Yu.

As long as it is used properly, it is not difficult to play a war of annihilation. In addition to exchanging people from the captured foreign people with Da Qi, they also exchanged a lot of good horses.

Enough to arm 50,000 elite cavalry.

Relying on these 50,000 elite cavalry, they are confident that they can complete the annihilation battle with the same or even less force, and by the way, directly attack the heartland of Kushan.

"But it's better to be safe than sorry. Don't go too far, or you'll be in trouble," Li Yan reminded.

The enemy is plotting against us, but they don’t know that we have seen through their plot and are plotting against them in return.

But as long as it is a plan, there is a possibility that it will be seen through.

Overacting will only backfire.

Especially when the enemy is not a parallel import.

The Kushan Empire was an empire after all, with a large population base.

Even though the cultural heritage is far inferior to that of the Han Dynasty, it is not a problem to train some second-rate generals.

The person they are about to face is not just a show-off, but someone with real talent and skills.

In this regard, Bo Diao's vision is still very good.

Liu Bei pressed his finger heavily on the city marked "Multan" on the sand table. It was the only way for the Kushan army to march south.

“Let’s use Multan as bait.”

"How about we each send 50,000 troops from our three countries to train our troops?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Ce and Liu Fan nodded without hesitation.

Since it is a military training, the troops sent out are naturally the militia from various countries.

The Kushans have only sent out 200,000 troops. It would be inappropriate for them to use too many troops. If they accidentally overwhelm the enemy, it would be a bad outcome.

It is necessary to maintain the illusion of equal strength.

At the same time, it can also be regarded as an opportunity to expand the military.

Although they gradually received a lot of people from Da Qi, most of them were young and strong.

However, it is not so easy to transform these young and strong men into soldiers.

The reason these people were attracted was that most of them valued the conditions offered by Liu Bei and wanted to come here for stable development rather than serving as soldiers.

After all, being a soldier is really risky. They already have a good life in Da Qi, so why should they take the risk of being killed?

The treatment of soldiers in Da Qi has never stopped increasing.

This is the disadvantage of the elite troops route: the cost is too high.

Even wealthy kings like Liu Bei had to think twice before expanding their army.

If we train one more elite soldier, the resources needed may be enough to attract two or three more people from Da Qi.

They have to consider the pros and cons.

However, for the upcoming battle to annex Kushan, they must still retain a certain amount of reserve troops.

It would be a good idea to pull out some of the existing militia to conduct some training.

"This battle will mainly be conducted by militias from various countries, with a small number of veterans, who will be replaced in rotation. This is to ensure that all militias can gain some experience on the battlefield." Zhou Yu agreed.

"Moreover, we can also train the elephant corps unique to Sindhu." Pang Tong said with interest.

Pang Tong was still very interested in this type of soldiers unique to Sindhu.

Even though it has many shortcomings and great limitations, its advantages are equally obvious and can be a powerful tool if used properly.

(End of this chapter)