The Three Kingdoms began with island farming

Chapter 644 Cutting off their food supplies
"The generals under Hubishekhar III are not too bad and should be able to stabilize the situation." Xi Zhicai said.

The overall ruling system and national conditions of the Kushan Empire were very different from those of the Central Plains.

The same is true with generals.

In Xi Zhicai's opinion, the overall quality of the Kushan generals is not weak.

But unlike the generals in the Central Plains, these generals were quite methodical when fighting.

They are too focused on paper data such as formation, equipment and strength of soldiers, and their thinking is too theoretical.

The tactics are extremely rigid and not flexible enough.

Perhaps it was because their wars were not as frequent and large-scale as those in the Central Plains, and they did not experience the chaotic period of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period and the Hundred Schools of Thought.

They still don't understand that "warfare is the art of deception" and there is no real "any means necessary".

Compared with the "raising poison"-style internal strife in the Central Plains and the continuous emergence of grassroots heroes, the Kushan generals were generally of aristocratic origin, specialized in one type of military force, and mainly coordinated operations among multiple military forces.

It feels like they are produced on an assembly line. The average level is not bad, but there is a lack of outstanding people.

Due to the combined effects of multiple factors including the ruling system and religion, the Kushan army was very resilient and organized, but it also led to serious class stratification and a lack of top generals.

"The Kushans' multi-service coordinated tactics are actually somewhat desirable. I heard from Liu Xuande that they caused them some trouble when they were fighting in the southern part of the Kushan Empire." Cao Cao commented with interest.

Everyone has his strong and weak points.

The Kushan Empire was a country formed by the fusion of multiple cultures. The Yuezhi and Sindhu formed the skeleton, but it also absorbed some cultures from the Central Plains, Greece, Persia and other places.

This can be seen from the standard equipment and military composition of its ordinary soldiers.

It was a hodgepodge of weapons, including Persian chain mail, Sindhu swords, Greek round shields, elephant soldiers, Central Asian light cavalry, Greek heavy infantry, and many other types of soldiers.

This military strategy of drawing on the strengths of many others often enabled the Kushans to gain an advantage in large-scale army operations.

Because they have many types of troops and are well versed in how to restrain each other.

“There are indeed some things we can learn from, but there is no need to replicate them completely. This chaotic military system is effective against weak forces, but it is difficult to turn the tables when facing a strong army,” Xi Zhicai said incisively.

"The combination of arms seems to be stable, but this is also the drawback."

"Excessive pursuit of the extremes of a single type of soldier, seeking to strengthen the entire corps. However, the result of taking a single type of soldier too far is that the flaws are also extremely obvious."

"Once the enemy seizes our weakness, we can easily break through."

"The Kushans' fighting style is somewhat similar to Yuan Benchu's. It is only suitable for direct confrontation. Once the troops are insufficient or alone, their strength will be greatly reduced."

Cao Cao nodded: "It seems that Tian Chengshou is really foresighted. Perhaps he has already discovered this problem of Kushan, which is why we are attacking from both sides."

"Otherwise, I'm afraid this battle will be really difficult to fight."

Cao Cao was still quite worried about the Kushan military soul corps.

Just from the Kushan Guards Infantry Battalion, it can be seen that, just like the Kushan legions, these military soul legions are the product of the pursuit of perfection.

Judging from their strength alone, they may be almost the same as ours, so they are not unstoppable.

After all, the unconventional approach is bound to make its shortcomings very obvious.

However, if all of Kushan's Military Soul Corps were of this type, and they could complement each other like Kushan's ordinary legions to form a complete military system, it would be difficult to deal with.

Even if all the military soul corps under the command of the seven kings were to attack this combination, they might not be able to win.

After all, although the seven kings cooperated with each other, none of them wanted to have any shortcomings and never thought of creating this kind of "fragmented" military soul legion.

In normal combat, their positions overlap and they can only cooperate with each other, but cannot be integrated like the Kushan legions.

"Indeed, it's a pity that the Kushan Guard Infantry Battalion has been broken by us. Without this sharpest sword, the Kushan Military Soul Corps system is no longer complete." "If we also break the Cavalry Military Soul Corps brought by Singh, this puzzle will be completely shattered. It is far inferior to us." Xi Zhicai said dimly.

"Too much pursuit of perfection is not a wise move after all."

The Central Plains, which has experienced frequent wars, has a much deeper understanding of war and human nature than other countries.

In Xi Zhicai's view, the army's first priority is not to win, but to "stay alive."

Only by being alive can you produce results, only by being alive can you win.

An army that wins battle after battle may not necessarily survive to the end, but the army that survives to the end always has hope of winning.

The Military Soul Corps, which has obvious shortcomings, can besiege and kill even ordinary troops of similar numbers as long as they are properly deployed. This is obviously a failure.

"That's getting off topic." Cao Cao shook his head and said, "The current situation is how to ensure that Hubisheka III can stay stable."

Xi Zhicai heard this and smiled faintly: "My lord, you already have a good plan, don't you?"

Hearing this, Cao Cao stroked his beard and laughed out loud, "The one who understands me is my ambition and talent!"

If you ask what tactics Cao Cao was best at when employing troops, there are only two.

Attack them when they are unprepared and cut off their food supplies.

To deal with Singh's army, it is not appropriate to attack them by surprise.

He came to "maintain stability" and was not really here to help Hubishka III fight.

The best tactic that can be adopted is naturally to cut off their food supply.

Although Singh had a lot of cavalry under his command.

However, because Bo Tiao raised troops in anger, these soldiers had been rushing day and night and were already exhausted, and the logistics could only barely keep up.

This was a perfect opportunity for Cao Cao.

There are mostly plains around Kapisa, and the troops transporting grain have almost nowhere to hide. All it takes is to send out 3,000 Tiger and Leopard Cavalry to make Singh restless.

In this way, Singh's attack could be delayed.

No matter how incompetent Hubishka III was, the battle could be dragged on.

Over time, Singh's army lost its edge and had to focus on protecting its logistics.

It was almost impossible to defeat Hubishka III who was determined to defend his city.

It was midnight when Cao Chun, the commander of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, received the order.

The moonlight was like water, sprinkling on the black armor neatly arranged in the camp, emitting a faint cold light.

The three thousand Tiger and Leopard Riders carried enough sulfur and kerosene and set out on their journey in the dark.

Singh's army was now approaching Kapisa.

Just as Cao Cao had expected, in order to carry out the "child's play" order, the soldiers worked day and night just to arrive on time.

Commander Singh was not a fool. Although he was somewhat "blindly loyal", he still had some knowledge of how to use troops.

Knowing that the army was in a very bad condition, he deployed scouts all around to guard against a sneak attack by Hubishka III.

However, they had no time to take care of the food supply in the rear.

(End of this chapter)