The Three Kingdoms began with island farming

Chapter 645: Stay Calm in the Face of Trouble
Singh breathed a long sigh of relief as he watched nearly 100,000 troops safely arrive at the designated location and begin to set up camp.

Bodiao's order was too urgent. If he didn't know the level of Hubishekha III, and he didn't think that the information from the royal capital would reach the enemy so quickly, he would not dare to march so quickly.

During this period, his personal guards and elite cavalrymen never took off their armor or saddles in order to guard against enemy sneak attacks.

But fortunately, everything went smoothly along the way and there were no accidents.

"A bunch of rats."

While feeling fortunate, Singh could not help but express his contempt for Hubishekhar III and Cao Cao.

The other party didn't even know how to seize such a good opportunity. They are indeed a bunch of cowards.

Just when Singh was feeling proud of himself, his deputy general suddenly came to report with a panicked look on his face.

"As a general, you should be calm and composed. How can you be so panicked? How can you be so disgraceful!" Singh frowned when he saw this.

Being born into an aristocratic family, he attached great importance to etiquette and manners, and was quite displeased with the deputy general's behavior.

Upon hearing this, the deputy general quickly straightened his armor, took a deep breath, adjusted his breathing, and then spoke in a deep voice.

Singh nodded gently. "That's right. You should stay calm and composed in the face of difficulties. Tell me what's going on."

"General, our logistics troops have been attacked."

"What?" Singh's face suddenly tightened, suppressing his impatience and said in a deep voice.

"Tell me clearly! Which grain team? What was the loss?"

"The two nearest grain trains were both attacked. Nearly half of the soldiers transporting the grain were killed, and 90% of the grain supplies were burned."

As soon as he finished speaking, Singh's scimitar came out of its sheath half an inch with a clang, and the cold light made the deputy general's face turn pale.

"Who did it?"

At this moment, Singh could no longer maintain his calmness and asked through gritted teeth.

"According to the fleeing soldiers, it was a group of Han cavalry, numbering several thousand and extremely fierce. The soldiers escorting the supplies had no power to fight back against this group of cavalry."

"They brought a lot of fire starters. After defeating the baggage train, they burned all the food and supplies."

Singh frowned and said, "The two escort armies that were escorting the grain each had 5,000 soldiers. How could they be defeated so quickly?"

Although due to the hasty march, Singh was biased in the configuration of the logistics and baggage troops and did not deploy them carefully.

But they were heavily guarded and patrolled by scouts, so how could they be defeated so easily?

"The enemy launched a sudden attack under the cover of night, and our army was caught off guard and was directly defeated," said the deputy general.

"Kill the scout commanders of the two baggage escort troops." Singer said hatefully.

"Immediately block the news, have the baggage troops in the rear organize themselves, and arrange for an army to escort the remaining food and supplies."

"Order Chuan Ge La to lead 10,000 elite cavalry to the rear to protect the food and grass. Contact the capital and have the next baggage army speed up and arrive within five days!"

"Yes!" the deputy general said quickly.

Seeing the deputy general leave and no one around, Singh could no longer bear it and split the table in front of him in half with a knife.

"The Han people are really a bunch of rats, they only dare to do such sneaky things!"

The burning of two baggage trains meant that there would be no baggage supplies for the next few days.

In order to arrive quickly as Bo Diao required, the army he led only carried seven days' worth of food and fodder.

Although it seems that nothing is wrong, we just need to keep up with the follow-up food and supplies.

But that's not how it works. When the battle is intense, the soldiers' physical strength will be depleted and their food needs will increase.

Moreover, the news blockade can only be temporary. The Han army will certainly publicize the matter and shake their morale.

If the soldiers and horses are not moving, the grain and grass will go first.

Without sufficient food and fodder, the soldiers might be in danger of blowing up the camp.

As for taking the strategy of burning his boats, he was not sure that he could control the soldiers under his command.

Not to mention Kapisa, Hubishekhar III had already set up a strong camp, which could not be defeated so easily.

"Can we just wait for the logistics and supply troops to arrive?" Singh murmured to himself with reluctance and worry.

Potiao ordered him to capture Hubishekhar III within a month, although this was just a hasty statement made in anger and was not really true.

After all, it would take nearly twenty days just to dispatch the troops and transport the heads back to the capital.

No one was sure of defeating Hubishekhar III within ten days.

He marched quickly all the way to show his attitude, appease the people and leave some room for maneuver.

As Bo Diao's confidant, he believed that Bo Diao was still tolerant of him.

But now that we have suffered such a heavy blow right at the beginning, this matter has become a bit troublesome.

"We must find a way to win this battle," Singh murmured.

In front of Cao's army camp, Cao Cao, dressed in military uniform, was personally waiting for Cao Chun to lead the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry back to the camp.

"My lord, Zihe fought with great prowess in this battle!" Xiahou Yuan said enviously.

Running thousands of miles across the country was his specialty.

But now, as the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry has become more mature, his role has been greatly weakened.

Although he now leads tens of thousands of elite cavalry and becomes the commander of a region, the opportunities for him to show his abilities like this are becoming fewer and fewer.

Cao Cao sensed the hidden meaning behind Xiahou Yuan's words: "What a talent. You are now a capable commander on your own. You should correct some of your shortcomings."

"It is difficult to achieve great things if you are brave and aggressive. Unless you are like Zihe and follow the path of the Military Soul Corps."

Xiahou Yuan heard this and shook his head: "Forget it, my lord. This road is a dead end. With the White Horse Volunteers here, Yuan can't make it no matter what."

Cao Cao smiled faintly: "You are quite self-aware. If that's the case, why bother with it?"

"Isn't it better to be the commander of one side than to be the general of three thousand men?"

Xiahou Yuan sighed softly.

That's what I said, but it felt completely different.

Cao Ren saw that Xiahou Yuan was in a slightly bad mood, so he quickly changed the subject and said, "Zihe's raid on the grain supply was successful. The Kushan army is short of food and will not launch an attack in the short term."

Cao Cao nodded: "But I'm afraid it won't last for a few days. The enemy's next wave of food and fodder will arrive soon."

"Every failure makes us wiser. The enemy will definitely deploy heavy troops to protect the logistics team next time. We don't need to fight them head-on, so the best strategy is to call Cao Chun back and wait for the right opportunity."

Cao Ren exclaimed: "My lord, you are truly a master at using troops! In this way, the Kushans will surely not dare to attack easily again, and the confrontation between the two armies will be a foregone conclusion."

Cao Cao heard this and shook his head slightly, saying, "It's not that simple. I'm afraid that Singh will launch an attack as soon as the next wave of food and grass arrives."

"Even Hubishka III will take the initiative to attack. I'm afraid he will suffer a great loss in this battle."

(End of this chapter)