The Three Kingdoms began with island farming

Chapter 646: One Master is Incompetent

"Why?" Cao Ren couldn't help but ask.

"It would be fine if Hubiseka III took the initiative to attack, but Singh suffered such a big loss right at the beginning, so he should be more cautious. How dare he send troops hastily again?"

Cao Cao looked at the generals around him who had the same puzzled looks in their eyes and sighed softly.

"You should have studied all the materials of the Da Qi Military Academy. Can't you even see through this? And you are still the commander-in-chief of a team."

Upon hearing this, Cao Ren and others lowered their heads in shame.

Things are different now than in the past. In the past, all one needed to do was to know how to fight and be a general.

However, as they went abroad and saw more, Cao Cao and other kings had higher requirements for their civil and military officials.

Because they realize the world is too big.

They thought that they had a strong team of civil and military officials, but in such a big country, it was a little stretched.

Especially the military generals, most of them are reckless men, and they are not capable of standing on their own when faced with the complex surrounding environment.

Not to mention that he is as proficient in both civil and military affairs as Lu Xun, who is capable of fully commanding a region.

At the very least, one must be like Guan Yu and Zhang Liao, able to command troops and control the political situation with the assistance of civil officials.

But there are too few such talents.

Among all the generals under Cao Cao, only Xiahou Dun and Cao Ren barely passed.

"Zhicai, you come and explain it to them." Seeing the generals like this, Cao Cao said with a little boredom.

Xi Zhicai also looked at Cao Ren with a look of disappointment: "General, who should be the leader in the march and battle?"

"Of course it's the commander-in-chief." Cao Ren said without hesitation.

Xi Zhicai nodded: "So what are the most taboos in marching and fighting?"

"Food shortages, lax military discipline, command errors, internal conflicts..." Cao Ren listed them instinctively.

At this point, a flash of inspiration came to his mind: "Military Advisor, what do you mean?"

Xi Zhicai nodded slightly.

Fortunately, there is still hope.

As for the remaining generals, looking at their confused eyes.

Oh, forget it, give up treatment.

"When a general is away from the battlefield, he may not obey military orders. One of the biggest taboos in marching and fighting is contradictions in command."

"If we simply look at it from the perspective of a coach, the best option for Singh is to hold on. It is safer to wait until morale is restored and food and grass are sufficient before launching an attack."

"But Poteo is eager to get the head of Hubiseka III!"

"Do you think Singh dares to wait like this in this situation?"

"If we keep waiting like this, I'm afraid it won't be long before Bo Diao's letter urging us to go to war arrives."

Having said that, Xi Zhicai smiled gently.

"It is said that if one general is incompetent, the whole army will be exhausted. The current situation of Kushan is that if one ruler is incompetent, the people will suffer."

"Bo Diao is helping us hold Singer back."

Today's Han army's attempt to conquer Kushan is actually somewhat similar to the northern barbarians' attack on the Song Dynasty during the Southern Song Dynasty.

The Kushans had a strong foundation and were not short of capable generals and armies.

It's very difficult to just go in from the front.

But with just a little bit of effort, Potiao's violent temper and the troubles within the Kushan Empire would be enough to cause this indestructible castle to collapse from within.

Using Bo Diao to contain Singh and other generals was exactly the main goal planned by Yuan Shao and Cao Cao.

After all, even a brave man like Yue Fei had to eventually have his Northern Expedition annulled by the twelve golden medals.

The lethality of this move is extremely terrifying, and it is an unbreakable deadlock. "What if Singh puts the overall situation first and does not follow Bo Diao's orders?" Xu Chu suddenly asked.

Xi Zhicai looked at the big fool speechlessly.

My brain has been blocked by muscles, so I'd better just be a captain of the guard for my lord.

"Then do you think Bo Diao will let him go? We have achieved our goal as well."

Cao Cao and others even hoped that Bo Diao would do so.

Because of this, the Kushan Empire would decline faster.

If people’s hearts are scattered, it will be completely over.

While a few people were chatting, the dusty Cao Chun appeared in front of them with the murderous Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.

Cao Cao's slightly helpless mood suddenly improved: "Stop talking, our great hero is back!"

Cao Chun dismounted, dark red blood stains still condensed on his black armor. He clasped his fists and said in a deep voice: "My lord, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry burned two of Singh's grain trains, killed more than 3,000 enemy soldiers, and burned countless grain and supplies."

He handed over two gilded Kushan army tokens, which were the tokens taken from the body of the escorted general.

Cao Cao did not take the token, but helped Cao Chun up first: "Zihe, you have worked hard. The army has prepared wine, meat and medicine. Let the soldiers eat and drink enough first, and have a good rest."

He had already known the battle report through the light cavalry sent in advance by Cao Chun to deliver military intelligence. At this time, he was more concerned about the situation and battle losses of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.

It would be fine to die on the battlefield, but we cannot delay recovery due to post-war problems.

After several battles with Tian Ze, Cao Cao and others had reached the same consensus.

That is, the seemingly normal non-combat casualties of over 70% in the past were unreasonable, and the number should be reversed.

The proportion of soldiers who died from injuries after the war should be less than 30%.

His Tiger and Leopard Cavalry were all treasures! In the army, they were at least the elites of the garrison commander level, and he would be distressed if one was missing.

"Thank you, my lord!" Cao Chun said with a fist salute.

In order to not give the Kushans time to react and ensure that nothing could go wrong, he led his army on a continuous march for two days and two nights, fighting two battles.

In other words, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry are composed of elite soldiers selected from hundreds of miles of the army, so they can hold on.

However, they were already exhausted at this time and had to rest well.

The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry retreated one after another, but Cao Chun did not follow them. Instead, he returned to the tent with Cao Cao.

"How is it?" Cao Cao asked after pouring a cup of ginseng tea for Cao Chun.

Cao Chun recalled the two battles, recounting all the details and his own feelings.

Seeing is believing, hearing is not.

Although a lot of intelligence about the Kushan army had been obtained from Liu Bei.

However, there were certain gaps among the Kushan armies.

These troops escorting and transporting supplies and food are all soldiers transferred by Singh from the main army, and their combat effectiveness has a very high reference value.

Although Cao Chun launched these two blitzkriegs, he did so at night out of caution to catch the enemy off guard.

The Kushan army was caught up in the battle hastily and could not fully display their capabilities, but we can still indirectly see some of their characteristics in terms of response and combat.

"The quality of these Kushan soldiers is indeed not weak. They have complete weapons and armor, skilled combat skills, and good physical fitness. They are not much worse than the ordinary soldiers in our army."

"But their adaptability is relatively poor and their tactics are rigid."

"While leading the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry to patrol the camp, they knew it was not advisable to resist us head-on, but they still deployed a square formation..."

As Cao Chun explained, Cao Cao and others gradually gained a deeper understanding of the Kushan army's basic combat methods.

Don't underestimate this most basic combat method, it is the foundation supporting the Kushan top-level strategy and tactics.

(End of this chapter)