The Three Kingdoms began with island farming

Chapter 677 A Foolish Move
Bim's knuckles were white from gripping the reins too tightly, and his knuckles protruded like jagged rocks.

However, his mere three thousand cavalrymen put him in an extremely awkward situation.

If a large number of cavalry are used to pursue, the enemy on the other side will surely take the opportunity to charge.

But if we ignore them and let these three thousand cavalrymen run rampant, not to mention the blow to our morale, the most important thing is that we are the attackers!
Despite the enemy being stronger than us, he was the one who needed to break through to rescue them.

It wasn't Lü Bu or Gongsun Zan who couldn't wait, but him.

At this moment, beneath the walls of Fulousha, Yuan Shao sat leisurely on his chariot, enjoying the spectacle of catapults and ballistae wreaking havoc on the enemy's city walls.

"My lord, isn't the offensive a bit too fast?" Feng Ji asked with some hesitation.

"At this rate, it probably won't be half a month before Fulousha falls. What if the fighting in Bim and Surya isn't over yet..."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Shao smiled faintly.

He was well aware of Feng Ji's meaning.

Now, Fulusha is like bait. As long as Fulusha is there, Suriya and Bim will not be able to retreat directly, but will defend the city to the death, which gives them the opportunity to annihilate the enemy.

If Fulousha falls, the two will have a reason to seek another place to establish themselves, which will be even more troublesome.

"Yuan Tu, what do you think of Liu Bei, Sun Quan, Lü Bu, and Gongsun Zan?" Yuan Shao didn't answer directly, but asked meaningfully.

“They are all extraordinary individuals!” Feng Ji said in a deep voice.

“Since you know this, why are you worried about it?” Yuan Shao asked in return.

“They are nothing but two broken-backed dogs; how could they possibly be a match for them?”

"Just wait, I'm afraid the good news will come in three to five days."

Upon hearing this, Feng Ji exchanged a glance with Guo Tu and said nothing more.

Everything went exactly as Yuan Shao had predicted.

Bim was trapped by Gongsun Zan's three thousand White Horse Cavalry, unable to advance or retreat.

Meanwhile, the armies of the three southern kings had already surrounded Surya.

Surya, as a backup plan left by Kanishka II, was a wise and courageous man.

From the letters sent by Bo Diao and the movements of the Han army, he not only realized the strength of the Han army and the danger of the Kushans, but also realized that his intentions had probably been seen through by the Han people long ago.

While secretly cursing himself for being so foolish and making a mess of things, he quickly calmed down and took the last possible step to save the Kushan Empire.

On one hand, he led his entire army south to resist the armies of the three southern kings.

Because the situation in the North was still uncertain at the time, Surrey believed that even if Potie was defeated, the elite of his Janissary Legion should not be seriously harmed.

In that situation, the three kings of the South were their fatal weakness.

The more troops we send, the greater our chances of success; leaving troops in the western border is pointless. Once the capital, Purousha, falls, the western border will be impossible to defend.

On the other hand, he sent messengers to Parthia to seek help.

Although this move was tantamount to inviting a wolf into the house, the Kushan Empire was already in danger of collapse and could not afford to worry about such things.

There's already a tiger in the room, why would we care about another wolf?

This is the best option for the Kushan Empire to preserve its royal court.

Surrey's choice was undeniably decisive and correct, but his plans still fell through.

Parthia had just suffered a defeat in recent years in battle against Rome, and it was a time for them to recuperate and rebuild.

Moreover, they have a deep understanding of the ferocity of the Han people and dare not easily become enemies.

Although the four northern kings all went on a southern expedition, they left behind a considerable number of troops, most of whom were stationed on the border and commanded by capable generals. They were ready to strike at any time should Parthia make any moves.

Since the Kushans have already been conquered, even if they are crippled, they are not theirs. Changing plans and attacking Parthia ahead of schedule is not a big deal. Unlike the Kushans, who have integrated agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, and fishing and are already rooted in the land, Parthia is still mainly nomadic.

As with Emperor Wu's past battles against the Xiongnu, it is difficult to achieve victory in one battle; a protracted struggle is inevitable.

Being able to steal from the Kushan Empire while Rome and Parthia were completely unprepared was already an unexpected surprise.

It was simply impossible to take Parthia without Rome's knowledge.

Since the sickle is already outstretched and difficult to retract, it might as well just go for it and chop down.

What Surya didn't expect was that the three kings of the south were so powerful.

In fact, we can't really blame him too much, since the three kings of the south and the four kings of the north had all hidden themselves very well before.

They fought the border troops to a standstill, without revealing much of their forces.

Even if they win in the end, it's always by using unorthodox tactics and clever tricks, without actually demonstrating much real strength.

Surya brought his entire fortune, a total of 150,000 troops, of which 100,000 were elite soldiers and the other 50,000 were newly recruited supply troops.

Compared to Kumar, who had once marched south to attack the Three Kings, Surya felt that he was more than twice as strong.

It would be easy to hold off the three kings who could fight them on equal terms.

Who knew that when he went south to confront the three kings and fought them, he was immediately stunned.

He was surrounded by a formidable army of 150,000, but the enemy on the other side was a full 300,000.

At first, Surya suspected that the Han people were mostly bluffing, and that he was just putting on a show of force and engaging in a head-on battle with them.

Then they were utterly routed, losing tens of thousands of soldiers. If the soldiers hadn't been relatively elite, they might have been completely crushed.

Surya then realized that something was wrong and began to strengthen the camp's defenses, preparing to find another solution.

The three kings, however, showed no mercy to him. They split their forces into three groups, set up camp in a triangular formation, and trapped him in the center, completely blocking him.

Upon discovering that the Han Chinese had divided their troops and set up camp, Surya flew into a rage and immediately sent troops to cut off one of their fingers.

Unfortunately, they ran into Sun Ce's most valiant troops, and were routed, nearly losing their lives.

The three kings' move of setting up camp so close to each other was incredibly humiliating, yet he couldn't defeat any of them.

Even Liu Fan, who looks the weakest, can be easily bullied.

Suliye stood at the highest point of the camp, looking at the Han army camp that was surrounded by an iron barrel, his face extremely ugly.

The camp of his hundreds of thousands of troops behind him was like an isolated island, trapped in the center by the triangular formation of the three kings, and even the smoke from their cooking fires seemed weak and feeble.

"General, morale is low." The water bag handed to him by the lieutenant tasted of sand. Suliye took a sip, but felt a bitter taste in his throat.

"The most crucial question is, how do we manage the logistics for hundreds of thousands of troops?"

Surya was also filled with sorrow at this moment.

The Han people had actually thought about this problem when they were preparing to set up camp.

However, he believed that the Han people's foolish move of dividing their troops was tantamount to courting death.

After all, the three kings were not one entity. Even if they were, the human instinct to seek advantage and avoid harm would prevent them from truly helping each other with all their might.

If he can break through one aspect of it, the situation can be easily resolved.

He guessed right again; the three kings indeed had no intention of supporting each other.

However, he overlooked one problem: any one of the three kings could easily defeat him.

(End of this chapter)