Chapter 510: Kushan Lord: Ahhhh! [Subscribe]

On the night that Cao Cao gave the order, Zhang Liao ordered Wei Yan and Xu Huang to lead an army each and attack simultaneously, with the target being Kangju.

Kangju was originally a small country in the Western Regions.

As the country's power grew, it moved out of the Western Regions and headed northwest, entering the Sogdiana region.

Sogdiana, later known as Uzbekistan.

To its south is the Tocharian Basin, which is surrounded by two large rivers and has a superior geographical environment.

Samarkand, the most famous city on the Silk Road, is located here and is the hub for communication between the East and the West.

Almost all trade converges here and is then transported to the East and West.

The terrain around Kangju is high, and the core area is fertile land for thousands of miles.

Generals Wei Yan and Xu Huang led their troops to attack in order to cooperate with Zhang Liao and cut off the connection between Kangju and Kushan.

Zhang Liao himself was personally leading his troops, together with the Xianzhen Camp led by Gao Shun, with a total of 3,000 soldiers and horses, marching south from Wusun and directly into Kushan.

While Huang Zhong, Taishi Ci, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were fighting against the Kushans, Zhang Liao was also starting a war in the northern part of the Kushans.

After he broke into the mythical realm, the mythical abilities he gained made him more suitable for leading troops and gathering strength in group battles.

He and Gao Shun, together with the troops from the Xianzhen Camp, joined together and charged into battle, becoming invincible.

He marched quickly into Kushan and destroyed four of its border towns in one day.

With the strength of 3,000 troops, they tore through the enemy's northern defense line and completely defeated the main force of the army stationed there.

So it was two informants who came to the Kushan palace to report the battle situation, and they brought the battle situation of the two armies respectively.

"Your Majesty, the main force of our army engaged the Wei army on the eastern plain and lost the first battle!"

"Failure?" Bo Diao repeated.

The interrogator knelt and said, "Yes, the battle report came back from the front line, and they were defeated after the battle."

"How big a defeat?" asked Bo Diao in a deep voice.

“The crossbows of the Wei army penetrated the defenses of the infantry formation.

20,000 infantrymen were suppressed by the crossbows of the Wei army. General Tobis led the rear army to charge and support, but was killed on the spot, and the whole army was defeated! "

"The news sent back hasn't revealed the exact number of casualties, but the number of people lost on the battlefield due to being entangled by the Wei army is at least 20,000!"

"The Wei army also killed all of our soldiers who surrendered and were captured!"

Bo Diao held the throne with his hands and slowly sat down.

He seemed to be able to hear his heart beating rapidly:
"The king sent Cethers to provide reinforcements. Didn't he send his troops in time?"

The interrogator's kneeling figure began to tremble.

He felt that Bo Diao was in great anger and shock.

If you tell any more bad news, Bo Diao will probably explode in anger.

“Your Majesty, the front army was defeated too quickly. When General Cethers arrived at the battlefield, the defeat was already final and could not be reversed.

But fortunately, a great general arrived in time, and our army was able to bravely break the siege and save some of the troops."

The interrogator continued, "The elite troops led by the general were also attacked by the Wei army.

Fortunately, General Cethers chose to evacuate in time.

The Wei army caught up with them, and General Sessus had a brief battle with them and was injured. "

"The battle report did not mention the general's injury, but it mentioned that he had led his troops to withdraw to Yuanshi City and is currently defending it."

Even the battle-hardened Cethers couldn't turn the tide!

In other words, the Wei army defeated most of the main forces of the Kushan Empire on the eastern front in one battle.

Two of the four great Kushan generals were defeated in one battle.

This was the most disastrous defeat since the founding of the Kushan Empire.

Bo Diao's face was frighteningly gloomy, and he turned to another interrogator:
"What news do you bring?"

The interrogator's body was shaking, and his voice was trembling:

"The Fifth Legion stationed in Du Teng City in the north was attacked by the Wei army, and the legion commander Kidos was killed in the battle!"

click-

A soft sound.

The armrests of the throne were crushed by Bo Diao's loss of control.

Their defenses on the northern front were weaker.

The reason was that a pre-war analysis had been done and it was believed that the Wei army would not attack from the north.

Sending troops from the north would expose the country to Kangju, which would be strategically passive.

Secondly, attacking Kushan from the north would take a long time. It would be much less effective to attack from the east or south, which would have a greater impact on Kushan.

Based on these limitations, the Kushan defense on the northern front was relatively weak.

But the Fifth Legion, one of the six major legions of Kushan, was also stationed there.

The Kushans had four great generals, followed by the leaders of the six legions.

This way of organizing troops was learned from the legion system used by the Parthian Empire and even the more western Rome.

On the first day of the battle, two of the four generals were killed and the other was injured.

The northern line, which had been so secure and reliable, was attacked.

The legion commander, Kidos, was killed.

Bad news one after another.

Before the battle, Bo Diao mobilized all his troops in an effort to suppress the confidence of the Wei army, but the battle reports he received were exactly the opposite.

The huge gap caused his heart to beat like a raging storm.

He stared fiercely at the two messengers:
"Come here, take them away and execute them!"

The palace guards immediately stepped forward and dragged away the two interrogators who kept begging for mercy.

Bo Diao also sent people to inquire about the war situation in the south with India.

Fortunately, there is no news from the south yet.

He sat on the throne in silence for a long time.

The first battle was a disastrous defeat.

The Kushans' bravery in the surrounding areas over the years and their conquests in the south and the north suddenly became vulnerable when facing the Wei army!

For the first time, Bo Diao lost confidence in the subsequent arrangements. Half an hour later, Bo Diao came to the study.

He took out an old, yellowed leather scroll, picked up a quill pen, and wrote on it word by word.

When the words fell on the leather scroll, it was like burning, forming marks that eventually disappeared.

Wave mode is a call for help in an ancient and magical way.

The people on the other side who could receive his message were Zoroastrians.

"How is your progress? I need the blessing of the gods to help my Kushan win the victory, just like when we founded the country."

"Your troops were defeated too quickly, disrupting our plans."

There were also words coming back from the other end, appearing on the leather scroll and then disappearing.

Bo Diao was not surprised that the other side also knew the news of his defeat, and continued writing:

"You must hurry up. If I, Kushan, win this battle, I will give the relics of God to Zoroastrianism."

A blazing flame pattern was sent back from the other end, ending the connection with Bo Diao.

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Night falls.

The Kushan palace was brightly lit.

The little Buddha head slowly walked into the main hall.

At this time, the little Buddha head seemed to have changed a little.

A ball of Buddha's light appeared behind him, and his face looked solemn, as if he had attained enlightenment.

"Your Majesty summoned me here, what's the matter?" asked the little Buddha.

"Some time ago, you asked me for 20,000 hard labors. These days, the shrine where you practiced has been shining with Buddha's light, but have you seen any results?" Bo Diao asked.

"As Your Majesty expected, there are indeed some results. With the blessings of all, I am further merging with the Buddha's relics."

The Buddha relic between the eyebrows of the little Buddha head glows, reflecting the Buddha light behind him.

After he demanded 20,000 hard labors, he used some unknown means to increase his cultivation in a short period of time.

"I'm asking you, are you sure you can handle those generals of Wei?"

The little Buddha said: "The blessing of 20,000 Buddhas has only opened up one level of Buddha light. It is more difficult than I thought to use the full power of the Buddha's relics."

Bo Diao: "How much hard labor do you need to fully open the Buddha's relics and be sure to defeat the generals of the Wei army!"

"At least another 20,000 people are needed," said the little Buddha.

"Okay, you take this king's order and go to the hard labor camp in Gulu City to select another 20,000 hard laborers. Hurry!"

"How long do you need it?"

"At least half a month!"

"If you can help my Kushan win this time, I will fully support you and make Buddhism the state religion of my Kushan."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

After the little Buddha left the palace, he came to his own training ground in Vrushalayim.

This is a large palace complex.

At this time, the palace was filled with grand Buddhist sounds.

Inside and outside the temple, more than 20,000 believers were sitting on the ground, reciting scriptures.

There is a Buddhist tradition that was not obtained through the orthodox path. It was created by one of the Buddha’s direct disciples hundreds of years ago, who turned away from the Buddha’s glory.

It is to forcibly consolidate the faith of believers, lead them into Buddhism, and devote their own strength.

Thus, we can use their blessings to grow ourselves.

That disciple of Buddha later caused a great disaster, but it was too late for him to repent, and he died in meditation.

From then on, this secret technique became like a taboo and was mentioned many times in Buddhist scriptures handed down from generation to generation, so that future generations could learn from it as a warning.

After the death of the big Buddha head, the little Buddha head, in order to protect himself, no longer cared about anything else. After obtaining hard labor from the Po Diao, he used Buddhist scriptures to lead them into Buddhism.

These people are now like zombies, reciting Buddhist scriptures day and night, and have become puppets to provide blessings for the little Buddha head.

The little Buddha sat down at the first seat and began to chant.

As soon as he sat down, a Buddha walked out from the Buddha relic between his eyebrows.

Its appearance is similar to the Zhangliu Golden Statue.

But the lotus standing at his feet and the Buddha's light flowing behind him were both unusual.

With the blessing and recitation of scriptures, the Buddha's face slowly turned into a small Buddha head.

The lotus under its feet gradually turned black like ink.

"If another 20,000 people chant together, perhaps the Buddha's relics can truly merge with me."

……

In Yecheng, the lights are dim.

The study room in the Tongquetai Palace.

Cao Cao was playing chess with Jia Xu.

"Wenhe, you play your moves carefully. If you can defeat me, I will not blame you."

Jia Xu made a bitter face and said honestly: "Your Majesty, how dare I win a game of chess with you?"

"Besides, Your Majesty, you are an outstanding chess player, a master of our time, and I really cannot beat you.

Why don't you ask Xun Sima to come? He dares to play with you, doesn't give you any handicaps, and his chess skills are also good."

"Forget it. Besides Wen Ruo, Bo Ji and Kong Ming are both good at chess. I will play against them when there is a chance."

Jia Xu looked at the chessboard and said, “This game of chess is quite similar to the current battle situation.

Your Majesty's chess skills are so strong that you have cut the enemy territory into several large pieces. After this battle, if Kushan is dismembered, the national strength will decline rapidly. "

Cao Cao burst out laughing:

“We won a small victory in the first battle, and the battle has only just begun.

The Kushan Empire has been established for several hundred years, so it has some foundation and will not give up so easily. It has had some ups and downs. "

"Once his hands and feet are cut off, he will be obedient."

Cao Cao looked out the window to the west and said, "Tonight there will be a second good show!"

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