Chapter 336 Showing the enemy as weak

Fire is a fearful existence for all living creatures on this planet. Even humans respect it as gods, let alone elephants.

In the history of the Roman Empire, there were records of the Romans who relied on a large number of rockets to defeat the enemy. Fire caused panic and frightened the enemy's elephants. Surrounded by the fire, the crazy elephants fled everywhere on the battlefield without listening to the driving force, and even the elephant slave on their backs could not control their actions.

At this time, once the elephant itself or the elephant slave is injured or killed, the war elephant is likely to flee the battlefield at all costs. During this frightened escape from the battlefield, the elephant herd poses no less threat to the enemy's army than to deter the enemy.

If you fail to defeat the enemy, you will be devoured by it.

If the enemy's Elephant Army could be resolved with clever strategies, the other large army of slaves would not be difficult to deal with. An army of slaves without freedom could be compared with an army of professional soldiers.

"Look at the northern part of Mumbai City, there is a relatively high mound. If we can lead the enemy war elephant here, the rockets behind the mound can quickly complete the task of attacking the enemy war elephant. Moreover, since the enemy is in an unfavorable terrain of uproar attack, the war elephant will turn around and flee, which will cause great damage to the enemy's rear infantry. Therefore, the key to this battle is how to make the enemy war elephant obediently run into our ambush circle."

"Well, if the first round of rocket volleys is not effective, we can also order soldiers to light torches and burn the artemisia on the top of the mound. When the elephant group sees the fire, they will definitely turn around and run back-!"

The advantage of being full of talents is that as soon as you put forward a plan, someone will immediately help you improve it and make it more in line with the actual needs of the battlefield.

Not long after Fu Ge decided to use the fire attack strategy, a group of cheerful generals were busy. Compared to their solemn expressions before, they had basically eliminated the fear and fear of the battle elephants, and the confidence to win once again aroused in their hearts.

"General, this battle elephant is powerful. You can train the crossbow and arrow troops immediately. Be sure to ensure that each arrow cluster can be tied with oil-soaked burning substances. At that time, whether you win or lose depends on whether you are practicing."

"This, Shuai Fu, do you want to seduce the enemy yourself? This is absolutely not possible. It's too dangerous. If you want to go, I, Han Xin, will go."

"That's right, Shuai Fu, you are the commander of the First Army and will never take risks. If you make a mistake, the officials in the country will not take the opportunity to turn the world."

"No matter what, Fu Shuai, you just can't lure the enemy!"

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"Enough, I understand what you mean, but if I hadn't been to lure the enemy in person this time, it would be difficult to separate the enemy's war elephant troops from the infantry. You must know that Pusiamito is not a mediocre person who is completely unaware of military affairs. Only in the face of huge temptation can he make a wrong judgment."

Seeing the generals clamoring to go to war on his behalf, a warm current surged in Fu Ge's heart. Although the battlefield advocated cold blades and ruthless killing, everyone knew that soldiers may not be really ruthless. The support and trust from comrades on the battlefield are the best comfort.

"In addition, the two generals Yingbu and Luanbu, you gather all the warships together, and wait for the war to go from the sea to the back of the enemy. Just wait for our army to win in front of you, and you will lead the soldiers to cover the siege from the flanks. Even if you can't stop Pusiamit, you can still lose his soul."

"The last general is obeying the orders of General Fu."

"The rest of the generals, wait for the enemy to come and follow me to fight against the enemy!"

"promise!"

In Mumbai, 13,000 Qin soldiers were ready to fight, waiting for the arrival of the Mauryan army. Seeing that the Qin army was so calm, the slaves who gathered in the city to avoid persecution all stood up one by one and began to carry the supplies needed for combat under the command of the Qin army's quarantine officers.

On the banks of the Ganges.

A Qin army team with only more than ten people was dormant in the dense forest on the river bank. They were not wearing the traditional black armor of the Qin army, but were wearing grass-green military uniforms, and their faces were covered with colorful stripes.

The clever disguise is the key to whether the scouts were responsible for spying on enemy intelligence. Chen Shen, who led this scout team composed of the most elite soldiers in the expeditionary army, naturally knew this.

The Ganges River is not only the most important river on the Indian Peninsula, it also flows through the Mauryan City, the royal capital of the Mauryan Dynasty, and bears the important task of connecting the north and south arteries. In this era when land transportation is underdeveloped, the importance of water transportation in the Ganges River is irreplaceable.

Therefore, if Puciamido's 120,000 troops were to successfully conquer Mumbai, the only way to go was to go west along the tributary of the Ganges Valley, so that the army's food and fodder could be smoothly replenished. This is also the reason why Chen Chan was in this place for three days without moving his nest.

"Join the army, you see!"

Three days later, Chen Shen, who endured the pain of mosquitoes and flies, finally waited for the news he had been looking forward to for a long time.

A Magadha army with the peacock feather flag appeared in the scouts' vision. In the middle of the marching team, dozens of tall war elephants were taking steps calmly under the command of the elephant slave. The elephant also stretched out its long fangs from time to time, as if demonstrating to all opponents who challenged its majesty.

"Hurry up, go back and report to Fu Shuai, the vanguard of the Mogadha people has arrived!"

"promise!"

In the dense jungle, the treetops swayed slightly, and a crisp bird song rang out, and then there was no sound. The slaves with numb and dull expressions, holding wooden sticks, bamboo bows and iron-headed bamboo arrows, were still only concerned about rushing forward. For them, they had neither interest in seeing nor listening to anything around.

Following the master's order to fight, for these Shudras who lost their freedom, they just changed their work in another place, and there was nothing different from usual.

Mumbai Island, three miles east.

Upon learning that the Maggadah army was coming, the Qin Expeditionary Force opened the city gate without any weakness and lined up at the city to defend the enemy. However, from the circular defensive battle formation arranged by the Qin army, it can be seen that the soldiers who went to the expedition with Fu Ge were only two square formations, about 5,000 people. Compared with the Maggadah army that could not see the side, this amount of force was really insignificant.

"Qin Gou, you dare to go out of the city to fight. You are really overestimating your ability!"

In the Mogadah army, Pushandar, the commander of the war elephant army, looked arrogant. He was not only the number one warrior in the Mogadah country, but also Pussamidah's younger brother. Youdao was a brother in war. This time he fought with the Qin army, Pushandar took the position of vanguard unswervingly.

In order to wipe out the Qin army that caused him many troubles in one fell swoop, Pusiamid dispatched the main force of the civil war elephant force this time. The total number of elephants reached 3,000, of which 2,000 were truly sent to the front line to fight. It can be said that the scale of this battle was quite unprecedented.

Compared with the Mogadha people's influx, the Qin army seemed much weaker. In addition to the five thousand battle soldiers arranged in a row, the only stone throwing tools placed at the top of Mumbai were considered new combat tools. For the siege troops, the flying arrows and stones were indeed a big threat. However, these were nothing to Pushandal. He was bound to win the city of Mumbai. If he had to say the loss, at least he would have to kill or injured more slaves when siege.

"Cross crossbow, come out!"

Before the Mogadha people could gain a foothold and line up their formation, the Qin army, who were already on high alert, began their counterattack. The first wave of attacks, Fu Ge sent out the crossbow cavalry troops that were once terrified by the Huns. Although due to the long journey, only 500 crossbow cavalrymen who went out with them went to war, in the face of their thunder and fire, the Shudras who did not know how to defend were like chickens and ducks waiting to be killed, were shot by ruthless arrows.

"Damn it, stop those Qin people!"

The panic sounds kept ringing in the Magadha army. After the Qin Crossbow cavalry with precise shooting skills found out the details of the slave troops in front of them, they began to aim at the officers who were commanding the battle. In this way, the Shudras, who had already lacked fighting will, were even more unwilling to fight when they saw the commander die. The Magadha army that had lost command had a huge number but could not organize effective resistance.

Five hundred Qin crossbow cavalry were like a flying dragon in the enemy formation, killing the blocking enemy forces so much that they cried and called their parents and fled in a panic.

"The Xiang Soldier Group dispatched to intercept the Qin cavalry!"

Pushandal, caught off guard, was furious. He vowed to teach the ignorant Qin people a profound lesson, and he wanted to let the Qin people understand who is the real king and master on this land.

"Ming Jin, ordered the crossbow cavalry to retreat northward, and the spearmen behind the palace to cover it, and alternately retreat to the city. The personal guards followed me to the flanks of the enemy's elephant group!"

Seeing that the enemy had sent out ace troops, Fu Ge did not dare to be careless at the moment. On one hand, he ordered the spearmen mainly composed of infantry and the shield player to retreat to Mumbai City, while on the other hand, he personally led a cavalry to attack the enemy formation.

Using ordinary war horses to confront the tall elephant herd head-on is absolutely unwise. If you strike sideways around the formation, the threat is also great, because the elephant herd may turn to encircle the impact of Qin cavalry at any time.
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