mtlumby2d Chapter 631 Crisis at Cliff City
Chapter 631 Crisis at Cliff City
After giving his instructions, Jia Daoshi left his residence and headed towards the city lord's mansion.
As soon as he arrived at the gate of the city lord's mansion, he saw Chow Yun-fat already waiting for him.
Jia Daoshi was puzzled and asked, "General Zhou, what happened?"
In his hand, Chow Yun-fat held a small bamboo tube. After opening the tube, he took out a small sheepskin rolled up into a ball and handed it to Jia Daoshi, saying, "Jia, take a look. There is some unusual activity in the Kushan Empire in the north!"
Upon hearing this, Jia Daoshi frowned deeply!
Having just dealt with the Qing Turban Army, the Kushan Empire is now joining the fray.
It's endless, right?
The Kushan Empire is not the same as the Qing Turban Army!
Those are notorious barbarians from the north!
This news could be big or small. If the Kushan army is to march south, it must first take the southwest of Dajing, and then go east along the river!
In other words, the southwest is still the main battlefield!
When that time comes, war will break out again in the southwest region, and the city of Juebi, which is located to the north, will definitely be the first to suffer a bloodbath!
The chaos and poverty in the southwest are inextricably linked to the occasional small-scale raids by the barbarian cavalry of the Kushan Empire in the north!
Jia Daoshi took the parchment scroll handed to him by Zhou Runfa, glanced at it, and then fell silent.
According to the above information, the barbarians of the Kushan Empire have begun to gather on a large scale. They are not yet fully assembled, and at this rate, it will take at least two months!
The scale should be around 500,000!
Five hundred thousand cavalry!
This is not a small amount!
After a moment of contemplation, Jia Daoshi suddenly asked, "General Zhou, I wonder where Prince Shen Li, the Prince of Zhenbei, is now?"
“Prince Shen is currently in Juebi City, as is the First Prince!” Zhou Runfa said in a deep voice.
Speaking of the First Prince Wu Ce, Jia Daoshi suddenly remembered that the previous commander of the Imperial City Guard, Lei Bao, seemed to be under the First Prince's command. He tried to persuade him to serve the First Prince as well, but was killed by him in a muddle!
Seeing that Jia Daoshi remained silent, Zhou Runfa continued, "According to information gathered by our spies, the Kushan Empire's southward invasion this time seems to be not merely for the purpose of seizing grain and slaves, but rather to conquer Juebi City and then advance directly towards Shouchun, attempting to permanently occupy the southwest!"
Upon hearing this, Jia Daoshi couldn't help but sneer, "They certainly have big appetites!"
The Kushan Empire likely saw the Qing Turban Rebellion as an opportunity to launch a military campaign.
No wonder I came looking for Shen Li, only to find her gone to Juebi City. She must have heard something and gone there early.
"Jatis, judging from the actions the Kushan Empire has taken this time, their military strength is at least 500,000, if not more! 500,000 iron cavalry attacking the Cliff City."
"Currently, the city of Juebi only has 20,000 soldiers, and even with our Iron Forest Army's 70,000, we only have 90,000. Moreover, the Iron Forest Army also has to maintain the stability of the southwest. Considering all this, I'm afraid we won't be able to withstand the Kushan barbarians' attack. We need to prepare in advance!"
Upon hearing Chow Yun-fat's reminder, Jia Daoshi fell silent again.
After arriving in this world, he only participated in one battle, which was the battle to capture the Four Directions City.
However, that battle was not large-scale, the number of troops involved was small, and they even used traps and mechanisms, which can be considered a clever tactic.
But this war is different!
An army of 500,000—that's a large-scale battlefield, unlike the fighting in the martial arts world!
If a martial arts master were to attempt an assassination, let alone him, even Jia Bing and his group could easily take care of those assassins.
If the Kushan Empire really sent 500,000 iron cavalry, it would be a massive, dark mass that would blot out the sky!
Moreover, the Great Jing Dynasty had never had a real solution for dealing with the Kushan Empire, because these barbarian tribes of the Kushan Empire all used cavalry.
The cavalry were fast and highly mobile, and the soldiers of the Great Jing Dynasty simply couldn't keep up with their pace.
Often, as soon as the formation is set up, the enemy's fast horses have already charged up to them!
When the reinforcements from the Great Jing arrived and prepared to launch a counterattack, the Kushan cavalry all retreated!
They come and go like the wind, too fast to keep up with!
Over the years, the Great Jing Dynasty had no good way to deal with the Kushan Empire's cavalry and could only passively defend most of the time.
Cliff City was built to defend against the Kushan Empire's cavalry!
This city is named for being built on a cliff, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack.
This is the first time the Kushan Empire has said it would take over the Cliff City and completely occupy the southwest of the Great Jing!
Therefore, they probably won't just fight and then withdraw.
However, even if Cliff City is saved, it will inevitably become a meat grinder, causing countless deaths and injuries!
Jia Daoshi remained silent, his mind flashing through countless classic battles from the five thousand years of the Great Xia Dynasty. He didn't speak for a long time.
This was the first real battle he had encountered since arriving in this time and space!
What was supposed to come finally came!
That being said, with his current abilities, he could easily ignore the Kushan Empire's attack and enjoy a carefree life with his wife.
Who in this world can blame him?
However, since Shen Li, as his wife, is already personally on the front lines, it is clearly unrealistic to expect her to follow him.
Not only Shen Li, but Ji Bingyan would also disagree.
Moreover, if he were to leave, the people of the southwest of Dajing would be plunged into a wolf's den just as they had escaped from a fire pit.
However, if he were to get involved in this matter, he would face a very real problem.
With fewer than 100,000 troops, and perhaps only 60,000 or 70,000 actually arriving, they were facing 500,000 barbarian cavalry!
How should we fight this battle?
Moreover, the enemy was entirely composed of cavalry, while the Great Jing Dynasty was mainly composed of infantry!
Although the cliff city has a natural defensive advantage, it is impossible to defend!
Moreover, the enemy would definitely not attack the cliff face!
Seeing that Jia Daoshi did not speak, Zhou Runfa did not urge him, but simply waved his hand to have the servants bring up tea.
The entire living room was very quiet.
Jia Daoshi mentally reviewed all the battles in the five thousand years of the Great Xia Dynasty where the few defeated the many, such as the Battle of Muye, the Battle of Yin Jin, the Battle of Julu, and the Battle of Pengcheng...
After thinking it over, Jia Daoshi gradually felt more at ease.
Winning shouldn't be a big problem. The question now is how to win this battle with the least possible cost!
There are still more than two months left. If we can build cannons during this time, it might have a good effect.
After all, in this time and space, there are no weapons of mass destruction like cannons!
A surprise attack on those barbarians should be quite effective.
But then another problem arises.
The enemy is cavalry, which is highly mobile. They won't just stand there and wait for you to bomb them, will they?
What if they run away?