At the beginning of the battle, although the formation of the two sides did not surprise Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang, the battle situation surprised the two of them.

The fierce Kshatriya warriors showed terrifying combat power, all the way like chopping melons and vegetables, and the poisonous forward foot soldiers had no power to fight back, and they were defeated and retreated, and once collapsed.

"Gong Jin." Looking at the fierce Kshatriya warriors, Zhuge Liang said in a slightly solemn tone.

"See." Zhou Yu's face gradually became solemn. Although he knew that the combat power of the empire like Guishan should not be underestimated, he didn't expect that the other party would surprise him as soon as he came up: "These soldiers in the vanguard of Guishan are afraid that they all have the level of top elite soldiers, even in our army, they can be regarded as elites." If this army of 10,000 people is composed of this kind of elite, it is estimated that the combat power is enough to compare with the Southern Barbarian soldiers under Ziyi, and even the army soul legion with a tough face is estimated to have the strength to fight. I really didn't expect that there would be such elite soldiers among Guishuang, and they would be used intensively. ”

"This should be the Kshatriya warriors in Kushan, all of them are elites in a hundred, and it is normal to have such combat power." Zhuge Liang said.

"Do you want to use the elite together? This seems to have some resemblance to our Army Spirit Legion. However, this combat power is not up to the bottom, and it is not difficult to deal with it. Zhou Yu said.

What is the Army Soul Legion? It is the sharpest knife in a big war, and it will only be used when it is critical. A small number of elites are enough to tear a hole in the battlefield and turn the tide of the battle in an instant. This kind of elite troops is to concentrate their forces on one point for breakthroughs, and the smaller the number of people in the case of the same combat power, the better. However, it is necessary to ensure sufficient troop thickness, so the number of the Army Soul Legion has been basically maintained between 800 and 3,000, which is the experience summed up after the baptism of the Han people for a hundred years.

The Kshatriya warriors are certainly very strong, and their individual combat ability and general military soul legion soldiers are almost the same, but they lack that unstoppable sharpness, and they lack the military soul bonus. The combat power of the Kshatriya warriors on the scale of 10,000 people is estimated to be comparable to that of the three thousand Euphorbias, and the lethality and deterrence on the battlefield are even more difficult to compare with the Euphorbias.

"I hope that the number of elites in this kind of formation is not large, if the Kshatriya warriors in Guishan have a scale of more than 100,000, it is estimated that we will have a headache."

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Seeing that the battle of the former army was going well, Su Gedi did not show any joy on his face.

"General, the advance of the front army is so smooth, the vanguard of the other side has almost no fighting spirit, I'm afraid it is just the bait of the other party." Deterby looked at the situation ahead and said cautiously.

"Of course, I know that he can be my enemy for many years, and he will not be so unwise. The order was given to the left and right cavalry to turn to the flanks and move, ready to attack from both sides. "Sugdidao.

"No."

Seeing that the cavalry on both wings of Guishan, who were originally preparing to flank their own forwards, drew an arc in the middle of the road, and turned to the sides. The bottom of the muro frowned slightly.

"General, the other party didn't hit the plan. What to do? ”

"It doesn't matter, the forwards of our army are just some miscellaneous soldiers, and it is also earned in exchange for some elites of the other party, so let the elephant cavalry move."

Boom, the earth trembling slightly.

Su Gedi felt this shock, and was not surprised but rejoiced: "I didn't expect that the bottom of the chamber was so uncontrollable, and the elephant soldiers were dispatched so quickly." ”

The Elephant Soldier is a characteristic class of poison. With the elephant, the largest animal on land, as a mount, the combat power of this class is absolutely terrifying. Ordinary infantry is a matter of two feet in front of them, and cavalry is like a toy, and if you collide with it, you will die. If there is no proper way to deal with it, and the elephant soldiers are allowed to play, the lethality caused is simply terrifying.

It was not that Sugdi was unaware of the shortcomings of the elephant soldiers. Poor mobility, and the elephant itself is timid, afraid of beasts, open fire, and even loud noises, once it goes berserk, it is friend or foe. But on such a large-scale battlefield, how could the body poison give him a chance to target?

With a long cry, nearly a thousand war elephants were exposed on the battlefield, surrounded by two or three thousand foot soldiers, each war elephant also had four soldiers, one was responsible for driving the war elephant, and the other three were armed with spears and bows and arrows ready to attack.

"Is it nearly a thousand?" Sugdi frowned.

Elephant soldiers are not only poisonous, they have the strength of hundreds of countries, and they also have elephant soldiers. It's just that the scale is not large, only about 1,000. Don't think that this is a lot of people, you must know that the poisonous elephant soldiers are in units of five hundred, and the war elephants at their peak were nearly 10,000, and even now there is at least six or seven thousand scales, and with more than 100,000 foot soldiers, it is definitely enough to give any country a headache. The poisonous troops are divided into four types: infantry, horse, chariot, and elephant, and the elephant soldier can occupy a place on its own, which shows its importance and strength.

"General, the poisonous elephant rider has appeared, let the Kshatriya warriors retreat for the time being."

"No, there are only a thousand war elephants sent by the other side, and it is obvious that there are reservations. In this case, the troops cannot be easily withdrawn, otherwise the sharp spirit will be lost, and the war will fall into a stalemate, but it will be just like the other party's arms. Su Gedi said directly: "Let the Kshatriya warriors continue to charge, our army's vanguard is nearly 10,000 elites, and there are only more than 1,000 war elephants, we must fight the true intention of the other party!" Let the cavalry on both flanks not easily engage the opponent, and first use mounted archery to harass the opponent and support the vanguard. ”

With the commanders of both sides having scruples, the vanguard units of the two armies collided directly. The elephant soldiers can be said to be extremely restrained against the cavalry, and they are also extremely strong against the miscellaneous infantry, but it is also difficult to deal with the elite foot soldiers who cooperate tacitly with the Kshatriya warriors.

The Kshatriya warriors instantly dispersed from the compact charging formation and launched a guerrilla attack as soon as they saw the elephant's troops, and the weapons in their hands were extremely familiar with the legs and feet of the war elephants. The two sides fought inextricably, and the scene was once deadlocked.

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"It seems that the elephant soldiers do have a lot of potential to tap." Zhou Yu looked at the situation in the field and said: "It's really amazing that more than 10,000 foot soldiers and thousands of war elephants can draw with the top elite of the opponent's 10,000 people." Moreover, the elephant soldiers are the most restrained cavalry and miscellaneous soldiers, which are much better than chariots on the battlefield. ”

"But after all, elephants are no better than war horses, and they are too bold. It's really hard to imagine that such a huge animal has such a small guts, as long as it is frightened by the other party on the battlefield, I am afraid that it will not help but add to the chaos. Zhuge Liang shook his head slightly.

How small are elephants? It has always been rumored that elephants are afraid of mice, although it is only a false rumor, but it is indeed true that elephants are timid. Fear of flames and beasts, even unfamiliar voices. What does this unfamiliar sound consist of? The cries of wild boars are also counted!

Historical facts, during the war, a group of war elephants were frightened away by the cry of wild boars. It's not because they're afraid of wild boars, they're just just plain timid, and they're afraid when they hear this strange shout, and it's estimated that if elephants weren't born in the wild and had a lot of dealings with mice, elephants are afraid of mice, and maybe it's still true.

Fear of wild boar calls was once a problem for many zoos keeping elephants, but it was quickly resolved. The way is also very simple, keep these two animals together, and as soon as the elephant grows up, he will know what kind of animal the wild boar that makes this sound is, and if it can't threaten them, he will naturally no longer be afraid.

But this matter is not clear about the current body poison and Guishuang! They still stuck to the idea that elephants were afraid of beasts and fire, so it was difficult for them to respond to the soldiers. After all, it's not good for you to start a fire or get some beasts on the battlefield, not to mention anything else, do you have any war horses on your side? War horses are also afraid of flames and beasts! The tiger howled, maybe the elephant was not afraid, and the war horse on his side fled first.

Zhuge Liang was able to know about this matter, thanks to those students among the hundreds of schools of thought who were well fed and supported. The forest is big, there are all kinds of birds, and there are also strange places in the hundred schools, and there are really some people who like to study animals, and they really make something out of the war elephants.

According to the normal situation, these "evil" students belong to the category of improper mental skills and bad conduct, and they should have been kicked out of the door wall a long time ago. But just catching up with the decline of the hundred schools now, he is also very tolerant of these problematic disciples. And Yuan Shu is also very supportive and recognized for these "whimsy" students, after all, raising such a few people is nothing to do, and the college is not only lacking in those tables, chairs and chopsticks.

And Yuan Shu knew in his heart that the more these students with personality, the easier it was to bring surprises. Maybe one day I'll be able to figure out some steam engines, spinning machines, insects, or something. It can be said that for these people, Yuan Shu is far more important than ordinary scholars, and they are the pioneers of the times. And those ordinary scholars, in the future, will just do some county orders and the like, this kind of person Yuan Shu does not say much, but there is absolutely no shortage of them.