In such an important battle, both Guishan and Shen Poison fought with great restraint. It's just that the former armies fought together, and after trying for a while, they found that they didn't take advantage of each other, so they had the intention of withdrawing their troops.

In this battle, more than 200 war elephants and more than 4,000 soldiers were lost. And Guishan didn't get any benefits, although the loss was not more than a thousand, but these were the most elite Kshatriya warriors in Guishan, and they could all be ten.

"Both sides fought with restraint, and it seems that this battle will not be over in two or three months." After seeing that the two sides were preparing to withdraw their troops, Zhou Yu said.

"Guishuang's goal is very clear, he played a powerful role at the beginning, and even did not hesitate to lose more elites." Zhuge Liang said.

"One side has good soldiers, and the other side has many soldiers, and both sides naturally want to give full play to their own advantages. It is estimated that if you fight like this two or three times at most, the poison should be divided. ”

"However, there are so many Kushan cavalry, and many of them are equipped with elite cavalry, even if they are poisonous, it is difficult to take any advantage. The body poison has the existence of elephant riding, and it will not be bad to go there in a real head-to-head confrontation. ”

It is said that the most suitable side with more troops is to divide the troops and cut the battlefield and expand the advantage in troops. 10,000 Guishan elites may easily be able to defeat 20,000 poison troops, but 100 Guishan elites may not be the opponent of 200 Guishan troops. However, there are many cavalry on the Guishan side, and they have an absolute advantage in mobility, and they can support all parties at any time, forming a situation of fighting more and fighting less in the local battlefield from point to area, and then driving the entire battle situation. Therefore, it is difficult for the poisonous division to have an advantage. And on the Guishan side, due to the presence of the poisonous elephant soldiers, there are also certain obstacles in the head-on battle.

"You're right, but you ignored that there is an absolute advantage in terms of body poison." Zhou Yu smiled.

"Strategic depth. Guishan also has to take care of the rear, but the body poison does not care about the safety of the north at all, so the body poison has an advantage in the strategic depth, and can attack unscrupulously. Zhuge Liang said naturally: "But can the commander in charge of body poison make good use of this advantage?" Otherwise, the improper division of troops is meaningless, but may be caught by the other side and broken by each one, making yourself in a stalemate. ”

"If you can be the commander of a country, if you don't even have this ability, I don't think we need to care about poisoning this country." Zhou Yu said lightly.

"Both sides of this battle have reservations, but unfortunately they have not seen the power of the Kushan mounted cavalry."

"Your Majesty has long noticed the importance of mounted cavalry, and most of my Great Chu legions are equipped with mounted fine cavalry with a scale of about five hundred. When charging and breaking through the formation, the advantage of this kind of equipped heavy cavalry is indeed incomparable to other troops. Zhou Yu said.

"Unlike the Guishan and Xianbei and other alien races, among their formed cavalry, the mounted cavalry accounts for more than 30%, and they are well-armed. I have to say that Guishan is really rich, these cavalry are simply armed to the teeth, and I am afraid that they are not any worse than my Dachu's mounted iron cavalry, and I am afraid that chariots and war elephants will be needed to deal with this kind of cavalry. Zhuge Liang said.

"Aren't those people in the Southern Barbarians capable of controlling fierce beasts and poisonous insects? Can some fierce beasts such as tigers and leopards be used for our army, and what do you need to worry about these cavalry at that time? ”

"Fierce beasts, tigers and leopards are all wild and untamable, how can they be so easy to control? Animals that basically feed on meat are very risky, and although they can be barely controlled, they are still not safe enough to use on the battlefield, and they are prone to chaos. If you have to do it, it's better not to use it. Zhuge Liang smiled bitterly.

Historically, there are basically four types of animals that can be driven by humans to fight: horses, elephants, camels, and elk. The latter three also have their own limitations, and only horses are the standing arms on the battlefield.

"At the beginning, His Majesty wanted to form rhinoceros soldiers like elephant soldiers, but until now there are still some problems that cannot be solved and cannot really be used on the battlefield."

"Why?" Zhou Yu asked. He also saw and heard about rhinoceros, that is, he was called a rhinoceros by Yuan Shu, and he kept screaming. This animal is almost invulnerable to iron armor, and it charges quickly and has a strong impact, and if it can be used on the battlefield, it is definitely a more terrifying weapon than an elephant soldier. No matter how heavy the defense is, it will be difficult to resist for a moment in front of the charging rhinoceros, and there is no formation that they cannot rush.

"The rhinoceros is too stupid to have the same spirit as a war horse, and it is difficult to be commanded or ridden. Their eyesight is weakened, and they rely on their sense of smell to discern things. Although they can control them with the help of some medicines, they are still not flexible enough to command. The most important thing is that they are basically solitary habits, and their numbers are scarce, and it is too difficult and expensive to form a formed rhino soldier, and it takes a long time to tame them. Zhuge Liang said.

Zhou Yu smiled and said indifferently: "Do I still have to worry about these problems when I am rich in Chu?" Even if there aren't too many, it's always possible to assemble a few rhino soldiers of hundreds of sizes. There is no need to ride, as long as you can charge in the direction of the demarcation on the battlefield, just like Tiandan's fire bull array. ”

"Indeed, these problems are not without solutions, Your Majesty has been vigorously promoting research in this area, with the help of King Mulu and them, many defects of the rhinoceros soldiers have been constantly discovered and solved, and it is not impossible for this special team to serve as a special standing army in the future." Zhuge Liang said.

"Your Majesty is planning to form rhinoceros soldiers against the infantry phalanx that Rome relies on the most, and the vision is really long-term." Zhou Yu's eyes flashed with essence.

Only by knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can one not be defeated. Yuan Shu has been constantly spying on the other three of the four empires, especially Rome, the most powerful of them.

Although Rome was strong, it was different from the Han Dynasty's flawless strength, and one of their characteristics was that the army was basically composed of infantry, with very few cavalry, and was dominated by infantry phalanxes and heavy foot. Historically, they were not hung and beaten by the Huns for no reason, and the light cavalry kite flying tactics were something they simply could not crack. Similarly, the invulnerable and impactful rhinoceros soldiers are also considered the nemesis of this infantry phalanx.

"This rhinoceros is also a treasure! At that time, Wu Wangfu sent 103,000 soldiers wearing water rhinoceros armor under his command, and it is said that His Majesty also intended to use rhinoceros armor as the armor of the water army. Zhuge Liang said.

"Oh? Then why haven't we seen it in our army? Zhou Yu's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Your Majesty is afraid that rhinoceros will be endangered due to excessive capture, so for the sake of long-term consideration, he has not hunted them on a large scale, and it is strictly forbidden to hunt them privately. It's just that some elderly rhinos are killed every year by the people of the Southern Barbarians, so the number has not been much. ”

For Yuan Shu's vision, Zhuge Liang has become accustomed to it. You don't see that roads, water conservancy projects, and epidemic prevention projects have never stopped in various parts of Dachu, and there are even major afforestation projects on both sides of the Yangtze River and in Guanzhong and Xiliang areas. These big projects, which cost a lot of money and countless manpower and material resources, but in the eyes of many people, are of little benefit to the present, so Yuan Shu has done it vigorously. Most of the money in the treasury of Great Chu was smashed on these projects.

However, Zhuge Liang is extremely admirable for Yuan Shu's compassionate approach to the people, and the countless displaced people who have just been attached to Dachu were originally struggling on the verge of life and death.

He didn't know that Yuan Shu had been stealing joy in his heart now. Is there any cheaper labor than these displaced people? These people who have just been attached are all extremely content, no matter what they do, as long as they take care of their food and give twenty or thirty yuan a day. How are they like the people of Jing Yang now? After a good life, no one is willing to do this kind of hard work even if it costs three times the price. If we don't take advantage of the current frenzied squeezing of these cheap labor and building infrastructure, in a few years, I am afraid that it will cost even more to engage in it, and the most important thing is that we will not be able to recruit so many people.

"No more, it won't be that there is not a single naval army under my command." Zhou Yu seemed to have noticed something, and said quietly.

Zhuge Liang's eyelids jumped slightly, and finally spit out a word: "In this matter, you should go and ask Xingba." ”

"I knew it." Even Zhou Yu, who has always been calm, couldn't help the anger in his heart: "This bandit leader has always eaten more and occupied more, and this time he has detained all the good things, right?" ”

"Aren't we all used to it!" For Gan Ning's strange thing, Zhuge Liang didn't know what to say. If it weren't for Yuan Shu's always being extremely fond of his Akagi loyal and brave character, and he was more partial to this product, Gan Ning would have been attacked by a group of people.