"It's ominous to kill prisoners, Gong Jin, it's better not to do this in the future if it is not necessary." Zhuge Liang still remembered the terrible screams of those Guishan soldiers when they were surrounded by flames, and sighed lightly.

"For the sake of the general, do not be kind to the woman. This is the only way to ensure that our information is not revealed. Could it be that you still want me to send soldiers to travel thousands of miles to talk about these Guishan soldiers to escort them back to China? Zhou Yu didn't care and said: "For the sake of Da Chu, everything can be sacrificed." Even our soldiers can't be buried in the ground, let alone these Kushan people. ”

"Having said that, after all, killing prisoners hurts the heavens and the peace, and it is better not to do it unless you have to do it."

"I understand that. The battle went well, there were no accidents, we barely left any useful traces, and presumably the Guishuang side could not figure out the situation. Zhou Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

"I have already contacted the people of the family inside Guishan, and they will send someone to cover it up, and there will be no mistakes." Zhuge Liang said. However, the five thousand people and horses are insignificant in this Guishan body poison war, and Zhou Yu is extremely simple, so it is not difficult to cover it up.

"Presumably, in the future, Guishuang will be more cautious in dividing his troops, so that he can also reduce some of the pressure on the body poison, killing two birds with one stone."

"But after this battle, Gongjin, did you find any problems?" Zhuge Liang asked meaningfully.

"We and Guishan have completely different priorities in military operations, or we seem to have taken opposite paths." Zhou Yu's tone was inexplicable.

"Well, according to the information I have received, this legion is just an extremely ordinary legion in the Kushan army, but this combat power is a little terrifying!" Zhuge Liang said in a solemn tone.

Don't look at this battle, Zhou Yu fought so easily, and completely wiped out the other party with very few losses, it seems that the gap between the two sides is extremely large. But Zhuge Liang saw very clearly, aside from strategy and tactics and bows and crossbows, the gap between the two sides was not big. Even in terms of the quality of the soldiers and the combat power of the infantry, the two sides are almost inseparable.

The reason why he won so easily was because the opponent's main general was not good at flexibility, and Zhou Yu was a commander of the army, flexibly using the advantages of bows and crossbows and multi-arms and multi-attack methods, and aiming at the layout on various local battlefields to form restraint on the opponent, which was easy to win.

"In that case, the other party must have developed the Legion Talent, but we didn't see what the Legion Talent he was unfolding was. This army can barely be regarded as about the middle in our Great Chu, and in this regard, the hard power of us and the middle level of the Guishan army is probably not much different. Zhou Yu said in a deep voice.

"Yes, it's really hard to imagine that Guishuang, who has gradually declined, still has such combat power, and the other party's military strength is afraid that it has not yet declined, and it is still at its peak." Zhuge Liang sighed.

"After all, it is an empire, and it is normal to have this kind of background. But it's not terrible, after all, the other side is at the peak and can barely advance an inch, and our army has only been formed for a few years, and there are too many new recruits in the army. If there is another ten years, the average level of our army can definitely leave the other side far behind. Zhou Yu smiled and said, "Besides, we still have many advantages that the other party cannot match. ”

"We and Kushan, or all the countries of the West, have opposite preferences toward war. We focus on using the art of war to weaken the opponent or even defeat the strong with the weak, but they have almost abandoned the strategy and completely focused on improving the hard power of their own army. Zhou Yu hit the nail on the head and said: "In other words, we tend to look for the enemy's weaknesses and weaken the enemy, while they tend to strengthen themselves. We are heavy, they are gravity. ”

"Under normal circumstances, the hard power of their army is often much stronger than ours, but we can give full play to the strength of the army, and even use the time and place to play against the sky, under the same combat power, the other party is definitely not our opponent." Zhou Yu said confidently.

"However, now, the average hard power of our legion is not much different from that of the other side." Zhuge Liang said.

"Exactly!" Zhou Yu's eyes showed a terrifying light: "From this battle, we can see that we have caught up with the strongest point of the other party, but our advantage is beyond the reach of the other party." If two legions of equal combat power collide, our side will definitely be the winner, or even a big victory! ”

The Han army and the Kushan army, or the eastern and western armies, are like the external and internal masters in martial arts. The former has first-class martial arts but only second-rate internal strength, and the latter has first-class internal strength, but his moves are only second- and third-rate. It's hard to say who is strong and who is weak when it comes to fighting, but the emphasis is different. The cost of external skills is low, and it is easy to learn quickly, and it is easy to defeat the strong with the weak by grasping the enemy's vital points. Internal strength has low requirements for wisdom and understanding, and as long as it takes an honest time, it can always be formed.

When many people comment on the combat strength of the armies of the East and the West in ancient times, they often only consider the elite soldiers of both sides and the sophistication of their weapons and equipment. But in fact, the real battle is not just a competition of "internal strength", otherwise how could the Huns who were driven away be so wanton in the West. Tactics, strategy, these are extremely important influencing factors.

The professionalism of the ancient Western army, the courage and high quality of the soldiers, and the sophisticated weapons are all reasons for many people to advocate. However, they failed to see that the backwardness of tactics and rigid combat in the Western armies, and the poor mobility brought about by heavy armor were different from the many command problems caused by the clear distinction between civil and military forces in the East, and the commanders and nobles of uneven quality were the commanders.

"Strategically, we have left these countries far behind. Moreover, the difference in strategy is absolute, unlike the hard power of the army, which can obviously be bridged. If the other party wants to reach the height we have today in terms of strategy, how can it be possible without tens or hundreds of years. Zhou Yu chuckled.

The difference in strategy is different from that of the army, and a little difference is a world of difference. I learned a little bit of skin, and I understood that the night attack ended in an ambush, so it is better not to learn. If you can't learn strategy, or there is a gap with the other party, there will be a great risk, and it is more terrible to be scheming than to be rigid and passive. Han Xin's backwater is known to the world, but who can replicate it later? Ma Tan's death is proof of this. After learning a half-bucket of water in strategy, not only is it useless, but it also directly buries the whole army, so it is better to keep it honestly.

However, it is not advisable to blindly focus on strategy and ignore the most fundamental hard power of the army, just like walking on the tip of a knife, although there is sometimes a danger of no return. From Guishan, we must also see the flaws we once had, and our strategy must also be based on the quality of the army, and both must be taken into account. Zhuge Liang said.

"Indeed, if it weren't for the fact that Your Majesty has always attached great importance to the quality of the soldiers, I'm afraid it would be a real headache to face these Guishan Army." Zhou Yu nodded.