Chapter 442: Who Counts Whom
The structure of the Third Army of the Empire is still relatively complete, and it did not participate in the previous major battles, and six of its twelve divisions are composed of veterans who have been re-conscripted, all of which are equipped with cold weapons.
However, it also had six original standing divisions, all armed with muskets, three of which were the Kandahar divisions under the direct command of Prince Mages, which were also the elite divisions of the Kushan clan.
However, they were not under the command of the king, but were under the direct jurisdiction of Prince Mags, and the province of Kandahar was also a fief of Prince Mags.
The other three divisions are also standing armies guarding the imperial capital Peshawar, Jehrum, Lahore and other important places of the Kushan tribe, and have not participated in previous major wars, so their structure and equipment are very complete.
The king of Poland sent them to Kabul, naturally with selfish intentions.
Prince Mags was the youngest brother of King Kushan, seven or eight years older than Bo Tuo, and he had ideas about the throne of the Emperor.
Usually he is more forbearing, and when he succeeded to the throne, he also supported him with a clear banner, but now in this stormy moment, he can't bear it in the face of this leaky ship.
Hmph, send yourself to Kabul, transfer Soth's regiment back to Peshawar, and be an idiot for everyone else?
Prince Maggs was clear in his heart, he knew what he was going to do, but he felt that he could do it.
Wouldn't it be nice to be like that now? He could directly control the army of as many as twelve divisions and regiments, of which there were six regular standing armies, and the other six newly formed divisions and regiments, and the quality of personnel was not bad, but there was no firearms and equipment.
Bo Tiao wanted to calculate himself, and wanted to use the sword of the Han army to deal with himself, but Mags still felt that he could easily get rid of Peshawar and become a world of his own, which was a rare opportunity!
How can anyone who calculates whom be able to tell clearly?
Lu Bu saw that the attitude of the Guishan people was quite resolute, and he didn't care, so let's teach them another lesson, if they don't hurt them, they won't give in.
Although through the channels of the Ministry of Intelligence, he knew that there were constant disputes within the Kushan, and the general Sote and the king Bo Tiao actually had the intention to sign a peace treaty, but many royal nobles and high-level Kushan officials opposed it, so they delayed the decision.
He also knew that the other side had changed the army and the guards defending Kabul, and the current defenders would be their prince Mags, the uncle of King Bocha.
However, no matter who led the army and cleaned up this army in Kabul, I am afraid that the Kushan people would not have the strength to fight, and Lu Bu did not believe that they still had the determination and courage to die together with the imperial capital Peshawar.
Just as the Han army was approaching Kabul from several mountain passes, the senior officials of the Ministry of Intelligence, who was in charge of Central Asian affairs, were in a hurry
Come and see Lu Bu.
After graduating from Chung-Ang University, he stumbled into the Intelligence Department, and soon showed his talent in this area.
So he is not very old, but he is already in charge of a region, and it is such an important region as Central Asia.
"Your Majesty, I have just received an urgent report from an insider from within the Kushan Empire, and he wants to meet you in person, saying that there is something important to explain to you, which is related to the overall situation of this war."
"Oh, is that the No. 1 inside line you've been keeping in a high level of secrecy?" Lu Bu was very interested in this inside line, because a lot of important information had come from this inside line before.
And out of the need for secrecy, only the person in charge of the Intelligence Department in the Guishan Empire and Li Su knew the identity of this insider, and even the superior leader of the Guishan Intelligence Department, Fu Hu, did not know his identity.
"Okay, let's see each other then. The army was ordered to temporarily halt its advance and rest in place. I'll meet him. ”
Lü Bu, accompanied by Fu Hu, took only Dianman and a company of guards to the junction site, the city of Kyakkar, thirty miles from Kabul.
Of course, Lu Bu's safety cannot be taken lightly, Wang Quan led the special operations division to follow from afar to ensure safety.
The reconnaissance battalion of the special operations division, known as the special forces of the first reconnaissance battalion of the Han Dynasty, lurked around the city of Chakkar in advance and conducted reconnaissance.
The information that came back was that everything was normal, and there were only a few hundred local Guishan troops stationed there, and their morale was low, and they were ready to run away at any time in the face of the rolling Han army.
On the contrary, the local people lived very peacefully, as usual, perhaps because the propaganda work of the Ministry of Intelligence was in place, and they knew the reason why the compatriots in the areas occupied by the Han army did not suffer any calamity!
Lü Bu led the guard company, led by the frustrated hu, to the site of an abandoned temple outside the city of Chakkar, which is the ruins of Zoroastrianism, proving that this place also believed in Zoroastrianism, but the later kings of the Kushan Empire converted to Buddhism.
The guards were scattered around the ruins, keeping on guard, especially the commanding heights were sent with snipers, all of which were well arranged, and also made the pawn a little relieved.
As a guard, what he is most afraid of is this kind of task of a lone army going deep behind enemy lines, even if Wang Quan's entire special operations division is behind him ten miles behind, he does not dare to be careless.
Now it's the age of firearms, and the Kushans can use muskets to snipe remotely, or ambush explosives to carry out secret calculations.
However, not long after Lü Bu arrived, the scouts reported that a small group of cavalry had come out of the city of Chakkar and were heading straight for the ruins, with only twenty or thirty horsemen.
They saw the Han guards around the ruins from a distance, and they raised their hands high to show their sincerity.
The squad of cavalry came to a halt outside the ruins, only five men stepped forward, and the others remained where they were.
The five men were searched by the guards and confirmed that they were not carrying any weapons before being placed inside the temple.
They were all dressed in standard Kushan military uniforms, the same costumes of the five people, there was no difference, they were all ordinary soldiers' attire.
However, looking at the appearance and age, there is still a big difference, four young people, and they are very capable, and their eyes are shining.
The four of them faintly guarded a middle-aged man in the middle, about forty years old, quite fair, slightly fat, not an ordinary person at first glance, but a pampered person.
However, they were very respectful to the guards of the Han army, and when they entered the temple, they were also well-behaved, and they did not dare to exceed half a point.
Seeing Lu Bu and Fu Hu on the steps of the temple, the other four people all stopped, and only the middle-aged man walked up the steps.
He showed a flattering smile and bowed deeply to Lu Bu, "I have seen His Majesty the Great Han Emperor, Xiaomin is polite here." ”
Lu Bu had been looking at him, "You are the number one informant of the Intelligence Department in the Kushan Empire?" Who the hell are you? ”