Therefore, Zhang Xiu's first division ran into Osidemos's troops head-on, and as soon as the two sides fought, Zhang Xiu found that the intensity of the opponent's firepower was seriously inconsistent with the intelligence.

According to intelligence, there were only 3,000 men stationed here, but when the 1st Division launched an attack, it found that the opponent had at least 10,000 muskets, and the fire was quite fierce.

The 1st Division, for the sake of maneuvering, did not bring field artillery battalions, only mortar battalions.

As a logistics center, Akcha naturally strengthened the city defenses, and mortars were of little use, although the Kushan army did not have mortars of their own, they had learned to distinguish the sound of mortars and predict the landing point.

Moreover, anti-artillery holes were dug under the city wall, and there were sandbag bunkers on the city wall, and the protection work had been done in front, all of which ensured low casualties among the Kushan soldiers.

Zhang Xiu saw that he couldn't take advantage of it, so he could only return in a huff.

And this confrontation is the epitome of a series of firefights between the two sides, and the prepared Kushan Empire is not defeated as before, but has come and gone.

Of course, Sot also tried to attack the city of Mashhad, and he also sent his field artillery, but they had not yet learned to dig trenches, but artillery cover and infantry to attack the city.

With the help of the armor protection of the hoplites and the large shield that can be supported on the ground, they can also attack the city and shoot at the Han army within their own range to cover their infantry attacking the city.

When firing at each other, the Mars rifle, which has better accuracy and better armor-piercing performance, has a great upper hand.

So Sott's attempt didn't last long, and he stopped decisively.

So both sides were waiting for their own reinforcements, and the reinforcements that arrived first were not Guishan's army, but the reinforcements of the Han Dynasty, to everyone's surprise.

They are the 7th Infantry Division of the National Defense Force stationed in the Western Regions, the 1st Division of the Garrison of the Western Regions and the 12th Cavalry Division, the 4th Division of the Haotian Army and the reinforcements of Kang Juguo, they are the first batch of reinforcements of the Han Empire, and more troops are being mobilized and mobilized.

This fully illustrates the readiness and reaction speed of the Han army, which is called well-trained, one of the main slogans of the Han National Defense Force, "Use me in the first battle, use me to win!" "It's not just shouting.

In order to concentrate his forces and prepare for war, Ma Chao ordered to stop all military operations against the Xiancai State, and the main forces of the Kangju State and the Wusun State remained on the border to prevent the attack of the Xiancai State.

In this way, the Fourth Division of the Haotian Army and the First Division of the Western Regions stationed in Kangju can be liberated and reinforced nearby.

Lu Bu had already accepted the advice of Fa Zheng, Ma Chao, Zhang Liao, and Sima Yi, and was determined to fight the Kushan Empire this time, and he would hurt it, and even knock it down, until he had no strength to fight back.

Therefore, the determination was so great, the mobilized troops, equipment, and material reserves were unprecedented, and for this reason, Lu Bu even did not hesitate to order all the states and counties bordering Wu to shrink their defenses, so as not to give Wu a chance to take advantage of it.

At the same time, he ordered the navy to intensify the attack on Wu State, forcing Wu State to have no time to be distracted.

In addition, he also secretly ordered Xu Sheng, Gan Ning, and Lu Su to study whether there was a chance to deal a heavy blow to the Kushan Empire from the sea, after all, the advantage of the Han Navy in this era was much more obvious than that of the army.

The second batch of reinforcements was mobilized from Liangzhou, Guanzhong, Sili Xiaoweibu, Bingzhou and Beiting Prefecture, which after all had a geographical advantage.

Lu Bu once again drove his own expedition, this was also the first time he set foot on the western land of the Han Empire, there are too many stories here.

In front of him is a wide and straight road, which is the highest level of strategic highway, from Dunhuang all the way to Yuyang, running through the entire northern frontier of the Han Empire, and even bypassing the bends of the Yellow River, after all, there is no technology to build a bridge across the Yellow River.

However, there are countless small bridges built on this road, and the post station that protects the road and maintains the road is now called the highway management station, which is also a ten miles, and the Ministry of Communications has huge labor expenses every year.

Moreover, this strategic highway named National Highway No. 1 is guarded by the Ministry of Transportation's road guards in all counties along the way, just to protect the smooth flow and safety of the highway.

However, the existence of highways and post stations has also driven and stimulated the economic development and material circulation of various places along the way, and many small towns have been born around these post stations along the road.

Lu Bu didn't use the Sun Pavilion on this expedition, that thing was too large and too slow.

He just used a relatively simple eight Dawan horses to ride the royal car, the red rabbit horse is already old, can no longer go with him on the expedition, stay in Chang'an to retire.

However, after occupying and alliing so many BMW-rich countries in the Western Regions and Central Asia, Lu Bu's mounts are not lacking, and this time he brought a full four sweaty BMWs, and I don't know what the psychology is.

Lu Bu stood on top of the imperial car, looking at the front and back, left and right, the mighty army, all the Han troops, whether infantry or artillery, were riding horses or riding in carriages.

Therefore, the speed of daily marching far exceeded the imagination and expectation of the Kushan people, which also led to the fact that the king of Botuo was still recruiting his army step by step.

Lu Bu led the second wave of reinforcements, including his royal expedition, the Royal Forest Army who must be on his side, the three ace divisions, and even Dian Wei followed him this time.

Dian Wei is ten years older than Lu Bu, he is fifty-five years old this year, and in the past two years, Lu Bu has gone out to fight, and he has not taken Dian Wei, who is retired at home, after all, the current firearms war, there is no need for Dian Wei to be a personal guard.

But maybe it was a premonition, Dian Wei insisted on following Lu Bu on an expedition to Guishuang this time, and Lu Bu naturally would not refute his face.

So when Lu Bu stood on top of the royal car, full of pride, Dian Wei stood silently behind Lu Bu as always, his hands crossed his chest, his eyes looked around, and he was vigilant against all suspicious movements.

Gao Shun also followed, and when Lu Bu dissuaded him, he was the commander of the Second Garrison Division, and like Dian Wei, he had the responsibility to protect Lu Bu's safety.

Before Lu Bu drove his personal expedition this time, he also did a big thing, he officially canonized his eldest son Lu Kang as the crown prince, gave him the title of King of Jin, and ate ten thousand households, and Taiyuan County as his fief.

After he set out on the expedition, the crown prince Lu Kang was in charge of the country, and Jia Xu, Fu Zhu, Zhuge Liang, and Xu Huang were assisted by four people, and the five of them jointly made decisions on military affairs.

Xu Shu, Zhao Yun, Xu Rong, and Xu Huang sat in the border states between Dahan and Eastern Wu to monitor and guard against any abnormal movements of Eastern Wu.

In this expedition, Lü Bu also mobilized 30,000 Xiongnu servant troops from Beiting Protectorate, 10,000 Wuhuan servant troops, and 20,000 Xianbei servant troops, which was the first time that these servant armies participated in a large-scale foreign war of the Han Dynasty.

However, with Lu Bu here, their military morale is also extremely high, Lu Bu is already a god-like existence in the minds of these servant troops, and over the years, the Han army officers of the servant army have mythologized their image of Lu Bu.