In any case, the arrival of a large number of Xiang troops, especially through the battle of Gaochang, made everyone present realize that the biggest crisis of the Qiang people was coming. No matter what the purpose of the Jin army was, the powerful Jin army had already given the people of the Qian people a taste of their extraordinary combat effectiveness.

Regardless of whether everyone present admits it or not, the final result of the Gaochang War was that the Qiang forces suffered heavy losses. And such a heavy loss has never been encountered since they entered the Western Regions. Even in the face of hundreds of thousands of Persian cavalry, the Qiang army had never suffered such heavy losses. In the face of such a strong opponent, if the people of the Qiang tribe can't think about it calmly, the consequences will definitely be unimaginable.

Zhixiong's reaction was exactly what Shi Le and Kui An were most worried about. Zhixiong did not face up to the combat effectiveness of the Jin army at all, but put all the responsibility on Ma Qiu's head. This is a complete personal vendetta and ignores the most fundamental issues. Unfortunately, it turned out that any opponent who despised the box army ended up in the sand.

Through the battle of Gaochang and the highlight performance of the Xiang army in the past, it can be inferred that the combat effectiveness of the Xiang army is indeed above the cavalry of the Xiang nationality. Regardless of whether the other Xiang armies are like this or not, at least, these Xiang armies that appeared in the Gaochang area of the Western Regions have shown strong combat effectiveness. Thinking that Zhang Fang, the commander of the Jin army, also appeared in Gaochang, it is almost certain that he must be the most elite unit of the Xiang army.

This inference made Schler feel a little relieved. The most elite unit of the Xiang Army, with such strong combat effectiveness, is still barely acceptable. If it's just a Jin army. If you can make the cavalry suffer a big loss, it will be bad. The battalion of the personal guards and heavy armored cavalry around Shi Le is also very strong in combat, but it rarely has the opportunity to be dispatched.

I have to say that this Shile is really a not simple character, and he can think of so many through some clues. In fact, not only Shi Le, but also Kui An also showed strong uneasiness about the appearance of the Jin army. There is no way, the strength of Dajin has left too deep an impact on them.

This time, Shile gave up his strategy through Persia and made a special trip back to the Western Regions, which shows that he attaches great importance to the Western Regions. Other words. Shi Le will definitely try his best to maintain the dominance of the Qiang people in the Western Regions. This also means: The battle between the Qiang and Jin people will never stop. It was not easy for Shi Le to have the opportunity to swallow this piece of fat in the Western Regions, and he was definitely reluctant to spit it out.

In this case, Scheller, of course, wanted to maintain unity within itself. For Ma Qiushile, he did not want to punish him too much. As a generation of heroes. For those who have the ability. Shiler still has to win over as much as possible. In fact, Ma Qiu, as one of the few talents under Shi Le who can take charge of himself, is the rise of the Qiang clan. It does contribute a lot. If the position of Ma Qiu's main general will be removed, then it will be necessary to find another person with the same level to replace the other party, but it is really not easy to find such a person and gain Shi Le's trust.

In the end, Shi Le's eyes still fell on Kui An. Kui An noticed Shi Le's gaze, smiled humbly at the other party, and said softly, seemingly inadvertently: "In the next suggestion, Ma Qiu, let General Liu Ying go to support!" ”

Kui'an, the head of the strategists, knows Shi Le's mind the most. He also hated internal power struggles and contradictions. The reason why the Qiang people were able to defeat the countries of the Western Regions was because the countries of the Western Regions were in a mess by calculating each other and fighting for power and profit, which gave the Qiang people the opportunity to rule the Western Regions. I saw him then speak: "But in my opinion, the matter of supporting General Ma Qiu can be postponed." Let's talk about how to defeat the Jin army first. ”

This is to bring the topic back to Jin Jun. After all, he is a resourceful person, and he is also clear about the thoughts of the generals. There are some things that Shile is inconvenient to say, but he can say them openly. His status in the Karma clan is almost the number two figure. Shi Le also has a lot of respect for him, and the relationship between the two in private is also very good. Since he has spoken, it is not easy for Zhixiong and the others to say anything.

"Well, Kui An is right, let's talk about what we should do next? How many reinforcements do you need to send to Maqiu? In addition, everyone will talk about where is the next target of the Jin army? In addition, we can't always be beaten passively, everyone thinks, how should we take the initiative to break the current deadlock? Under Shi Le's forced gaze, Zhixiong finally stopped pointing the finger at Ma Qiu.

"Marshal, I'm afraid it's not easy to defeat the Jin army head-on, according to the intelligence from the inquiry, the Jin army that appeared in the Western Regions this time has a total of about 120,000 people. Moreover, it is an elite box army equipped with full firepower, if we want to face it head-on, I am afraid that without hundreds of thousands of people, we should not think that we can defeat the Jin army. Wang Yang said with a frown.

"General Wang is right, we are not the opponent of the Jin army in a head-to-head showdown, but we can completely think of cutting off the logistics supply of the Jin army. Everyone knows that the Jin army's operations are very dependent on logistics, and once there is a problem with logistics supply, the muskets in the hands of the Jin army have not yet burned the sticks. Shi Le's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he suddenly saw the hope of defeating the Jin army.

"Marshal, General Wang said that there is indeed no problem, the logistics supply problem is indeed the lifeline of the Jin army from afar, but with Zhang Fangzhizhi, he will definitely not ignore this problem, he will definitely fight steadily and not give us a chance. If you want to attack successfully under the condition of heavy protection, it is no less difficult than encircling and destroying the opponent. Kui An was not at all optimistic about the battle plan of sneaking into the supply line of the Jin army.

But Shile didn't give up. After all, this is the only chance to defeat the Jin army. The supplies needed by the Jin army from afar basically had to be replenished from the rear, and as long as they seized an opportunity, they might be able to bring unexpected benefits.

"Although it is a bit difficult to sneak attack the supply line of the Jin army, as long as you plan carefully, plus the cavalry that comes and goes like the wind can completely attack it by surprise, no matter how closely the Jin army is protected, it is impossible not to leave any omissions." Shi Le nodded.

Seeing that the commander agreed with his opinion, Wang Yang said even more excitedly: "Marshal Qiqi, our cavalry can attack at any time and leave at any time, unless the Jin army sends a large cavalry to encircle and suppress, otherwise the initiative will always be in our hands." ”

"Okay, I'll leave the matter of sneak attack on the logistics and supply of the Jin army to you, and then you will start selecting some elite cavalry to carry out this task. Remember: destroy the Jin army's supply lines at all costs! After Shi Le arranged Wang Yang, he continued: "Everyone, the logistics supply of the sneak attack on the Jin army is not the key to the problem. The key is how we can take down the 120,000 Xiang army led by Zhang Fang at the lowest cost. ”

"That's right, that's our top priority, and even if we wipe out these 120,000 people, it will only be a scratch for the Great Jin, and they will soon be able to gather another 100,000 troops again. And the longer the war drags on, the more unfavorable it will be for us, because as time goes by, the follow-up troops of the Jin army will continue to rush to the Western Regions. ”

Kui An nodded deeply, and then said: "Judging from the current situation, it is almost certain that the Great Jin will never give up on the Western Regions. Therefore...... Our biggest opponent in the Western Regions is the Xiang Army. It is estimated that the large army of the Jin army, the next target of attack will be aimed at Shanshanguo. ”

As he spoke, Shile's personal guard commander hurried in, came to Shile's side and whispered something in his ear, and then hurried away. As a result, Shi Le's face suddenly became solemn. To be precise, after becoming a little difficult to look at for a while, he slowly said to everyone: "The latest news from the spies is that the Jin army has about 20,000 troops and has reached the eastern border of Shanshan Kingdom. ”

"Huh? 20,000 people? ”

"Jin Jun's movements, why are they so fast?"

"It seems that the Jin people must have premeditated and are going to compete with us for the Western Regions."

"Marshal, we have to send reinforcements quickly!"

"Yes, Shanshan can't be lost, Shanshan has been lost to Khotan, and Shule will be exposed to the Jin army, and the entire Southern Western Regions will probably fall into the hands of the Jin army!"

Obviously, the news that the Jin army appeared in Shanshanguo made everyone present feel very uneasy. There were actually 20,000 troops in the vicinity of Shanshan! What does this mean? This means that the Jin army has begun to attack the Western Regions on a large scale! The war in the Western Regions, from now on, will enter a new stage! Therefore, except for a few people such as Shi Le and Kui An, who seemed relatively quiet, everyone else needed to talk to themselves, or shout, to digest this heavy news.

Why is it heavy? Because, with an army of 20,000 people, it is estimated that it is very difficult to deal with. This is a powerful Xiang army, not a Western Regions coalition army like tofu scum. Judging from the comprehensive intelligence in all aspects, the combat effectiveness of the Jin army must not be underestimated.

Besides, 20,000 is definitely not a small number. At this time, the troops of the Qiang people on the front line of Shanshan State, although there were more than 50,000 people, but there were only a few hundred cavalry of the Qiang nationality, and the rest were local soldiers from the countries of the Western Regions.

If you want to use 50,000 miscellaneous troops to fight against 20,000 elite van troops, it is clear which wins and which loses. None of the people present thought that only 50,000 miscellaneous troops could block the attack of the Jin army, and as soon as the Jin army arrived in the Western Regions, it rushed towards Shanshanguo, indicating that the Jin army was completely planned and then moved.

On the one hand, Zhang Fang led the main force to attract the main force of the Qian nationality in the areas of Gaochang, Cheshi, and Yanqi, and on the other hand, the general Ma Xian led the main force of the division to attack Shanshan, which shows that the Jin army is going to attack the Western Regions from the north and south, and is ready to pacify the Western Regions in one fell swoop. (To be continued......)