1469 Kuma Valley
This is exactly what is necessary for the march to fight, and after several days of careful study, Zhuge Liang and Wang Baoyu determined a detailed plan for attacking Mount Kumo.
Mount Hauma is a rare steep mountain in Kushan, dense forests, many canyons, the mountain road leading to Moro New City in the middle, called Yougui Valley, nine twists and turns, up to more than 100 miles, both sides are cliffs.
According to Xiangju, there were three defensive barriers in the middle of the valley, all of which were easy to defend and difficult to attack, and according to Xiangju, they were left by Kushan to prevent Gupta from attacking, and the two sides fought for decades.
Of course, in the end, it was Guishan who won, and so far Guishan rose and Gupta declined. And now, with the help of Zhuge Liang, Gupta has begun to emerge again, posing a great threat to Guishan, and the situation of strength and weakness for decades is quietly changing.
A dozen days later, the army came to the foot of Mount Kuma, and there was no sign of the Bantu army, and it was obvious that they were either lying in ambush in the jungle or guarding the pass.
It is not a wise move to venture into the Valley of Return. At the moment, it is necessary to completely understand the garrison of Bantu, Wang Baoyu proposed to ride the wind tiger to investigate, Zhuge Liang refused to agree, Bantu is a scheming person, and his IQ is superior in the mainland, and he doesn't want Wang Baoyu to take risks.
"Prime Minister, King Hanxing! I can send the locals disguised as woodcutters into the Kuma Mountains to investigate the cliffs on both sides of the road. Xiangju, who has tasted the sweetness, has also become extraordinarily active, hoping to make more meritorious contributions to strive for the greatest benefits.
Zhuge Liang thought for a moment and felt that it was feasible, so Xiangju immediately arranged for dozens of locals to form an advance team and go straight to the Kumo Mountains.
After two days of patient waiting, only a few people came back from the team of dozens of people, and Bantu was really witty enough to discover the whereabouts of the spies, all of whom had already been killed without exception.
There are always casualties in war, Xiangju has no objection to this, Tong Guò asked the spies, and sure enough, Bantu's hundreds of thousands of troops were basically stationed on both sides of the Yougui Valley, and a large number of boulders were prepared, and at each pass, there were 30,000 Guishan soldiers stationed in each.
Although the number of Zhuge Liang's army far exceeds that of Bantu, if he wants to pass through the valley and break through the hundreds of thousands of troops of Bantu, the casualties paid will be unimaginable.
"According to the established strategy, disperse Bantu's army." Zhuge Liang Dao ordered the army to be divided into three teams, and E Huan and Qian Mo each led an army of 50,000 to go to the valley of five miles on both sides of the Youhui Road, pretending to want to climb over the dangerous peak.
Zhao Yun and Fan Jinqiang led an army of 200,000 to stay in place, and once they found out that the Bantu army had moved, they immediately marched to the Yougui Road, and took three passes in one go.
If you want to get through the Guò Kumo Mountains, it is obvious that there is not only one road in the valley, but the other mountain roads are more difficult to walk, and cannot accommodate so many large armies. If it is detected by Bantu and an ambush is arranged, the shape is still severe.
Xiangju continued to release spies, always paying attention to Bantu's every move, this time the spies were more careful, and even covered their bodies with bark and grass blades despite the heat, which effectively reduced casualties.
Although they pretend to be these places, the posture of Qian Mo and E Huan is more like the real thing, sending a large number of soldiers to cut down the trees around the mountain road day and night, so that the vision becomes more wide.
Bantu was suspicious of the Han army's approach at first, but as the trees on the mountain roads on both sides were constantly cut down, he finally couldn't sit still, and the Han army had always liked to use tactics and attack the enemy by surprise, which made him have to be on guard.
In order to prevent Chanmo's army from leading to Guò from the path, Bantu had to divide his army of 60,000 and garrison them in these places, so that only 90,000 troops remained under his command.
Xiangju immediately reported the situation to Zhuge Liang, but Zhuge Liang still felt that Bantu's army was too much, and the Yougui Valley was easy to defend and difficult to attack, so he was not absolutely sure.
"Sir, we have to continue to disperse his forces." Wang Baoyu said.
"Exactly." Zhuge Liang nodded, and asked Zhao Yun and Xiangju to lead 50,000 soldiers and horses each to a farther place, and continue to make a gesture of wanting to forcibly pass the Guò path.
For Zhuge Liang's approach, Bantu scratched his head very much, not because the Han army was terrible, but because the troops under him were simply not enough.
"The strategy that Zhuge Liang wants to adopt must be to divert the tiger from the mountain, and the passers-by will pass from the valley to guò." The Han strategist beside Bantu said.
Bantu couldn't help but have a wry smile on his face, of course he understood that this was a ploy, but the current situation made him very difficult. Divide the troops and garrison, he does not have many troops left, but if he does not go to the garrison, then the strategy may become true, once part of the Han army passes through the Guò Mountains, he will face the situation of being attacked on his back, or all the Han troops will pass through Guò from this road and confront him head-on.
"Da Sima, at this time, you need to ask the king for more troops, otherwise the Yougui Valley will be in danger." The advisor said again.
"I also have this intention, judging from the current situation, I still need 200,000 yuan."
After Bantu finished speaking, it was the turn of the strategist to smile bitterly: "200,000 can guarantee victory in this battle, but I'm afraid that the Elders' House will not agree."
"Hmph, sooner or later, get rid of these old guys one by one, and vent the hatred in my heart!" Although Bantu was scolding, he still had no choice but to lower his requirements according to the actual situation and asked for an additional 100,000 troops. However, even this minimum condition has not been heard, it is obvious that the House of Elders forcibly blocked this matter, and they still want to preserve their strength and use it to defend the royal city, rather than handing it over to a Han to fight the Han people.
Bantu was so angry that he scolded the people in the House of Elders, and secretly swore in his heart that he must win this battle and let you all shut up one by one.
Horizontal and vertical are in a dilemma, thinking about it, Bantu finally sent another 50,000 troops, and continued to garrison those mountain roads, not allowing the Han army to form an outflanking posture against him, and at the same time he also had a trace of luck in his heart, Yougui Valley is so dangerous, although there are only 40,000 troops in his hands, and the number of people who want to force the other party to pass Guò are also scattered, and they can almost hold it.
Knowing that Bantu only had a team of 40,000 people left, Zhuge Liang finally smiled and asked Fan Jinqiang to lead the remaining army of 100,000 to prepare to forcibly attack Yougui Valley.
Of course, with Zhuge Liang's IQ and Wang Baoyu's spiritual brain, attacking Yougui Valley is only one of the strategies. Their ultimate goal is to effectively eliminate Bantu's army.
Only by weakening the strength of the Kushan can the Kushan be truly pacified, and if it were not for this purpose, the army would have been able to make a detour and completely avoid Mount Kuma.
How to attack Yougui Valley, Zhuge Liang and Wang Baoyu also held several meetings with the strategists, actively and steadily advancing, and trying to avoid casualties is the top priority.