God Three Group Chat: Three Kingdoms

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If it was the heavy armored unit from before, even if they had more people, they would not disembark at this time.

But precisely because they have experienced failure, many Kshatriyas still maintain a certain degree of caution and do not become arrogant or look down on others from the bottom of their hearts.

As for Kanak, who was equally cautious as the Han army, he was completely indecisive under the current circumstances.

The enemy led his troops directly to the side of the lake, pretending to attack them halfway across the river. So would he still charge forward?
Although the water is not deep, it is more than one meter. If a normal soldier goes down, it will reach his chest directly.

When the water level reaches this level, even if you are able to wield your weapons, the combat effectiveness you can exert will be greatly affected.

In other words, even if they formed a formation in the water, they would be at a disadvantage inherently when facing an enemy that was well-rested.

Once the battle is lost, morale will drop drastically, and even if there are more people, there is still a possibility of failure.

When the news gets out, it will seem that he led 20,000 soldiers but couldn't defeat 5,000 people.

If his colleagues and comrades knew about this, how would he survive and command the army? How would his superior Brach view him?

Most importantly, what does the current Emperor, Vasudeva I, think of people like him?
He led an army of 20,000 and defeated an enemy force of 5,000. His victory was natural, but his loss was hard to explain.

In this situation, knowing that you are at a disadvantage, it is normal not to seek merit but to avoid mistakes. There is no need to risk losing your future prospects by fighting with the other side. That would be really unwise.

However, the situation has come to this point, so he still has to make a simple test. Anyway, the other party cannot walk directly on the lake. Although he is at a disadvantage sitting on the boat, he is also invincible. He still has to make a test before he can report to the people above.

Thinking of this, Kanak directly conveyed the order to the soldiers beside him.

Along with the flying and movement of flags, the mounted soldiers surrounding the ships also grabbed the poles, emerged from the water, and began to form a formation in the water, forming one square formation after another.

In an instant, there were only dozens of ships on the water, but in an instant, a large number of human figures emerged from the surroundings, and heads popped up one after another, making the entire water surface appear completely different.

Seeing that the enemy only had ships and a few soldiers on them, Zhang Ren, who really regarded the enemy as a vanguard force, was still very confident and had a smiling face.

But as he watched heads emerge from the water one after another, the smile on Zhang Ren's face quickly disappeared.

Originally they thought that the number of people on both sides was about the same and they could be said to have a sure win, but now the number of people emerging from the water on the other side seems to be much larger than theirs.

At this moment, the first thought that came to Zhang Ren's mind was that he had fallen into a trap.

The other party used such a simple bait to hook himself.

However, most officers would probably be fooled in this situation. The boats on the water were just a cover to hide the soldiers under the water. It seemed that the opponent this time was not a simple one.

Zhang Ren realized that something was wrong. He looked at the distance between his own army and the water's edge, hesitated for a moment, and decided to stay where he was.

Zhang Ren was tossing and turning in his mind, but on the surface his expression did not change at all, as if everything was under his control. He remained so calm and confident.

Seeing that the opponent was unmoved, Kanak did not think too much. After all, they were very familiar with and understood this mounting technology. They did not think that the opponent did not understand this, so they did not think of relying on this technology to kill at first sight.

Instead, they simply deployed their troops and prepared to test the waters. If there was really no problem, they would take the landing position, set up camp, and wait for the arrival of the army from the rear.

If the opponent is strong enough, just turn the boat around and take the people back, which emphasizes caution.

The Kushan soldiers in the water resisted the resistance of advancing in the water, maintained one phalanx after another, and slowly moved forward.

If it were on land, it would be a very simple march, but under the water, it would be a mess.

It can be said that morale had suffered a severe blow before the war even began, and this impact easily spread to every soldier.

It's just that because of the issue of faith between each other, on the surface, they can still maintain the appearance of moving forward.

When the armies of both sides were close to a hundred steps, the water level that the Kushan soldiers were involved in was no longer as high as their chests, but reached their thighs. Their movements were more powerful and faster, and the shields in their hands could also bring a better sense of security.

"No arrow attacks?" Kanak was genuinely puzzled as he watched his own army advance and not suffer the long-range attacks as he had imagined.

You must know that when the army is wading through water, both its movement speed and reaction speed will be greatly affected, and there will be basically little defense left to withstand arrow attacks.

The distance may seem not far, but it can be fatal to some legions that are excellent in long-range attacks.

After careful consideration, Canak decided to place the shield soldiers on the front line and was prepared to bear the cost of casualties.

That's the result? Not even a long-range attack? What kind of noob is this?
We had already been prepared for massive casualties by crossing half the river and attacking them, but now it seemed that the enemy only had some close combat capabilities at best.

But would he be afraid of close combat?
With four times the number of troops and a fully-fledged army, how could they lose?
Although he did not see the other party launch a long-range attack, Kanak, who was quite cautious in this regard, thought about it and decided to move the ship closer and launch arrow attacks on the ship, thereby forcing the other party to use long-range attack methods to verify whether the other party had long-range attack capabilities?
If the other party had it, Kanak would never hesitate and would just abandon the boat and leave.

If not, he wouldn't mind accepting this military merit to increase his qualifications for future promotion.

As the flags were waving, the ships moved closer to the land. The elite and strong men on the ships locked onto the Han soldiers and shot them with bows!
All of a sudden, scattered arrows flew directly over the heads of Zhang Ren's army, marking the beginning of this war. (End of this chapter)