Chapter 2534
: False Support at the Peak
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However, no matter how many complaints he had in his heart, when facing these seniors, Duan Yun could only keep them to himself and then act accordingly.
When the Feixiong Army left the rear of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, its speed increased dramatically and it came to the flank of the entire army, providing temporary protection and supervision.
The entire Parthian and Han Empire coalition forces maintained the same overall progress in terms of marching.
However, the Parthian army occupied the center and the right wing, while the Han Empire army occupied the left wing. The distance between them was nearly five miles, which reserved the necessary combat space and combat preparation.
Such an arrangement, on the one hand, means that the commands between each other are not connected, so everyone can only command their own. In a sense, it can better guarantee the lower limit of the overall combat effectiveness.
The Han army took on the entire left wing only because the subsequent route to the west would not be affected by the division of troops.
In Vologases V's original plan, the directions they needed to attack were divided into two directions.
One direction is Armenia, and the other direction is the Mesopotamian region, where Judea is located.
The former was Khosrau, the former brother of Vologases V, who had Parthian blood but now sided with Rome. The latter was the pride of the Roman Empire and the base of the 13th Rose Legion, which intimidated the entire eastern province.
Dealing with the former could eliminate internal risks, demonstrate one's determination and will to others, and thus better unify the forces within the Parthian Empire.
As for the latter, whether to repel or defeat the opponent, it would be able to wash away the shame caused by the Bloody Rose over the past hundreds of years and allow the people of the empire to stand up again and face the Roman Empire at this time.
As an ambitious emperor, Vologases V certainly hoped to achieve both goals.
On the one hand, he eliminated internal hidden dangers and demonstrated his attitude, and on the other hand, he took over the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire and proved his strength.
Then the Roman Empire would defend itself in the eastern part of the country, buying time for internal integration.
As long as the seven major nobles in the country can be dealt with, the power of the Parthian Empire will once again reach its peak.
However, the cruel reality also made Vologases V realize that his idea was not feasible.
He forced public opinion to be aroused, and relied on public opinion to coerce the seven nobles, thus avoiding unrest among the seven nobles, and then he would have the opportunity to send out troops to prove his strength and ambition.
However, even so, Vologases V still had to leave behind a large number of troops to be careful of the seven nobles, so this expedition was not considered to be an all-out effort, let alone a war of aggression.
This resulted in the Parthian Emperor Vologases V being able to mobilize only about 100,000 troops at that time.
If you want to achieve the two goals set at the beginning, you need to divide the army into two teams to achieve their respective goals.
But the current situation means that if we divide our forces, it is very likely that no goal will be achieved.
There were eight legions in the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire, three in Syria, two in Capdocia, three in Judea, and even Armenia, the kingdom of his brother, had five legions.
Without exception, these legions are of sufficient strength, and even if they are placed on the battlefield of the empire, they can at least serve as the cornerstone.
Moreover, these legions stationed on the front line were often with the reserve troops, which meant that the entire Roman eastern province had as many as sixteen legions, even without counting the Armenian legions. Moreover, the Roman Empire could also draw auxiliary troops and barbarians from the eastern provinces to further expand the number and combat effectiveness of the army.
Without dividing their troops, they can still maintain a certain numerical advantage. If they divide their troops, they cannot even maintain the apparent numerical advantage.
While marching, Vologases V looked sideways at his troops, took a deep breath, and looked at the position ahead, knowing that he had to make a decision.
Whether to divide the troops or not is all up to one's own decision.
If we do not divide our forces, we will be able to achieve our primary goal, defeat the Roman legions stationed in Judea, or complete our secondary goal, recapture Armenia.
However, failing to achieve full success in a battle always makes people feel regretful.
"Notify Fars Sassanid to divide the troops!" It can be said that before the team stopped, in less than a quarter of an hour, Vologases V had already made the decision in his heart.
Even though he knew in his heart that he might lose, Vologases V was still willing to take a gamble.
Only a grand and majestic victory can completely wash away the dust on the Parthian Empire and bring new light to the people of the empire.
Vologases V, who also understood the reality, was actually very clear that the seven noble families were not monolithic and there was competition among them. They did not want to see other families become powerful.
It is precisely because of this competition between each other that the seven nobles with more power still call him emperor.
If they really wanted to dominate the world, why couldn't they replace Vologases V and become emperor?
The emperor is not born, and the throne can be taken in turns. Why can't I sit for a while?
Strength is the key to sitting firmly on the throne of the emperor. As for bloodline and inheritance, they are just perfunctory to the ignorant people who have received this teaching.
Vologases V, who was well aware of the nature of the nobility, understood where the position he sat on came from and what it relied on!
Even if he succeeded in defeating Rome or taking over Armenia, as long as such a reality came into being, there would always be great nobles who would lean towards him and further strengthen his power.
Many people would hesitate to help someone in need, but anyone can do something to add icing on the cake.
Especially when no one has made a choice, the first person to make a choice will definitely receive the most generous reward and return.
Everyone wants to become stronger and does not want their opponent to become stronger.
The cake is only so big. If one family eats more, the other nobles will have less to eat.
Vologases V understood this theory, as did the other nobles.
It can be said that in the face of Vologases V's expedition, many nobles chose to wait and see, but no one had made up their mind yet.
So even though he knew that many people were watching him, Vologases V did not take the initiative to urge them, but instead did what he was supposed to do, what an emperor should do!
Being at the peak will naturally generate false support, and he has enough confidence to turn this false support into reality.
(End of this chapter)