Chapter 2553
As Long as You Don’t Lose
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As a forward camp used by Rome for testing, theoretically, it could be repaired casually, but the Roman legions here still built a standard camp according to the marching manual of the Roman Empire's soldiers.
Just looking at this camp, without knowing the truth, one would really think that the Roman soldiers were prepared for a long-term resistance.
However, for several Eagle Flag Legion commanders of the Roman Empire, this kind of camp was just a routine operation.
Only a solid defense can ensure the soldiers' rest, and good rest will bring good combat effectiveness.
As for speed and urgency, we cannot demand too much from the Roman legion which is mainly composed of heavy infantry.
Anyway, they are mainly heavy infantry and their speed is relatively slow, so it doesn’t matter if the speed is a little slower.
If there is any pursuit or emergency order, just leave it to the Barbarian Legion.
The Roman Eagle Legion, they are human beings, they are Roman citizens, how can they accept this level of running around and fatigue?
As for the Barbarian Legion, although it was not stated explicitly, the formulation of the two sets of laws and rules already meant that the other side was no longer treated as citizens.
If you are not even a citizen, how can you expect any good treatment?
It was during Severus' time that the treatment of the army was greatly improved, and the treatment of these barbarian legions also improved a lot.
If it were like in previous times, when even the Roman citizen legion was called upon to fight for glory, how much better could the treatment of the barbarian legion be?
But precisely because of the substantial increase in treatment, both the Eagle Flag Legion and the Barbarian Legion still have very high support for Severus.
This also greatly enhanced the Eagle Flag Legion's voice, although the normal Barbarian Legion did not have much voice.
Gillia, who was born into a royal family, was the commander of the Thirteen Eagle Flags Rose Legion. Even though he had not been in the position for long, he still had a very high say due to the strength of the legion and his own background.
As for Benito of the 14th Eagle Flag Group, he has a lot of say among the crowd and his command ability is also quite outstanding.
The other Eagle Flag Legion, namely the 15th Eagle Flag, was led by Dilina, the original commander of the Legion. In terms of combat effectiveness and voice, he was indeed much inferior to the previous two.
However, compared with the commander of the Barbarian Legion, there are still a lot more.
Benito looked at the people gathered in the tent, his face very silent and serious.
Unlike the arrogant young man Gillia, who is eager for military exploits, Benito, who is relatively older and has proven himself through military exploits, does not have the same absolute hope of winning this battle as Gillia.
Although this time the Parthian Empire's attack looked like an ordinary counterattack, it could be said to be quite normal.
However, since the departure of Duke Ganasis of the East, the defense of the entire eastern province has declined, and Benito can better understand the lack of his own strength.
Can the strength of only three Eagle Flag Legions really cope with the counterattack of the Parthian Empire this time?
If it were in the past, Benito would never have had such doubts, but since the beginning of this year, the nobles in the eastern province of Syria, which could barely be considered the heartland of the Roman Empire, have shown a completely different attitude than before.
In the past, when facing Parthia, some nobles of the Roman Empire supported it, while others remained silent. But this time, Benito witnessed a more outrageous phenomenon, that is, the attitude of the nobles was polarized.
The nobles who supported the attack and expulsion no longer just shouted slogans as before, but actually provided material support. Their requirements were also simple, which was to defeat the Parthian Empire army as quickly as possible and restore the smooth flow of trade routes.
The nobles who opposed the attack believed that such an attack would likely lead to a stalemate in the war and affect the smooth operation of trade routes, so it would be better to use a strong military force to force the Parthian Empire to give up and then restore trade as quickly as possible.
The similarity between the two is simple, that is the issue of smooth trade routes.
This was not a problem in the past, but now it seems to have become the first problem that the nobles have to solve.
This completely different change from the past made Benito even more worried and he couldn't help but become a little more cautious.
As for Gillia, faced with the nobles' requests, he agreed without hesitation and accepted the resources.
For Gillia, who was born into a royal family, the nobility itself is an object that needs to be fought for. Now the nobility has something to ask for, and what they ask for can be achieved by the way as long as he completes his own goal.
It can be said that it is a piece of cake, so why not do it?
Being able to gain merit and get the support of the nobles, it couldn't be smoother.
Looking back on this year, he not only won the position of commander of the Thirteen Rose Legion, but also had the support of so many nobles. As long as he could get some more military merits, he would be able to enter the Senate smoothly.
If he enters the Senate at a young age, it is not impossible for him to become a quadrangular duke in the future, or even sit on the position of the first citizen of the Roman Empire.
The military merit he had always dreamed of was delivered to him by the other party before he even took the initiative to propose it. This situation where everything he thought of could come true was really satisfying.
Nothing could be better than smooth sailing!
Benito, noticing the change in Gillia's expression, remained silent for a while, and finally turned his head to look at Dirina.
Faced with this kind of gaze, Dilina thought about it briefly and then shook his head gently.
He is not a guy like Benito, whose position is extremely stable, so it is better not to get involved. If he offends a top eagle flag legion commander for no reason, who has an extremely strong identity and background, there will be no good consequences.
The gap between Fifteen Startups and Thirteen Roses is huge.
Seeing Dilina like this, Benito didn't say much. After all, there was nothing wrong with Dilina's behavior. Forcibly oppressing the other party would only make Dilina completely turn to Gillia, and then his voice would be even lower.
Benito, who understood this, recalled the 22nd Eagle Flag Legion taken away by Ganasis, and his face became much more silent.
This time, their proactive attack took away most of the troops in the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire. In other words, although the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire at this time were not completely empty, their defenses were definitely not strong.
To deal with this situation, as long as we can ensure that we don't lose, I think it won't be a big deal. Parthia has not changed much in hundreds of years, and it is estimated that there will be no changes now.
(End of this chapter)