Chapter 2592
: Deterrence, winning people’s hearts!
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The momentum coming from the Mediterranean made the armies far away in Antioch realize the changes and differences in the situation.
Not only Benito, but all the masters in the city felt the difference.
The momentum coming from the Mediterranean proves that the true elite of the empire are on their way.
The feeling that reinforcements were about to arrive spread throughout everyone from top to bottom, further boosting the morale that was already not very high.
Although it is not as intense as a passionate fight, it has become much more stable and no longer requires iron-blooded means to maintain composure.
No one would question whether this momentum was real or fake. In the vast Mediterranean, there was no other force with such momentum.
This is the back garden of the Roman Empire, a back garden that no one is allowed to trample on, so naturally no second force will appear.
"The Roman reinforcements have arrived, just as I imagined, the speed is really fast!" Feeling this momentum and calculating the similar time, which was almost the same as he guessed, Milan Wop nodded sincerely.
It seemed that the Roman Empire at this time was still operating in a normal mode, just like the Roman Empire he knew, and had not entered into a true imperial war posture.
Using this as a calculation, carve out the next node of destiny, weave a new web of destiny, and anchor the final result.
"Are the advantages of the Mediterranean so great?" Fengnuo Yunduan frowned, and his eyes looking into the distance were filled with melancholy.
It is a real phenomenon in the military regulations of most countries that food and fodder must be sent before the army moves.
Similarly, the limit of an empire's control is often the distance its food can be transported.
The Roman Empire's superiority in the Mediterranean not only allowed it to quickly mobilize national military forces to any Mediterranean coast, but also to transport the corresponding food.
This means that the closer you get to the Mediterranean, the more you have to face the entire Roman Empire.
Such a huge empire, such a vast empire, is still the same terrifying Roman Empire as always.
"Yes, this is the Mediterranean Sea, a calm ocean with almost no disturbance or movement, completely different from those oceans in the south..." Milan Wop described the differences between the oceans, and lamented the superiority of the Roman Empire in this regard, as well as how good its luck was.
If the marine environment in the Mediterranean were as bad as that in the Indian Ocean, the Roman Empire today would never be able to deliver troops and food to any part of the Mediterranean within two months.
However, as long as the environment is that harsh, perhaps the Roman Empire's naval fleet would have made great progress in shipbuilding and tool manufacturing.
The overly beautiful ocean environment and overly calm Mediterranean Sea have greatly lowered the threshold, but have also increased people's negative mentality, causing them to lose the goal and direction of their efforts in this regard.
"Really?" Fengnuo Yunduan turned his head and looked elsewhere, then slowly added, "The world is very big. No matter which direction you go, you can see different sights..."
Record the differences, understand the differences between different places, observe and record the corresponding eating habits, etc. As long as these things are done well, many tasks will become very simple, at least for their family, many things can be simplified...
They were all born into nomadic tribes and still had some of the nomadic barbarism in their bodies, which caused some of their behaviors and customs to change towards the Parthian army and gradually develop towards formalization.
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"Your Majesty, the Mediterranean atmosphere has been basically confirmed, and we also have a rough budget and estimate of the opponent's military strength. If it is just an ordinary mixed legion, the number of people is probably close to 100,000, but if it is mainly elite..." There didn't seem to be much to do with the intelligence of counting so many soldiers, so Omzada submitted his combined intelligence information.
Although it was just a rough guess, no one present was stupid and they naturally knew how big the error was in this estimate based on the actual results of the war.
As long as there is no deception, the number of troops sent by the Roman Empire this time is definitely not small.
Once these Roman soldiers go ashore, their current advantage in military numbers will most likely turn into a disadvantage.
Moreover, they used to have some advantages in the top elite forces, but now they have completely lost the corresponding opportunities.
"So many people have come?" Vologases V nodded with satisfaction, indicating that he had already known this information and would expand the relevant reconnaissance team and continue to expand the scope.
Originally, he didn't want to fight this kind of siege war, because this kind of war was completely unnecessary for him. What he needed to do was very simple, that is to turn the vast Central Asian region into a huge martial arts training ground.
Nowadays, there is no need to engage in siege warfare, all we need to do is fight a field battle with the enemy's soldiers, and then everything will depend on strength.
On this point, both Vologases V and the Romans had the same idea.
For the Parthian Emperor Vologases V, the course and outcome of the war, as well as the way it started, were completely unprepared, but even so, he had to achieve his own goals.
As the monarch of an empire and the empire's official spokesperson, Vologases V would naturally not be afraid.
"Your Majesty, the enemy is numerous and powerful. What our army has prepared at the landing point is simply incapable of defeating them and preventing them from landing!" Ardashir directly explained the difficulties and attacks faced by the army on land and sea at this time.
It can be said that under that kind of environment, the so-called attacking the enemy halfway across the river is simply not feasible.
The suitable climate along the Mediterranean coast, coupled with the calm seas of the Mediterranean, ultimately results in most places in the Mediterranean being able to serve as landing routes.
Therefore, even with light cavalry relying on the ocean to observe and watch, it is impossible to conceal the vast and magnificent actions of the Roman Empire.
We are not afraid of the other party seeing it, but we are afraid of the other party not seeing it. We should put our own strength in the open, thereby directly deterring the enemy and winning their hearts and minds first.
After landing, they didn't need to advance many miles. It only took one day to form a pincer attack, and they wouldn't have to worry about attacks from the Parthian Empire.
(End of this chapter)