Chapter 3529
Taking Advantage and Running Away
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The Roman troops that blocked off Ctesiphon from all sides each had their own core support.
The legion located to the west was the eleventh legion from Rome. Its fierce fighting power and near-omni-wide strength meant that the eleventh legion did not require many auxiliary troops and simply blocked the west.
While it's true that Parthia's breakout attempt made it impossible to escape westward and further encircle the enemy, this also demonstrates the strength and combat effectiveness of the 11th Legion.
The legion that was blocking the north was the Third Cyrenians from Rome. As the legionary commander, Kabi was very clear about the role and combat strength of his legion.
In terms of actual combat strength on the front lines, the Third Army Corps was indeed not very strong, but in terms of its ability to buy time, the Third Army Corps was very powerful.
With the support of a large number of auxiliary and barbarian legions, Kirby was confident that he could hold off any possible breakout attempts by Ctesiphon.
The reason for his confidence, besides his own strength, was that if he continued north, he would reach the vast Caspian Sea. Kirby, who had already destroyed all the ships and vehicles, knew very well that if Vologius V wanted to go in this direction, it would be tantamount to courting death.
So, while Vologius V appeared to be able to travel in four directions, in reality, he could only run in two directions from beginning to end: east and south.
From the perspective of the core area of Parthia, evacuating from the east and evacuating from the south present completely different levels of difficulty.
The Roman legion that blocked the eastern wall of Ctesiphon was the Tenth Legion, a legion composed entirely of knights. Its formidable fighting power may not have been fully demonstrated, but the fact that all its members are knights, and that this status has not been abolished to this day, speaks volumes about the legion's combat strength.
In order to effectively block Vologus V, even Virgilio of the Tenth Legion needed a considerable number of auxiliary legions to assist him.
Of course, this wasn't because the Tenth Legion was weak, but rather because Virgilio needed some troops to assist in the defense, lest Parthia's army advance too fast and the Tenth Legion couldn't catch up, which would be embarrassing.
Moreover, for Virgilio at this time, it would be even better if the auxiliary legions could hold off Vologis V.
Being able to coast along and maintain a stagnant existence is actually a good thing for the tenth company.
The Tenth Legion, whose members are all knights, has no need for military merit or pressure. They don't need to work hard or pursue so-called merit.
As long as Parthia doesn't run into them, Virgilio doesn't really have much of a desire to ruthlessly annihilate Vologus V.
"The Fifth Legion has sent word that there is a lot of hoofbeats inside the city of Tessefon. They are gathering and it seems they are trying to break out from our direction." The camp commander of the Tenth Legion, Vincenlio, told Virgilio the information he had gathered, while adding a reminder, "If they choose to break out, it will definitely be mainly cavalry."
"Understood. Have all legions prepare for war, form defensive lines to prevent enemy cavalry from crossing, and move the lines back, leaving only a portion of the legions on the front line, while the rest retreat behind the chevaux-de-frise and horse traps, to prepare for further delaying the enemy." Virgilio nodded to indicate that he had received the order, and then issued the corresponding commands, coordinating the various auxiliary legions to prepare for the impending breakout of Volrogis V.
As for the Tenth Legion itself, Virgilio did not issue any corresponding orders, but simply waited quietly.
"In addition, the Han army is also making unusual movements and is approaching our camp..." Seeing Virgilio's calm demeanor, Vincenzo then added details about the Han army's movements.
Virgilio, who had initially appeared calm and somewhat indifferent, instantly shifted his focus and attention, his entire demeanor becoming more imposing. The posture Virgilio displayed at this moment was befitting of a super-elite legion commander; at least Vincenzo knew his knight was serious.
Unlike the half-finished elite troops and half-finished decisive battle legions under Parthia's command, the elite troops under the Han Empire were the legions that could truly pose a threat to them.
The two heavy cavalry legions, in particular, were quite troublesome.
One was the armored cavalry with horse spears under Xu Shu of the Han Empire, and the other was the Flying Bear Army under Duan Yun.
The problem with these two legions isn't that we can't defeat them, but rather that they're simply not worth the trouble.
Among them, the individual strength of the armored cavalry with lances was very poor. In a pure one-on-one duel, Vincenzo believed that his own legion could even wipe out the enemy without taking any damage.
However, on the battlefield, the nature of the armored cavalry with lances was completely different as heavy lance assault cavalry.
No fancy maneuvers are needed; simply standing side by side, armed with stronger, sharper, and more terrifying armor-piercing lances, is enough to pose a threat to anyone who faces this legion.
Even the Tenth Legion, when faced with a group of armored cavalrymen charging side by side with their lances, could only rely on skill to deflect and evade the lances, then close the distance and easily crush the enemy.
Even so, they would still be hit by heavy cavalry horses, followed by continuous horse charges and spear charges.
Under such a massive, heavily armed attack, even the Tenth Legion could not escape unscathed.
If there are only armored cavalry with lances, even if it's difficult to deal with them from the front, they can simply attack from the side, and there will basically be no casualties.
However, the trouble was that the Han Empire also had a cavalry force, the Flying Bear Army, a super heavy cavalry unit.
In their first encounter, the Flying Bear Army did not wear terrifying armor, and Virgilio realized that the other side was the Army Soul Legion.
Although there was no intention to kill, there was a desire to make the other side understand who was stronger and weaker, and also to reduce casualties on their side.
The high output, superb skills, and mixed attacks of various techniques, along with his own talent effects, made Duan Yun understand what kind of legion the Tenth Legion really was.
To avoid total annihilation, Duan Yun once again abandoned the feeling brought by his talent and led the Flying Bear Army, along with Xu Shu and his armored cavalry with lances, in a fight against the Tenth Army in an almost desperate manner.
At that time, Virgilio had not received any orders to annihilate the Han Empire's Soul Legion, nor did he intend to expose his strength and thus be unable to continue to fish in troubled waters.
So, after demonstrating his strength and gaining a significant advantage, he gracefully withdrew. (End of Chapter)