Chapter 3531
Things Are Not as Good As They Were Before
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The Tenth Legion was very powerful, a fact well known to Knight Officer Virgilio and Camp Commander Vincenzo.
Their combat effectiveness under normal circumstances, as well as their deterrent power to the outside world, are the result of their restraint.
However, in the face of Parthia, an empire-level battlefield, to truly demonstrate extraordinary combat power would definitely result in being placed on the most brutal battlefield.
Although they were of noble status, all being members of the knightly class, in this context of total war between Rome and Parthia, they actually had very few options.
Virgilio and Vincenzo will also choose to obey the orders given by Severus, Perennis, and others.
Even the Tenth Legion, composed entirely of knights, could not defy the will of the Roman Empire, especially given the near-universal approval and support of the Roman Senate.
The greater the strength demonstrated, the greater the responsibility and obligations one will bear.
The reason the two chose to slack off was not because they were irresponsible towards the country, but because Rome was indeed in a completely advantageous position against Parthia.
With this advantage, Virgilio and Vincenzo naturally just coasted along and didn't unleash their full potential.
The second war with the Flying Bear Army broke out in full force.
The reason is simple: even the soldiers of the Tenth Legion are completely ineffective against the thick armor of the Flying Bear Army using conventional techniques and methods of attack.
Neither the spears nor the blades in their hands could cut through the thick armor of the Flying Bear Army.
Using willpower-type attacks to directly break through the willpower defense and death resistance of the military spirit and kill it is extremely difficult.
The sheer physical and mental resilience and defense make it quite difficult for the Tenth to inflict effective damage.
Moreover, given the Flying Bear Army's effortless yet powerful gravity manipulation, coupled with their ability to launch attacks from close, medium, and even long ranges, the Tenth Knight could not simply ignore the Flying Bear Army's assault.
Realizing the trouble, the Tenth Knight also displayed the power of miracles, directly distorting reality, fixing the transmission of power, and directly turning the damage to will into fixed damage. Through layers of accumulation and multiple strikes, he built up an explosive force to kill the Flying Bear Army soldiers, but this would take a very long time.
Virgilio estimated that the time it would take to kill a fully armed Flying Bear soldier was enough to take down a dozen Rose Legion soldiers.
The original Rose Legion was a thorny rabble, not only with high defense but also with thorns, but the Tenth Knight was still able to overpower them.
The Flying Bear Army is in an even more troublesome state than the original Rose Army.
Its attack, defense, speed, resilience, and equipment are all more terrifying.
Facing such a troublesome opponent, if it weren't for the enormous gap in skill, the Tenth Legion wouldn't have had an easy time escaping unscathed.
In terms of mobility and marching speed alone, the Flying Bear Army was much faster than the Tenth Army Corps.
This means that if the Tenth Legion cannot force the Flying Bear Army to give up on its own, the battle will be quite troublesome and protracted.
Especially when Li Jue, Guo Si, and others followed behind Duan Yun's Flying Bear Army, Virgilio's face turned completely black. Having fought against the unarmored Flying Bear Army before, Virgilio could naturally tell that the Flying Bear Army was essentially no different from the Xiliang Iron Cavalry under Li Jue and Guo Si.
Neither the corresponding talent structure nor the combat style and behavior have changed.
The cavalry units led by Li Jue and Guo Si, and the quality they displayed, could be seamlessly integrated into the Flying Bear Army.
This replenishment process will not even consume the Flying Bear Army's military spirit power; on the contrary, it will increase the Flying Bear Army's military spirit power to a certain extent.
Realizing this, Virgilio did not attempt to wipe out the Flying Bear Army despite the possibility of his own side suffering heavy losses.
In Virgilio's view, the actions of Li Jue and Guo Si in suppressing the enemy were a form of numerical superiority.
After learning that the Flying Bear Army, such a formidable force, possessed so many reserve soldiers, Virgilio not only abandoned his plan to cripple them but also began devising ways to eliminate them.
There was no way around it; the first battle was fought too fiercely, resulting in a huge advantage for them. Virgilio didn't care much about it, but the Flying Bear Army did, and Duan Yun did too.
As a result, Virgilio and others who were blocking the eastern part of the city of Taixi were really giving the Han army a headache.
If the Tenth Legion can demonstrate its miraculous power, it will not suffer too many casualties against the Flying Bear Army.
However, for the Tenth Legion at this time, the miraculous power that surpasses the world's upper limit is not something that can be used recklessly.
With his legion cursed by the will of the Roman Empire, Virgilio must ensure that it does not fall below the world's maximum limit.
That means the Tenth Knights Legion must maintain a certain size in order to collectively surpass the world's upper limit.
If they were to fight the Flying Bear Army to the death, even if they were to forcibly take the Flying Bear Army away in the end, the Tenth Knights, who had suffered heavy losses, would most likely not be able to withstand the backlash of the Roman Empire's will and would probably be doomed.
Virgilio isn't stupid or foolish; he hasn't entertained the idea of taking everyone down with him.
"The Han Empire's army is a bunch of lunatics, they just enjoy the war and have no political awareness whatsoever..." Virgilio remarked with a hint of exasperation, recalling his impressions of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry and the Flying Bear Army.
Having reached their level of strength, as the commander of a legion, one would inevitably be involved in the politics of the corresponding country. Even if one is not very good at it, one should at least understand some basic political knowledge.
There is no doubt that the Han Empire and Parthia were indeed allies.
But is it really the kind of thinking and behavior that a military commander should have to go to such lengths for his allies?
"Perhaps it is precisely because the other party is like this that they have become so powerful," Vincenzo said with a hint of helplessness.
The current Tenth Legion is still very strong, but this strength does not mean invincibility, especially compared to the Tenth Legion of the past, their strength has declined significantly.
For the former Tenth Legion, even breaking through Rome was not an impossible feat.
As for the current Tenth Legion, the other Roman Eagle Legions are no weaklings either. If they were to regroup, could they still break through again? (End of Chapter)