Chapter 3533
Countermeasures against Tanks
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Vologius V was a very important figure, both to Parthia and to Rome.
For Parthia, Vologius V was the future, the symbol of the empire, and the hope for its continuation.
For Rome, Vologius V's behavior certainly made him a worthy adversary.
The greatest respect you can show to your opponent is to do everything in your power to kill them, regardless of the means or actions.
Therefore, in order to prevent Volognes V from using a feint attack, ordering a large force to break out to the south while a small force seeks survival through other city gates, any possibility must be nipped in the bud to prevent any accidents.
Shortly after Virgilio issued his order, Perennis's order was quickly relayed through the Fifth Lark.
The order was simple: continue to hold the line, block the east gate of Ctesiphon, and prevent the small Parthian forces from escaping.
This order remained in effect until Perennis and others saw Volognes V on the battlefield in the south, at which point they began to notify the Roman troops at the other city gates to provide support, further encircling and annihilating Parthia's army.
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Having completed its military reorganization and prepared for war, the Parthian army, under the guidance and instructions of Vorgis V, silently, quietly, and orderly advanced toward the south gate of Ctesiphon.
There was no noise or disorder, no loud clamor, only silence; absolute silence was maintained before any action was taken.
Every minute less exposure Parthia had increased his chances of success.
Ideally, the best course of action would be to remain completely silent, avoiding detection by the Roman army.
Unfortunately, the Roman army was very large, and naturally, it also deployed an extremely large number of scouts, using a variety of methods to conduct reconnaissance.
For example, soldiers can sense the vibrations transmitted from the ground, listen to the sounds transmitted through the air, and identify the concentration and regional changes of the essence of heaven and earth in the air.
Through a variety of intelligence gathering methods, the relevant intelligence information was transmitted to the commander of the entire Roman southern army the moment the Parthian army approached the southern city walls.
Having clearly determined that Parthia would attempt a breakout during this period, the Romans maintained a high state of alert in preparation for an emergency war.
The relevant command information was reported up the chain of command as soon as it appeared, and quickly reached Perennis, who had not slept at all.
As a demigod-level expert, Perennis possesses extremely powerful physical attributes.
Even if I don't sleep for dozens of days, I can still maintain a high level of energy. And whenever I really need to rest, I only need to take a short nap to regain the energy and fighting spirit that I've maintained for dozens of days.
Of course, when it comes to large-scale military operations and command, the duration of this mental state will be greatly reduced, but it will still far exceed that of ordinary commanders and officers.
With the Roman Emperor Septimius Severus choosing to sleep at night, Perennis naturally became the person in charge of the entire Roman army, possessing extremely high emergency decision-making power and command capabilities.
After learning that Parthia might be able to break out, Perennis coordinated with part of the army to prepare for the war, while also sending out more scouts to use more reconnaissance methods and actions to confirm the credibility of the matter.
When combined, the two can effectively deal with all kinds of possible accidents.
Before the news was fully confirmed, Perennis naturally couldn't wake all his soldiers from their sleep to deal with the Parthian breakout force, whose situation was still uncertain. Such a situation of full mobilization and preparation could easily lead to misjudgments, affecting the morale and condition of the entire army and weakening its maximum potential.
Even against the Parthians, without this difference in strength, Rome would still be able to maintain a crushing advantage over Parthia.
But if there are ways to prevent and stop it in advance, why not do it?
As a commander and veteran with exceptional battlefield experience, Perennis would certainly not make such a basic mistake.
As more and more intelligence from scouts returned, and even the southern gates of Ctesiphon were completely opened, the Parthian army's breakout became a reality.
After confirming this result, Perennis immediately woke up all the troops, including Severus, and told him the general situation, briefly explaining the current arrangements and deployments.
Thanks to Rome's extremely large and excellent staff, they had anticipated and assessed the possible actions and choices of the Parthian legions and prepared countermeasures accordingly.
With prior preparations and countermeasures in place, the Roman army demonstrated remarkable efficiency, completing the defensive formation against the Parthian army's breakout and subsequent rapid counterattack in a very short time.
"As the staff predicted, Parthia chose the Zeke family's tank legion as the vanguard for the breakout. The tanks are rushing towards our garrison." Palmiro, the legion commander of the Fifth Battalion, handed over the front-line battlefield intelligence information witnessed by his soldiers to Perennis.
Perennis nodded calmly, then gave the order, "Prepare to use long-range collective strikes to lock onto the approaching tank legion and eliminate as many of its personnel as possible before it gets close to our forces."
The terrain around the city of Taisifeng is quite flat and advantageous, making it an ideal place for chariot legions to operate.
Even for Parthia, the chariot legion was not exposed much and was still a private army of nobles.
However, for Rome at this time, even the slightest clues could be identified and judged in advance.
Under these circumstances, the Zeke family's hidden chariot legion could not be hidden at all.
Upon learning of Parthia's chariot legion, Perennis naturally prepared corresponding countermeasures.
In terms of terrain layout, there are common traps such as barricades and horse traps.
In terms of military spending, it is even more unpretentious.
In addition to preparing ample long-range attack capabilities, Perennis directly prepared two or three chariot legions prepared by the barbarians.
For resource-rich Rome, forming a chariot legion was not a difficult task.
As for the training of the tank legion, that's not a problem at all.
The tank legion does not require much training, not even tank-to-tank combat training.
Perennis's orders to the barbarian soldiers were simple: to drive their chariots and ram the enemy, forcibly stopping them.
What use can a chariot be without speed and direction? (End of Chapter)