Chapter 3536
Central Army, Open!
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No matter how fierce the attack or how Upal performs, it cannot change the predetermined outcome.
At least in Sima Yi's view, the outcome was already predetermined.
Upar's chariot legions were indeed very powerful, both in terms of impact intensity and destructive force, and were extremely effective against the Roman barbarian soldiers.
However, the sheer number of barbarian soldiers in the massive Roman flanks was terrifying.
Even with the added effect of impact reduction, the Upar chariot legion's speed gradually decreased as it continued to charge the Roman barbarian soldiers.
Similar to cavalry, chariot legions, once they lose speed, also lose their greatest strength and corresponding deterrent power. In fact, once they lose speed, their capabilities will be even worse than those of cavalry.
Before they could break through the Roman barbarian legions' defenses and completely lose speed, their fate was sealed—their demise was inevitable.
Watching this familiar nobleman, this expert from Parthia, walk towards the end of his life under his gaze, all to demonstrate his loyalty to the Parthian Empire, his recognition and support of Parthia, or rather, his recognition of Vologius V, Sima Yi felt a greater sense of recognition in his heart as well.
Even though he knew very well that the current situation was largely the result of his planning and arrangements.
Sima Yi's resilient heart and indomitable will also ensured that he would not be swayed by what he saw.
"Is this the formidable strength of the tank legion?" Xu Huang could also see all of this, and his words carried a hint of surprise.
This legion, which had long faded from the historical stage of the Han Empire, is now displaying combat power and impact that has refreshed Xu Huang's understanding of chariot legions.
Its impact was absolutely overwhelming, crushing the Roman barbarian soldiers who were trying to organize a defense as roadblocks and running them over without mercy.
In this crushing process, an extremely large number of victories and casualties were achieved.
Even with the simplest estimates, Xu Huang estimated that the chariot legion's achievements after breaking into the Roman camp, up to now, probably exceeded ten times its casualties.
"A chariot legion that hasn't lost its speed is indeed incredibly powerful, but once it loses its speed, even elites with dual talents are helpless and powerless when surrounded by the enemy..." Sima Yi calmly shook his head, pointing out the weakness of the chariot legion once again, and also reiterating its regret.
In theory, soldiers who can become dual-talent legions have excellent physical qualities. Even without the support of talents, they can achieve a respectable kill ratio when facing single-talent soldiers without being countered. However, among these legions that can be calculated, the tank legion is an exception.
The tank legion itself contains a large number of drivers who do not engage in direct combat, as well as soldiers who are good at assisting in the harvest while moving at high speed. These soldiers are not good at static, continuous attacks.
It can be said that once the chariot legions stop moving, the Roman barbarian army will inevitably launch a counterattack, at which point the casualty ratio between the two sides will be rapidly narrowed, and there may even be a counterattack.
However, Upar's chariot legion had already achieved results far exceeding the upper limit of his own legion's numbers. Even if the numbers dropped further, they wouldn't fall below the average. Realizing this, Xu Huang watched as this elite legion carried out this almost suicidal attack with a near-death attitude and fell silent.
When the empire is in a life-or-death crisis, there are always people who step forward. Even Parthia, which has been declining for over a century, is still not to be underestimated.
“Shapur has taken over command and launched the attack.” After adjusting the battlefield observed through the corresponding secret technique, Sima Yi looked at the screen image constructed by the clouds and immediately judged Parthia’s current actions.
As an excellent commander of a large army, Shapur would naturally not allow the results and opportunities created by Upar's almost suicidal attack to go to waste.
Following the pre-arranged plan, Shapur skillfully commanded the various legions to launch attacks according to the established objectives and directions.
The Kirkuk Milan Guard from the Milan family and the Fano Cloud Milan Raiders took on the role of the vanguard in breaking through the center.
The decision not to use their superior cavalry as the vanguard to break through the enemy's defenses was also to better counter Rome's infrastructure, military equipment, and other means of countering cavalry.
First, utilize the defensive and deflecting capabilities of the Milanese Guard to lure and deplete Rome's long-range strike capabilities. Then, leverage the high-speed advance and area-of-effect damage of the Milanese Raiders to quickly eliminate Rome's military weaponry countermeasures against cavalry.
Once these things are cleared away, Shapur can then command Parthia's cavalry into the battlefield, maximizing their offensive power and breaking through Rome's defenses in the shortest possible time.
Meanwhile, to ensure the effectiveness of Milan's offensive, Shapur also commanded a Burning Legion to join them, specifically to burn the talents of the corresponding Roman soldiers, thereby reducing the pressure on Milan's front line.
The vanguard consisted of infantry and burnt infantry, the center was a large cavalry force, and the rearguard, used to cover the rear, consisted of the Undead Guard Legion and the Ranger Legion, which was used to collect battlefield intelligence.
Looking at the formation of Shapur's army, Perennis instantly realized that Parthia was also prepared, and quite well prepared at that.
Once Perennis realized this, he understood that his current opponent was definitely not an ordinary small force, but rather the main force of Parthia, and it was very likely that Vologius V was among them.
After confirming this, Perennis sent someone to inform Severus.
Regardless of whether his judgment was correct, it was certainly the right thing to do to wake up the sleeping Severus.
“The enemy’s vanguard is not a threat; the main force will come from the cavalry in the center.” After making this assessment, Perennis immediately began to coordinate the army to make corresponding changes to their formation in order to better deal with any possible cavalry charge.
Perennis merely harassed the Parthian infantry by withdrawing his archer legions to prevent them from destroying anti-cavalry military equipment.
The Milan Raiders and Milan Guards are indeed strong, but they're not the main course! (End of Chapter)