Chapter 3551
The Command of the Great Legion Moves Forward
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When Shapur led his elite troops to press on to the central army, he further shortened the communication path between the armies, making both command and troop feedback much faster.
When Atlatomé directly breached the Macedonian defenses, Shapour directed the Milan legion to insert itself through the corresponding channels and gaps, preventing Macedonia from healing itself and rebuilding a seamless defense.
The Macedonian army itself does not possess defensive talents; rather, it is due to its fearless will, excellent equipment, and extremely good combat skills that it possesses great combat resilience.
With comrades around them, able to coordinate and rotate, the Macedonian army's defensive strength and resilience were in no way inferior to top-tier heavy infantry. In particular, the eagle banner could spread fearless will, and with the support of heavy infantry, the front line's resistance was further enhanced.
Therefore, the only way to break such a battle line in the shortest time is to continuously insert troops into it, directly fragmenting the enemy and reducing the possibility of the Macedonian legions rotating and recovering their strength.
Without sufficient time for rotation and recovery, even with the Macedonian army's incredibly strong will and resilience, and their fearlessness in the face of fragmentation, how long could their stamina sustain them?
Therefore, as the Atlas American Legion broke through and disrupted the Scythian royal archers, forcing them to deal with their current predicament and unable to launch long-range attacks, the Milanese Guard and Milanese Raiders further harassed the Macedonian Legion and the Roman heavy infantry defending the front line, maintaining the corresponding openings. Then, by pushing forward with their own main force, they could completely dismantle the Macedonian Legion in a very short time.
Shapur was extremely confident in the combat capabilities of his elite troops.
Shapur's main force, also possessing the strength of the Imperial Guard, has extremely strong frontal combat capabilities. With the Burning Legion's incineration talent effect and Milan's assistance in disrupting the enemy, the firepower of Shapur's main force is enough to severely damage Leonardo's Macedonian legion in the shortest possible time and open up the corresponding defensive line.
Once the path to the Roman central army is opened, Shapur can deploy all the elite troops of the central army to face the Roman Emperor Severus head-on.
At that time, whether it is to hold off the opponent and allow Vologus V to break through at will, or to kill the opponent if one side has the potential to gain the upper hand, either option is acceptable!
And everything that subsequently unfolded on the battlefield was exactly the same as Shapur's plan.
Even though Leonardo was unwilling, after the entire legion was dismantled on a large scale, divided into multiple small groups, and lost its ability to reconnect laterally, he obeyed Perennis's orders and arrangements, and commanded the few remaining soldiers to retreat.
“General Shapur, you lead the army to continue the breakthrough, while we will completely hold off the remaining Macedonian soldiers…” Fonno Cloud said quickly as he watched Shapur pass by.
Upon hearing this, Shapur turned to look at Fonno Cloud and noticed the size of the Milan army, which had clearly suffered heavy losses. After a moment of silence, he calmly nodded and continued to lead two Burning Legions, one Burning Cavalry Legion, and his own main legion to launch an attack inward.
Filippo, who was being chased and hacked by the American army of Atlas, did not suffer for long before he saw the Eighth Augustus Legion approaching to provide support. Seeing the gap left by the Eighth Augustus Legion, he directly ordered his army to pass through the gap.
Although this level of infiltration would prevent the army from regrouping in the short term, it would at least allow the entire legion to escape.
In such a short time, the Scythian royal archers have already lost nearly half their number. If this drags on any longer, they'll probably be buried here. "Damn it, how dare you underestimate us like this!" Before entering the Augustusian crevice, Filippo put down his short bow and immediately raised his longbow, nocking an arrow and firing at Atlatomé, who was leading the charge.
However, before the arrow, imbued with Filippo's inner energy and willpower, could even get close to Atlatomé, Atlatomé raised his spear and shattered the arrow with the tip. Then, expressionless, he continued to lead his soldiers in pursuit and attack.
The arrows were indeed powerful and formidable, but for someone like Atlas Tomé, they were nothing special!
"Stop right there!" The Eighth Eagle Banner Augustus Legion had a very simple way of dealing with Atlastomé's pursuit: use pure and violent means to directly force Atlastomé to change from a pursuit state to a defensive state.
With their formidable strength, the Augustan legion could carry heavy equipment, as well as equipment that relied on strength, among which the javelin was capable of long-range attacks with great power.
With the added power of terrifying force, the thrown javelins emitted a piercing sound as they whistled through the air.
Under the orderly and coordinated projectiles, even the pursuing Atlas began to block and dodge the powerful projectiles from the Augustus Legion.
After forcibly slowing down Atlas's army, Augustus's army also picked up its heavy weaponry again and began to deal with and block Atlas's army's advance, and to draw the enemy's attention.
Noticing the equipment in the hands of the Augustus Legion, Atlas Tomé did not hesitate or show any fear. He put down his spear, drew his scimitar, and moved closer.
Using heavy equipment, combined with the opponent's strength, the attack can indeed be deadly, but it's just about having power.
If we can't even defeat such an opponent, how can we live up to His Majesty's trust?
"Kill!" The short words quickly spread throughout the battlefield, enveloping all the legion's soldiers.
"Very good!" Noticing the direction in which the American legion at Atlato had shifted, Perennis quickly sent two more barbarian legions in the corresponding direction, making it appear as if he was trying to reinforce the defense.
At the same time, the army's command flags were moved further forward, seemingly in response to Shapur's move of his army's flags forward.
The closer you are to the front line, the lower the delay in issuing orders to soldiers, the faster the response, and the more obvious the effect of your command.
As for the risks of getting close to the front lines, neither Shapur nor Perennis took them to heart.
Shapur's actions were based on fearless courage, confidence stemming from the current favorable situation, and a desire and resolve to achieve his goals quickly, while Perennis... (End of Chapter)