Chapter 3569
The Last Mark
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The Roman Council Guard was indeed an auxiliary military spirit legion, but even if it was an auxiliary military spirit legion, it was still a military spirit legion.
Compared to elites with dual talents, their strength is still quite obvious.
The basic attributes of the Military Soul Legion are enough to crush most other legions.
However, having inherited the strength of his teammates, Datis led his legion to a level of power that was in no way inferior to that of the Roman Council Guard.
Severus, who witnessed this scene, did not pay much attention to it.
Although the auxiliary legion of the Roman Council Guard is a military spirit legion, the equipment it carries and the skills it learns during normal training are mainly focused on defense and survival.
The current situation on the battlefield, with the two sides seemingly exchanging blows, actually means that Datis will never be able to break through the defenses of the Roman Council Guard.
However, as things have progressed to this point, looking at this attacking force, Severus understood Vologus V's thoughts and calculations.
Seeing the other party act and carry out his ideas, Severus felt no joy.
It is indeed a good thing that Parthia is following his ideas, but there is still a very important problem that needs to be solved.
That is the strength of the army; the strength of the army is the foundation of everything.
Currently, the only mobile forces he can mobilize are the three Imperial Guards units beside him.
As for the Roman troops present, they all had their own opponents and entered into a fierce battle.
The Ninth Spanish forces clashed with Parthian heavy cavalry. Both sides were known for their formidable frontal attacks, but the Ninth Spanish forces, with the support of the Council Guard and the power of the Blooming Eagle Banner, were able to gain the upper hand in the battle against Parthian heavy cavalry.
However, in a clash of heavy cavalry, the outcome of the battle is not determined by a temporary lead, especially when both sides are extremely strong in both offense and defense, which makes the war even more complicated.
The war between the First Auxiliary and Ardashir was not only bloody and brutal, but it also created a strange oppressive force field that made it impossible for regular armies to enter and participate in the duel between the two legions.
The Eighth Army Corps was completely incapacitated, the Second Auxiliary Army Corps was severely damaged, the Sixth Army Corps was forced to retreat, and the Twelfth Army Corps lost a lot of strength and still needs time to recover.
The eleventh legion and the Babak legion were still locked in combat, while the fifth and fourteenth combined legions continued to coordinate the entire army, commanding a large number of Roman auxiliary soldiers to entangle and contain Parthia's Burning Legion, as well as the lancer legions brought in from the periphery.
The core area of the battlefield consisted of the Emperor's Guard under Perennis, the Second Trajan's Legion under Camillo, the Parthian Royal Guard under Parthia, and the Parthian Cavalry under Atlastomé.
Just looking at this battlefield, one can feel the pressure, whether for the Kushan people or the Han Empire people, both sides felt the pressure.
"Is this really the Parthian Empire we've ever seen?" As an observer of the Kushan Empire, this was a heartfelt question uttered during the observation process.
There have been many wars between Parthia and the Kushan Empire, and in these wars, the Kushan Empire actually gained a significant advantage, winning more battles than any other. However, everyone present was astonished by the strength that Parthia was currently displaying.
Given Padia's strength, can the Kushan Empire muster such power now?
"Even the imperial will has been revealed, is this still right?" Xu Huang, the observer of the Han Empire, glanced at the war unfolding on the screen, then looked at Sima Yi, whose expression remained largely unchanged, and said with considerable surprise, "Given the current situation, if another Parthian legion breaks through, the Romans simply don't have enough extra legions to stop them..."
Sima Yi internally agreed with Xu Huang's description, but that didn't mean he wanted such a thing to happen.
Things have come to this point, and only Parthia that has lost everything is a good Parthia. Only Parthia that has lost its top power and its emperor is the Parthia they have been waiting for.
"So what do we do now? Just keep waiting like this!" Li Jue frowned slightly as he saw that Sima Yi hadn't spoken, and asked directly.
This time, we brought so many cavalry troops to this place, and we were even prepared to fight. We didn't come here to just stand around and wait for an unfriendly outcome.
"We still have to wait!" Sima Yi looked up at the Roman army not far away, forcibly suppressing the complex thoughts in his heart, and said in a very firm tone, "We must wait!"
"How long are we going to have to wait?" Li Jue said impatiently. "We've been standing here for two or three hours already, and the Roman troops have been using illusion soldiers to fob us off. We can't let them keep doing this forever, can we?"
"We just need to wait until they disappear." Sima Yi looked up, gestured to the Roman army in the area, and gave the specific waiting time.
"The Roman army has disappeared? When will it disappear?" Li Jue, who also understood that the Roman army left these illusionary soldiers behind to delay them, knew very well that these illusionary soldiers could not possibly disappear in a short period of time.
Almost immediately after Li Jue uttered those words, the illusionary soldiers of the Roman Third Legion, which had been confronting the Han army, vanished from the battlefield, leaving behind only a few auxiliary legions of the Roman barbarians.
"Time's up, let's attack!" Seeing the phantom soldiers disappear, Xu Huang knew the time was up. He then brandished his battle axe and said excitedly, "Under these circumstances, if we charge in, we're sure to rescue the Parthian army!"
"Break through their lines and advance towards Ctesiphon!" Sima Yi glanced at the projection, watching the Tenth and Third Legions about to enter the battlefield. He then turned to Xu Huang and Li Jue, speaking in an extremely serious tone, "There's no need to be too fast. Just break through the Roman army and reach the eastern gate of Ctesiphon. We need to let the Parthians inside the city see that we've been here!"
Of course, even if you break through, there's no need to break through too quickly, and there's no need to be in top form. After the fatigue and exhaustion of a hard battle, you still need to put on a show.
Sima Yi's decision to do this was not for the sake of the wealth within the cities of Ctesifen, but rather to win the hearts and minds of the Parthians and, at the same time, to leave the final mark on the Han Empire's status as an ally of Parthia.
In this way, Sima Yi could give an explanation to the Han Empire on the surface, and also to the various powerful families in private.
He was ultimately fighting under the banner of the Han Empire, not the banner of the Sima family. Based on this alone, the Sima family was able to gain the upper hand and avoid being devoured by Parthia, such a huge prize!
However, even after doing this, the Sima family would still be targeted by other powerful families.
While it seems to have considered the face and interests of each party, an overly perfect distribution makes it a target for criticism. (End of Chapter)