Chapter 3585
The Plan is Half Complete
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With Pal leading the entire Undead Guard and two other Parthian legions forward, the distance between them and the central army was shortened, giving them a greater battlefield deterrent.
However, this forward shift in distance essentially meant abandoning Parthia's escape route.
In particular, the Roman legions, seizing the opportunity, quickly merged from both flanks to the rear, thus completely encircling the Parthian army and blocking any possibility of Parthia retreating to Ctesiphon.
"A desperate gamble?" Sima Yi, who was also watching the Parthian army's movements, instantly thought of such a phrase, but after thinking about it carefully, he gave up on the idea.
While Vologius V was indeed excellent, his excellence was entirely based on his status as emperor.
As a general and commander, Vologus V was not a qualified one.
Compared to Xiang Yu, who coined the phrase "break the cauldrons and sink the boats," the difference is like heaven and earth.
If Vologius V had been a figure like Xiang Yu at this time, Sima Yi would definitely not have had so many thoughts and opinions.
However, it was precisely through daily interaction that they came to understand Vologus V's personality, his character, and his abilities, which made their plans and schemes more stable.
"Given the quality and ability of the Undying Guards, combined with the military spirit power of the Parthian Guards, could another three-talented individual be born?" Xu Huang said thoughtfully, recalling what Sima Yi had once said about the number of legions.
Upon hearing this, Sima Yi, who was already deep in thought, was taken aback. He then turned to look at Xu Huang, pondered for a moment, and calmly nodded.
According to Xu Huang, if Vologius V were to share the power recorded by the Parthian Guard, the Undead Guard would also be able to possess the combat power of a third-tier warrior.
As for whether he could really advance to the third talent level, Sima Yi wasn't sure, but having the combat power of a third talent wasn't particularly difficult.
The Undying Guards possess exceptional talents and characteristics, making them outstanding in survivability and defense. They excel at delaying, blocking, and covering the rear of enemies.
Combined with the talents and power shared by the Parthian Guard, it is not difficult to possess the combat strength of three talents.
If the Undying Guards, with their extremely high survivability, truly possessed substantial combat power with their three talents, they might actually be able to lead the entire Parthian army to a successful breakout under such desperate courage and all-or-nothing choices.
Although the Roman army was strong, at this time, no second Roman army on the field had demonstrated a combat legion with the overwhelming power of the Second Trajan.
Even the Emperor's Guard Legion could not possibly break through the Undying Guards in a short time.
However, if they cannot break through the corresponding defenses, given Parthia's current combat strength, breaking through would not be difficult.
"Man proposes, God disposes; what happens next is not of much concern to us." Following this conjecture and line of thought, Sima Yi shook his head helplessly.
No matter how accurate or confident your plans are, you can never completely predict reality, and unexpected events can always occur.
"Let's not delay any longer, it's time to reap what we deserve!" Before anyone could ask a question, Sima Yi pointed directly to the direction of the east gate of Ctesiphon and gave the corresponding order, "Break through the Roman legions stationed here and take everything we deserve." The Han army troops, who had been prepared for some time, had been waiting there for several hours, and their energy and physical strength had been greatly depleted.
Fortunately, thanks to the food and candy he had prepared in advance, he recovered a lot of strength in a very short time and was able to continue fighting.
In contrast, the Roman barbarian legions and auxiliary legions stationed in the East Gate area, facing off against the Han army, suffered particularly severe physical and mental damage from this prolonged standoff.
Especially with the main Roman forces being drawn away, the remaining Roman army became more vulnerable and under greater pressure.
As a result, once the Han army began to move and launch its attack, the entire Roman army snapped like a taut string.
Without the Roman eagle legions as core support, relying solely on auxiliary legions and barbarian legions, they thought they could stop the advance of the Han Empire.
Not only did the Han Empire not believe it, but the Roman barbarian legions that remained in place also did not believe it.
However, in order to complete the mission from their superiors and delay and stagnate the Han army troops in this area, they forcibly suppressed their inner fears and raised the flags of other Eagle-class legions, attempting to use these flags to intimidate the Han Empire army, thereby creating a situation of continuous confrontation between the two sides.
This situation continued until Sima Yi issued the order to attack.
Once the order to attack was given, Li Jue and his men, who were already prepared, led the Xiliang cavalry and charged straight at the Roman army.
Duan Yun, whose reaction speed was relatively slow, made a simple estimate and then led the entire Flying Bear Army to the front of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry to act as the vanguard of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, so as to break through the defenses set up by Rome with minimal losses.
The Flying Bear Army, already prepared to deal with the Tenth Knights Legion, was fully armed with armor so thick it was measured in tons, making them virtually incapable of ignoring any attacks their current opponents could launch.
The overwhelming defensive capabilities, along with the visual impact, further intimidated and frightened the Roman army.
This allowed the Han army to break through the Roman army without deploying too many troops.
Seeing the Roman legions scattered, the various legion commanders of the Han Empire also rallied their soldiers, stopping their attempts to continue the pursuit and slaughter. They joined forces and headed straight for Ctesiphon.
When the walls of Taisifeng grew larger and larger, to the point that the entire city wall could be seen, Sima Yi led several legion commanders to the front of the army and approached the eastern wall of Taisifeng.
"We've finally arrived here. Once we're here, the plan is half complete." Looking at the Taixi Feng City Gate, which was less than two hundred steps away, Sima Yi felt a little better.
When the banners of the Han army appeared in this place, in a place where the people in Taixi Fengcheng could see them with their own eyes, then the actions of the Han Empire had a final and most sincere testament.
As the group that trusted and supported Volognes V the most, it's easy to guess what the Han Empire's army was thinking now that they had broken through the Roman defenses and arrived at the walls of Ctesiphon.
While Vologius V was alive, these ideas and opinions might not have been significant, merely an enhancement of the existing alliance, but they did not bring any substantial benefits.
But what if Volognes V didn't survive...? (End of Chapter)