Chapter 3603
The future depends on you!
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"Is it a matter of manipulation of light and shadow and misjudgment?" Having been outside the battlefield for so long, Shen Pei was finally able to figure out Severus's combat thinking and methods, and he realized just how troublesome Severus really was.
Generally speaking, a third party observing from outside the battlefield has a broader perspective and a wider understanding of the war situation compared to the two sides engaged in combat.
Their judgment of the battlefield situation is much better.
However, it took them so long to realize the problem from this third-party perspective.
The problem was only identified after it occurred, rather than being prevented in advance based on the Romans' troop deployment.
This means that in terms of command ability, Severus's command ability and ability to respond to the war situation are far superior to theirs.
"Being able to conceal and block our judgment, and only recognize it when everything happens, means that his command ability is at least one level higher than ours. In addition, considering that we are observing from outside the battlefield, Severus's command ability is very likely on par with General Huangfu's..." As the person with the best battlefield command ability, Ju Yi also made this assessment.
“Huangfu…” Upon hearing that Severus possessed such strength, Shen Pei couldn’t help but feel a headache coming on.
The emperor of Rome, which represents the power held by Rome.
And they will inevitably run into this force sooner or later.
The stronger the enemy, the more troublesome and stressful it will be.
Having participated in large-scale wars, Shen Pei was very clear about the kind of boost an excellent commander of a large army could bring to the army.
A thousand soldiers are easy to find, but a good general is hard to come by!
This is still under the condition of evaluating generals, but for a true marshal of a large army, it is much more difficult than finding an excellent general.
"So what do we do now?" Although he couldn't tell how strong Severus was, Yan Liang, who knew how strong Huangfu Song was, made a simple comparison in his mind and had a general idea of the situation.
If both Huangfu Song and Huangfu Song were leading an army of 100,000, Huangfu Song could easily defeat both of them.
This means that if he were facing Severus, he would need at least twice the number of troops to maintain a stalemate and possibly hold the line.
However, if the number of troops is really too small, Yan Liang felt that with his passion and martial prowess, it was not impossible to fight.
However, as the emperor of Rome, Severus could only go to war with a large army, and could never fight on the battlefield as a single legion.
"Prepare for the arrival of the Fars-Sassanids." Shen Pei glanced down at the pre-prepared communication device, feeling its vibration—unsurprised by the sudden movement—and assigned the next task: "Check and verify carefully again, confirming the corresponding flag information. Don't give anything away; now is not the time to confront Rome!"
"I'll go check it again right away!" Understanding how important this matter was, Yan Liang immediately nodded in agreement, turned around and left to personally carry out the inspection task.
Neither Ju Yi's vanguard nor Yan Liang's troops wore or used any equipment, flags, horns, or other items from the Yuan family on this expedition.
Most of the equipment they used was standard Parthian equipment, even their flags.
It can be said that, apart from the steel crossbow, the equipment of the Yuan family's army at this time was no different from that of the Parthian army.
By disguising their army as Parthian, the Roman forces could better support and rescue the Parthian army. With the focus of the battle on Vologius V, the Roman army, unable to commit too many troops to pursue the Parthian forces as they attempted to retreat, was also at a disadvantage.
After all, both the Farssasanid army and the troops that came to meet them were mainly composed of cavalry.
Rome did not have a large number of elite cavalry to pursue them.
The only Roman army capable of carrying out such a pursuit mission was the Roman barbarian auxiliary legions.
These Roman barbarian auxiliary legions, if they could benefit from the support of the council guards, would indeed possess considerable fighting strength, and in the event of a battle, they could delay the pace and speed of the Romans' retreat.
However, in most cases the Council Guard does not provide any bonuses to the Barbarian Legion.
Even after the death of Vologius V, when the Council Guard provided unprecedented support to the barbarian legions, Ju Yi was confident that he could escape with Farssasan and the others.
One of the core reasons is that the buff provided by the military spirit has a distance limit.
Even if the distance is very far, there are still distance limitations.
Once they were out of this range, the Roman auxiliary barbarian cavalry, whose strength had been greatly reduced, were truly a bunch of novices.
However, on the surface, they were only a force to receive the Parthian troops as they retreated. They could have some combat power, but they absolutely could not reveal their strong combat power. So even if they could easily crush the Roman barbarian cavalry, they could not show their true strength.
In terms of controlling the intensity, he alone has to rely on his own abilities.
This is why Ju Yi brought Xian Deng along this time.
Because they are familiar with each other, and because they are powerful enough, they are well-positioned to succeed.
Only legions with sufficient strength can achieve adequate redundancy in the area of acting.
This redundancy was highly effective in both rescuing Parthia's army and lowering the Romans' guard.
"Sigh!" Farssasan, who had also noticed the situation on the battlefield, sighed heavily with a very complicated tone.
Although we knew that if this war continued, defeat was inevitable, it was still a disappointment that we lost even with such a major outbreak in Parthia!
But no matter how unwilling she was, Farssasan had no choice but to submit to reality and bow her head to it!
With the death of Vologius V, the entire Parthian breakout army was completely surrounded, and there was little point in them continuing to expend their strength here.
But Farssasan felt somewhat unwilling, or rather, unable to let go, as she chose to leave.
However, if the order to retreat is not given soon, it will not be so easy for them to retreat once the US forces in Atlato are destroyed on the battlefield.
"Let's go. We have failed the test of the Han Empire. The future of Parthia depends on you!" Just as Farssasan was struggling with his inner conflict, he heard the voice of Atlatomme.
Looking down at the jade pendant from which the voice had come, Farssasan instantly understood many things, including the truth of the words. He immediately gave the order, "Ardashir, withdraw!" (End of Chapter)