Chapter 1035: Fuward Becomes a Minor Episode
Ardashir was close to despair, and Rome made little effort to conceal its intentions.
After breaking through the mountains and then passing through them directly, Ardashir felt dizzy and the natural advantages of the terrain became a cage.
If he had not stationed here, Rome would have simply pushed through the mountains at a much faster pace.
But there was no point in him staying here, he could only watch the enemy break through the mountains.
It wasn't that he didn't want to rush out and interfere with Rome's efforts to destroy the mountains.
But rushing out would be a crime, and Rome's defense made him despair .
Although he couldn't see the specific enemy, the few Eagle Flags stationed on the way out of the mountain were absolutely elite, and there was absolutely no possibility of breaking out.
Ardashir was not naive enough to think that after winning a few times, he would really regard the Roman legions as ants.
On the contrary, he was very wary of the Roman Eagle Legion, as each Eagle Legion had the qualifications to obstruct the Holy Fallen Knights under his command.
Even though most of them would not be his match, the top legions were definitely not inferior to the Holy Fallen Knights.
And now, almost all of the top legions are blocking his way out of the mountain.
There were some legions that he even felt the Holy Fallen Knights might not be a match for.
The three-talented legion of nearly 10,000 people made Ardashir clearly understand what the foundation of Rome was.
This alone was enough to make his scalp tingle, and there was also a Tenth Legion that they did not understand at all. He could tell the strengths and weaknesses of all the legions.
With regard to the Tenth Legion, he felt completely confused. He could only be sure that the other side was a super elite legion, but as for how strong the other side was, he had no idea.
Perhaps only after a real fight can we see clearly the size of the gap between the two.
Only at this moment did he understand why Temujin had sent him a letter of unknown meaning before. He originally thought that it was Temujin's nonsense under pressure, but at this moment he realized that Temujin was asking him about his next plans.
Should they fight to the death, or preserve the flame and attempt to make a comeback?
Ardashir had long known that Temujin had ambitions, but he also had them. He just didn't expect that their ambitions would be confirmed at this time.
"Send a letter to His Majesty and have a decisive battle in Ctesiphon!" Ardashir said almost exhausted.
They had sacrificed countless lives to get what they wanted back, and now he was actually going to give it up on his own initiative.
But he knew very well that not only did they have to give up here, but they also had to give up Armenia. Only by concentrating all their strength together would they have the only chance to turn the situation around.
Even if Parthia could turn the tables and repel Rome, after being looted and plundered by Rome in its key areas, it would probably begin to decline.
Without the wealthy and central areas, Parthia would probably fall into a series of troubles.
Even though they have begun to transfer as much wealth as possible from the prime areas, there are still many things that cannot be taken away.
Moreover, their forced relocation also caused some of the forcibly merged tribes to become disloyal, causing considerable turmoil in the country.
But this is the last hope. No matter how ambitious he is at this moment, he doesn't think they can defeat Rome in this battle and then push back.
All they could do was to repel Rome and then huddle east of Ctesiphon to lick their wounds.
Even so, the chances of winning are extremely slim.
The force deployed by Rome was truly astonishing. Almost every top legion had to fight against two or more opponents of the same level.
If they can fight one against two, they will be evenly matched. If any of their legions is attacked and destroyed by the other side, the legions in the middle and lower levels will suffer a devastating blow.
Temujin had already experienced the fate of allowing a top-level legion to perish among the elite.
Although he defeated Rome and killed many barbarians, the casualty ratio between the two sides was not much different.
Because Trajan's legions were so brutal in killing, so brutal that even though he won the final victory, he was still shocked by the number of people Trajan killed.
If one legion were to kill freely, it would cause even more horrific effects and would have a greater impact on the battlefield.
This means that the tactical options available to Parthia become very limited, as they have too many things to consider.
In contrast, Rome was at ease. With its quality advantage, Rome did not even think about how to deal with Parthia.
They only need to rely on their hard power to solve the problems raised by Parthia one by one, and exert all their strength normally, which will be enough to destroy Parthia.
Although the Romans did not have the spiritual talents of the Han Dynasty's civil officials, they also had a unique ability, which was mind connection.
Linking the thinking of a group of staff officers together, one person's thinking may have loopholes, and a group of people's thoughts may not be rich enough, but when a group of people think with the thinking of one person, the effect of a fully talented Zhuge Liang is almost born.
What is even more frightening is that they keep changing their subjects. In this way, it is equivalent to wise men with different thinking styles thinking about the same thing, and then constantly improving their thinking about this matter.
In the end, it can even achieve an effect of deducing the future.
If the Han Dynasty's advisers took the path of one is many, and Rome took the path of many is one, in the end both would develop in the same direction, which is to think in a deductive way as if one were deducing the future.
However, the difference is that the consumption on the Roman side is smaller, and it can even be maintained for a long time, but the advisers on the Han side have spiritual talents and can achieve many effects that are no worse than deducing the future.
The only thing that Rome is uncertain about now is when the Han Dynasty will join the war.
This unknown factor always leaves loopholes in their deductions. After all, deducing the future is only based on existing intelligence. They try to overestimate the opponent's performance as much as possible and then improve their own preparations.
But facing the Han Dynasty, which had no intelligence at all, they were a bit at a loss.
Introducing unknown variables is also a huge burden for them. In order to better assist the army in wartime, they cannot overdraw their deductions, so their progress in opening up the mountains is slow, also in order to cope with the arrival of the Han Dynasty.
Even though the Han envoys spoke in a grandiose manner, they remained on guard in their hearts.
What if the Han Dynasty had deceived their judgment in some way and brought its elite troops to confront Parthia?
Compared with the words of the Han envoy, Pipenanus believed more in the reality before him. That was the profit brought by the trade between the two countries, which made him jealous.
Even if the Han Dynasty was really wealthy, could it really throw away this benefit?
Therefore, they remained highly vigilant before the Han Dynasty appeared.
They are going to fight a war of annihilation and will not allow any negligence.
Not only do they have to perform at Roma's normal level, they also have to perform at an extraordinary level. No one stipulates that they can only perform at an extraordinary level when they turn the tide in adversity.
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Unlike the suspicions of Rome, the Han Dynasty had already set out. Li Ru and his men estimated the progress of Rome and felt that they should be able to reach the border of Parthia by the time Rome broke through the mountains and entered the core area of Parthia.
The only problem was, they ran into a little trouble.
"Fuward! They actually chose to send troops to harass us at this time!" Guo Hao looked at the message transmitted by Congling, "Do you think we are going to attack Beigui? Do you want to force us to go back and waste our time?"
"General, there should be enough guards left in the Pamirs. Even if Fu Ward ignores the losses, it will be difficult to break into the Pamirs!" Yue Fei said with a bow.
"I'm afraid Fu Ward has no intention of attacking Congling at all. He just wants to cut off the food supply!" But then Yue Fei shook his head and said.
He was the one who arranged the troops at Congling. He knew very well that with the number of Fu Ward's troops, even if they went out in full force, they would not be able to take Congling, which had defensive works.
After all, they are just some camel riders, not flying bears with the ability to attack cities.
Please report that Fuward, with his camel riders, has begun to harass the Pamir Mountains in an attempt to obstruct the transport of food and fodder.
To them, it is neither fatal nor threatening, but it does make people feel uncomfortable.
This is indeed a problem for them. Although they have enough food and grass, it would be a hidden danger if their food supply was cut off.
"Since Fuward has jumped out, let's kill him. This will be a good opportunity for Parthia to put on one last show!" Guo Hao sneered.
They didn't go to deal with Fu Ward, but Fu Ward actually came to their doorstep. In that case, they decided to kill Fu Ward.
"You guys continue to move forward. I will lead the Yulin Army and the Sun Cavalry to personally kill Fu Ward and offer sacrifice for the army!" Guo Hao said after thinking about it.
Camels are quite fast when riding in the desert, but they can only bully mounted infantry like the Xiliang Iron Cavalry.
Both the Yulin Army and the Sun Cavalry are capable of catching up with the camel cavalry in the desert.
"General, how about I go?" Yue Fei said after hesitating for a moment.
"You continue to familiarize yourself with the army. There will be tough battles to fight when the time comes. Don't worry, Yu Lin is by your side, and nothing will happen!"
Guo Hao waved his hand. To be honest, he hadn't been to the battlefield for a long time and was a little itchy. Fu Ward, riding a camel, was indeed a good sandbag.
"Yes!" Yue Fei thought about it and it was true. With the protection of the Yulin Army, Fu Ward would not be able to do anything to Guo Hao.
In other words, Fuward should consider how to die in a more dignified way.
The Sun Cavalry might not be strong enough, but the Yulin Army is a dimensionality reduction attack on the Camel Cavalry.
In order to avoid exposing his purpose of enjoying himself, Guo Hao immediately left with the Yulin Army and the Sun Cavalry after giving the order. By the time Li Ru and others found out, he had already run a long way and found the trace of Fu Ward.
"Finally found it?"
Guo Hao couldn't help but grin with excitement as he listened to the report from his own Yulin Army scouts. He was finally going to the battlefield again.
Since becoming the general, he has only been in battle a few times and feels like his body has become rusty.
He was completely excited after finally getting this opportunity.
"The Yulin Army will hold the line, and the Sun Cavalry will follow me to wipe out these ignorant guys!"
Guo Hao gave the order excitedly, then patted Tuanzi and rushed out. Soon after, all the Sun Knights rushed out with a roar. As Guo Hao's personal guards, they seldom had such an opportunity.
They are obviously Guo Hao's personal guards, but the number of times they have followed Guo Hao into battle is very few, and since the emergence of the Yulin Army, their status as personal guards has become even more precarious.
Although they were very unhappy, they could not defeat the Yulin Army and could only accept their fate.
But this time it was Guo Hao who gave the order and led them to charge, which made them excited.
"Qi, you bunch of idiots, practice harder when you go back!" Wang Min said unhappily.
Since Guo Hao had already given the order, they could only watch Guo Hao lead the Sun Cavalry to charge.
Damn those Sun Knights, if I had known earlier I would have beaten them up even harder, this thought emerged in the minds of all the Yulin soldiers.
"Damn it, how come the Han army reacted so quickly!"
On the other side, Fu Ward was shocked. He didn't know why someone from the Han army came to him when he had just started the activities and hadn't had time to do anything.
"A legion I've never seen before!" Fu Ward frowned. It was not the familiar Xiliang Iron Cavalry, nor the Wolf Cavalry, but a cavalry that he had never seen before.
But judging from the speed at which they were rushing over, they were probably not good guys. Just the fact that they were running at this speed in the desert already made them worthy of being called the Royal Guards.
However, Fu Ward was not in a panic. He was now in the desert, the camel cavalry's home ground. Even the Xiliang Iron Cavalry could be repelled by him.
Let ’s first test the depth of this unknown legion.
"Shoot! Form a formation! Prepare to charge!" Fu Ward shouted. He had the advantage in numbers, so he could fight even if the opponent was the Military Soul Legion.
At worst, you can just run away when the time comes. Anyway, fast speed in the desert is only part of the camel's advantage. Good endurance is the reason why camel riders can be gangsters in the desert.
A large number of camel riders began to shoot frantically. Relying on the camels' load-bearing capacity and endurance, they could carry a lot of weapons, so the camel riders were a legion that was good at both long, medium and short range attacks.
It was just that they encountered the rogue Xiliang Iron Cavalry, and their long-range attack capability was forcibly abolished by the opponent's defense, so they were forced to transform into melee cavalry.
However, the unknown cavalryman in front of them was not the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, so they picked up their bows and arrows again.
Although they were not the Parthian archers known for their swiftness, the number of nearly 8,000 camel riders allowed them to shoot tens of thousands of arrows the moment they raised their bows.
"Glory to the Sun!"
Guo Hao raised the Tianlong City-Breaking Halberd in his hand high, roared, and unleashed his legion's talents to full firepower.
The bright sun rose into the sky, echoing with the sun already hanging in the sky. Layers of golden light attached to the bodies of the Sun Knights, and then extended to their weapons, armor, and mounts.
