Chapter 1039 Great Secret Technique
In fact, the coordination among the Roman legions was not just bad, it was simply shameful. The coordination within each legion was still okay, at least it was up to the imperial standard. As for the coordination between the legions, forget it. The so-called coordination was simply non-existent.
They didn't even understand the most basic Roman standard combat mode, which was centered on the eagle flag and assisted by the barbarians.
Sometimes Penilence wondered if the metal powder had ruined their brains.
I won’t mention anything else. The most basic ones are the barbarian archers and rangers that Rome copied from Parthia.
Basically, every Eagle Flag Corps is equipped with one in order to enrich its combat methods, but so far, there are only a few Eagle Flags that know how to coordinate between the two types of troops.
Except for the Tenth Knights who can understand command and coordination because of their own special officer system, these Eagle Flag Legions perform worse than the current church barbarians.
You can't even command and coordinate yourself, and you still expect these Eagle Flag Legions to cooperate with each other in a puzzle mode?
The only reason why Rome's advance was slow was that Rome was constantly adjusting its internal organization and coordination. There was nothing they could do about it because it was so bad. It was okay to fight a defensive war as there was a clear goal, but fighting an offensive war was simply a disaster.
And as expected by Penilence, the 6th, 7th and 8th Legions came together and attacked directly towards the Zagros Mountain Legion.
It completely highlighted their recklessness, or arrogance. They knew that Ardashir would leave troops behind to block the pursuit, or at least wait and see what Rome would do.
So they thought of coming here to take revenge, and the three of them casually brought a few barbarian legions with them. This was an order forced by Penilence, and when going into battle, the Eagle Flag Legion must have no less than three affiliated barbarian legions.
Although they didn't understand and felt it was a burden, they still took it as ordered.
The movement of the twelve legions advancing instantly attracted the attention of Babak, who stayed behind to watch.
"Is he here? Ardashir's vision is much better than ours!" Babak sighed and turned to look at Omzada.
"Have you completed the preparations?"
"It can be activated at any time. Should we really waste this secret technique in a place like this?" Omzada hesitated. If the Romans only sent some barbarians to explore the way, then their secret technique would not be able to play its maximum value.
In the eyes of Parthia, barbarians also belong to the low end of the food chain.
"You think too much. The Roman legion commanders will make mistakes, but the Roman commander is very rational. This is the biggest gap between us. We don't have the capital to make mistakes!"
Babak sighed. Although he was not very old, the cruel reality made him grow beyond the constraints of his age.
"You mean, the Roman commander would deliberately let the Roman Eagle Legion come and suffer a defeat?" Omzada heard the implication.
"Yes, this is the significance of Ardashir having you and me stationed here. Rome's arrogance will make them pay the price. They want to use high pressure to train the Roman legion commanders, so we will do as they wish and make the pressure even more intense!" Babak said with a sneer.
Omzada's face looked a little ugly. He had quite a lot of experience, but in front of superstars like Babak, he looked like a rookie.
But he soon calmed down. Those were all meaningless. Since he had no ability to save the country, he should trust these capable people.
"General, the enemy troops currently observed are nearly 60,000 people, and the eagle flags are the 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th!" The messenger quickly passed on the information.
"Nine barbarian auxiliary army legions?" Babak frowned. This configuration was somewhat beyond their expectations. If there were only three Eagle Flag Legions, he would risk his life to take away these three on the opposite side today.
However, the secret technique is for elite troops. If it is wasted on barbarians, its value will be much less than before. Moreover, in this situation, they may not achieve the expected results.
"Sure enough, the Roman commander is no ordinary person!" Babak sighed. While the other party was training the Roman legions, they also equipped them with sufficient capital to protect themselves.
This method really makes people feel a little desperate.
Even if these nine barbarian legions were killed today, it would not be able to stop the growth of the three eagle flags. For Rome, exchanging the life and death of the barbarians for the growth of the eagle flags was really a great deal.
However, the enemy has already arrived, and there is no point in them withdrawing at this time, so let's fight.
On the other side, Achino, Gretz and Africanus looked at the information sent back by the messenger and felt a little bit the significance .
At least it is very useful in scouting and exploring the way, because Achino and Africanus both have short legs, and Graz has no intention of showing off.
So they used the barbarian cavalry as scouts, and unexpectedly found that they were quite useful, and they could completely ignore the losses in the scout battles.
As they recalled Penilence's teachings, they seemed to understand the direct relationship between the Barbarian Legion and the Eagle Flag Legion.
But their understanding is only superficial, just like everyone knows that oil is needed when cooking, but they have no idea how much or what to put.
"They are actually waiting for us in battle array. Are they challenging us to a fight?" Africanus asked in confusion as he looked at the information sent back.
"Interesting, we won't lose in a head-on battle!" Achino rubbed his hands ready to fight.
"Let me take the lead when the time comes. I want to see why these guys dare to be so blatant." Africanus said with a sneer.
"We can't take it lightly. Parthia is no rookie. They must have prepared something to let us out on purpose instead of occupying this exit!" Gretz analyzed calmly.
"Only 30,000 people, we can just kill them!" Africanus said nonchalantly.
"Let's use the barbarians to explore the way first. I always feel there is danger!" Gretz said with a frown.
"Grez, didn't you ask me how to get out of the shadows?" Africanus shook his head and said to Graz.
"Yes, I asked, but you said you didn't know!" Gretz frowned and looked at Africanus in confusion. What is the connection between the two?
"If you look ahead and behind, you will never be able to break free from the shackles of your predecessors. If you want to break free from the shackles, your first step should be to let go of all your worries."
Africanus sneered.
"We have 60,000 people and the other side has 30,000. If you still need to look ahead and behind, how can you talk about surpassing yourself and breaking free from the shackles?"
"We want to destroy Parthia, so no matter what tricks they use, we have to take them on. Should we retreat just because 30,000 people are waiting for us?" Achino nodded, agreeing with Africanus's statement.
They are all heavy infantry troupes, and the first thing they need is courage. After all, heavy infantry need to resist the charges of cavalry and are the defenders on the front line of the war. If they don't even have courage, then this heavy infantry is destined to not be a good legion.
Gretz was stunned, he didn't expect Africanus and Achino to say such things.
"...I understand." Graze nodded, not quite understanding.
"Hahaha, we are the legion that carries the glory of Rome. No matter what lies ahead, we must keep the courage to move forward. We can lose, but we must never fail!" Africanus patted Gretz's shoulder.
"Let's have a big fight together!" Achino also patted Gretz's shoulder.
"Okay!" Graz nodded. He was somewhat convinced.
Indeed, they can lose, but they must not lose, because they can try again after losing, but if they lose from the bottom of their hearts, then they are really finished.
"Destroy them!"
Africanus was not just talking. After walking out of the mountain exit and organizing the formation, he and Achino directly led the Eagle Flag Legion and the Manchu Legion to charge forward.
Graze, on the other hand, was marching around the flank with two barbarian cavalrymen, ready to find an opportunity to deal a fatal blow to Parthia.
Although he was convinced by the two's theories, Gretz was also clear that he was not a heavy infantryman but a light cavalryman. He would die miserably if he charged head-on. What he should do was to find a flaw and kill the enemy with one blow.
"Everyone is within the range, get ready to make your move!" Babak sneered at all the Roman legions that were within a certain range and shouted to Omzada.
"Foolish Roman legionary, feel the wrath of revenge!" Omzada roared and ordered the soldiers to raise the flag and activate the secret technique developed by Parthia, a powerful weapon specially used for moments like this.
"Let the fire burn everything!" Omzada and Babak roared at the same time, raising their weapons high.
Along with the roars of the two men, the big flag prepared by Parthia was raised high. In a moment, the situation changed, and the will of all the elite soldiers under Omzada was entangled on the big flag with the unified burning talent as the core.
The weapon held high by Babak injected a ray of spiritual light into the flag, and the originally dull and unreal flame instantly became real and vivid.
At this moment, Achino and the other two felt something was wrong. However, before they could fully activate the Eagle Flag to strengthen themselves, a crimson light burst out from the Parthian flag, directly covering the entire battlefield. A semicircular crimson translucent bowl was directly dropped, cutting off the essence of heaven and earth.
No, it didn't cut off, but began to burn. All the essence of heaven and earth within the barrier began to burn.
Then, the essence of heaven and earth that was originally invisible to the naked eye was directly transformed into red flowing fire, and under the effect of Parthia's enlarged elite talent, it burned even more violently.
The Sixth Triumphal Soldiers and the Eighth Giant Soldiers, who had originally transformed into small giants, began to shrink instantly and were beaten back to their original forms at a speed visible to the naked eye.
After all, things like elite talents are inseparable from the essence of heaven and earth. Almost all modern development systems are based on the essence of heaven and earth.
Even for those who practice spiritual cultivation or intensive cultivation, once the essence of heaven and earth is drained away, their fighting power will begin to decline rapidly.
Because the essence of heaven and earth is the foundation of all development. It is not that spiritual cultivation and spiritual cultivation cannot be developed, but if one simply only involves these two, one will lag behind others in this era.
This is also the reason why the cloud system occupies a dominant position, because they are more in line with the laws of operation between heaven and earth, and will naturally be more powerful.
However, when the essence of heaven and earth is extracted and stripped off, the advantages of spiritual cultivation and divine cultivation become obvious.
This is the case with the Sixth Triumph and the Eighth Giant. The Sixth Triumph focuses on willpower, while the Eighth Giant focuses on quality. Even without the essence of heaven and earth, they still possess considerable advantages.
But it is just an advantage. Drawing away the essence of heaven and earth is equivalent to directly locking the upper limit. No matter how much advantage you have in your intensive cultivation, you will eventually be weakened.
"Kill!" Babak spat out a mouthful of blood and then gave the order with a ferocious look on his face.
This was the reason why he was transferred here, so that the secret technique could be used in its purest form, and in the process, the energy generated by the burning could be deployed on his own side.
This is why Ardashir had to mobilize him here even if he did not bring his own headquarters.
Simply because Omzada and Babak are the two people in Parthia who understand the talent of burning best.
As the elite talents of the Parthian Unity, the two of them can each walk out of the three talent paths in different directions. Although Omzada has not yet succeeded, the future path is also clearly visible.
So the two of them stayed here, just to give Rome a resounding slap in the face with 30,000 people, to mobilize domestic emotions and prove once again that Rome is not invincible.
They face only difficulties, not despair.
Of course there is some deception involved, but Parthia needs this kind of morale support now.
Only the two of them who have brought their burning talent to its fullest could take advantage of Penilence's desire to train the legion commander's mentality and do this.
Burning talent? It can only offset one talent and cannot create the expected value.
Use your own talent as the source of fire and the essence of heaven and earth as fuel to burn away all effects related to the essence of heaven and earth. If you have the ability, use your will to distort reality. No matter what kind of effect you have, if you cannot distort reality directly, then the miscellaneous soldiers here may kill you!
When defense is no longer absolute, what remains is the most realistic war confrontation.
The moment when Parthia and Rome, who were about to start fighting, were turned upside down in the Zagros Passage accompanied by a stream of red light.
Achino and Africanus suddenly found that their own strength and that of their soldiers were declining rapidly. All their talent effects disappeared, and the effect of the eagle flag also declined significantly.
What's worse is that if other means of eliminating the essence of heaven and earth would eliminate the cloud suppression as well, then the secret technique created by Parthia only eliminated the essence of heaven and earth below a certain height, while the core cloud still existed above the sky.
In other words, if an expert at the level of internal energy leaving the body wants to restore his combat effectiveness, it is basically a dream. Until the cloud of energy dissipates, there is no way to get his strength back.
Everyone went from fighting in Gundam mechas to returning to the most primitive combat in an instant.
