Chapter 1041 Scythia and Macedonia under the Fourth Eagle Banner
Although the situation on the battlefield was constantly tilting, the Parthians suffered heavy casualties, even if they could get a little blessing in this environment that was burning the essence of heaven and earth.
But overall, the defense of both sides has been reduced to the lowest point in history.
The heavy infantry of the Roman Eagle Legion, in any case, had a decent set of armor, a shield of acceptable quality, a long spear, and three short spears for close combat and javelin throwing.
Therefore, although the Sixth Triumph and the Eighth Giant were stunned at the beginning and were not very adaptable to the completely depressed environment, they recovered after a while.
Achino and Africanus followed suit and began to launch spear attacks on some key points of the Parthian battle formation.
Although they didn't bring enough things, they were still powerful enough.
Moreover, as Roman Eagle Flag soldiers, their spear throwing skills were very good, and the Parthian soldiers fell one after another.
As for the barbarians' heavy infantry, except for the best among them who had weapons and equipment similar to those of the Romans, most of them had an oak shield and a spear with an iron tip. As for the other equipment, the Romans said, you can figure it out by yourselves.
By the way, to put it bluntly, except for the iron spear head which was probably provided in bulk by Rome, the oak shield and other things were most likely made by the barbarians themselves...
So the barbarians had no choice but to charge, and precisely because they charged so fiercely, the number of deaths was even greater.
The meat grinder-like battlefield lasted for a long time, and then a legion slowly stepped out from the Zagros Mountains.
The newcomers are the Fourth Eagle Flag, also the elite among the Roman Eagle Flags. The Fourth Eagle Flag Legion used to be the main combat legion, capable of attack and defense, pursuit and reconnaissance, head-on confrontation, and guerrilla warfare, and could adapt almost perfectly to all situations on the battlefield.
Moreover, it is composed of two legions, the Macedonian Infantry Legion and the Scythian Cavalry Legion, which are very powerful when combined together.
But that was in the past. The current Fourth Eagle Flag could not even inherit the title of its own legion, the Fourth Lucky Legion. However, they had no way of inheriting this name now.
It is clearly a top-notch legion capable of competing with the three talents of Military Soul, but due to internal divisions, it cannot even activate the Eagle Flag.
But even so, the Fourth Eagle Flag, which was split into the Macedonian Infantry Legion and the Scythian Cavalry Legion, was still at the forefront of the Roman legions in terms of combat effectiveness.
Just like the undefeated Trajan, even if split into two, his fighting power is still strong.
"Qi, Achino, Greze and Africanus are such a disgrace, they fought as ridiculously as these barbarians!" Filippo, the commander of the Scythian Legion, sneered as he looked at the legion that was completely suppressed by Parthia.
Filippo was very unhappy about being temporarily transferred here to clean up the mess for Achino and his men, especially when he saw Achino and his three Eagle Flag Legions snatching the responsibility of vanguard and then fighting terribly, which made him extremely unhappy.
"You're talking as if you're not a barbarian." The commander of the Macedonian Legion, which was also under the Fourth Eagle Banner Legion, sneered at the other party, and then pointed at the Scythian archers who were mixed in with the barbarians in front of him, "I saw your people."
"Shut up! Leonardo, do you want to die?" Filippo, the commander of the Scythian Legion, turned his head and roared at the commander of the Macedonian Legion. The traces of Scythian blood in his body could not be erased.
But these people have already been thoroughly Romanized. They are all Roman citizens recognized by Rome. They are the Royal Archer Corps!
Even by Africanus' standards, Filippo was a full Roman citizen.
Scythia is also divided into two parts, east and west. One part was planned by Filippo and others very early on for the Roman Empire, while the other part came much later.
Therefore, Filippo and his men were able to obtain the fourth eagle flag based on their merits and achievements, while the Scythians referred to by Leonardo were classified as barbarians.
This kind of thing is a historical issue, and only people from the Macedonian Legion would bring it up.
After all, the people who understand how to hurt you are always your closest ones.
Macedonia and Scythia were almost a single legion, but as they were divided they mocked each other almost all the time.
What Leonardo talked about the most was the problem of the Scythian barbarians. He had no other intention except to disgust Filippo.
"Tsk, you're looking for death?" Leonado sneered disdainfully, "I think if we separate, even if you die, I won't die!"
"Stop talking nonsense. If you don't rush forward, you'll be put on trial in the Senate!" Filippo's forehead veins bulged, and he roared angrily.
This is the reason why the Fourth Eagle Banner split. This generation of Scythia and Macedonia disliked each other.
The worst problem was for the legion commanders of both sides, Leonardo and Filippo, who were unable to open the eagle flag at all.
Originally, the Roman Senate only wanted to liberate the capabilities of the Fourth Eagle Flag. After all, the biggest problem faced by each generation of the Fourth Eagle Flag was the lack of frontal infantry command.
Once the horse archers began to roam, the front-line infantry would lack a clear command, so the Roman Senate made up for this shortcoming.
However, it was unexpected that after this defect was repaired, Macedonia and Scythia split instantly. A snake cannot be without a head, but it is even worse to grow two heads.
By the time the Senate discovered the problem, the Fourth Eagle Flag had already split. At this point, they couldn't even withdraw either side.
Otherwise it would turn into the most troublesome political factional problem, coupled with a series of historical problems left over in Scythia and Macedonia, so the people in the Senate could only endure it.
Penilence had no choice but to either split up directly or maintain the status quo.
After all, the issue of the ownership of the fourth eagle flag involves more than just a small amount of power. There are thirty-three eagle flags, and even Severus tried his best to only form three legions.
The full name is the First, Second and Third Legions that conquered Parthia, which occupied the 31st, 32nd and 33rd eagle flags respectively.
The organization of the first thirty cannot be easily split, and every split is accompanied by a lot of blood and rain.
That is to say, those fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen and five are considered relatively special, and the only reason they fell into the hands of the church is mainly because of the urgent need to weaken the number of barbarians.
I originally thought that it wouldn't cause any big waves, but I didn't expect that the death of St. Peter III would actually trigger such a troublesome barbarian awakening.
This forced them to launch an attack on Parthia, turning Parthia, the best place , into a one-time deal.
Leonardo was very unhappy, but he also knew that Filippo was telling the truth. If he continued to procrastinate, Filippo would definitely not suggest going to the Senate to report him for not helping the dying and delaying military matters.
Although he will definitely not be convicted of any serious crime, it is still an ugly stain.
"You bunch of idiots, show me what real infantry is!" Leonardo's voice was deafening, with an extremely ferocious look on his face. He slammed the tower shield in his hand hard on the ground, roaring with the momentum of a lion.
Along with Leonardo's roar, all the soldiers of the Macedonian Legion roared along with him. The powerful momentum stunned the barbarians who were overwhelmed by the pressure from Parthia and were close to collapse.
It also gave a sudden surprise to the anxious Achino and others.
The Macedonian soldiers who followed had eyes that seemed to be burning with flames and were filled with fearlessness. They marched in neat steps and began to advance head-on under the cover of the gun formation.
"Don't come in!" Yaqino shouted urgently, "Elite talents will be suppressed!"
"Idiot! Of course I know!" Leon didn't pay any attention. He knew that he would be weakened if he stepped into this barrier, but if he didn't step in, how could he get out idiots like Achino?
This powerful and fearless momentum made the barbarians who were suppressed by Parthia's arrows and spears tremble. It was a shock to the brave.
The barbarian army, which was originally in panic due to the infection among each other, suddenly calmed down when faced with the fearless eyes of the Macedonian soldiers that were like burning flames. Just as fear can be transmitted, courage can also be transmitted. What's more, this is the innate nature of the Macedonian Legion. The fearless Macedonian Legion is not afraid of any challenge.
Even though their talents were weakened, courage could still be passed on, because the Macedonian soldiers chose to be fearless not because they were afraid, but because they were truly fearless, so they spontaneously developed this talent that best suited them.
"Forward! Forward! Forward!"
Leonardo roared and led the Macedonian soldiers forward like an indestructible mountain.
Babak had a heavy expression, he was worthy of being the fourth eagle flag of Rome. Just with this one move, he was far superior to the sixth, seventh and eighth eagle flag legions.
Because Macedonia only needed a few simple moves to mobilize the morale and state of the surrounding barbarian legions. This kind of legion that can drive the whole from a point is in line with the positioning of the Roman Eagle Flag Legion.
It's like the general's flag held high in the Parthian army. Unlike the eagle flag, it has no actual bonus effect at all, but it is still indispensable because it is a symbol needed by the army.
"Oh no!" Babak's eyes were serious.
"Omzada! Achaemeni! Prepare to retreat!" Babak immediately sent a message to the other two.
"Yes!" Omzada and Ahemene's hearts trembled, and then they quickly responded to Babak's message.
He was clearly in the upper hand, but Babak suddenly said this, which clearly indicated that something was seriously wrong.
"All the barbarian soldiers will guard the two wings. Achino, follow me and charge in!"
As soon as he stabilized the Barbarian Army, Leonardo issued a new order. No matter how weak the Barbarian Army's combat effectiveness was, the Barbarian Army must stabilize the situation. Only by stabilizing the Barbarian Army could the flank of the main camp be protected.
We cannot allow the barbarians to interfere from the front and must drive them to the sides. Otherwise, they will not only not be a help but will become a stumbling block to them.
"Filippo!" Leonardo roared to the back!
"Leonato, is the range of your elite talent only that limited?" Filippo taunted as he fired a hail of arrows.
Although the two of them did not get along, they both reached the same conclusion that what Leonardo needed at this time was support from a rain of arrows.
The exploding rain of arrows instantly overwhelmed the Parthian archers, making them unable to raise their heads.
As a legion comparable to the super elite, they are totally not something that these half-baked men under Babak can contend with. If they really want to compete with Scythia, they must at least let Attolame come over.
For Filippo, who is proficient in battlefield command and skilled in various tactics, killing a certain series of soldiers is very helpful in disrupting the tactical performance of the large army command.
And their positioning is also the same, Macedonia is the front line suppression, and Scythia is the firepower suppression.
Without the countermeasure of rain of arrows, the advantage of Macedonian phalanx was very obvious.
Of course, if the enemy's rain of arrows can suppress the arrow rain protection equipped by the Macedonian phalanx, and the enemy's cavalry can go around and penetrate from behind, then it will be almost easy for the Macedonian phalanx to be destroyed.
Even though this military formation had become better after being improved by the Romans, it could not cover up the shortcomings left behind by that godlike commander.
Of course, the advantage brought about by this obvious disadvantage is also very clear. The Macedonian phalanx's frontal combat capability is second to none even among all formations.
As for fire suppression and flank protection, this is exactly the purpose of the Scythian Cavalry.
"Hmph! Shut your mouth! Do your job!" Leonardo roared, and the golden light shining on the Macedonian Legion suddenly increased by three points, and the coverage area suddenly expanded by a whole circle.
Although the fire soon began to subside along with the burning, it is undeniable that under the leadership of Macedonia, the barbarians were pulled back from the brink of collapse.
"All barbarian troops listen up, and retreat to the left and right wings led by your respective centurions!" Leonardo roared, and then led the Macedonian phalanx to advance steadily forward. In the absence of arrow rain to confront, the advantage of the Macedonian phalanx was very obvious.
Leonardo saw clearly that nearly half of the soldiers of Achino and Africanus were blocked by the barbarians in their attack direction. They were unable to use their strength and could not carry out effective coordination.
In this situation, the barbarians must be spread out to both sides, but Leonardo also knows that Achino and his men cannot do this, because if the tense barbarians move around, they are likely to collapse directly.
However, his fearless talent can infect the barbarians with courage and stabilize some of their morale, so he was able to issue such an order.
Otherwise, this order would be digging its own grave.
When morale returned to normal, the pressure faced by Babak and his men soared rapidly. The difference in numbers, as well as the participation of Leonardo and Filippo, did indeed even the situation.
And the situation is even getting worse.
The reason why they were able to perfectly suppress the opponent before was because of the archers they had prepared in advance, who were able to play a huge role when the defense was weakened to the bottom.
And now, Filippo's participation in the war quickly destroyed the bows and arrows on the Parthian side, directly bringing the war between the two sides back to the same starting line.
However, the number of Romans was twice that of Parthia, and starting from the same starting line meant that Parthia was at an absolute disadvantage.
