Chapter 1050: The Last Attempt
"Temujin, the Parthian people have informed us to prepare for the final battle!" Jamuka walked into the room, looked at Temujin who was thinking about the map, and reminded him in a low voice.
"I understand. Let's prepare the troops!"
Temujin sighed deeply. To be honest, he originally thought that Parthia was doomed, but after Ardashir showed his miraculous light, he felt that Parthia did seem to have a chance to fight.
After taking a detour, they encountered the Yulin Army without any surprise, or rather, under the surveillance of Bai Ma, they could not escape from the Yulin Army at all.
Temujin still cannot recall that battle. Their elite troops, which they were so proud of, were so vulnerable in front of the Yulin Army.
Although it was not impossible to fight, the Yulin Army only launched one round of charges, and he didn't even have the time to rush up and fight with the Yulin Army.
Sixty to seventy percent of their people had completely lost their will to fight, and their morale was low. Some of them could not even control the fear in their hearts and began to flee towards Taisiphon.
Facing the Yulin Army, it seemed that only the towering walls of Ctesiphon could give them a sense of security.
Temujin was very angry at the time, but was soon forced to accept the reality. The Mongolian cavalry was swept away by the retreating army and fled.
Temujin understood that the moment they took a detour, the Hu coalition forces would be doomed to be unable to face the Yulin Army.
The Yulin Army didn't even have the chance to show its true strength. After just a symbolic warning, the Hu tribes had already begun to flee.
It can be said that except for a few elite soldiers , most people do not even have the courage to fight against the Yulin Army.
Temujin wanted to fight with the Mongolian cavalry and the Yulin Army.
But Temujin's reason told him that the fate of the Military Soul Corps facing the Yulin Army alone was obvious, and it would make no difference even if there were a few imperial guards on the side.
So Temujin could only swallow his anger sadly and follow the crowd to escape.
He returned to Parthia and went back to Ctesiphon with a lame lie, putting all the blame on Jin Wushu.
Temujin himself found it ridiculous, but everyone chose to ignore it because they had no choice.
Temujin now feels only regret that Huyanchu’s death was not worth it. The path he used his life to pave for them was lost in their own intrigues.
If I had known this would happen, I would have not wasted Hu Yanchu’s kindness.
It’s a pity that Jin Wushu is dead and the Iron Buddha has been destroyed. If they were still alive, the chances of winning in the final fight would be a few percent higher.
When he thought of this, Temujin became even angrier. The Han Dynasty was too strong. They once had room to harass the Han Dynasty, but now they could only tremble in fear under the butcher knife raised by the Han Dynasty.
"Huh, one last fight. I didn't expect that I would go down this old path!" Temujin pulled out the scimitar left by Hu Yanchu. The blade reflected his face whose expression could not be seen clearly.
"Let's go, we have no choice, let's turn the world upside down!" Temujin put away the scimitar and put it on his waist, then walked out of the room.
As soon as I walked out of the room, a flag fell down.
But Temujin did not dodge. Instead, he drew the sword at his waist and chopped the fallen chess piece into pieces.
"Fate, oh, if fate really worked, how could we have fallen to this point today!"
Temujin didn't even look at them and walked towards the assembled Mongolian cavalry.
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Below Ctesiphon, arrows rained down and the Roman barbarians attacked Ctesiphon's camp frantically. Even though they knew that the result of doing so would basically be death, all the Roman barbarians still shouted slogans and launched an attack on Ctesiphon.
Just like when the church barbarians avenged St. Peter III, their madness made it impossible to tell that they were still barbarians.
The corpses even piled up to almost one meter high under the city of Ctesiphon, but the Roman barbarian army seemed to feel no fear at all and continued to charge forward. Penelence also seemed to have not noticed the losses at all and launched wave after wave of counterattacks towards Ctesiphon.
The defensive secret technique of Ctesiphon was unexpectedly strong, but Penelence didn't care. After all, it was just to consume the barbarians, and it didn't matter where they were consumed.
However, this time, unlike the embarrassing situation of Greze, Camillus and others, they were actually forced into a corner by the barbarians. Now two-thirds of Rome's main forces gathered here. No matter what the barbarians were thinking, they were all suppressed in their hearts.
They could only follow the military orders of the Roman Empire and risk their lives to attack the walls of Ctesiphon.
The surviving barbarians will receive treatment from the Angel Legion and then be thrown into the reserve supply of some legions.
Although Rome was on guard against the barbarians, it did not stifle their upward path. Those warriors who charged forward and fought to the death and survived by chance were all soldiers that Rome could win over.
There were quite a few such auxiliary legions in Rome, and their status was between citizens and barbarians.
Just like there is a Kshatriya between the Brahmins and Vaishyas of Kushan, these auxiliary troops between the citizens and the barbarians are like watchdogs, and they have no intention of joining forces with the barbarians.
On the contrary, their oppression of the barbarians was the most severe. Compared with Roman citizens who had to consider the impact, they did not consider the impact at all. They madly suppressed these former tribesmen, and then drew a clear line to become spiritual citizens.
These people were indeed one of the candidates for Rome to become citizens. Only when they really became citizens would this crazy persecution of their former tribesmen stop.
Just like , those Scythian soldiers who became citizens of the Fourth Eagle Flag did not regard themselves as the same ethnic group as the barbarian Scythian Archer Corps. On the contrary, they suppressed these Scythian soldiers while absorbing the elite among them.
It was precisely this strange centripetal force that made Rome even more afraid of the consequences of the expansion of the barbarian group.
Because the barbarians are not incapable, but their minds are unable to be opened. If too many barbarians become citizens, it will be a huge threat to Rome.
However, the ideas of the Romans and the Han Dynasty were basically similar, which was to raise the insects and consume them.
But before that, they need to take down Ctesiphon first.
At this moment, no one knew how long Ctesiphon could hold out. Huge crossbows had been placed in front of the battle line and were launching endless attacks on Ctesiphon together with the barbarians.
If Parthia had not come up with the ingenious super defensive secret technique, the walls of Ctesiphon would have been reduced to ruins under the bombardment of these crossbows.
But even so, the war has been going on for many days. Even Vologases V, who had made preparations early, is now physically and mentally exhausted. More importantly, how long can this defensive secret technique last? As the backbone, he knows it very well!
Vologases V knew that if the bombardment continued endlessly, even with defensive secret techniques, Rome would sooner or later destroy the city walls!
Even according to his understanding of this secret technique and the huge degree of its consumption, it is very likely that he will not be able to withstand such a blow within five days, and his defensive secret technique will be destroyed along with it.
But he knew very well that he had to keep holding on until the Han Dynasty appeared on the horizon, and then he would stop.
Without the Han Dynasty to hold them back, it would be difficult for them to defeat Rome head-on even if they planned to make a final effort.
Only by allowing the Han Dynasty to divert some of Rome's energy and thoroughly stir up this stagnant water can they increase their chances of winning.
So Vogelgis V wiped his face with cold water and once again devoted himself to the defensive coordination with Fars Sassanid.
He now had to buy time for Ardashir and the others, allowing them to adjust their condition and face the final level in the best possible condition.
Now all the old bones who are still alive in Parthia have stood up. They cannot bear to see the young people being unable to accept the favors left by them at this time.
They took secret medicine, forced themselves back to youth, and relied on this method to take on the city's defense.
They were unable to lead troops into battle, but they were confident that they could defend the city.
The losses in siege warfare have always been the greatest. Even if the Romans surrounded Ctesiphon, they were unable to do anything about this turtle covered with thorns for a while.
They could only patiently fight a war of attrition with Parthia. This was also the case with most of the wars in the empire. Except before the decisive battle, wars of attrition were basically fought all the time. The only difference was the type of attrition.
However, by now, Rome's remaining strength is obvious. The Parthians are now beginning to lose all their elites, and the more they lose the less they will lose.
No matter how many people died in Rome, it didn't matter at all, and they could even applaud.
However, this method has both advantages and disadvantages. Although there are not many noble families in Parthia to absorb, the endless experience packs from killing Roman barbarians still brought a lot of improvements to Parthia.
Basically all the soldiers in Ctesiphon were trained into elites. This inhumane secret technique was possessed by Goryeo in the past, let alone Parthia today.
Most of the people in Ctesiphon were driven away, and almost all of them were Parthian soldiers. With the help of the blood of the dead Roman barbarians, most of the soldiers chose to absorb the blood into their bodies. This method had great disadvantages, but on the other hand, it could quickly build up combat effectiveness.
It can be said that Parthia was almost squeezed to the last line, and literally put everything on the table, betting on whether they could defeat Rome.
After all, everyone understands the situation of Rome and Parthia. Either die on your knees or die standing. The latter may give it a chance of survival.
The moment Rome refused to surrender, everything became a foregone conclusion.
Naturally, all the remaining Parthians have fought desperately by now, and the several nobles in Parthia who had originally caused rebellion have long since put aside their conflicts and chosen to cooperate sincerely.
To be honest, if these people really break out and fight to this point, it may be difficult to rebuild the empire, but the vast majority of kingdoms are unlikely to be a match for these people. Those who are unqualified have all died, and those who are still alive are heroes who have gone through life and death battles several times.
But they didn't leave in the end. No matter what the reason was, everyone chose to give it a try.
