Chapter 1053: Firewood, Burning, and Death
One night after several days of stalemate.
The Parthian top leaders gathered together. This was the first time that everyone appeared at a meeting since the Battle of Ctesiphon.
Thanks to the Han Dynasty, Rome's siege intensity was reduced. If it were only Parthia, Rome would like to take Ctesiphon in one go. In this way, even if the soldiers' nerves were tense, they could be relieved in the celebration of victory.
However, they are likely to face a second war after the end of this war, so no matter how much Rome does not care about the lives of the barbarians, it must consider the overall situation.
If a great war breaks out and the barbarians collapse on a large scale, the impact on their main camp will be a catastrophic blow.
When everyone was present, Vogelges V stood up but said nothing.
"We can't hold on any longer. The defensive secret technique can only hold out for a few more days." After a while, Vologases V suddenly spoke. Upon hearing this, even the generals and commanders who had experienced many hardships frowned.
"Is it finally time for the final battle?"
Kirkuk , the patriarch of the Milan family, raised his eyebrows and asked, now that the situation has reached this point, they all know what will happen in the final battle.
"Yes, the final battle." Vologases V nodded and said, "I plan to launch the attack tomorrow night."
"Tomorrow night?" Male from the Kalan family frowned. "Even if we have made preparations long ago, tomorrow night is too hasty."
"What's more, Rome possesses the secret technique of offering sacrifices to the god Ra, so the night may not mean much to them." Mare did not quite understand the significance of a night attack.
During the previous offensive, Rome captured many followers of the sun god Ra, all of whom were plucked from Africa.
Compared to Ra, the sun god in Egyptian mythology, the Romans still cherished Thor, the sun god in their own mythology.
If they had no choice, they would usually not kill the gods in Roman mythology. They would rather kill gods from other mythology systems.
For example, Celtic mythology, Norse mythology, Egyptian mythology and so on.
Therefore, whether there was light at night was meaningless to Rome. As long as Rome wanted, it could illuminate the entire battlefield into daylight at any time.
Of course, Parthia also possessed such technology, or any empire possessed such technology.
Both the Kushans and the Han Dynasty possessed the same means of changing the celestial phenomena, which might require considerable effort, but in this kind of war, no one would be stingy.
Rather than letting others control your vision, it is better to let natural light take control of it, which is fairer to both parties.
"Because by tomorrow night the defense line will be unstable. If we don't break out, we will have to live and die with Ctesiphon." Fars Sassan said calmly. As the main commander of Ctesiphon's defense, this was the common conclusion he and Vogyses V and others reached.
Maintaining the apparent balance of power is very helpful for the final battle. If the defense line cannot be stabilized, it will be a heavy blow to the morale of the final battle.
"In that case, let me lead the way." Upal, the patriarch of the Zeke family, said coldly.
No one objected. They knew that the Zeke family was finished. All family members were dead, including his newly born grandson. Under this blow, Upal no longer wanted to live.
Uppal, who was determined to die, would have committed suicide long ago if he had not lived on his hatred for Rome.
They all knew that taking the lead meant 100% death, but Upal took on this important task without any hesitation.
Of course, Upal is the most suitable one. The chariots inherited from the Zek family, one of the seven noble families, were born to break through the formation. It is also the most suitable legion to lead the charge.
The talent effects of the Royal Guards-level chariot corps are very simple. One is collision, and the other is stability. To put it bluntly, it makes the chariots more ferocious, and the ability to break through the formation head-on is madly amplified.
Even if the Iron Pagoda with three talents is there, it will not be easy for the two sides to confront each other, and the chariot corps at the level of the Royal Guards will show a little weakness.
Chariots are far superior to heavy cavalry at the same level.
"Then I'll be second!"
Kirkuk, the patriarch of the Milan family, followed up and said that by now these people actually have a very clear understanding of their duties, and when it comes to fighting for victory or death, they will stand up without hesitation, because everyone knows that either they die and their descendants have a way to survive, or everyone dies.
The Milan family, one of the seven noble families of Parthia, is the Milan Guard. One of their talents is to gather and disperse the force field, which can be used for inward or outward rotation, and the second talent is linkage.
If the first talent is still normal, the second talent is fatal. The effect of this talent is that when your side's output is greater than that of the opponent, the opponent facing you at close range will be forced to be affected by your actions and tend to make the same actions.
With the first talent, the dispersing force field, it is difficult for normal people to concentrate their strength, but with the second talent, it is easy to kill the opponent. In addition, with the dispersing force field, it is not too difficult to withstand the long-range attack if you are careful.
They followed behind the chariots to provide maximum protection for the chariot corps.
There are only a few ways to deal with a chariot legion. Modifying the terrain is too troublesome. As for chariot collisions, Rome has not had a chariot legion for hundreds of years.
Even if a few of them were crudely made, they would be like paper tigers to Upal's destruction chariots, which could be crushed by just rushing over.
Even the weakest chariot legion can still be considered a top-level legion in terms of impact capability on the plains. However, when compared with other chariots of the same kind, there are differences in the quality of chariots.
Moreover, the difference in superiority is even more obvious than the gap between ordinary cavalry and elite cavalry. There is no chance for adjustment at all, and the superiority is completely determined as soon as they meet.
Therefore, Rome's best option was to attack with the legions. The Milanese guards had good defensive capabilities and could protect the chariot legion to a great extent.
"Then leave it to us next!" Achaemeni and Yupal stood up. As the top-level meat shield troops, the Undead King Knights and Undead Guards can stop even the three talents and military souls.
The life imprint locked their state at the peak moment. Unless they were killed directly, they could hold on forever. Although there would be some consumption, it would be no problem for them to survive a war.
"No, you hold the two wings, and I will be the one guarding the back of Milan!" Babak interrupted Achaemeni and others' petition.
"Babak, you should go help Ardashir and the others!" Kirkuk said with a frown.
"My talent covers a wide range, which is enough. I'm needed on the front line!" Babak shook his head. "Also, I remember that there was a new strategic secret technique at the seminar. Relying on our original unified elite talent, we can entrust the elite talents of our comrades."
Kirkuk was silent. He and Upal were basically dead. If he could entrust the elite talents to Babak, it would indeed be a good choice.
"I'm in the front too, and the coverage of my special move is sufficient!" Atratome said calmly, but his expression was full of helplessness.
That was his helplessness towards his own incompetence. If he had continued to stick to the path of the cavalry, his chances of success would have been even greater.
However, for the sake of the military spirit, he finally chose the path of archer cavalry. Although he possessed powerful strength, correspondingly, frontal breakthroughs were not his forte.
In fact, the will of the entire empire had reached its weakest moment. The secret method of exploitation from the Huns had made the Parthian empire's will dying.
However, not many people care about this at the moment. The imperial will has many benefits, but they are not as good as those that can only be reflected in a period of peaceful development.
What they need most now is combat effectiveness that can be converted immediately, but this is also the end of their rope.
However, Parthia could not afford to lose, so it had to use all means at its disposal.
"Then I'll leave the rest to you!" After everyone had basically finished allocating their equipment, Vogygis V turned to Ardashir and Temujin and said.
"We will win!" Ardashir stood up and beat his chest with one hand.
The pressure of bearing the rise and fall of the entire empire did not cause Ardashir to collapse. On the contrary, it made Ardashir improve almost every day.
Temujin did not say anything, but just beat his chest silently, and everyone tacitly did not mention anything about this matter.
At least until the last moment, they were still comrades.
The reason why they put everything on Ardashir was because Temujin informed Parthia of the details of the two miracles faced by the Huns on the battlefield.
Including Vogelgis V, they finally understood what the Legion of Miracles was.
All along, they have regarded the Legion of Miracles as a stronger three-talent legion. After all, when the undefeated Trajan tore apart the soul of the Parthian Army and then entered the capital, he did not show overwhelming strength.
According to records, the undefeated Trajan suffered heavy losses in that battle, and it can even be said that both sides suffered losses.
However, that happened many years ago, and the records are biased to a large extent.
And when Temujin laid out the details of the two miraculous confrontations between the Huns in front of everyone, they realized how big the loopholes were in the information they had recorded.
Only then did I realize what a miracle is.
However, there is nothing that can be done about it. Except for this generation, they don’t even have a military spirit, let alone a miracle.
Ardashir was not a miracle now, but with the help of the Brahma fragments and his own talents, he did briefly cross the threshold of miracle at that point in time.
Breaking through the upper limits of the world, briefly experiencing the power of miracles.
Generally speaking, miracles are the norm after a breakthrough, because if one can make a breakthrough on his own, he is no longer a normal human being, and subsequent progress will only get faster and faster.
The miracle will not begin to fade until this generation ends and the next generation begins to pass on.
Just like the undefeated Trajan, there was no problem in the contemporary era, but when it was passed down, it split directly, leading to the direct decline of the miracle.
Another example is the Yulin Army. When Huo Qubing was alive, it was the strongest army in the world. Even after Huo Qubing's death, they still maintained their terrifying combat effectiveness.
However, after being passed down from generation to generation, by the time of Emperor Ling of Han, Liu Hong, it had directly degenerated to the level of the Imperial Guards, and even almost dropped to the level of double talents.
But their paths are all open, and as long as they meet all the conditions, they can still lead to miracles.
Unlike the others, he couldn't even find the way.
It is precisely because of this experience that Ardashir can grasp the path to miracles more accurately.
The fact that the Yulin Army crushed the Huns head-on ignited a fire in the hearts of all Parthians.
The Holy Fallen Knights may not be unable to do this. Although they are not sure, at least they can still see hope, right?
Ardashir was now indeed certain of entering the state of miracle once more, but the price would be great sacrifices, not only of Parthia but of Rome as well.
The siege battles these days allowed him to absorb a lot of murderous power, which was his innate power as a monarch.
His legion talent itself can draw strength from killing and blood. He was able to break through to the third level of talent by destroying the Thirteen Roses and then absorbing the power of the Thirteen Roses and the destiny of Rome entrusted to him by the eagle flag.
After sublimation, the effect is better and more aspects can be amplified.
However, the large number of barbarians who died these days was due to the insufficient quality on the one hand and the fact that it was not done by Shengyun himself on the other hand. Moreover, because the monarch of Parthia was not him, Ardashir, he felt that the accumulation was not enough.
All of Parthia's plans were designed to serve Ardashir, and this was the most reliable plan they could find.
Treat all the soldiers as firewood and burn them just to supply the only hope, the Holy Fallen Knight who carries everyone's hopes.
The next day, Ctesiphon once again wailed under the Roman crossbow. Even the super-large defensive secret technique could not withstand it after supporting it for so long.
At this time, even the Romans noticed some problems. This layer of defensive secret technique could not be maintained for long, at most seven or eight days, at least three or two days. However, even Penelunus did not think that Parthia was ready to break out tonight.
After all, the gap in strength between the two sides is obvious. Parthia may even be unable to hold on in a city battle. After all, the Han Dynasty is not far away, and Rome must reserve a certain amount of strength to guard against the Han Dynasty's attack.
"It seems that Parthia's strategic secrets will not last long." Penelence said as he looked at the light shield at dusk. After the continuous consumption of crossbows these days, Ctesiphon's defense was finally about to be worn to its limit.
"Well, it probably can't be maintained for long." Palmiro, the commander of the Fifth Skylark Legion, said beside Penilence.
"What's the situation with the Han Dynasty?" Perennis asked casually.
They wanted to force the Han Dynasty to lead Parthia to break out, but the Han Dynasty was not in a hurry at all. It seemed that it wanted to wait for Parthia and Rome to decide the outcome before taking action.
If it weren't for the threat from the Han Dynasty, they would have conquered Taixifeng long ago. The intensity of the siege has been much lower these days.
