Chapter 583: The Viper Hiding in the Shadows
The war between Rome and Britain lasted from spring to summer. Both sides maintained very restrained small-scale frictions and quietly waited for their own favorable opportunities.
The fighting was fierce around the three defense zones. For a kingdom, a small-scale friction might be just a fight between a few hundred people, but for an empire, it would be a large-scale brawl involving tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people.
At least from the looks of it, Rome is happy to see it happen.
The Third Eagle Flag Legion has the upper hand, while the 20th Legion and Marche are in a balance.
Rome was happy to see this situation, and started to play badly, constantly mobilizing the barbarians to fight a war of attrition. When the barbarians showed some improvement, they would withdraw and attack in the direction of Parthia.
Anyway, they have the final say on strategy and tactics. Although the barbarians don’t quite understand their arrangements, no one cares about their opinions.
The smarter barbarian citizens had even less objection. They certainly didn't want to die on the battlefield of Great Britain. It would be much more pleasant to go to Parthia to fight the Parthian Empire.
Even the barbarians could clearly feel the gap between Great Britain and the Parthian Empire.
"No news from Anxi yet?"
Penilence was very distressed. This was different from the news they received in the spring. Wasn't it said that Parthia and Great Britain had joined forces? Why was there no movement from Parthia?
Compared with Parthia, Penelence paid more attention to the threat from Great Britain, but Parthia was also an old rival, and he did not underestimate it.
Especially this time, Parthia was renamed as Parthia, which was not good news and was also a big challenge for them.
They can afford to lose as Roma, but they don't want to lose.
"Why don't we let the Crusaders take the lead to test the waters?" Ganasis made a suggestion, which was also an alternative way of expressing loyalty.
Duke Albinus of the North is stubbornly saying he doesn't need any support. God knows what his mentality is. Ganasis doesn't want to be suspected by those above him.
Take the initiative to show weakness and show loyalty to the boss. We still have to live our lives.
"Frederick?"
Peneluns was silent. There were very few Roman citizens in the Crusaders. Most of them were barbarians, and they were all barbarians from Europe. So it seemed that we could consider sending the Crusaders to fight?
It's not that he looked down on the Crusaders, but that he never took the Crusaders seriously at all.
How strong can an army organized by barbarians be? If it weren't for the Knights Templar on the side of the Holy See, they would have sidelined the Holy See long ago and would not be left for the Holy See to cause trouble.
But in the final analysis, this Holy See is also a means for them to control and stabilize the barbarians. Although it cannot achieve the effect they ideally want, it is still very useful.
"Ganasis, how about you and Frederick go there to rest together?" Penilence said suddenly.
"I'll do my best!" Ganasis was delighted. It would be so comfortable to be a bootlicker in Rome than to return to his own territory.
Penilence nodded. Ganasis, the border duke, was still very reliable and actively moved towards the center. He could be considered a die-hard emperor.
However, Penelence didn't know that Ganasis had already secretly established contact with Octavian, and all his appearances were just to reassure his superiors.
It is true that he is an emperor faction, but he is not the emperor faction on Commodus' side.
"I will assign the seventh, thirteenth, and fifteenth eagle flags to you. You will work with the Holy See to intercept the direction of Rest ."
After dealing with the issue of the direction of Parthia, Penilence immediately mobilized four more eagle flags to move towards the north.
"In this case, mobilize the fifth, ninth, eleventh, and fourteenth eagle flags and move them towards Great Britain. The next strategic goal is to drive Great Britain away and bring the war to their territory."
He was not very reassured about Albinus in the north, so he had to send more people over so that he could give Commodus an explanation.
Even though Commodus doesn't care about things every day, he is not so easy to fool. He has to at least look good to save his face.
However, it was obvious that Penilence did not anticipate the unexpected occurrence, and a relatively outstanding general like Ma Chao was just that in his eyes.
In addition, Ma Chao was leading the barbarians, and he did not realize what kind of chain reaction the alliance between Great Britain and the Han Dynasty would bring.
Penilence did not think that the Han Dynasty and the Kushan Empire would get involved in this mess. In his eyes, both empires were too far away.
The crisis of Rome's certain death at the beginning was gone in an instant.
If he thought that if the four empires really joined forces to attack Rome, he should consider finding a Feng Shui site to bury the bodies.
That is no longer something that human power can resist. Even if it can survive, who knows what the situation will be like in Rome.
However, it now seems that the main trouble is still the Huns. Due to the current war situation, they have no way to contact the Huns.
The dagger hidden in the shadows is the most terrifying. The reason why Penelunus suppressed the Roman army and left behind super legions such as the First and Emperor's Guards was to guard against the Northern Huns who had not yet appeared.
After all, the Northern Huns were a nomadic people, and their purpose was not to occupy cities. If they were allowed to plunder a group of people out of the blue, they would be in great pain.
The reason why the Northern Huns were recognized as an empire was because of their huge number of royal guards, and that they were a unified military force constructed with military spirit as its core.
The disadvantages and advantages of a unified military force are obvious.
The advantage is that the cooperation between each other is more tacit, and the collective strength can be better exerted, achieving the effect of 1+1 greater than 2.
The disadvantage is the lack of diverse means. If you are restrained, you will be in trouble.
But it doesn't matter. The level of the Imperial Guards still has considerable combat effectiveness even if they are restrained. What's more, the Northern Huns' Imperial Guards are an all-round force. The so-called Imperial Guards are actually a pseudo-military spirit.
The Northern Huns almost have no dual talents, and basically once they have dual talents, they are forcibly raised to the level of this pseudo-military soul.
Rome's thirty Eagle Flag Legions were able to produce a stable three hundred thousand soldiers with double talents in each generation, which was already very good.
The Han Dynasty's double talents depended entirely on the level of generals and commanders, while Rome ignored all preconditions and directly produced 300,000 double talents.
The Northern Huns were even more dishonest, but one was sustainable development and could feed back to the will of the empire, while the other was draining the pond to catch fish. The difference between the two was obvious.
Although the military structure of the Northern Huns was quite disappointing, they were indeed powerful enough.
For the Empire, the Royal Guards are considered a high-end military force. Even the Military Soul and the Three Talents cannot ignore the existence of the Royal Guards.
What’s more, these are pseudo-military soul guards that are superior to ordinary guards.
The 80,000 guards of the Northern Huns displayed openly were indeed a hidden danger that Rome had to guard against.
Rome's finances are a huge mess. Even if a player brings in an economic system from later generations for the treasurer to learn from, it won't change overnight.
If someone robs it, it will be a big problem.
