Chapter 630: War Begins
But obviously, the focus of Fars Sassanid is completely different from that of this group of young people.
In the eyes of young people , every guard, even the double-talented power, should be cherished. They don’t understand why Fars Sassanid and Vogys V insisted on fighting.
Although they did benefit greatly from the Northern Huns' half-completed technology tree, this was not the reason why they worked for the Northern Huns.
Even Vogelius V continued to dispatch troops. They did not understand why they had to come to the East to provoke another empire when Rome was in the West.
To be honest, in the eyes of these young people, they should conserve their energy for the match with Roma.
Rome is still in civil strife. After the strife ends, it will be a good time for them to invade. Why do they have to come to the East to continue expanding the battlefield?
The reason why Parthia could not defeat Rome was because several major nobles were hindering each other, but now Vogyps V has reshaped Parthia, and their strength is not weak in the strict sense.
If the seven great nobles had not pulled the Parthian emperor back for more than a hundred years, Rome might not have been able to gain comprehensive advantage. A huge empire has combat effectiveness that will remain powerful as long as it can be fully integrated even when the day of failure comes.
For example, the seven major powers in the Warring States Period and the heroes of the Three Kingdoms, the combined strength of these people is indeed powerful.
An integrated empire, no matter how chaotic it is, as long as it is still an empire, the power it possesses will definitely exceed that after the country is divided.
Just like Parthia now, they were beaten to the ground by a bunch of Roman trash barbarians and were almost about to break into Ctesiphon, but after taking a breath.
Now there are seven or eight more guards on hand. If nothing else, relying on these guards, Rome will never be able to use barbarians to invade the Mesopotamian region again.
As an empire whose main battlefield was also inland, Parthia's army was definitely not inferior to Rome. When there was no war among the seven nobles in the country, it slaughtered many Roman legions, even the Eagle Flag Legion.
But now Parthia has reappeared, and the major guards have reappeared, and now they are only missing one thing.
That is the military soul, the true foundation of an empire.
The Northern Huns have been beaten down for so many years, but the reason they are still able to make any empire fear them is because they have a military soul legion that can be passed on indefinitely.
As long as Parthia also has such an army, they will once again have the capital to play chess with Rome and the capital to make mistakes.
It's not like now, in the eyes of young people, they can fight against Rome, but only the real old guys know it.
The crisis of Parthia was far from over. Even if we take a step back, they only delayed the time of Parthia's demise.
Once these people died, Parthia would still be a piece of fat meat in the eyes of Rome.
They cannot afford to die, and Rome can easily use a generation, or even two generations, to exchange their children with them until Parthia completely collapses.
Strategically , they were at an absolute disadvantage.
So Fars Sassanid frantically seized every opportunity to create fighting opportunities for young people and provide them with a safe yet dangerous war environment as much as possible.
As long as one troop transforms, everything will be worth it.
"You've actually decided to send in the entire army, intending to decide the outcome of the battle in one go?" Xu Rong's eyes were grim. He really was looked down upon.
The mere Parthia actually wanted to defeat him in one battle. Did they really think that Xu Rong was a soft persimmon?
"Di Qing, you lead our troops to the front army, and I will create the environment you want for you."
"Ju Yi, have the halberd warriors attack and stop the other two heavy infantry legions!"
"Yu Jin, Le Jin, Li Dian, the three of you lead your troops to coordinate and lock the battlefield in the middle line. Today I want to see what trump card Parthia has."
Xu Rong issued orders one after another. Since the Parthian side wanted to fight, he would fight to the end.
In a battlefield with more than 100,000 people, the Royal Guard Corps is not so effective. Relying on the halberd soldiers and double talents, Xu Rong is fully confident that he can stop any attack from the Parthian army.
What's more, the central army has the vanguard to support them, so he can overturn the table at any time.
"Not good. The opposite army's central army has the ability to deflect defense. It may be impossible to snipe them!" Ju Yi observed for a while, his face a little solemn.
The original decapitation plan has basically been declared bankrupt due to the existence of this legion.
Ju Yi was talking about the Milan guards led by Kirkuk. Their first talent was to absorb and disperse the force field, and their second talent was to move in a linked manner.
These two talents are ordinary when taken individually, but when combined together, there is a wonderful chemical reaction.
A large group of whirlpools that can rotate inwards and outwards can produce a linkage effect. There is no doubt that it will play a good role both in close combat and in defending against ranged attacks.
Ju Yihe and others, relying on the Han Dynasty's military talent technology tree, quickly deduced the effect of the Milan Guard. After all, all legions would do some warm-up exercises before going to war.
As for a special effects legion like the Milan Guards, Ju Yi had already roughly deduced the talent effect of the Milan Guards just by observing with super visual range before they even fought against them.
"Qi, the decapitation plan won't work?" Xu Rong frowned and directly crossed out the decapitation plan from his own plan. He trusted Ju Yi's judgment very much.
"The most threatening one is the cavalry!" Ju Yi frowned, as if he thought he had seen it wrong.
"One, two, three, four... seven, no, eight guards?"
"What?" Xu Rong was stunned and looked at Ju Yi in disbelief.
"Eight Royal Guards! Each with about 6,000 men. With more than 40,000 Royal Guards, is Parthia really the weakest empire?" Xu Rong muttered to himself.
According to Li Ru's intelligence, Parthia was indeed the weakest empire. Why does this information sound so false now?
"The so-called weakest probably means that the opponent doesn't have a military soul corps!" Ju Yi was very calm.
There are only eight guards, not counting the two heavy infantry legions and the legion in the opposite center.
There are not many threats posed by the remaining five legions, but with him around, they can still hold their own.
In the wild, Xiandeng may not be able to defeat the five guards combined, but in this kind of battlefield, the strategic value that an ultra-standard long-range military soul unit can exert is far greater than these guards.
This is the significance of the existence of a strong army, to create a strong breakthrough effect on the battlefield and affect the entire battlefield.
"Well, but this means our chances of winning have dropped by another 10%. With a 64% chance, this war won't be easy to fight!" Xu Rong was a little distressed.
"Sixty percent? You are actually so sure!" Ju Yi was a little surprised. He had also been the commander of a large army, so he naturally understood the difficulty.
In such an unfavorable situation, Xu Rong can still have a 60% chance of winning by relying on his personal ability. Isn't this a bit exaggerated?
"Sixty percent of it belongs to others. We only have a 40% chance of winning. It all depends on Di Qing's performance." Xu Rong rolled his eyes.
If he had a 60% chance of winning, he would just go all in. Why is he still hesitating here?
The corner of Ju Yi's mouth twitched. This news was not very good. He would rather hear that Xu Rong was an outrageous monster commander than hear that they only had a 40% chance of winning.
There is no good terrain to rely on in this area. The only way is to fight against each other with regular troops. The brave one will win when they meet on a narrow road.
The two sides were several miles apart, and when they saw each other's neat formation, they were both shocked.
"Get ready!"
Xu Rong's face became serious and he suddenly drew out his sword. Along with the sound of war drums, the clouds in the sky began to twist and condense.
On the battlefield, the natural goal is to increase one's own strength as much as possible and weaken the enemy's strength.
Under Xu Rong's command, the Eight Gates Sky Formation was slowly unfolded, and a large number of cloud effects fell on all the legions.
Similarly, the resting side is doing the same action.
"The other side has some skills that we in the Han Dynasty don't have." Just as Xu Rong was sighing, the other side suddenly transmitted heavy pressure over him.
"For Parthia!" Fars Sassan raised his sword.
Sassan's voice stopped abruptly, but a thunderous roar of "For Parthia" followed.
At that moment, the entire army seemed to be condensed into one, and the gray-yellow clouds belonging to Parthia in the sky rolled wildly, and even the surrounding air was distorted.
In Xu Rong's perception, the temperature between heaven and earth seemed to have risen a little.
"Has turning the virtual into the real reached the point where it interferes with reality?" Xu Rong 's eyes sparkled.
"For Parthia!" Immediately afterwards, several rays of light enveloped their respective legions.
Now that the war has begun, there is nothing more to say to each other, and the rest of the conversation can only be done with the swords in their hands.
"Shoot!"
The speed of both sides was not too slow. After approaching each other by a few hundred steps, both sides shot tens of thousands of arrows.
Both sides were led by heavy infantry, so these arrows were just drizzle for both sides.
"Hmph!" Ju Yi was a little unhappy. What archers and crossbowmen hated most was the defensive heavy infantry.
"Reload and strike, a round of rapid fire!"
Ju Yi hesitated for a moment, and ordered his vanguard to launch a wave of exploratory attacks to see the effect.
Since they have given up the decapitation plan, it would be a good idea to use a tentative attack to lock the opponent's guards in the center of the army.
Although he judged that the enemy had a protective legion in the center of the army, the enemy was still unaware of his existence.
Sometimes, showing some of your power is a good idea.
Fars Sassan clearly saw thousands of rainbows flying out from the Han army camp and heading straight towards the central army.
He could clearly see the blood on the arrow, which contained terrifying attack power.
"Kirkuk, defend!" Fars Sassan ordered quickly.
In fact, Kirkuk also discovered this problem at the same time. Almost at the moment when Fars Sassan gave the order, thousands of vortex force fields had been constructed.
The scattered arrows that were stirred by the force field instantly lost their power to sweep the ground and only achieved insignificant results.
"Is it really such an annoying type of soldier?" Ju Yi pouted. The second most annoying thing in the ranged legion was these guys who could deflect attacks.
"Three talents? Or military spirit?" Fars Sassan's face darkened. The things that their empire has been pursuing are present in the enemy's army.
In this way, the Milan guards were restricted. I'm afraid this is the opponent's intention. Relying on this precise long-range attack, the Milan guards were locked in the center of the army.
However, the opponent can still launch such a covering attack at any place.
"Let's fight!" Achaemenid took the lead and led his legion of Undead Cavalry to attack the Han army first.
They have similar abilities to the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, so it's natural that they should be at the forefront.
Behind them are the Undead Guards led by Yupal. Their strong defense and amazing recovery ability are enough for them to ignore most attacks.
Apart from facing the Xiliang Cavalry, they had never encountered another force that could stop them.
"Fight!" Di Qing gave an order, and his heavy infantry marched forward collectively. Their quality might be slightly inferior.
But their military formations and sophisticated armor were enough to help them bridge the gap between the two sides.
Heavy infantry legions have always been good at defense but not good at attack.
Following Di Qing were the Halberd Soldiers, also a group of heavy infantry.
The distance of several hundred steps disappeared in an instant, and almost instantly, the war between the Han Dynasty and Parthia officially began.
After just a glance, the two armies collided directly with each other. At this moment, countless soldiers were even knocked away due to the force of the charge and could never stand up again.
The mixed single and double talent armies of both sides had already determined the superiority almost the moment they engaged in battle.
The Han Dynasty had a considerable advantage, and the logistics system built by Chen Xi began to show its edge for the first time.
The armor and weapons that were produced on a large scale and then nurtured to perfection on a large scale showed their effectiveness at the moment of battle.
Parthia is not the Han Dynasty. Due to continuous wars, they were lucky enough to be able to wear armor for all their soldiers. How could they keep them in good condition?
The large-scale warming and nourishing technology developed by the Han Dynasty is the most perfect of all. It uses the essence of heaven and earth to warm and nourish the equipment, and then the soldiers only need to adapt a little to reach the limit of warming and nourishing.
At the moment of the battle between the two sides, the Han Dynasty took advantage of its well-equipped equipment and forced its way through several gaps in the Parthian army.
If Ardashir and Babak had not been sent by Fars in time to plug the gap, the Parthian army's defense line might have been destroyed directly.
This sudden change directly shocked the commanders of both sides. This basic gap made both sides understand a lot in an instant.
Especially Xu Rong started laughing wildly. Indeed, in this battle, the high-end combat power of the Han Dynasty was not as much as that of the Parthian Empire, which was quite embarrassing.
But what he didn't expect was that they had such a clear advantage in the most basic army.
