Chapter 889: One-shot
After tasting the sweetness of violent purge, Vogelges V was very happy, but as the war was approaching, he finally gave up the internal "purge".
"Your Majesty, why don't we attack Mesopotamia directly, but instead besiege Armenia?" Atratome looked puzzled.
As a man of humble origin, he fought his way up through the battlefields and rose to the position of commander of the personal guard beside Vogtius V. He was Vogtius V's most trusted confidant.
So when facing Atratome, he just smiled faintly and looked at Atratome calmly.
"You only saw where the Romans stationed their troops, but you didn't see anything deeper. Do you know why we failed so many times?"
Atratome shook his head. He was a pure general and he really didn't understand these things.
"Hehe, for us, Armenia is our biggest concern!" Vogygis V said calmly. To be honest, it was difficult for him to understand, but that was the fact.
"The King of Armenia is your Majesty's brother. Is Armenia a major threat to us?"
Atratome was shocked. He had always thought that Armenia was the bridgehead of Parthia. Although it could not stop the Roman army, it could still serve as a warning.
Vogelgis V sighed. To be honest, he didn't know why.
Armenia is a historical issue. When Rome occupied Armenia, it was already beyond its reach, and Rome also had many internal problems, so both sides made compromises to a certain extent.
Armenia was separated from Parthia, but the king of Armenia had to be of royal blood sent by the royal family of Parthia.
In a way, it was like Poland, which became a buffer zone between the two countries. The original intention was to leave room for resolving the conflicts between the two sides, but later it laid the hidden dangers for Parthia.
There was no way. Although Parthia was in decline but not defeated, it was ultimately beaten down for several years. As a neutral area, Armenia gradually moved closer to Rome.
Even though the king was Vogelges V's brother, it did not change the situation. This brother even seemed to have his eyes on the position of Parthian emperor, and it seemed a good choice to rely on Rome to help him ascend the throne.
Compared to the territory of Armenia, even the devastated Parthia seemed more attractive.
The intelligence that Li Ru had previously passed on also confirmed this point. The reason why Ganasis was able to remotely contact the undercover agent in Parthia was because the Armenians were acting as matchmakers or providing assistance.
Therefore, when it comes to the time for counterattack, Voggis is the first to decide to sacrifice his own brothers for the sake of justice. Only in this way can he make the rebels temporarily restrain their actions to the greatest extent.
Only after defeating the Roman army once more could their entire empire truly take off and start again towards the Parthian Empire that once spanned several regions.
"This time, I will personally lead the charge. You will come with me. There is no need to persuade them to surrender or give them any notice. Just act directly and do not give Armenia and Rome any chance to react. Take Armenia first, then go south and join the other main force to attack Mesopotamia from both sides."
Vogelgis V still spoke calmly, but he paused here.
"My brother, give him a decent death when the time comes. Don't let him suffer too much!"
After all, they are brothers, and Vogelgis V can't help but fall into childhood memories. They were once brothers, but now they are standing on different opposite sides. It is really unpredictable.
Atratome nodded to Vogygis V's order without any resistance, but then he asked curiously.
"Then who does Your Majesty intend to let serve as the main force of the other route, Ardashir? Or Temujin? Or Jin Wushu?"
He was talking about the most famous young commanders in Parthia besides himself.
Parthia was not without veteran generals, but under the strong suppression of Vogys V, almost all the important positions were held by young people.
There is no other way. Compared to a group of veterans who have reached the end of their lives, Vogtgis V wants young people who can create miracles, especially the Military Soul Legion.
He saw no hope among the veterans, so he could only place his hopes on these young people, and use the most brutal war to help them grow.
Just like an eagle treating its own children, Vogelgis V certainly knew the difficulties faced by the young people, but they had no choice, either fly or die.
Vogels V really did not want to miss this opportunity that could allow Parthia to take off. In Vogels V's view, this was probably the first time in nearly a hundred years that Parthia had the opportunity to return to its position as a trade center.
As long as they can suppress the Roman army and return to the tug-of-war , they will have a great chance to regain their glory in the future, once again reach the heart of Rome, and repeat what Rome did to them.
Therefore, in the face of this complicated situation, Vogels V had to eliminate even unstable factors like his own brothers, and the pressure of war naturally fell on the young people.
"Temujin, Jin Wushu and others have applied to go on the expedition with me. I have decided to let Fars Sassan be the commander-in-chief. Ardashir still needs some time to grow!" Vogygis V shook his head.
Although the pressure is on the young people, such a large-scale imperial battle still requires the veterans to take charge.
In fact, Vogys V knew very well that Jin Wushu and his men were eager to fight independently, but since the Han Dynasty had reinforcements coming, the two sides must not meet, at least not on the battlefield.
Who knows whether the Han Dynasty would discover the clues of Temujin and his men. Seriously, Vogyes V was well aware of the consequences if the Han Dynasty discovered them.
If these descendants of the Northern Huns gave up their names and behaved themselves, they could live their entire lives in anonymity and disappear in the long river of history.
But if the Han Dynasty discovered that these descendants were doing well in another empire, Vogys V could imagine what the consequences would be.
It is certain that the hatred between the Huns and the Han Dynasty cannot be resolved at all, and it can only be completely ended when one side dies.
As a Parthia with the same experience, they understood that feeling only too well, especially since the Han Dynasty was now in complete control and the Northern Huns had been uprooted, leaving only this group of survivors.
So just avoid it if you can, there's no need to seek stimulation, anyway the Han Dynasty is just here to watch the show, and everything will be fine after we send them back.
"Okay, let Ardashir go there in person and inform the Han army of the number of Roman troops stationed in Mesopotamia, Syria, Cappadocia and other places!"
Vogelges V ordered that he had no intention of harming the Han army. On the contrary, in his eyes, the Han army was an extremely important ally.
They annexed the descendants of the Northern Huns, but the Northern Huns did not annex their Parthian Empire. What they absorbed was the Huns' legacy, not the Huns' previous hatred. They, Parthia, and the Han Dynasty did not have that much hatred.
When Zhuge Liang and others arrived, they received a warm welcome from Parthia. Although Vogyses V had already set out for Armenia with his men, with the presence of Fars Sassanid, both sides were happy .
"Parthia looks really good!" Zhuge Liang couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the Parthian soldiers coming and going.
He was also a worldly-wise man, but the spirit of Parthia gave him a completely different feeling as soon as he came into contact with it, which he had never felt in Goryeo and Japan.
With just one encounter, he deeply understood the gap between empire and non-empire.
If they really take the empire in front of them as their opponent, their current strength is far from enough. Even if a conflict occurs, the other side can kill them all here at a small price.
"It's not bad, but it's far from the Central Plains!" Lu Su appeared behind Zhuge Liang and shook his head.
As a strategist who personally presided over the development of the south, he had a deeper understanding of the current social situation than Zhuge Liang, and he also understood the situation of Parthia better.
"Let's wait and see. If it can be listed as an empire, there must be something more noteworthy!" Zhuge Liang conveyed the message to Lu Su in Chinese, and Lu Su nodded when he heard it.
However, the pressure in their hearts increased a bit. Only after seeing the vastness of the world and witnessing the current situation of other empires with their own eyes, did they understand more clearly how terrifying Chen Xi was.
If Chen Xi had not appeared out of nowhere, even if Guo Hao could conquer the Central Plains, the final result would probably be not much different from the empire in front of him. But now the gap between the two sides is obvious.
In terms of basic public infrastructure construction alone, the Han Dynasty was more than a dozen streets ahead of Parthia.
"Let's focus on military strategy first. We still need to wait and see about the Parthian issue for a while!" Lu Su said with a sigh.
"It's a good opportunity to weigh Rome's weight." Zhuge Liang agreed. The two new empires will start fighting in front of him, and he is also looking forward to such a war.
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"Notify everyone to come to the meeting, and invite the generals of the Han Empire to come along!"
Shortly after Zhuge Liang and his men arrived, Fars Sassanid gave an order to start their initial meeting of this war, which was also the meeting announcing the start of the war.
Except for some generals who stayed behind in the camp, everyone else arrived.
"The Romans should have received the news of our movements, and they will definitely take their positions first and intercept us on our route, so we don't have any other fancy plans." Fars Sassan said, turning his gaze to his grandson.
"You have only one mission, and that is to defeat all the opponents in front of you!"
Fars Sassan first made a brief mobilization and then elaborated on his plan in detail.
"If nothing unexpected happens, our army will be the first to arrive at the designated location, which is also the best defensive location for the Roman Legion. Our best approach is to launch a fierce attack and defeat Rome before it can fully react. Then, we will take advantage of the situation to repel Rome as a whole and bring Mesopotamia back into the territory of the Parthian Empire!"
Fars Sassan spoke solemnly while looking around at the officers.
Suddenly, there was an uproar in the main tent. All the Parthian officers were very excited. Launching a counterattack against Rome was just like the Han Dynasty fighting the Huns. It was politically correct.
Zhuge Liang used Zhao Yun's internal energy to create an internal discussion group that was encrypted with internal energy, and briefly analyzed the rationality of the Fars Sassanid plan to everyone in it.
"At the beginning, we must make a great effort, then the momentum will weaken, and finally the end, which means that we want to fight a decisive battle at the beginning and launch a fierce attack on Rome while the momentum is at its best. Even if we cannot defeat Rome, we can create opportunities for the other side's army and leave Rome no possibility of returning for help. It's a good plan!"
Li Shimin was very satisfied with this plan. He felt that Fars Sassanid's plan was very much to his liking. This is how war should be, moving forward bravely, and only in this way can victory be achieved!
"What should we do? Should we join them? We know almost nothing about the Roman legion. The only information we know is Ma Chao's feelings after the fight." Sun Quan asked in a voice transmission with a frown.
"This is easy to solve. We are unfamiliar with it, but for Parthia, they know everything about Rome. If we share intelligence with them, we can roughly determine the identity and strength of our opponent." Yuan Tan simply retorted.
"This commander is very powerful. His status in Parthia is probably similar to that of General Huangfu, General Zhu and others. He looks simple and unpretentious, but he has a strong control over the overall situation." Lu Su added.
"We have truly achieved the level of underestimating the enemy strategically and taking the enemy seriously tactically." Li Jiancheng said slowly.
"Moving the entire army forward is a good move, especially since Parthia's determination this time may exceed Rome's expectations. So no matter how much Parthia loses in this battle, their strategic goal can be achieved." Zhuge Liang transmitted the message to everyone.
"And if Rome's response is a little worse, it is very likely to suffer a great loss, allowing Parthia to take full advantage."
It is obvious that Fars Sassanid did not care how many enemies he killed or whether he could actually occupy the Mesopotamia region. His plan was to force Rome away.
Once Rome withdraws, with the help of propaganda, they can instantly create the illusion that they have defeated Rome. This will boost morale and it is very likely that the legion they want will appear.
Their strategic goal has never wavered. They have only one goal, which is to establish a military soul corps to completely make up for the last shortcoming of their Parthian Empire.
As an empire, it is a shame not to have a military soul corps.
Especially after they learned from the Huns that the Han Dynasty had at least four Military Soul Legions, they became even more urgent.
