Chapter 891: Melee
"Long live Parthia!"
Along with the hoarse shouting, the Parthian army suddenly changed, and the originally solidified momentum was suddenly destroyed by this tsunami.
The pale yellow clouds rolled wildly, and the momentum of the Parthian army suddenly exceeded a certain limit, and the surroundings of the entire army seemed to be inexplicably distorted.
The entire Parthian army was on fire. This was not just an adjective but a real phenomenon.
"What is this?" Sun Quan's hands trembled inexplicably. The entire army looked like a lit torch at this moment. It was obvious at a glance that this was definitely not an ordinary army.
"They are actually elite talents of the same nature!" Zhuge Liang was a little surprised that more than 100,000 elite troops were actually elite talents of the same nature.
"..." Yan Liang, Wen Chou and the others felt a little cold in their hands and feet. The battle had just begun, but they already had the momentum of the Battle of the Northern Frontier. Parthia was definitely not weak!
At the same time, the Roman side also suddenly changed their expression. The concentration of momentum was a reflection of the spirit of an army. The manifestation of this momentum alone was enough to wash away all previous impressions of Parthia. The quality displayed by Parthia at this moment completely exceeded their imagination.
"Raise the eagle flag!" Ganasis shouted madly, and the commanders of the seven eagle flag legions almost instantly raised the eagle flags of their own legions, and the momentum of the entire army began to soar.
"Parthia!" Ganasis felt a little regretful in his heart. He regretted his contempt, and now he had to bear the painful consequences.
"Eagle Flag, there are actually seven legions?" Fars Sassan's eyes were extremely cold. At this moment, he saw through Rome's plan. "Are you planning the same thing?"
"Hmph! Kill them! The Eagle Flag? The Sixth Triumphal Legion?" Ardashir's eyes were equally cold at this moment. At this moment he seemed to see endless death and killing rising before his eyes.
"In the name of Ardashir, I will kill the enemy in front of me for Parthia!" Ardashir roared with his scimitar raised, bursting with the bloody glory of the legion.
As Ardashir roared, the Holy Fallen Knights built by Ardashir himself, with their blood-red glory, took the lead in charging forward, and blocking their way was the Sixth Triumphal Legion.
"Shoot, shoot!" The speed of both sides was not too slow. The moment they were close enough, both sides shot tens of thousands of arrows in an instant.
Rome learned Parthia's rapid-fire technique thoroughly, but this time Parthia's rain of arrows was very sparse, unlike Rome's almost endless rain of arrows.
But this time even the Han troops on the periphery saw clearly that the Parthian arrows were stained with a deep blood color, and it was obvious at a glance that this was not a simple attack.
All Parthian arrows were stained with a deep blood color and possessed extremely strong killing power.
And this is indeed the case. These rains of arrows killed many soldiers of the Barbarian Legion like harvesting. Parthia's original plan was to target the barbarians who were used to assist the Roman Legion.
The Eagle Flag Legion is indeed a threat, but the real threat comes from this endless army of barbarians.
In contrast, the Roman shortbows caused almost no damage to the Parthian soldiers, and the difference between the two sides was immediately apparent. It was obvious that this was a secret technique carefully prepared by the Parthians.
In fact, Parthia could have done better, because they studied the relevant technology of the Northern Huns and combined it with their own technology. However, the progress of this integration was not very ideal.
After all, the Parthian technology is rapid shooting, while the Hun's technology is killing. Combining the two is what they pursue, but they cannot do both at present. In fact, they can do better by copying the Hun's technology.
However, due to the numerous obstacles in reality, we can only use this semi-mature technology.
However, precisely because of the strangeness of the place, even Zhuge Liang did not see the problem. He just thought that this large-scale secret technique and technology of Parthia was very effective, at least it succeeded in making Rome suffer a loss in the first confrontation.
"What is this?" Gillia caught the arrow shot by Parthia with cold eyes. Although it was aimed at the Barbarian Legion, his coverage was so large that their Thirteenth Legion was also included.
"Has Parthia's technology achieved a breakthrough?" Gillia looked at the arrow in his hand coldly. The power contained in the arrow was not worth mentioning to the Thirteenth Legion, or it could be said that ordinary long-range attacks were almost ineffective against heavy infantry like the Thirteenth Legion.
However, this kind of attack was a fatal blow to the lower-level barbarian legions, especially those who were not fully armored. At least thousands of barbarians fell in just one round of arrow rain.
But that’s all. What’s next is the battle to witness the true strength.
"Attack!" At Gillia's command, the Thirteenth Legion of Rome, also known as the Thirteenth Legion of Roses, marched forward collectively. Their strong defense was enough for them to ignore most attacks, so they were never afraid.
The Sixth Triumph and the Thirteenth Rose, the two heavy infantry legions strode forward. This fearless spirit of facing death instantly ignited the momentum of the Roman side. The Roman Barbarian Legion completely ignored the impact of the rain of arrows and followed forward with a roar.
The two huge armies collided directly with each other. At that moment, countless soldiers on both sides were knocked away due to the huge force of the initial charge and collision, and could never stand up again.
The elite Parthian army showed overwhelming superiority almost the moment the battle started.
At the moment when the Roman barbarian army collided with Parthia, the powerful army of Parthia forced a path through the connection of the Roman army and advanced, and then blocked Rome from the front.
At this moment, the coordination and cooperation shown by Parthia even made the Han army a little ashamed. Putting aside the military formation, they may not have such organizational ability. Only the top elite troops seemed to be able to do the same thing.
Between the coordination of movement and stillness, those who attack attack, those who defend defend, those who break the formation break the formation, each group is like a part, perfectly demonstrating the advantages of fighting in a large army.
Fars Sassan displayed the art of command to the fullest. He had been waiting for this moment for many years. The family heroes who died in the battle stood behind him at this moment . They carried the expectations of Parthia and waited for the moment of glory.
"Can General Huangfu do this?" Cao Ang swallowed and muttered to himself.
"It should not be possible. Fars Sassan's command level is not as good as General Huangfu's. However, these identical legions are really surprising. In our country, only the Xiliang Iron Cavalry and Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry can reach the same scale." Zhuge Liang shook his head and said silently.
"I'm afraid it's not just the Parthian army in front of us. The basic arms of Parthia probably only have this kind of talent. What a big deal!" Lu Su's eyes were sharp.
"That should be the case. Last time I heard Xu Rong say that the guards of Parthia each have their own characteristics, but the elite legions are basically cut from the same mold. I thought it was just a description, but I didn't expect it to be a reality!"
Li Jue's face also looked a little ugly. He didn't know why he could sense the existence of a crisis from this group of troops that didn't look very strong.
Seeing the nearly 200,000 troops of both sides fighting closely together, the Parthian army spread out and penetrated quickly like mercury leaking on the ground, wrapping Rome tightly inside, and quickly cooperated with its comrades to cut off the Roman army.
The generals who saw this scene were all silent. They were not very surprised. The scene before them could be seen in the Han Dynasty, but when they saw similar things in other empires, they were always heavy. This meant that the Han Dynasty did not have an essential gap with these empires.
"Get ready, we are about to take action. Parthia is about to launch a big move, and it is best for us to take action now!" Zhuge Liang shook his fan and said seriously.
The fight between Parthia and Rome has become increasingly intense, and it is almost time for Parthia to use its ultimate move. Otherwise, given the current situation, Parthia will definitely not be able to defeat Rome.
Zhuge Liang did not believe that Parthia's action this time was blind. They must have made plans well. Rome's fierce resistance was definitely within their expectations, so Rome should have used its ultimate move.
Just as Zhuge Liang had expected, the Parthian army behaved like endless waves, one after another, while the Roman legions, with the Eagle Legion as the core, stood firm like a reef.
Although Parthia had the advantage on the battlefield, it was unable to break through the Roman legion's defense line, making it difficult for the war to proceed to the next stage.
In fact, both sides had calmed down at this time. In the central battlefield, the Eagle Flag Legion and the Parthian Guards were fighting each other.
However, both sides realized the strength of the other side's combat capability. Even if they were strong-willed like Ardashir and Gillia, who were clamoring to kill the young men on the opposite side at the beginning, now they could only calmly harass each other.
However, judging from the overall situation, Parthia was clearly superior, which undoubtedly dealt a heavy blow to Rome's confidence.
There is no exception on the battlefield, the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. No matter how much they look down on Parthia, if they are really wiped out by Parthia here, they will all be nailed to the pillar of shame.
Ganasis looked at the chaotic battlefield, feeling extremely regretful and angry. If they had known this would happen, they should not have abandoned the camp. But now it was too late to say anything, there was no way back.
Even if they die here, they must not withdraw now.
Retreating now would indeed preserve the troops to the maximum extent, but it would be an unprecedented blow to the morale of the entire eastern Roman Empire, and it might even allow Parthia to accumulate a snowball of momentum.
Having experienced several wars against Parthia, Ganasis knew Parthia very well. As long as he gave Parthia a little fuel to the burning capital, the other side would be able to start a big fire.
"Notify everyone to have the Second, Fourth, and Ninth Legions clear the roads between the various parts at all costs, regroup the army, and have the Sixth and Thirteenth Legions get rid of the entanglement with the enemy and quickly begin to cover the assembly of the various legions!"
Although Ganasis was extremely unhappy and angry, he knew clearly that the top priority now was not to worry about other issues, but to solve the problem of Rome being divided by Parthia.
As long as the Roman army is united, the Parthian encirclement will expose the problem of insufficient manpower to the fullest. At that time, whether it is a breakout or a breakthrough, it will be a good thing.
Ganasis was still worried, so he sent all his personal bodyguards to the Eagle Legion, which launched a devastating attack on the Parthian army that had isolated its various parts.
A warrior who had broken through the boundary and several warriors at the level of leaving the body with internal energy led the way, forcibly tearing open several holes in the isolation belt of Parthia, allowing the Roman army to begin to return to the main formation.
The seven Eagle Flag Legions began to move rapidly, constantly interspersed throughout the army, quickly destroying the Parthian encirclement.
"The Second Trajan!" Fars Sassan's eyes flashed with ferocity. If their initial target was the Thirteen Rose Legions, then the moment the Second Trajan showed up, he couldn't take his eyes off him.
"Put the Second Trajan on the left wing!" After thinking for a moment, Fars Sassan was still ruthless. He abandoned the Second Trajan, his great enemy, and decided to target the originally selected Thirteenth Rose Legion.
Although the Second
When watching the Second Trajan being lured to the left by the isolation zone, Parthia suddenly increased its strength, provided cover for the subsequent Han army, and began to concentrate its forces to prepare for a decisive move.
"Tear open that hole for me!"
Ganasis saw the flaws revealed by Parthia. In order to avoid the second Trajan, Parthia's mobilization finally had a loophole, and an obvious loophole in the defense line appeared in Ganasis' eyes.
Ganasis immediately dispatched several Roman guardians, that is, military generals with internal energy leaving their bodies, as the vanguard, and led several battalions of Ganasis' personal guards, and forced their way towards the place designated by Ganasis.
During this process, the Thirteen Roses also joined in, and their troops were directed towards the Ardashir Legion guarding the loophole.
"What a big deal! It looks like Parthia is in trouble!" Jiang Wei looked at the loophole revealed by Parthia with a strange expression. Not only Rome, but they also saw it.
Logically speaking, it must be a loophole if it is so obvious. The one located at that place is Ardashir, but it is impossible for his Holy Fallen Knights to defeat the Thirteen Roses quickly, and he does not have any other legions of the Royal Guard level around him.
Jiang Wei had no idea how to stop this wave of Roman offensive.
Once the loophole is discovered, the overall mobilization of the Parthian army will be stuck in an instant. Even if it can be adjusted, it will definitely lose the rhythm, which is a taboo for the overall war.
