Chapter 893 Thirteen Roses
"It's very difficult!" Li Shimin followed Zhang Liao and said, "The defense of the surrounded Roman heavy infantry corps is too strong!"
"Although I don't want to admit it, the ability shown by the opponent right now is far better than my black armor soldiers!"
Li Shimin was a little unwilling to accept this. When he was in the Han Dynasty, his black-armored soldiers were criticized as young masters' soldiers. But when he went abroad, he found that they really had become young masters' soldiers.
Not only in Rome, even in Parthia, his legions found it difficult to stand out in terms of their intentions and performance. They clearly had double talents, but they were like double-talented floor tiles and could not be compared with others at all.
Moreover, the heavy cavalry under Zhang He's command was, to a certain extent, actually a superior force to the current black armor soldiers. After several years of work, he actually ended up with a reserve army. This was no small blow to him.
"It's basically a steel hedgehog. The Parthian soldiers' slashing and even charging have no effect on it, but its rebounding splash attacks can cause damage!" Gao Lan also said with a wry smile. "There's no way to deal with this thing!"
"No wonder Parthia deliberately used the Undead Guards and the Undead King Riders. Only a fight between the two types of meat shield soldiers can restrain such a steel-skinned hedgehog." Lu Su also shook his head.
"This reminds me of the shield guard that the prime minister is making. It seems that he wants to change the form of war on the battlefield in the same way." Liu Chan said with emotion.
"It's different. The shield guard sea flow created by the Prime Minister is more inclined towards basic troops. In terms of defense and combat capabilities, it is not even as good as my super heavy infantry, not to mention this disgusting heavy infantry in front of me!"
Gao Lan shook his head, and then Gao Lan explained.
"The basic positioning of the shield guard is to rely on equipment and talent to increase defense. In other words, the goal is to defend under the cloud. Correspondingly, you only need to improve endurance and strength!"
"In the absence of clouds, ordinary soldiers can carry hundreds of kilograms of things, but under the clouds, their strength and endurance will be weakened, so the importance of equipment is reflected. The shield guard mainly improves strength, endurance, and national strength. "
"In other words, shield guards are actually based on equipment, with a short training cycle, and it is easy to form a large-scale force."
"However, my super heavy infantry is different from the opposing legion. If we were given the shield guards' equipment, we wouldn't be able to perform better because our defense relies more on skills, strength, talent, and other human-oriented things."
"This results in a long training period for us, but our combat effectiveness is much stronger. Ordinary shield guards can't hinder us at all."
With Gao Lan's explanation, the advantages and disadvantages of the Shield Guard were undoubtedly revealed.
The main focus is on basic arms, which can rely on equipment to reduce the advantages of many arms. But in other words, people are alive, but equipment is dead.
Even if the shield guards really form a large scale, enough to sweep most types of troops into the trash, they can still only be basic troops.
Therefore, the Han Dynasty had strong opinions and maintained restraint at all times, with no intention of launching a large-scale military campaign.
After all, it is very easy to target certain types of soldiers these days. The shield guards' counters are heavy infantry of the same position, or some types of soldiers that rely on strength, or some types of soldiers that rely on willpower.
Han Xin, Huo Qubing and others have proved with more than one action that shield guards can only be used as auxiliary forces, and what really determines victory or defeat is a rich variety of troops.
But then again, if they could force the other side to develop legions other than heavy infantry on a large scale, then Changshui and other archer legions would definitely give the other side a big surprise.
However, this is a strategic secret technique at the imperial level. Before identifying the opponent, the Han Dynasty has not started to engage in large-scale shield guards. It is just constantly updating the talents and equipment related to shield guards, waiting for large-scale arming after the war.
However, before this idea was actually implemented, the Han Dynasty still advocated letting a hundred flowers bloom.
Although letting a hundred flowers bloom will give rise to some strange types of soldiers, there is also a small probability that powerful types of soldiers will be born, and these are what the Han Dynasty desires.
The unusual military technology tree is the complete reserve for an empire's wars and the foundation of an empire's military.
Think about it, the opponent has carefully launched an ace army, and you happen to have a way to restrain it. For the opponent, this is a dimensionality reduction attack.
"Report, the commander-in-chief has said that our army is about to launch a general annihilation attack. If the Han Dynasty is interested, they can cooperate with our army to defeat the enemy while our army devours their heavy infantry corps."
Just when Zhuge Liang and others were chatting nonsense, a messenger came running over and informed Zhuge Liang and others.
Zhuge Liang nodded and said, "Don't worry, General. If we can really defeat that heavy infantry corps, our army will also march forward."
These were not just polite remarks, as Zhuge Liang could see. Parthia and Rome were now at loggerheads with each other, but the Thirteen Roses were the vanguard of the Roman side.
The Thirteen Rose Legions are obviously a legion that is like a banner on the Roman side. Once destroyed, the blow to Roman morale will not be small at all, and it is very likely to cause the collapse of those barbarian legions.
Once the Parthian Legion could kill the Thirteen Roses by some means, they would be able to instantly tear a fatal hole in the Roman defense line, destroy the Roman defense in one breath , and directly establish the victory of the battle.
If Parthia can really do it, then the Han Dynasty naturally would not recommend fighting a favorable battle, as the gains would surely be huge.
"General Wenyuan, I'll leave it to you for a while!" Zhuge Liang bowed solemnly.
Zhang Liao nodded and did not refuse, but when his eyes turned towards Li Jue and others, there was still a trace of gloom in his eyes.
"Duke, we need to retreat. Parthia is well prepared this time. If we continue fighting, something bad might happen!"
Hearing his deputy's voice, Ganasis's face turned a little ugly. He knew that his deputy was telling the truth.
Their best option now is to retreat, give up the territory, and then engage in various small-scale battles with Parthia and wait for support from the Roman rear.
After all, they were on Parthia's territory. Even if they won the fight, it would be meaningless to them. They might even lose all of their lives here.
"Give the order! Retreat!"
Ganasis reluctantly issued the order to retreat. Now he had to consider not only his own interests, but also the interests of the entire Rome.
If the army was really lost in the east, leaving the eastern defense empty, Rome might once again be dragged into the quagmire of a bloody battle with Parthia. By then, being attacked from both sides, Rome would probably be in great trouble.
Following Ganasis's order, the legion commanders of several eagle flags began to merge their troops and then began to recruit the barbarian legions.
The raised eagle flag allowed the barbarian army to see their commander. They had long been separated by Parthia and were somewhat dizzy from the battle, but suddenly they had a direct target. Led by their legion commanders, they fought and moved closer in the direction of the eagle flag.
"Are we retreating just like that? The Thirteen Roses haven't been withdrawn yet?" Seeing that Parthia seemed to intend to let them leave, the commander of the Ninth Legion, Tacitus, asked in a panic. The Thirteen Eagle Flags represent more than just a single eagle flag.
"Tachito, don't worry, Duke Ganasis is not a fool. Besides, the Thirteen Rose Legions are not so easy to annihilate!" said the Sixth Legion Commander Achino with a sneer.
As a member of the same heavy infantry corps, he was the only one who understood the survival ability of the Thirteen Roses.
"Even if we all die here, nothing will happen to the Thirteen Roses so easily!" Achino said confidently.
"Qi, we are retreating? What a shame!" The commander of the Thirteenth Legion, Gillia, was a little angry.
They had always been the ones to fight Parthia, but this time they were beaten by Parthia and had to retreat.
To put it nicely, it was a retreat; to put it bluntly, it was an escape. This was simply a humiliation for the Thirteen Roses.
But Gillia was not a fool. Although the Thirteen Roses were strong, one legion was able to defeat two legions, the Undead Guards and the Undead King Cavalry, although this was mainly achieved with the assistance of the Roman guardians.
But even if not, the Thirteen Roses are enough to hold back the two legions. After all, the heavy infantrymen can fight each other for a lifetime without any external intervention.
"You Parthian trash, let me show you why the Thirteen Eagle Flags are called Bloody Roses!" Gillia declared to Parthia while holding the eagle flag high and roaring.
Even if Giulia leaves, he must leave an undefeated image to Parthia!
The moment Gillia held up the eagle flag, the originally light red glow turned directly into a bright fiery red, instantly covering all the soldiers of the Thirteenth Legion. The dazzling red light was like a blooming rose.
"Kill these Parthian bastards!" Gillia raised the eagle flag high and threw it to his chest. The formation of the entire legion began to change dramatically, and the original defensive formation began to change to an offensive formation.
The soldiers of the Thirteenth Legion, shrouded in blood, strode forward with heavy spears in hand and launched an attack on the Parthian army.
At that moment, the momentum of the Thirteen Roses directly overwhelmed their opponents. The defense line composed of large shields and armor began to disperse, and the attack of heavy guns became the main theme.
The iron-like defense withstood the opponent's attack and killed the opponent fiercely. At this moment, the powerful strength of Thirteen Roses was fully demonstrated.
With densely packed large shields and the forest of guns behind them, the Thirteen Roses, with their perfect combination of offense and defense, forcibly suppressed their opponents.
The moment the Roman Thirteenth Legion switched to offense and defense mode, hundreds of Undead King Riders and Undead Guards fell instantly. This coordination of spears and shields was like a tank crushing the enemies in front of them.
"Bastard, Gillia, this bastard!" And Ganasis in the distance almost fainted.
You know, there are still many barbarians who have not retreated yet. The action of Thirteen Roses undoubtedly gave these barbarian troops a wrong signal, making them think that the withdrawal of the eagle flag was to regroup on the periphery.
Since they cannot withdraw for the time being, they might as well move directly towards the Thirteen Roses. Such a powerful legion is worthy of their following.
When the Han Dynasty saw the Thirteen Roses using a tough attitude and almost invincible and fearless momentum to break through the Parthian army in front of them and then advance, they were silent.
They didn't expect that they would actually witness the demise of a legion with explosive survivability. This made them even more nervous about the danger level of the imperial battlefield. If even a legion with extremely high defense could be destroyed, what else could be safe?
Ganasis and the Han Dynasty both saw a common point, that is, the Thirteen Roses had reached their peak.
And there is always only one ending to the peak, which is the beginning of decline.
"This is impossible!" Achaemeni could hardly believe what he saw. It was amazing enough that the Thirteen Roses could withstand the attacks of their two legions of the Royal Guard.
Now the reality told him that the Thirteen Roses even had the power to defeat them. How could he not be frightened?
"Nothing is impossible!" Omir sneered and rode his horse to his side.
"This is the Thirteen Rose Legions, one of the most brilliant achievements of the entire Roman Empire. If Caesar's personal guard legion did not have this kind of strength, how could it be worthy of our targeting?"
"Next, it's their turn!" Omir said meaningfully, and following behind him were none other than Anxi's most basic Burning Legion, but their appearance was very different.
"Babak, is everything okay?" Omir didn't look at Achaemeni's expression again, but shouted to the commander of the Burning Legion in another direction.
"Everything is ready, just waiting for the order!" Babak showed a bloodthirsty smile. Being able to end the Thirteen Roses with one's own hands is an honor that cannot be refused for any Parthian legion commander.
Parthia certainly did not just idle away all these years. The civil strife certainly made their thinking and tactics rigid, but it was also because of this focus that they were able to study the elite talent of incineration to an extremely thorough level.
An empire spent hundreds of years on this research project, and almost every detail of this talent was thoroughly studied.
The great secret technique of burning to increase strength before the battle, and the targeted burning now.
Especially the guards like Babak and Omir who were promoted purely from the Burning Legion, they have a more thorough research on incineration.
The last battle with the Han Dynasty and the technology tree of the Northern Huns have become nutrients for the incineration talent. At this moment, they have become even more terrifying.
They were far away from the Thirteen Roses, but it was enough for them to use their methods.
"Burn, let Parthia's wrath consume everything!"
Illusory flames rose from their bodies and then extended in the direction of the Thirteen Roses.
The smile on Ardashir's face was almost overflowing. This was the benefit of having a good grandfather. The credit for destroying the Thirteen Roses personally belonged to him. Although it was a bit unkind, the credit for destroying the Thirteen Roses was enough to overwhelm all other voices.
His Holy Fallen Knight had been waiting here for a long time, waiting for just this moment.
Using the peak Thirteen Rose Legions as nourishment, his Holy Fallen Knights took that final step!
