Chapter 907: The First Battle of the Two Rivers Ends
Severus was caught off guard and led a group of newcomers to be pushed back, and were even chased for a distance.
If Penelence had not arrived in time, it might have been possible to capture Severus by force.
"Bring me the eagle flags, the Parliament Guards, the Emperor's Guard Corps, and all the eagle flags of the top ten. I didn't expect these barbarians to have such hidden power. We must kill them this time!"
Severus was furious. Being captured and killed was nothing. He was also a soldier, and these things were commonplace. He was used to it.
But what really made him angry was the ambition that had rekindled in the eyes of several dukes of border counties. They had almost subdued everyone, but in the end they fell short and suffered a miserable defeat at the last moment. No one understood the consequences of rekindled ambition better than him.
Severus felt a little desperate. Until the last step, he really didn't want to kill the other dukes, as that would inevitably cause civil strife.
"Your Majesty, please calm down! The army is on the way, please be patient!" Peniluns comforted Severus, "There are still many complications in this matter, please return to the camp and listen to my narration."
Penelunus smiled bitterly. In order to hurry up, he took the Emperor's Guard Corps and the First Italian Corps. The legions that Severus mentioned were still on the way.
Although the First Auxiliary Legion is strong, its marching speed is still too slow. Moreover, it has to protect the Parliamentary Guards, so its marching speed is definitely not enough to arrive so quickly.
After Severus returned to the main camp to rest, Penilence looked at the commander of the Fifth Skylark Legion and the commander of the Fourteenth Combined Legion with dissatisfaction.
The reason why this scene was so ugly was not unrelated to the stupid command of these two people, but it also exposed a huge problem of Rome.
To be honest, Penilence had never imagined that the coordination of the Roman Eagle Legion could be so bad.
The Fifth Skylark and the Fourteenth Combination are two super-standard legions. Logically speaking, the outcome is unknown even if they are hard-top military spirits.
As a result, the two of them were chased and beaten by the Knights of the Round Table for ten miles. If they had not performed normally after splitting up, Severus might have really lost his life.
However, as the war was imminent, Penilence did not say much. This was not the time to reprimand. It would not be too late to reprimand after the war was over.
Anyway, he will most likely take over the command from now on, and these legion commanders just need to act according to his orders.
Not all people in adversity are bad, a group of talents also .
"If I remember correctly, you are Belisarius? Justinian? Narses?" Penelence recalled the previous intelligence and highly praised the three people who stood out in this defeat.
Not only did they use the strategy of confusing the enemy to tie up most of the British army, but they also suffered very little loss themselves.
If it weren't for the cooperation between the Fifth Skylark and the Fourteenth, when being chased and beaten by an understaffed Knights of the Round Table, Severus might have just walked away, and would never have been in such a miserable state as he is now.
"You have performed very well. Next, we will assign each of you a citizen legion. Perform well and strive to take over the Eagle Flag."
Penilence praised the three people in front of him, not shying away from the Fifth Skylark and Fourteenth Combination standing beside him.
Both legion commanders were startled, knowing that this was a warning from Penilence. If they continued to act stupidly, they would most likely be dismissed directly.
The combination of the Fifth Skylark and the Fourteenth is of utmost importance to Rome, and their legion commanders must not be two idiots.
In fact, the two legion commanders were also full of grievances. They were fighting well at first, but just when they were cooperating in the battle, everything was fine at the beginning, but the eagle flag suddenly fluctuated, causing the whole situation to go haywire.
After they separated for a while and the eagle flag returned to normal, the situation returned to normal.
After listening to the explanations of the two legion commanders, Penilence was silent for a moment, waved his hand and asked the two to leave.
He immediately thought of another possibility, which was very likely.
"Penelence, come in!"
Severus' voice came from the tent. There was no trace of discouragement or hesitation, only deep anger towards Great Britain.
"Your Majesty!" Penelence walked into the tent, and Severus had already changed and washed.
"What happened in the rear? Was there something wrong with the eagle flag? Or was there something wrong with Ganasis?" Severus asked directly without beating around the bush.
In fact, he knew a little more than Penilence. After becoming the emperor, he took on the destiny of the country, but before that, part of the national destiny or the imperial will had directly dissipated, which had a great impact on him.
This was also the reason why the problems with the Fifth Skylark and Fourteenth Combinations arose. The Roman eagle flag embodied the will of the empire, and both he and Penilence were well aware of this.
The previous situation could only mean that something happened to the Eagle Flag Legion.
"The relics of Caesar the Great, the Thirteen Rose Legions, have been destroyed!" Penilence said sadly.
"What! This is impossible! How could Ganasis make such a mistake!"
Severus couldn't believe it. That was the Thirteen Roses, and the one commanding him was Ganasis. The two had been working together for a long time. How could such a problem arise?
He thought that there might be problems with the reorganized Seventh Legion or other lower-ranked Eagle Flags. He even thought of the absurd possibility that the legion stationed in North Africa was severely damaged by the beast tide. However, he never expected that there would be problems with the Thirteen Roses.
"Wait, what do you mean by destruction?" Just as Severus was thinking about the impact of the destruction of the Thirteen Roses, he keenly noticed the peacekeeping in Penilence's previous remarks.
"Parthia put all its national strength into plotting against the Thirteen Roses. The eagle flag was broken, the eagle emblem was destroyed, and the legion fought to the last moment!" Penelence said a pale word in praise of Gillia and Ganasis.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible! The Thirteen Roses are not even inferior to the Military Soul Corps, how is that possible!"
Severus simply could not accept this fact. It was absurd to think that an entire elite force had been completely wiped out.
But he was a hero after all, and he knew it was impossible for Penilence to lie about military intelligence. He quickly regained his composure and accepted this fact.
"Since the Thirteen Roses have been destroyed, does that mean the eastern provinces have been completely lost?" Severus said with certainty, although his tone was questioning.
The destruction of a single legion could not affect the overall situation, but the Thirteen Roses were different. They were a banner that symbolized morale. Once they fell, Severus could guess with his feet the devastating blow to the morale of the Roman barbarians.
"Your Majesty is wise. Duke Ganasis is leading his troops to delay time along the way, and the city of Rome has already sent corresponding reinforcements." Penilence nodded and said.
"Who is leading the team?" Severus connected the actual situation and understood why Penilence appeared here, but he couldn't think of who could replace Penilence to support Ganasis.
"Captain of the Tenth Legion, Virgilia!"
"The connection between the Tenth and the Thirteenth? It's rare that he would volunteer!" Severus nodded knowingly. Although the Tenth was lazy every day, he and Penilence knew the other's importance.
"Since you have already taken care of it, that's the best. When the army arrives, join me in showing Great Britain a lesson!" Severus said after he understood the whole story.
"I am willing to share your Majesty's worries!" Penilence said respectfully, placing his hand on his chest.
There was a gleam of fire in his eyes unconsciously. He had not been to the front line in person to command the army to fight for a long time, and he didn't know if his level had deteriorated.
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At this moment, Ganasis was discussing with Caracalla who was leading his troops. Caracalla was also helpless because the capable fighting troops had basically been transferred to the north, and the remaining legions either held important positions or were not organized.
In the end, he could only rely on the reputation of his father Severus to recruit a group of barbarians and citizens in Rome, and then organize them into an army and bring them here.
"In short, we are currently good at defense but not good at offense. Especially with the Han army on our side, Parthia can free up more forces to deal with us!"
Ganasis explained to Caracalla helplessly that during the small-scale friction, Ludovico told him that five world-breaking demigods had come to the Han Dynasty, which scared him so much that he broke out in a cold sweat.
The five world-breaking demigods are not scary. What is scary is that the Han army was hiding and not exposed at all. Before this, if these five world-breaking demigods were put into battle, God knows how Rome would have been defeated.
Moreover, the few attacks made by the Han Dynasty were all intended to be fatal, which was the last straw that broke the camel's back for the Romans.
Coupled with what he had seen and heard in the Han Dynasty, Ganasis was now filled with unprecedented fear of the Han Dynasty, so the idea of using a strategy came to his mind.
"Duke, so you mean to alienate the two sides through peace talks?" Caracalla asked with a frown.
To be honest, he was a little skeptical about Ganasis's ability at first, but after he learned about the kind of pressure Ganasis faced, he had a greater admiration for Ganasis.
He can withstand such great pressure, he is worthy of being the Duke of the East.
"By the way, Parthia has almost reached its limit. We need to negotiate to give both sides a way out. It is necessary to temporarily accumulate strength!"
Ganasis shook his head and said that sowing discord was just incidental, the main goal was still peace talks, and dragging it on would not benefit anyone.
"Duke, do you mean to wait for my father to return? After we have free hands, we can fight Parthia?" Caracalla asked with a frown .
"Well, we have no choice but to accept it this time, but we will fight back sooner or later!" Ganasis shook his head.
Although Caracalla did not have the same strategic vision as Severus, he recognized the ability of Ganassis, so he agreed to this matter.
By the way, he also had selfish motives. Although the trend in the parliament was to exile Ganasis, after observing the situation on the ground, Caracalla expected that Ganasis would not be in any trouble.
He will definitely treat Severus with care at that time. Based on his understanding of Severus, he will most likely protect Ganassis. After all, Ganassis is generally remarkable.
Therefore, he took on the task of peace talks alone, sharing the responsibility for Ganasis, doing Ganasis a favor, and also in order to get Ganasis' support in the future.
Ganasis knew very well Caracalla's little tricks, but he was still very moved. Caracalla's move this time had almost the same significance as his support for Severus' ascension to the throne.
After confirming that Rome and Parthia had no intention of continuing the fight, the Han Dynasty took a break and planned to escape. There was no point in staying here, so it would be better to go back early to reflect and summarize.
However, they did not expect that before leaving, Rome actually sent someone to inform them to participate in the peace talks as a witness.
"What does Rome mean by this?" Lu Xun looked at the letter sent by the Roman envoy with a strange expression, full of confusion.
Although Parthia respected them very much, Lu Xun knew very well that what Parthia respected was the Han Dynasty behind them.
If a real fight came to break out, they would definitely be easily crushed by the current Parthian army. The amount of clouds rising up would already make a world of difference.
"Maybe they should let us act as a third party mediator. After all, the two families have a blood feud, so we need someone to act as a medium." Lu Meng said casually.
Zhuge Liang shook his head silently, and Lu Su did the same.
"Here comes with ill intentions!" Lu Su said with a sigh.
"We are the ones who came, it's just the Hongmen Banquet!" Zhuge Liang smiled and waved his feather fan. It didn't make much difference to them, so he just patted his butt and left.
The intrigues between Parthia and Rome could not affect the Han Dynasty, so they could just move on and be done with it.
"Generals Zilong, Yan Liang and Wen Chou can go with me when the time comes!" However, the cautious Zhuge Liang still found three bodyguards to accompany him.
None of the three had any objections. To be honest, they all felt a little aggrieved. This time, they, the older generation, were just like sparring partners. They did nothing. It was almost like a trip.
On the contrary, Li Jue and his men had a great time, fighting against the three-talented legion and chasing and killing the super elite. They were very happy.
"If we can really negotiate, Rome has lost most of its land, right? If we negotiate like this, domestic public opinion will explode, right?" Jiang Wei didn't quite understand Rome's approach.
They were so excited when they saw the land in the Mesopotamian Valley. This fertile soil was almost comparable to the best plains in the Central Plains. It was the kind that could yield a harvest just by sowing a handful of seeds.
As a result, the Romans lost such a large piece of fertile land, but they still took the initiative to choose peace talks even though their combat effectiveness was not inferior to that of Parthia.
In the Han Dynasty, it was understandable if they were not strong enough, but if they were strong enough and did not take the city back, all these generals should be beheaded.
They thought that Parthia would withdraw its troops in the end.