Chapter 1058: The End of Macedonia
Upal's death did not cause any fear to the Parthian army that was attacking from the rear.
Because they could not see Upal's death in battle, the Roman army was like an impenetrable net, trapping the Parthian army that suddenly attacked.
They could not see Uppal's chariot legion trapped in the Roman army, and only Vogelges V knew that Uppal was dead.
But Upal and his men remained with their unyielding will.
Vogyges V waved his hand sadly, and the remaining will of Uppal and others after their death was merged into the Parthian army, turning into a new blessing and falling on the vanguard soldiers of the Parthian army.
The clouds above the army burned more fiercely. The fire of revenge was endless. The death of the veteran only made Parthia burn more vigorously.
However, even if we know what Upal looked like before his death, even if his death was extremely cruel, he still cannot rest in peace.
But at this time the Parthians were not moved at all. After all, from the very beginning everyone was fighting with the determination to die.
Without any extra thoughts, Upal was destined to die in battle from the moment he stood on the chariot, because in such a large-scale battlefield, the chariot would have no way out unless it succeeded in breaking through at the first breath.
And no one would think that a chariot legion could defeat the army of the Roman Empire.
"Kill!" Generals such as Atabanus, Kirkuk, Babak, and Atlatomei advanced in the direction of Upal's charge.
Although Penilence used dispatch to fill the gap in the passage torn open by Upal, the barbarian army legion crushed by the chariot legion still left a small gap in the encirclement.
Atratome led the Parthian cavalry and used heavy arrows to clear a path, directly tearing apart the barely merged battle line.
Then the Parthian army poured directly into the battle line, and the two sides mixed together successfully prevented the Roman archers from covering the rain of arrows at will.
The war went straight into hand-to-hand combat, and only now was the time to truly determine the quality of the two legions.
Artabanus roared and kicked his horse's belly, and led the Parthian Rangers behind him to charge out from behind Kirkuk and Babak like butterflies flying among flowers, once again cutting a huge gap in the formation of the Roman barbarian army.
"Ordinary barbarian troops can't stop them, but the advance will stop here!"
Perennis couldn't help but smile as he watched the battle situation on the front line. There were constant small surprises, but overall it was still within the previous plan.
The barbarians were still the same as before, collapsing at the first touch, but this time it was not their fault. The military soul and three talents plus the vanguard of several guards were indeed not something the barbarians could stop.
But Penilence has prepared an iron wall. Since you are coming with a hard force, I will use an even stronger legion to defeat you.
"Let the barbarian army spread out to the left and right wings and attack them fiercely. The second Trajan, the 30th Undefeated, is forbidden to lead the army to attack, and is only allowed to wander around and exert pressure on the flanks!"
Penelunus mobilized the barbarian army and launched a fierce attack from both wings, which brought pressure to the flanks of the Parthian army and forced the Undead Guards and Undead Royal Knights on both wings of the Parthian army to stay put.
The Second Trajan and the Thirty Undefeated are to pave the way for the next step.
By the time there are enough barbarians on both wings, it will be too late for the Undead Guards and Undead King Knights to escape. After all, they are two meat shield troops that can block the enemy without any hindrance, but their aggressive ability is too poor.
"Parthia, stop being so arrogant!" Leonardo roared, and led the Macedonian Legion to hit the Milan guards in the face.
"The Macedonian Legion attacks!"
Leonardo immediately gave the order without any extra words. The Macedonian heavy infantry who had already lined up in battle array marched heavy steps with spears in hand towards the Milan guards who had not yet entered the Roman legion.
"Qi, trouble is coming! Babak, the Roman Eagle Legion is coming, I'm going!" Kirkuk turned his head and said to Babak beside him.
"I will help you!" Babak said concisely.
"Thank you very much!" Kirkuk raised his spear and roared.
"Milan Guard, follow me!"
"kill!"
The Macedonian Legion and the Milanese Guard Legion collided fiercely.
The Macedonian Legion has always been known for its rigidity and adherence to the ancient Macedonian phalanx. Facing the flexible cavalry, it would usually be beaten without the cover of the Scythian archers .
However, this fatal flaw gave the Macedonian Army the advantage of frontal assault.
The Macedonian soldiers holding shields in the front held off the attacks of the Milan guards. The tight formation weakened the innate abilities of the Milan guards a lot when they acted on them.
The fearless talent is deepened in them, and to a certain extent they can even be immune to the talent effects of other legions. This is one of the reasons why the Macedonian Phalanx is unmatched in frontal combat.
The rotational force brought by the Milan Guard's spiral stance could not even shake these shield-bearing soldiers who were as strong as mountains.
The Macedonian spearmen in the back row were attacking in an orderly manner. They did not have to worry about protection and left their own safety entirely to their comrades in the front row.
All they have to do is thrust forward, retrieve, and thrust forward again.
The action that had long been engraved in the body's instinct, combined with this simple straight stab, easily blocked the movements of the Milan guards.
Even Kirkuk was injured by the Macedonian phalanx's coordinated attack. If it weren't for the spiral stance that could help the Milan guards to relieve the force to a certain extent, they would most likely have been pushed down by the Macedonian Legion.
Both sides are solid front-line troops with similar hard power, but their positioning in the legions makes the combat power of the two sides extremely different.
This is also the reason why Penelunus deployed Macedonia here, point to point, using effective restraint to defeat all the Parthian legions.
At the same time, Babak's Burning Legion also encountered the elite troops among the Roman barbarians.
As a promoted member of the traditional Parthian legion, Babak was very good at dealing with various guards, and also very good at dealing with legions of the same level. He was even better at teaming up with others to attack other legions, but he was not very good at fighting these mediocre legions.
Babak, who specialized in the burning effect, could accurately coordinate with the army to burn any talent of the three talents and the military soul, and directly kick the opponent out of the ranks of the super elite.
However, facing a group of mediocre legions, although Babak could mow down the barbarians at a fixed point, the huge number of elite barbarians meant that Babak was destined to be unable to escape.
Penilence looked at the situation on the battlefield with satisfaction. This was the battle he had promoted.
To deal with the Undead Legion that was good at defense and blocking, he used a large number of miscellaneous soldiers and two super elites to put pressure on them; to target the Milan Guards that were good at defending against arrows and melee, he used the old-fashioned and dogmatic Macedonian Legion; to deal with the Burning Legion that was good at dealing with super elites, he used a large number of medium elites to hold them back.
With just a slight move, he silently resolved the fierce attack of the attacking party and directly tied the advancing Parthia to the spot.
This is also the significance of commanding a large army, to maximize the strengths of one's own army and suppress the strengths of the opponent's army to the weakest.
"Haha, Filippo, I can still annihilate the enemy without the Scythian archers!" Leonardo urged the blessing of his own legion's talents.
Looking at the Macedonian soldiers who had the advantage, the corners of his mouth were full of sneer towards Filippo, who was also the commander of the Fourth Eagle Flag Legion.
There is also an advantage to not being able to use the eagle flag, which is that Leonardo and Filippo have both deeply explored their own strengths and created their own unique legion talents.
However, unlike the Han Dynasty's legion talents that had distinct personal characteristics of its generals, most of the legion talents produced by Rome were legion-based.
Basically, they are legion talents like Leonardo and Filippo who can strengthen the talents of the Macedonian troops. This is one of the reasons why Leonardo and Filippo can still hold the positions of the two legion commanders despite internal discord.
"What is this?" Leonardo was suddenly stunned. A red light descended from the sky and enveloped the body of the Macedonian soldier.
The ominous red light made Leonardo have some bad thoughts, but there was no such thing as safety on the battlefield!
He has now gained the advantage, there is no reason for him to retreat like this, not to mention that he doesn't feel anything wrong.
Moreover, the special nature of the Macedonian phalanx meant that they could only move forward. Once they retreated, they would simply expose their weaknesses to the swords of others.
"Leonardo, you idiot!" Filippo's face changed drastically in the distance. After the red light sank into Macedonia, he was the first to discover something wrong.
Because of Leonardo's legion talent blessing, and the Macedonian Legion's fearless talent itself can be exempted from some talent effects, so no one noticed anything unusual for a while.
The Scythian archers, who were of the same origin, suddenly experienced a strange situation.
Filippo found that the talent of his own legion was disappearing and being weakened every moment.
"Leonardo, you idiot!" Filippo quickly explained the situation to the soldiers of the Fifth Skylark and asked them to bring the news to Penilence and Leonardo.
Although Filippo and Leonardo did not get along, the two legions were under the same eagle flag after all. If Leonardo was gone, Filippo would also be ashamed.
Besides, Filippo knew very well that their two legions were complementary. Without Macedonia, Scythia would not be able to maintain its position as the Roman Eagle Legion, and would probably be kicked out of the Eagle Legion directly.
There are many people who hold the fourth eagle flag. For example, the three legions formed by Severus to conquer Parthia will definitely not miss such an opportunity.
As for political struggle, every Eagle Flag Legion commander knows a little bit about it, let alone Filippo.
Now Filippo could only pray desperately that the idiot Leonardo could hold on until he arrived.
Faced with a sudden and unknown situation, Leonardo, this idiot, did not think carefully and instead of retreating, he advanced.
This is the battlefield of the Empire. Any unknown situation may directly destroy the super elite troops like the Three Talents and the Military Soul. You, Lionel, thought you were fighting against barbarians, but you dared to rush in like this.
Because some time was wasted in dealing with the Upal Legion, which led to the disconnection from the Macedonian Legion, Filippo could only pray that this idiot Leonardo could hold on with the reminder of the Fifth Skylark.
However, it was obvious that by the time Leonardo received the news about Penilence, it was too late.
"Oh no! Order the Sixth Triumphal Expedition to abandon its advance and turn towards Macedonia!"
Penilence didn't expect that when he temporarily diverted his attention and mobilized the legions in other directions, Leonardo would cause such a big trouble.
However, it cannot be said to be a basket. Even if other legions were placed in the position of the Macedonian Legion, such a scene could not be avoided.
At most the system can be preserved, but it is inevitable that it will be severely damaged.
Parthia's talent for burning is as disgusting as ever.
This is also the reason why he left a part of the army behind and did not send them to the front line, so that they could come to the rescue at any time.
As long as smooth progress is ensured in the general direction, some sacrifices are inevitable.
The Romans were already prepared to lose three to four Eagle Legions, as there is always death in war.
Moreover, Parthia had such a disgusting talent for unification. The summit explosion was something that the Senate could not avoid even if they racked their brains. They could only accept this loss.
After all, there will definitely be casualties in war, and they are all mentally prepared for this.
However, Leonardo's stupidity is unquestionable.
It is true that the Macedonian phalanx could not retreat, but it could choose not to advance.
Although the Macedonian Legion killed the Milanese guards, they were also trapped in a semi-circle. If there was no external interference, it would only be a matter of time before the Macedonians killed the Milanese guards.
But this is a battlefield, not a one-on-one duel between the legions, and Babak's burning talent has become a fatal hidden danger for Macedonia.
"...Alas..." Penilence let out a long sigh, that's why he said that this generation of legion commanders are incompetent.
That's why he hopes to win over young talents like Ardashir.
Such a great advantage was ruined just like that. He has no other choice now. After all, he has to consider the overall situation. He cannot change the overall layout just because of Macedonia's safety.
Fortunately, Filippo's choice was extremely correct. Even if he was asked to give the order, it could only be Filippo who went to rescue, and then used the Sixth Triumphal Legion to block the gap in the Macedonian phalanx.
He could only hope that Leonardo could hold on until Filippo arrived, preserve the entire structure, and restore it after the war.
If we really want to recover from zero, even if we can, our combat effectiveness will definitely be far less than it is now.
Leonardo, when he received the news, was already deeply involved in Milan's guards.
The moment he received the news, Leon's heart sank into an icy cave. He was just reckless, not really stupid.
He knew very well what kind of tragedy would happen if Macedonia's talent was burned.
But Macedonia had no way to retreat, so he could only bite the bullet and began to desperately activate his own legion talents, waiting for Filippo's rescue.
Although he was fighting with Filippo every day, he knew that at this time, the first person to save him would definitely be Filippo.
"Thanks, Babak!" Kirkuk roared, knocked down the Macedonian soldier in front of him with a spear, raised his spear, and also bloomed his heart to the extreme.
"Milan Guards, start counterattacking!"
"Roar!!!" The momentum of Milan's guards suddenly soared. They all noticed the weakness of their opponent.
