Chapter 1062: The situation takes a sharp turn for the worse
Penilence's personal command ability is still very outstanding. He can always deploy the right legion to the right position at the right time.
After containing Babak head-on, he quickly mobilized the few Roman cavalry units to charge from behind.
The 9th Spanish and 7th Loyalist Legions took advantage of the situation at Penilense and launched a charge directly from the bottom of the triangle.
The Ninth Spanish Legion is a cavalry formation, a true infantry killer. It has only two significant effects. The first talent is enhanced defense, and the second talent is no starting charge.
This means that the legion can remain stationary in one place at one second and collide at the highest speed in the next second.
Moreover, the two talents have a combined effect. The faster the charge speed, the stronger the defense. It can be regarded as an ingenious combination.
In addition, this legion also has some unmanifested talents in endurance, quality, and will, making it very good at attacking tough targets.
However, what is worse is that this legion can only move forward and not backward, which is similar to Macedonia. Therefore, this legion usually cannot fight alone and can easily be attacked from behind and then killed.
"kill!"
After successfully circling the enemy, the commander of the 9th Spanish Legion, Tacitus, led the charge with a roar.
The fierce attack pierced through the Parthian rear army almost in an instant, and killed their way to the center army in almost one breath .
All the Parthian soldiers who were blocked along the way were crushed into pieces by them until they reached the center of the army in one breath.
"Your Majesty, please retreat quickly. I will lead my soldiers to meet the enemy!"
The Fars Sassanids were terrified. This move by Rome seemed to be a sneak attack, but all their battle lines were squeezed at the same time, and they could not spare any strength to return to defense.
Penelunus relied on his command, which was quick to arrive, to block all the Parthian forces.
After all, Parthia’s goal was very clear, which was Severus’ head, so Rome relied on Severus’ courage to bet his life and set a trap directly.
The legions led by Omzada, Murong Ke, Aobai and others were all being guarded by the Eagle Flag Legion that had arrived. If they retreated to defend, their defense line would be directly broken.
"Where else can I go? There are Roman troops everywhere. Where can I retreat to?" Vogyses V asked Fars Sassanid with a sneer.
"As the emperor of Parthia, if I were to hide in fear because of a Roman general, how would Parthia face Rome?"
Vogelgis V stood straight, his expression firm and ruthless.
"Parthia has never lacked warriors. Now that you have come with just a Roman eagle flag, don't leave!" Vogelges V said in a loud voice.
With both hands raised high, he tore down the roiling flames in the sky and smashed them directly onto the Ninth Spanish Legion.
As if it was a signal, the Parthian soldiers in the center guarding Vogelges V all launched an attack on the 9th Spanish Legion like crazy.
Even if the Ninth Spanish Army did not start the charge, they had to stop under this kind of sniping.
No legion can face the wrath of the Parthian army alone. The talent of burning talent will be effective for any legion before there is a significant gap in strength between the two sides.
"Damn it!" Tacitus led the Ninth Spanish Legion to retreat repeatedly. The effects of defense and charge were mostly offset by the burning talent. The unstoppable charge turned into a suicide mission.
Rain of arrows, javelins, scimitars, spears, and all kinds of attack methods directly pushed the Ninth Spanish Army back to the rear army.
"Raise the eagle flag!" Tacitus ordered the captain of the 100th team. He was unwilling to accept that such a good opportunity was defeated just because of his own lack of strength.
Vogelgis V was right before his eyes, and he had to consider whether this would be his only chance in his life.
Tacitus opened the eagle flag, and the eagle emblem on the ninth eagle flag directly covered the entire legion. Suddenly, the muscles of the soldiers of the Ninth Roman Legion bulged as if they had taken hormones.
The best way to deal with Parthia's burning talent is to use quality-related blessings, which is the blessing with the least restraint among all talent effects.
"kill!"
Tacitus roared and led the legion to charge again. He wanted to kill Vogyges V in one fell swoop.
"Alas, he is brave but not wise. This Tacitus is also a brainless reckless man!" Penilence looked at every corner of the battlefield, and after seeing Tacitus' choice, he sighed heavily.
"Too young." Severus also shook his head repeatedly.
There's a fine line between bravery and recklessness, and unfortunately, Tacitus is the latter.
Although it seemed like he was just a little bit short, Tacitus didn't even have a one percent chance of killing Vogelges V.
That was the center of the Parthian army. The reason why the Parthian rear army was easily pierced was because they were the weakest group and most of the strength was placed on the front army. This was the reason why Tacitus was able to be so unstoppable.
Facing the elite Parthian troops in the center, Tacitus was not killed on the spot, which showed the special talent of the Ninth Spanish Legion.
And Tacitus actually chose to continue charging forward, which was simply stupid.
"Never mind. After all, we have attracted the attention of the Parthian high-ranking officials. Let's offset the merits and demerits. Order Gretz to lead the Seventh Legion to help Tacitus."
Penilence shook his head. That's how young people are. They won't turn back until they hit a wall.
Only after suffering a great loss can one reflect on the fact that the Roman legion commanders have all performed poorly this time. In Penilence's eyes, Leonardo, Filippo, and now Tacitus are just barely passing the test and are far from being able to stand on their own.
However, the overall situation was in Rome's hands, and since these performances were considered satisfactory for a legion commander, he could only turn a blind eye.
Let's wait until after the war and then gather them together to give them a proper education. They should have realized their own flaws after this battle, and it would be easier to educate them then.
"Hey, I didn't expect there would be an unexpected gain!"
Just as Penilence was sighing, his eyes suddenly lit up.
Just watching his own legion commanders doing stupid things, the legion commander on the Parthian side finally started to do stupid things as well.
Atratome, who was supposed to take over from Babak and resist the huge Roman elite, made a wrong judgment.
The actions of the Seventh and Ninth Eagle Flags attacking the center of the army made Atratome panic, because he was the commander of the Guards of Vogyges V.
Now Vogelges V was actually attacked, so Atratome subconsciously chose to return to defense.
This choice, in Penilence's eyes, was stupid!
Penelunus directly mobilized the Parthian long-range legion and launched a rain of arrows attack on the Parthian soldiers who automatically came to reinforce the defense after Atratome left.
Then he directly mobilized the elite Roman barbarians in the shape of a trident and stabbed diagonally into the overall defense line of the Parthian army.
Although it did not directly penetrate the Parthian army and split the front and center armies into two, it still caused a huge change in the situation.
In an instant, the contact area between the Roman army and the Parthian army increased several times. The strength of the defense line, which was originally brought by the compression of the defense surface, suddenly had several more gaps with the influx of the elite legions of the Roman barbarians.
By the time Fars Sassanid in the center of the army withdrew his attention from the direction of the Seventh and Ninth Eagle Flags, it was already too late. He could only keep mobilizing idle legions to supplement the defense line.
But how could Penelunus let the Fars Sassanids get their wish? As the two sides fought back and forth, the gap in the Parthian defense line became bigger and bigger, and it even began to get out of control.
Originally, Fars Sassan, the defending side, had the advantage, but this advantage was directly wiped out under the light and shadow control of the Fifth Skylark.
And now, Parthia inevitably fell into decline, just as Rome had planned. When Parthia was at its peak, Rome knocked Parthia unconscious with a heavy punch and kicked Parthia directly into the bottomless abyss.
"Great!" Severus watched Perennis seize Atratome's mistake.
He created a loophole and directly tore through the Parthian defense line, and he couldn't help but admire it.
I originally thought that Penilence was only slightly stronger than me, but this one move put me half a body length ahead of him.
"Indeed, among all the Roman princes, your military talent is the best!" Severus praised Penelence greatly.
"Hahaha, it's just experience, just experience."
Although Perennis had a nonchalant look on his face, he was actually extremely proud. Flattery is something that depends on the person, and the compliments from the Roman emperor made him feel a little happy even though he was used to hearing flattery.
These commands may seem simple, but their control over the fighter's chances is so exquisite that it's shocking.
In just a blink of an eye, the foundation for the destruction of the entire Parthian army was laid.
All we have to do now is wait until the Parthian defense line is completely defeated, and then we can strangle them piecemeal.
Seeing this, Severus just smiled and shook his head, and his heart finally settled down in his stomach.
There is no doubt that at this point, they have basically won the victory. What they need to do next is to end the battle steadily, reap the fruits of their victory, and then return to Rome as victors.
Of course, before that, they had to find a way to reach an agreement with the Han Dynasty.
Severus couldn't help feeling a little relieved when thinking of this. Penelunus helped Rome gain a great advantage.
The original plan was to lose three to four eagle flags, but now, at most, only one Macedonian and the Sixth Triumphal Legion are left, and the losses of the remaining legions are within controllable range.
Even if the Han Dynasty wanted to take advantage, it would not be that easy.
Thinking of this, Severus couldn't help but feel a headache. If he had known earlier, he would have agreed to the Han Empire's request and divided Parthia into two. If they attacked from both sides , the losses would be even smaller.
As a result, up to now, the areas west of Taixifeng have been completely taken over by the Han Dynasty, and the two sides have had to fight each other.
To be honest, the benefits of this are not as great as dividing Parthia into two.
But it’s no use regretting now. The reality is set and we have to find a solution.
"Tsk, these legion commanders!" Penilence, who was feeling proud, suddenly turned gloomy. He was not paying attention and these Roman legion commanders gave him another trouble.
And the one who caused trouble this time was Palmiro, the commander of the Fifth Skylark Army.
Palmiro's idea was simple. He simply felt that the Tenth Knight and the Thirteenth Rose, two of Caesar's personal guards, had no effect.
Other factions of Caesar did not have any outstanding performances either.
Speaking of which, the former Seventh, the current Seventh, Ninth, Tenth, Twelfth, Thirteenth, and Fourteenth Legions are all considered Caesar's faction legions, and they all bear Caesar's mark.
Until now, the nickname of the Fifth Skylark is Caesar's Shadow.
The First Auxiliary Legion, formerly known as the Second Augustan Legion, later had its eagle flag taken away by the Second Trajan, so it can actually be considered as Caesar's faction.
Before the Eighth Legion had its elite troops taken away by the First Auxiliary and was replaced by the Eighth Giant Legion, it was actually called the Eighth Augustus Legion, and was also a real Caesar faction.
There is also the former Seventh, whose eagle flag has a Roman god placed in it, and the current Seventh was even fabricated by the other party.
The origins of the Sixth Triumph and the Twentieth Eagle Flag are also more or less related to Caesar. Although times have changed, they are still basically related to Caesar.
It can be said that the traces of Caesar and Augustus are almost everywhere in Rome. This is why Severus, although a very powerful emperor, was still troubled by the Caesar faction and the Duke faction.
It was really because Caesar and Octavian had such a profound influence on Rome that one-third of the Roman legions directly belonged to Caesar's faction. If Caesar had not been summoned and Octavian had not been able to bear the will of the empire, Severus would not have been able to sit firmly on the throne.
Just like Ganasi first approached Octavian, and only after he was sure that the other party could not afford the will of the empire did he choose to turn to Severus.
However, none of these legions performed well in this war.
This made the Caesar faction, the Duke faction and Severus's struggle for power in Rome look like fools.
Their Fifth Skylark had to give Caesar some revenge to some extent. As the manipulator of light and shadow images, he could naturally see that Rome's victory was inevitable.
Then they had to find some sense of presence, and directly handed the task of light and shadow projection to the Fourteenth Combined Legion. Then Palmiro led his men directly to the rear of the Seventh Eagle Flag and the Ninth Eagle Flag, intending to take down Vogyges V's head and put an end to this war.
That is to say, their Fifth Skylark was spread all over every corner of the battlefield, otherwise it would not have been so easy for him to gather nearly two thousand Fifth Skylark soldiers.
Palmiro led the Fifth Skylark and directly assimilated into the light, then blocked out all sounds and breaths. Although all the soldiers could not see their own people after activating their talents, they could clearly feel everyone's position. This was their connection.
However, when they first arrived, Atratome was suppressing the Seventh Legion and the Ninth Legion.
This made Palmiro's face turn black. Although the opponent was the military soul, you were the legion of Caesar, and he couldn't bear to watch you.
The only choice is to take advantage of these two legions first. After all, they are brother legions, and it is not a big deal to just watch them get beaten.
