Chapter 1064: Parthia's True Motives Revealed
"Strange, what's going on?"
Benito, who had obediently accepted the mess left by the Fifth Skylark, looked at his own eagle flag strangely. From the moment Atratome erupted, his own eagle flag seemed to be a little bit wrong, as if something was about to come out.
He cast his gaze in the direction of Palmiro, looking at that place with some surprise. Although he could not see it, he inexplicably felt that the place that attracted his eagle flag should be there.
Benito suddenly became interested and wanted to go over there to see what was attracting the eagle flag.
You know, this is the first time such a situation has occurred since he took over Eagle Flag.
"What on earth happened?" Benito suppressed his curiosity. The Fifth Skylark had already left. If he ran away again, who knows what kind of trouble would happen.
In the direction that Benito was paying attention to, Palmiro, Tacitus and Gretz, three brothers in distress, were running away. The Parthian Knights who had returned to their full strength were really powerful.
Moreover, they were not willing to risk their lives, as Parthia was about to be destroyed and their rewards would be given. It would be a great loss for them to die at this time.
This is also a matter of mentality. The soldiers of the Roman Eagle Legion can certainly maintain a good condition and fighting will during the battle.
However, compared with Parthia's desperate mentality of having no way of retreat, it is still inferior. In this world where will can distort reality, such a mentality is destined to make the strength of each Parthian legion exceed that of Rome.
However, if this were a patriotic war, the seventh and ninth armies combined might be able to fight the Parthian Knights to a mutual defeat.
Mentality determines combat effectiveness. This is idealistic, but absolutely reasonable in this world.
"Idiots! All of them are idiots!" Penilence was yelling madly in his heart, but on the surface he looked slightly serious and tried his best to keep calm.
The coach must remain calm even when facing a huge crisis. Although these legion commanders made a lot of stupid mistakes, we should think positively.
With so many idiots messing around, they still firmly grasped the trend of victory. Parthia was indeed at the end of its rope.
Victory is assured.
"..." Severus looked at the three eagle flags that were fleeing in a panic, then looked at Penilence, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.
The disadvantages of being big and powerful are that, targeted by the Parthian burning talent, most of the Roman legions are on the path of quality.
This has led to the fact that the current Eagle Flag Legions basically have strength problems, and the difference between their upper and lower limits of performance is too great.
This is no longer a problem for the young Roman legion commanders, it is the same even for the more veteran legion commanders.
For example, the first assistant has now fallen to the point where he is using his lower limit to beat people the whole time. Of course, this lower limit is just a joke. There is no upper or lower limit for the first assistant, but everyone is used to saying so.
What's even more annoying is that the First Auxiliary Legion, which was the Second Augustus Legion a long time ago, was defeated and the eagle flag was taken away by the undefeated Trajan.
It seems that he has fallen into a vicious circle of self-abandonment, because the undefeated Trajan is not only a legion of will, but also of skill. Augustus seemed to have been beaten quite badly back then, and the only means that worked was pure strength.
Then, after becoming the First Auxiliary Legion, this legion began to move towards the extreme of strength. Now, the most fatal problem has arisen.
That is, there is no ups and downs in the state, which is also the reason why everyone jokes that the first auxiliary uses the lowest limit to hit people.
The First Auxiliary was the only legion in Rome whose strength did not fluctuate even with the support of the Senate Guard.
How to say it, the first auxiliary has a bit of a miraculous meaning in it, and everything is used to target the Miracle Legion, and the first target is the Miracle Legion's unreasonable super burst.
The undefeated Trajan back then was not as good as them in quality, but the Miracle Legion’s main feature was burst, and they were in a glowing state, trampling on their quality under their feet.
Therefore, the belief of the first auxiliary is to refuse to burst out and maintain constant strength, which is already rooted in the belief established by the first auxiliary.
Then the first auxiliary really didn't have a burst. How strong they were, how strong their power could be. They even needed to specially refine their talents to protect their bodies.
Because too much power may even backfire on themselves, they can also be regarded as a pure intensive training legion, or a intensive training legion with three talents.
Therefore, how to exert one's strength beyond one's capacity became a major drawback for Rome.
Severus sighed in his heart. As the commander of the army, Penelence had to bear too heavy a burden.
There are too many stupid teammates.
He also didn't understand why the Fifth Skylark suddenly fell ill and gave up his job to assassinate a military soul legion. How desperate could he be?
If it was the three talents, he could still understand it. Without the power of the Military Soul that could resist death, there might be remarkable results in battle. However, there was no possibility of success in assassinating the soldiers of the Military Soul Legion.
As a spectator, he felt that the performance of these legion commanders was hard to describe, not to mention Penilence who was the commander-in-chief.
Just as he was about to say something, a light suddenly appeared and a burst of sign language was heard.
As a horseman emperor, Severus was naturally familiar with sign language and flag language, and immediately understood what the other party meant.
"Ardashir and Temujin appeared, leaving the city from another direction, breaking through the troops in the direction of Niger, and are now galloping towards us."
Penelence was stunned, then his face changed drastically, and the Parthian plan was exposed.
"The Holy Fall has entered a miracle!"
The think tank instantly understood Parthia's plan through the mind link and also analyzed Parthia's reliance.
After all, they have seen the growing strength of the Burning Legion and the Parthian Divine Knights. Previously, they thought that the Parthian secret techniques had suffered heavy losses, but now they understand that it was not a heavy loss, but that more power was flowing to Parthia's first legion - the Holy Fallen Knights.
"Oops!"
After receiving the message from the think tank, Penelence sorted out the ideas and wanted to mobilize the defense line to stop Ardashir, but Parthia launched a counterattack.
“Hahahaha, Ardashir, go with the hope of Parthia. Everything is up to you!”
Voggis V, with his hands controlling the blood and will that had been absorbed, the rolling flames above the sky were not just for the sake of looking good, they could also help remove impurities.
Whether they were Roman soldiers who died in battle or Parthian soldiers who died in battle, their blood and will were purified by the rolling flames above the sky, and then part of it flowed into the bodies of the Burning Legion and the Parthian Gods, and the other part was now passed directly to Ardashir by Vogyges V.
After transferring the power, Vogelgis V drew out his sword and roared.
"Warriors of Parthia, the time for counterattack has come. The flame of victory has been ignited. Kill!"
After saying this, Vogygis V rushed directly to the front line under the protection of Atratome.
The Parthian emperor's personal participation in the war instantly boosted Parthian morale.
For a time, under the leadership of Vogelius V, a full-scale counterattack against Rome was launched. Even though their army was far smaller than that of the enemy, their momentum was completely different.
"Oh no!" Parthia's true intentions were finally revealed, and Penilence finally felt that he had made a mistake and everything was in his hands.
If Vogys V had led the charge before, it would have accelerated the demise of Parthia.
But at this moment, the erupting Parthian army was enough to hold all the Roman legions tightly.
If he forcibly withdraws legions from any front at this time, it may put Rome into a great crisis.
What's worse is that if other legions are not withdrawn, Ardashir and Temujin's target may not be Severus.
Putting aside those legions that were bitten, there are only three legions that Rome can mobilize now: the short-legged Tenth Knight Legion that is still on the way, the First Auxiliary Legion guarding Severus, and the Senate Guard, which is as important as Severus to some extent.
Putting aside the Tenth Knight, the first auxiliary plus the Council Guard is a combination of three talents + military soul.
Moreover, the Parliament Guards are still supporting the army, so they can only be considered half combat power.
What remains is that the first auxiliary has to face a military soul and a legion that may perform miracles.
Now the problem was immediately placed before Penilence.
Should we send the first auxiliary soldiers to protect the Parliament Guard? In other words, is Severus more important or the Parliament Guard more important?
And there is another question, which is how powerful the Miracle Legion is.
Not to mention the former tenth place, the undefeated Trajan alone has the chance to tear apart the Parthian Army Soul Legion with bare hands. Can the first auxiliary really stop the charge of the Holy Meteorite Cavalry and the Mongolian Iron Cavalry?
Faced with a choice, Penilence did not hesitate and immediately found the not-so-bad news among the bad news.
The Roman army still has the advantage in the front. Even if Parthia explodes, it will not be able to turn the tide in a short time.
"Order the Parliamentary Guard to withdraw some of their forces and move closer to the First Auxiliary!"
Penelunus made a decision in an instant. Severus could not move, because if he moved, Parthia would easily make trouble for him, and the result would be disastrous.
Fortunately, the Parliament Guards were not far from the First Auxiliary. The Fourteenth Combination performed their duties conscientiously and, based on Nigel's report, found Ardashir and his men .
So Ardashir and the others were still some distance away, and he still had time.
"Hmm!" Penilence's eyes suddenly lit up. He found another legion that could be mobilized, the Fifth Eagle Flag, the Seventh Eagle Flag, and the Ninth Eagle Flag. These three legions happened to be in the direction where Ardashir was approaching.
"Order the fifth, seventh, and ninth troops to intercept Temujin's Mongolian cavalry. We don't seek to kill the enemy, but to delay them! At the same time, we strictly order them to avoid Ardashir's army!"
Penilence asked Benito to pass the news directly to the three brothers.
Just like why Penilence thought Palmiro was stupid before, the Fifth Skylark Legion is not lethal to the Military Soul Legion, but it is still a big threat.
As long as the three of them cooperate well, it should not be a problem to stop Temujin first.
Although it is not known who is stronger between the First Auxiliary and Ardashir's Holy Fallen Knight, it is still necessary to weaken the combat effectiveness .
"If the Miracle Legion is really superior to the Three Talents and Military Soul Legions, then the ordinary Royal Guard Legion is meaningless!"
Although he was confident in the strength of the First Auxiliary, Penilence had to consider the possibility that the First Auxiliary could not stop the Holy Meteorite Knight.
But if the Royal Guards are not enough, then we only have Military Soul and three talents.
"Parliament Guards? No, they're too weak!" Penilence subconsciously looked at his own Military Soul Corps and shook his head.
The Parliamentary Guard is ultimately an auxiliary military spirit with great strategic significance, but its combat effectiveness is hard to describe.
If they really took action, Ardashir might not even kill Severus, but directly kill the Senate Guards, which would cause tons of damage to Rome.
"Send a message to the Tenth Knight, telling him that the Miracle Legion has appeared and ask them to come and help quickly!" While thinking, Penilence directly asked someone to ask for help from the Tenth Knight.
Severus's face looked a little ugly, but he still didn't say anything. At this time, he absolutely could not interfere with the commander's command, otherwise it would become even more chaotic.
The reason why Severus looked unhappy was not because of fear, but because of anger. He was angry that he would become a fatal flaw of Rome.
Although this defect has always existed since he set out on the expedition, it was not until now that he was truly threatened by Rome.
"No, it's not enough!" Penilence was a little annoyed. He had a bad premonition, so he had to look at the battlefield again and try to mobilize some troops for support from somewhere.
But the Emperor's Guards could not be mobilized, and someone had to hold Babak back. Moreover, it would not be easy for the Emperor's Guards, who were being held captive by Babak, to return to defend.
What's more, after returning to defense, Babak might come over and the threat will become even greater.
"The second Trajan... the 30th undefeated..."
After much thought, only the Second Trajan and the Thirty Undefeated are qualified.
However, both legions were caught in the melee and could not extricate themselves for the time being.
Moreover, the distance to the 30th unbeaten record is really too far. If you go around in a big circle, the opportunity might be lost.
"Never mind, give the order to let them withdraw first!" Penilence thought for a moment, and for Severus' safety and any possible possibilities, he chose to let the two legions return to defend.
Anyway, the Undead Guards and Undead King Knights are just meat shield legions. Even if they are asked to counterattack, they won’t be able to do so in a short time.
Wait until they kill Ardashir, and then they can suppress Parthia again.
Anyway, Parthia was really at their wit's end. As long as they killed Ardashir, victory would be completely in the hands of Rome.
However, Penilence frowned, because the outcome of the battlefield had suddenly been pulled back from large-scale legionary combat by Parthia.
When it comes to large-scale army battles, no one in Parthia can compete with Penelunus. In Penelunus' eyes, the Fars Sassanids are just toys. From the current situation on the battlefield, it can be seen that they have been led by Penelunus throughout the whole process.
If it weren't for those legion commanders messing around, Penilence felt that he could have started to wrap things up by now.
But now the legions are fighting, and to be honest, even if Penelence leads the Emperor's Guards and Temujin, it is not certain who will kill whom.
Not to mention the miraculous Holy Fallen Knights, Parthia was worthy of being Rome’s greatest enemy and successfully turned the situation in their favor.
