Chapter 1080: Nigel Overturns the Table
"What the hell is this?" Palmiro looked at Cessiphon with a constipated look on his face, while Benito on the other side spread his hands helplessly.
Benito himself is a jack of all trades. Light and shadow manipulation is just a pure tool for him. He knows the results but not the reasons.
It's like being able to operate a tool but not being able to make it.
Palmiro is different. Palmiro now understands the nature of light and shadow, just like a wise man understands knowledge and a warrior understands force.
However, he was now facing Taixifeng's extreme autism, and the light and shadow manipulation that the Fifth Skylark was proud of became a complete joke in front of Taixifeng.
It was as if Ctesiphon was a black hole, with no light being able to refract out of it, and most of the light and shadow operations were instantly wasted.
"Has the problem not been solved yet?" Penelence walked over from behind Palmiro with a frown. Light and shadow manipulation is still very important for command, and it can greatly facilitate the smoothness of the Roman army.
"There's no solution. It's like the light is swallowed by something. Although everything looks normal, it's completely wishful thinking to use light and shadow manipulation to influence the light!" Palmiro let out a breath and admitted his own lack of ability.
In the past, he might have thought that apart from the Fifth Skylark, there would be no such person. However, after Caesar's deduction on the Eagle Flag, Palmiro knew that there were definitely people in the world who understood light and shadow better than him.
At least Caesar the Great is one, and it seems that there are also some in the Han Dynasty now.
Guo Hao in the city smiled. He still had some gaps in small skills compared to the Fifth Skylark, but the Three-legged Golden Crow itself symbolized the sun and light, so he simply chose the simplest and most brutal way and directly disabled the light and shadow operations.
He saw Palmiro's attempt, but the Fifth Skylark Legion wanted to challenge the will of the Han Empire, so he had better forget it.
Penelunus was in a lot of trouble. The coordination between the Roman legions was already poor, and without the connection of light and shadow, the legion commander might cause him a big trouble.
He knew very well that the strength of the Han Empire should not be underestimated, and any disturbance would become a fatal loophole.
The Fars Sassanid of Parthia was no match for him, but the same could not be said for the command of the Han Dynasty.
"The legions are not coordinated, there are serious problems with coordination, and self-discipline is not strong. The legion commanders' judgment of their own opportunities is higher than military orders, and the city guardians are free and undisciplined."
Penelence was counting the various mistakes made by the legion commander on the Parthian battlefield, and he was completely numb.
It can be said that if it were not for the mistakes of Leonardo, Palmiro, Filippo, Iachino... and other legion commanders, they would have been able to capture Parthia more smoothly.
It wasn't a mistake. It was just that he was looking at the battlefield from the perspective of a legion commander. He only saw the immediate point and didn't consider too many chain reactions.
However, the ones who can be called the commanders of the large army on their side are Severus, Niguel, and Anubis. If Severus cannot move, and Niguel and Anubis do not try their best, who knows what kind of trouble will happen.
"Penelus, the Think Tank can use the fifth eagle flag as a node, along with all the eagle flags. This should make your command easier, right?"
Piponsianus discussed with other think tank members and came up with an auxiliary method to replace light and shadow manipulation.
Penilence was cheered up. This was good news. Compared to trusting those legion commanders, he believed in his own abilities more.
"In that case, we will officially start tomorrow!" Seeing that the problem was solved, Severus gave the order decisively.
"Notify Niguel and Arnubis that the war will start tomorrow!" Severus had a sneer on his face. The Han Dynasty, which was hastily counterattacking, didn't care who Niguel and Arnubis were.
At that time, even if Nigel and Arnubis had other ideas, they would have to do their best to deal with the Han Dynasty, unless they wanted to die.
This is an open conspiracy, and also a suppression of the Duke by the emperor. His orders are legitimate, and Nigel and Arnubis are destined to fall into this trap.
…
On the second day, the Roman army began its march, and the originally tense atmosphere suddenly became solemn and murderous.
Everyone knew that war was inevitable and was destined to be fought, and Ctesiphon was their battlefield.
"Let's start!" Severus and Guo Hao gave this order almost at the same time.
Following Penilence and Yue Fei, he began to practice his art of command.
The first to receive the order to take action were Camillo and Yue Yun, who were confronting each other in the center.
"Kill!" The two men chose to start fighting without any hesitation.
Military orders are as heavy as mountains. Even if they have many misunderstandings, they still choose to execute them.
"Kill!" Yue Yun roared and displayed his legionary talents. He added a heavy defense to the Iron Pagoda soldiers. Then, the Iron Pagoda soldiers rushed towards the undefeated Trajan like moving steel sculptures.
Although they were in the city, there was still room for both sides to maneuver, but compared to the grassland, they could not get the maximum charge support.
"Kill!" Camillus was equally unwilling to be outdone. He unfurled the eagle flag, and tiny starlight scattered from it. The undefeated Trajan's soldiers, with their undefeated will, confronted the Iron Pagoda head-on.
At that moment, all the soldiers who came into contact with each other suffered fatal blows, whether it was the Iron Pagoda or the undefeated Trajan.
The head-on battle left both sides with no way to avoid it. The power of miracles made up for the disadvantage of the undefeated Trajan in the head-on battle, but a disadvantage is a disadvantage. This wrong way of fighting made the undefeated Trajan pay a heavy price.
The casualty ratio between the two sides was almost one to one.
This is also the reason why Camillus was confused. Penelence could not have been unaware that the undefeated Trajan was now better at finding flaws and killing with one blow. Facing these heavy infantry, a head-on confrontation was not a good option.
But Penilus still gave such an order, which made Camillo very confused.
However, he chose to believe in Penilence, because the other party had proved his ability more than once, and the real beating also made Camillus understand his own shortcomings, so trusting a stronger person was his choice.
Yue Yun also had some doubts about Yue Fei's order, but he still carried it out to the letter.
Yue Fei ordered Yue Yun to retreat immediately after gaining the advantage and not to be greedy for credit, which made Yue Yun very confused.
But before that, he needs to gain the upper hand.
After the Iron Pagoda rushed out, Yue Yun issued further orders, which were also tactics specially designed for the Iron Pagoda.
"Crossbow shooting interference!"
Several whistling crossbow arrows shot out from the powerful crossbow and shot into the camp of the undefeated Trajan from behind the Iron Pagoda. Nearly half of the arrows fell on the Iron Pagoda, but for them, this damage was nothing.
Almost all of the remaining crossbow arrows missed their target or were blocked by the undefeated Trajan's soldiers.
For them whose reaction speed exceeds that of ordinary people, it is impossible to hit them without a certain number of crossbow arrows.
However, while dodging the arrows, they had to deal with the Iron Buddha's soldiers, which put these undefeated Trajan's soldiers at a disadvantage.
But they were helpless. They could not completely ignore the arrows that were equipped with the power of military soul. They could only passively accept being beaten up.
"Camillus, hold on, we'll be there soon!" The voice of Stuttaia, commander of the Emperor's Guards, came into Camillus' ears from the eagle flag.
Camillus was shocked. It turned out that there was a deep meaning behind letting him stay here. It seemed that they were planning to attack the military spirit of the Han Dynasty directly.
Yue Yun narrowed his eyes, looked at the battlefield where he had completely gained the upper hand, and chose to retreat without hesitation.
"retreat!"
The Beiwei Army carried out the order without hesitation. The soldiers of Tiefutu watched the Beiwei Army retreat and also began to retreat without hesitation.
They are just relying on the power of others to bully others. The Beiwei Army has left, and they have no chance of winning a one-on-one fight with the undefeated Trajan.
"Damn it!" Camillo's face turned a little pale. They had been bait for a long time, but the big fish just ran away. It was too decisive.
"Is this a prohibition?" Penilence in the back was very surprised. Although it was just a tentative attack, the opponent resolved it perfectly, which made him a little surprised.
Why do I feel that their legion commander is much more reliable than their legion commander?
However, Penilence soon found out that every family has problem children, even the Han Empire is no exception.
Compared with Yue Yun and the Beiwei Army's prohibitive orders, Li Que and others on the other side were synonymous with chaos and evil.
Although they were still carrying out Yue Fei's orders, their efficiency was completely different from Yue Yun's decisive action. They could almost be said to be doing things on their own.
When Yue Fei's messenger found Li Que, Li Que was beating Nigel.
Nigel felt very frustrated. He couldn't mobilize his army in the city battle. The legions under his command were not as strong as Li Que's. He felt frustrated when being beaten by Li Que.
Li Que, Guo Si, Fan Chou and Zhang Ji were almost bullying Nigel, who was almost furious.
If it was in the wild, with his personal guards and 100,000 people, if Li Que dared to jump like this, I would scatter all of Li Que's ashes.
However, he was unable to deploy his troops completely in the city now, and could only watch Li Que riding on his head.
"Asshole! I want you dead!"
Nigel was furious. It was another single legion that was attacking him. If he had let Ardashir and Temujin go last time, it was because he had deliberately let them go to make things difficult for Severus.
If he wanted to keep Ardashir and Temujin at that time, he could have stayed. After all, the army he had was not made of clay. Even if he mobilized clouds and used the legions to attack, Ardashir and the other two would have been in great trouble.
After all, both legions are of the type with high attack and low defense, but the Divine Iron Cavalry is different. Relying on the ultimate defense and miraculous power, Nigel finds that he actually has no way out now.
Nigel, who was furious, chose to play his trump card and planned to directly side with Severus. Although there was no possibility of any fight, the news that Caesar recognized Severus was a bolt from the blue for them.
Without the influence of Caesar and Augustus, it would be pure dreaming for them to overthrow Severus, who destroyed Parthia.
It would be better to just go all out and side directly with Severus. Now that he had made this decision, there was no need to hide himself any longer; the right thing to do was to demonstrate his worth and retain his position as Duke.
And the most important thing is that he couldn't stand Li Que's ridicule.
Nigel simply stuffed the elf he had been raising as a pet into his heart. Nigel instantly returned to his peak state, and he looked 20 or 30 years younger.
Just like Huang Zhong, he has a baby face and a majestic aura, which looks incongruous, but is extremely dangerous.
"The talent of a monarch!" Severus and Penilence saw the changes in Nigel in an instant.
Severus smiled, and Nigel revealed his cards, which basically meant he admitted defeat. This was good news, very good news.
Li Que's face turned ugly. He certainly knew that the Miracle Legion was not invincible, but they were definitely the top group on the battlefield.
He took advantage of Nigel's old age and frailty, and then jumped on his face madly, but Nigel's monarch talent directly brought his condition back to the peak.
The pressure from the Divine Iron Cavalry instantly reached an irresistible threshold.
The Legion of Miracles is powerful, but the commander of a large army, especially one like Nigel who can sit in the Temple of Martial Arts, is even more powerful.
"Old Li, it should be possible to speed up his overall recovery, curb certain damage, and impose a pseudo-military soul effect on all soldiers!" Guo Si wanted to curse at this time.
Last time they fought a group of pseudo three-talent monsters, this time they directly fought a group of pseudo military souls. Why are there monsters everywhere?
"Be careful, this guy might be Huangfu Yizhen. Send a message to the marshal, we may need support!" Li Que's face looked ugly.
They rushed too deep, originally intending to behead Nigel, but now when the opponent's ability to hold the line has increased sharply, the problem of the weak attack capability of the Divine Iron Cavalry began to be exposed.
They were unable to kill these pseudo-military soul soldiers in front of them with one blow, and not being able to kill them with one blow meant that they could not move freely, and many cavalry soldiers were directly pulled off their horses by the enemy.
"Hahaha, well done Nigel!"
Penelunus laughed. Not only the Roman legion commanders would have attacks, but also those of the Han Dynasty. They would want to kill when they saw an opportunity. It was a common problem among young people.
Although the encirclement they set up did not capture the Military Soul Legion, Nigel, who was unintentional, managed to capture a Miracle Legion.
"Alessandro, go help Nigel and beat them to death!"
Both Penilence and Yue Fei were actually very restrained, but also very radical.
Both sides understand that a fight to the death is impossible, but both sides need a result, a result that can convince the public.
In fact, by now, Parthia has basically been divided between two countries.
What remains is the battle of security and recovery, which is a long process.
The Han Dynasty wanted to relocate the aristocratic families, and Rome wanted to consume the barbarians and train new soldiers. Although the two sides did not say it explicitly, they had reached a strange tacit understanding.
What remains is the outcome of this battle between the dragon and the tiger.
"Surrounded? A monarch with the talent to quickly recover and curb death?" Yue Fei frowned. Obviously, Li Que's violation of his orders gave him a headache.
However, it is obviously not that easy to stop them with the strength of the Divine Iron Cavalry .
"Let me go, so we can cooperate with each other!" Hua Xiong cupped his hands and volunteered to clean up the mess for Li Que and the others.
Yue Fei nodded. Feixiong’s mobility and destructive power made it a good choice. Even if the opponent was immortal, he could use his body to clear a path.
"The plan needs to be changed!" After Hua Xiong left, Yue Fei sighed. Li Que's willfulness disrupted his plan. Although it was not fatal, it was enough to give him a headache.
