There are nine main battle legions. Except for the fourth legion, which has 12,000 men, the other eight legions have a standard full strength of 6,000 men.
Each legion retains half of its strength as a reserve, adding up to less than 100,000 dual talents, and these are the true backbone of Rome.
As for the Parliamentary Guards and the Emperor's Guard Corps, they are short of troops and then draw suitable soldiers to fill them. They themselves have no reserve troops.
In other words, even if the Roman Empire lost nearly 10,000 pairs of talented elites, it would be enough to hurt the vitality. After all, the dual-talented legion is equivalent to the backbone of an empire. Compared with military souls, those with three talents
There are obviously limited number of legions, and the number of dual talents determines the true combat effectiveness of this country to some extent.
The situation in the Han Dynasty was relatively better, but if you really want to talk about the number of legions with two talent effects, even including those hidden by various families, it was slightly more than Rome. After all, the dual talent was super elite. This kind of
Regardless of the level, there is a prerequisite talent, and you will survive a hundred battles.
"I will explain to Your Majesty when the time comes. You go back to Rome first." Benito thought for a while and said, "And Filippo..."
"I know." Filippo replied coldly. The shame of this time was engraved in his heart. The Fourth Eagle Banner Corps was easily defeated by others for this reason. It is absolutely unforgivable. Next time, next time
The Han army must feel the same pain as what was inflicted on him this time.
"You simply don't understand that among the ten main battle legions, the Fourth Lucky Ones Legion can truly challenge the three talents and military souls. In exchange, the Fourth Lucky Ones Legion has a fatal weakness that other legions do not have, and that is the Fourth Lucky Ones.
The Archer Legions need to cooperate with each other, the Macedonian Legion and the Scythian Archers both have weaknesses, but they are complementary!" Benito roared at Filippo.
"I know." Filippo said after a moment of silence.
Benito glanced at Filippo and sighed, and stopped roaring. The destruction of the Macedonian Legion was a major blow to the Fourth Legion. Without the Macedonian phalanx, only the Scythian archers were able to defeat the Roman Empire on the 9th.
It was directly at the bottom among the main battle corps.
Even worse, without the Macedonian phalanx, it is a question whether the Scythian Army can be counted as one of the nine main battle armies. Although the European barbarians did not have their backbones broken by the Han army like the barbarians in the northern Central Plains, but through enlightenment
, there were other ways to incorporate it into the Roman system.
But no matter what, they are essentially losers. No matter what the reason is, they surrendered to Rome and were suppressed by the powerful Roman Empire. If they are really strong enough, there are only a few who can achieve dual talents.
Just looking at the 80,000 barbarians recruited from various places this time, only less than 5,000 have reached the double talent level, we can know the proportion of elites among the barbarian army. Simply put, 30 million barbarians rely on fighting to make up 300,000 unequipped soldiers.
Elite soldiers are no problem.
But whether the 30 million barbarians can gather 30,000 super elites is a question. To be honest, if the barbarians can still gather 30,000 super elites when they are so abused by Rome, Rome may not be far from the collapse of the country.
If you don’t have absolute strength anymore, why are you talking nonsense?
I really thought that Rome's education and collection system was so stable. In fact, if it weren't for its absolute strength and the Roman legion that was enough to defeat the barbarians, the proportion of barbarians would be 1.5 times that of Roman citizens plus Roman civilians. How could the Romans do it?
Maybe he can still rule so stably!
In fact, just like the military soul, three talents require double talents to defend the body. Double talents also require a large number of elite guards. They symbolize the backbone of the country's military strength. If 300,000 elites really want to defeat them, they may not be able to defeat 30,000 normal ones.
Double talent.
But 30,000 pairs of talents can lead to 100,000 elites, which is enough to teach 300,000 elites how to behave, and it is far easier to provide materials, food, supplies, transportation and scheduling than 300,000 elites. This is the military system of classical imperialism
.
Of course, the Central Plains side has more headquarters for generals, generals' bodyguards, lieutenants and other generals. Later, a large number of soldiers will cooperate with each other to fight. There are advantages and disadvantages for both sides, but it is undeniable that the elite backbone is very important, which determines when the large army fights.
The upper limit of strength.
"I hope my information can offset this mistake, and Palmiro will be more careful in the future." Benito looked at Palmiro, who looked gloomy and said.
"There will be no next time, Benito, be careful. The pure white army of the Han army has seriously restrained the ability of the Fifth Skylark." Palmiro warned.
"I will fight them again in the future. After all, the purpose of the Fourteenth Group is to protect you." Benito nodded and said, "The fourth lucky one."
Palmiro and Filippo didn't say anything after hearing this. The performance of the Fourth Lucky Legion this time, even if it was affected by the opponent's intelligence, was too poor. Twelve thousand pairs of talents, although
The weakness is too clear, but to be beaten like this is really disgusting.
"Speaking of which, I remember that you were still guilty and just asked us to leave. Are you sure it's okay?" Palmiro suddenly asked.
"It's okay." Benito shook his head and said. As long as he could explain clearly the reason for the previous battle, he would have no problem. "I have found the source of the problem."
"That's good." Palmiro nodded, feeling relieved. After all, he had heard before that Benito seemed to be refrigerated.
[Having said that, the problem this time is very serious. I don’t know what His Majesty will think. Two of the three main battle legions have been abolished.] Benito was also extremely distressed.
After the Han army quickly cleaned up the battle damage and after urgent consultations, they planned to withdraw from Anxi. This battle has already yielded a lot. Whether it is wolf cavalry, iron cavalry or other elites, they are all in this almost terrifying battlefield.
There has been considerable progress.
In other words, it should be said that they have released all their potential that should have bloomed. If they continue to fight, the gains will not be worth the losses.
After all, the Han army has lost more than 20,000 elites so far. Counting the losses of elites such as the Yuan family's heavy crossbowmen, wolf cavalry, iron cavalry, sharp soldiers, Danyang elites, and white horses, the number has been no less than 16,000.
Already.
What's more, the intention of abolishing the Fifth Skylark, making the retreat no longer a charity from Rome, and completing the covenant have been completed. If the war continues, it will either add fuel to the tactics or waste energy. The Han army abides by the covenant.
, reaching this level is enough to leave An Qi with nothing to say.
Of course, what's more important is that Rome's losses have finally been more severe. Counting the previous battle between the two rivers, Rome has lost more than 24,000 double-talented super elites. Of course, the most important loss is
The 12,000-strong legion from the Fourth Eagle Banner Corps, twice in a row, had basically lost even its reserve forces.
This level of losses was a bit debilitating even for top empires like the Han Dynasty and Rome. Therefore, after this battle, all the Han generals understood that it was time to give up when the situation was good.
To this extent, the covenant between the Han Dynasty and Anxi was completed in any case. Although Anxi had given the Han army about one million square kilometers of land within the Congling area in exchange in the recent delivery, but
For a loss of this magnitude...
"We can't continue the fight. We have already touched the strength of the Roman legions. If we continue to fight, we can't bear it." Sima Yi said solemnly, and Sun Quan immediately agreed upon hearing this.
"I think so too." Chen Gong said slowly, "We have already gotten what we deserve. If we continue to fight, we will basically lose money."
"How to retreat? I don't think the retreat plan we prepared before is safe." Zhuge Liang looked at Chen Gong and others and said. They had made six retreat plans before. Of course, abolishing the Fifth Skylark is very important in the retreat plan.
But looking at the current situation, none of these six plans can be said to be safe.
"How about taking the Tigris River, entering the Persian Gulf, and then landing in eastern Parthia?" Shenpei once again came up with his original proposal. After thinking about it, Zhuge Liang and others still rejected it. This proposal was very dangerous. Fighting on the river had restrictions on them.
too big.
Of course, the most important point is that this battle did not destroy the fourteenth combined legion. As long as this legion is still there, the Han army will never have an advantage in river water battles.
"This time we have completely fallen out with Rome." Chen Gong sighed and said, "What's even worse is that Rome is now east of us and wants to retreat. More than 20,000 of us can't evacuate if we want to. The supplies are not that heavy.
Easy to take away."
Zhuge Liang and others also smiled bitterly. What can I say about this battle? In fact, there is no second option when entering the battlefield from the white horse. The speed of the white horse is too powerful for troops weaker than itself, and it directly kills the Roman barbarians.
, how could the Han army not take action in such a situation?
It can only be said to be a coincidence, but there is nothing to regret. After all, it was impossible for the Han army to retreat according to the Romans' ideas from the beginning.
"Retreat from the east." Lu Meng suddenly said, "I think when using the white horse as a scout, we don't need to worry too much. We can go into battle lightly and throw away everything we can. Even if the Romans want to discover it, they won't be able to do it."
It’s so easy, not to mention there are two kinds of spiritual talents, one is called ignorance, and the other is called wrong judgment?”
"It's not that simple. Although the Fifth Skylark has been severely damaged, the Fourteenth Group is still there. Their light and shadow manipulation can definitely be seen from the perspective of the sky. It is difficult for us not to be discovered with this detection method, and the Fifth Skylark must be severely damaged before.
To put it bluntly, Yunque just doesn’t want to put his life in the hands of others." Sima Yi waved his hand and said gloomily.
