It’s not that the border counties in the east of Rome didn’t receive any news about the changes in Anxi, but the current situation in Rome is a bit bad.
The Duke of Bianjun in this area, the Duke of Ganassis who fought against Li Jue, was the first to recognize the threat of the Han Empire and the first to go to Rome in person to support Severus as Roman Emperor.
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No matter what Ganassis thought at the beginning, as the first Duke of Border County to go to Rome to support Severus, he earned enough impression points for him.
Severus, who originally came from North Africa, did not have many supporters except his own army. As the Duke of the Border County with military and political power, standing up to support him was of great significance for him to stabilize the situation in Rome.
It is precisely because of this move that Ganassis avoided becoming the chicken that Severus killed to scare the monkeys. Instead, he was considered by Severus as a trustworthy supporter. As the first person, Ganassis was naturally considered to be Severus'
Lu's hardcore.
It is precisely for this reason that when Severus wiped out the northern barbarians, it was natural that he could not help but take Ganassis with him.
In other words, the big boss who currently governs the Eastern Province of Rome, involving Mesopotamia, Syria, Cali and other places, is not in his territory. He is currently accompanying his emperor to fight with the barbarians in England.
, so the response in this region was somewhat slow.
But being slow is slow, but it doesn't mean that without the Duke of Border County in command, the commanders of the main defense armies will have brain problems.
In fact, after Ganassis left, the leaders of the three Eagle Banner Corps stationed in the east of Rome were even more careful. After obtaining the Parthian situation, they sent people to send a message to the Roman Congress on the one hand, and actively deployed defenses to save the people.
It's embarrassing when your boss is not around.
Therefore, long before the Parthians started, these Romans had already begun to mobilize hard. Over the years, they had a very good understanding of the Parthians' fighting methods. Therefore, even if Ganassis was not present, each legion was steadily building up under the leadership of the legion commander.
One's own line of defense.
Of course, at the beginning, when Rome received the Parthian movement, there was some confusion as to whether to defend or strike first.
After all, in the eastern border counties of Rome, there were eight organized legions under the rule of Ganassis. Of course, there were only three legions of Eagle Banners, and the other five were barbarians. Although these barbarians were all capable of fighting, relatively speaking, pure Roman citizens
The Eagle and Banner Legion is even more capable of fighting.
Coupled with the power of the Roman citizens themselves, it is said that eight legion commanders discussed the abnormal situation in Parthia. In fact, only three people were really discussing it. Likewise, the so-called defense or attack also broke out between these three people.
A legion commander in Rome named Marcus Aurelius Gilia summoned all the legion commanders immediately after receiving the information about the Parthian movement, and it was he who immediately proposed to strike first.
A strong plan.
In fact, the important thing is not that he proposed a plan, but that this guy's proposal is very implementable.
After calling everyone together, this guy directly suggested gathering all the troops and deploying defenses in various urban areas. With three Eagle Banner Legions as the core, five barbarians as auxiliaries, plus a large number of auxiliary troops, they would go south from Armenia to attack Patti.
Asia’s hinterland—Media and Ctesiphon!
Use offense instead of defense to force Anxi to give up the plan to attack Mesopotamia, place the battlefield directly in the most prosperous place of Anxi, and restrain the destructive power of the opponent's army. They do not seek victory, but only want to hold back the army of Anxi, etc.
The rear army arrived and directly attacked Ctesiphon, forcing the Parthian army to fight the Romans.
Of course, this proposal was rejected by the other two legion commanders. Gillia was too young. Although he was born in a royal family and was born with sensitivity to war, his qualifications were too far behind, and such a proposal was quite serious.
Some all-or-nothing gambler mentality.
Although the three legion commanders who led the barbarians thought this proposal was very good, it was obvious that the structure of Rome had been made clear. The Legion of Eagle Banner was far superior to other legions. Naturally, no matter how many reasons Gilia had, it was meaningless.
Naturally, after such a crazy proposal was rejected, the three army commanders planned to unite their forces and garrison in Mesopotamia.
Of course, the first garrison point was placed east of the Tigris River at Gilia's strong request. After Gilia's first proposal was rejected, the two army commanders decided to listen to his second proposal after thinking about it.
proposal.
After all, the identity of the other party is too strong, and he controls the Thirteen Eagle Banner Legion, and his ability is really good. If the two legion commanders did not consider the overall situation, they would not want to offend this guy. Even if they are big nobles, they will encounter this guy.
It’s very scary if the background is too hard.
Of course, despite listening to Gilia's second suggestion, the other two army commanders still built camps between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers.
After all, compared to the young and energetic Gilia who wanted to attack Parthia head-on, these two experienced army commanders decided to conduct the first test east of the Tigris River.
If things go well, then in the first battle, we can use a tough attack to knock out the opponent's vanguard, boost our morale, and after severely damaging the enemy, it is not impossible to directly attack the enemy head-on, but who can say about such things as war?
allow.
It is not only the Chinese habit to calculate defeat before calculating victory, many excellent and experienced generals will do this, so the two army commanders decided to build a regular camp between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers.
Although doing so may result in the loss of fighter planes in the event of a big victory, compared to Guilia, who needs meritorious service to build his reputation, these two have already passed that age, and they know very well what their most important duties are.
In fact, if we really follow Gillia's suggestion, we might be able to catch him by surprise.
Of course, that refers to normal circumstances, but this time the situation is completely abnormal. Even if Giliya convinces everyone and really leads his troops to Armenia, he will inevitably run into the seven inner Qi separated bodies and eight eight
Vologis V of the Elite Legion.
The Romans had no idea how much chips the Parthians had bet on this time. Although Vologis V had many shortcomings, he was still not lacking in courage. If Gilia left Armenia, it would be difficult for both sides to win in a short time.
burden.
With the will of Vologis V, he would never let this group of Romans withdraw, and he would never care about the life and death of the King of Armenia. He would bite the Roman legions tightly and give them no chance to retreat.
And once this happens, most of the eastern part of Rome will fall. The Parthian army, which is marching straight in, will definitely do to Rome everything that Rome did in Ctesiphon. To that extent, even if Gillea does not die, he will not be able to escape Rome. Trial by Parliament.
In this way, under the orders of Dirina, commander of the Fifteenth Eagle Legion, Benito, commander of the Fourteenth Eagle Legion, and Giglia, commander of the Thirteenth Eagle Legion, the legions stationed in the east of Rome began to slowly move eastward. Before Anxi arrived, he had already advanced his defense line to the east of the two rivers.
There are currently a total of twenty-four legions of eagles in Rome. The 17th, 18th, and 19th legions were all destroyed and have not yet been rebuilt, and their flags were also directly cancelled.
Among these twenty-four legions, the combat effectiveness of the former Three Eagle Flag Legion is very fierce. Without the Eagle Flag, its combat effectiveness is equivalent to that of the super elite legion. However, Severus has now brought two military soul legions to England. Went to fight barbarians.
After all, he had been severely humiliated by three barbarians in Europe not long ago. If the guard officer had not been cautious, he might have lost another Eagle Flag number that time. Therefore, Severus, who was forced to panic, went directly to the army. Soul Legion, and four super elite legions.
Generally speaking, these three Eagle Banner Legions and the Military Soul Legion are not easy to move. Only the legions after the fourth Eagle Banner can be attacked normally, and some of these legions are very capable of fighting.
The Fifth Eagle Legion, its combat effectiveness is not inferior to the first three legions, the legions once commanded by Antony, the ninth Legion, the legions commanded by Augustus, the Thirteenth Eagle Legion, Caesar once The commanding army.
These three legions are also very capable, and their combat effectiveness is not inferior to the first three legions. They were basically born in the same period. After the essence of heaven and earth was restored, these three legions reached the double talent level almost at the same time as the former Three Eagle Flag Legion. The level of sophistication.
This is also one of the important reasons why Gilia led the Thirteenth Eagle Banner Legion. His family had a Roman emperor, and his ancestor Lucius Aurelius Cotta was Caesar's grandfather. This legion can be regarded as Important supporters of their clan.
"Rome's response was very fast. They actually occupied the advantageous terrain before us." Lu Meng looked at the Roman garrison area on the map and marveled.
"There is no good way to rest at this point. After all, this place itself is occupied by Rome. We cannot be as casual as Rome." Zhuge Liang sighed and said, the other party itself has the advantage.
"Hey, how about we try it out." Li Jue said eagerly, and the same was true for Guo Bang and Fan Chou. They hadn't done anything for a long time, and for some reason they wanted to rub their hands when they saw the enemy.
"No, let's not test it. Although the Romans' garrison terrain is good, it is not the best terrain. I think it is more of a test." Zhuge Liang directly rejected Li Jue's proposal. This is a group like them. There is basically no possibility of error in the judgments made by people collectively.
Since they are here to test, and they are testing on such a large scale, and more importantly, the camp is not so cautious, Zhuge Liang and others have basically determined that those guys are not so much testing, but rather wanting to fight. Give it a try and see if it's any cheaper.
Even Zhuge Liang and others have already sent people further west to look for the second stage of Roman camps, because from their perspective, the more they look, the more they feel that the Romans are just here to see if there is any chance of fishing.
A handful.
"Then are we here to watch? Although we are here to see the world, if we just stand here and don't do anything, what does that mean?" Li Jue felt inexplicably unhappy.
"We must take action, but we need to see the situation, and the Parthians will not let us take action first." Zhuge Liang said with a smile, "They will not let us intervene in the first battle. After all, they are the main force.
We are guest troops, there is no way we can move first."
Li Jue looked helpless. His hands were really itchy now. To be precise, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry relied entirely on combat to maintain their strength, because a large part of their training could only be carried out on the battlefield.
"We are helping the Parthians plunder the battlefield. What conspiracy does the provincial Romans have?" Zhuge Liang said with a smile, "After all, as far as I know recently, in the war between Rome and Parthia, in the past hundred years, in all frontal battles, Parthia has not
A record of victory.”
"Although a large part of this is not just a matter of technique, tactics, and generalship, but is caused by a rigid and dogmatic fighting model. Now that the Parthians have changed their own fighting methods, they may not be completely changed for a while.
I'm used to it," Zhuge Liang explained to Li Jue. He believed that Li Jue would definitely understand what he said.
"In other words, if An An can't beat Roma, let's help him fend off one or two. If An An can beat Roma, then there's nothing to say." Li Jue asked in displeasure.
"Well, that's pretty much the situation." Zhuge Liang nodded. In fact, after Zhuge Liang and others saw An An's military generals, they felt a lot more relieved. Although An An's generals were a bit arrogant, their strength was still very reliable.
After all, during the attack on Mesopotamia, there were actually 13 inner Qi separated from the body, nine elite legions, and many well-trained soldiers who were just waiting to go into battle to kill the enemy, plus sufficient supplies and magnificent
With the morale of the veteran Fars Sasan looking arrogant but relatively cautious, Zhuge Liang could not see the possibility of Anxi losing.
In fact, Zhuge Liang's vision was indeed correct. The arrogant behavior of the veteran Fars Sasan was just to boost the confidence of the Parthian soldiers, and his cautious marching was to find fighting opportunities. This was a very powerful veteran.
By the way, this veteran general's grandson, Ardashir, was the general who destroyed Kushan and was also the emperor who established the Sasanian Persian Dynasty. By the way, the reason why this dynasty was named after Sassanid was because of the veteran general in front of him.
This veteran, who was promoted to the head coach by Vologis V, was the one who brought his family to glory, and his son and grandson worked hard for two generations to make their family rise successfully, and even have a fortune comparable to Rome, which destroyed the nobles.
Frost's ability.
Of course, the most important thing is that the Roman part of their family absorbed the nutrients of Parthia, and basically without much loss, they established the Sasanian Persian Dynasty on the collapsed Parthian land.
Although Kushan had been completely split at that time, as for the reason for the split, it was the former Central Asian man who forcibly separated the Western Kushan dynasty from Khorasan and Khwarezm, but it was destroyed not long after.
The Kushan king also had to send an envoy to Sasanian Persia to ask for his surrender.
