Benito led the remnants of the Fourteenth Legion to retreat all the way. From the moment the Parthians dropped kerosene and incendiary bombs into the city of Akkad, Benito understood why the Parthians did not play their cards according to common sense.
Fearing death, he forced himself to cross the Tigris River.
The other party already knew everything when they were on the other side of the river. The other party had already crushed him from the intellectual level. All his plans were clearly visible to the other party. In this case, the more he calculated, the more he lost.
The worse it gets.
As for the only way to solve the conspiracy, which is the so-called frontal crushing, unfortunately, after losing the Thirteen Rose Legion, the Fourteenth Legion led by him will never be able to do such a thing.
After all, the Fourteenth Legion is not a frontal attack legion at all. The Fourteenth Legion mainly relies on the legion's terrifying universality and perfect combat effectiveness that can be displayed on any battlefield, as well as the ability to restrain any legion.
If a super elite legion cooperates with the fourteenth legion, its combat effectiveness will definitely be greater than that of two super elite legions. However, a single fourteenth legion will never be able to defeat a super elite legion head-on.
Benito's current embarrassment is due to this. No matter what, the front of the Fourteenth Army cannot withstand a super-elite army, and if it cannot withstand the opponent's front, how can it parry the opponent's counterattack.
And Benito knows very well that since he has now crushed the opponent intellectually, it means that it is absolutely impossible for him to replicate the blocking battle of the Tigris River on the Euphrates River. This also means that he is no longer in danger.
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The biggest problem between Parthia and Rome lies in this point. Except for the two rivers in the Mesopotamia and the Zagros Mountains east of the Mesopotamia, which are dangerous to defend, there is basically no place to garrison in other parts.
The Iranian Plateau is said to be a plateau, but in fact the center of the plateau is a vast inland basin. Well, what does the word "vast" mean? Compared with the earth, it is obviously round, but why does it look so flat? It's because it is big.
The Iranian plateau is also consistent with this situation. Because it is so big, it is flat after passing the mountain. There is no problem for the cavalry group to play on the flat surface.
Although this place does not have any rivers leading to the sea, it is still one of the few places in the world with particularly good farming conditions, and it is also the birthplace of ancient civilization.
This also led to an awkward situation between Parthia and Rome. There were only three places used for defense between the two countries, and the other places were basically plains.
As for Armenia, it extends to the east of Asia Minor, with the Black Sea to the west and the Caspian Sea to the east. Of course, this was Armenia at the end of the second century. By the way, the Taurus Mountains to the south of this place happened to be the dividing line between Rome and Armenia.
After passing this place, it is basically a flat plain, with Roman cities standing on the plain. The climate here is mild and humid, making it suitable for living. You can get pretty good harvests by farming casually.
Of course, the biggest problem with this place is that there is no danger to defend. As long as we cross these two mountain ranges and two large rivers, there will be no more dangers ahead.
This is also an important reason why Darius and his men fought directly from Iran to the west, easily occupying half of the Mediterranean Sea, and finally stopped when they were blocked by Greek civilization.
This place is so scary. After passing the previous places, there is no danger to defend. Once you reach the Mediterranean, as long as your shipbuilding skills are high enough, you can hit the entire Mediterranean coast. There are no winds and waves smaller than those in the Mediterranean in the world.
The sea area.
And to this extent, as long as you focus on shipbuilding technology, you can talk about the loss of land transportation of supplies, the difficulty of transporting troops, and the long distance.
In this case, it is directly transported by sea. This is also the biggest advantage of Rome's logistics. It can transport grain from any port on the Mediterranean coast to another port. In this era of restoration of the spirit of heaven and earth, the Romans can guarantee that it will be delivered within two months.
Anywhere in the country you want.
You must know that one hundred and twenty days is the ultimate wall of the empire. In two months, hundreds of thousands of troops can be mobilized at the request of others. The advantage is simply unbelievable.
However, everything has advantages and disadvantages. The Romans had such a huge advantage in the Mediterranean bath. On the other hand, if any invader could reach the Mediterranean, any corner of the Roman country might encounter a fatal attack.
Now the Parthians are about to achieve this goal. They have crossed two rivers and two mountains. There are no obstacles in front of them. As long as they push to the Eastern Province blocking the front, they can
Feet inserted into the Mediterranean Sea!
It can be said that the Mediterranean was Rome's greatest advantage, but it was also Rome's greatest weakness. If An'an had the navigation skills of Kushan to calmly run from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific, and then go to the Central Plains to find help from the Han Dynasty.
So as long as the Parthians stepped into the Roman bathtub with one foot, all the prosperous areas of Rome would be fatally attacked.
However, the Romans have not paid attention to this aspect until now. After all, since the Romans occupied the Mediterranean and took over the entire Mediterranean, to this day, no one has put their feet in the Mediterranean, so the Romans have never
Discover this shortcoming.
And now Vorogis V, who has crossed the Taurus Mountains, has crossed the two river basins after receiving Fars Sassanid, and completely annihilated the Thirteen Rose Legion, which had caused huge losses to the Parthians in history.
Vorogis V immediately prepared to go south and attack the eastern Roman provinces with Fars-Sassanids.
When the Parthian front finally extended from the two rivers, and its fangs were about to pierce through the eastern province of Rome, the internal Qi separated generals sent by Benito thought about it several times, hesitated several times, and finally decided
I still chose to go to the Roman capital first.
Although Benito asked the other party to go directly to England to inform Severus, after arriving in England, he finally chose to return to the Roman capital. After all, the news of the northern victory had been received by Giuseppe when he arrived in England.
In this case, as long as Rome fights steadily, Rome will definitely win the victory in the north. There is no need to let Rome's war in the north fail just because of a moment of anger. And the destruction of the Thirteen Rose Legion is very likely to make Severus change.
It was originally a steady and steady plan.
It may even be possible that because of the impatience later, the barbarians will see hope and guard against it, forcing Rome to give up the good situation and negotiate a peace with the three barbarians. This kind of thing is not worth the gain.
Although Giuseppe knew very well why Benito asked him to tell Severus directly, as a general who had also commanded a legion, he also had his own understanding of the war. The Thirteenth Legion was very important. This was true.
But for the Thirteenth Legion to change the Roman Empire's eastward strategy after stabilizing the west, it was not worth it.
If the enemies in the northwest of Rome are completely conquered, then Rome can free up as many as 300,000 troops. In this case, it will even be enough to wipe out Parthia in one battle. But if the northwest cannot be wiped out, then the Romans will have no choice but to fight in the east.
Defeated Sabbath but could not conquer it!
"Giuseppe, what did you say?" Papinian, the Roman justice, looked at Giuseppe in shock. He thought his ears had heard wrongly.
"The Thirteenth Legion was completely wiped out and the eagle flag was taken away." Giuseppe said calmly.
"How is this possible? As a relic of Caesar, this legion is unimaginably powerful. What's more, with the support of His Majesty Nero's Fourteenth Eagle Banner Legion, even our parliamentary guards cannot annihilate them all."
Papinian directly stated a series of reasons why the Legion of Thirteen Roses was absolutely impossible to destroy.
"But, even with so many conditions, in fact he has been destroyed." Giuseppe looked at Papinian and said with bitterness, and then the process of destroying the entire Thirteenth Legion was still Benito's subsequent response.
He said it again, and of course he did not hide the fact that Benito asked him to inform Severus.
In Rome, generals like them who have internal Qi separated from the body are the guardians of the city and the guardians of the empire. They have no actual power, but the country will work hard to provide all the resources they need. They do not participate in the civil war, they do
The only thing is to work hard to improve your own strength and make yourself stronger.
Therefore, these people enjoy super-citizen treatment in Rome. If necessary, they can go directly to the people they need. They do not need to cover up for anyone. Their meaning is for the Roman Empire!
"How do I have to explain to the Parliament, how to explain to His Majesty, and how to explain to the citizens! All those who recommended that pig of Gila should be hanged!" Pabinian no longer had the calmness of a justice at this time.
Everyone went crazy.
"It's useless to say all this. I didn't inform His Majesty Severus. You also know the reason. I already learned about the situation when I went to England, so I returned directly to Rome to discuss this matter with you."
Giuseppe looked at Papinian and said.
"You are right about this. You must not let His Majesty know the news of the destruction of Thirteen Roses at this time. We are about to completely end the enemies in the northwest. As long as we end these barbarians, we will only have one enemy left around Rome.
When the time comes to gather the power of the empire, we will definitely be able to defeat the entire Anxi Empire in one fell swoop." Papinian took a deep breath and said.
After all, this commander-in-chief who will also control the strongest Guards in Rome in the future does not lack strategic vision, but he just did not inform Severus, and the eastern border counties are currently in an empty state, with only the 14th and 15th legions.
The barbarian army led by him had no way to resist Anxi.
"I do not have the power to mobilize the army." Pabinian calmed down his mind as much as possible, looked at Giuseppe and said, "The only people who have the power to mobilize the army are His Majesty, the four border Dukes, and the parliamentary group. I am
