"How?" Severus looked at Piponianus calmly and asked.
Pipponus shook his head, this time it was just an attitude, don't think about other aspects.
"Normally, the Han Empire is hesitant now, but it is impossible to bow its head." Severus said calmly, "What's going on with Sulinalari now?" Severus asked with a smile, the Roman Empire's most
The quality of strong people is still very good.
"We are studying the weapon of the god." Piponianus said without thinking, "Your Majesty, if the god Lu Bu comes again, what will we do? This time we let the Han army go for many reasons, but the next time the opponent comes again
If..."
"If there is a next time, give up our attacking legion and destroy the gods of the Han Empire first. Those before were just false gods, just descendants. This one is a real god. If we kill him..." Severus
The profile of his face showed a hint of hope.
"Gods can still kill. Even if they can't kill, as long as they can fight against them, it will be an inspiration to our entire country. Su, for example, did a good job." Severus had a big heart. He said this about killing gods.
All can be said.
Piponianus was stunned and trembling slightly, but he had to admit that what Severus said was very reasonable. Gods can kill, so what do we have to fear?
"Then we leave two legions as reserve legions to wait for the gods to come again." Piponianus said with a kind of excitement. There are not many records of killing gods, even in myths, especially in myths.
It is a myth about killing powerful gods.
After Piponianus left, when Severus was the only one left in the main tent, Severus' expression was obviously gloomy.
"The God of the Han Empire, huh!" Severus snorted coldly. Even he had to be shocked by Lu Bu's previous blow that shattered the sky. The name of the God is worthy of his name.
On the other side, Zhuge Liang and others who had successfully escaped before were now in a panic because they retreated early. They did not see the first wave of fighting between Lu Bu and Su, but they still saw the big move thrown by Lu Bu from behind.
, that move was really too shocking.
The mighty and mighty voice behind him was also heard by the Han army. Lu Bu's power really shouldn't be described on a human level.
At this time, Ardashir, Fars Sassan, Atratome and others also gathered the remaining soldiers and retreated. The 70,000-strong army now has less than 20,000 left, and even a few insiders who are familiar with Zhuge Liang and others.
Qi Lishi also died in the previous battlefield. At this time, the Parthians looked extremely miserable.
"When will our country have such a strong man?" Ardashir said as he looked at his grandfather Fars Sasan with red eyes.
"There will be, but retreat is more important for us now." Fars Sasan slowly withdrew his gaze. For the god Lu Bu, Fars Sasan also had extravagant desires. Such a strong man appeared on the battlefield.
Above, the boost to the morale of our own army is simply terrifying.
Even Fars Sasan, who has experienced hundreds of battles, knows very well that if the god Lu Bu is their commander, then even if they cannot defeat Rome today, they will not be as miserable as they are now.
An extremely powerful peak master has an astonishing influence on the battlefield situation. At least with such a person, when they want to break through the siege and retreat, they don't need to worry about not being able to break through the opponent's siege, nor do they need to worry about the soldiers getting separated on their own.
If an invincible man appears on the battlefield, everyone will naturally follow him, and it will be easier to retreat when retreating.
"Marquis Wen seems to have become stronger." Chen Gong looked at the place where Rome stopped with a look of shock. Although he knew Lu Bu was a monster early on, he is becoming more and more monster now.
"Gongtai, where are your backup plans?" Shen Pei looked at Chen Gong unhappily and said, "You must have no backup plans, right?"
"You just saw it." Chen Gong pointed to the sky and said.
"You call this a backhand?" Shen Pei was almost furious.
"Why don't you scream?" Chen Gong smiled and said, "We had guessed before that Rome would not kill anyone, so Marquis Wen is actually the most suitable as the back-up man. He is powerful enough to attract attention, and also
It just happened to test what the Romans really thought, and it was obvious that I was right, the Romans didn’t want to fight us at all.”
"That was before. If we are still here next, the Romans will kill us." Zhuge Liang said casually as he passed by, "Let's withdraw too. Next, we need to reflect carefully and withdraw to Lianghe.
I put a lot of fortifications there."
"It's useless. The legions are attacking and it's useless even if you pile up mountains of earth." Sima Yi curled his lips and said as he passed by.
"The death formation, the military formation, and the cloud-solidified military formation are three in one. It's a good idea to find out." Zhuge Liang curled his lips and said, "Let's withdraw."
"Do you have backup in Lianghe?" After Sima Yi and Zhuge Liang left, the judge asked curiously.
"It's not a back-up move. If you just hold these people back, there's no problem. The legion's attack will destroy the mountains, but I think the preparations I made by staying here for more than a month are definitely enough to disgust them to death." Chen Gong said with a sneer.
, "The core of our war with the other side is not how we win the other side, but how we save ourselves."
"Well, with your words, I won't worry anymore. Compared to Kong Ming and Zhong Da, I'm more reassured that you still have experience in your brain. As for myself, I'm better at battlefield planning." Shen Pei
After confirming what Chen Gong said, I felt a lot more at ease.
There is no way, now that the old Yuan family has little capital, Shenpei itself is not very willing to fight with the Romans. If there are not huge interests in this, even the Yuan family needs to benefit from it. Maybe Shenpei's current thoughts
It's not how he dragged the Romans, but how he ran away.
On the other side, Sima Yi and Zhuge Liang had a good talk. Both parties exchanged their ideas in depth and finally successfully reached an agreement.
"Okay, if you are willing to play like this, I don't care. This kind of military formation requires very high command ability. Are you sure you have this ability?" Sima Yi looked at Zhuge Liang and was silent for a while.
"There must be a fight. Otherwise, even if Chen Gongtai and the others have backup, we may not be able to safely step down. We must wait until the Parthian reinforcements arrive. Otherwise, relying solely on the arrangements of the Parthians in the Mesopotamian River Basin
, absolutely unstoppable." Zhuge Liang said with a solemn expression, "The gap in hard power between our two sides is too big."
"This is also a fact." Sima Yixu knocked on the table. Having witnessed the strength of the Roman army, he could understand Zhuge Liang's thinking very well. "It's just that relying on our words alone, it is difficult to achieve the desired results. Moreover, if what I say
If you think about it right, the Parthians wanted to defend Armenia more than the two rivers."
"Well, I think so too, and I don't think the generals left behind by the Parthians in Armenia can hold Armenia. The Parthian emperor will definitely go there." Zhuge Liang said with a wry smile, "The Roman military is so strong that I can almost see it.
There is no chance of victory without rest.”
In fact, the biggest problem now, neither Zhuge Liang nor Sima Yi mentioned it, is that the Parthians actually have many places to defend, and the two core defense circles are Armenia and Lianghe. Both of these places are of strategic significance.
Location.
Relatively speaking, after the defenses of the two rivers are penetrated, Parthia in the west of the mainland can still rely on the Zagros Mountains for defense. However, if Armenia is penetrated, the Romans can go south from the northwest and directly invade Parthia, Ctesiphon and Mi.
Dia, these are the highlights of the hinterland.
Therefore, for Parthia, the importance of Armenia is actually higher than that of the two rivers. Having the two rivers is the icing on the cake. Having Armenia is equivalent to having an extra layer of protection for life. It can be said that it completely avoids war from happening on its own soil.
above.
This is known to all the Han Dynasty, Rome and Parthia.
"However, Anxi must be defended." Wu Zhu in black opened the tent door with his hand and said as he walked in.
"What do you think?" Sima Yi looked at the other person. The more he looked at him, the more familiar his figure became, but his cold temperament made it impossible for Sima Yi to deal with him.
Zhuge Liang also looked at the other party. Because of what the other party had shown them, Zhuge Liang still had a high level of trust in the other party. In addition, when he was erasing the spiritual talent, Zhuge Liang had noticed that the other party had spiritual talent, which meant that the other party had spiritual talent.
It must be someone Jia Xu arranged to come in.
"Gao Jian can't say, but to put it another way, what do you think Rome will do?" Wu Zhu looked aside with a sarcastic smile, and said to himself as if he had seen through everything.
"Attack the two rivers and Armenia at the same time, and if I were a Roman, I would invest a large number of troops in Armenia, and a part of the troops sufficient to suppress the two rivers in the two rivers, and the remaining reserve troops are waiting for the fatal blow." Sima Yi was silent.
After a while he spoke.
"Yes, their military is so huge. The division of their troops does not make us weaker, but allows us to better control our own strengths." Wu Zhu said with some disappointment, "
They are strong enough to launch two victorious battles at the same time!"
Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi's expressions darkened, and they nodded after a while.
"Arthia must save Armenia, because once Armenia is gone, then the entire core area of Parthia will be under the attack of the Romans. On the contrary, the Mesopotamia and the Zagros Mountains to the east will be lost.
The river can also be defended by relying on geographical advantages, just like it was a hundred years ago." Wu Zhu's face showed a certain mockery.
"We think so too." Zhuge Liang nodded after hearing this, "So we think the pressure to defend the two river basins will not be too great. Although the Romans have the ability to launch two wars at the same time to win, relatively speaking, what we have
The pressure you endure will also be less.”
"I will not be influenced by external objects, nor will I be swayed by the strength of the situation, nor will I make one-sided judgments based on the information in hand. I will only think about the simplest solution." Wu Zhu sighed and said.
.
"Perhaps the simple method has such disadvantages, but as the simplest plan, the most direct and effective, and the best solution to the problem, if I were a Roman, I would only put enough troops in Armenia to force Parthia, and then attack both sides.
River." Wu Zhu said calmly.
"This is unreasonable. If we attack the two rivers with all our strength, the Romans will indeed be able to decide the winner in more than a month. But there is the Zagros Mountains behind them. The Romans and the Parthians have waged too many wars there, and the Parthians have established their foundations there.
There are too many fortifications, and His Majesty Vologis V also attaches great importance to the defense there." Sima Yi argued with a frown.
"In the past, Parthia had serious internal problems. The defenses in the Zagros Mountains were more of a decoration. In addition, Armenia was also in the hands of the Romans, so Rome could attack Parthia again and again from there. But now..." Zhuge Liang
He also frowned and explained what he knew. After the arrival of Vologis V, the Parthians became much more cautious in all aspects.
There are more than 40,000 garrison troops stationed in the Zagros Mountains itself, and all the fortifications are built on the mountain. In addition, considering the dangerous pass that one person is responsible for and cannot be opened by ten thousand people, the Romans were fully defended by the Parthians.
It's not that easy to break through.
"You are still limited to conventional thinking. Do you remember Mount Sheikh in the Roman province of Syria in the east?" Wu Zhu half-closed his eyes and spoke slowly. Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi immediately stood up with chills.
"It seems that you have understood that if I were Rome, I would definitely attack the two rivers, and then attack with legions to open a broad road on the Zagros Mountains. There should be no rest for this country in the future." Wu Zhu tilted his head slowly.
said.
"Once a hole is made in the Zagros Mountains, Anxi will probably die. Compared with Armenia's detour, if a hole is really made in the Zagros Mountains, then no calculation can compare with the Roman army marching straight in.
Zhuge Liang said with a solemn expression.
"So the defense line in the Mesopotamia is very important. If the Romans really want to destroy Parthia, then I think it is more reliable to go through the Mesopotamia and drive a straight line to Parthia than to go through Armenia. Of course, Parthia
I'm afraid all the main force will be attracted to Armenia by then." The sarcasm on Wu Zhu's face became even more serious.
"Based on this, An An'i is doomed." Wu Zhu said gloomily, "Even if An An'i has a military god born, he will only die."
"Then let's inform An Xi of our guess now?" Zhuge Liang asked after being silent for a while.
"No, let me go back to Ctesiphon first. Vologis V is a good emperor for Parthia, but not for us. There are not a few among the seven nobles of Parthia who want to replace him. I will give them a chance.
