God Three Group Chat: Three Kingdoms

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Now that you know that it's impossible, there's no need to stay and continue wasting energy and time.

With this idea in mind, the Roman army did not even think of building a pontoon bridge to continue the pursuit. They just cleaned up the battlefield and retreated.

This retreat was like giving up the area east of the Euphrates River, which puzzled everyone in the Han Empire.

They had already won, but they didn't pursue the victory? How could they explain to their country if they didn't take back the lost land? How could they explain to the people? How could they explain to the soldiers who fought desperately?
"Perhaps, there is really a big difference between our way of thinking and that of the Romans..." Sima Yi looked at the Roman army, which left some personnel to clean up the battlefield while the rest retreated, and expressed his thoughts on the Romans.

Faced with this, everyone present nodded.

After winning the war, they didn't pursue the enemy and take advantage of the situation to seize the river. This is abnormal no matter how you think about it.

It was a pity that they wasted so much time. After crossing the river, in order to avoid being pursued, they made emergency preparations to prevent the other party from crossing the river.

Now that I think about it, aren't they all doing useless work? Or is it that their ideas were directly guessed?
But this shouldn't be the case. Even if it was guessed, shouldn't we attack?

If we miss this opportunity, it will not be so easy to cross the river when facing the Han Empire and Parthian armies, after the soldiers' physical strength has been restored, the number of soldiers has been replenished, and the morale of the troops has been further boosted.

"Looking at the opponent's situation, I'm afraid they have no intention of continuing the pursuit. If my guess is correct, they probably don't want to continue using war means at the moment..." Watching the opponent cleaning up the battlefield, Xi Zhong roughly guessed what the Romans were thinking.

But if you think about it, it’s not a big problem. Before this, the eastern provinces of Rome were plagued by internal and external troubles.

Faced with the armies of Parthia and the Han Empire, they were simply unable to organize a defense against the offensive, and faced with Parthia's predatory approach, the entire eastern province was in chaos.

For the Roman army, whether it was for subsequent food replenishment or to have a reliable and stable rear, it was necessary to reorganize the eastern provinces of Rome so that the relevant administrative orders could be passed on.

And this takes time, time to grow food again.

Only when food starts growing again from the land can the people in this area and the people living in this area be comforted and this place can return to the embrace of order rather than a world where the strong prey on the weak.

"Political means?" Sima Yi thought of means and methods other than war, and nodded unconsciously.

When the war process on the battlefield is difficult to advance and develop, using political means is also an excellent method.

War is the continuation of politics, even if the opponents are mortal enemies.

"I'm afraid Parthia will also need some time to complete the political guidance and sorting out within the empire, and in the process, there will be a lot of bloodshed and sacrifice..." Xi Zhong looked at the Padyan army that had re-set up camp, and talked about Parthia at this time.

Compared with the Parthian army that came before, the number of Parthian troops at this time can be said to have been reduced by about 30%.

This is enough to be a serious blow to an ordinary army.

But for Parthia, which had defeated the strong with the weak and had made relevant preparations, this loss was already very small. In this process, whether it was Ardashir who led the troops or Vologases V who stood in the eyes of everyone, they definitely gained a lot.

He rebuilt his own momentum and reputation, gained the admiration and respect of the people, gained the confidence and trust of the soldiers, and felt the love of the soldiers.

Based on all this, Vologases V knew that he was not on the wrong path.

The path he took did make the country gradually stronger. It would be great if he could completely restore the empire to its former glory.

But we are still a long way from that step, at least we can't do it now.

However, everything that had happened during this period made Vologases V realize that he had to spend some time to make the nobles in the empire understand what Parthia was. What was Parthia!
"The cake is only so big. Since it has to be divided among new people, it means someone has to bear some of the losses. Isn't this normal?" Sima Yi patted the horse's neck, turned his head to look towards the east, with a smile on his lips.

"It's not easy for Vologases V to accomplish this with his own thinking and strength. Don't you want to help him?" Xi Zhong, who also smiled, said jokingly, "After all, his trust in you is actually quite high, at least much higher than some people..."

Sima Yi glanced at Sun Quan, then retracted his gaze and said softly, "Either make the cake bigger, or redistribute the cake, or both. However, there is a difference in importance. The one who makes the cake bigger and distributes it is none other than the Marquis of Chen. As for redistributing the cake..."

Thinking of this, Sima Yi stopped talking, shook his head gently, and rode his horse towards his tent.

After persisting for such a long time and expending so much physical energy, it would be better to rest early.

Xi Zhong understood the deep meaning of Sima Yi's words, looked down at himself, then shook his head and slowly added, "The law is domineering, it dominates the six countries! Reforms strengthen the country, and death by law..."

After all, it is not your own country, after all, it is not your own empire. There is no need to bet such a big chip in order to strengthen this country.

Sima Zhongda was unexpectedly cautious and careful in some aspects.

Thinking of this, Xi Zhong looked at the people around him and immediately began to arrange defenses for the camp to avoid further attacks from people like the Fifth Skylark.

Once you encounter this kind of sneak attack and suppression legion, you will be much more careful afterwards, because if you are not careful, you will basically be killed.

Whether it was the Parthian Empire or the Han Empire, everyone had consumed a lot of physical energy, but after setting up camp and confirming that there was no danger, and sending out some cavalry to conduct long-distance exploration, they began to truly rest and recover their mental and physical strength.

Sima Yi returned to his tent and did not rest as he had said before. Instead, he looked at the sheepskin map in the tent and tapped his knees lightly...

Judging from the current performance, the Roman Empire’s combat effectiveness is indeed terrifyingly strong. If the stalemate continues for a long time, the possibility of winning is not high.

Later, Vologases V would certainly try to delay time with the other side and integrate the power of the seven nobles based on the domestic environment.

So how much strength can he put into this process?

(End of this chapter)