God Three Group Chat: Three Kingdoms

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"It seems that the other side really doesn't care about the lives of these barbarian legions, and even lets them do this. They are indeed somewhat cold-hearted." Ju Yi withdrew his gaze from the battlefield, but his words did not contain much emotion.

Having spent some time among the Xiliang cavalry, he found this behavior unsurprising. In fact, the current Han Empire seemed rather strange to people like him.

By deploying soldiers in the right places, we can achieve the greatest victory with the least cost. As for the sacrifices and losses, there is no need to worry about them at all.

“We have no right to criticize the other side. If they do this, it will at least benefit them, while we will probably have more trouble…” Yan Liang looked at his troops, hesitated for a moment, and then slowly spoke.

Upon being met with such a gaze and glancing at his own troops, Ju Yi immediately knew where the problem lay.

Knowing that the destination was Armenia, and understanding the geographical environment and locational advantages of the place, the troops sent by the Yuan family were mainly infantry, with very few cavalry.

It's not that this place is unsuitable for cavalry; on the contrary, except in early spring, this place has basically no impact on the performance of cavalry.

In theory, it is indeed necessary to bring cavalry units to better coordinate battlefield command and gain the initiative on the battlefield.

However, with mountains to the north and the Caspian Sea to the east, transporting a large number of troops, including cavalry, to Armenia in a short period of time was indeed very difficult.

Compared to infantry, cavalry occupy far less space and the number of ships they can carry is much smaller.

In addition, Armenia itself had a cavalry force from the Parthian Empire, and quite a large one at that. After much consideration, the first batch of Yuan family troops to arrive was mainly composed of infantry.

The reason for doing this was that the main task was to buy time and give Parthia more time.

The simplest and most mindless method is to defend the city, but this is a dead end, and the losses from breaking out will only be more severe.

They would replenish supplies based on the city, and then implement a tiered defense. If the defense failed, they would either retreat back into the city or cross the mountains to the north and return to the Yuan family's territory.

Regardless of the manner of failure, infantry is much more reliable than cavalry, and is less dependent on terrain.

The reason for choosing to do this was, on the one hand, that the Roman Empire's army was indeed strong enough that if they wanted to achieve their goal, they had to be prepared for failure.

On the other hand, the Roman Empire's military system itself had a relatively small number of cavalry, and lacked the ability to pursue and annihilate enemies at long range.

As for whether a small number of cavalry could block their retreat, Ju Yi was not worried about that at all.

As long as this cavalry force cannot defeat the White Horse Cavalry, he is confident that he can eliminate any cavalry units that dare to block his path, thus ensuring an unobstructed retreat for the army. Moreover, if they only need to hold out for a while, the cavalry forces from the Yuan family will arrive in Armenia on the second batch of ships, at which point they will have a much better grasp of the battlefield situation.

Those who can grasp these things will naturally gain the initiative on the battlefield. Once they have the initiative, they can decide whether to fight, retreat, or stall for time.

Cavalry has a much greater advantage than infantry in this regard, because the cavalry's speed of movement means that cavalry can freely choose the battlefield and the time of war, unless the cavalry corps has no other choice.

Just thinking about it, this land under my feet is not the land of the Han Empire, and the city here is not a city of the Han Empire. There is absolutely no need for the mentality of fighting to the last soldier to protect my country.

Without such psychological pressure and burden, the upper limit of a soldier's combat effectiveness may be affected to some extent, but they will also be free from many constraints. Without so many restrictions, the lower limit of combat effectiveness can be guaranteed, just like Yan Liang at this moment.

"The impact is not significant, and the problem is not major. This series of wars is nothing more than a test between the two sides. Now that it has come to this point, we should stop and prepare to face the elite troops of the Roman Empire." After careful consideration, Ju Yi thought it over seriously and then decided to lead his troops to retreat and no longer advance into the Turkish province of the Roman Empire.

The war was not originally intended to last that long. After all, the barbarian legions were not fools. Although they were pursuing Roman citizenship, they would not have been so reckless as to charge into the elite forces of the Han Empire.

The reason for doing this was that Ju Yi's troops not only did not stay in Armenia, but instead continued to advance towards the Turkish province, directly running into the barbarian army's eastward advance.

This is how Ju Yisuan led his army. On a quiet day, he fought three to five battles, and on a busy day, he fought seven or eight battles.

Even if Yan Liang's will was as strong as steel and his mind and body were as resolute as steel, he could not withstand this kind of attrition warfare.

No matter how weak the opponent is, once a state of war is entered, who would dare to be careless?

When a lion hunts a rabbit, it goes all out. Yan Liang would naturally not be so careless. In every battle, he activated his legion talent, enhancing the strength of his army and deepening its advance.

Legion talents themselves put pressure on the legion commander, especially the longer they are active, the greater the pressure will be. The higher the strength of the legion talent, the greater the pressure will be.

“That’s fine, but Zhengli, the direction and route you mentioned don’t seem to suit me very well…” Upon hearing the order to withdraw the troops, Yan Liang’s face showed a hint of hesitation. He then sighed softly before speaking to his brother.

Although he wanted to follow the path planned by his brothers, since it was definitely the right one, Yan Liang realized after the war that had been going on that way that he was not suited for.

Compared to a position of being as solid as a rock and as impregnable as a solid foundation, Yan Liang prefers to use the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow in his hand to overcome all obstacles and create a path forward, regardless of whether there is one ahead.

"I noticed that too, but I'm really glad you said it." Although his path was rejected, Ju Yi wasn't unhappy at all; on the contrary, he was very happy.

He had only offered this route as a suggestion and a reference for Yan Liang, never expecting that the latter would actually walk down it. Now, when he wanted to dissuade him, he didn't know how to advise him. (End of Chapter)