God Three Group Chat: Three Kingdoms

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Yan Liang couldn't imagine what characteristics and traits a heavy infantry legion capable of serving as the vanguard would possess, but its strength was evident from its sheer presence.

"Is the defense strong enough?" Ju Yi glanced at his vanguard battalion and said softly, "Perhaps!"

Light armor is as thin as paper, heavy armor is paper folded in half – this was Ju Yi's confidence in his own offensive power in the past.

Even in that previous battle against the Flying Bear Army, it wasn't that their attack power was inferior, but rather that their arrows couldn't withstand the attack.

However, with the addition of the steel crossbow and the triangular arrow, both the kinetic energy and armor-piercing ability have been greatly improved. Ju Yi is confident that he can penetrate the thick armor of the Flying Bear Army once again.

He simply couldn't believe that the enemy's heavy infantry could have a defense that was tougher than the Flying Bear Army's tortoise shell.
Just recalling how the internal energy condensed into blood energy and was used to unleash a powerful slash under the clouds, causing sparks to fly from the armor of the Flying Bear Army without even moving the soldiers or their horses, one can tell just how sinister that thing was.

However, just thinking about this kind of evil thing, and the fact that there seems to be something that can't be defeated, Ju Yi felt that he still had a long way to go on this path.

For Yuan Shao's sake, how could his hard-working and striving military force possibly fear a heavy infantry legion, even if the enemy had many elite troops behind them?

"Strange, why aren't the Han Empire's troops withdrawing?" Joshua scratched his head, completely baffled by Ju Yi's thoughts and actions, as he looked at the Han army that had also appeared on the horizon and were already in formation.

Since we're already on the path of retreat, we might as well just keep retreating.

"Perhaps they've fought too many battles and been pursued too aggressively by us, leaving them without enough stamina to retreat, so they have no choice but to fight one battle first..." Dilina, a member of the 15th Founding Legion who had also come along on orders, made his own assessment of the current battlefield situation.

If they marched at a normal pace, they indeed had no way to catch up with the Han Empire's army. They could only drive the Han Empire's army out of the Turkish province and then follow them into Armenia.

However, Joshua, standing to the side, was clearly a bit too excited. In terms of marching speed, he was almost marching at full speed, trying to shorten the distance between the two sides by expending a lot of energy to increase the marching speed.

Fortunately, the surrounding barbarian legions could provide information and lock onto the Juyi Legion, and could also continuously harass the enemy, reducing their movement speed. Meanwhile, the Juyi Legion could resupply on the spot, reducing the amount of food and resources they needed to carry and further increasing their movement speed.

"A fight? That would be perfect. It would make all the difference if I chased them so fast." Joshua, who had already started to fantasize, couldn't hide his excitement.

"It's better to be cautious. Our army has been marching at high intensity, which has already taken a toll on our physical strength. Although the enemy has been retreating and harassed by the barbarian army, resulting in significant physical losses, they have made preparations here in advance and should have recovered their strength considerably. Engaging in battle rashly would not do us any good." Having witnessed some of the Han Empire's outrageous armies, Dilina decided that he should be more cautious in his operations.

Dilina especially vividly remembered the wealth of the Han Empire.

Therefore, when he saw the fully armored elite troops of the Han Empire, Dilina did not regard these armors and equipment as mere decorations, but instead gave them equal respect and fear.

"Alright, in that case, let's rest for a bit before engaging in battle!" After observing the roughly equal numbers on both sides and noticing his own troops looking somewhat out of breath, Joshua maintained his composure and did not immediately order his troops to attack.

In addition, Joshua sent messages to the surrounding barbarian legions, informing them of the location of the Juyi Legion and ensuring even greater harassment, thus making it harder for the Han Empire to recover its physical strength and its morale to improve.

The Roman army's rapid changes left Ju Yi somewhat bewildered. Everything was ready; they were just about to attack when the enemy had practically set up camp on the spot.

Normally, seeing such provocation from the other party, one would simply go up and defeat them. However, this place was too special, filled with Roman barbarian legions.

Even if their combat strength isn't particularly high, they still have two shoulders and one head, making them capable of killing, and thus, one must be wary of them.

Such harassment and exhaustion by the enemy means that the passive party can only endure it.

"If this drags on for too long, it will be disadvantageous for us. In that case, let's go back as quickly as possible!" After recognizing the advantages and disadvantages, Ju Yi made a decisive choice.

Whether this choice is right or wrong, it's better than making no choice at all.

Without waiting for Joshua and Dilina, Ju Yi led his army back to a rapid retreat.

"Why didn't they retreat before, and now they're accelerating their retreat? Are the generals and commanders of the Han Empire brain-dead?" Dilina was full of doubt as he watched Ju Yi command the army in this way.

The strength of the Han Empire's military commander is beyond doubt. He had already met his match in Mesopotamia, and now he was launching an attack in this direction in order to recuperate and recover.

"Hesitation will only lead to chaos. Since the enemy dares to do this, we should order the other legions in the surrounding area to strengthen harassment and block the enemy, and wait for our arrival." If the enemy commander is really brain-dead, Joshua feels that his chances of victory this time are even greater.

Facing an exhausted army, even if it is the elite force of the Han Empire, the difficulty would not be too high.

However, less than half a day after the order was issued, several barbarians passed on some intelligence information to Dilina and Joshua.

"What? How is this possible?!" Joshua read the intelligence information aloud, his voice filled with shock.

Upon hearing these shocking words, Dilina couldn't help but feel puzzled.

Joshua waved his hand, dismissing the soldier who had delivered the order, and his expression turned grim.

"What's wrong?" Dilina, who didn't understand the meaning at all, could only express his confusion and ask.

"The elite troops of the Han Empire have left, and the troops intended to block their retreat have failed to stop them." Joshua handed the intelligence to Dilina.

"Isn't this normal? If the barbarian army has the fighting power to stop the Han Empire's elite troops from advancing, why would we let them go and harass us?" Dilina, who had just received the intelligence, gave his answer without even reading the contents.

"But the barbarian legion we planned to use to block their advance was completely wiped out in less than fifteen minutes, without even a chance to transmit the intelligence. It wasn't until the second barbarian legion that they discovered this and gathered this information!" Joshua stated the most important point of the intelligence. (End of Chapter)