God Three Group Chat: Three Kingdoms

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The internal changes and shifts within the Roman army did not affect Joshua and Dirinus at the front lines. For both of them, the current situation was far from friendly; in fact, it was quite dire.

"This is troublesome. Since entering Armenia, we've been able to gather much less information..." Joshua's expression changed drastically after summarizing the intelligence sent back by various scouts; he was no longer as excited as he had been at the beginning.

“This is not normal, it’s very abnormal!” Dilina also realized that something was wrong and blurted out, “Armenia shouldn’t be like this. It’s only been a short time, there could not possibly be such a big change.”

Armenia was a place they were very familiar with. In a sense, Armenia was once a vassal state of the Roman Empire and one of the proofs of the Roman Empire's victory over the Parthian Empire.

In order to demonstrate the excellence and victory of the Roman Empire, during the period of Armenian rule, the Roman Empire not only appointed a person of Parthian royal blood as the king of the kingdom, but also gave him relatively good policies, so the people and nobles living there lived quite well.

In this situation, the local people's resistance to the Romans was not serious; in fact, they even had some longing for them.

The privileges and benefits available to Roman citizens were like a beacon in the Mediterranean, attracting everyone around the Mediterranean, including all non-Roman citizens.

With this prerequisite in hand, Joshua and Dilina had no need to worry about public sentiment or local intelligence.

Winning over public opinion makes both offensive and stability-maintaining strategies much easier.

After all, the difference between having the help of the people and not having it is quite significant.

If we can get the Ming people under control, we'll also get the local intelligence problem under control. Even if it's much slower, we won't have to worry about the source of the intelligence.

Although relying on military scouts can obtain intelligence more quickly, the risks involved are still relatively high.

However, their intelligence gathering capabilities are now far inferior to those of the Turkish provinces, which is enough to report problems.

Even if there are differences between Armenia and Turkish provinces, the differences should not be this great.

The difference is so great that it's like two separate territories. Even if they are indeed two countries, there shouldn't be any difference in treatment.

“Not only have we collected far less intelligence, but we’ve also seen very few local people. Could it be that they’ve chosen to implement a scorched-earth policy?!” Dilina, after sifting through the intelligence report and seeing a lot of information, immediately thought of a terrible scenario.

Although the scorched earth policy was tedious and cumbersome, it was undeniably effective, especially for the Roman Empire.

Without a large number of cavalry, the Roman army mostly marched on foot, limiting the range of its advance or attack.

With food and weapons, there was no need to worry about these things. But without food to support them, the Roman soldiers were also human beings who needed to eat. How could they have the strength to fight if they were not well-fed?

“Even if we choose a scorched-earth policy, given the current distance, we can transport food from Turkey. Although the consumption will be higher, it will still be within an acceptable range.” Faced with this familiar phrase, Joshua still offered a way to think about it.

When the Roman Empire chose to wage war on all fronts and the entire nation chose to help, a little food and weapons were no longer a problem, even if the consumption was a bit higher.

The reason for this was that the two sides were close enough that even road transport wouldn't take too long, and the cost wouldn't be too exorbitant. If they were in a location with extremely deep strategic depth, a scorched-earth policy alone would have been enough to give Joshua and Delina a run for their money.

"Then pass this information to the rear, and also tell the Duke to strengthen vigilance, lest the enemy cut off the food supply route." Joshua, now back to his cautious mindset, issued the order with maturity and composure to avoid any unfortunate situations.

An offensive is necessary; only by completely conquering Armenia can their mission on this side come to an end.

The reason for doing this is that the scorched-earth strategy is usually combined with cutting off the enemy's supplies. The two work together to create a highly destructive effect.

Having secured their escape route, Joshua and Dilina led their vanguard army to continue their advance towards the Armenian cities, having long since given up hope of catching up with Ju Yi and the others.

If the vanguard battle didn't happen, then let's start a regular war. We'll defeat the enemy sooner or later anyway, so it doesn't make much difference whether it happens sooner or later.

Meanwhile, Ju Yi and Yan Liang were leading their troops towards the city.

However, during the journey, Ju Yi still received intelligence information from his personnel.

After glancing at the intelligence, Ju Yi instantly calmed down, a flash of anger appearing in his eyes, which he then forcibly suppressed.

"Zhengli, what's wrong? What's making you so angry?" Yan Liang was well aware of Ju Yi's feelings and could tell that Ju Yi was very angry at the moment, so he asked directly.

It's rare for Ju Yi to get this angry, but every time something like this happens, it's usually not a good thing.

At its most serious point...

Yan Liang glanced at the gray hairs on Ju Yi's forehead and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Ju Yi, who could be considered a man in his prime and at the peak of his life, had hair that was already half white and even had some gray, which was enough to indicate his physical condition.

To be able to achieve this level of skill while already possessing the ability to project internal energy is essentially a form of feedback.

"It's not a bad thing, it's actually a good thing." Taking a few deep breaths and forcibly suppressing the complex emotions in his heart, Ju Yi turned to look at Yan Liang and said as calmly as possible, "The White Horse Cavalry has arrived, the White Horse Cavalry has arrived in Armenia!"

Upon hearing this, Yan Liang was struck dumb, as if by a bolt from the blue. Despite his exceptional strength, he was instantly stunned, unable to believe what he had just heard.

"A white horse? Is it the Gongsun family's white horse?!" Yan Liang unconsciously tightened his grip on the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow in his right hand, asking with some uncertainty.

"Yes, it's still the white horse personally led by Gongsun Zan!" After confirming this news once again and emphasizing the most special point, Ju Yi's face turned somewhat ashen.

The reason they lost so quickly to Liu Bei wasn't just because of the Battle of the Yellow River; Gongsun Zan's White Horse Cavalry was also a major factor in their defeat.

A high-intensity, rapid infiltration completely paralyzed Yuan Shao's forces, which were still managing to struggle... (End of Chapter)