God Three Group Chat: Three Kingdoms

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No matter how elite the Roman Empire was, it couldn't change the fact that Romans were still human beings, and as human beings, they couldn't avoid eating, drinking, and defecating.

In order to deal with the invasion and infiltration of the Roman Empire, Parthia naturally made relevant preparations, and methods such as scorched earth, which do not require any brainpower to come up with, were naturally among the methods implemented.

Moreover, implementing this method is very simple; the empire's power can suppress all dissenting voices, thereby forcibly achieving this goal.

While this might not necessarily slow down the Roman Empire's advance, it would create a pressure that the Romans would feel increasingly heavy as they advanced.

This pressure did not stem from Parthia's strength, but from the food he had and the food he could obtain.

Having food in hand naturally brings peace of mind, but if one has no food in hand, can one remain calm?

In this situation, although Rome carried out a full-scale infiltration, it exercised restraint in both the distance and scale of the infiltration, and even had to return to the Euphrates River from time to time to resupply from the west side of the river.

"So, in response to this situation, we can also send troops disguised as Roman barbarian legions to cross the Euphrates River and reach the vicinity of the Roman army to further disrupt and harass them..." Farssasan said expressionlessly, outlining his strategy.

"Is it really a good idea for the army to run to the west of the river? Facing the Roman Empire head-on with no way to retreat, can the morale and fighting spirit of the army be guaranteed?" Male instantly realized the danger and special nature of this task.

Is this job good or not?

Judging from the current situation, the first attack could very well yield a very good result before the Roman Empire is prepared. However, this is not absolute, because the Roman Empire is too strong, and a powerful idea can extinguish most unexpected events.

Sending legions across the river wasn't a big problem, but if they encountered the Roman Empire, the chances of survival were extremely slim.

“The army doesn’t need to attack the Roman Empire’s main force; it only needs to attack the Roman troops returning after completing their infiltration. After all, these troops won’t leave much food behind to complete their mission…” Farssasan then added to his plan.

Padia's forces were indeed unable to stop the Roman Empire's infiltrating army at the Euphrates River, as the river was simply too long to deploy an army across its entire length.

Since we can't stop their infiltration, we might as well let them infiltrate freely and just keep an eye on where they are infiltrating.

After the Roman army had infiltrated for several days and returned with little food left, the army would then launch an attack on the infiltrated Roman soldiers, further delaying them, increasing their fatigue, and reducing their food reserves.

After these exhausted troops crossed the Euphrates River, they faced an attack from the Parthian army left behind, and it wouldn't have been a problem for them to be completely wiped out.

"Would this really stop their plan to cross the river?" Male thought for a moment, but he really didn't think this plan could stop Rome's attack.

"This is a war between us and Rome, a war that cannot be ended in a short time. I don't think there is a plan that can end it all. We've been fighting for over a hundred years, so what's another hundred years?" Farssasan didn't believe that this method could stop the war; he was just trying to find ways to increase the depletion of the Roman Empire's manpower.

Even a powerful empire like the Roman Empire could only withstand so many military losses.
Once the number of losses increases, Rome will naturally withdraw its troops. And once the Roman Empire has withdrawn, Parthia will have ample time to reorganize its internal affairs and unite the entire nation. At that point, they will no longer be as powerless against the Roman Empire as they are now.

“In that case, I’ll lead your army to harass them.” Realizing the danger involved, Ardashir dropped the matter before anyone else could speak.

On the surface, this matter does seem quite dangerous, but if handled properly, it's not too unfair.

The Roman Empire was indeed elite, but most of its elite troops were infantry, and there were no fast light cavalry. This meant that even west of the Euphrates River, on Roman territory, the Parthian legions, whose speed was comparable to that of light cavalry, had a great deal of initiative on the battlefield.

With this initiative, one can naturally decide where to launch a war, and as long as the commander is capable, there will be considerable gains.

The only way for the Romans to defeat this cavalry force was to rely on the barbarian legions.

However, Ardashir did not find it difficult at all when facing an opponent of this level; in fact, he found it quite easy.

This is still based on the premise that a mission needs to be carried out. If the mission is not carried out, all that is needed is an excuse. If there is no good target to attack, the mission can be completely delayed.

Seeing his grandson accept the task, while the others were still shocked, Farssasan's eyes flashed with satisfaction, and he nodded inwardly.

This seemingly dangerous but actually quite simple task can greatly increase one's military prestige and shape the army's dominance.

With these achievements and actions, it would be natural for Ardashir to succeed him in this position with far fewer rumors and gossip, and it would even be considered a matter of course.

Of course, the reason he was able to plan and arrange things in this way was not entirely for the sake of the family. It was also because this method was indeed effective, and his grandson's abilities certainly met the requirements, which is why he chose to do it this way.

Faced with Ardashir's offer, the others wisely refrained from vying for the mission.

Even though they realized there was something fishy going on, they didn't choose to steal it, because the mission did seem very dangerous, and Ardashir was indeed capable, more capable than the rest of them.

“In that case, let Ardashir carry out this task,” Farssasan said, issuing the order as no one else stepped forward to contest it.

If this plan is well-planned and successful, it will pave the way for Ardashir to take his position.

"Yes!" Ardashir answered on the spot, his face serious and solemn as he calmly walked out of the military tent, preparing to head to his own camp to carry out the order.

Could Rome, without light cavalry, possibly halt his advance and his blade? (End of Chapter)