God Three Group Chat: Three Kingdoms

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Upon seeing the enemy's eagle banner, Ma Chao did not underestimate them. Even if they were likely similar to the Seventh Eagle Banner Legion, he would not make such a move or assumption.

Only by giving our all to every opponent can we achieve victory in the shortest time, accomplish our war objectives, and obtain the desired war results.

So the moment Ma Chao pulled the crossbow, he simultaneously unleashed his legion talent, granting everyone in the legion super-fast reaction speed, allowing their brains to think and react faster.

With this talent, all the soldiers under his command can, to some extent, anticipate and attack the enemy's undefended areas, as well as parry the enemy's upcoming attacks.

Combined with the standard talents of the legion's elite cavalry, their individual formidable martial prowess and daring fighting spirit, the entire Ma Chao legion displayed combat power worthy of the Imperial Guard.

However, for Vincenzo himself, this method of greeting people right away was indeed good, but it was just a greeting.

He swung his spear to deflect the incoming arrow, then with a flick of his arm, skillfully flipped the spear to dissipate the recoil from the impact with the crossbow bolt.

“There was no sign of willpower attack or interference, just pure kinetic energy strike. The opponent probably doesn’t have any talent related to archery. They must be using this method to break through the formation. Their talent is more inclined towards cavalry or heavy cavalry.” After merely testing the waters with his weapon, Vincenzo quickly stated the result of the collision and his guess about Ma Chao’s army.

"Understood, we'll have to try it out to know!" As a knight officer, Virgilio assessed the momentum of Ma Chao's army and ultimately decided to launch an attack.

Since they've come knocking on our door, how can we not teach them a lesson?
We can't really stay in the camp, can we? If we do, we'll completely lose our speed.

Without the advantage of speed, even if they could achieve an extremely high kill-to-death ratio, and even potentially bury the Han army here, the casualties they would have to pay would probably not be small.

While it would be difficult to annihilate the Han Empire's army by venturing directly out of the camp in such an open area, the casualties and costs they would incur would be much lower, and the safety of the camp would also be guaranteed.

So after much deliberation, Virgilio reined in his relaxed state of mind, tried his best to focus on everything before him, and gradually brought his mind back to a state of readiness for battle.

"Trouble. The ranged attack didn't work. The enemy's ability to resist ranged attacks is probably stronger than we thought." Wei Yan scanned the attack results and saw that very few people on the Tenth Eagle Banner had fallen from their horses due to arrow attacks. He instantly understood the enemy's strength and formidable power.

If one or two soldiers could achieve this level, Wei Yan could only say that these soldiers were elite enough and truly outstanding. But if every single soldier could achieve this level, then it's not something that can be explained simply by saying they were elite.

Based on what he had seen and heard, Wei Yan knew very well that such armies did exist, but there were very few of them in the world. These legions were basically the ceiling of their respective levels.

"Since ranged attacks are not very effective, let's stop using ranged attacks for kills and instead use harassment tactics. Switch to light bows!" Xu Huang made a decision instantly after taking a careful look and then relayed the order.

Since carrying a longbow won't kill the enemy, it's better to switch to a shortbow and use a higher attack frequency to harass the enemy's vassal army.

Since longbows can't kill this army anyway, and shortbows can kill barbarian troops, it's better to abandon them and choose a more suitable means of attack. Although this won't defeat the Roman Tenth Legion, it can create operational space between this legion and other armies, thereby reducing the enemy's sustainable combat strength, increasing the frequency of rotations, and increasing stamina consumption, etc.

The Parthian rangers also received the order and quickly put down their longbows, switching back to their shortbows, which were more familiar and easier to control.

For the vast majority of Parthian light cavalry, shortbows and scimitars were the most common and effective weapons for patrolling the battlefield.

Lightweight, fast-moving, and with low load, cavalry can move faster and have greater mobility and support capabilities.

However, the fact that this path has been at a disadvantage for the past century shows that it is not as correct as imagined.

For Vologius V, who was eager to become stronger, strengthening the army was a very important direction.

Whether it's military reform or a complete overhaul, Vologus V hopes for changes in the army, changes unlike those of the previous centuries.

Driven by this desire for change, some of the Parthian cavalry began to learn from the Han Empire's army, adopting longbows and long arrows to gain greater attack power and longer attack range.

Sacrificing a little bit of movement speed, firing speed, and harassment frequency can bring about a completely different result, and even Aldashir has no objection to this.

In any case, normal rangers would be countered by the Romans anyway, so it's better to use a different approach and method of attack, which would reduce the chances of them being countered.

However, since it was only a change in weapons rather than a change in the core talent, the Rangers' power did not increase dramatically even when using longbows and long arrows.

So after confirming that the longbow could not be used effectively to kill enemies, they immediately returned to the familiar path.

If they can't defeat the Roman Legion of the Eagles, surely they can defeat the barbarians?
Regardless, Parthia was an empire, and its combat tactics had been practiced for decades, even centuries.

Even if the Romans knew everything about them, it didn't mean the barbarians knew the same. As a result, the Roman barbarian army's countermeasures against the Parthian cavalry did not achieve the desired results, but instead brought them even more intense harassment from the Parthian cavalry.

However, this external harassment did not affect the attack by the five legions outside the military camp.

Seeing that the tenth knight not only did not retreat in the face of their charge, but dared to take the initiative to attack, Ma Chao was naturally not afraid and led his army to confront them.

Ardashir, who was assisting in the attack from the side, also activated his talent without hesitation, using the power of the legion to burn the opponent's talent and reduce their combat power... (End of this chapter)