God Three Group Chat: Three Kingdoms

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"After chasing for so long, their speed hasn't changed much. It seems the Miracle Legion can't be judged by ordinary standards." Xu Huang, who had already run nearly twenty miles to the north, frowned slightly as he looked at the Tenth Eagle Banner still following behind.

Xu Huang knew the Miracle Legion quite well, having spent a long time with Liu Tong in the Chang'an region and had seen and even come into close contact with them.

However, the Miracle Legion at that time was often like a warrior who broke through the boundary. It was a state, a state in which they could exert strength beyond the world's limit for a short period of time. It could only last for about one war. After that, they would fall down and it would be difficult for them to climb back up in regular training.

However, the tenth Roman eagle banner behind them clearly showed no such signs or traces, which can only mean one thing.

The opponent is like those freaks like Lu Bu, who can break through and fix their level, remaining permanently stable at that level. Being able to do this naturally means that the opponent is stronger and more powerful in all aspects.

"So what should we do next? Continue retreating north? That's not a good place." Recalling the map in his memory and considering the distance they had traveled, Wei Yan almost frowned as he answered.

“I know that if we continue north, we will enter the territory of the eastern Roman province, which is not good for us. Even though we have been there once, it doesn’t mean that the other side is not prepared…” Xu Huang was well aware of this.

Heading north along the river, they would soon enter the Roman province of Syria. Continuing north, they would enter the core area of ​​the Roman province of Turkey, where their opponents would no longer be limited to the Eagle Legion behind them.

“That’s certainly true of the Eastern Province of Rome…” Wei Yan recalled what Parthia had done after entering the Eastern Province of Rome and nodded silently.

Although it couldn't compare to the pure "Three Alls" policy, the treatment was clearly not much better. It could be said that the Han Empire's army, along with the local populace, had a negative sentiment towards them.

If you lack favorable timing, location, and human resources, and your army is also at a disadvantage, then you're guaranteed to be doomed.
There's not even a chance of survival if we put ourselves in a do-or-die situation!

"In a moment, we'll have the Parthian rangers increase their speed and head north faster. We'll use the materials we've already collected to build a pontoon bridge so we can cross the Euphrates again," Xu Huang shook his head and shared his idea.

Fortunately, they didn't completely abandon the pontoon bridge when they crossed the river, but instead recycled the materials to the west side of the river, so it could still be used again.

“But judging from their appearance, they clearly don’t want to let us leave. Even if we manage to escape using the pontoon bridge, unless someone covers our retreat, they will definitely catch up. The distance between us and the enemy is too close. In this situation, we don’t even have time to destroy the pontoon bridge.” Looking back at the 10th Eagle Banner Legion that was still in pursuit, Wei Yan frowned and stated the most likely outcome.

"Then let's see what they're thinking. If they care about the army, then we're fine. But if they don't care about the army, then we'll have to use the backup plan." Xu Huang turned his previous thoughts into orders and told them to the messenger beside him before explaining the current situation to Wei Yan.

"An option? A backup plan?" Wei Yan was puzzled after hearing this. When did they have a backup plan? How come he didn't know about it?
"Legion, listen up! Prepare gliding arrows!" Ignoring Wei Yan's expression and confusion, Xu Huang directly issued the order to his legion. As pure mounted infantry, even with some emergency training, they couldn't achieve the ability to shoot arrows while on horseback. However, if using a crossbow, the requirements would be much lower, especially if high accuracy wasn't a priority.

In any case, Xu Huang didn't care about the accuracy requirements. He only needed the soldiers to be able to raise the crossbows, pull the angle high, and make the crossbow bolts fly as high as possible. That was all.

As for altitude and gliding distance, these can be assisted by the Legion's atmospheric manipulation talent, allowing the crossbow bolts to reach the designated area.

Anyway, the Roman army camp was so large, stretching for dozens of miles, that Xu Huang didn't believe they couldn't hit it.

In less than fifteen minutes, all the soldiers had completed changing the arrows in their crossbows. Although it was much slower because they were on horseback, they still managed to do so successfully and were now a little further away from the Roman army camp.

After a Parthian cavalry unit was split off and sped north, Vincenzo hesitated about whether to attack directly, since the enemy's fighting strength had been reduced. However, seeing that the main forces of the Han Empire and Parthia had not left, he decided to hold back and try to achieve the greatest victory with the least casualties.

Seeing the preparations and changes in Xu Huang's army, Vincenzo immediately issued an order to his own army: "All troops on alert, prepare to respond!"

A mere single-shot crossbow poses no threat to them if they are well-prepared, especially at this distance; it's basically useless except for increasing their consumption of resources.

The incredibly powerful Tenth Eagle Legion reacted swiftly, quickly preparing for the situation and adopting a defensive mindset.

However, Xu Huang's army, having completed its preparations, fired all its crossbow bolts into the sky, past the tenth eagle flag, and flew towards the tenth rear.

Upon seeing this, Vincenzo's first reaction was that the other party was brain-dead, unable to even aim properly. Then, considering that the other party could manipulate airflow, he immediately thought of a bad possibility and quickly turned his head to look back. Seeing the crossbow bolt getting farther and farther away, he felt much more at ease.

If the crossbow bolts, under the opponent's innate control, were to make a U-turn in mid-air and attack from behind, there would likely be some casualties if they were unprepared and unguarded.

However, once the distance became this great, Vincenzo was no longer worried.

Even if the opponent has a talent that allows the crossbow bolts to turn and change direction in the air, how much damage can a crossbow bolt with no initial power have under the influence of the talent's airflow?
With this in mind, Vincenzo noticed that the crossbow bolts flying into the sky seemed larger than those he had seen before. Before he could think anything was amiss, he saw that these bolts, having clearly lost kinetic energy upon reaching a certain height, didn't fall quickly. Instead, something appeared beside them, and they continued gliding southward, seemingly heading towards a large army camp. (End of Chapter)