God Three Group Chat: Three Kingdoms

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Sima Yi merely glanced at Xu Shu's words before turning his gaze back to the battlefield.

The situation shown by the central army was somewhat unexpected, but it was developing in a positive direction.

With his momentum forcibly suppressed, Leonardo's expression turned much uglier, and his fighting spirit and morale dropped considerably, which in turn reduced the actual combat effectiveness of the army.

Even with the talent of fearlessness, it cannot change the fact that morale is being weakened.

Because fearlessness is simply being unafraid, but it is never fanaticism; these are two different concepts.

This means that Leonardo, whose momentum has been extinguished, will need to spend a considerable amount of time rebuilding his forces to regain their fighting spirit, and even then, it will only be possible if his attacks are effective.

In fact, on the main battlefield, the Macedonian army was unparalleled in its strength. With its nearly five-meter-long spears, it had an absolute offensive advantage, making full use of its length advantage and being able to attack the enemy before the enemy could attack its own side.

The effects of their burst of power talent allow them to wield this spear with ease, while also enabling them to carry a small round shield in their left hand to resist ranged attacks and increase their resistance to such attacks.

The strengths and weaknesses of the Macedonian legions have always been obvious. Their powerful spears provide unparalleled melee attack range, and their fearless nature allows them to maintain an orderly spear line. Whether it's a spear charge or a repulsion maneuver, they are very effective.

The weakness is also obvious: the Macedonian army is actually very vulnerable to ranged attacks. Even a small shield cannot cover up their inability to withstand ranged attacks.

Without any additional defensive talents or a large shield, the probability of being killed by elite or high-damage ranged attacks is extremely high.

Holding such a long spear, dodging and changing position are extremely difficult tasks.

In a sense, the emergence of the Fearless talent is more like a remnant of the original Macedonian legions, a remnant of courage.

Soldiers without sufficient determination and courage cannot command the Macedonian legions. Only the Macedonian legions that maintain a long spear line are the legions with explosive frontal attack capabilities.

If the formation is broken and the spear formation is lost, how much strength can they exert even if they still have a Roman short sword at their waist?

With their long spear formation, Macedonian soldiers could not only attack from extremely long distances, but also allow multiple soldiers to attack a single enemy simultaneously, overwhelming the opponent and eliminating them from a distance.

A forest of spears, an invincible formation!
However, even if Leonardo had such thoughts, he no longer held that mindset in the current situation.

The arrows occasionally fired by the Han army could not only pierce through a person's body, but sometimes even pierce through the shield along with the person; it was just that their superb accuracy ignored the shield.

In this situation, Leonardo genuinely hoped his teammates would come to his aid, primarily referring to the Scythian Royal Horse Archers and their commander, Filippo. The Scythian Royal Horse Archers of the Fourth Eagle Legion were tasked with more than just reconnaissance and guerrilla warfare; they often relied on their talents to suppress the enemy, facilitating the Macedonian legions' advance.

Even when necessary, it can counterattack the ranged legions that restrain the Macedonian legions, thus making the Macedonian legions even more fearless.

This is why the Fourth Eagle Legion is united and has the strength to fight against the Three Talents, because they are truly comprehensive and have corresponding countermeasures.

However, as soon as such a thought crossed Leonardo's mind, he shook his head and gave up.

Leonardo couldn't bring himself to say such a thing, nor could he utter words that would be tantamount to relinquishing his position.

On the one hand, their losses were not particularly large and were still within an acceptable range. On the other hand, they did not want to lose and did not want to hand over command. The Eagle Flag was currently in their possession, and they did not want to hand it over to Filippo.

“Filippo’s own troubles haven’t been resolved yet, it seems we’ll have to take matters into our own hands.” Leonardo, who had already found a reason for himself, looked at the volley of split arrows flying from the sky and landing around Filippo’s legion, and gave everyone a reasonable explanation.

It wasn't that he didn't request support from their ranged legions to counter the enemy's archer legions; rather, their archer legions hadn't even had a chance to exert their strength before being targeted by the enemy.

“The fact that the Scythian royal archers in the Roman army did not retaliate means they haven’t recovered yet. Wouldn’t it be a waste for us to attack prematurely?” Sun Quan turned to Lü Meng, expressing his doubts as he watched the split arrows gradually disappear into the distance.

Their aim was to buy time, and by crippling or preventing the Scythian Royal Horse Archers from launching an attack in advance, they would be able to better utilize the strengths of other legions. In this situation, every extra moment they could delay the attack was crucial.

The ideal approach would be to wait until the Scythian royal horse archers began their counterattack, demonstrating that the legions had some capacity to recover, before launching their own attack.

In this way, a perfect timing for the strike can be achieved, delaying the opponent as much as possible.

“My lord, things aren’t calculated that way. Although we don’t know what kind of damage we’ve done to the archers of the Fourth Legion, this is a battlefield. Without being able to determine the situation with the naked eye, we can only estimate based on the worst-case scenario.” Lu Meng slowly shook his head, looking at the location of the Scythian Royal Horse Archers in the distance. There seemed to be many horses there, showing that this cavalry legion was not simple.

"Consider the worst-case scenario?" Upon hearing such clearly malicious words, Sun Quan showed no fear or apprehension. Instead, he turned to look around and then nodded slightly.

It was obvious that Lü Meng didn't want the Scythian royal archers to launch an attack, so based on his calculated timing, he directly launched an attack to clear out the miscellaneous soldiers, thus making the enemy lose face.

After using Legion Talent and Split Arrows in the first two waves, Lü Meng knew that he had successfully intervened, and the rest was just a matter of countering with arrows.

To counter or even thwart the attack launched by the Scythian royal horse archers, they would need to prepare at least an equivalent number of bows and arrows, not just a seemingly larger quantity of crossbow bolts. (End of Chapter)