God Three Group Chat: Three Kingdoms

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Farssasan reported this idea to Vologius V and quickly received a precise and affirmative reply.

For Sima Yi, Farssasan's actions were tantamount to throwing good money after bad.

Whether for them now or for the future Han Empire, Sima Yi wholeheartedly supported Farssasan's actions.

The reason is quite simple: extensively learning from and drawing upon the Han Empire's combat strategies and methods, and even the talents of its soldiers, could indeed make the Parthian Empire stronger in a short period of time. However, the cost of this was not just the upper limit of its military strength, but also the influence of the Han Empire's army.

In addition to military strength, the soldiers' own abilities and ways of thinking are also affected, and even their stance is severely influenced.

Small-scale operations may not pose a problem in the short term, but once the scale grows, the fighting power gradually increases, and the status and influence of the army rise, this group of troops will also affect the entire Parthian region. This would be an excellent opportunity for Sima Yi.

After all, Sima Yi's goal for the Han Empire, or rather, for the Sima family, never changed from beginning to end.

Of course, even though he knew that this matter was extremely profitable and would greatly benefit them, Sima Yi had to put on an act to make it easier to gloss over the matter and bury the truth behind this idea.

On the one hand, it raised the banner of the alliance between the Han Empire and Parthia, explaining the relationship and righteousness between the two sides, making it morally possible. On the other hand, it exchanged some interests to make Parthia more accepting of this point.

Without any self-interest, and with wholehearted help, even if Vologius V and Farssasan believed it in their hearts, could the others in Parthia believe it?

Perhaps in the face of external enemies, all of this could be covered up, but how could Sima Yi allow the other party to have such thoughts?

Harboring fear and caution in one's heart is fundamentally detrimental to the subsequent cultural assimilation and mindset of the Han Empire.

Therefore, opening up a window and saying some beneficial things can actually melt away the barriers between the two parties and promote their progress.

It was during this process that Sima Yi was able to gain command of a Parthian army, including the authority to issue combat orders and train troops.

This is also why Sima Yi is still gritting his teeth and insisting on commanding two armies. In a sense, this part of the army in Parthia is really his, or even his private army. Apart from the fact that the required food and pay are provided by the Parthian state, there is basically no difference between them.

As for Li Jue, Guo Si, Fan Chou, and others, they would naturally not resist the prospect of fighting alongside them, especially against a heavily armored cavalry force.

The Xiliang Iron Cavalry, as cavalry, was not fast, and could not even keep up with some heavy cavalry, so adding such a heavy cavalry unit was not a problem.

In any case, they also brought a large number of auxiliary troops with them to fight in Xiliang and the thirty-six kingdoms of the Western Regions, making full use of the strength and talent enhancement effects that the army should have. This is also the reason why the Xiliang forces that initially attacked the Second Trajan were not at a disadvantage in terms of troop strength.

The Flying Bear Army of three thousand men, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry of nearly seven thousand men, and a full-strength heavy cavalry unit from Parthia.

Faced with an opponent like the Second Trajan, Li Jue, Guo Si, and Fan Chou did not send the Parthian heavy cavalry to provide support. Instead, they directly sent half of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry to assist, and then led the other half of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry and the Parthian heavy cavalry to attack the flanks of the Parthian soldiers.

As for the Parthian heavy cavalry who charged and fought alongside the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, they had been impressed by the Xiliang Iron Cavalry's combat prowess during the training over the past few months and had come to accept the Xiliang Iron Cavalry's training methods, even though those methods treated people like dirt.

Although the training intensity is high, it's not to the point of killing people. After all, they are people carefully selected by Farssasan, so their hard skills and qualities are still acceptable, at least they can bear the weight of the armor they wear.

It was precisely because of this period of contact that the Xiliang Iron Cavalry's talent was recognized to the extent that this heavy cavalry force was able to reach about 60%.

Possessing elite-level physical qualities, and further enhanced by this aura, the Parthian heavy cavalry displayed such imposing presence and combat prowess that Trajan couldn't even tell that this unit of heavy cavalry was Parthian.

Not to mention Trajan, even Benito never considered this army to be Parthians, but instead treated them all as the elite cavalry of the Han Empire.

Having fought against the Han Empire's army many times, Benito had his own assessment of the Han Empire's elite cavalry, knowing their combat habits and behavioral patterns.

"The Xiliang Iron Cavalry?" Feeling a twitch at the corner of his mouth, Benito immediately rubbed his face to calm himself down, and then began to think of a way to stop the other party.

For Benito, who already knew about the elite cavalry of the Han Empire, the opponent he least wanted to encounter in his current situation was the Xiliang Iron Cavalry.

Whether it was his barbarian legion, the elite Germanic cavalry protecting his flanks, or the third force remaining in place, none of them could break through the defensive strength of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, which made things very difficult for them.

We can't just reunite the soldiers of the fourteenth legion and then use their talent suppression effect to launch an attack.

Even if we can tolerate the significant decrease in the army's coordination and cooperation capabilities after the 14th Legion is withdrawn, which leads to setbacks on the main battlefield, it will not change the current reality.

If he could pull all the combined legion soldiers out of the main army during the Xiliang cavalry's charge and reorganize them into a new formation with offensive combat capabilities, Benito estimated that he was confident he could challenge His Majesty the Emperor.

It was precisely because he couldn't do it that Benito, with a grim expression, began constructing the flank defense, trying to make his orders more effective and complete everything faster, thereby halting the enemy's advance.

However, after completing these steps, Benito did not hesitate to build a second line of defense and improve its facilities as much as possible, so that even if the first line of defense was breached, there would still be opportunities to delay and counterattack later. (End of Chapter)