God Three Group Chat: Three Kingdoms

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Under Severus's orders, the already prepared Second Auxiliary Legion of Rome, equipped with their gear, advanced directly towards Benito's location.

"The elite of the Han Empire? Let me see just how powerful they really are!" Renato looked at the Xiliang cavalry galloping in the distance, his face full of caution.

Normally, as a heavy infantry unit, especially one built around explosive power, there is no need to worry about cavalry units. However, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry is clearly an exception.

Even for them, the defenses the enemy possessed were not so easy to break through.

Heavy infantry, strengthened on both offense and defense, must be clear about their objectives when facing such a troublesome opponent.

If you want to intercept the enemy or inflict heavy casualties, you need to allocate your forces to offense; if you want to buy time, you need to focus on defense.

The second support legion, possessing the talent of Power Burst, has progressed far in this area. Although it is not as good as the first support legion, it is much stronger than the Macedonian legion.

With this enhanced talent, the Second Support Legion is not only able to handle heavy equipment, but also possesses considerable burst damage.

"Pass on the command flag, integrate it into the command system, and prepare to intercept the Xiliang cavalry." Renato glanced at the open space ahead, quickened his pace, and issued the corresponding orders.

Originally stationed in the rear of the Roman army, there were no obstacles in the army heading to Benito, so their marching speed was naturally not slow.

However, before the rear army was incorporated into the left flank, it was also necessary to communicate this information in advance so that Benito, the actual commander of the left flank army, would understand.

For Renato, accepting orders from others was not difficult, nor did he feel any shame.

On the battlefield, making judgments and choices that are advantageous to the war effort and securing victory is of paramount importance.

Therefore, during the process of heading to the left wing, Renato had already regarded his legion as one of the legions of the left-wing army, and naturally had to accept the actual command of the left-wing army.

Moreover, on the way to intercept the Xiliang cavalry, Renato was also observing the left-wing army, waiting for Benito's orders, or rather, any orders that might be given.

Although stopping the advance of the Xiliang cavalry seems to be the most urgent task, Renato would also choose to send his legion to the front lines to break through the Parthian army's defenses if he really had to.

Relying on his independent capabilities and judgment of the battlefield, he confirmed the two most likely orders and the route that Renato's army would take before merging with the left wing army, ensuring that any order could be executed in the shortest possible time.

"Renato is indeed much better than the others. He can quickly accept his own position and make judgments and responses based on it. He can even cooperate with other legions. If all legion commanders were like this, then our training would be considered a success..." Faced with Renato's assessment, Severus nodded in satisfaction on the spot, quite approving of this second assistant legion commander.

He was not arrogant because of his status, and he was able to think from both a personal and overall perspective to make the best solution for the legion at that time. He is indeed an excellent legion commander.

Perennis, who had finally heard that a legion commander had been recognized, smiled as well.

However, Perennis, who understood the reasons, naturally knew just how strong Renato was. Since the complete annihilation of the Roman Thirteen Rose Legions, the losses suffered by the Roman Empire were no less than those suffered when the 17th, 18th, and 19th Legions were simultaneously wiped out.

The Rose Legion was a true decisive battle legion, renowned throughout Parthia for over a century. The complete annihilation of such a legion shocked the entire empire.

This legion was so important that even though the Eagle Banner was destroyed and the entire army was wiped out, many in the Senate still hoped to rebuild the Rose Legion.

It's important to understand that the Roman Empire was a nation that valued its reputation. They only had 33 eagle banners in total. Losing one meant losing one designation, and there couldn't be any duplicates.

The importance of the Rose Legion, which was rebuilt at the risk of humiliation for the Empire, is self-evident.

For the Claudius family in particular, the Rose Legion was important not only as a pillar of their military power, but also as a claim to political legitimacy.

The Claudius family, on the other hand, were the uncrowned kings of the Roman Empire.

Although the Roman Empire's system dictated that even a slave could become the emperor, Claudius was, in most cases, the de facto ruler of the country.

One major reason for this is that Claudius truly possessed a legion, and a genuine main battle legion at that.

Without the Rose Legion, Claudius naturally had to choose a new legion, or rather, rebuild a legion of his own.

In this respect, both Severus and the other elders acknowledged this point.

Against this backdrop, the Second Auxiliary Legion underwent new changes.

Thanks to Claudius Perennis's wealth, the Second Support's equipment surpasses, if not surpasses, that of the Rose Legion.

Because of the loss of the Rose Legion once, Claudius's emphasis on the second support made this legion stronger, in no way inferior to the Rose Legion, and possibly even stronger if the Eagle Banner factor were disregarded.

It can be said that the Second Auxiliary Legion lacks nothing except the Eagle Flag.

As for Legion Commander Renato, he was handpicked by Claudius, whose abilities and personality were fully capable of ensuring the continuation of the Second Auxiliary Legion.

In order to better influence and devour the Second Auxiliary Legion, Claudius incorporated all the reserve soldiers of the Rose Legion into the Second Auxiliary Legion, preparing for the future.

The reason why they were not equipped with the Eagle Banner immediately, but instead came to the war against Parthia without the Eagle Banner, was not only to wash away the shame of the Rose Legion being wiped out, but also because they needed military merit and achievements to obtain the Eagle Banner and become the Eagle Banner Legion.

Even the second assistant, whom the Claudius family had devoted all their efforts to, was operating in accordance with the country's system and had not violated the principles of the establishment of the Eagle Legion.

Even though Severus himself didn't care, and was even somewhat pleased with the establishment of a powerful legion, it didn't change Claudius's mind. (End of Chapter)