God Three Group Chat: Three Kingdoms

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As the commander of the Emperor's Guard, Perennis was well aware of the Emperor's Guard's strength and the power of its military spirit.

In addition to the permanent effects of the Military Soul Legion, the Emperor's Guard also possesses unique effects belonging to the Military Soul Legion.

As the military spirit of Rome, the Emperor's Guard's ultimate weapon is the history of Rome's rise to power.

Its effect is not only to record the talents and abilities of Roman legionary soldiers, but also the talents and abilities of the defeated. The emperor's guard can use these recorded abilities, and the display of these abilities is in no way inferior to the level achieved by the defeated.

As the imperial guard that progressed and developed alongside Rome, they defeated too many opponents and accumulated too much ability and talent.

While they couldn't replicate the infinite variations of the Fourteenth Army Corps, the difference wasn't significant for the Emperor's Guard.

With dozens of talent effects at their disposal, the Emperor's Guard could combine enough abilities to elevate the entire force to a level as high as the heavens, making them powerful in every aspect.

Whether it's skill, reaction time, or talent in the realm of idealism, they are all incredibly powerful beings.

Based solely on these basic qualities and talents, the Ma Shuai Armored Cavalry Legion was simply no match for the Emperor's Guard.

However, Perennis, who had ample intelligence on the musketeer cavalry legion, did not underestimate this much weaker opponent at all; in fact, to some extent, he took it seriously.

Thanks to the intelligence provided by the 11th Legion of Rome, Perennis gained a relatively complete understanding of the armored cavalry with lances.

It was after understanding the situation that Perennis chose to lead the Imperial Guard to deal with the musket-wielding armored cavalry legion.

The Ninth Spanish army was indeed very strong, and its defensive charge was quite formidable. However, against the armored cavalry legion, their defenses were practically made of paper.

Even someone as formidable as Luciano, after facing the armored cavalry legion once, didn't really want to face them a second time.

It wasn't because they couldn't win, but because it was unnecessary. It was also genuinely heartbreaking, after all, those were hundreds of loyal veterans of Claude, elite troops built up over time, and they were gone in a single raid. Who wouldn't be heartbroken?

It was precisely because of this heartache that Rome gained a deeper understanding of the armored cavalry legions.

In a sense, the musket-wielding cavalry legion was similar to the Roman Fourth Macedonian Legion, both possessing weapons of roughly the same length.

However, compared to the lances in the hands of the Macedonians, the lances in the hands of the armored cavalry legions were not only more effective at penetrating armor and more resilient, but also, with the support of their horses, had even more terrifying armor-piercing and impact capabilities.

The fact that the lance was over four meters long meant that the armored cavalry corps with the lance had the advantage of striking first in a charge, leaving those being charged with the disadvantage of either counterattacking or dodging.

The armored cavalry legion charging in parallel formations has relatively little space and gaps, leaving little room for soldiers to respond and dodge. If they try to counterattack after dodging an attack, they will likely be hit by the horses or even trampled by many horses.

The seemingly simple and unadorned impact was enough to cause many strong individuals to perish on the spot.

It wasn't that they couldn't dodge, but that there was no room to dodge. It wasn't that they couldn't see through the direction and position of the attack, but that at this attack range, the horse lance was basically immune to counterattacks from conventional spears and swords. Their own weapons simply couldn't hit the soldiers of the horse lance armored cavalry legion, and by the time they reached that range, the heavily armored horses were already right in front of them.

In the face of a heavy cavalry charge, very few soldiers could parry, counterattack, and dodge the horses' impact within a reaction distance of less than a meter.

Luciano's legion was able to inflict almost proportional casualties thanks to their conviction and fearlessness. They forcibly slowed down the movement of some of the armored cavalry legions, thus gaining the ability to destroy the enemy.

However, it was precisely because of this clash that Perennis became clear about the talent possessed by the musket-wielding armored cavalry legion.

A defensive talent with extremely high immunity, and a close-range burst talent.

What seems like a perfectly normal talent is, for Perennis, being a normal talent doesn't mean being easy to deal with.

It was precisely because they had fought each other that Perennis was able to sense the enemy's equipment from the fallen soldiers of the musket-armored cavalry legion.

Whether it's the luxurious heavy armor or the lance that could be considered a weapon of Roman legion commanders, it means that in addition to their talent, their equipment also possesses extremely strong offensive and defensive capabilities, and that's the most troublesome part.

Attacking the opponent at close range gives them the initiative, their own talent allows them to directly grant defense immunity, and their equipment can also largely intercept physical attacks. The opponent's attack power also has extremely strong penetrating power.

This kind of highly penetrating attack cannot be blocked by simply deflecting force.

If one were to use skill to deflect the attack, the muscular cavalry would be deflected and would pose no threat. However, if one were to block the attack head-on and then use techniques to deflect the force, Perennis did not believe that the Roman shields could withstand such an attack.

If a shield cannot block the opponent's sharpness, even if it has force-dissipating techniques, it is of little use.

If a spear blade penetrates through an armor, even a military spirit legion will die after the war ends.

Perennis believed that the armored cavalry legions with their lances, which were particularly difficult for a normal legion to deal with, were not without a way to cope.

"Change to bows and javelins, hold them off for now!" Perennis took the lead in changing his weapon, then relayed the order.

The fatal flaws of normal heavy cavalry were also present in the armored cavalry legion, including insufficient maneuverability when turning and excessive stamina consumption.

These weaknesses are precisely what Perennis can exploit.

Use the speed of bows, javelins, and cavalry to harass the armored cavalry legion's immunity-type talent reserves and deplete their stamina.

In this way, given enough time, even if the armored cavalry legion possessed a burst-type talent that increased movement speed, they would not be able to change the final outcome.

As for the crossbows and bows possessed by the armored cavalry legion, Perennis paid them no heed.

Even the most powerful single-shot crossbow can be deflected or parried by the Emperor's Guard if kept at a certain distance. (End of Chapter)