God Three Group Chat: Three Kingdoms

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The strength of the Burning Cavalry lies in its ability to inflict negative status effects on opponents during combat, eliminating one of their talents.

In theory, any opponent you encounter could achieve this.

However, this talent has both advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that it can disrupt other people's talent sets and reduce their combat power.

The downside is also obvious: after the combat power is reduced, one may not be able to defeat the opponent, because this talent does not increase one's own combat power.

Moreover, this talent cannot be created as a primary talent, but only as a secondary talent; otherwise, the value of this talent would increase significantly.

Demanding the first talent and demanding the second talent are two completely different concepts.

The former only requires a regular soldier, who can easily appear after fighting a couple of battles on the battlefield; the latter are true elites, who would be the backbone of the empire.

This also means that what seems like a strong talent is not actually that effective, and even has many flaws, with a huge gap between the range of what is countered and what is countered.

Units that counter purely talent-based special effects are countered by units with stat-based talents.

While the former is effective, it's highly unlikely that legions that rely on talent effects can get close enough to burn the enemy, even if it's the fifth or third legion. This makes it almost a theoretically effective counter.

The latter goes without saying; even without the benefit of talent, the powerful body will not be erased, and if you can't beat them, you can't beat them.

However, these were not things that Ardashir needed to consider. What he needed to do at the moment was to create a breakthrough and cause trouble for the Roman army.

If they couldn't even create trouble, how could Rome possibly shift its focus? How could their army possibly have a chance to retreat?
In terms of battlefield intuition and judgment, Ardashir was in no way inferior to anyone else. He could see the current situation and circumstances on the battlefield, and he could also see the situation that the Parthian army and the Han Empire army were currently facing.

From a purely battlefield perspective, choosing to rescue the Parthian army was indeed the right choice. But if we ask ourselves honestly, if we were in his shoes, could he have made the same choice as the Han general?
Sometimes, even if you know something is right, it doesn't mean you'll do it.

It's unclear whether the Han Empire general's choice was a rational decision or influenced by other factors...

But no matter how you look at it, Ardashir knew that the Han Empire must have been burdened with a lot of responsibilities to do this, and it must also be a favor to them.

What the other person thinks is not important; what matters is what they do.

Based on this alone, Ardashir knew he had to give it his all.

If you don't even give it your all, how can you live up to the expectations and all-out efforts of others?

"You worthless scum who are subservient to others, die!" Wielding his spear and staring at the approaching Germanic cavalry, Ardashir drew his spear without hesitation, ignoring the enemy's attack, and then, to the Germanic cavalryman's horrified gaze, stabbed him to death.

By burning the defensive talents of the Germanic cavalry, Ardashir further reduced their defensive capabilities, allowing the Parthian cavalry, who already wielded scimitars and had a relatively fast attack speed, to kill the Germanic cavalry with an even faster attack speed and frequency. As for the Germanic cavalry's offensive behavior, Ardashir completely disregarded it.

In a close contest, the brave prevail. In this situation, the contest between the two sides is purely about courage and conviction.

The German cavalry's defenses were as thin as paper, and their own defenses weren't much better. This situation, where both sides were vulnerable, directly resulted in a large number of casualties the moment they clashed.

However, it is clear that the Parthian cavalry, with their awareness, were better able to withstand such massive casualties than the Germanic cavalry.

"I never expected the Parthian cavalry to have such courage? Damn it!" Benito's face was far from pleasant as he watched the morale of the German cavalry falter and the front line begin to crumble.

I thought the elite cavalry selected from the Germanic tribes would be quite capable, so I kept them by my side for protection. But the result is really not good.

Upon hearing this, Kirby rolled his eyes, speechless at the words.

Given the awareness and fighting prowess displayed by Ardashir's army, if the Germanic cavalry were to truly hold them off, their conquest of the north would not be as easy as it had been before.

However, Kirby's thoughts do not affect Ardashir's behavior, nor does they affect Benito's situation.

After being given the Burning Germanic Defense talent, Ardashir charged forward without hesitation, quickly breaking through the battle line under the cover of friendly arrows, showing no fear even when arrows fell on his head.

Ma Chao, who followed closely behind, also activated his Legion Talent, relying on his physical attributes, which were enough to overwhelm the Germanic cavalry, as well as his extremely excellent reaction speed.

Attacking and breaking through Germanic cavalry was almost as easy as cutting through tofu; their speed was even greater than that of the Parthian cavalry under Ardashir's command.

Such rapid clashes between the two cavalry forces, whether resulting in victory or defeat and casualties, occur within a very short time.

They passed each other, leaving behind a trail of corpses.

The German cavalry that had broken through seemed to have undergone an internal test; instead of quickly changing direction and preparing for the next attack and charge as they had in combat training, they did not do so.

Instead, they continued running forward with some fear and apprehension, lest they continue to clash with those behind them.

However, neither Ardashir nor Ma Chao, like the German cavalry, chose to turn their horses around to prepare for the next charge. Instead, they continued to charge forward, heading straight for the main position of the Third Eagle Banner.

Compared to the fourteenth Legion, which was scattered throughout the army, the Third Legion, which was fully arrayed and ready to go, was clearly more in line with their initial objectives.

"The true combat strength of the Illusionary Warriors is much weaker than that of legions of the same level, even to the point of being considered a level lower. However, this doesn't mean their strategic level is low. Attacking where the enemy must defend, and ranking third, this Roman legion is definitely not simple; it perfectly embodies the strategy of 'attacking where the enemy must defend,'" Xu Huang nodded as he watched his cavalry rapidly approach the third-ranked legion. (End of Chapter)