God Three Group Chat: Three Kingdoms

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“But you should know that if the enemy gets close, the negative effects of the Burning Talent will be enough to bury the Third Legion. You should know this better than I do.” Benito looked at the excited Kirby, and finally gritted his teeth and said quite seriously, “As the commander of the left wing, I order you to refuse to engage in close combat with the enemy. Hold out for a while, and I will coordinate two heavy infantry units to come and defend.”

Upon hearing this, Kirby rolled his eyes, but then his expression became much more serious, indicating that he understood.

If there were no other choice, who would want to fight in melee combat?
The Third Legion was not a purely melee legion, but as a Roman, especially as the commander of the Third Legion, how could Kabi be afraid of melee combat?
Whether you are good at something or not is one thing, whether you have the fighting spirit is another. The former is a matter of ability, the latter is a matter of attitude.

It is clear that for an empire, attitude is more important than ability. The former can be cultivated with great effort, but the latter is hard to say.

“Since it’s just about buying time, then I’ll adopt a different tactic.” Seeing Benito grit his teeth and pull out the heavy infantry from the surrounding defensive lines, Kirby directly explained his tactic.

As Kirby could see from the current battle situation, Benito's barbarian army was indeed displaying considerable fighting power, but compared to the enemy commander Farssasan, they were clearly far inferior.

Despite the 14th Army Corps' coordinated command, which reduced the difficulty of command, and the 3rd Army Corps' multiple assaults to create breakthroughs, they still failed to defeat the enemy and even struggled to gain the upper hand. This demonstrates that the enemy was no ordinary opponent and highlights the gap between the two sides.

Now that the Third Legion is no longer there to help, the other side will definitely notice this anomaly. Putting aside their doubts and hesitations, they will soon be making corresponding preparations.

In this situation, Benito had to draw two heavy infantry units from the army to coordinate the defense, and Kabi naturally understood the risks involved.

However, after a brief moment of consideration, Kirby dismissed the risk.

Since they're all barbarian legions anyway, the risks don't matter. As long as they can protect the Eagle Banner Legion, it's considered that the barbarian legions have done their duty.

Of course, Kirby may have these thoughts, but in the course of his actions, he will still calculate and fight with victory in mind.

Given that it was clear the Second Parthian Legion would come to their aid, delaying became the optimal solution.

The Third Army Corps, capable of adapting to various battlefields and even referred to as the Decisive Battle Corps in some situations, could not possibly have only this much.

"You think you can take us down so easily?" Kirby took the flag from the flag bearer and raised it high, unleashing the third-ranked Eagle Flag Will.

The radiance and waves of will instantly spread outwards, enveloping every soldier of the Third Legion. Then, around each soldier, a large number of illusory warriors appeared.

The blessing from the flag will give every Phantom Soldier a coating, providing them with greater defense and stability, and increasing their ability to sustain combat and control.

The Third Legion soldiers' innate talents not only allow them to create illusionary soldiers, but also to create illusionary soldiers of different natures.

If you need to face a formidable opponent, you only need to infiltrate it with your willpower and transform it into a phantom soldier. This will give the phantom soldier the same level of combat ability. Although this combat ability will be weakened as the distance increases, its combat ability is unquestionable at close range.

Now that time is of the essence, the natural choice is to create illusionary soldiers in another direction. This other path is a swarm of illusionary soldiers, with each soldier capable of producing four or five illusionary soldiers, and some soldiers even capable of producing more.

It can be said that tens of thousands of illusionary soldiers can be constructed in a short period of time, which is quite terrifying.

Of course, the emergence of so many phantom soldiers does not mean that soldiers can control so many phantom soldiers. If they could, they would at least be able to multitask.

Therefore, in the hands of the vast majority of soldiers, the numerous illusionary soldiers are unable to execute precise commands.

Rather, it's because the number of individual illusionary soldiers has increased, leading to a significant decrease in their inherent qualities. Coupled with poor control, their combat effectiveness has also decreased considerably.

As for defensive capabilities, thanks to the flag's enhancement, they haven't fallen too much; it's just that the flag's power is consumed relatively quickly.

The reason for choosing to do this was because of the speed at which Ardashir and Ma Chao broke through, leaving Kabi with no other option but to stall for time.

Whether it's an elite illusionary soldier or a mass-produced illusionary soldier, the difficulty of killing a charging light cavalryman won't be much different.

At most, the former might be more efficient due to manipulation, but it's basically useless for stalling time.

Regardless of the method by which the illusionary warriors are created, their defensive capabilities are such that they can be killed with a single spear thrust when attacked by charging cavalry.

There are only a few thousand elite Illusionary Warriors, while there are tens of thousands of ordinary Illusionary Warriors. Which one is better at stalling for time?
It can be said that Kirby began to deploy his Phantom Troops, directly constructing a Phantom Troops formation within a range of hundreds of meters in front of him, and then quickly building up the defensive depth of the Phantom Troops.

Although the illusionary soldiers in this state are too rigid and slow to react, they are still very quick to execute basic commands.

Without the fear of death or the pain of injury, the Illusion Warrior feels neither fear nor dread. Even with axes and halberds aimed at him, he doesn't even blink.

Therefore, even when faced with Ardashir's cavalry charge, there would be no retreat or spread.

Only by completely eliminating the Illusionary Soldiers can a path for attack be cleared, and on this path, the Illusionary Soldiers can withstand 100% loss.

It can be said that the appearance of tens of thousands of illusionary warriors, even without much attack power or damage, is enough to show their terrifying side.

"Go back and inform Sima Zhongda that he must train Changshui!" Xu Huang's face darkened as he watched the previously empty area in front of Ardashir and the others suddenly fill with illusionary warriors. He immediately made a note of this and made targeted preparations upon returning.

Wei Yan, standing to the side, nodded, offering his heartfelt support. (End of Chapter)