God Three Group Chat: Three Kingdoms

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Lü Meng himself felt that relying solely on arrow strikes to suppress the Scythian Royal Horse Archers was unreliable.

Having gained the upper hand at the start of the battle and tricked his opponent, Lü Meng didn't think he would have a second chance.

The Scythian Royal Horse Archers, being light cavalry, also possessed a considerable carrying capacity, allowing them to carry numerous arrows, thus granting them formidable long-range sustained attack capabilities, as well as mobility.

Compared to them, the Jiangdong archer legion naturally did not have such excellent mobility, but because it was not far from the camp, its arrow reserves were still very rich, with many types and a large quantity.

If he had unlimited stamina, even with regular arrows, Lü Meng could lead the Jiangdong archer legion to crush the enemy.

Unfortunately, the lack of unlimited stamina means that every time a bow is drawn, the soldiers' stamina is depleted. This is fine for short-term suppression, but it is impossible for long-term use.

It wasn't that they didn't have enough arrows, but rather that they didn't have enough stamina. In particular, the bows and arrows they carried were mostly longbows, and the stamina required to draw and nock an arrow each time was terrifying.

After all, the process of charging up a bow and arrow is a power struggle between the person and the bow and arrow itself, which is a continuous process of physical exertion.

Suppressing the Scythian royal cavalry archers while simultaneously providing long-range strikes to disrupt the Roman central army's frontal advance was an almost impossible task.

So after consulting with Li Yan, Lü Meng led the Jiangdong archers to suppress the Scythian royal cavalry archers, allowing Li Yan to deal with the three Roman eagle legions without ranged attacks.

Even if he sacrificed one aspect of the effect, Lü Meng's suppression of the Scythian Royal Horse Archers was not very effective. Almost every so often, the Scythian Royal Horse Archers would be able to resume their attack from another location, causing some casualties to the Jiangdong archers.

Even if they knew the location, the Scythian Royal Horse Archers would find it difficult to guarantee a hit with their first shot, let alone if they only knew a general location.

Indeed, the Scythian Royal Horse Archers did not have the advantage against the Eastern Roman archers, largely because the Eastern Roman archers abandoned their suppression of the Roman central army and waited for the Scythian Royal Horse Archers to attack.

Whenever the Scythian Royal Horse Archers attack, the Jiangdong archers will retaliate, and then things will return to normal.

Forced by the attack, the Scythian Royal Horse Archers either moved to a new location after firing once and then launched a counterattack, or they forcibly resisted the attack and launched a counterattack.

As for striking at the elite Danyang troops of the Han Empire, that was not important to Filippo.

Since we already have three Roman Eagle Legions in front of us, there's no way we can fail to take down one of their legions.

In this way, simply eliminating the enemy's archer legion would also become the mission objective of the Scythian Royal Horse Archers Legion.

It can be said that under these circumstances, Filippo began a battle of wits and courage with Lü Meng, including test-firing at the Danyang soldiers and waiting for the Jiangdong archers' arrows to retaliate before launching a swift counterattack...

It can be said that in the process of the arrows countering each other, Filippo did not gain much advantage and even suffered a considerable loss, the reason being the special nature of the arrows.

Filippo, armed only with regular and armor-piercing arrows, suffered greatly in this arrow counterattack, but as a legionary commander of the Roman Empire, how could he possibly back down in such a predicament?
"Is it smoke this time?" Filippo frowned slightly, watching the smoke rising rapidly after the arrows landed not far away. He lowered his hand from his ear, feeling a headache coming on, and also becoming more wary of the arrows fired by the Han Empire. The arrows previously fired by the Han army contained extremely unpleasant sound effects—sounds that sent chills down the spine and directly affected the soldiers' ability to dodge, resulting in many being hit.

This time, the arrows were even able to produce smoke, which was quite disgusting.

The presence of smoke will greatly impair their vision, affect the accuracy of their attacks, and also reduce their success rate in dodging, unless they refrain from attacking and wait for the smoke to dissipate, or leave the area.

"Move to a new position and get out of the smoke!" Faced with a simple choice between two options, Filippo chose to move to a new position without hesitation, having no hope of staying in place and waiting for the smoke to clear.

Although he didn't understand how the Han army had managed it, Filippo, having already suffered a loss once, was unlikely to make the same mistake again.

"Prepare to switch to Cloud Shock Arrows!" Lü Meng, who skillfully used his mental power to disrupt the airflow in the area, gave a new order to the soldiers behind him. At the same time, he looked at the sky, waiting for the arrows from the Scythian Royal Horse Archers to deduce the enemy's firing position and then counterattack.

As for the weapon cloud vaporization and such, we'll probably have to wait until the very last moment. Giving him this blessing in advance, besides informing him beforehand, probably also serves to conceal our true purpose.

Knowing this, Lü Meng urged the soldiers to eat quickly to replenish their energy.

"The central army is almost ready, so next up are the flanks..." After casting the buff on Lü Meng, Sima Yi turned to look at both sides to confirm the allied forces that needed the buff.

After a casual glance, Sima Yi turned his gaze directly to the direction where Cao Chun was.

There was no way around it; the battle between the Second Trajan and the Flying Bear Army, which appeared to be even more brutal, clearly showed that the Flying Bear Army had the advantage and was completely suppressing its opponents.

Moreover, for forces as strong as the Flying Bear Army, aside from certain special enhancements, the power that normal enhancements can provide is ultimately limited. However, it is still an enhancement provided by the Ultimate Profound Realm, which can be applied even to military soul units.

However, even if it were added, Sima Yi probably wouldn't be significantly different.

Compared to such minor changes, it is clear that legions below a certain level are more likely to play a role and influence occupation.

And most importantly, Cao Chun's opponents have begun to include sporadic units of the Emperor's Guard.

The battle situation was also clear: Perennis, with fewer troops, not only restrained Xu Shu's armored cavalry with lances, but also freed up his strength to help the Ninth Spanish Legion, and even tested the talent structure of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.

For Perennis, all he needed was an opportunity—a chance to quickly get rid of the armored cavalry and allow him to attack the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.

If he had the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, which currently held a certain advantage in numbers due to their elite soldiers, they would have been directly disintegrated in his hands, and the battle on the right wing of Rome would have come to an end.

It can be said that if successful, it would be able to wipe out an elite cavalry force of tens of thousands of men, and there is a high probability that it would wipe out a fully-strength super-elite heavy cavalry force.

In Perennis's view, if this could be achieved, the attack on the Han army would have been remarkably effective, making the Han Empire acutely aware of the Roman Empire's power and prompting them to calmly reconsider their actions. (End of Chapter)