God Three Group Chat: Three Kingdoms

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"Fine, it doesn't matter how many people there are. The area attacked each time is only so big. Let's help Tacitus." After glancing at the army behind him, Perennis did not hesitate and directly sent half of his army to the right flank to support the Ninth Spanish Legion, which was still fighting hard.

Despite losing half his army, Perennis remained unperturbed and continued his pursuit of the armored cavalry legion.

No matter which direction the armored cavalry legion attacks, it will be attacked from another direction. This process does not take long, at least not for Perennis, enough for all his soldiers to deploy and attack, resulting in a relatively narrow battle line within this timeframe.

The relatively narrow battlefront also means that not many troops need to be deployed at the same time.

In this situation, it would be more advantageous to dedicate a portion of the army to supporting the Ninth Spanish Army.

Even with half the number of troops, Perennis still held the upper hand against the armored cavalry legion.

In less than half an hour of attack, Perennis's Imperial Guard killed nearly five hundred armored cavalrymen wielding lances.

It's important to understand that the 11th Army Corps killed so many people, but at a cost of almost equal or even greater.

However, the Emperor's Guard suffered such casualties, while their own casualties did not even exceed double digits.

The terrifying kill ratio demonstrates not only absolute strength suppression, but also absolute strength restraint.

By constantly maneuvering and using their speed to attack the rear of charging armored cavalry with lances, the Emperor's Guard could even annihilate the enemy without suffering any casualties.

The Military Soul Legion possessed both the stamina and the endurance to slowly grind down the armored cavalry legion.

The cavalry legion, whose numbers had dwindled to less than four thousand, still maintained two parts and was under the command of Xu Shu.

For Xu Shu, Perennis's method of operation was indeed a typical way to deal with heavy cavalry. He also knew how to use this method, although he might not be able to do it as smoothly as Perennis, but he would definitely not be much worse.

However, knowing this method of warfare and the corresponding methods of containment does not mean that one has the corresponding containment capability.

Heavy cavalry facing such an attack method were essentially facing imminent death; their future was simply to be slowly worn down and eventually wiped out.

Even if the cloud formation he created could restore physical strength, it wouldn't change the inherent strength and the inherent counter-strategy between the two sides.

"What should we do next?" Xu Shu, who had been using his mental talent, glanced at Cao Chun's Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, then at the Ninth Spanish Legion that was still holding on, and sighed deeply.

If the goal is simply to minimize casualties, or to inflict maximum damage on the enemy, then the simplest and fastest method is to ignore Perennis's attacks and attrition, directly bring the army into a charging stance, and then charge straight at the Ninth Spanish.

Even if he is killed by the Emperor's Guard, he will be able to completely destroy Ninth Spain before he is killed.

Unfortunately, he couldn't do that. He was the commander of the legion and responsible for every soldier in it. A direct attack on the Ninth Spanish Army would only cause a larger collapse and make the Roman army stronger.

Xu Shu, capable of observing the flaws in the entire battle, also noticed the unusual changes within the battle, and took a closer look at the distinctive flag—the flag of the Fifth Skylark. Based on the location of the enemy flag, Xu Shu could likely deduce that the previously scattered Fifth Skylarks had regrouped, the implications of which were self-evident.

After all, the Fifth Lark Legion is positioned as a special weapon capable of solving most problems that can be solved by force.

It includes not only line-of-sight interference, but also some vision interference and stealth assassinations.

This special assassination ability and requirement, which involves capturing the leader first to capture the enemy, greatly reduces the number of casualties on both sides. Of course, success is the prerequisite; failure will only result in a more severe price to pay.

"Sigh, this is..." Xu Shu looked up at the cloud formation in the sky, felt the spiritual power in his mind, and then poured his spiritual power into it. Just as he was about to activate the cloud formation to change the legion's blessing, he felt an even greater ultimate mystery in the sky.

“The sixth line of the hexagram is Yang three…” After paying a little attention to the battlefield where Xu Shu was, Sima Yi was heartbroken to see the huge gap between the armored cavalry with horse spears and the emperor’s guards.

It's truly unacceptable that such a legion, built with so much money and steel, has ended up like this.

This unique restraining effect, along with the all-around strength displayed by the Emperor's Guard, left Sima Yi momentarily at a loss as to what talent he should add to bridge the enormous power gap between the two sides.

Several talents flashed through his mind, but Sima Yi rejected them one by one.

Neither the agility to reduce the turning radius nor the speed boost can change the current predicament.

As for buffs such as attack and defense, they are basically useless.

If you can't hit anyone, no matter how strong your attack is, it's useless. Even if you add a defensive talent, it will still be largely ineffective against the Emperor's Guard, who have a wide range of skills.

Apart from these two categories of talents, other enhancements such as willpower or revenge have little effect.

Increasing willpower and strengthening the effect of maintaining the mind cannot change the situation of both sides. After all, the Military Soul Legion is itself a brilliant display of willpower.

Conventional vengeance talents, whether it's Death Curse or Defensive Reflection, are no match for the Emperor's Guard, a legion with Death Resistance.

Fortunately, he possessed a complete talent tree in his mind. With the support of his mental power, his brain worked rapidly, and Sima Yi quickly came up with a solution—a solution that wasn't perfect, but was at least somewhat useful.

"No starting charge!" He glanced at the Ninth Spain and immediately thought of Sima Yi, who possessed this talent, and gave him the corresponding buff.

Heavy cavalry that cannot gallop forward naturally lack the corresponding lethality, but what about heavy cavalry that can reach the speed of a charge from the start?
Although it still didn't change the fact that the stamina was too high and the agility was insufficient, as long as this talent existed, the heavy cavalry with the speed of charge would naturally also have the corresponding lethality, which allowed the armored cavalry with lances to deal with the emperor's guard at a slower speed.

When moving at a sufficiently slow speed, even heavy cavalry with lances can easily turn around and engage the Emperor's Guard in direct combat.

Even though it's still difficult to gain the upper hand in a direct confrontation, at least they now possess the ability to kill the Emperor's guards, so they're not completely powerless to resist like before. (End of Chapter)