God Three Group Chat: Three Kingdoms

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Until the enormous, cloud-laden, shimmering arrows streaked across the sky, landing with bursts of light and cloud explosions, so dazzling in the darkness that the light emitted by the arrows caused eye pain to many who faced them directly.

Of course, those who got close to these arrows felt wave after wave of impact from all directions. Many soldiers with poor stability were thrown out and lay on the ground.

"This is the only way to stall for time. Let's speed up our retreat." Although Sun Quan was also unsure of the outcome, he was clear about his objective.

Retreat, retreat, keep retreating. Only by leaving this area can we gain the opportunity to continue reorganizing and preparing for war.

Of course, whether or not the troops can be completely withdrawn is not up to them; it is up to the enemy.

After all, the Roman Empire was so powerful that even with continuous pursuit, they didn't have many options. They could only try their best to retreat to a place where they could regain a strategic advantage, namely, east of the river, and rely on the river to block their advance again.

If the river is impassable, then the only remaining option is to rely on the geographical advantage of the towering mountains as a barrier.

If all of this is not feasible, then east of the mountains will be a truly flat plain with no obstacles in sight.

In that kind of terrain, the only way to stop the enemy's advance is through sheer brute force.

If they had that kind of strength, they wouldn't be retreating now.

Without the natural barriers of mountains and rivers, even stopping the Roman Empire's advance would have been a pipe dream.

"Damn it!" Filippo, who had been attacked again, got up from the ground, spat out a mouthful of dirt, and his resentment was palpable.

For Filippo, who had experienced many wars, none of the previous wars had been as frustrating as this one.

In past wars, the Scythian Royal Horse Archers' combat power and achievements far surpassed those of the Macedonian Legion, and their battlefield dominance also exceeded that of the Macedonian Legion.

It was precisely because of this outstanding record that Filippo felt that the Scythian Royal Horse Archers Legion was the main force of the Fourth Lucky One, and he frequently seized the initiative and the right to speak from the Fourth Lucky One Legion.

However, although the Macedonian army suffered many losses in this war, its suppressive ability on the main battlefield was actually higher than that of the Scythian Royal Horse Archers, which was something that Filippo could not accept.

It wasn't that he couldn't accept the strength of the Macedonian army, but rather that he couldn't accept his own frustration, which led to the Macedonian army, which wasn't performing well, being even better than him. This feeling of unease made Filippo's face contort.

Unlike being unable to defeat a powerful opponent, this feeling of being completely restrained is truly infuriating.

He thought that since the Han Empire's army had already retreated, there would be no more constraints, allowing him to unleash his full power and demonstrate the might of the Scythian Royal Horse Archer Legion.

But unexpectedly, even after the Han Empire's army retreated, they still launched a fierce attack, which was truly infuriating. Looking around at the surrounding soldiers, seeing many still covering their eyes, Filippo knew he had no hope.

The accuracy of arrows was already affected by the darkness of night, but this could be compensated for by large-scale coverage fire. However, now that they can't even see, and their formation has been knocked down and is in disarray, how can they possibly recover their fighting strength in a short time?
"I'll remember you. Next time, I'll definitely cripple you!" Filippo's words revealed his resentment as he watched the Han Empire cavalry flee eastward, while also firmly remembering their condition.

Faced with such a special blow, he would never suffer a second time after being burned once. Next time, he would make the opponent understand the power of the Scythian Royal Horse Archers.

The Macedonian Legion, the Triumphal Legion, and the Thunderbolt Legion, which should also be in the center of the army, were also affected to some extent by the flash arrows, but thanks to the basic quality and weight of their heavy infantry, their formations were not greatly affected.

The legion commanders, who recovered in a shorter time, looked at each other and finally gave up the idea of ​​continuing to pursue the Han Empire's army.

As heavy infantry, it was quite a challenge for them to pursue both cavalry and mounted infantry.

Meanwhile, the Emperor's Guard, who had also charged into the center of the army alongside the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry and the Armored Cavalry with Horse Spears, ran into the Flying Bear Army, which was attacking from the left flank.

The Second Trajan's Legion, which was originally supposed to entangle the Flying Bear Army on the left flank, was instead entangled by the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, which had regrouped. The Second Trajan's Legion, which was significantly outnumbered, also failed to gain the upper hand in this battle.

Li Jue and his men, along with their elite troops and another Parthian heavy cavalry force, charged into the Second Trajan's Legion, taking the place of the Flying Bear Army. This allowed the Flying Bear Army to move to the central army and intercept the Emperor's Guard, who were pursuing the Han Empire's cavalry.

Li Jue, leading more than 5,000 Xiliang cavalry and more than 4,000 Parthian heavy cavalry, held off the Second Trajan's Legion of less than 3,000 men and the auxiliary cavalry of the two legions combined, which numbered less than 6,000.

With the support of the Council Guard, the combat power unleashed by these auxiliary cavalry could be described as elite. Even if they were at the bottom, they were still elite enough to fight on the Imperial battlefield.

However, this was useless against the Xiliang Iron Cavalry. Once in a state of war, Li Jue, who was practically insane, led his own elite troops in a fierce battle against Trajan's Legion, which had been re-established in the three realms, without any fear.

Both sides' auxiliary legions received terrifying buffs; the combat buffs provided by the Council Guard were enough to double the combat power of the Roman auxiliary cavalry.

However, the Parthian heavy cavalry led by the Xiliang Iron Cavalry also gained increasing trust in the Xiliang Iron Cavalry due to the ongoing battle, thus receiving increasingly higher combat buffs, to the point that they could obtain 70-80% combat buffs.

The Parthian heavy cavalry, who were inherently superior in quality and better equipped, were able to maintain their distance and charge forward under this enhancement, which proved to be quite effective.

Of course, because of this non-directional impact, it is easy to make it indiscriminate between friend and foe.

The impact and attack power of their charge could directly take down Roman auxiliary cavalry, and even inflict casualties on Trajan's legionary soldiers, but the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, which was good at defense, was largely exempt from this.

It was precisely this absurd phenomenon that led the Parthian heavy cavalry to trust and recognize the Xiliang Iron Cavalry even more, thus receiving increasingly stronger buffs... (End of Chapter)