God Three Group Chat: Three Kingdoms

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Sima Yi has done a great deal of work in response to the current situation in Central Asia.

They went to great lengths to acquire information.

This includes not only the military strength of Rome and Parthia, but also the topography, customs, weather, hydrology, and other factors of this region.

Whether for preparing for the upcoming war or for establishing future rule, collecting this information will ultimately be useful.

As the first snowflakes fell from the sky, the Roman army successfully crossed the Tigris River next to Ctesiphon.

After a period of rest and preparation, food and weapons were ready, and the large army's war training was almost complete.

For Rome, this meant that the war could come to an end.

With the intention of completely eliminating Parthia Cesium, and to actually and effectively achieve this, the Roman Emperor Seville did his utmost.

More than ten Eagle Legions, double the number of auxiliary legions, a huge number of servant legions, and an army of more than one million across the entire battlefield.

This military force, unique to the Roman Empire, was, for Severus, the most significant manifestation of the empire's growing strength over the years.

When comparing the Roman Empire with its predecessors, in any aspect other than military affairs, there are always different opinions and justifications, no matter how one evaluates it.

However, the military direction is completely different; strength is strength, and weakness is weakness.

Being able to defeat other opponents means you are strong; being unable to defeat other opponents means you are weak.

The contrast between empires is so simple and unadorned.

Rome used to be unable to defeat Parthia, but now, under his leadership, Rome has completely crushed Parthia. This is the most obvious improvement and the most significant progress.

“Even excluding our own troops who are keeping an eye on the Han Empire’s army, our forces are still enormous. Just crossing the river will take several days.” Severus looked at the Tigris River and the army still crossing it, his words filled with confidence and pride.

This was the Roman army under his command, stronger than any previous era, stronger than ever before, strong enough to bury Parthia's power.

After more than a year of rigorous training, the entire army was finally ready.

Compared to the Roman army of the past, the current Roman army is definitely twice as strong.

Progress from large-scale warfare and from improved cooperation among different legions are the fastest indicators of a legion's growing strength.

This was especially evident when facing the Han Empire's army.

In the true sense of facing a life-or-death threat, without a high level of cooperation, death will be a constant companion for the rest of one's life.

Sufficiently high external pressure, coupled with their extremely excellent command skills, enabled the vast majority of legions to grow at a very rapid pace.

Severo was very satisfied and pleased with this rate of growth.

The strength of their own forces did not cause the legion commanders to become complacent; on the contrary, each legion commander unleashed remarkable potential, and their strength was greatly enhanced. "During this time, Volognes V has also made nearly complete preparations. The armies that were originally scattered throughout Parthia have now been fully assembled, and Ctesiphon now boasts an equally enormous army." As a master of Rome and also an excellent legion commander, Perennis stood beside Severus and spoke with a light laugh.

"It's good to gather the army together, so we don't have to fight those large-scale, time-consuming counterinsurgency wars." As a military emperor who spent most of his life fighting, Severus had a passion for war.

Of all types of war, the war that Severus hated most was counterinsurgency.

Especially during the beating of the three barbarians, the subsequent counterinsurgency made Severus fall silent.

Continuous, large-scale operations with extremely small results each time, all reflect a form of counterinsurgency warfare.

Of course, under this mode of warfare, the losses of the entire Roman army were quite small, especially the war losses, which were pitifully small.

The majority of the losses were actually non-combat losses.

Under this special mode of warfare, the size of one's own army often does not bring a good cost-performance ratio, but rather has a great side effect, namely the huge food consumption problem.

Therefore, for an emperor like Severus, being able to resolve all of this through a large-scale battle would naturally be the best thing.

Defeating the enemy through a large-scale war and reducing the need for subsequent counterinsurgency operations would have been beneficial to the Roman Empire in terms of both time and manpower.

Occupy the core area of ​​Parthia and eliminate its core personnel, especially those loyal to Parthia, and the subsequent looting of the entire core area will be much easier.

Without the staunchly loyal Parthians, how many of the remaining people had the power to resist? And how many could rally together?
Without collective resistance, or even individual will to resist, there is absolutely no room for resistance in the face of the empire.

Therefore, upon learning that a large number of Parthian troops were gathering in the entire Parthian capital, Severus was genuinely excited.

It would be ideal to eliminate Parthia in one decisive battle, through a massive campaign.

"Regardless of the final outcome, if we can avoid a counterinsurgency war, let's avoid it." Upon hearing Severus's words, Perennis nodded in agreement.

Perennis was extremely experienced in counterinsurgency operations, and he was able to quickly and effectively suppress the riots and rebellions of the three barbarian tribes, restoring stability to the region.

However, after the conflict with Padia broke out, the internal pacification war in Rome took on a completely different form.

No matter how many times they are eradicated, they will always resurface.

So much so that at times, the Roman Empire, in its haste, would directly dispatch the Eagle Legion to resolve the problem.

However, even with their formidable collective and individual fighting strength, the Eagle Flag Legion, once it reached its designated position, was still unable to resolve the issue.

Sending more troops to participate in counterinsurgency operations without eliminating the enemy's main force will only delay the process and waste the troops' willpower.

Moreover, the actual combat effectiveness of a legion that has fought too many counterinsurgency wars will not only not increase, but will actually decrease.

Therefore, from the perspective of the nation, Perennis agreed and approved of not sending the Eagle Standard Legion into the counterinsurgency campaign. (End of Chapter)