God Three Group Chat: Three Kingdoms

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"Encourage them to deploy a Military Soul Legion?" Xu Huang was taken aback upon hearing this, then looked at Sima Yi with some surprise and said incredulously, "If they really deploy a Military Soul Legion, wouldn't we be at a huge loss? With the strength and replenishment speed of the Military Soul Legion, having one in hand means they can make a comeback at any time."

"So it's only a possibility." Sima Yi rose from his seat and said with considerable confidence, "The only army he could create, the Soul Legion, was those same people from beginning to end, and the Parthian soldiers we sent over simply couldn't do that..."

These soldiers loyal to Parthia were essentially selected from among the Parthian populace, trained by the Han Empire according to Parthian rules, and provided with corresponding equipment and weapons before being handed over to Vologus V.

Judging from this process alone, from any perspective, the Han Empire was absolutely sincere.

It not only provides soldiers who can be directly integrated into the regular army, but also provides them with corresponding weapons and equipment, and even dispatches elite troops to escort them, ensuring that these troops can join Ctesiphon. It can be said that there is not a single fault with it.

However, in reality, the biggest problem is often that there are no problems at all.

"The benefits and costs that Vologius V paid were not worth it for us to do this, yet we have exceeded expectations. Therefore, we have no debt in terms of alliance and morality. Even the Parthians feel guilty towards us, not us..." Sima Yi smiled broadly, his words revealing sincerity.

Besides helping Vologius V strengthen his resolve to resist, there was another crucial benefit to choosing to do this.

That is to rapidly reduce the number of people in various regions who absolutely recognize the Parthian nation and state, thereby weakening the influence of Parthian culture throughout the entire Parthian region.

Although the other party's culture is indeed not particularly advanced, as long as it exists, what should be reduced should still be reduced.

In this way, when they take the lead later, they will be able to better promote the culture of the Han Empire, better assimilate the local people, and enable the people of this place to move further towards the Han cultural sphere.

Once the people lose their resistance and will to resist, the difficulty for powerful families to rule this area will naturally become self-evident.

Conquering the world is easy, but governing it is difficult. The most troublesome aspect is winning the hearts and minds of the people.

If you have the support of the people, governing the country is truly not difficult.

Therefore, all the preparations we are making now are not only for strategic planning and needs, but also for laying the groundwork for the future.

“I’ve noticed that you smart people think quite far ahead, and you always like to solve several problems while doing one thing…” Listening to Sima Yi’s explanation, Xu Huang, who was not unintelligent to begin with, quickly noticed some special information, information that someone of his status should not have heard.

Realizing this, he directly praised Sima Yi's actions and wisdom on a broad level, and then stopped asking further questions.

Seeing Xu Huang's half-hearted attempt, Sima Yi gently shook his head and didn't say anything more.

Perhaps in Xu Huang's view, what he knew might have exceeded the limit, or even constituted information that he should not hear.

However, in Sima Yi's view, it was the most correct and advantageous choice for Xu Huang to further understand this aspect of the information.

The more information you have, the more strategic plans you can make, and ultimately, the greater your gains.

As for the idea that "the more you know, the faster you die," such information and strategies simply did not exist in Central Asia for Xu Huang. Furthermore, as a marquis, Xu Huang possessed a noble status and considerable strength; he was unlikely to be killed over trivial matters.

Moreover, Xu Huang was backed by Liu Tong, and Sima Yi had fought against Liu Tong before, so he naturally knew the gravity of the situation.

Moreover, Xu Huang's demonstrated strength is that of a master commander of a large army. Combined with Liu Tong's command ability and assistance at the level of commanding large armies, their combined strength can reach an even higher level.

Sima Yi isn't insane enough to target Liu Tong's large army command without reason; he wouldn't commit such a heinous act.

However, it was precisely after understanding Xu Huang's strength that Sima Yi realized that Liu Tong's army had gathered many elements for large-scale army operations and possessed substantial high-end military power.

Xu Huang, who possesses the ability to command large armies; Guan Hai, whose individual legion's combat power is off the charts; the princess's guards, capable of providing support and buffs to large armies; the talent forged from the Southern Xiongnu; and the garrisoned army in the Chang'an region.

It can be said that if a large-scale war were to be fought, Liu Tong would have no shortage of resources and would not have any weaknesses in the entire large-scale army operation.

Having realized this, Sima Yi was even more aware of Liu Tong's strength in this area.

Putting aside everything else, the current strength of the Sima family, even including the various support forces in Central Asia, is probably not enough to defeat Liu Tong's direct troops.

"General Xu is too kind. All wise men plan in this way. Although they may think more and gain more, whether they succeed or not still depends on the efforts of all the generals." Sima Yi was slightly modest, then praised Xu Huang and the other generals who were still stationed in this large army camp.

"So what do we need to do next?" After being praised, Xu Huang quickly stopped the flattery and asked what they should do next.

"What we need to do next is to continue sending the Parthian soldiers in, but the subsequent transport will be different." Sima Yi gestured to Xu Huang, then pointed to the sand table inside the tent, describing what needed to be done next.

"We've been sending Parthian soldiers, but what's the next step?" Xu Huang looked at Sima Yi, puzzled, after examining the sand table and seeing the routes that hadn't changed much.

Sima Yi gestured two routes on the sand table and then said seriously, "The route we are taking to transfer our soldiers is flat and easy to transport, so it is naturally the optimal solution. However, given the pressure from the Romans, we must gradually reduce the number of people we send in each time. This will not only convey this pressure but also allow us to gain a better understanding of the situation in the Ctesiphon region..."

When the time was right and it was confirmed that Vologius V was going to make a final gamble, he directly mobilized the elite forces of the Han Empire's army to send the remaining Parthian soldiers in via another route. Naturally, this route would be larger than the one used to transport soldiers later.

"So, in other words, our army is going to have to fight a tough battle?" Xu Huang quickly realized the meaning behind Sima Yi's words.

“That’s right. When the situation is so critical, the Han Empire’s army still dares to take the risk and do its best to support us. So what can Volrogis V, as the one being supported, do?” Sima Yi couldn’t stop smiling as he said this.

If he still had the courage and fighting spirit, Vologus V would naturally fight to the very end until the target was achieved.

If Vologius V had not had the courage and determination to retreat under these circumstances, the previous public support and assistance from the Han army would have backfired, completely shattering the core pillar of Parthia's willpower.

At that time, Vologus V, who still had a large army at his disposal, would also be no threat.

This is the open, elaborate scheme, and there's no solution! (End of Chapter)