Chapter 434 The Mongolian Genius (page 12)
"Catch up! We must catch up!" Penilence frantically led the army and ran wildly.
To be honest, he didn't care whether the defense zones were lost or not. Several defense zones were on the front line and were used to resist lightning and create reaction time for the elite troops behind them. It was not an exaggeration to say that they were beacon towers.
He didn't care at all if a hundred thousand barbarians died.
What he cares about is the First Italian Legion, to be precise, the Eagle Flag of the First Italian Legion, and what he cares about is the honor of the Eagle Flag Legion.
He didn't even dare to think about how Rome would be shocked if the eagle flag of the First Italian Legion was captured by Mongolia. After all, the water injection of the First Italian Legion was something kept secret by the upper levels in order to maintain deterrence.
Rome's ability to control the majority of barbarians with a small number did not rely on mercy, but relied on its unrivaled military strength.
To be honest, if all the barbarians can join forces to deal with Rome, Rome will be severely damaged even if it does not die. It is more likely that Rome will be destroyed on the spot.
The main reason why they can suppress the barbarians is their power, the power that is poured out with blood.
It was this kind of power poured out of blood that allowed them to maintain a certain mentality of one Luo and the other five barbarians, and also made the barbarians dare not raise their heads and bar their teeth at Rome.
But just like Wei Qing's victory in Dragon City, the point was not the victory, the point was breaking the Xiongnu's invincible golden body.
Rome quietly weakened the barbarians in order to squeeze out the value of the barbarians in a reasonable way and protect the growth of the entire empire.
It's not that Rome has never lost. On the contrary, Rome often loses. Roman soldiers can even surrender voluntarily at the last stage of the battlefield, and Rome will spend money to buy them back.
Just like Ganassis's personal guard, of course, the premise is that the coach retreats first before they can surrender. If it fails because of their reasons, then naturally they should be killed and sentenced.
But there is a premise here, that is, the loss cannot be too ugly. First Italy can lose, but it cannot lose without resistance.
But now, with only half the manpower left and the combat effectiveness of First Italy still reduced sharply, Penilens really didn't dare to guarantee how much combat effectiveness the First Italy could exert. He could only pray that Plautianus would not be embarrassed. .
He vowed that the Eagle Banner Corps would never be allowed to be stationed alone in the future. Even if there would be a leadership conflict, such a thing would never be allowed to happen again.
But even if Penilens was anxious, the light and shadow of the Fifth Skylark were interfered by Mongolia's secret method, and they had no way of detecting the situation in the first defense zone.
I can only run all the way and pray that First Italy can do better.
A ray of green light flashed across the sky. Penilence frowned, and then he saw the person clearly, and he was suddenly shocked.
He sent Su and other good men to support him in advance, but now Ludovic was holding Plautianus in his hands. This situation looked worse than any of the situations he had expected.
One thing, he was almost certain, the defense zone had been lost.
He knew Su. Su was indeed very strong. He had a pair of eyes that could see the future and almost blocked the single-player battle route. He was the undisputed number one master in Rome.
However, Su's commanding talent is very poor. It's okay to charge with a few thousand people, but if he really has to command tens of thousands of people to fight, that won't cause chaos.
Seeing Penelens, Ludovic immediately swooped down.
"Your Majesty Penelance!"
"How is the situation on the front line? How is the First Italian Army doing now?" Penirens asked the questions one after another as if pouring beans.
"The enemy is attacking the city, and First Italy has completely lost its ability to fight! Su is taking charge of the overall situation!"
Every time Ludovic said a word, Penilence's face darkened.
"What's going on with him?" Penilence took a deep breath and suppressed all the anger in his heart. Although the situation was already bad enough, he could only choose to accept it, and then looked at Plautia. Noos asked.
"According to the soldiers of the First Italian Legion, the First Italian Army used strength beyond its limits to repel the first wave of enemy attacks."
"Before we arrived, the enemy's siege troops had just arrived!"
Penilence's face finally relaxed after hearing this. Compared with the situation he had imagined just now, this situation made him feel a little more relaxed.
"Tachito, speed up with the Ninth Spanish Legion!" Penirens sent out the only cavalry unit he had on hand without thinking.
Before, he was worried that the first defense zone would be defeated directly. After all, an enemy that could fly into the sky would be a big challenge for him.
If it were a city defense battle, the barbarians would be able to hold on for a while, and according to Ludovic, Plautianus handled it very well in the end. It seems that after putting down the heavy shackles, Plautianus actually gained Full growth.
Good fortune and misfortune depend on each other, and fate is indeed unpredictable.
Suppressing all thoughts, Penilence asked Ludovic to take Plautianus back.
First Italy did not discredit the Eagle Flag. In this way, even if the First Eagle Flag is lost, it can be snatched back and there is nothing to be afraid of.
"The whole army obeys the order and speeds up!" Penilence immediately ordered the whole army to march quickly. Before, he was worried about being intercepted by the enemy halfway, but now that the first defense zone is not lost, he has no such worries.
However, what Penilens did not expect was that although the first defensive zone was not lost, it was almost as good as lost.
The collapsed city wall became a breakthrough point for the Mongolian army. The barbarian army retreated steadily, and soon the Mongolian army all drove off the city wall and rushed into the city.
The First Italian Army was strong on the outside but incompetent on the outside, and could only watch helplessly as the Mongolian army defeated the barbarians bit by bit.
Su was a little anxious, but even if he organized other city guardians to attack forcefully, they could not open the gap. Instead, they attracted a group of elite sharpshooters to stare at them and shoot arrows.
Except for Su, almost everyone was disappointed. It was almost impossible to completely avoid the arrow rain under the pressure of this cloud.
"Boom!"
Just when Su was hesitating whether to run away with the First Italian Legion, the sound of roaring horse hooves was heard from behind.
"Reinforcements have arrived, start counterattack!" Su's spirit was shocked, and his voice immediately spread throughout the city.
An arrow shot at Su accurately, but Su just shook his head slightly, and the arrow missed him by just a hair.
Agula-Ulagai was surprised to see that the archery general was missing. He was obviously known as the best "Zhebie" in the tribe and was the representative of the sharp archer, but the sneak attack actually missed completely.
"Did you make a mistake?" Agula Uragai asked in surprise.
"It should be the kind of guy who is not hurt by arrows, or Modu, I can't hit that kind of guy!" Jie'er shook his head and put down the bow and arrow in his hand.
The world is so big and full of wonders. They have seen this kind of special existence among the Celts before, who is not affected by arrows. The dense rain of arrows is thrown over, and no arrows are missed. It is simply outrageous.
But even for such a special guy, he was still shot through the heart by an arrow in the end, but that was because they won the battle and locked it with their will.
Now that the outcome is undecided, it is simply impossible to lock down the opponent.