Chapter 2473: I'll Hold Them Off

“Every time I see this kind of scene, it makes one feel despair from the heart. Being opponents with the Augustus Legion, this near-unsolvable power alone is enough to give one a headache,” Pipunannus said, holding his forehead speechlessly as he looked at the First Auxiliary Legion ahead.

“Speaking of which, we currently have three Auxiliary Legions, right?” Claudius Albinus, Duke of Northern Frontier County, suddenly asked.

“Two, only two!” Sevi, who had been silent and merely watching, suddenly stepped forward and spoke, “The third one, hmph, far from it!”

“Camillo and the opponent’s Military Spirit Legion are actually on the losing side in battle,” Albinus changed the topic, “Indeed, so many years of continuous peace at home have made these young men neglect training? Once truly invincible legions have now fallen to such a state that a mere Military Spirit Legion can make the Trajan Legion so embarrassed?”

Ganasis glanced at Albinus, not bothering to respond to this guy. As the Northern Duke, Claudius Albinus’s power was actually very strong; he nearly competed with Severus for the throne. However, Ganasis sided with Severus and brought news from the Han Dynasty, which made the Romans calm down and think seriously about life.

As for the Camillo mentioned by Albinus, and the Trajan Legion he led, there was a case here, which was the second eagle emblem.

Why was the Augustus Legion’s second eagle emblem given to the Trajan Legion, and why did they abandon their own eagle emblem? It wasn’t simply a matter of no longer needing it.

The premise was that, back then, the Trajan Legion was so formidable. When they fought Parthia, they went with dual talents and returned with the banner of the Parthian Sacred Corps and the emblem of the Parthian capital.

Four legions conquered the capital of another empire, guarded by both the Military Spirit Legion and dual-talent super elites, as well as a large number of Imperial Guards, all through sheer strength.

During that period, the combat power of the Trajan Legion was almost capable of treating the current Trajan Legion like sons in battle, whether in willpower or quality, with a significant gap between the two. Similarly, the Elite of Danyang, which fiercely fought against eighty thousand Hunnic elites in the past, could now treat the Danyang Troops as sons in battle.

The Augustus Legion’s eagle emblem was then transferred to the Trajan Legion afterwards; as for what happened in between, to say that nothing happened, well, few would believe it.

However, looking at the situation over the decades, with the Augustus Legion continually strengthening and progressing, saying nothing happened back then would truly be a joke.

“If the Han Army wins this way, it would truly be somewhat uninteresting. Apply some more pressure to see what potential they truly have. Although the younger generation is quite good, their foundation hasn’t reached the limit. If it’s just this, they’re not worthy to stand alongside Rome!” Severus brushed past Albinus and stepped forward to prepare to add some more spice.

It’s obvious that Severus was displeased by Albinus’s words, and also somewhat dissatisfied with the current situation.

“Your Majesty, how about letting us handle this matter?” Pipunannus stepped forward and said; he had figured it out – Severus was now eager.

The current quality displayed by the Han Army made Severus think of considering them as opponents. Though everyone previously said to extinguish these restless Han forces, in reality, everyone knew that many of those who came were young people, essentially on a training exercise.

Thus, when striking this wave, the Romans actually didn’t play hardcore, nor did they do anything against the rules, such as forming a vanguard of fifty Inner Qi Manifestation and Breakthrough troops, with the First Auxiliary Legion as the main assault force, the Trajan Legion and Imperial Guard Officer Legion as the wings, and the Council Guard providing support, using a strategy that leaves no escape. It mainly hoped the Han Army would retreat knowing their difficulties.

Of course, the Romans knew the Han Army wanted to probe them, but Severus didn’t mind the Han Army probing; strength is strength, concealing it doesn’t fit Severus’s character.

It’s just that with the Han Dynasty sending such good practice targets, naturally the Romans sent many young people, such as the tactless Tacitus, even though he has a big beard but his age is not very old; such as Caracalla who is now suppressing Yuan Tan’s forces; or Camillo who is currently being slightly overshadowed by the Trap Formation.

Alright, forget Camillo; this guy isn’t that young, but at least he’s younger than the opposing Zhang Liao and Gao Shun. However, the current situation where Severus is upset is because they, the Romans, were suppressed by the opposing side before their experienced generals stepped down.

It’s important to know that Severus brought a group of bigwigs to hold back for the young ones; the Han Army doesn’t have the bigwigs holding back. Under such circumstances, they were unable to show the expected combat power; indeed, their Roman youth are severely lacking training.

Although Severus views failure lightly, well, that’s normal; Romans view failure lightly – being defeated, just come back stronger.

Generally speaking, defeat is not a cause for punishing commanders; they don’t particularly emphasize being undefeated in a hundred battles. They value failure as the mother of success; as long as they can learn from failure, that’s good.

But the current situation is somewhat embarrassing to Severus. The intent of Han Army using Romans for practice, as Ganasis mentioned before, led Severus to consider using the Han Army to practice for Roman youth.

However, looking at the current situation, not to mention anything else, their Romans’ next generation and the Han Dynasty’s next generation still have a gap, and more importantly, the Han Dynasty has some potential not yet shown. Severus expresses keen interest to see what kind of foundation the Han Dynasty truly possesses.

As for the previous generation, Severus basically sees now that the Han Dynasty and Romans are evenly matched. Li Jue, this older middle-aged man’s combat power and will are top-notch in Severus’s view, but Severus states: Wars among the youth, you old guys better not interfere!

Severus doesn’t want to see their Roman army crushing the Han Dynasty because that scenario is meaningless. These young people from the Han Dynasty can be referenced as the quality of the next generation, which ultimately determines the empire’s distant future.

This is the Romans’ goal, but the disappointing thing for the Romans is that their young people have better resources but haven’t shown the expected ability. Instead, it’s the young from Han Dynasty that displayed potential, attracting attention.

What’s more important is, at this level, aside from the problem with soldiers, whether in command or strategy, Han Dynasty still has unexplored potential. At this time, they have not yet reached their limit, which is why Severus intends to intervene and see where the Han Dynasty’s limits lie.

As for Li Jue rushing close by now, Severus doesn’t take him to heart; the opponent’s previous display of strength is indeed not inferior to a Military Spirit Legion, but merely depending on this it’s impossible to defeat the First Auxiliary Legion, the gap is too large.

Pipunannus knows Severus possesses the Monarch Talent ability and knows what it entails, yet precisely because he knows everything, he doesn’t hope Severus would activate the Monarch Talent. Clearly, they still have so many backup plans; why let the emperor step down and take action?

For Roman officials like Pipunannus, rather than having His Majesty the Emperor take action, it would be better if Alessandro took the field. The Han Army trains generals, and we also practice; even if our young people do lose a little, what does it matter?

If we want victory, we can overturn the table, since it’s a battle among younger generations, let them solve it, we’ll just hold the stage for them.

Severus glanced at the Finance Officer, said nothing, but abandoned the plan to activate the Monarch Talent and provide everyone with additional support. Let young people settle young people’s affairs, but in losing this round, we compensate through other means.

“Trying to fly away and regroup the army?” Alessandro looked at Li Jue, who was slowing down to prepare to turn around and dash out, with a sneer at the corner of his mouth.

With Li Jue’s movement, the Iron Cavalry naturally gathered, planning to withdraw from the Augustus Legion’s encirclement first, then choose another attack direction, capturing Roman flaws with high-speed flexibility to find a decisive opportunity.

However, in the next moment, the Augustus Legion, like the former Iron Cavalry, swiftly drew short spears from their backs and hurled them towards the direction of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry.

The fierce force, as the short spears flew out, was accompanied by a sharp tearing screech of air, while the Xiliang Iron Cavalry simultaneously swung great swords to block.

The Xiliang Iron Cavalry itself has the ability to distort mass, but in face of the Augustus Legion’s forces that exceed the limits, even if the Xiliang Iron Cavalry can rely on wearing down the mass to erase most of the power, the remaining part is still enough to severely injure the soldiers hit; power like this, once it exceeds a certain level, is utterly unsolvable!

Feeling the huge force transmitted when deflecting the short spears, Li Jue once again felt his own weakness; just when did they stop being invincible?

Seeing the Augustus Legion’s armored Iron Cavalry closing in from behind, Li Jue’s face darkened, and Fan Chou and Guo Si both showed serious looks.

Flying above the opponent’s head in such a manner, if it were ordinary elite soldiers, the Flying Bear would be under no pressure, but in face of super elites that, even when the Xiliang Iron Cavalry is prepared, can still deliver a staggering blow, flying above their head is only making targets.

“Kongming, use that strength on us once more, then just retreat! The three of us will stay to hold them off. We’ve encountered a three talents super elite legion of roughly ten thousand people now; I think you should withdraw. The Romans are truly strong!” Since it’s within the Eight Formation Diagram, Li Jue managed to connect with Zhuge Liang in the chaotic battlefield.