"Nope! No! Appis is a ruffian! Rogue! ”

Hearing that Ctesiphon had been captured again, Orodus went mad. He flipped the table in anger, and there was no doubt that he had put a lot of energy into it with confidence, and that he was teased by Appis every time. Especially when he saw the group of eastern troops who arrived at the barracks for reinforcements, he was even more annoyed. He is not afraid of god-like opponents, but afraid of pig-like teammates, talking about people like Hebaatar, and the Roman legions slipped out from under his nose, and he didn't even notice it, thinking it was his own allies......

"Now, Hebatore, have you seen the Roman legions? See! See clearly! They look like this! Dressed in chain mail, wearing a large red square shield, armed with a short sword and javelin, and carrying a urinal on top of his head! See clearly, King Hebaatar, if the Roman army passes by in front of you, you should know what to do, right? ”

The enraged King of Orodes pointed to a Roman soldier captive and roared. The brave Hebatar could only stand there silently.

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"Appis, how can you be sure that you won't be stopped by the Parthians on this way? The encounter a few weeks ago had nearly killed the Legion. ”

After sacking Ctesiphon, Apis, Maximus, and Klein set out from the ruins of the city to the upper reaches of the Tigris River, preparing to hold off the main army of Orodus. Maximus asked curiously on the way. This series of invasions, disintegrations, looting, and evacuations is perfect. Someone else would hardly have the guts to do so.

"Convinced? Oh no, I'm not sure. I just think that the odds are better when it comes to this. In other words, my guess is that Orodes will focus on Armenia rather than Parthia proper. This is only a conclusion based on experience and judgment of the opponent. It's not 100% accurate. But the probability is slightly higher. Maximus, in fact, it was a gamble. I'm a gambler. Of course, there were times when I lost my bets, like in Africa, in Britain. In fact, along the way, whether in politics or military, I am gambling, if you don't bet, there will be no risk, you will not lose. But if you don't gamble, you'll never win, that's the truth. ”

Riding on horseback, Apis turned his head and said to his trusted subordinate, Maximus.

Then, the general replied thoughtfully-

That seems to be the truth. Just like the senators and nobles in the Roman Senate before fighting for Tiberius and Teretus, some people put their chips on Teretus, and some people put their chips on Tiberius, because Tretus did perform better at that time, and as a result, in the end, the one who put the bet on Teretus failed, and lost. The failure of their money is a trivial matter, and if Tiberius is in power, these people will suffer. Life is just a gamble. ”

Maximus sighed.

A week later, the Roman legions of Apis and the Parthian army of Orodes met on the outskirts of the city of Andaha in the upper Tigris. And this gamble has also reached the final critical moment.

It was almost a small battle, and in order to cover up the whereabouts of the legions, Appis took only two of the most elite legions with him, numbering around 10,000 men. Moreover, even the baggage was scarce, and almost all the supplies were obtained after the plundering of Ctesiphon.

Compared to the Roman legions, the Parthian army of Orodes can be described as imposing. The Restoration Army was mighty, gathering more than 20 small countries and more than 30 tribes, with a total of nearly 100,000 troops. Most of them were infantry and archers. Hebaatar's reinforcements alone numbered 50,000 men, and these soldiers came from different tribes and regions, and even spoke different languages, making it extremely difficult to communicate.

As a result, the huge army looks magnificent, but it is extremely difficult to command. Aurodus almost delegated command to the heads of various clans and the nobles and lords of the kingdom. The people of the various clans commanded their respective armies. In this way, it was possible to barely gather the army and line up in the so-called formation.

"One hundred thousand, yes, you heard it right, our enemies are on the opposite side, they are numerous, led by Orodes himself, under the banner of restoration. However, brother, we must see the weakness of the enemy, this huge army is not the standing army of some independent country, they are not even called an army, the soldiers are some improvised peasants, blacksmiths, petty traders, and even beggars and prisoners. They are numerous, but they have no fighting power to speak of. And we, the most elite fighters in Rome, Titus of the Thirteenth Legion. Belutius, who once fought in the Battle of Afriya with one enemy of ten, led a hundred men to defend the attack of thousands of Numidia. Oliveus of the 10th Legion, his father was Julius. Caesar's Honorary Centurion, who himself was stationed on the Elbe and repelled five attacks by the barbarians......"

A great war was about to break out, and the legionnaires felt uneasy in their hearts in the face of the Eastern army, which was more than ten times their number. However, Appis's confident speech on his war horse once again boosted the morale of the whole army.

There was a huge disparity in strength between us and the enemy, but only in terms of quantity, and in terms of quality, the Roman legions were completely superior to the Parthian army. Appis cheered the soldiers on.

"Brother, are you really so confident? This time the disparity in numbers seems a bit too great. ”

The two armies faced each other from a long distance, and Crane asked Apis curiously, this was the most disparity in strength since they had ever fought. It is true that Apis went deep alone and caught the Parthians off guard, but now, this lone team does not seem to be optimistic to face the counterattack of a huge coalition army.

"There is a huge disparity in numbers...... Yes, to be honest, more than I imagined. At first, I thought that Orodus would be able to gather an army of 50,000 soldiers, which was ruthless enough, but I didn't expect that number to double. But this is only his own claim, whether there are so many, we don't know. The large number of troops is both a plus and a disadvantage. The good thing is that when they fight, they can unleash crowd tactics that will make us tired and even completely encircle us. The disadvantage is that their daily food consumption is much larger than ours, ten times the number of people, that is, ten times the rate of food consumption, and Orodes cannot afford to wait. ”

After mobilizing the legionnaires, Appis sat on the grass with several important generals and studied the tactics. It should be said that these tactics were thought out in advance, and now, it is just a matter of issuing orders.

"So what do you think they'll do? In a hurry to start a decisive battle? ”

Klein then asked.

"Yes. Therefore, we have to take advantage of this psychology of the enemy and drag out the battle, and the longer it takes, the more beneficial it will be for us. Don't launch a general attack, sack Ctesiphon, we have enough food in stock. Properly protect the grain and grass. We took the initiative. There is an advantage of storing grain. ”

"Here's how it works......" Appis continued.