Chapter 190 Armored Cavalry

No one seemed to be able to answer what Theodosius II meant. Since he was assisting others, he had to complete his own work honestly. This was the lesson Luca learned after countless setbacks in the workplace. He returned to his camp without saying a word, packed up his luggage, went out to the stable, found his warhorse, and climbed on it. Only then did he suddenly wake up. He did not ask where the messenger who needed assistance was.

"Hey, you must be Orius Luca, the personal guard recommended by Augustus of the Western Empire."

Just when Luca was at a loss, he suddenly heard a call from behind. The person was so familiar with his background, which surprised him. Turning back, Luca saw an officer who was not tall but of medium and strong build. He was wearing a full body of chain mail, a red cloak, and a cavalry helmet with a mask inlaid in his arms. Luca was riding on a horse. He stood on the ground, looked up at Luca, and said with a smile: "Augustus has sent someone to inform me that you are my companion in this operation. Let's meet. My name is Arminius, the captain of the cavalry of the First Constantine Legion. Now I am the chief cavalry of the armored cavalry regiment. Well, maybe you don't have that idea, I am the commander of that cavalry regiment!" As he said, Arminius stretched out his hand towards Luca.

Luca hesitated for a moment, as if he had not come back to his senses. What kind of self-introduction was this? It was just a naked show-off. He was caught off guard for a moment and had no way to answer him. However, Luca quickly came to his senses, and quickly stretched out his hand to shake hands with Arminius on the horse and replied: "Nice to meet you, Arminius!" After all, Luca could only say this.

"Then let's do this, Luca. We still have a mission to complete. This brief conversation is over. Let's get going." Arminius didn't seem to have patience. He said a few perfunctory words and brought his horse. He climbed on the horse skillfully, pulled the reins and puffed out his chest. He looked very proud, as if at that moment the entire Eastern Empire belonged to him, not Theodosius II sitting in the tent. Arminius turned to Luca and said, "Let's go. There is still more than a day to go. The army is about to set out. We must speed up. Otherwise, if we are late, it will be a serious crime of dereliction of duty! Even you, a guest from the Western Empire, can't escape!"

Luca acquiesced, and Arminius smiled at Luca as a response. After his laughter ended, he shouted and disappeared, leaving only the dust left by the galloping horses.

"Okay, as long as you're happy!" Luka sighed, and his first impression of this guy was that he was unreliable. Anyway, he couldn't explain the feeling, and he didn't want to waste time thinking about it. If he continued to waste time like this, he would lose the person, so he pulled the reins tightly and rode his horse to catch up.

They stopped and started all the way, and Luga couldn't keep his body steady because there were no stirrups. Moreover, he was an infantryman, let alone riding a horse before his rebirth. The only times he had seen horses were on TV and in the animal world.

Luca walked very carefully along the way, but what comforted him was that although he was going fast this time, he did not fall off his horse once.

"Good, very good, Luca, keep breathing and keep your center of gravity, you can do it!" Arminius followed behind me and encouraged Luca. He knew that Luca was not proficient in riding a horse, so he was willing to give Luca some guidance while he was on the road. Although it was guidance, Luca knew in his heart that it was just talking, and it was not as practical as the help I had when I came on horseback.

Two people, two horses, traveled one after the other for two whole days, and finally ran out of strength after passing through two medium-sized mountains in the north of Amida. The horse couldn't stand it, and neither could the man. Luca's two thighs made him feel like they were no longer his own.

"I can't walk anymore!" Luca almost rolled off his horse. He lay on the ground with his arms and legs spread out like a boneless person. He was sweating like he had just taken a bath. He had drunk all the water. He only had bread, but the bread was so dry that he couldn't eat it without water, even if he was hungry! Arminius also got off his horse. He was soaked through, gasping for breath, and tried to tear off the chain mail on his body several times. It seemed that the chain mail used for protection had become a burden to him. The two war horses were also sweating profusely. You didn't need to let go of them. They didn't have the strength to run around.

"Hey!" Luca panted heavily, and did not forget to ask Arminius: "Where are the cavalry? Where are they? We have been walking for a day and a half. Logically, they should be able to catch up, but now look at this road. Have you seen anyone since you left the barracks?"

"There's no reason." Arminius limped to the top of the hill, looked around, and murmured, "Caesar clearly told me to go down along this road, and we will definitely see my cavalry in a day and a half. How come, at this speed we must have walked more distance, but where are my troops? We can see them even if they are on foot."

Sure enough, there is something wrong! This was Luca's first thought. He supported his swollen legs and walked slowly behind Arminius. Looking around, there were only mountains, trees, and loess. Where is the most important person? Where is the horse? Where is the high-end cavalry that he always talked about? Could it be that the master's soldiers can't walk? There was no one in the surroundings. Luca also completely lost the last spark of hope. He fell to the ground with a "knock". I have no strength left. Luca thought so, and fell into a deep sleep unknowingly.

"Luka, Luka! Wake up, wake up!"

In the darkness, Luca heard someone calling him. After a while, Luca was awakened by a violent shaking. He looked up and saw Arminius' face in the red light of the setting sun. Arminius' face had long lost the paleness of fatigue. His face was flushed. He shook Luca and pointed forward. Looking in the direction of his finger, Luca saw a flag not far away, followed by a soldier holding the flag. He was fully armed, even on horseback. No, there was more than one person, there were ten, twenty, one hundred, two hundred, and more!

"Ha, ha ha ha, Luca, look, this is my cavalry unit! Hey! Look here, I am your commander!" Arminius was so excited that he was about to lose his mind. He shouted loudly, as if he was afraid that the cavalry did not see him.

Closer and closer, Luca gradually saw the whole group of armored cavalry in the afterglow of the setting sun. They were all covered with plate armor and chain mail, and even their faces were covered with a whole piece of iron or chain mail that exposed their eyes. The same was true for their horses. The armor made the whole cavalry look like a moving iron statue. They held more than three meters long wooden lances, carried maces or cavalry swords on their waists, and carried composite bows and a bag full of arrows on their backs, just like the imagined picture he had seen before. The heaviest and most powerful heavy cavalry in the world was right in front of him!

The countless armored cavalrymen made Luca's eyes go straight! Even though they saw the two of them, the cavalry continued to advance slowly until they reached the bottom of the hill where Luca and Arminius were.

(End of this chapter)