Chapter 240 Going Home

Now that the small plan is well planned, the action must be carried out early. Otherwise, it will be delayed for a long time. Luca was walking on the road, leading the Ninth Sanctions Legion under his command all the way north. The march was so slow that Luca always wanted to urge them to walk faster so that they could reach Genoa earlier. No, they were not going to Genoa.

"Luka, do you really trust Aetius? Don't forget how he dealt with us!" Andrew followed Luka, holding the eagle flag tightly, just like when Luka and he first returned to the barracks, fearing that the golden eagle would suddenly come alive and fly away. He began to believe in Leather Maliwen, because that guy stared at the statue of a beautiful woman for a long time and the beauty actually came alive. So he didn't dare to stare at the eagle emblem, because he was also afraid that he would see the golden eagle come alive, and then he might cry to death.

He even began to make Luka feel that he was a bit weird, because he often talked while holding the eagle emblem. Well, that was just because he liked it too much, Luka told himself, so he might as well make him a flag bearer and let him have fun.

"Oh, Andrew, don't forget it!" Luca said as he walked, "The thing in your hand was given to you by Aetius. As the saying goes, you should be grateful to someone who has taken something from you. It's not appropriate for you to take something from him and not say a few good words to him, Andrew."

"Oh, never mind, Luca, this was given to us by Augustus Valentinian III, really, this is true, didn't Aetius tell you himself?" Andrew was not convinced. He held the eagle emblem and retorted loudly, "Besides, I used to support him so much, but he disappointed me again and again. I've had enough, you know, Luca, I've had enough! I'm still afraid that this damn guy will send people to ambush us somewhere ahead, huh, insidious guy." Andrew's words made Luca laugh and cry. For some reason, Luca felt extremely happy along the way. When he thought of Tenaia's smiling face, he was satisfied.

"Oh, Andrew, I have thought about the same thing as you. I have also made two preparations here. He is now in Palermo. I have sent two auxiliary legions of Marenius to station in the woods outside Palermo."

"But Luca, what's the use of this?" Andrew asked puzzledly.

"Ha, then you don't know!" Luga said, pointing to the cloth bag hanging next to the backpack on the horse's back, which was making gurgling sounds inside.

"I have prepared a carrier pigeon. If I encounter difficulties, I will release the pigeon. If nothing goes wrong, Malenius will be able to get the message I convey in just a few days, and then they will attack Palermo. I have arranged a lot of our spies in Palermo. By then, no matter how strong the city walls are, they will not be able to defend the city gates. And Belia will convey the news of my ambush to Theodosius II. Let's see how capable Aetius is to meet Theodosius's anger. No, he can't escape, because he will be killed in Palermo."

"What if he escaped by sea?" Andrew continued, "Palermo is a coastal city, have you forgotten that?"

"Oh, of course I didn't forget." Luca said confidently, "Due to the threat of the Vandal navy, Palermo's trade with other places has been interrupted and has not yet recovered. I sent Belialiu to lead our fleet to the north of Palermo. As long as a ship appears in Palermo, we must capture it. Unless Aetius grows wings, he can't escape. Now it's nothing more than a mutual destruction. He doesn't have the courage to do such a despicable thing."

After saying that, Luca looked back at Sicily not far away. For the first time, he felt that he was so evil. But he knew that it was not his fault. He was also forced to fight with these old guys with all his heart.

Nothing really happened along the way. Even Luca was surprised that they arrived in Rome smoothly. It was so safe that they didn't even have to keep watch when sleeping.

Outside the city of Rome, the sudden arrival of the legion did make the soldiers a little flustered. They questioned the army outside the city from the upper floors. Just as Aetius said, when Luca reported his name, no one really recognized him, and the city gates remained closed. It was not until they saw the eagle flag in Andrew's hand that they realized that he was one of their own. Because no enemy or rebel could swagger around the heart of the empire with an eagle flag.

After entering the city, Luca went directly to the armory and emptied out all the weapons and equipment inside. The guards and bureaucrats guarding the armory did not recognize this boy who had never seen him before, nor his legion, who was under the banner of the Eastern Empire, and looked like a strange beast. But he clearly had a genuine eagle flag in his hand. If they had any objections, he would take out a letter signed by Aetius. Even if they were unwilling, they had nothing to say. Anyone who was not a fool would know that this Luca was a big shot and could not be offended. Anyway, with Aetius' letter, he was naturally not afraid of taking responsibility. Just letting Luca move away was also a way to save trouble. This whole thing took a week. During this period of time, Luca was not idle. He spent a lot of money to buy expensive clothes and jewelry. Such a move was self-evident. He wanted to give them to Tenaia, the poor woman who loved him.

Luca's soldiers drove the carriages loaded with goods all the way north to Ravenna, the capital of the empire and the seat of Augustus. However, Luca had no intention of meeting Augustus Valentinian III, because he wanted to deliberately avoid that damned thing! So much so that when entering the city, the soldiers were disguised. As long as he stood behind Valentinian III, Luca might draw his sword and pounce on the bastard. Let's not talk about this for now. I'm afraid that if Levi knew about his existence, he might set a trap for Luca.

Luca had hardly shown up this week. He was extremely cautious and emptied the armory in Ravenna without alerting the royal family. He also sent out many spies during this period, because wherever Levi was, Anais must be there. However, his spies searched the city and could not find Anais. This made Luca suspicious. But time was running out, so he had to quietly lead the army and the goods to Milan at night.

Looking back, it has been nearly a month. Luga feels that he is getting closer and closer to Tenaia. He is very excited. At least his struggle for such a period of time is finally bearing fruit!

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