Chapter 335 The Final Battle to Recapture Ludugu Gaul (Part 3)

"Luga, is it really okay with just a few of us?" Andrew followed Luga on horseback, and he asked Luga anxiously.

"Who knows? Let's see how sincere Theoderic is in facing us." Luca said as he walked, "I am already very surprised by his messenger. Since it is the king himself, his army must be strong enough to fight against us."

"First there were the Bagauda rebels, and then there were the Goths. I even have a feeling that it will be extremely difficult for us to take over this city this time."

Luca didn't say anything about Andrew's words. His eyes were red because he didn't sleep well the whole night. He spent all his time thinking about how to confront this Gothic king whom he had never met.

As he was thinking about this, he heard a rumbling sound not far away, and then Lujia felt the ground shaking. He raised his head quickly and saw the smoke and dust covering the sky whistling in front of him from a distance. The only thing Lujia could see clearly was the knight who was leading the way and the large group of cavalrymen holding lances behind him.

"Oh my god, what a magnificent battle!" Andrew couldn't help but sigh secretly. At this time, Luca didn't say a word but stared at the large group of cavalry that was getting closer and closer.

The leader looked old, with a barbarian beard, which was normal to them. He wore a simple golden crown, a chain mail hood, an iron breastplate, and a chain mail skirt. No other soldier was better equipped than him.

"Theoderic!" Luca whispered his name while slowly dismounting from his horse. Andrew didn't know what the meaning of Luca's doing was, but he quickly called on the guards behind him to dismount together and followed Luca closely.

“Huahuahua…”

Theodoric I led his cavalry to stop at a distance of more than 50 meters from Luca. As time passed, the smoke and dust raised by the Gothic cavalry gradually settled. Luca was presented with a large number of cavalry, more than 500 people, fully armed behind Theodoric. Just standing there quietly would make people feel terrified. They pulled their army formation apart, 500 people against a dozen people, which was obviously showing off their strength and demonstrating to Luca.

Facing Luga standing on the ground, they did not seem to feel that they should show enough sincerity and dismount.

"You are the Roman general who attacked Durocortolum?" Theodoric I pointed at Luca, the leader of the Roman side, and said loudly in his hoarse voice: "I am the king of the Goths, the only king, the supreme king."

"Enough, enough!" Luca was getting impatient. Who would have thought that this guy would ask for so many titles when introducing himself? Luca waved his hand at Theodoric I on horseback, then pointed at himself and introduced himself: "My name is Flavius ​​Luca. You may hear many stories about me in the future, Mr. Theodoric."

Sir, such a title made Theodoric so angry that his face turned blue and purple. Such a title was obviously very disrespectful, but of course it didn't matter to Luca, because after all, it was Theodoric I who was disrespectful first.

"Okay, okay, okay!"

Theodoric I said this, sighed deeply, and actually got off his horse, adjusted his armor, and brushed off the dust. It seemed that he had been running around for a long time day and night for this meeting. He walked over slowly with the guards following him, and he looked at Luca's armor with a strange look.

Because the armor on Luca is absolutely classical, the Corbridge B type, and the Gallic J type helmet on his head, which was abandoned by the Roman legions a long time ago because of the high cost. Of course, for these barbarians, such armor is unheard of, and they have never seen it. The king of a country must be full of jealousy when he sees that the other side's armor is far more gorgeous than his own, but there is nothing he can do about it. The Roman armor is almost lost in the Roman Empire, and it is impossible for them to see it here. However, as a king, he still restrained his inappropriate expression in time, after all, he received a very strict education. It is obviously not something a noble can show to show his jealousy in such a scene.

"I've heard of you." Theodoric I looked at Luca and said, "You are the guy who beat up the Vandals in Carthage a year ago. I didn't expect that I would meet you here. Really, I respect warriors. Of course, the entire Gothic nation respects warriors."

"I really want to thank you for your kindness, Lord Theoderic." Luga said to Theoderic with a smile, and then turned to look at the Durotolkolam defense line of the Bagauda rebels not far away. It was already crowded with people. They were watching from afar, wanting to know how Luga and Theoderic's attack on the city would end. They were all hoping that Theoderic could scare Luga away with his threat.

"Speak, Lord Theoderic." Luca looked impatient. He saw that Theoderic had come to see him with such a small army. Luca thought he would lead a large army to confront Luca, or he might have set his sights on this city. "You showed up in front of me at this critical moment, and asked me to negotiate with you outside the city. Tell me, what is your intention?"

"I just learned a few days ago that you were going to attack Durotolcomb. Really, Luca, I am very shocked by the speed of your current offensive. You know, even King Alaric didn't have such a speed back then."

"I am only doing my duty, Lord Theoderic."

"I'm afraid you have to stop your attack now, Lord Luca." Theodoric added the honorific "Lord" after Luca's name for the first time. It seems that he is determined to stop Luca this time. "A few days ago, Durotolcolam chose to surrender to us and told us that it already exists as our vassal state. Of course, we also acknowledged this relationship, but when this relationship was not clear, Your Excellency came here and threatened to attack this city. Of course, as the suzerain state, I will definitely not let this happen. So, I also ask Your Excellency to withdraw the troops."

"Withdraw?" Luca looked at Theoderic I with a sneer. This old guy actually asked him to withdraw his troops. If he had tolerated the Roman Senate once, he would definitely kill any senator in the Senate without hesitation if he dared to mention it in front of him.

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"I'm afraid I can't do what you want, Your Excellency Theoderic." Luca sneered and continued, "Durocortorum is the inherent territory of the Roman Empire. How can it be called a vassal state? I am trying to recover our territory. I mean that Your Excellency has come at an inopportune time. I hope you can understand your situation!"

(End of this chapter)