Chapter 360 Departure

"They left." Luca replied to Marenius with a smile. It can be seen here that he had no intention of using lies to make Marenius feel a little relieved from the beginning. "They went back, back to their hometown, with more wealth than they could hold. Everyone can use what they have earned to live the life they want until they die."

Seeing Marenius' face turning blue and red, Luca could guess what he was thinking at the moment.

This is better, at least there is no need to lie. Although honesty hurts people, it is much better than deceiving them for a long time and then letting them look at you viciously after they know the truth.

"So what do you think? Do you want to learn from your former friends? Betray the Eagle Flag, or betray the honor of your own soldiers, and return with countless wealth?" Luca couldn't help but sighed as he spoke, and then said to Marenius: "Leaving means betrayal. You know that. Just because I don't say it doesn't mean that someone won't do it."

"What does that mean?" asked Marenius.

"What do you mean?" Luca smiled, his smile seemed extremely cold. He poured a glass of wine, handed it to Marenius and said to him: "The Eastern Empire will not let them go, because they betrayed me."

"What will happen to them?" Marenius gritted his teeth and asked Luca.

"I don't know." Facing Marenius's glare, Luca seemed to be indifferent. Luca said slowly, "Anyway, if they leave me, they will no longer be protected. At this time, Attila, the leader of the Huns, and his brother Burrus are threatening the Eastern Empire. Do you think that so many soldiers will pass under their noses? Neither the Romans nor the Huns will let them go!"

This really frightened Marenius. From the language to the expression, Luca had put everyone in the right position, which was simply lifelike. Now Marenius was in a dilemma. If he believed Luca, he would have to follow Luca to attack Britannia. There would be casualties in battles, which was inevitable. If he did not believe Luca and chose to leave, regardless of whether Luca agreed or not, even if he went back, if he really went to the front line to resist the Huns as Luca said, it would be like going to hell.

"The gold Attila demanded from Augustus has stretched my father to the limit. As far as I know, the Eastern Empire has deployed most of its troops to the front line against the Huns. If you succeed, you may be able to make great achievements, but if you fail, I'm afraid you won't even have a pension for your family. Of course, there are the Capital Guards, they are the elite of the empire and the guarantee of victory. But are you sure they will come to help you?"

Marenius had heard about the brutality of the Huns, but the court's attitude towards the impending war was the most important thing. Luca could see from Marenius's wandering eyes that he was hesitant and struggling in his heart. He was secretly happy in his heart, but he still pretended to be indifferent on the surface. He waved his hand and said helplessly: "Be a cannon fodder to fight the Huns, or be the main force to follow me and make achievements. It's your choice."

After a long silence, Marenius stopped talking, swallowed his saliva, turned around and walked out of Luca's tent. Looking at his back, Luca did not open his mouth to stop him, he did not know what Marenius was thinking.

"Luga, this..." When Marenius went out, Belialiu, who had been away for a long time, came in. Seeing Marenius' solemn expression, he thought that there was some unpleasantness between them, so he walked in and asked Luga what was going on?

"Long time no see, Belia."

Luca did not answer his question directly, but stood up to welcome Belialiu and asked Belialiu: "How are you, Belialiu? I haven't seen you for a while. Are you okay?"

"Oh, don't mention it!" Belialiu said loudly, pointing to the sunburn on his face and complaining to Luca: "If I hadn't taken sea salt baths frequently, I might have really become friends with those black people in North Africa! Oh, by the way, Augustus Valentinian supported us with fifty warships, all of which were newly built. I don't know if they are easy to use."

"Well, these are issues I have to consider, my friend." Luga waved his hand to Belia and continued, "The question we have to consider now is where we should land."

"In the delta where the Thames meets the ocean. This way, we can first attack Lundinlum next to the Thames, take the city first, and then make other plans."

"But our current situation is that we can only guarantee the landing of a part of the troops. After all, the current situation is limited. We cannot let all the warships become troop transport ships. If we are attacked, the consequences will be disastrous." Luga said worriedly.

"That's not a problem, Luka." Belia waved at Luka and said confidently, "Before we met, I had already obtained a lot of ships capable of long-distance voyages from the nobles. They can basically guarantee the transportation of an army. How do you think?"

"Really?" Luga stared at Belialiu with his eyes wide open, and then said, "I really have a new appreciation for you. After you left your father, I found that you have become an increasingly indispensable figure in the army."

The soldiers carried all the military rations and other supplies onto the warships throughout the day. It was autumn, which was also the day that Luca had planned. Because the provinces of Greater Sequanorum and Luduga Gaul could not provide food at all due to the war, Luca could only bring enough food to sustain the army for a month. He chose autumn in order to plunder food during the harvest season, and then use the food of Lower Britannia to sustain the army, and then gradually push the country to Hadrian's Wall.

On the second day, the army began to board the ships, which lasted for a whole morning. All 5,000 members of the Fourth Auxiliary Legion slowly left the port of Agrippina on warships and headed towards the British Isles along the Rhine.

Along the way, Luca saw the Franks on the other side of the Rhine, specifically the Frankish soldiers and the civilians who came to watch the excitement. They were scattered by the river. Because they were allies, they didn't even carry weapons for self-defense. They just watched Luca's fleet slowly pass by and go away.

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"God knows how long the alliance signed by Stilicho can last?" Luca looked at the Franks on the shore and said secretly in his heart. He didn't know what the Franks were thinking, but the alliance that had lasted for 30 years was already shaky, and Luca now urgently wanted to know what they thought.

(End of this chapter)