Chapter 368 Who should we listen to?

"We lost more than a thousand people in this battle, and the dead were far more than the wounded. It would take half a month just to burn the corpses scattered all over the mountains." Marenius said in his report to Luca after the war.

"It seems that God is late, my friend." Luca said to Marenius. Marenius looked confused and he did not understand what Luca meant.

Luca couldn't help but look at the Ninth Legion's camp not far away. Because they had an absolute advantage in numbers and the newly landed Ninth Legion had not suffered any major losses, they would become the backbone of the battlefield. He slowly stood up, feeling that there was something to do next.

On the second day, the assembly horn sounded in the camp of the Ninth Legion. All the soldiers and priests gathered in the middle of the camp. Everyone formed a circle, and their eyes turned to Luca who was standing in front of them.

Father Jiang Carlo looked unhappy. It might be because he had finally arrived at his destination after two days of traveling. He couldn't even sleep in. This made Father Jiang Carlo very angry. He was an old man and couldn't stand such a toss.

"What are you doing this so early in the morning, Mr. Luca?" Father Jiang Carlo asked Luca what was going on right away.

"Oh, oh, sorry, Father." Luca smiled at Father Jiang Carlo and explained quickly: "We paid a heavy price yesterday. Similarly, the Saxons suffered far more losses than us. Of course, I don't want them to be able to relax or seek help from their allies so easily."

"You mean, are you going to attack?" Father Jiang Carlo looked at Luga with a puzzled look on his face. He pointed at the soldiers behind him and said to Luga, "They have been running around for several days, and even plunged into the battle as soon as they arrived. They need to rest."

"Oh, my dear priest." Luca patted the hilt of the sword in his hand and said to Father Jiang Carlo slowly: "I'm afraid you don't know that we are isolated here and the rations we bring can only sustain the army for two weeks?"

"Oh, my God!" Father Jiang Carlo complained while leaning on his crutches, "With God's blessing and your extraordinary military ability, can't you pacify these backward and barbaric bastards within a week? Just when I fell asleep yesterday, I received a sign from the Apostle St. Peter. He told me, oh, Jiang Carlo with firm faith, you will be able to recapture this place and revitalize the entire Roman Empire this time. My Lord has begun to confuse our enemies with his divine power. Now all you need to do is wait, wait for your enemies to collapse in mutual suspicion!"

Luca knew that this was obviously Father Jiang Carlo's personal statement, or in other words, it was completely fabricated by him. But he was a priest and had the right to interpret religion, not to mention that the soldiers around him were all devout Christians and firmly believed that the doctrine could save them.

This of course makes Luca's position in their hearts far lower than Father Jiang Carlo, because in their hearts Father Jiang Carlo has more right to interpret God than Luca. And Luca, maybe he is just a one-sided Christian, he has no right to interpret religion at all.

"Oh, I can't wait to tear them apart, my father." Luca knocked on the newly carved cross on his helmet and said to Father Jiang Carlo, "Last night, I received a message from the successor of St. Paul, the current Pope Leo I, telling me in a dream that we can't wait any longer, because as time goes by, our enemies will become stronger and stronger. We can only kill them when they are weakest, so as not to let the enemy become too powerful and difficult to deal with in the future."

As he spoke, Luca turned his gaze to Father Jiang Carlo in front of him. He asked Father Jiang Carlo in a curious tone: "But Father, here comes the question. Tell me, do we believe in St. Peter or our Pope Leo?"

"Ridiculous, ridiculous!"

Father Jiang Carlo was completely helpless and could only stare at Luca. Now, if he insisted on his idea, he would be telling all the soldiers present that Leo's words did not count. However, he was the Pope and the successor of St. Paul.

Didn't he know that Luca was lying? No, of course he knew, but he didn't dare to expose it, because Luca was a general that Leo relied on, and he couldn't openly oppose Luca at this time. After all, without Luca's unified leadership, no one would be able to leave Britannia alive.

But Father Jiang Carlo himself has entered a dilemma, and now he dares not offend anyone. He can't help but remember that before he set out, Pope Leo once warned them to be respectful to General Luca, because St. Paul warned Leo that Luca was a rare general who could save the Roman Curia.

"Well, since it is the order of His Holiness the Pope, then we should obey His Holiness the Pope's instructions."

Well, now Father Jiang Carlo had no more excuses for himself. He made the sign of the cross in front of Luca and said to him, "May God and all the apostles in his kingdom bless you, Luca."

"Of course, Father Jancarlo!"

Luca, holding the eagle flag of the Ninth Legion, looked around at the newly joined soldiers. They looked at Father Jiang Carlo, who was holding a cross staff, and then looked at Luca, who was holding the eagle flag of the legion.

Who to choose became a dilemma for every soldier present. However, for the moment, Father Jiang Carlo compromised and Luca directly mentioned Pope Leo. Now Luca seemed more credible because he claimed to represent Leo. So they followed the will of the Pope and Luca, so they had to obey Luca's absolute leadership.

"Okay!" Luga raised the eagle flag and let the golden eagle fly over the heads of the soldiers in the front row. This seemed to remind everyone, especially those who were still stubborn: the only supreme one here is Luga.

"I gave you a night to rest and sleep. Now you are full of energy. Of course, energetic soldiers must do their part."

The latest novel is published first on Liu9shuba!

During Luca's words, the soldiers remained silent. They listened quietly to Luca's teachings.

"But we haven't eaten yet!" a soldier in the army expressed his opinion.

"Oh, all right," Luca shrugged and said to the soldier, "Follow me, we will enjoy our breakfast among the Saxon ruins. Of course, I can't wait!"

(End of this chapter)