Chapter 461 Negotiations on the battlefield

In this atmosphere, Luca looked around and saw that the surrounding Alan cavalry had made a wide space for them to stay away. Then he looked at Diego, the Alan leader in front of him.

His eyes were like the ice and snow in the far north, and one could feel a chill when looking into his eyes. He dismounted, holding the iron sword that was still dripping with blood, and rushed towards Luga. In such a fight, he still wanted to resolve it in a one-on-one duel.

Everyone fixed their eyes on Luga. They formed a circle, and even the two parties who had just been fighting stopped. Everyone was attracted by Diego and Luga.

"Diego! Diego! Diego!"

The Alans began to shout their leader's name, as if to cheer for Diego. They couldn't wait to see their leader teach this crazy guy a lesson.

"I can't die, I can't die!" Luka panted. He had lost confidence. His hands and feet were like lead, a punishment for his impulsiveness. He tried to regulate his breathing, hoping that this would allow him to regain some strength, even if it was just a little bit.

"You finally fell into my hands, Roman!" Diego looked at Luca in front of him, a cold smile on his face. He slowly walked forward with the bloody iron sword in his hand. Amid the cheers of the crowd, although he looked a little tired, he was much better than Luca.

"Oh, come on, you barbarians, don't you have any other way to solve this problem except single combat?" Lu Jia retreated again and again, and he only had the strength to walk. Yes, at this time he felt a little regretful, regretting that he was so blind and caused irreversible consequences.

"Luka, back off!"

Andrew rushed forward and grabbed Luga behind him. He was holding an iron sword, which was also covered in blood.

"Hey, Diego! Your opponent is me. Don't you want to fight me in a one-on-one duel? Then let me see what you can do!"

"Hmm? You are a little chicken with a red comb on your head, trembling under the wings of others, and you are unwilling to stand up bravely even here. Oh, my God, your soldiers are ashamed of your performance."

The Alan soldiers laughed along with Diego. They did this on purpose to provoke Luca's anger, but the effect was not obvious for Luca.

"So, you are the guy standing behind the Vandals!" Luca shrugged and said to Diego in front of him.

Diego stopped smiling awkwardly at this sudden remark. He was obviously angry, and his smile froze on his face. This rough man could not stand such humiliation. Yes, although the Vandals and the Alans had united, he was still a marginalized person and did not even have the power to leave at that time.

He froze in place, and the Alan soldiers around him stopped their fake laughter and turned to look at their leader. The burly man hesitated, and he thought of his humiliating past. Such painful memories played back in his mind, torturing him.

As expected, Luga was right. All this was like a bet. Luga bet everything on this bet, but he saw a turning point and hope.

"You are the leader of the Alans and a part of the Vandal-Alan Alliance, but you didn't get what you wanted. I can see that, Diego." Luca looked at Diego, slowly pushed Andrew in front of him, stood up straight and continued, "Did Gaiseric betray his oath, if you two nations had an oath when you formed an alliance?"

Diego lowered his head and did not answer Luca's words, but it didn't matter. Luca could vaguely feel that he had tacitly agreed to this matter.

"Then I will tell you about Gaiseric's life in Carthage." Luca took two steps forward, cheering the silent Alans around him. Although his clothes were dirty and a little worn, he was still much more gorgeous than the Alans in front of him. The bright clothes made his aura look much stronger. Luca couldn't help but straighten his chest and looked at the Alans around him and said loudly: "Where the Vandals are, there is gold everywhere. They bathe with luxurious bath salts, wear silk from the East, eat delicacies prepared by famous Roman chefs, and drink wine from Greater Sicily."

"You, lie!"

A soldier was dissatisfied and wanted to stand up and try to expose Luca's so-called lies.

"Everyone, wake up! He wants us to break our oath and betray our former alliance, and make us traitors. Look, look at this filthy Roman. He has been hiding in the fortress for such a long time. He knows his tricks very well. He wants to deceive us with his lies and make us lose our way and become their cattle and sheep!"

When the Alan soldiers heard his words, they nodded repeatedly. They nodded and bent over, ready to fight.

Because the language used was the Alans', Luga couldn't understand it at all, so he could only turn his head to listen to the translation by the soldier next to him who understood the Alans' language.

"Ridiculous, absolutely ridiculous!" Luca smiled and looked at the soldier who dared to stand up and accuse him with contempt. He asked the Roman soldier behind him to translate, and then said to the soldier: "Look at your clothes, and then look at the Vandals who came here. After so many years, theirs have become more and more gorgeous while yours have become more and more tattered. In the eyes of the world, they are becoming more and more civilized, while you are the opposite."

"I have been to Carthage many times. It was originally Roman territory. Of course, only the Romans are familiar with Roman territory, and the Romans welcome immigrants of all races. But Gaiseric occupied the richest place in Rome and forgot about you. He wanted to take it for himself. Look at him, he is so fat. Is he still the king of the Vandals and Alans you knew?"

"I don't allow you to slander our king like this!" The Alan soldier roared, raising his weapon to attack Luga, but Luga just stood there without even trying to dodge.

“Bang!”

Just as the soldier was about to rush forward, he was knocked to the ground by Diego behind him.

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"Our king won't allow us to kill this Roman!" Diego shouted at the soldiers around him, which probably made them feel incredible. "Our king didn't come here to take us to enjoy bread and wine, but for his son, Huneric, who was captured by the Romans!"

The Alan soldiers fell silent again. They stared at Diego intently, their wide eyes seemed to be asking Diego, "Is this true?"

"Gaiseric is no longer the same Gaiseric." Diego looked around at the soldiers and said, "He has become as hypocritical as the Roman politicians. Nothing interests him except money and interests."

"Then why should we trust the Romans?" the soldier complained. "When it comes to lying, the Romans are second to none!"

Diego probably didn't know he would end up like this, he drew his sword and stepped forward to look at Luca, then suddenly put the sword on Luca's shoulder. This made the soldiers behind Luca very nervous, but Luca actually waved his hand to signal them not to act rashly.

"I want you to swear, Roman." Diego stared into Luca's eyes. "Swear that you will not betray."

"Of course, I swear on my head." Luca understood what Diego meant. "If you agree to fight for me, you will still be an ally of Rome, and of course, the land that was originally illegally occupied will be legal!"

(End of this chapter)