Chapter 477 Siege 6

Areobinders laughed heartlessly, not caring about the current situation at all! Luca was anxious and angry, and he wanted to put his sword to his stomach and hit him hard to end the damn life of this old man.

"He must be blaming me for not listening to him and causing this tragedy!" Luca was impulsive, but suddenly calmed down. After a moment of hesitation, he didn't know what to say to Areobinders, so he just left him alone. Thinking of this, Luca stood up and put on a wolfskin cape, because he wanted to see who the guy with the chopped head was.

"The Supreme Commander is here! General Luca is here!" On the street, the soldiers stopped and watched Luca, dressed in military uniform, passing by them. Their eyes were filled with emotion.

Luga is now their only spiritual sustenance. He passed by them with fully armed guards. Luga kept his hands tightly on the hilt of the sword on his waist. He walked towards the battlefield. The confused soldiers along the way stopped when they saw Luga. They looked at Luga as if they saw hope.

"Don't mess up, turn around and return to your own posts!" Luga waved to every soldier present. They responded to Luga's call. After all, he was the supreme commander of the Thracian Field Army.

The chaotic footsteps on the street became orderly again, and everyone followed closely behind Luga, who, holding the Dragon Breath Sword in his hand, rushed towards the city gate.

The barbarian was still holding Anlassis's head and shouting to intimidate the Roman soldiers in front of him. He liked to enjoy the fear of the enemy, especially when there was no leader.

"Give me a javelin!" Luga turned around and shouted. He took the javelin and put it on his shoulder. He locked his eyes on the rampant barbarian and threw it hard.

"laugh!"

The barbarian's laughter suddenly stopped. He looked down at the spear that pierced his abdomen with wide eyes, and then he fell down the wall. The head slipped out of his hand and rolled down the steps. Luga rushed over and picked up the head.

"Anrasis." Luca murmured the name of the head, and his grief disappeared in an instant. After all, this was a war, and death was inevitable. If it was his first time on the battlefield, he might have been devastated by such a death, but after many battles, he had become accustomed to death, especially the death of those around him, and had even begun to become numb.

Luca solemnly placed Anlasis's head on the corner of the city wall and covered it with a shield, giving him a simple funeral.

"What are you hesitating for?" Luga loudly questioned the soldiers behind him. His harsh reprimand made the soldiers present tremble involuntarily. "Go back to your posts and fight!" Luga's order took effect instantly, and the soldiers rushed to climb the city wall without saying a word.

Because of Luca's leadership and orders, the soldiers' morale was boosted. They roared and rushed towards the barbarians on the city wall. This made the barbarian soldiers, who were already exhausted and wanted to take a rest while cleaning the city wall, frightened by the Roman soldiers who suddenly rushed up the city wall. They didn't even have time to drink a sip of water and hurriedly grabbed their weapons, but it was too late. When they picked up their weapons and raised their heads, the Romans' iron swords had flashed and fell down.

The Romans' attack instantly disintegrated the Hun servant troops on the city wall. They screamed and retreated step by step in resisting the Romans' attack. The soldiers closest to the ladders climbed up the ladders with the cover of their comrades, kicked down those who tried to climb up below, and then climbed down themselves. Those unlucky people who didn't have time to find the ladders or meet the Romans had an even easier time. They were pushed down by the Romans with shields from the gaps in the parapet that were smashed by flying rocks. They were followed or thrown down by a large number of Romans, one by one, and the morale of the Hun servant army soldiers below began to waver as they watched their comrades or allies being pushed off the city wall.

They needed the support of archers, but after most of the day's continuous suppression, the Hun cavalry not only did not have enough arrows, but more importantly, their arms were so weak that they could not draw the bows at all.

"Attila, your soldiers are exhausted, they need to rest!" The noble reminded Attila. Such a long time had passed, and he did not expect the Romans to counterattack. This really surprised Attila, but he did not show it on his face. He just looked coldly at the barbarian soldiers who were dealing with the defeat on the city wall, and his expression became more and more solemn.

Soon, he was attracted by the man in gorgeous armor on the wall. He had never seen this officer before. He was younger than all the Roman officers he had met, which aroused Attila's curiosity. It was also because of the leadership of this Roman officer that the Romans began to counterattack them, and the situation was not like the previous battles.

"Let's stop here today!" Attila finally spoke. He looked coldly at Luga who was killing enemies on the city wall, and nodded to the noble officer beside him. The officer understood and called to the trumpeter beside him, and the trumpeter blew the horn to retreat.

At the command of the horn, the Hun cavalry and their vassal troops retreated in unison.

"We won?"

"The Huns were repelled? Oh my God, I can't believe my eyes!"

Looking at the smoke-like dust and the receding figures left by the retreating Hun army, the soldiers laughed tremblingly and raised their weapons high in their hands and cheered loudly. It seemed that this victory came incredibly and was unexpected by everyone.

Luca was not happy. He turned around and walked down the city wall, but inadvertently saw a hand stretched out from the pile of corpses under the city wall. As a result, a person crawled out. Luca looked closely and found that the person was Andrew.

"Hey, sorry, Luka." Andrew looked up and saw Luka. He raised his hands, shrugged at Luka and said with a smile: "It seems that I missed something when I accidentally fell asleep."

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"Yes, my friend." Luca didn't laugh until he saw Andrew. "You have missed a lot of things that you shouldn't have missed, but it doesn't matter. After the first time, there will always be a second time!" Luca's words made Andrew deeply agree. He nodded at Luca and tried to move his sore arms to make himself feel better.

"Attila won't give up so easily, Luca." Andrew pointed to the ruined city wall and said to Luca, "Look at his destructive power. The barbarians we met at the beginning were no match for him at all. He can sweep everything away, and he has a reliable catapult to help him. Look, their soldiers are attacking us like a tide. God knows how we can deal with them without the scorpion crossbow!"

"I understand, Andrew!" Luca said, lowering his head slowly. He looked very disappointed. "I have realized the existence of the gap. You have also seen that our number has dropped sharply. As you said, we must prepare to guard against the next attack of the Huns!"

(End of this chapter)