Chapter 508 Supreme Talks (Part 2)

The three parties do not trust each other and are unwilling to compromise. This is the current situation.

Flavius ​​Luca, defender of the Rhine Line, captain of the armies of Iberia, Greater Sicily, and Britannia.

Flavius ​​Aetius was captain of the corps of central Italy, Gaul, and Dalmatia.

Theoderic was the holder of the western Gaul and northern Iberia regions, and the king of Visigoth.

They are all people in prominent positions and have the means to defeat each other. At the beginning, the three parties were silent and no one intended to be the first to stand up and speak.

"First of all, we must make a clear topic!" Aetius was silent for a moment. Seeing that the audience had grown bored, he sat up straight and said to the other two people present: "The purpose of our coming here is very familiar, which is to deal with the increasingly serious barbarian problem in Gaul."

"As far as I know." Theodoric couldn't help but speak as soon as Aetius finished speaking. As soon as he opened his mouth, he pointed his finger at Luca who was sitting not far away. "As far as I know, these barbarians all come from the so-called edge of the world in the north of the Rhine."

"It seems that I can't escape this time." Luga thought secretly in his heart. When it comes to the barbarian invasion, the first thing that comes to mind is Luga's defense deployment on the Rhine Line.

"I have to say something about this, Lord Luca." Aetius followed suit and pointed the finger at Luca together with Theoderic. "During this period, I have been commanding the army to fight all over Gaul, annihilating countless barbarian tribes of all sizes. But they are like bugs that can never be killed. After killing one batch, another batch comes. This makes me doubt, Lord Luca!"

Then, Aetius and Theodoric looked at Luca at the same time and asked seriously, "Tell me, Lord Luca, are there any soldiers guarding your Rhine defense line?"

Luga was very familiar with what these two old guys were trying to express.

They attempted to impeach Luca in this way, intending to first make Luca admit his inaction in the Rhine defense, and then rely on the influence of Theoderic and Aetius in the Senate to win over those who support Luca and put enough pressure on Valentinian.

This was a period of tension between Luca and Valentinian III.

"I can't answer you directly on this point." Luca thought for a moment and then began to refute, "I'm afraid you have forgotten the cold weather a while ago. This kind of cold weather is rare. The land is frozen and it is difficult to dig it up for planting. There is no grass, and the livestock will either freeze to death or starve to death. The hungry and cold barbarian tribes have no choice but to force their way through the defense line to survive."

Luca would never say that he was in the Eastern Empire fighting Attila, otherwise Aetius could use his absence as an excuse to catch Luca off guard.

Liginia's warning kept echoing in Luga's mind and he kept it in mind. There were too many people who wanted him to fall, so he had to be careful.

This was no longer the age of Caesar or Augustus. Rome at that time was invincible in the known world, and the barbarians from all directions had no power to resist but to submit.

But now it was different. If Luca wanted to rely on his own army to fight against Aetius and the politicians in the Senate, he would face a double attack from Visgott's super army and Aetius. There was no reason not to believe that they would not do such a thing for the benefit they wanted.

What Luca needs to focus on now is to avoid such things from happening as much as possible, that is, not allowing them to catch any information about him that they should not know.

So Luca pushed the problem onto the climate. In this case, the only one to blame is God, but God is God, and no matter what, it is impossible to link it to God.

"I heard that you just came back from the Eastern Roman Empire," Aetius said slowly, "and brought tens of thousands of soldiers with you. I heard that your march stretched for thousands of miles, and the passers-by and caravans thought it was a coup."

"There is nothing more to say. The word coup d'état came from Lord Aetius's mouth. Don't you know that slandering others without reason will cost you a very heavy price?" Luca raised his head and stared at Aetius with his eyes, half smiling, which made Aetius' heart tighten. He quickly looked away and didn't look at Luca. The whole scene was awkward for a while.

"Oh, I just believed the slander of a lowly slave. Sorry, Lord Luca, I didn't mean to offend!" Aetius hurriedly defended himself.

"Enough!" Theoderic I seemed uninterested in such quarrels. He was a pragmatic man, so he asked, "So what should we do, especially how to deal with these barbarians? We can't let them keep pouring in and plundering without restraint, and my soldiers can't be looking for barbarians all day long."

After saying that, Theoderic slammed the table, pointed at Luca and said sternly: "Now, Mr. Roman Captain, as an ally, you should show some sincerity to recover the losses you have caused!"

"How come it's me who caused the loss again!" Even if Luga wanted to curse his mother a thousand times in his heart, he couldn't do anything because these damn barbarians actually crossed his defense line.

But thinking back, the barbarians who were everywhere like ants gave Aetius and Theoderic a headache.

Since Theoderic asked Luca to solve the problem of these barbarians, why not take this opportunity to make a fortune from them.

Luca thought secretly, frowned and pretended to be embarrassed, which soon attracted the attention of Aetius and Theoderic.

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"What's wrong? Luca?" asked Aetius.

"No, nothing." Luga waved his hands quickly, but the embarrassment on his face did not change, and his frown was like a lock.

"It seems that you have encountered some difficulties, Lord Luca, can you tell us about it?"

Aetius seemed to be well-intentioned, and Luca could even hear the hidden meaning from him: If you have any difficulties, please tell us so that we can have fun! "Oh, this is really a difficult thing to say, Lord Aetius!" Luca stroked his forehead and said in embarrassment: "It is indeed my duty to consolidate the defense line against the barbarians, but now happens to be the saddest time for me."

Aetius and Theoderic listened carefully, but Luca smiled secretly and continued, "I am working hard, you know? I have seen the problems you have mentioned, everyone, and I am working hard to strengthen the Rhine defense line again."

Hearing this, Aetius and Theoderic nodded with satisfaction. It seemed that the first step they thought had been achieved.

"But!" Luca changed the subject and continued to say to Aetius and Theodoric, "I just stopped a forced crossing of the Lombards not long ago. To be honest, their number is too large and their distribution is too wide. I need more soldiers and financial support, especially food. Yes, food, it is too important. The soldiers need food, but my money and food are stretched. I need supplies. If I don't have them, it will be difficult for me to resist these barbarians. Or I can replace them with others. In particular, I still have more than a dozen barbarian tribes that I have forcibly settled down. If there is not enough food, I can't guarantee that they will go south again. I am right, Sir Aetius, and of course, as an ally, there is also Sir Theodoric."

(End of this chapter)