Chapter 533: Burning the City

The Suebi defending the city numbered only a thousand people. They were no match for the Romans who were rushing in. Soon, their fragile defense line was swallowed up by the Roman tide.

The remaining Subi people in the city used discarded stones and wooden planks to build a fortress inside the city. Because too much time had been wasted on attacking the city walls and capturing the outer perimeter of the city walls, this battle cost both sides a lot.

It was already dusk and the attack had to be stopped because the soldiers were exhausted.

Luca led the follow-up troops to follow, but because the town was full of corpses and crowded with people, it was not suitable for riding, so he chose to walk.

A large group of soldiers entered through the open city gate, only to see soldiers from the 21st Luga-Victory Legion who had stopped their attack and were dealing with the dead bodies and wounded on the road.

As soon as he entered the city gate, Luca was deafened by the screams of the wounded soldiers. He looked up and saw a group of wounded soldiers with broken arms and legs wailing under the crumbling city wall in the blood-stained soil.

Luca understood their miserable plight very well. In an era when medical care was so backward, being injured meant that the rest of their life would be tortured to death in agony.

At least they cannot be left alone, because they have basically taken over the city, which can now prove that they have atoned for their sins.

After thinking it over, Lu Jia called the officer behind him and said, "Arrange a ventilated place for them and see if we can find a doctor who can treat them with herbs."

"grown ups……"

The officer seemed to have something to hide. Luca was very curious. He turned around and looked at him puzzledly, and asked, "What's wrong? Is there any problem?"

"Papa has said that those who use herbs are witch doctors. They are heretics, not angels who can save lives."

"What should we do then?" Luca felt that this doubt was very ridiculous. "Does papa have a better way to ask angels to heal them?"

At this point, Luca stopped talking abruptly. He thought for a moment and felt that this was quite inappropriate. After all, this was the beginning of a theocratic world. Saying such disrespectful words was indeed disrespectful to Pope Leo I, and it would also cause him a lot of trouble that would not have otherwise arisen.

"Okay, okay, since Papa said so, he must have his own meaning." Although it seemed ridiculous, Luca had to admit that this was indeed what he meant.

Taking another look at these poor fellows, Luca realized that they would not live long and he had no way to help them, so he let Leo I see if there was any good way to ask God to save them.

Luga shook his head and couldn't help but sigh, then followed by everyone and headed deeper into the town's streets.

"Sergeant Major, it's Sergeant Major!"

Seeing Luga's soldiers exclaimed, their tone was full of surprise, everyone stopped their busy work and looked up at Luga. Their eyes were full of fear, it seemed that Luga's brutal behavior had engraved fear into their bones.

Luca knew that this was not a good thing, but now that things had come to this point, he did not regret what he had done.

The dirt road was dirty and the soldiers involved were in a miserable state. There were corpses of Subi people all around and Subi captives were kneeling on both sides of the road. They lowered their heads and did not dare to look up at Luga.

"Let them rest." Now in the crowd, Luga looked around at the soldiers and nodded and said, "Well done, everyone, well done!"

After getting the approval from the sergeant, the soldiers belonging to the 21st Luga-Victory Legion breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the sergeant approved, they would have a chance to survive.

The sun is now setting, and the light is getting dimmer and dimmer. The soldiers have lit torches for illumination. Although the light is dim, everything flickers with the flames.

"Luga." Andrew walked behind Luga at this time and said to him, "The enemy has lost more than half of their forces now. Should we let the soldiers rest now, or..."

"Let the 21st Legion stop and rest. We still have the 22nd Legion!" Luca pointed to the bright area surrounded by torches outside the city behind him and continued to say to Andrew: "We still have follow-up troops. They have been standing there watching for a whole day. Their legs may be numb. Now it's their turn to show their abilities. Let them start!"

"Hurry, into the city! Into the city!"

The centurions called upon their soldiers to obey orders and go to the battlefield. Now is a truce, but they will soon be involved in a new battle.

The Suebi were fighting desperately, and even they themselves were well aware of it. Similarly, Luca was also convinced that in addition to soldiers who could fight, they also had many old men and women. Of course, barbarian women were like biting beasts. Although they were pretty, they had restless hearts under their skin, and even sharp and deadly claws under their soft fur.

"Look! Look!"

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When he was preparing to organize an attack, he heard the soldiers behind him pointing at the city and shouting. Luga hurriedly turned around and saw a bright light in front of his eyes. In an instant, a blazing fire was like the chariot of the sun god falling to the earth and causing this fire, and all the defense lines in the city built by the Suebi people fell into the clutches of the flames.

"What is this? Who did it? Who did it?"

The soldiers around couldn't help but panic and asked who could have done this.

The flames were particularly dazzling in the dark night, as if they were really close to the sun. The hot wind blew towards me, making my face dry and painful.

Luka stood in the crowd, staring at the flames without moving, the flames reflected in his pupils dancing in strange postures. After a moment of silence, he tightened his right hand around the hilt of the sword, perhaps because he had been staring at the flames for too long and his eyes were hurting, he closed his eyes and lowered his head, and wiped away the tears that oozed from the corners of his eyes with his left hand at lightning speed.

"Luga." Andrew pointed at the flames in front of him and said to him with a smile: "The Suebi know that they can't succeed, so they plan to commit mass suicide. How ridiculous!"

"Order the soldiers to retreat." Luca opened his eyes again and turned to look at Andrew. "This is the path they chose themselves, let them go."

After saying that, Luca turned around and waved to the soldiers behind him, then took a step and walked slowly towards the outside of the city.

(End of this chapter)