Chapter 544 The Sharpest Spear, the Strongest Shield

In the afternoon, outside the city of Rome, Aetius asked the soldiers to line up and wait, while he sat in the carriage at the front of the army.

Until a large number of soldiers appeared not far away, Luga's army directly advanced forward in a combat formation. The cavalry with the flag bearer holding the dragon head flag was at the forefront of the army. They lined up in a row, and with the breeze, the dragon head flag looked like a dragon dancing in the air.

The infantry was organized into units of centuries, and the flag bearer in each cohort held a bright red Laban flag. The infantry shields also all had the uniform "black ear" logo.

Luga rode his horse at the forefront of the army. He was dressed in iron armor, wearing a helmet inlaid with white feathers and red vertical horse harness, a wolfskin cape on his shoulders, and a red cloak hanging underneath. Luga was followed by other officers and cavalrymen holding eagle flags.

Aetius looked at Luca who was getting closer and closer, with a half-smile on his face. Beside him, the eagle flag bearer of the 14th Gemini Legion stood in front of Aetius's carriage holding an eagle flag.

"Luga, attack, or..." asked Andrew who was following behind Luga.

"Aetius has no intention of attacking." Luca seemed very sure and confident in Aetius's judgment.

The two armies were less than fifty meters apart. Except for the two sergeants in the lead who remained calm and composed, the rest of the soldiers held up their shields for fear that the other side would attack first and cause them to suffer unnecessary losses.

They were close enough, but Luca still rode forward, which made the soldiers on both sides so nervous that they tightly gripped their shields and spears, ready to fight.

"Luka..."

It was too dangerous to approach him any further, but Luca kept moving forward. Andrew tried to call Luca, but he ignored him. Andrew had no choice but to order the soldiers behind him to make all possible preparations, and then followed Luca.

Aetius stood up from the chariot with a smile. At this time, Luca was less than 20 meters away from him.

“Crack!”

The soldiers under Aetius struck their shields with their spears, making a dull sound, which meant a warning. This made Luca stop, and the soldiers behind him also stopped.

"I have been waiting for you for a long time, Lord Luca." Aetius was now on his chariot, holding the captain's staff and facing Luca. "I am afraid that you can be so bold to come so close to me without showing any fear. You must have the same idea as me. Am I right, Lord Luca?"

Luca seemed to have no choice but to nod at Aetius. He smiled and said, "Anyway, let's not talk about these meaningless things. Come on, Aetius, you are waiting for me here for a reason. What do you want to do? Tell me."

"Haha, you are indeed an outstanding sergeant!" Aetius clapped his hands with a smile, "Being a member of the Flavius ​​family may have given you such insight or the position of sergeant. You and I are worthy of it."

"I understand, Aetius." Luca smiled back and said to Aetius, "You came for peace, which is consistent with my original intention."

"But before we get into a life-and-death fight, Flavius ​​Luca." Aetius changed his tone, his face darkened, and then he looked at Luca coldly, lowering his voice and slowly saying, "I must see Augustus, and now your people are imprisoning him in this Eternal City."

"Oh?" Luca pretended to be surprised and looked at Aetius, and asked in surprise: "Why did my subordinates tell me that he was well protected by us, but you are another terrible prisoner?"

"You are still so self-righteous, Master Luca." Aetius smiled and shrugged, then raised his head and looked at Luca and continued, "I'm afraid you don't know me, Master Flavius ​​Luca. I swear to God that everything I did was for Augustus Valentinian."

When Luca heard Aetius say this, he became very curious. He didn't know why this guy could say so brazenly that he could swear to God for everything.

"Okay, okay, Master Aetius." Luca also shrugged and retorted to Aetius: "God is always so merciful. At least lies can be forgiven and ignored by him. Tell me, Master Aetius, what is it that allows you to wait here so hard and face me without fear?"

"Escort Valentinian to Constantinople to inherit the throne of your father, his brother." Aetius said this, his eyes slightly opened, looking at Luca meaningfully.

Luca immediately understood what he wanted to say. As the adopted son of Theodosius II, he naturally had the right to inherit the throne. Seeing the right of inheritance slip away from his hands, no matter who it was, even the god-like first Augustus, it would be impossible for him to let it go.

Aetius looked at him coldly, hoping that Luca would not be able to control his inner emotions and explode. Then he could do something that would surprise others, so that Aetius could fight with a legitimate reason. Even if he failed, he could even use Attila's power. In this way, Luca would definitely fail! "Let Valentinian III inherit the throne of the Eastern Empire." Luca looked very calm, as if he was not affected by the matter. "This is great. It can make Rome return to a unified era. Then both of us will be heroes who create the era, Sir Aetius!"

Seeing Luca nodding repeatedly, Aetius was really surprised. He didn't expect that Luca was no longer the little kid he used to be. He could even say that his composure was far beyond his age.

Aetius still misjudged Luca's current situation. After all, in this era of greed, everyone would do anything to gain power. It was really a miracle that a guy like Luca was so "clean and self-disciplined" and not burdened by fame and fortune.

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"Oh? So you mean to say that you would like to see Valentinian become Augustus of the Eastern Roman Empire?"

"It can be said, Lord Aetius, that I am as loyal to Rome as you are!"

"Okay, okay, so that's how it is..." Aetius' face was full of disappointment, but he had no other choice but to be so shocked that Augustus, the supreme being in the entire Roman world, was not interested in him. Then he really didn't know how to communicate with this strange guy.

"Maybe we can cooperate in this regard." But Aetius was not at a loss. He looked at Luca with a smile. He knew that this bastard was not an easy guy to deal with.

This doesn't matter. As long as Valentinian can be pushed to a high enough position, his death is only a matter of time. Right now, as long as the wedding of Obelias and Gaudentius is facilitated, nothing else matters!

"Tell me." Luca asked, "What good ideas do you have?"

(End of this chapter)