Chapter 552 Traitor

Two whole weeks had been wasted outside the city of Dyrrachium.

Valentinian could not bear it any longer. No matter how hard he shouted, he could not move the two captains.

Obviously, compared with Valentinian's impulsiveness, Luca and Aetius were more concerned about what would happen if Valentinian was elected Augustus.

"The northern Gaul region is relatively stable now." The local officials who came from afar reported in Luga's tent, which made Luga breathe a sigh of relief.

"I don't know if Theoderic has already taken the lead in Iberia!" Luca sighed and pounded the corner of the table in front of him with his right fist.

"It's already this time, and you still care about that barbarian far away." Belia protested with an unhappy look on his face: "Now my father does not agree with Marcian's rule. You know, Luca, Marcian and his wife Pulgolia have already taken control of the palace."

"I understand this, Belia!" Luga slammed the table heavily, and then said: "From the moment he led the army to stand on the city wall, I already felt that they were in power."

"Then what are you waiting for?" Beria complained unhappily, "Are you waiting until you have no other supporters in Constantinople?"

"I need more intelligence. I need to know if there will be any dissidents if we defeat Marcian." Luca explained to Belia. "We must ensure a quick victory in this war. Can you guarantee that we can win the decisive battle in a very short time?"

Belialiu was speechless after the refutation. He didn't understand why Luga was so hesitant and didn't take decisive action.

"I must ensure that my army will not be bogged down in the quagmire of war after taking action. At least I must ensure that they will give up resistance after defeating the Thracian Field Army. At least this is not the Western Empire."

"Well, as you wish, Luca." Belia waved his hand and sighed, looking extremely disappointed. "As long as Pulgolia completely settles down Constantinople, you really have no chance!"

"We must be cautious, Belia, my friend. I know you are doing this for my own good, but this is a place that is completely unfamiliar to us. I am not sure how many people will support us, Belia."

"A lot!" Belia looked at Luga seriously and said to him in a low voice, "More than you can imagine, Luga!"

That night, Luga tossed and turned because of Belialiu's proposal. He even felt that he had never been so awake in such an ordinary night.

He thought again of Likinia, who had locked herself in the tent for a whole week. She must have had a mental breakdown now. His inaction now was a test of her patience. It was hard to imagine how she had managed to get through this period of time.

Now thinking back to the promise I made to Li Jiniya, it is really hard to imagine what kind of crazy actions this poor woman would have done if I had not fulfilled Li Jiniya's wish.

Feeling that the tent was too stuffy, Luca dressed in looser clothes and walked out of the tent, only to see Likinia coming towards him.

She was alone, wearing cool clothes, with makeup on her face and various gold jewelry to make herself look more charming.

"Likinia?" Luga frowned and looked at Likinia, with surprise in his words.

Liginia did not respond, or rather, she walked straight towards Luga without stopping, and did not even pause for a moment when Luga called her.

"What are you doing?" This was obviously a question that he already knew the answer to, but as soon as Luca finished speaking, Likinia grabbed his collar and pushed him into the tent.

The seemingly weak woman actually had a strength that even Luga was surprised, or it could be said that Luga was completely unprepared and was pushed into the tent by Liginiya without any resistance.

"Some things must be made clear here!" Likinia glared at Luga, "Now what are you thinking? Tell me, Luga, sir!"

"What, why do you say that?"

"Because I've had enough. My two daughters are still in the hands of that devil, and you are standing here unmoved, still waiting day after day!"

"Likinia, now all we can do is wait!" Luca wanted to persuade her, but his hand was knocked down by Likinia.

"Enough!" Li Jinia seemed extremely heartless. "You are just like them. You only speak lies. Tell me what you want. You are just like these damn politicians. No matter what you do, you always ask for rewards. Tell me what you want. As long as I have it, I will give it all to you. I will satisfy you completely!"

As Li Jinia spoke, tears once again flowed from her red and swollen eyes. She clenched her teeth, put her hands on her shoulders and pulled her clothes off.

She stood naked in front of Luga, but her face was full of pain, loss and even a hint of resentment.

Such temptation seemed to have no interest at all, but when Luga looked at her body, what he felt was not physical desire but more of guilt emanating from his heart.

"Li Jinia..." Lu Jia was speechless for a moment. He didn't know what to say or what to do. He could only stand in front of Li Jinia stupidly. Extra explanations could no longer move Li Jinia's heart.

But at this moment, chaotic noises coming from outside broke the awkwardness in the tent.

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"What's going on?" Taking advantage of the noise outside, Lu Jia hurried forward and put Li Jiniya's clothes back on. Without waiting for Li Jiniya to say anything, Lu Jia walked out of the tent quickly and saw a crowd of people outside, and many soldiers looked towards the center of the camp.

Following the direction of their gazes and fingers, I saw flames rising into the sky, like a small sun about to rise in the darkness.

Crackling sounds of burning came from a distance, mixed with the screams of people in the distance.

"It's Augustus' tent, it's Augustus' tent!" the soldiers exclaimed, fear written all over everyone's face.

"Luka! Luka!"

Hearing someone calling him, Luca turned around hurriedly, only to see Andrew in light armor running up with a few followers. He must have traveled a long way, for he was already out of breath when he ran to Luca.

Next to Andrew, Luca saw Valentinian's captain of the guard, Verus, who was covered in blood. He had already exhausted all his strength and had to walk with the help of others.

"What happened, Verus?" Luca couldn't help asking, "Could it be that Valentinian was so depressed that he burned himself to death?"

"No, that's not the case, Captain!" Verus gasped for air, and even spoke hesitantly because of his weakness. "Attack, someone attacked Augustus."

"And where are the Valentinians now?" Luca hastily asked.

"He is in the tent. Quick, my lord, save Augustus!"

(End of this chapter)