Chapter 631: Battle of Chalons 13

Two days before the Battle of Chalons broke out...

The road ahead was bound to be tortuous, but Orleans was getting closer and closer. Everyone knew that Attila's army was in Orleans, but no one knew what kind of battle was waiting for them next.

"Attila's men are numerous, but so are ours."

"The Huns, those centaur monsters, are said to be born on horseback, and over time they become one with the horses."

“They are so horrible!”

Sitting in the carriage, Luca was silent all the way. He leaned his head against the wooden wall of the carriage, swaying constantly along the rugged road under his feet.

"Augustus is actually in a daze. This is the first time in history." Alessio smiled and continued, "So, am I lucky enough to witness such a feat, or is this not a good sign?"

"Oh, there's no need to be so hypocritical and flattering." Luca waved his hand casually at Aresio and continued, "You and I are old acquaintances, so there's no need to be so fake. Be more honest, my friend, you know I don't like to hear flattery."

"Forgive me for offending you, Caesar." Aresio waved his hands repeatedly and said with an apologetic smile, "I just want to change the current tense atmosphere. In other words, in this situation, we should be more optimistic, right?"

"Hehehe..." Aresio's awkward explanation caused Luca to let out a dull laugh. This laugh was more of a helplessness than a happiness.

Soon, the fake smile disappeared from Luga's face again, and he sat there with a frown on his face, showing no joy at all.

Alessio now realized that he had said something he shouldn't have said. His original intention was good, but he ignored the current situation. No one would be in a good mood if they were in his place.

"This is a very serious question, Caesar, and you have been thinking about it for too long."

"Yes, I've been thinking about it for a whole day and night. It's really too long." Luga smiled bitterly, looking up at the ceiling, his eyes full of confusion.

Augustus of an empire did not have a bright light in his eyes. Instead, his eyes were filled with confusion and melancholy.

"Caesar, maybe the situation we need is not that bad." Aresio smiled awkwardly, looking at Luca's melancholy face in front of him.

"As the financial officer, you know the specific situation best." Luca looked up at Aresio.

"Caesar, we can actually mobilize the elders who support us. Maybe they will donate generously to this cause."

"No, we can't!" Luca shook his head slightly. "Your Excellency should also know how much confidence a senator has without money. We can't turn the embarrassment into a challenge. Besides, I don't belong to Augustus of the Western Division. These actions seem to be wishful thinking."

"But you, Caesar, are doing your utmost to defend Rome."

"But more people are concerned about the empty treasury and their own precarious wealth caused by the war." Luca interrupted Aresio's persuasion, "They would rather kowtow to the barbarians they once despised and looked down on than drink too much water in their first glass of wine every morning after getting up."

"Caesar, Caesar!"

Just as Luca was filled with righteous indignation, a hurried call came from outside. He leaned out of the window and saw a cavalry guard outside. He looked hurried and said to Luca: "There is something going on ahead. Caesar needs you to come and take a look."

"Is there anything strange in there?" Luga asked, but got no answer, which made him even more curious. He got off the carriage and, under the escort of dozens of guards, went to the direction indicated by the soldier.

Andrew, Marenius and other officers were waiting there, with their backs to Luca, as if something more attractive was catching their attention.

"Caesar has arrived."

The soldier who was leading the way in front gave a reminder and made them turn around. When they saw Luca passing by, they hurriedly retreated to make way.

"What happened that made you all decide not to continue on your journey?" Luga was curious and confused. When he raised his head, he was even stunned.

In front of me was a forest. The branches of the trees in the forest were full of corpses. They were all women's corpses, naked women.

They were hung on tree branches, with ropes tied into various strange shapes. Some of them had their limbs separated from their bodies and hung in different positions on the branches.

Normally, a woman's body is always what men desire, but seeing so many naked people, no one present showed a greedy look on their face.

Many people even knelt down and vomited after seeing such a scene. It was hard to imagine that the entire forest was filled with women's corpses.

None of them died a good death. Even when they were hung on tree branches, their hideous faces concealed their usual beauty. Sharp knives scratched their flesh with horrific patterns, their blood coagulated, and many of their bodies even began to rot.

It is true that war brings women. In war, the victorious party always has the right to impose any harsh conditions on the losing party, including wealth and women.

Women were spoils of war, just like gold and grain, and they were used without mercy. It was precisely because there was no mercy that the Romans present saw such a tragic scene.

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The army was about to pass through such a terrifying area, which seemed to be done intentionally by the barbarians to let the Romans who came to resist see how powerful they were, at least how powerful they were towards women who could not resist.

"What a bunch of bastards!" Looking at this hell-like scene, Luca was only frightened for a moment and then regained his composure.

"These damn barbarians!" Andrew clenched his fists and said hatefully.

"Let's go, we still have to go."

Completely different from the anger of others, Luca did not feel the slightest bit of anger when he looked at the tragic scene in front of him.

There was surprise in the soldiers' eyes. They stared with wide eyes as Luca slowly turned around and strode towards his carriage. In their opinion, such a killing that was enough to make people angry would make a normal person indignant, but as Augustus, Luca was exceptionally calm.

"The barbarians slaughtered the Roman women."

In the car, Alessio asked Luca, and from his expression it could be seen that he was also quite angry about what the barbarians did.

"Yes, just as you can see." Luga said as he sat down, his expression calm as if nothing had happened.

"Caesar, are you not going to say something to encourage your soldiers and inspire them to avenge Rome's disgrace?"

"Alessio." Luca looked a little bored. He raised his head and looked at Alessio seriously and then said, "So now, our enemies are in Orleans, and what are we doing now?"

"On the way to Orleans." Alessio said this and suddenly seemed to have an epiphany, so he remained silent.

"I am right, aren't I, Aresio, my friend?" Luca raised his hands and continued, "Aren't we on the road to revenge?"

(End of this chapter)