Chapter 690: Repelling the Enemy Alone (Part 2)

Leo’s arrogance made Attila feel uneasy. He didn’t know how many days had passed, alternating day and night. During this period, he only sent some lower nobles to communicate with Leo, but the result was predictable.

What did he want? Attila knew exactly what he was doing. Before him was the symbol of Rome. He wanted to conquer it and make it bow down at his feet. Only by severely humiliating the Romans could he feel better.

Attila insisted on attacking, and of course he had different opinions on the negotiations with Leo. The two strong and stubborn people together were destined to fail to reach a deal in a short time.

After all, they are pagans. How can they have a common language with those guys who talk about God all the time? So time is wasted little by little.

"My King Attila wants to discuss with you the issue of paying the war ransom."

The Roman Oedites visited Leo again. Compared with the last time, he was more direct this time. His straightforward words made the waiter who was taking care of Leo couldn't help but look at him sideways.

"Didn't you come here just to get what you wanted?" Leo sneered, "You are just like beggars in front of a noble's house."

"Papa, I have great respect for you." Oedites looked at Leo with a serious face, "But such a blatant insult is not what a clergyman with a high level of clerical education should do."

"In any case, don't argue about this anymore, Romans." Leo looked at Oedites and said expressionlessly, "I don't want to waste unnecessary time in quarrels. Let's get back to the point. What has your master thought of in all these days?"

"My king originally wanted to let the Romans in Rome taste the pain of being killed, but now my king Attila has changed his mind." Oedites knocked on the table and whispered, "My king thought he would kill the people in Rome, but he is kind enough to make a relatively reasonable request so that the Romans can survive and protect the integrity of the city of Rome so that Attila's crazy soldiers will not trample on the neat grass and the trees that you have carefully trimmed."

"I hope you know what the consequences of angering God will be." Leo was still relentless, "I'm afraid that no one in the world can withstand his wrath, just like Alaric."

"You are making a naked threat!" Oedites clenched his teeth and looked at Leo fiercely. "You should know that if you don't maintain the necessary humility, then our king Attila will destroy your walls and massacre your people at any time, just like the Vandals did to Dido's kingdom."

Leo was silent. No matter what, he could not change the situation of being isolated and helpless in front of Attila outside the city of Rome. He had no reinforcements and was in Attila's camp. He knew nothing about the outside world. He kept praying to God, but received no response from God. Perhaps he had never received any instructions from God from the beginning.

"Well, talk however you want, you rude bastard who's willing to go along with the barbarians!" Leo cursed Oedites with vicious words but could not change his losing streak on the negotiation issue.

"That's right, papa." Oedites said with a smile, "Although I am not a Christian, I still respect people as important as you. At least now, we can still sit at the negotiation table and talk happily instead of arguing with each other."

"Just tell me what your king wants, so that I can hear how greedy you really are."

"Ten thousand pounds of gold!" Oedites pointed a finger at Leo in front of him and said slowly.

Leo's face turned red. One can imagine how valuable these ten thousand pounds of gold were to him. However, as a negotiator, he still maintained his due restraint.

"Ten thousand pounds? Is that all?" Leo pondered for a moment, but couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"No, no, no, it's far more than that." Oedites shook his head and sneered at Leo, "There are also two hundred carts of various jewelry, silks and other valuable things. My king Attila is very fond of Roman things and can't wait to use them to decorate his palace!"

"You are clearly robbing!" Leo clenched his fists tightly and stared at Oedites with his red eyes.

"No, no, no, you wronged me!" Oedites shook his head quickly and said to Leo with an innocent look, "You, Sir Leo, if you can convince the dignitaries of Rome and tell them that this is God's will, then out of fear of God, they will donate generously. Of course, with their financial resources, they will quickly meet the conditions I mentioned."

"I will never allow such robbery!" Leo slammed the table and stood up, staring at Oedites with red eyes. "Go back, go back, I will not agree to such an impolite request!"

"Please let me think about it carefully!" Oedites did not give any good look, then he stood up and saluted slightly to Leo.

After walking out of the tent, he saw a messenger soldier running quickly to Oedites.

"What's wrong?" Seeing his panic, Oedites asked in confusion.

"My king has something important to discuss with you!"

Looking at the panicked look of the messenger in front of him, Oedites realized that something was wrong. Without caring about the inconvenience of his long robe, Oedites hurriedly ran towards Attila's main tent.

"Attylinnaeus' army is attacking Mursa, and Inobindus' army is already attacking Apulum. The current situation is going smoothly. Wherever the Roman army goes, the Huns and their servants are discussing fleeing or surrendering to the Roman flag."

The officer who reported the results of the battle had a heavy voice that echoed quietly throughout the hall.

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The successive victories made the court officials present whisper to each other. Their faces did not look like they were victorious, but gloomy.

"It seems that this time, the officers accompanying the expedition will all be heroes and will be elected to the Senate."

"Ha, I'm more interested in that guy named Andrew. I heard that he followed Caesar in his battles. This time Caesar allowed him to become an officer accompanying the army. He must be looking for an excuse to let him leave his civilian status and join the nobility!"

"Times have changed. Now the Western Romans rule the country."

Luca sat on the throne, listening to the words of the courtiers below. He could hear some concerns in them, and he also understood that if the military gained more initiative, then wars would come again and again. They needed money, and war was the best means of money laundering, which was obviously not conducive to the civilian courtiers.

"Pass on my order, let the two armies stop the attack!" Luga said slowly, but the soft voice made the whole conference hall quiet.

"Damn the Greeks!"

Oedites clenched his fists and spoke hatefully, his eyes clearly showing anger, an anger that stood on the side of the Huns.

(End of this chapter)