At the end of the meeting, the officers under Theodosius II walked out of the tent one by one. Looking at the distant backs of those officers, Lu Jia couldn't help but sigh and silently lamented in his heart: "It seems that this is another meeting that will not end. ”

"Luga, Andrew! You two come in! ”

It was Marcus's call from inside the tent, this was no joke, and it instantly made the hearts of Luga and Andrew rise to their throats. Luga still wailed in his heart: "No, what is the matter with us? ”

Feeling apprehensive, Luga and Andrew turned and entered the tent together, and the first thing they saw was Theodosius II, who sat on a soft cushion covered with thick fur, and in front of him was a map of this generation, covered with flags of the Eastern Empire and Sassanid Persia, very clearly divided, and the various cities within the empire and Sassanid were marked in detail.

"Sit down!"

Theodosius II pointed to the empty work on either side of the table, and Luga and Andrew sat down on either side, which the officers had sat on before they left, and not long after the time had passed, Luga could still feel the warmth under his buttocks. This made him very uncomfortable, but Augustus was indifferent, and he did not dare to act rashly, so he had to endure it in silence.

"Oh, Luga, Andrew, as you know!" Theodosius II said, pointing to the downed Sassanid banner on the map, and continued: "As you have just heard, our Nisibis has long since fallen, but the Sassanid Persian army did not rush west to besiege Edessa, and they were so patient that we were advancing so slowly? And such a huge legion of ours will naturally be discovered, but with more than 10,000 of them, they still advance unhurriedly, without making any trade-offs between advance and retreat! Theodosius II held his robe in one hand and pressed the other hand on the table and kept drawing circles on the blank map between Nisibis and Edessa, and Ise's behavior distressed him, and Luca knew that Theodosius II was thinking desperately

This is indeed a headache, not to mention what Sassanid Persia fears, after so many years of truce, Sassanid Persia cannot maintain an army that is evenly matched with the Eastern Empire. Besides, this time the replacement of the old and new Sassanid emperors has just ended, and the new emperor must need great military exploits to consolidate his absolute dominance. Of the surrounding countries, only Eastern Rome could match Sasanian. Of course, who among the Sassanid emperors didn't want to be the next Shapur, the hero who captured Augustus in the Roman Empire?

"And what Caesar meant?" Luga was not sure what the Sassanid emperor named Isai was thinking, but it was almost certain that Sassanid Persia did not seem to be keen on conquering cities and land, and that Ishae knew that there was no point in capturing the cities of the Eastern Empire.

"First, we do not yet know the intentions of the Sassanid Persians, and perhaps their king Isiai is seeking a decisive battle with us outside the city of Edessa. Second, they have no intention of going to war, but use Nisibisas as a bargaining chip to negotiate with us, and of course, the general situation of the negotiations, if I am not mistaken, is to make us submit and sign a humiliating contract with them. But that's just a dismount! ”

"Well, Caesar meant—" Luga knew that there should be no objection at this time, and since Augustus had said so much, he must have thought of a solution.

"Luga, you know!" Theodosius II gently kneaded the golden ring on his left hand and said to me in a serious manner: "If we are to defeat the Sassanid army, we must have the support of the iron-armored cavalry brigade, so that we can have enough force to fight back against the Sassanid heavy cavalry. ”

"I understand what Caesar meant!" Luga understood immediately that Theodosius II's legions urgently needed to confront the Sassanid head-on, but they were suffering from the support of the armored cavalry, so Theodosius II did not move, not because the armored cavalry could not fight, but because the Sassanid Persian cavalry without heavy cavalry restraint was really a great threat. Then he was a little excited in his heart, could it be...... Luga had a faint feeling that Theodosius II was going to entrust him with a heavy task, and what was that, it must be to let him lead the army of armored cavalry! From the mouth of Theodosius II, it is not difficult to hear that it must be a very large cavalry regiment, and it is well-equipped, and the empire relies on it, and if it can lead them, it will naturally be an absolute honor!

"Caesar, if you have any orders, just say them!" Luga couldn't hold back any longer, and he couldn't wait to hear Theodosius II say what he was about to order: You, go and find them, and, take them, defeat Sassanid!

"Oh, the guide I commanded is ready to go." Theodosius II said unhurriedly, and took the crumpled ring from his finger and held it in his hand, "Prepare yourself, and go with him when the time comes, and assist him in his work, of course..." Special things are useful, don't sneak them away! ”

"As a last resort?"

Luga's gaze shifted from Theodosius II to the ring that had been placed on the table in front of him. This ring is half a centimeter so roll is also inlaid with a red gemstone, the whole ring overall looks nothing unusual, nothing more than an ordinary ring, Luga picked up the ring and looked at it carefully, and finally saw a string of letters engraved on the inner wall of the ring, Luga tried to spell it, roughly meaning: power belongs to Caesar.

Luga didn't know what the ring was for, and it seemed to him to be nothing more than an engraved phrase that the Roman Augusts wanted to say and prove. Looking at Theodosius II so mysterious, Luga couldn't help muttering in his heart at this time, what is the use of this? If it's like a tiger talisman or a scepter, a small ring, in addition to being able to sell for some money, Luga really can't think of any other purpose.

"Alright, Aurius. Luga! Theodosius II looked at him with a smile and said, "If there is nothing to do, then go back and pack up and go on the road!" ”

"So, what about Andrew?" Luga asked.

"Andrew is right next to me, it's just an errand job, you two don't need to act together!"

"Okay!" Luga had no choice but to nod, he really didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Theodosius II's gourd, a stinky errand runner, but he talked nonsense for a long time!

"Well, stand down!" Theodosius II waved his hand at Luga, who had no choice but to get up and nod to him and withdraw from the camp.

"And you, Andrew, there's nothing to do with you here!" Theodosius II then pointed to Andrew, who naturally obeyed.

After the two of them went out, Marcus, who was silent on the side, couldn't help but ask, "Caesar, is he really trustworthy?" ”

"I hope so." Theodosius II let out a long sigh, looked at the empty sky outside the tent, and said slowly: "He may not see what that ring means, but I still wish him good luck, I hope he can come to his senses!" ”