"My name is Faulvius. Berialiu, fortunately! ”

Just as Luga was about to go on a killing spree, the little bastard in front of him actually introduced himself with his hands on his chest.

Why didn't you speak earlier! Luga was so angry that his trembling right hand had to release the reins from the hilt of his sword, and at this moment Lujia was completely out of temper.

"I know you." The guy looked at Luga with a serious face, "My father asked me to come here to wait for His Excellency Luga. Then he turned sideways and moved out of the way, motioning for Luga to pass by.

"Damn, what kind of door is this waiting for?" With such an impudent welcome ceremony for this bastard named Berialiu, Luga secretly thought to himself that it was better to look at this kid's father first, after all, it was the most important thing to discuss the next move.

Not bothering to return the salute to him, Lugar rode forward and led a large procession of his men past Berialius.

"Humph!"

Berialius snorted loudly and deliberately, in order to let Luga hear and tell Luga that he would not accept even if there were thirty field regiments under his command.

Huge teams poured into the crowded docks, and the busy workers and slaves naturally did not dare to block Luga's way, and even if it was crowded, they kept retreating to make way for Luga and his legions.

Faulvius. Hermanus, the supreme commander of the combined fleet of the Eastern Empire in the port of Athens on the Aegean Sea, led a large fleet to be stationed here because he received orders from Augustus to wait for the newly formed Roman expeditionary force, and of course, on this day, he waited.

"General!"

The herald outside the door hurried aboard the ship and entered his cabin.

"The expeditionary force has arrived."

A few words, but Hermanus bounced out of his seat at once. He stared at the herald and asked, "Are you right?" ”

"It's true, General!" The herald bowed his head and continued to him, "His Excellency Luga, the commander of the legion, is waiting outside. ”

"Don't keep him waiting!" Hermanus couldn't help but say anything, and immediately got up and picked up the red cloak he hung on the hanger beside him, draped it over his shoulders, and then walked briskly out of the cabin and onto the deck.

The ship he was on was a huge five-column warship close to the shore, equipped not only with ramming horns, but also with ballistas and trebuchets. The ship's combatants could carry two hundred-men on the shore, like a huge fortress, and Luga was standing on the land below the "fortress".

"Hey, Lord Luga, I've kept you waiting, for God's sake, forgive me this time!"

Before he saw him, he heard his voice first, and Luga looked up, and saw a middle-aged man in a brass muscular cuirass and a red cloak on his shoulders, this man had gray hair and wrinkled face, and he could tell his age at a glance, and likewise, his position.

"Dare to ask, Your Excellency is the naval commander I am looking for."

In the face of this man who was going down the stairs quickly, Luga did not dare to be careless, after all, he was an ally who was going to fight together, Luga tried to be polite as much as possible, and saluted respectfully, until Hermanus walked in front of him.

"I have long received orders from His Majesty Augustus to wait here for Your Excellency's arrival." Hermanus spoke kindly, "It's only been three days, we've just been ready, Your Excellency has arrived, it seems that this time God is supporting us, so that we have such a tacit understanding......"

"Okay, sir, you don't have to be so formal." Such a blatant stammering Luga could naturally hear it, and he could only wave his hand again and again to signal Hermanus not to say any more. "Your Excellency, I'm here to ask Your Excellency about important things, and I think it's better to avoid these usual household routines."

After speaking, he saw Hermanus looking left and right, and then put his arm on Luga's shoulder and said, "It's not convenient here, so let's go with me on the boat." ”

Luga turned back to beckon Andrew to follow, and ordered the soldiers behind him to stop and prepare themselves at the docks.

After getting on board and entering Hermanus's cabin, Luga's first sight was a large wooden table covered with a huge piece of parchment, which detailed the territory of the Western Empire in the Mediterranean, with a focus on the southern corner of Greater Sicily with many small black flags.

"As you can see, Lord Luga!" Hermanus let go and came to the opposite side of Luga, pointed to the island of Great Sicily, and said to Luga: "The Vandals have escaped from Roman rule, and now their leader Gaisaric is trying to seize the province of Greater Sicily, and thus intend to encroach on Central Italy itself. Your Excellency also understands that there is not much army in Italy itself, and in the face of the onslaught of the Vandals, the result will only be that the city of Rome will fall again. Even Augustus Valentinian III was not guaranteed. ”

"And what about Aetius? Where is he now? ”

"Where is Aetius now!" Luga asked, "Now that the enemy is present, it is impossible for him to ignore it. ”

"His Excellency Aetius is doing his best to mobilize enough troops in the provinces of Italy, knowing that it was difficult to gather troops in Italy more than thirty years ago, and then because of the personal feud between Aetius and Berniface, they are at loggerheads. All of them were inflicted heavy blows on Italy, which was already sparsely armed. ”

"Then Your Excellency means that this time it will be up to our Eastern Empire to help it, but relying on our strength alone, I'm afraid it will be a little difficult." Luga felt that this problem was very important to consider, because after all, it was a long-term battle, and it was difficult to keep up with the logistics of such an expedition, not to mention raising supplies and soldiers from Sicily proper, if Sicily could allow Luga to get enough supplies and soldiers to replenish them, I am afraid that Gaisaric would not attack so boldly.

"No, no, no, Lord Luga." Hermanus waved his hand to Luga and said, "It's not us, it's you." ”

"Me? What do you mean? Lu Jia asked rhetorically, but he faintly felt a little bad feeling in his heart, could it be that this guy didn't plan to be with him in the first place?

"Oh, I'm sorry, I mean, you're going to be alone!" Hermanus smiled apologetically at Luga, and the words that came out really made Luga not believe his ears.

"Alone? You mean to leave me alone to face the Vandals? "Luga is a little angry, so if you set off, it would be tantamount to suicide." If you do this, I can refuse to send troops. ”

"Your Excellency!" Hermanus looked at Luga solemnly and said, "Our order is only to be responsible for transporting supplies for you, but no one can say how long it will take. ”

"What's the difference between that and leaving me there?" Luga thought to himself and couldn't help but sigh.

"Father!" A familiar voice was heard, and Luga turned back with Hermanus to see Berialius, the boy who had just stood in the way.

Berialius was not too surprised to see Luga, but calmly walked into the house and came to Hermanus's side.

"Come, introduce me, my son, Berialiu, who is also my retinue. He's here to train, and of course it's best if he can take my place in the future. ”

"Of course, the tiger father has no dog." Luga coped with two sentences.

"My son knows you, knows what you have done well in Edessa, and really, he says he will follow your example as a loyal guardian of the Empire and Augustus."

"Father, I didn't say that." Berialius whispered to Hermanus, but was quickly interrupted by Hermanus.

"When are we leaving?" Luga now has a fearless spirit of daunting, and he suddenly understood the meaning of Sebastianus's words at this moment, but when he got on the ship, there was naturally no turning back, so it was better to go to Great Sicily to see the situation.

"If Your Excellency wishes, we will leave today!"