Chapter 235: The End
Luga used all his strength, and it was as if he had been hollowed out. The high-intensity long-distance rush and the damage caused by the flames had broken the strong warrior in front of him, leaving him in a coma.
Andrew kept pouring water into his slightly open chapped lips, and at that moment they heard the sound of horses' hooves again, and looked up to see more than a hundred blackened cavalrymen covered in blood and smoky, all of them survivors of the Sassanid burning with fire oil bottles, of course, Arminius was among them, I am afraid that he was also glad that he was lucky to survive at this time, he led the rest of the troops slowly to the front of Theodosius II, and met Augustus, as if at that moment he was full of strength, Arminius puffed up his chest and made a tenacious appearance, as if to prove to Theodosius II that he was a man who could fight, but Theodosius II didn't seem to notice the guy, and his attention was focused on Luga.
Of course, the war did not stop because a large number of men were burned, but only brought the two armies into a new round of confrontation, and on the Roman side, one by one, the crippled hundreds, scattered back back, forming a long front not far from Theodosius.
The Sassanid army was not as good as they had imagined, for many of them even had to make their way back to their formations with the help of others. The low morale can even be seen in the scattered formations they have stood up, and the fierce duel has even made many of them unable to find their team.
After a whole afternoon of fierce fighting, neither side had the strength to even hold up their chests. Whether it was a shield or an iron sword or a tomahawk mace, they hung limply on their right side, their faces tired, their lips chapped and extremely dehydrated. There was no clarion call or encouragement to get either of them back on their feet. The exhaustion of the soldiers had made any subsequent offensive impractical, and the heavy casualties had shaken the army, neither of them had dared to launch another all-out attack at the cost of total demoralization.
"Is Luga alright?" Theodosius II hid beside Andrew, watching Luga lying motionless in Andrew's arms with his eyes closed, and couldn't help but care, after all, it was Luga who came to the rescue with the raging fire on his body, which did not fail his duty as Augustus's close guard.
Andrew just nodded and tested Luga's snort, well, there was still breath, proving that there was still salvation.
"He just fainted, and I should ask Caesar not to drag down his plans for this!" Andrew picked up Luga and placed him under the chariot on the ground, for the heat on the surface was simply not something that such a wounded man could bear. He also wet the wound on Luga's neck with water, hoping to save his life without any medical treatment.
Theodosius II took a deep breath and slowly got up, at this time, it was as if a rare little peace after experiencing a strong wind and waves, which made him feel at peace in his heart.
"Give me a war horse!" Theodosius said coldly to Arminius.
This was Augustus' order, and how dare his little cavalry commander disobey, Arminius hurriedly beckoned the nearest cavalryman beside him to dismount, and then told him that there was a wounded man there for him to take care of, and he himself pretended to come behind Theodosius II and act as his close guard, because after a battle, only Andrew's close guard was left, but he also needed to take care of Luga, who was already unconscious. There is no one else around Theodosius who can use it, and now Theodosius II asks them for the ironclad cavalry to ask for war horses, and all the rest of the ironclad cavalry must become his Augustus guard, so as the captain, he is strictly a close guard!
"War, sure enough, is the fastest way to get promoted!" Arminius thought to himself, almost laughing. But Andrew was nearby, he was the Aurius. Luga's sworn friend, at this time, can't let them find out their happiness, otherwise this bastard from the Western Empire can see a clue, if he thinks of him as a threat, if he whispers a few words in Augustus's ear in the future, he will be lucky enough to behave hard, and he will naturally be in vain! A person as capable as him must not express himself in any way.
The more he thought about Arminius, the more uneasy he felt, and he hurriedly urged Theodosius II: "Caesar, without further ado, let us hurry and go!" The war matters! In fact, he had no idea what Theodosius II wanted to do at this time. Theodosius came to his senses at this point, nodded and said "oh", and walked slowly towards the formation.
"It's time for a result!" Theodosius II muttered to himself, of course, Arminius, the only one next to him now, who didn't know what was going on, and this sentence reached his ears, that is, he sensed that Theodosius II wanted to fight the enemy to the death again. As a titular close guard, how could he make such an impulsive decision from his leader?
"Caesar, think twice." Arminius's expression looked very solemn, as if he knew the pros and cons well, and felt the heaviness of the consequences behind it, so he made a very heavy choice and advised Theodosius II, and the result can be imagined, just getting the white eyes of Augustus.
Theodosius II didn't think much about it, after all, he was a soldier who served the Legion for the Empire, and it was understandable that he occasionally made mistakes. He did not reproach anything for this, but hurried to the front of the military formation, and shouted at the Sassanid military formation not far away: "All right, enough is enough! Today, or so on, let's stop killing meaninglessly, stop, Ixie, look at the poor children in front of you, and let them live! ”
Faced with the active mediation of Augustus Theodosius II of Rome, Isiai knew that at this moment his opponent had no intention of fighting. Of course, this did not mean that the Romans had lost the ability to fight and surrendered, and they should no longer be aggressive, because the soldiers under their command fell to the brink of collapse with the same morale and physical strength as the Romans, and the Sassanid Emperor, who was still shouting for victory, was silent. For now, at least, the leaders of both sides will be able to calm down and reflect on the madness that lasted from morning to evening, and for tens of thousands of people to pay the price, and those who also survived were not much better.
"Oh yes, Augustus of Rome!" Ixier nodded in agreement, and seemed to approve of Theodosius' idea, for it was a staircase, and he had to make the most of it. "Yes, my soldiers, and your soldiers need to rest." He couldn't go any longer, he bowed his head and pondered, such an impromptu speech did make him unprepared for a moment, he was desperately thinking in his heart how to get the upper hand in the next quarrel that might happen at any time, you must know that he had been thinking hard for days about the cruel words that threatened Theodosius, and the impromptu speech was a difficult thing for the young Ichière.
"Well, that's it, it's over!"
After thinking about it for a long time, I didn't come up with any beautiful words, just one sentence: It's all over, and this war that lasted for a whole day came to an end.