"So you mean, let's split all the income from Edessa with you?" Theodosius II rested his left hand on the railing of the chariot and held it tightly, his knuckles clicking. This is a plunder in disguise, and it is not to take advantage of its unpreparedness, but to openly demand money in front of Theodosius.

"No, no, no, I mean, if you have money to make together, I will also open a trade route for you, but in a barrel of wine, half a barrel belongs to us!"

In the face of Ixier's almost rude request, Theodosius II was so angry that he could barely stand on his feet, but he still held on, and did not let the expression on his face appear in the slightest, because the ancestor Caesar Marco. Aurelian once said, "Those who are angry are the most honest." Again, anger is a weakness that he cannot expose.

Theodosius II thought that he had read countless people, and he had not seen such an arrogant person as Ixie, and the most rampant was the Huns. Of course, the absolute strength of the Huns was there, and if the Roman legions stationed in Armenia in the east could return, it was not certain that the winner would belong to Rome, but after all, it was a major event that greatly damaged the vitality, and it was wiser to negotiate than to fight to the death. Having said that, although the tribute is paid every year, the trade surplus carried out by the trade zone earns back the money paid in the form of taxes, which seems humiliating on the surface, but when you think about it, what a wise choice for peace at no cost!

But the Ixie in front of him was no better than the savage and brainless Huns, he was the emperor of a civilized country, and his intelligence and political foresight far surpassed those barbarians, and Theodosius II knew that he could not deceive him. The roundabouts in this regard did not work against him. "What a tricky bastard, this deal is bound to be negotiable!" Theodosius II pondered silently in his heart, and soon he thought of a refusal that was not so straightforward.

"Well, it's not that you can't consider this, but I heard that the spices you have there taste very good, why don't you let us raise money, and in exchange, you can also consider sharing half of our bags of spices for the bags you sell!" Of course, I mean income, so it's a reasonable deal! Besides, we also went to your place at the beginning, and your ancestors were very enthusiastic at that time, and they gave us enough spices to eat for a long time before our legion left, and I wonder if you will be as enthusiastic and informal as your ancestors? Theodosius II looked at Isei with a smile, and his words made him speak very tactfully, but insultingly enough. Theodosius II watched as the smile on Ixier's face froze, replaced by solemnity, followed by anger. That's right, recounting the history of previous humiliation can easily anger future generations.

"Oh, young man!" The situation instantly turned one-sided, and in the face of Isière's angry face, he was very happy in his heart, and he enjoyed Isière's anger and took it as the reward for his victory, of course, it was the reward of bickering victory.

"Since you've said so, you've made your choice." Isière stared at Theodosius II, who was across from him, "You chose to fight?" Come on! ”

The deflated Ixier could not stay here for a moment, and he patted the man beside him and motioned for his coachman to go back.

Looking at the back of the chariot of Izier in the distance, Theodosius II let out a long sigh and did not say a word.

"Caesar, let's go back, the enemy is coming up soon." Marcus reminded Theodosius II by his side, and Theodosius came to his senses, patted Andrew on the shoulder, and motioned to return.

But just as Theodosius II's chariot turned around, he heard the sound of bowstrings snapping behind him, and Andrew immediately realized that it was the sound of bows and arrows, and when he turned around, he saw that all the five hundred archers in the Sassanid army were dispatched, and there were overwhelming bows and arrows above their heads, shooting at them at a rapid pace.

"Be careful!" With a loud cry, Andrew jerked the shields placed on either side of the chariot, knocking Theodosius II down and blocking them both with his shields. Marcus came to his senses and hurriedly raised a shield from his side!

"Dangdangdang..."At such a distance, the overwhelming number of arrows hit the planks of the shield and chariot, and of course many of them hit Marcus, but they were all bounced off by the scale armor on his body.

"Andrew, quick! Come on! Theodosius II finally panicked at this time, and he lay on the ground and shouted to Andrew! His voice began to tremble a little, but the shield on his back was already full of arrows. Andrew got up at this time to drive the carriage, but the horse pulling the carriage was frightened, and Andrew did not need to drive himself and began to gallop.

"Don't stop! Don't stop! ”

When they turned back, they saw that his chariot had not yet returned to their ranks, but the Sassanid archers had already moved, and they had brought up a large cloud of dust from both sides of the army and rushed towards Theodosius II's chariot, with their bows and arrows, and saw that the second volley was coming!

"Damn it, where are our cavalry!" As the chariot raced, Theodosius II continued to complain, not knowing that there were no archers on his side, but all archers. At such a distance, they only have to pray, how can they help?

The archers pursued behind, the dust kicked out by the horses' hooves on the wasteland like a smoke barrier, blocking the two undead legions in the rear.

Andrew pulled a shield behind him, crouched on the chariot and held the reins tightly, not daring to let go.

"Bang ......" There was another bowstring vibration, and suddenly another overwhelming array of arrows flew over, but the chariot was fast, and the arrows fell behind the speeding chariot, this time it was a fluke!

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way! In just a dozen seconds, Andrew felt like he had been walking for a whole hour, and his heart was in his throat. At this time, he didn't care who was in front of him, and he couldn't see what was going on in front of him when he squatted on the chariot.

Fortunately, the infantry in the formation gave way in time, and this allowed Theodosius' chariot to reach a safe place!

"Fight back! Counterattack! ”

Although there was no order from Augustus, the well-trained Roman legions were immediately thrown into battle under the orders of the first rank officer, and the archers immediately opened their bows and arrows at an angle of forty-five degrees into the sky, and shot arrows into the sky and landed in the midst of the Sassanid archers who were galloping by.

The advancing archers were constantly being shot and falling from their horses, but this did not stop them from advancing. In the blink of an eye, they were less than fifty meters away from the Roman formation! At that moment, they jerked on the reins and pulled the rampaging horses to the sides, further expanding the dust.

"Defense, defense!"

In addition to the heavy dust, the infantry saw figures surging back and forth in the dust. The war-seasoned centurions immediately realized the danger and turned back to shout, but it was too late, and hundreds of arrows rained down from the dust with a "whoosh" sound of the air piercing, blooming one bloody flower after another in the unsuspecting first line of Rome.