Two days later, Augustus Theodosius II of the Eastern Roman Empire had already led his First Constantine legion to the city of Edessa, where he saw the army of Ichia, they were lined up two kilometers outside the city of Edessa, the army was neat and magnificent, the black pressure of the large army looked like a huge wall covering the sky and the sun from a distance, in fact, if you look closely, you can find that the neat local formations are like huge bricks, they have been put together into this huge military array. The huge army formation did not shout and demonstrate at all, but stood quietly in place, facing the hurried First Constantine legion, they had no intention of dodging or retreating, and seemed to be facing the legion of Theodosius II. Theodosius II shuddered just by looking at the black Sassanid army. It may have been a hundred-year-old fear that reminded Theodosius II of Valerian, who had become the emperor's bench, and Julian, whether he would be the third, is unknown. I just lowered my head and spread my palms, which were already covered with beads of sweat.

"How many people are there this time!" Theodosius II turned back to Marcus.

"According to the information from the scouts, there are more than 15,000 people, and this army is the undead army of Sasanian. Of these, there were 12,000 infantry and 3,000 cavalry. 1,000 ironclad cavalry, 500 archer cavalry, 1,000 light cavalry. "Marcus's information can be described as detailed, but the more detailed it is, the more heavy it is for Theodosius II's face.

"A thousand men......" Theodosius looked at the Sassanid army formation a kilometer away, and on the right side of the army array fluttered a flag, which fluttered high above the Sassanid army, representing the position of the Sassanid heavy cavalry. Theodosius II frowned, he knew the power of the Sassanid heavy cavalry, and every new Augustus would know it, and it was also a problem that had to be faced.

Although Theodosius II reigned for several decades, his father Arcadius carried every time he encountered an invasion of the Sassanids of the East, and now that his father had died, the burden of defense and attack fell on him, who basically had no experience in war.

"Let the legions line up outside the city, the shield spear infantry in front, and the other armies behind, it seems that Isuai does not intend to attack the city, his goal is us!" Theodosius II could see that the army of Sassanid Persia did not carry siege engines, which was not what he feared the most, but what he feared most was that it had been entrusted to Aurius. Luga, and Arminius, because the ironclad cavalry that had not arrived for a long time was his last strength, he did not know whether the infantry with half of the armor and only holding shields and spears could withstand the onslaught of the Sassanid heavy cavalry.

Ixae I became so patient that he ordered his army to stand still and wait for Theodosius II to deploy his legions, and then sent a flag-bearing scout to Theodosius II's army! Constantly waving flags and shouting: "Negotiations!" We cordially invite Caesar of Rome to negotiate and discuss important matters together, so as to avoid unnecessary casualties! ”

"Negotiations?" Theodosius II was taken by surprise by his actions. Negotiate before the battle, this is between these two empires that do not share the sky, since there is already a sword facing each other, then what is the point of negotiation? Although this was not Theodosius II's first concern, his first consideration was to wonder if there was fraud in it. Could it be that at the same time as he stepped forward to negotiate, Yi Si Ai suddenly used his strength to sneak attack with bows and arrows, then the 20,000 patchwork troops under his command would collapse in an instant and flee in all directions.

"No, I can't die!" Theodosius II thought over and over again in his heart, and he had always thought of the situation as a persecution of him for the first time, and he had already greeted the whole family of Ixai in his heart, and from time to time he was pleased with his wit, and did not fall for him!

"Go back and tell your emperor, that milky little hairy boy!" Theodosius II stood on the carriage, the carriage slowly moved forward, appearing in the sight of the Sassanid flag-bearing scout, he straightened his chest, pretending to be confident, and the impression of meeting people for the first time was inevitably important! He pointed at the scout and said to him, almost nostrilingly, "Go back and tell your Emperor that we are ready for war, and then tell him that there is no need to beg for peace, as that will only make you look weak." ”

"I suppose you'd better be blessed, Emperor of Rome!" What Theodosius II never expected was that such ironic words were uttered by the isolated Sassanid scout in front of him, who did not have the slightest fear in the face of an army of 20,000 men, but raised his head and glanced at the more than 1,000 lightly armed cavalry in Theodosius II's army, which was obviously far from the deterrent and destructive power of their Sassanid ironclad cavalry.

The scout raised the banner, looked at Theodosius II, and said sharply: "This is the last chance for negotiation given by our Majesty, and if His Majesty Caesar does not agree, then we really have nothing to say!" ”

"Damn it, Luga, Arminius, where did you two die!" At this time, Theodosius II held his chariot in his hand, gritted his teeth, and looked at the army of Sassanid Persia opposite, and they actually began to move after the scout raised the banner!

"Stomp, stomp..."

The noisy footsteps accompanied by the smoke and dust that rushed into the sky covered the originally quiet and neat Sassanid military formation, and from a distance, only a faint view of the surging heads in the dust. All the soldiers wore high-topped helmets and iron masks that covered their faces, and the black armor did not reflect in the sunlight, and their feet could not even be seen in the dust, only the pitch-black upper body could be seen, floating like a monster. The undead are not the undead, they look like real undead from the underworld.

There was a slight commotion among the soldiers at the forefront of Theodosius II's command, they looked at each other, as if they were frightened by the momentum of the undead legion of Sassanid Persia, everyone looked left and right, and seemed to feel that there were a lot of people around them, but for some reason, although there were five thousand more people than the undead legion of Sassanid Persia, they still felt that there were more of them!

"Oh, Augustus of the Roman Empire!" The flag-bearing scout was even more confident at this time, he spread his hands at Theodosius II, and shouted: "You still have a chance, negotiate, we still have a chance to negotiate!" It's war or peace, it's not up to you, Augustus of the Roman Empire! ”

"Caesar, there must be a conspiracy in between! You can't get on! Looking at the Sassanid flag-wielding scouts, Marcus repeatedly dissuaded Theodosius II and commanded loudly: "Legion, prepare for war!" ”

"Wait!" Theodosius II grabbed Marcus, yes, he wavered, not to frighten the scout, but to be lost in thought, he did not trust his legion, too, who believed in this patchwork of troops, and did not even know the training of the soldiers who stood in the middle of the formation.

"Alright, Marcus, drive." After pondering for a moment, Theodosius II gritted his teeth and slammed his right fist on the chariot, as if he had made up his mind.

"Caesar?"

"Listen to me, I'm Caesar!" Theodosius II repeatedly emphasized and weighed again, and finally persuaded Marcus, drove the chariot, and slowly walked out of the army.