The suburb of Dorini, a small town close to Lalisha, was garrisoned by soldiers of the Third Legion, led by Theodosius.

Most of the inhabitants fled during the war a few months ago, and the only remaining old and weak dared to hide in their homes, and now it is the camp of the Third Army.

The town's outskirts were already taking shape under the direction of Pseros, with rigorous military fortifications being built and lookout posts made of giant logs from the nearby forest.

Theodosius even personally led his men to dig three trenches outside the town, and he prepared for a long war of resistance, once the enemy's attack was sluggish under the strong defenses of the Third Legion, then the extension of the rebellion would be stopped, and he would wait for the arrival of the emperor's reinforcements.

But twelve days had passed since the rain had stopped, and Theodosius had waited neither for the expected attack of Riddle's rebels, nor for the support of the Emperor's army.

Everything was eerily peaceful, the Third Legion seemed to have been forgotten by everyone in the corner of the world, and the false peaceful life made Theodosius scratch his head.

When the sun went down again and he could no longer sit still, Pseeros was summoned to him, and he wanted to hear the advice of his powerful men.

"It's a strange day like this, since we withdrew from Lalisha, we haven't met a single rebel soldier, and Riddle hasn't attacked us, probably because they are intensifying their internal efforts to reorganize and solidify the morale of the army.

But His Majesty the Emperor's reinforcements have not come yet, which is a bit strange, the army has lost contact outside, how can we send people to communicate, and now we are staying here like this, it really makes me uneasy! Theodosius said worriedly.

"My lord, I'll take someone to Lalisha tomorrow to investigate, it's better than waiting here now!"

Pseros had long wanted to break this boring and peaceful life, and it was overkill for a soldier like him to be left here for civil engineering.

Theodosius sat down on the bluestone slab and pondered quietly for a while: "You go with fifteen men, and you must come back before dark tomorrow!" ”

Poseros smiled in response, flipped the dagger with one hand, and left Theodosius with a back in his crimson cloak.

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Standing on the watchtower, Theodosius looked into the distance, he was actually quite worried about the reconnaissance of Puseros to Lalisha, no matter how short the rebels were, but compared to the Third Legion, its huge numerical advantage could also crush the reconnaissance troops.

"It's a little reckless!" Theodosius sighed, stunned at how much he could not hold his breath.

Suddenly, a red banner rose over the blurred horizon under the scorching sun, and Theodosius, before he had time to think about it, immediately made people blow the trumpet, and the whole camp was like a giant lion that had been sleeping for many days.

Rows of shield walls were lined up behind the barracks, and the swords pointed straight in the direction of the incoming people, and the legionnaires were ready to fight.

A ray of golden light flashed, and Theodosius saw two columns of cavalry on the hillside sweeping down from the top of the mountain, thunderous and iron, all of them were the elite of the empire, and the corners of his eyes were slightly moist, this is the arrival of His Majesty the Emperor he had been waiting for for a long time!

"Open the camp gate, open the camp gate, His Majesty the Emperor has arrived!" Theodosius couldn't hold back his tears, he had persevered for so long and finally saw the dawn of victory, and since His Majesty Alexios had arrived, he could rest for a while.

When the silver-winged ironclad warriors rushed in, and one of them took off their helmets, who was not the emperor, Theodosius and his soldiers all knelt down and saluted, while a faint joy permeated the army.

"My lord, I feel much more relieved to see you here, but after I left during this time, I still want to hear what happened!"

Alexios handed his helmet to his attendant and picked up his general, who had been on the road for too long, and now he was desperate to get some information about Lalisha's current situation, and it would be better to find out what the rebels were doing.

"Your Majesty, I have failed to live up to your expectations, Lalisha is now occupied by that rebel of Riddle, we don't know much about the situation in Lalisha at this stage, and we have been out of contact with the rebels since the heavy rain some time ago."

Theodosius's words made Alexios frown, how could he throw troops into Lalisha now with too little information.

"Your Majesty, offend your majesty, but I would like to propose that the forces now in our possession be used to attack the rebels, and the chances of victory are not good."

This made Alexios a black line, and the guards he summoned were only four hundred, and there were more than a thousand light horsemen of the Second Legion, and the rest refused to fight again.

Alexios was furious at the thought of their disobedience to the emperor's will, and he was even more determined to expand the hussars according to the guards in the future.

It is difficult for ordinary foreign mercenaries to undertake arduous and harsh tasks, at most they can fight a good battle, and this time their resistance has touched the emperor's bottom line, but the army is the foundation of everything, and it is not yet time!

At this time, there was a commotion outside, and Poseros, who had been sent out by Theodosius in the morning, rushed back in the dust, and when he saw the emperor in the camp, he was stunned at first, and then quickly reacted and knelt down and saluted like a ritual.

"Your Majesty, Legionnaire, there is not a single rebel in Lalisha now!"

The news that Pseros brought back made the two high-ranking people unable to sit still at the same time, and it is not clear what such news means! The rebels must have feared the power of the Imperial army and moved elsewhere.

Alexios and Theodosius looked at each other, realizing that this was an excellent fighter, and that if they could strike a rebel before they took over a large city, there would be no problem in quelling the rebellion.

"Your Majesty, please let me go with you to pursue the rebels, I am confident that I can recall the soldiers belonging to the Third Legion, or at least keep them from standing on the side of the rebels!"

Theodosius looked at the emperor with blazing eyes, a firm will, and a sonorous voice.

Alexios stood up, he set his eyes on Theodosius, whose general had already been exhausted in these days to support the endgame, and the emperor shook his head at his emaciated face.

Alexios grabbed Theodosius by the shoulder: "You don't want to go!" Defend this camp for me, the Third Legion still needs you, rest! Well? ”

Theodosius opened his mouth wide to say something, but looking at the emperor's earnest eyes, he raised his head twice, pursed his lips, and his eyes were a little wet.

Wouldn't it be much better to follow such an emperor than Andronica back then, and he thought that his subordinates still needed his own leadership, so he finally fell silent.

On the plain was the cavalry army commanded by the emperor himself, and more than 1,500 knights galloped across the country, chasing the trail of the rebels.