"The army only needs soldiers who carry out orders, not scum who only know how to disobey orders!" Remitius was now opposite Aetius, and he spoke so eloquently.

"This is not like what a politician can say, Lord Remitius." Aetius was obviously tired of it, and he didn't bother to debate anything with eloquent politicians, because their witty words always turned black into white. "Say it, what you want to say, I'm listening." Aetius's tone expressed his heart,

"What do you think of Luga's encirclement of Gaisarik? I'm interested in your opinion, Aetius! Remitius was also direct, and he did not beat around the bush with Aetius, and directly said the most critical issues. He brought a glass of wine,

"Luga, his tactic is very correct, starving Gaisaric to death is also removing a major trouble for the empire, so why not?" Aetius lay on the bed and stroked his belly, and gave several loud burps. I don't know if this kind of behavior, which doesn't seem to be in line with aristocratic etiquette at all, will make Remitius greatly discount his image of Aetius, anyway, Aetius doesn't care, he is fearless, at least in the territory of the Western Empire.

"I don't think so, Lord Aetius." Remitius brought a stool and sat down beside Aetius, straightened his robes, and then said to Aetius: "For Gaissarik, it is easy to kill him now, but the most important thing is how to kill him and who the hero who killed him is!" ”

"It seems easy to figure out now, Luga, doesn't it?" Aetius replied.

"Luga, of course." Remitius didn't have a smile on Luga's face when he mentioned it. "Gaisarric's invasion took place at the beginning of last year, and for most of the year he was expanding in Sicily as if no one was there. However, no one in the empire was able to stand up and organize enough troops to defeat and kill Gessarik. We have always been passive in the war in Greater Sicily. ”

"Because we don't have enough troops." Aetius sensed the truth in Remitius's words, and he sat up and explained: "The Italian Central Field Army has not been fully established since Berniface, and my army is still full of half of the border guards. ”

"Yes, I know, Lord Aetius." Remitius said unhurriedly: "Your main army is in the province of Gaul, and the current situation makes it impossible for them to use it. But you also see, from Syracuse to Trapani to outside Palermo, which of these troops is our man? ”

"Which ......" Aetius' expression began to become serious, and admittedly, he made Remitius stop, the question was too serious, and it was something he had to face now.

"Although Gaisaric will be annihilated, but the whole of Great Sicily is the legion of the Eastern Empire, can you think that this province can still be in our hands?" Once again, Remitius added fuel to the problem: "Don't forget, Luga, is no longer the dispensable centurion under your command, he is the adopted son of Augustus Theodosius of the Eastern Empire. ”

"According to you, he Theodosius was in such a hurry to seal such an adopted son of him, and gave him a large army, and then transported here by the navy just to seize control of Sicily?"

Hearing Aetius's reaction, Remitius couldn't help but smile, worthy of Aetius, he could consider this, and there was no need for Remitius to tell in detail.

"Yes, Aetius." Remitius's face became solemn again, making him look worried about the country and the people in front of Aetius. "That's what the Senate is trying to convey, so I'm seizing this opportunity to tell you the news."

"Still." Before Remitius could rejoice, Aetius retorted with some distrust: "How can you be sure that Luga must be trying to capture Great Sicily this time?" ”

It is worthy of being the actual controller of the empire that has been fought one battle after another, and when it comes to this, Aetius is still unmoved, which makes Remitius secretly cry in his heart, because this guy in front of him is really difficult to convince with big interests.

"Oh, Remitius, I've been away for a long time, and I don't know much about the city of Rome or your Senate, but!" Aetius's words shifted, "I've heard that half of the seats in your Senate are occupied by Vandals. ”

This sentence came out of the mouth of Aetius, which really made Remitius break out in a cold sweat on his hands.

"As far as I know, your loyal subordinate Littollus used his oratorical skills to secure a job as the chief of the Augustan guard for your former chief of guard, but it seems that he has forced out the man of Augustus' favor." Remitius's head spun rapidly, and he immediately thought of an excuse to refute Aetius, and faced Aetius in an aggressive tone.

"Luga." Aetius pondered, he didn't know what Remitius was trying to say. "I know this, but to defend Augustus, an experienced captain of the guard is always the first choice!"

"Captain of the guard?" Remitius laughed, "Your Excellency Aetius, it's still okay for you to deceive Caesar who has just come of age with such a statement, but if you come to deceive me, can't I see that Levi you arranged by Caesar's side said that he was protecting Caesar and was actually a shackle stuck in his throat." You want to control Caesar, control Augustus and control the entire empire without usurping power. ”

In the face of Remitius's decisive piercing, Etius was speechless for a while, not knowing how to refute.

"You originally had enough strength, as for why you didn't go back to Ravenna to abolish Valentinian, it was nothing more than knowing that after you defeated Berniface, the Italian Central Field Army would no longer have any soldiers to fight, you were afraid that you would provoke Theodosius and let the Eastern Empire move westward again, and destroy you, a guy who tried to usurp power."

"If you're talking nonsense, I'll kill you here with my own hands!"

Remitius's aggressiveness was already challenging Aetius's bottom line, and he pressed his hand tightly to the hilt of his sword, his eyes fixed on Remitius, who was sneering in front of him. The captains of the guards on both sides were already facing each other, waiting for an order to fight together.

"Oh, I'm overdoing it, sorry, Lord Aetius." Remitius smiled and waved his hand at Aetius and said, "The old guys in the Senate say so, and I am also hearsay, so I can't be true. But then again, I've heard that your proud chief of guard did something in Ludinan that doesn't fit your identity. ”

"What?"

"Robbed Luga's lover, a Gallic woman, and beat Luga half to death, I don't know what will happen to Luga, I only know that if he annihilates Gaisarik, the life and death of your proud protégé is not up to you, Lord Aetius!" Remytius's eyes were glazed into a slit, and this time he was bound to win, for Aetius had hesitated, he wavered, he wavered in matters concerning him.