Chapter 81: Who Wins and Who Loses
Andrew and I trotted down that slightly gentle slope, and the battle really benefited me, at least I knew that war is like that, and that it had to be done in moderation at all times.
All the way back to the camp where they belonged, the soldiers were sharpening their knives, and some soldiers were doing push-ups on their own initiative.
"Hey! You two! ”
Before we could stand still, we heard a shout, and when we turned around, we saw the chief centurion Guy approaching us with a sword in his hand.
"Holy, Andrew, is this guy here to kill me?" As soon as I saw Chief Centurion Guy with a sword in his hand, I felt that he was coming to kill me, and I felt a shadow in my heart. Without further ado, he quickly hid behind Andrew, thinking that Andrew had spoken for him before, and presumably he wouldn't do anything to Andrew.
"What are you two doing?"
Chief Centurion Guy came to us and questioned us sharply with a gloomy face.
"No, nothing."
Probably afraid of Guy's momentum, Andrew couldn't speak well in front of me.
"What?"
Guy lifted his sword and pointed it at Andrew, then shifted the tip of the sword to me and asked, "What about you, where did you go?" ”
"Sir, do you still need shoes?"
He looked at him with a smile on his face and pointed to the blood-stained fur boots on his feet.
"Luga, don't change the subject for me." It seemed that my method did not work, but Guy still looked at me with a gloomy face, and said in a deep voice, "I'm asking you, where did you just go?" ”
"Well, actually." I really don't dare to answer truthfully, because desertion is a serious crime, and if it is to say that I ran to see the battle, then this chief centurion is likely to kill me, so I must be like a way to get away with it.
"Andrew, I went to the toilet because I had a stomach problem." This reason is not too much, they are all sitting on the toilet, and they will not get tired for a long time. "Yes, by the way, I also talked about life and exchanged ideals." I then added, touching Andrew and motioning to him.
"Oh yes, sir, Luga is right!" Andrew's face stiffened, the smile froze on his face, he was so shy and unlied that he spoke with a trill, and he didn't dare to look Chief Centurion Guy in the eye.
Guy glanced at the makeshift toilet not far behind him, and then at the road behind Andrew, which led to the outside of the camp gate. Guy said to me with a gloomy face, "What? Is there a better toilet outside, you two," Guy's expression instantly became extremely obscene, and he looked at me and Andrew with malicious intent, without having to guess, I already thought that he mistakenly thought that I and Andrew were gay. It was a big hat, and no one could carry it, though it was not uncommon in the Roman army.
Seeing that the situation is not good, Andrew and I have no excuses to find at this time, because the more we look for it, the more unclear it is, and it is better to tell the truth. We nodded and whispered to Chief Centurion Guy, "Sir, it's not what you think, we just ran to a high ground and secretly watched those Germanic mercenaries attack the city. ”
Guy will definitely punish us, but that would be better than spreading the word that we are gay.
Who would have thought that the chief centurion Guy had no intention of reproaching us at all, he slowly put down his sword, looked at us in surprise and asked, "Who won?" ”
This question really startled me, I didn't expect Guy to ask this question, and the sin of leaving his post without permission was not mentioned at this moment.
"If I say it, will you still punish us?" Anyway, it's better to have a peace of mind, for fear of stupidly telling who wins and who loses, and this guy immediately turned his face and didn't recognize anyone.
"Well, say it, say it, and I won't be embarrassed for the two of you!" Guy looked impatient at this point.
"So, you promise?"
I also wanted to ask Guy tentatively, I was really afraid that this guy would change his mind, but as soon as my words fell, Guy immediately raised his sword. I was so frightened that I quickly told the truth. "Win, win, win, win!"
A hint of loss flashed across Guy's face, and he looked unwilling, so he asked me, "Who won?" ”
"Burgundians!"
Hearing this answer, Chief Centurion Guy unexpectedly furrowed his brows, and the whole person looked a lot more relaxed. Strange to say, the Burgundians were our enemies, and the victory of the enemy should have been unfortunate news, but Guy now looked as excited as if he had won.
"Good! Good! Good! ”
Guy happily paced back and forth in place, his face flushed, but he was still a little uneasy, and asked us again, "Is your news really serious?" ”
"Yes, we saw it with our own eyes!" Andrew and I replied in unison.
"Hah! Their Germanic mercenaries are nothing more than that, see who dares to look down on us! ”
The chief centurion Guy laughed loudly, but he immediately stopped after two laughs, and said to the two of us with a cold face again: "Don't talk about this matter anymore for the two of you, and the marshal will definitely not spread the news of this failure when he returns, so don't say it, and watch out for your own heads." With that, Chief Centurion Guy turned around and put his sword into its sheath, put his hands behind his back, and walked away humming a little song, leaving Andrew and I to look at each other at an unknown level.
After about another hour, the sound of horses' hooves and wheels sounded outside the camp gate, and under the shouts of the soldiers guarding the camp gate, the camp gate was slowly opened, and the first to enter was the chariot of Aetius, escorted by those heavily armed cavalry, slowly entered. Then came the remaining Germanic mercenaries, who limbly followed the cavalry, walking bloodied down the road. The soldiers who had secretly admired them were now silent, not mentioning how brave they had been.
The Germanic mercenaries came back less than half as much as they had when they went out, and the very blind attack must have caused them immeasurable damage, and I don't think anyone would dare to blame Aetius as the commander.
Aetius's chariot stopped in the camp of our legion, and the captain of the guard, Levize, came and shouted, "Guy Guy, chief centurion of the fourteenth Twin Legion! ”
Guy hurriedly stepped forward and stood on the side of the road, his head bowed, his face serious.
"Marshal Aetius orders you and your troops to clean up the battlefield!" The short order, without too much detail at all, presumably Aetius, who had suffered defeat, was not willing to say a word of nonsense. After giving the military order, the team began to move forward slowly.