"Then, let's just say it, after all, Syracuse has fallen, and any of us will die." Luga said, pointing to the place that Hermanus had just pointed to, and said to Hermanus: "This is an adventurous military plan, so I think we should control the landing coast as soon as possible, and at the same time, form a defensive line there, and then the follow-up troops can land one after another and gain a firm foothold." Counterattack is something that can be considered next. ”

"Then Your Excellency, how do you plan to deploy, we must have a premise, that is, Gaisaric is aware of your presence." Hermanus said, his hand was not idle, he took a small black flag in his hand, wiped it fiercely at the position pointed by Luga, and said: "You have to think that if Gaisaric is ambushed there, then we really can't stop them, of course, we can't give you any help." ”

"I know!" Luga withdrew his hand and said, "I only have one question now, is this flat enough?" ”

"Yes, enough! It can even accommodate your legion. Hermanus was confident.

"That's good, let the spear-wielding troops of the first array of the main army land first, and the follow-up field army will follow, what Your Excellency said is that this is a battle that tests my courage." Luga said, looking back at the herald behind him and said, "Fortunately, everyone, inform my regiment of the deployment of the battle, and in two hours, we will have a big fight." ”

The heralds were ordered to push down, leaving only Luga, Hermanus, Andrew, and Berialius in the entire cabin.

Hermanus knew how to read words, and he saw the solemnity on Luga's face as the heralds retreated. He hurriedly asked, "What, is there anything else that Your Excellency has to hide?" ”

"Alas!" Lu Jia sighed, found a chair and sat down slowly, and said in a heavy tone: "Don't pretend to be confused with me, you also know that my legion is newly formed, and I have just arrived, their state is really bad, almost like cannon fodder, it is difficult to use them as the main force!" ”

"Lord Luga!" After hearing this, Hermanus looked at Luga solemnly and said, "As a commander, do you know what is most important? ”

"What?"

"Trust in your subordinates!" Hermanus looked into Luga's eyes, and his tone was extremely resolute: "No matter what, as long as you doubt your subordinates, then even the simplest action will not be possible!" ”

Luga was silent, and it was clear that the silence represented acquiescence to Hermanus's words, and he didn't say anything, but got up and walked out of the hatch.

"Father!" Berialius asked Hermanus, "Do you believe what you just said?" ”

"No, I don't believe it myself!" Hermanus replied in a wry smile because he was afraid that Luga would hear it outside. "But," he continued, "at least Luga must not lose confidence in victory because of his soldiers!" The commander could not do without courage! ”

"Luga, give!"

Andrew, who was pale, struggled to hold Luga's armor and came behind him.

"Thank you!" Luga thanked him, took the suit of armor, put on the heavy armor with the help of the soldiers on the left and right, and looked at the ancient city of Syra, where the silhouette could already be seen. "Andrew, you will stay on the ship in a while, and when I have built the camp, you will disembark with the army!"

"Woo, woo, woo!"

The sound of trumpets was passed through the battleships, the heralds waved their flags vigorously, and soon the huge fleet was in order.

Ten ships carrying the vanguard infantry came out, and they sped up, and the smoke-filled city became more and more visible, and even the flat land could be seen. Of course, the military formations of the Vandals besieging the city are becoming more and more apparent.

"It's coming, it's coming!"

"Boom, boom, boom......"

One by one, the warships that rode the wind and waves rushed to the shore, and there was nothing left to hide at this time, and in an instant, hundreds of horns let out an earth-shattering roar, and the first ten hundred-man teams jumped off the warship.

At this moment, a large number of cavalry suddenly rushed out of a small slope in front of the soldiers, and sure enough, the Vandals were unwilling to let Luga land so easily. In the face of the roaring cavalry, the vanguard infantry, who had not yet gained a firm foothold, could only crouch down as fast as possible and hold their shields in front of them, forming small fortresses in groups of three or five, holding sharp spears against the shields, trying to force the Vandals' horses to stop or bypass them.

"Knock Knock Knock ......"

The fearless cavalry of the Vandals, waving their spears in hand, roared into the already chaotic formation of the Ninth Legion. In an instant, dozens of Roman soldiers who had not yet gained a foothold were knocked into the icy water, and hundreds of infantry were suppressed by the Vandals' cavalry and retreated, compressed into a red "long belt" on the seashore, and the Vandals' attack continued.

"Go down, attack! Go down, attack! ”

Everyone knew that the vanguard could not be defeated, so the centurions on the ships roared angrily, pushing the soldiers down into the icy waters one by one, and ordering them to join the opposing formation. The soldiers who went into the water were like dumplings, but the more people they replenished, the more people in front of them would fall.

"Where is the next part of the landing fleet?" Luga was naturally anxious when he looked at the situation in front of him, and he loudly ordered the herald behind him: "Tell Hermanus that my legion needs their support, let their archers go, don't care if they will hurt their own people, just shoot me ashore!" Also, bring the flagship close to the ships of the next landing force, I want to participate in the landing! ”

"Luga!" Andrew stopped him and said, "You are no longer a small centurion, but the supreme commander of an entire Combined Legion, you can't be so careless about your personal safety now!" ”

"As you say!" Luga retorted, "I am the supreme commander of this legion, then I am the core of this legion, the only way to be able to lift them up!" ”

"But ......"

"It's nothing, I'm the commander of the legion, and all orders are obeyed by me!" Luga carried the flag of the legion, stood at the bow of the ship, and ordered loudly: "Let the vanguard warship retreat, if there are any remaining soldiers on the ship, push all of them into the water, and do not block the way of the follow-up troops!" ”

The horn of retreat remembered that the ten warships of the second column were ready, and the slaves with the oars pressed their oars against the land to push the warships back into the sea.