The Germanic guards around her were defeated, and Leonie was left alone, and after firing two arrows in succession, the Roman soldiers rushed up and fell to the ground. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Because Apis gave the order that she should only be captured alive, these frizzy Roman soldiers did not draw their swords and kill her on the spot, and then they were beaten with a barrage of clubs.

Poor Leonie struggled weakly like a kidnapped beast, getting up again and again, but beating again and again, until her head was bleeding, her body was bruised, and the corners of her mouth were covered with scarlet blood. However, the barbarian chieftain's eyes were still only angry, and she wanted to roar, but she couldn't do it anymore, and her weak body was trampled under the feet of the GIs.

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"General, this woman is the leader of their tribe, the beast of Sugangbri."

The Roman legionnaires bound Leonie and brought him to Appis. At this moment, the great Germanic hero who ambushed the Roman legions and killed Lepida became a prisoner of Rome. However, when Leonie appeared in front of Apis, covered in blood, Apis felt endless melancholy and loss. There is not the slightest pleasure in conquering the barbarians. Once upon a time, the woman in front of her also walked to her heart and became her lover by her pillow and a haven for her soul. Even, this woman saved her own life. However, the impermanence of the world, cultural differences, and a series of changes brought him and Emma to the point of facing each other. Yes, many people may have forgotten the original name of the barbarian chief named Leonie in front of them.

"General, are you going to kill her? This war is coming to an end. They were left with the Germanic resistance. ”

The centurion's curious question in front of him interrupted Appis's thoughts. Let Appis recover from the bitter and warm memories.

"No, I still have something to know from her. Go down first. ”

Appis said, making a gesture for his men to step back.

"But ......"

Several GIs didn't understand and were still worried about Appis' safety.

"Don't worry, she can't hurt me anymore, her clan has been wiped out."

Appis said again.

At this moment, in the huge military tent, Appis and Leonie were left to stand facing each other.

"It's been a long time since we've seen each other, Emma."

Appis walked over and spoke to Leonie with mixed feelings.

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Leonie didn't speak, she stood scarred, her hair covering half of her face, dirt still sticking to her body, like a tribal barbarian. But Appis knew that she was not the same as her companions who could only pick up an axe and slash beasts.

"Emma, as the commander of the Roman legions, I should kill you as an example. You brought war and chaos to Rome, causing the displacement of countless civilians and the death of tens of thousands of Roman soldiers. It was you who instigated the tribes north of the Rhine to invade Rome, which eventually led to my conquest of the continent. ”

Appis came closer, and spoke almost face-to-face with Leonie, just as they had been in Rome. There is no distance between them, but they are 108,000 miles apart. Appis knew that the old days were gone. The Germanic barbarian in front of her is the executioner who killed countless Roman soldiers, and is no longer the Germanic girl who loves herself deeply and saves her life.

And this conversation is also full of countless complex emotions, just like a drama on the stage, former lovers, drawing their swords to each other. Wen Cun is not there.

"Apis, you don't understand at all, my people, countless tribes, that their war with Rome was not caused by you and me personally. It was Rome, the endless exploitation and enslavement, the rebellion of my tribe, the rebellion of other tribes, the fundamental reason is this. Without invading your country, our people will one day be enslaved. The Romans were too arrogant, and they deserved to be punished. But you, step by step, also went to their crowd and became the executioner of the slaughter of my people, and even became their leader. ”

After a long silence, Leonie gradually raised her head, revealing bloodshot eyes, and angrily questioned Appis.

"What's the solution? Emma, as you said, you fight for your people, and I, too, are one of the Romans. We have no choice. Perhaps it was a tragedy in the first place. ”

Appis walked over to Leonie and untied the ropes from her. The Germanic patriarch in front of him had no power to resist, outside the camp, dense Roman soldiers were waiting for him, the Sugambri had been wiped out, Leonie had no reinforcements, and there was no possibility of escaping. The image of the Roman legion commander, the officer, and the female chief of a barbarian tribe standing next to each other seems a little weird, but full of drama.

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Leonie didn't speak, just stood where she was, but knowing that her people and clan forces had been completely eradicated, Leonie also weakened. She saw no hope, like Appis, who had no choice.

"Appis, my time of death has come, and outside the tent are a dense crowd of Roman soldiers, and in the cities of your country, there are also countless eyes on what you have done today. Just before killing me, I want to ask you one last question. ”

Leonie took a step closer and stared at the handsome Roman officer in front of her, like Appis, Leonie at this moment, her heart was full of love and hate, and complex emotions came to her heart, and it was difficult to calm down for a long time.

"Say it."

Appis sighed.

Such a picture is more bleak than any other moment.

"Tell me, when you were in Rome, did you really love me?"

In the final questioning, not surprisingly, Apis had already guessed. Although the picture in front of me is so bloody, it is also very sincere, which is enough to be loaded into the bridge of the drama, and it is the most complex human emotion that I encountered. Love and hate, intertwined in the heart.

"Yes, I did. I've loved Emma......"

When he said this, Appis felt like a knife in his heart, and like Leonie, the person in front of him who had killed him was also the person he once loved. However, when I think about it, I was just a victim of the Barbarian War with Rome in the Hundred Years' War. Without Leonie, this war would have broken out, but it wouldn't have been as painful. At this moment, the warmth of the year seems to have reappeared between the two, but it was quickly extinguished like a candle. Reality is cruel and unforgiving. Emma has changed her name to Leonie, and the fact that she has killed countless Romans cannot be changed......

"That's enough, that's enough."

The Germanic tribes are in their last years, Leonie sighed. also knows that even if he goes back, there is no possibility of making a comeback again.

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Three days later, the leader of the Germanic Sugangbri, Mantemreoni, was nailed alive to the tall cross by Roman soldiers, screaming in pain and bleeding. The barracks of the Roman legions were full of people, and the soldiers executed this nightmare in the hearts of the Romans as if they were cheering a great victory. However, at the scene of the execution, people unexpectedly found that Appis, the supreme commander of the Northern Army, who should have been honored and proud of this, quietly hid and did not appear at the scene of the execution.

In the dark tent, only Crane accompanied him, and Apis sat in the commander's position, a few tears of sadness silently oozed from the corners of his eyes......