The Anatolian plateaus are already warming up in early March, so it's convenient to have dinner directly in the open air.

At this time, Hux and Lao Luo didn't really pay attention to what to eat, and this dinner was just for the first time to communicate, so as to avoid misunderstandings and troubles in the future.

Lao Luo didn't want his one hundred and ten people to fight against Ankara's tens of thousands of troops, not to mention that since the Hux in front of him could communicate, why did he get blood everywhere.

Hex was secretly surprised when he entered the camp, although the number of the hundred and ten people in front of him was not much, but all of them were fierce, many people knew at a glance that there were strong traces of gladiators, although they had a large number of soldiers, but these hundred and ten people really wanted to do something in this Ankara city, and they had no good way. And it looks like these people on the surface, who knows if there are still people in the secret, Hux, who has been a sheriff for many years, knows too much about the dark side.

So he decided not to stay quiet, at least to have some understanding of the obviously military guy in front of him, which happened to be what Lao Luo wanted to do.

The surrounding warriors were busy, some setting up camps, some setting up tents, and some preparing dinner. Hux glanced at it, but the more he looked at it, the more surprised he became, because many of the camps were set up that he couldn't understand, but he could clearly see the defensive performance above. For example, there is a circle of thin black lines around the camp, and metal barrels hanging from them, and of course, there are wide and deep trenches dug around them, as well as wooden spikes and discarded swords buried at the bottom of the trenches.

A caravan camp is almost the same as a marching camp, this manpower is really good, Hux nodded, gave his guards some pointers, turned to Lao Luo and said, "Mr. Bartol, these men of yours are really good. ”

"Well, it's okay. I've been training for a long time. "Lao Luo is not polite, although his subordinates have not been for a long time, they are very attentive in their work, but if you want to, then you don't have to think about it, in this era, there is a practice of giving slaves to each other, but it is not made by Lao Luo.

Of course, Hux could hear the meaning of Lao Luo's words, and he didn't want Lao Luo's manpower, but he was just tentative, "Mr. Bartol, where did this come from?" Where are you going? ”

Lao Luo Xin said that this Hux was really from a military background, so he asked directly, but this is also the way he wants to communicate, talking like a politician, it would be too tiring, so he didn't plan to avoid anything, "I came from Athens, this time I am going to go to the far east and return to my hometown." ”

"Athens?" Hux's eyes couldn't help but show a hint of yearning, that was the place he once wanted to go, but unfortunately the land under his feet was his place of survival, and he couldn't leave it for a moment.

Of course, Lao Luo saw the other party's expression, and since it was a small talk, there was nothing to be embarrassed to ask, "Your Excellency Hex is from Athens?" ”

"No," Hux snapped up, but he didn't shy away from the topic of Lao Luo, "My father is from Athens, and I had long hoped to go to Athens, but unfortunately I never had the chance. ”

True, even in the West, even as a sheriff, not everyone has the time and energy to travel far, even if Ankara is not far from Athens. Of course, Lao Luo was a little unimpressed, Athens and Ankara are only a month's journey at most, which in later generations is basically two hours by plane, and it is only a day's driving.

Of course, Hux could also see Lao Luo's demeanor, he was also a soldier, and he couldn't learn the other party's ease, so he couldn't help but sigh a little, "Mr. Bartol, but you think I'm lying?" ”

Lao Luo was not ambiguous, the other party's question was straightforward, but he didn't want to hide anything, "Your Excellency Hex, Athens and Ankara are not far away, and it is not a matter of a few months back and forth if you want to go." ”

"That's right, but I don't have the time for these few months." Seeing that Lao Luo was a little puzzled, Hux then explained, "Looking at Mr. Bartol's demeanor, he must also know something about the army, how can he have any free time in the army?" When I reach the position of sheriff, I have no time to spare, and I have a lot of things to deal with every day, and a delay of a few days will definitely cause chaos. ”

"It's that I think I'm wrong, I ask Your Excellency to drink to make amends, and the fine wine brought by Athens" Lao Luo suddenly thought about it, this Hux looked calm, straightforward in his words, and had a military attitude, but he was a character worth befriending, so he simply took the other party's arm and led him to the campfire, "I was also a soldier, and I still know about things in the army, it is rare for His Excellency Hux to say bluntly, you and I have to have a good exchange." ”

"Okay, Mr. Bartol," Lao Luo's actions were a little reckless, but Hux didn't mind at all, but was happy in his heart, as if he had returned to the feeling of being in the army in the past, and now that he was a sheriff, the original colleagues had become a bit of a philistine, and it was rare to have such a refreshing one. However, the guards around Hux couldn't understand it, and when he came out of the mansion, His Excellency still had a face that wanted to take advantage, why did it change as he spoke.

It was getting dark, the bonfire was getting more and more vigorous, the whole sheep roasted, the whole deer, the wine of Athens, the large cups, the more Luo and Hux talked, the more happy they became, and the scene of the confrontation at dusk was long gone. Lao Luo told about the customs and customs from Cairo to Alexandria, and then to Crete to Athens, while Hex introduced the surrounding tribes, as well as the recent situation of the Abbasid kingdom next to it, the Caucasus mountains in the east, and the Seljuks in the east.

"It turns out that Mr. Bartoll is a native of Seris, and this journey to the east is a long way." After saying so much, Hux had already let down his guard, and he was even more relieved to know that the other party's target was the far east.

"No way, my parents' wish was for me to return to my home country, and my goal was there," Lao Luo of course won't shake out the old bottom after drinking, and the subtlety that should be there is still a must, "This time to Ankara is basically the last stop in Rome." ”

"O East, it's too far away," Hux patted his somewhat drunken head, although he also longed for this Bartoll's life of thousands of miles, but he was not a free body, "It's a pity that I can't get out of it, otherwise I have to go to more places to see." ”

Lao Luo looked at the Lord in front of him and was a lot more drunk, thinking that it was not so easy to sit in the position of this sheriff, "Today's incident has caused trouble to His Excellency Hex, but it is His Excellency the Governor ......"

"It's okay, Mr. Bartol's matter today is actually to relieve me of a problem, Antiano is an unlearned bastard, if it weren't for Augustus, he would be the material for decapitation." Hux had long wanted to clean up this Antiano, but there was no bitter lord to report to him, who would dare to participate in the dispute between the governor and the sheriff.

"Hehe," Lao Luo smiled, this kind of thing seems to exist in that era, and the United States preached democracy in later generations, isn't that what it is, you can be parole after paying the money, but it's just a disguised exoneration.

"Hehe, it's that Augustus, you have to deal with it carefully, he has a few good players under him, and he has a background in the Senate, so I don't want to offend him too much." Hux also smiled, but the next words made Lao Luo quite grateful, change to another person, the second-in-command of a place, what do you communicate with a businessman? And still say it so bluntly?

"Thank you for the reminder," Old Roco couldn't do to be grateful, but only mentioned it slightly, and then asked with some confusion, "It's just that something happened to this Antiano, why hasn't this governor shown up?" ”

"Augustus is not in Ankara," Hux just admired Lao Luo's unpretentious military posture, and he didn't care about the directness of his questioning, "A few days ago, a few businessmen came, saying that they could cooperate to go to Lake Tuz to get salt, and Augustus went to see the salt works himself." ”

Of course, Lao Luo of Tuz Lake knows that it is also a very famous salt producing area in later generations, and it is also a famous tourist mecca in Turkey, and it is not far from the southeast of Ankara, but in this era, it takes ten hours to go back from Tuz Lake, Lao Luo's heart moved, and then asked: "So, if there is no mistake, this Lord Augustus will come back in the evening?" ”

"No," Hux directly denied Lao Luo's inference, "Augustus is a person who likes to enjoy, so he won't rush at night, but he will still pay attention to this nephew, and he will definitely come back tomorrow morning." ”

"Okay," Lao Luo has nothing to worry about, the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, a governor who likes to have fun, there is nothing to pay attention to at all, "At that time, please also ask Your Excellency Hex to administer justice, and Roman law will always be observed." ”

"Yes, Roman law still has to be observed." Hux was also satisfied with Lao Luo's proposal.

People who have been soldiers basically have the same idea, simple and direct, no matter what conspiracy you have, I will crush you in the past and see how you deal with it.

Of course, the two of them had a tacit understanding with each other, and some people were unhappy in the distance, the thin-faced Governor Augustus Farrell had been enjoying the singing and dancing with a few salt merchants, although Lake Tuz was not as rich as water and grass, but the open scenery of the wilderness was also good, and the singers and dancers brought by the salt merchants were all good and enchanting, and Ankara's troubles were all forgotten by Augustus.

While he was having fun, the men who stayed behind in Ankara reported that his nephew had been hung on the flagpole, who was so bold? Augustus's slender face stretched longer, and his face, which had no energy for eating, drinking, and having fun, became even whiter, "Knua, do you know who the other party is?" ”

Knua, who reported the news, was loyal to the Farrell family, "It is said that there was a group of merchants from Smyrna, and there were hundreds of people, many of whom looked like elite warriors."

"Elite? Are you sure it's not from Hux? "Augustus was not a complete waste, he was born in Constantinople and grew up with too many intrigues, and of course the first thing that came to mind about such things was his political enemies.

"No, when Hux first arrived on the scene, the two sides almost clashed." Knua didn't show her head at the time of Antiano's accident, and watched from the crowd.

"Well, I'll think about it." Augustus still trusted his men, this Knua was a slave of his family for generations, otherwise he would not have let this man stay in Ankara. After thinking about it for a long time, Augustus spoke up, "Knua, you pick five or six people to go back and see if you can save Antiano first, and I will rush back early tomorrow morning." ”

Augustus always wanted to save people first, and then he was thinking of ideas to punish his opponents, which was the basic game among the nobles in Constantinople, but he never imagined that everything that followed was completely beyond his expectations.