Chapter 114: Stirrico has something to say

In the strait between Britain and continental Europe, a relatively large fleet is slowly sailing. This huge fleet carried more than 30,000 people.

This is the army that the Roman Empire sent to attack Britain. This time, Rome was bound to regain Rome's early rule over Britain in one fell swoop.

At the height of the Roman Empire, Britain was part of the Roman Empire. Rome also built fortifications in the central part of Britain to defend against the barbarians of the far north. Even King Arthur's palace was left over from the Roman Empire's viceroy in Britain.

As Rome declined, so did the revolt against Roman conquest. In particular, the revolt of the Germanic peoples in Gaul greatly shook the ruling order of the Roman Empire. In order to shrink the front, Rome withdrew British soldiers and used them to suppress uprisings everywhere.

As a result, the Romans never gave up their ambitions for Britain.

The sea is not very calm, and occasionally a wave hits. There was an inevitable bump in the fleet.

The Romans were not very skilled in shipbuilding, and it is even said that the Romans were not good at water warfare. As early as in Rome's war of aggression against Syracuse, Archimedes suffered a big loss in black technology because of the garbage of the navy.

Even if the garbage were to die, it was much better than Britain, which was poor and barely had a ship. This made Stiricus, the general in command of the Roman legion, greatly relieved that he did not have to guard against a crisis on the sea.

Stilico was a Roman commander of barbarian origin, and his father was a mercenary captain, he joined the army since he was a child, and today he can lead his troops alone as a legion commander.

Historically, Stilico was the commander-in-chief of the Emperor's troops in ca. 385 and the commander-in-chief of the infantry and cavalry armies in ca. 393, before his death, Theodosius I appointed him regent of the empire to assist his prince Flavius Augustus Honorius, but he later could only control the Western Empire, during which he repelled the Germanic invasion of the Rhine. The defeat of the Goths in 402 and the suppression of the uprising of the Norricum and Lethia peoples, and the repulsion of the combined invasion of the Goths, Suebi, and Burgundians in 405 brought temporary stability to the Roman Empire. In 408, court legend has it that Stirrico wanted to make his son emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire, and he was executed by the Western Roman emperor Honorius.

But now, he's only just been promoted. This battle is crucial for him and will affect his future development.

It can be seen how seriously the Roman Empire attached to this war this time.

The Roman Empire, which was teetering on the European continent due to successive national uprisings within its ruling region, was eager to turn the gun around and gain some success in Britain to stabilize its rule.

Stirico didn't look easy, he was nervously standing on the deck of the ship looking out at the outline of the British Isles in the distance. His three legion commanders also guarded him closely.

"Hey!" Stirrico let out a heavy sigh.

Only he knew in his heart that the only person who cared about the battle of Britain was Emperor Theodosius I alone.

The remaining nobles, governors, and marshals only symbolically contributed a few soldiers. The Roman military system was like this, and every expedition was divided between the big and small high-ranking people. Most of the armies of the emperor were not directly under their control.

Aware of the current state of the Empire, Stirrico's brow tightened even more. After a moment of distraction, he came to his senses.

[Let's fight this battle first!] Stilico thought.

King Arthur? I'll teach you a lesson!!