The Eastern Roman general Leitos, who was stationed near the city of Thebais, was not in a good mood lately. For various reasons, he was assigned to the Nicaean Legion, which was guarding the western part of the Anatonian continent, and was never able to reach the Balkan front to gain military success. Leitos was extremely depressed to see that many of his former colleagues had risen through the ranks of the war, and had even been awarded titles and territories for their merits, while he was still an ordinary general.

Thankfully, it didn't take long for things to change. Due to the enormous cost of the war, the Eastern Roman treasury gradually became empty, and it could only try to maintain supplies at the front, while the Nicaean legions in the rear could no longer receive any supplies from the state. In desperation, the commander of the legion, Narciss, could only relax the constraints on military discipline and let the troops find their own ways to collect money and food to maintain self-sufficiency.

In this way, on the contrary, the generals of various units have the opportunity to make a windfall. Under the command of Leitos, his troops marched on a rampage near the city of Thebais, and the slightest resistance from the populace was brutally slaughtered. Soon, Leitos amassed a great fortune, but his greed was not satisfied, and it was not long before his appetite grew and he shifted his gaze from the commoners, who had no oil or water to squeeze, to the local aristocracy.

Since the surrender of the Eastern Romans, the city-states of the Olympian League on the continent of Anatonia have had a relatively good relationship with each other, and the princes and nobles have continued to hold power as usual. Because they had a lot of influence in the local area, the ordinary Eastern Roman generals did not dare to offend them easily, lest they make any trouble and be blamed by Lord Narciss. However, this situation was quickly changed by lax military discipline. Some of the minor nobles bore the brunt, and later even the big nobles were not spared.

Near the residence of Leitos lived a great man: Chryses, the high priest of the temple of Apollo. His Excellency the High Priest had been in power in Troy for many years and had a large number of believers. Moreover, its territory in Thebais is very fertile and vast, and it is said that the accumulated wealth is innumerable!

Leitos had coveted the high priest's fortune for a long time, but he didn't know where the other party's wealth was hidden, and Chryses was a big man after all, so he didn't dare to make a move if he didn't have a good chance, lest he not get much money and at the same time arouse Lord Narsis's displeasure.

Luckily, the opportunity soon came, and the butler of Château Château Château took the initiative to contact him out of greed. After deliberation, the two parties decided to kidnap Lilishi, the daughter of the high priest, and then extort money from the hostages. I thought this plan was foolproof. Unexpectedly, two consecutive attacks fell short, and in the end, he only grabbed a small amount of property in the castle, but forced the high priest to move back to Troy City, and I am afraid that there will be no chance of success.

In a fit of rage. Leitos killed the incompetent castle steward and his son. Just when he felt a little relieved, another piece of depressing news came that a group of noble privateers seemed to be dissatisfied with his actions, and were gathering outside the city of Troy. When Lord Narsis learned of this, he was very dissatisfied, and demanded that he immediately send troops to annihilate these enemies who dared to resist.

Leitos soon set out with his 5,000 men. His troops are small in number, but they are all elite with combat experience, and although their combat effectiveness has recently decreased due to lax military discipline, they have to deal with those noble private soldiers who are like scattered sand. It's so easy!

Such a result was within reach, but Letos was still not happy. Because this is a mess of his own making, no matter how much he can achieve in the future, the stain in the eyes of Lord Narsis may still be difficult to get rid of......

Five thousand heavily armed Eastern Roman warriors, led by Leitos, poured out of their nests and advanced rapidly along the royal road in the direction of Troy. Around noon, we finally came to the outskirts of the city. The Eastern Roman warriors marched in unison with high morale, their well-groomed military appearances and banners that covered the sky and the sun, and their spears held high like a forest, their sharp blades and the metal armor of the warriors glittering in the sun.

Seeing this, Leitos nodded in satisfaction, and he stopped his steed in front of the mighty procession. Looking up, the huge figure of the city of Troy loomed in the thick fog in the distance, and in a forest behind the city, it was said that the noble soldiers had gathered and hid, which was the target of their attack.

As Leitos stared in, a puff of smoke appeared in front of him, and he saw a small group of cavalry with Eastern Roman flags running along the main road.

"The whole army stops advancing!!" Leitos hurriedly stretched out his hand to signal to the lieutenant beside him.

The phalanx army soon stopped, and by this time the cavalry in front had already rushed to the front, and the first knight turned over and dismounted, and went to the side of Leitos and reported loudly: "Your Excellency, General, the enemy is still in the woods!"

"Very good!" Leitos nodded, "How many people are on the other side, how are they equipped, and how are they prepared?"

The knight immediately added, "According to our estimates, the number of the other party is about three to four thousand, and the equipment is extremely rudimentary, and there is no preparation. They scattered around the woods irregularly, and there was a great deal of confusion among the teams, and there were no sentries or patrols!"

When Leitos heard this, he smiled, these noble private soldiers were simply a bunch of outcasts! Fighting such an enemy was like a joke, and there was no point at all. However, it is estimated that the other party did not really want to rebel, and did not expect that the Eastern Roman army would come to suppress it so quickly. I wonder what kind of expressions they will have when they lead the army to kill after a while?

Thinking of this, Leitos shook his head contemptuously, and he nodded to the knight, "You did a good job, now continue to explore!"

The knight immediately took the order, and Leitos raised his hand and shouted to the warriors around him: "Brothers, the enemy is ahead and is unprepared!

A deafening cheer rang out: "Kill them all!!"

(To be continued......)