After Ryan left, the two Legion Commanders looked at Marcus, waiting for his decision. Marcus smiled wryly when he saw this, it's all this time, these two guys are still playing with themselves.

Don't look at the two legion commanders who look like Marcus is looking at the horse now, but they really don't have any good intentions, in fact, they know that what Ryan said is the truth, and they are reasonable, and they are already planning to give up resistance in their hearts.

However, surrender is not a glorious thing, and when they return to the empire after the war, their behavior of surrendering without a fight will also be sanctioned and reproached by the empire, so even one person did not speak, but let Marcus make this decision, so that even if they return to the empire after the war, they can be said to be Marcus's decision, and after betraying Marcus, they will minimize their own sins.

Marcus has been in the officialdom for many years, and he knows the corruption and filthiness in it, and he knows these little tricks well, Marcus glanced at the two army commanders of the same level and said, "What are you going to choose?"

The two legion commanders glanced at each other, and said in unison with a tacit understanding: "You decide, whether to fight or surrender, we will all listen to you." ”

Marcus smiled disdainfully and said, "Really?" the two legion leaders nodded in unison.

Marcus laughed and said, "Okay, in that case, let's go back and prepare to fight to the death." After saying that, ignoring the two corps commanders, he rode back and ordered his two thousand hoplites to assemble in the north.

The two legion commanders were stunned when they heard Marcus say that they were going to fight to the death, and they looked at each other for a long time before they came back to their senses and turned their horses to find Marcus. Marcus ignored the vague reminders of the two legion commanders, and instead gathered his subordinate soldiers together and lined up in a neat phalanx.

At this time, there were still five minutes before the time limit given to them by Ryan, Marcus saw that the two legion commanders were sweating profusely, but they still refused to say surrender, and they were still thinking about making themselves scapegoats, Marcus smiled coldly and said, "Both." Do you think I'm an idiot? After saying that, he ordered his two thousand hoplites to put away their weapons and divide them into two rows, and stand against the cliffs on the north and south sides, leaving only heavy shields for defense, and not to attack without their own orders.

Marcus's order completely dumbfounded the two corps commanders, and the hoplites left, exposing them, who were vulnerable to the cavalry, to the enemy's cavalry, which was completely cornered.

Ryan smiled slightly after seeing the changes in the enemy army in this formation, but the captain of the guard next to him asked with a puzzled face: "Sir, what are those guys doing again? Wouldn't those light infantry die faster without the protection of the heavy infantry?"

Ryan explained in a tone of instruction to the back, "The hoplites already have a choice, now it's up to the rest of the people to choose." ”

The captain of the guard craned his neck to look at it, and said suspiciously, "No, the flags of the hoplites are still there, and the white flags are not displayed." ”

Ryan smiled and said: "These six thousand people should be three legions, and the two people who followed Marcus just now should be the other two legion commanders, I estimate that there must be something wrong with the three of them, so Marcus will withdraw to both sides with his two thousand heavy infantry." Also, see no. Those heavy infantry had already put away their weapons and defended only with shields, which already showed that they had given up resistance. The captain of the guard nodded thoughtfully.

Ryan turned his head and asked, "How much longer?"

The captain of the guard replied, "Two minutes." ”

Ryan nodded, and said to the herald, "Let the hoplites prepare." Advance fifty meters. ”

The captain of the guard looked at the six demon elephants at the front of the queue and said, "Sir, those big guys are standing there blocking our charging route, do you want to let them get out of the way?"

Ryan shrugged helplessly and said, "I'm commanding them, if you think you can." You go ahead and try it. ”

The captain of the guard looked at the golem whose tail was thicker than his arm, shook his head, and said, "I don't have that ability. But sir, we can't go anywhere with these big guys who are constantly commanding, can we? But I saw that they ate a day's ration for one of our legions, and if this continues, our little food will not be enough for them. ”

Ryan smiled and said, "These big guys can eat once in a few days, and it's not a lot, we can still afford it." As for not listening to the command, it depends on our lord, that kid has a lot of ghosts, and Xiao Hei is his magic favorite, Ivan definitely has a way to make these big guys obedient. The captain of the guard nodded heavily, he felt that as long as the lord was out of the horse, there was nothing he couldn't do.

As time passed little by little, the two legion commanders, you look at me, I look at you, they all waited for the other party to speak first, and they reached a stalemate for a while. However, when they saw that the other party's heavy cavalry was slowly moving forward, and their weapons were already unsheathed, and they were still holding a crossbow in their hands, and the cold and shining crossbow arrows were facing them, the two legion commanders really couldn't withstand this pressure that directly hit their souls, and at the same time said to their subordinates: "Put down your arms, we surrender." ”

The soldiers of the Eternal Empire also did not lack the blood of being soldiers and the consciousness of sacrificing their lives for the country, but no one really wanted to die, and in the face of this disparity in strength and meaningless battle, they dropped their weapons as quickly as they could after receiving orders from their commanders, and breathed a sigh of relief, glad that they could continue to live.

At this time, Lane gave Marcus time to think about it, and Marcus saw that the two legion commanders had surrendered, and after smiling contemptuously, he said to the standard-bearer beside him, "Put down the military flag, let's surrender." ”

Several officers who were following Marcus said unwillingly: "Sir"

Marcus waved his hand and interrupted: "Needless to say, I know what you have to say, and I believe that you are the best soldiers, if we have the strength to fight, even if we are not the enemy's opponent, but we can inflict huge losses on the enemy, I will lead everyone to fight the enemy to the death." However, our enemies are too strong for us to do any damage to them even if we fight to the death, and they are right, our resistance is pointless, and I can't let you die. The officers bowed their heads when they heard this, they knew that what Marcus said was all the truth, and they knew the consequences of Marcus's decision.

Seeing that the enemy had surrendered, Ryan sighed and said to the herald, "Let them collect the enemy's weapons and equipment, and then bring that Marcus to me." With that, he turned his horse's head and left. (To be continued......)