Augustus Under the Horseshoe

Since arriving in Gredinian, the special envoy of the Eastern Roman Empire: Brutus' mood has been ups and downs, very subtle.

This envoy, personally escorted by 300 imprisoned guards, first arrived by ship to Cesonisus, the largest seaport city on the peninsula and also the capital of the Gothic Kingdom.

The envoys looked at the Eastern Gothic barbarians in the city, and couldn't help being stunned: General Quintuchus, didn't it mean that the main force of the Goths had all been crushed by the horses? Why are there so many barbarians in this city? It seems that life is pretty good. Countless merchant ships and fishing boats of different styles pass through the inside of the port, creating a thriving scene.

Damn it, wasn't there still a war here half a year ago? Why is the atmosphere so comfortable? Centaur was driven away by them?

Then, the puzzled envoys suddenly discovered that the left cheeks of these barbarians were all engraved with some kind of sharp weapon, with the scar of a double-ring cross—the sacred emblem of the God of Punishment.

"Barbarians are barbarians. Although they believe in the same gods as us, their methods and methods are so barbaric."

The priest in the envoy drew a cross on his chest in disgust, expressing his respect and worship for the God of Punishment.

"But... Honorable universal patriarch: Loga Aurelion. As early as a few years ago, he cancelled the sermon on this wild land and withdrew all the priests. Regarding these barbarians, we all thought the plan had failed.

Now it seems that after we withdrew, the Goths abandoned the hypocritical gods they believed in and converted to His dazzling light? "

"I don't know, what **** a group of barbarians love to believe has nothing to do with me."

Covered with a triple armor of comfortable soft armor, heavy chain armor, and scaled chest armor, the armor painted in gold is also decorated with scarlet helmets, cloaks and tassels, holding long swords and tower shields, majestic and majestic The imperial guards also put the envoys in the center of security.

These elite warriors in golden armor remained motionless under the curious gaze of the Goths. The scarlet cloak, under the blowing of the sea breeze, was like a group of brilliant flames, burning behind them. From a distance, it looks like an exquisite statue carved from gold without any emotions.

The most terrifying part of the Roman Empire is their terrible learning speed.

After being flanked by Hannibal's cavalry and losing most of their soldiers in the Battle of Canney, they quickly learned how to use large-scale cavalry and recruited a larger number of cavalry troops from the barbarians than the gray elves.

In the Macedonian Conquest War, after several warships were burned by magical flames, the arcane towers, like bamboo shoots after a rain, sprung up in the cities of the Republic.

After getting in touch with the drow in Egypt, the slavery system of this huge country is also advancing by leaps and bounds, and it has reached perfection at this moment.

And in the war with Sasanian Persia. The armor style of the Eastern Roman Empire became more and more similar to that of the demon. The iron scale armor, which is as strong as the scales of a dragon, quickly spread in the army.

Elite soldiers of the Eastern Empire, after wearing soft armor and long-sleeved knee-length heavy chain mail, will also wear an additional scaled chest armor on the fragile chest and abdomen.

"These barbarians from the far north are also dominated by infantry. If they really defeat the centaur and regain a foothold here... we will not be able to realize the will of Augustus, then, It’s a real disaster."

The messengers looked at each other, and finally decided to meet with the Supreme King of the barbarian first to see what happened in this wild land far away from civilization.

As the first group of devout believers who abandoned the Nordic gods and worshipped Saint Cuthbert. And the only Gothic general who fought side by side with the Roman Legion and witnessed the terrifying strength of the other side with his own eyes, Asana, a spiritual Roman, was ecstatic on the spot. In her court, she warmly treated these guests from afar and spent the past six months. What happened here, I told the messenger.

The priest and envoys breathed a sigh of relief. The centaur was not beaten off, and the scale does not sound small.

From the sea of ​​grass in the center of Simferopol to the eastern end of the Kerch Peninsula, these half-man and half-horse monsters occupy almost 60% of Gredinian's territory. Other places have become vassals of the centaur, and Augustus’s supreme command seems to be fulfilled.

The commander of the Custodian raised his eyebrows. As a soldier, he cares more about the process of the rise of the pale white horse: Painhurs started with less than a thousand people, but he won the civil war of the centaur, and became the last among the factions of the thirteen clans. Winner.

Then, in a very short period of time, he either conquered or defeated the greenskins, werewolves and other major enemies. He even slaughtered an adult green dragon and became the king of Gredinian...

"Your Excellency, as a vassal of that great chief, how much do you know about his strength? What is his fighting style? What is his war style? What does he like? What is greedy? And what do you hate? "

Brutus, the slick face, asked a series of questions to the Gothic queen. By the way, from the waist of the accompanying priest, he grabbed something that the other party could not refuse—it was a temple in Constantinople. Inside, it was ordained by the universal patriarch himself, and it was a hard-headed hammer forged from pure gold.

"If you are willing to tell us about him, this sacred weapon that has been personally blessed by the God of Punishment is yours."

As a devout believer of the God of Punishment, the blessed hard-headed hammer is like a magnet, firmly attracting Asana's gaze. Her expression became more greedy, and her breathing became more rapid!

Several Roman envoys smiled and glanced at each other: This matter was settled, and the priest whose weapon was stolen, even more contemptuously looked at the barbarian queen in front of him—this kind of incomparably sacred thing is for the barbarian’s. For the king, it is a treasure, but for the priest of the empire, it is insignificant.

————————————————

After obtaining detailed information about Painhurs and even the main leaders of the centaurs, the envoys with extremely high emotional intelligence quickly repaired and changed their negotiation plans, using teleportation technology to obtain information from the highest white tower in Constantinople. It gave some "gifts" that high-level people couldn't refuse.

They politely declined the Queen's invitation, and left the port overnight, along the southern coastline, and arrived at the royal court at dawn the next day.

The arrival of the Roman envoys caused an uproar in Diodosiya, and Gorell of the Greymane clan was trembling with fright. She almost thought that the Romans had come to her to settle the accounts, and wanted to take their clan back and continue to be mercenaries.

Abhors immediately sent the archdruid under his command to the east to retrieve the warchief. The bloodrage veteran also clenched the compound longbow in his hand. A few months ago, they had been with the thirtieth Urpius. The first battalion of the victorious legion fought fiercely in the north, subconsciously, felt that the opponent was an enemy and not a friend.

The centaurs quickly blocked the harbor, thousands of compound longbows pointed directly at the magnificent galley with several purple falcon flags, red PX flags, and four golden β flags.

In the chaos, Brutus rolled his eyes speechlessly, and ordered the tall and burly forbidden army to be like a gold sculpture, open the dimension bag, and took out a handful with the head of Arcadius carved on the front and carved on the back. Throwing the Suderus gold coin with the angel and the cross towards the port.

Thousands of shining gold coins, reflecting the beautiful golden sunrise, like raindrops, fell on the heads, shoulders, and bodies of the horses and horses, immediately causing a huge riot! Some herders with insufficient concentration immediately loosened their tight bowstrings and knelt on the dock, picking up and competing for the wealth on the ground.

As for those veterans who had been fighting for a long time, although they still maintained a shooting posture, the hostility in their hearts also disappeared unknowingly.

"Mighty men! My name is Brutus. I am an envoy from the Eastern Roman Empire. We come with peace and wealth! Not blood and war!"

Seeing that the people and horses no longer had obvious hostility, the envoys shook the banner of the eastern empire, and the high elves of Greece spoke fluent Muzu, trying to communicate with these nomads.

"State your purpose."

At this moment, Christina, who was in charge of guarding the royal court, came down on the port of the city like a rouge storm, and asked the envoys of Rome vigilantly.

"It's a red mare. According to the information of the Gothic Queen, it's Christina, not Painhus."

Under the aim of thousands of feather arrows, the imperial army carefully peeked out the tall and solid sides of the ship, looked at the appearance of the person, and whispered to the envoy.

"I have come with the will of Augustus! The most sacred and great man of the Eastern Roman Empire wants to make a covenant with your leader!"

"call--"

The gray mane horses and horses hiding in the dark secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It seems that these two-legged beasts are not here to trouble themselves.

"Our empire is rich and powerful. There are more coins than the stars at night, piled up into towering gold and silver mountains, silk and cloth of various styles and colors, covering every corner of the city like clouds. , The attic temple made of pure white marble rises straight into the sky, enshrining statues of gods, carved and shaped entirely of gold and precious stones."

The envoys used the most magnificent rhetoric to construct a paradise-like rich and beautiful place for the nomad soldiers, successfully arousing the most greedy desire in the hearts of every man and horse.

Looking at the greedy-faced people and horses under the boat, Brutus changed his conversation.

"The empire doesn’t care about those things! The empire can give you huge wealth that you can’t even imagine in your dreams! Each of you will get money that you can’t spend your whole life—as long as your chief can promise Ou Gusto's request! Win one for him, the largest war ever! There, you can slaughter the heads of the demons as much as you want, and win endless glory for your gods!"

"Send another archdruid to tell Painhès the purpose of the Romans." Abhors's withered bone priests continued to move, while Gorell slapped his forehead helplessly.

Damn it! In the end, those two-legged beasts will be hired to fight in the past!

[Hint]: If you think this article is good, please recommend it to more friends! Sharing is also a kind of enjoyment.