Chapter 70: The Plundering of the Village (Part I)
The march was not smooth, as there were orders to search villages where there might be Burgundians along the way, not so much as to search for them, but to plunder them directly. But this kind of dirty work will not be done by our field legions, and it will be taken care of by the auxiliary legions, and by the time we come, there will be nothing left of the looted village.
Ten full days passed, and it was autumn, and the road was already muddy because it rained all day, and the shoes could not support it early and broke early, making the road even more difficult.
Roman sandals woven from belts, this armor that began to be worn in spring and summer, although it is rare in the current legions, but at this time, in the face of such severe cold and humidity, the officer in charge of logistics actually sent us this thing. Wearing it, I have to stop to warm my feet after walking for a while, and every time I sit down to roast the fire, I am slightly glad that I belong to the regular field army, even if the supplies are tight, there will be sandals to wear. Those hundred-man team who walked in front, to tell the truth I started to complain about Andrew, if he hadn't handed over the military flag, we wouldn't have come to the field legion, how nice it would be to go to the auxiliary legion, look at the fur boots on their feet and look at the belt sandals on my feet, I think I already know who was born by my stepmother!
The humid air, and the rusty chain mail on many soldiers, made it impossible to take care of it. Because the further north you go, the lower the degree of civilization, looking around, except for the muddy road under your feet, there is basically no trace of civilization, and on both sides of the road except for the jungle is a plain full of wild grass. It's really hard to imagine that this was once an area ruled by Rome for hundreds of years.
"Andrew Centurion." I shouted to the lead centurion behind me, Andrew (I didn't mean to call him that, Andrew has been calling me that since I became a centurion), "Where are we?" ”
"The province of Great Sequanolen, at least it used to be!"
Andrew said, constantly moving his arm, I have to say that this period of cultivation has made Andrew's arm recover quickly, which should be attributed to the title of centurion, at least the food is Xiaozao, there is no meaning to share the weal and sorrow with the soldiers, what makes me even more incomprehensible is that the soldiers are also happy.
"I really can't stand it anymore!"
Looking at the sandals on my feet, which were already covered in mud, the cold that spread from the instep of my feet to my head made my whole scalp start to tingle. It's too cold, and if it goes on like this, rheumatism is trivial, and amputation is the real big trouble! Although I thought so in my heart, I looked back at the soldiers accompanying me behind me, because the climate was cold, and they had their own preparations, so that there was no big problem in keeping their clothes warm, but they were just shoes, and some people were even barefoot.
"Hey, I said Andrew."
I came out of the 100s and into Andrew's 100s behind me.
"Alas, no, you should call me Andrew Centurion!"
Andrew puffed up his chest and repeated it to me.
"Damn, good!" I nodded hurriedly, in just ten days, it seems that this guy Andrew has gone crazy with the official position of centurion. "Okay, Centurion Andrew!" I deliberately emphasized the word centurion, thinking, damn, you are a centurion, and I am also a centurion, let's be equal. I thought so in my heart, but how dare I say it clearly, so I had to continue: "Centurion, look at the soldiers' equipment is so tattered, don't talk about Worms in this way, even if you go to the battlefield, I'm afraid that you will fall down with a bang when you rush halfway!" ”
"Really?" Andrew stared at me with a look of disbelief as he stepped out of the group, bowed his head and carefully examined the feet of the passing soldiers. As I said, a lot of soldiers had cracked shoes.
"Luga, don't say it, there are really barefoot!" Andrew said, with a solemn look on his face, looked at me, and said, "Then is there anything you can do?" ”
I looked down and pondered for a moment, thinking to myself that the time had come now, and I didn't care about the regular army or any other wilderness. If you meet the next village, you must get ahead of the auxiliary legions, or you will really die!
"Andru, then."
"Andrew Centurion!"
"Okay, Centurion Andrew, oops, you see I forgot again." I muttered a few words, and then got down to business and said, "Look, let's find a way to forcibly occupy the next village before the auxiliary legions, so that we can wear clothes and shoes!" ”
"You mean robbery?" Andrew looked at me with a puzzled expression, and said righteously: "I can remind Mi, Luga, the villagers in those villages were also Roman citizens no matter how they say, and you rushed up and robbed them like this, maybe in the event of a fight and a fight, you say that it is not chilling to make people feel cold?" Where is the justice you did when you saved Anais? ”
"Okay, okay, I didn't say I wanted to rob it, you can follow me with your team now!"
"Alright then, Luga, but I still warn you, you can't rob it, the reputation is already stinky enough!"
"Got it, got it...... ”
I really couldn't stand Andrew's talk like this, so I quickly ran away and returned to my own pair. When I saw the trumpeter, Bliss, I said to him, "Quick, blow the trumpet, let the team run, let's go to the front and improve our lives!" ”
Bliss immediately took out his horn and blew a fast, rhythmic sound, "Quick, run!" Improving your life to go! ”
As soon as they heard that their lives were going to be improved, the soldiers' spirits were now re-energized, and they did not know whether they were sandals or barefoot, and they ran after me along the side of the road. Leaving behind the hundred-man squad of the Auxiliary Legion, the old men and young men also watched us pass in front of them with puzzled expressions, and I think they must be wondering what our troops are thinking now.
"Hey! The first brigade in front, and the second brigade, what are you doing? ”
Far from behind came the roar of Chief Centurion Guy, but he roared back to him, and turned back from his bow. Fortunately, this guy Andrew followed closely with his team. Along the way, not only the slowly advancing hundreds, but also the cavalry advancing on both sides of the road, were overtaken by us all the way, until we saw a phalanx of barbarian mercenary spears at the beginning of the auxiliary legion! The overtaken troops and their commanders are only concerned about moving forward, and do not dare to stop or even question our movements, which may be the advantage of the regular army.
At this point, out of the woods, into a meadow-like clearing, the road continued on, and I saw a small village in the distance.
"Hey, Andrew," I shouted to the back, "I see the village!" Our shoes have fallen! ”