Chapter 221: Iron Armored Cavalry
No one seems to be able to answer the meaning of Theodosius II's words, and since it is to assist others, it is necessary to do one's job honestly. This is the lesson that Luga learned after countless mistakes in the workplace, he returned to his camp without saying a word, hastily packed his bags, went out to the stable, found his warhorse, turned over on the horse, and then suddenly woke up, he did not ask where the herald who needed assistance was.
"Hey, you're Aurius. Luga, the close guard recommended by Augustus of the Western Empire. ”
In the middle of Luga's struggle, he suddenly heard a call from behind him, and he was so familiar with his details, which surprised him very much. Looking back, Luga saw an officer who was not very tall, but only medium and strong. He was wearing a full-body chain mail, a red cloak, and a cavalry helmet with a mask in his arms, Luga was riding on a horse, he stood on the ground, looked up at Luga, and said with a smile: "Augustus has sent someone to inform me, you are my companion in this operation, get to know me, my name is Arminius, the cavalry captain of the First Constantine Legion." Now the chief cavalry of the ironclad cavalry regiment, well, maybe you don't have that concept, I'm the commander of that cavalry regiment! With that, Arminius stretched out his hand towards Luga.
Lu Jia hesitated, as if he didn't come back to his senses, what kind of self-introduction is this, naked showing off, he was caught off guard for a while, and there was no way to answer him. However, Luga quickly came to his senses, and quickly reached out to shake the hand of Arminius under the horse and replied, "Nice to meet you, Arminius! After all, that's all Luga can say.
"So let's do it, Luga, we still have a mission to do, that's all for a short conversation, let's hurry up." Arminius did not seem to have patience, he said a few perfunctory words, and took his horse, only to see him skillfully turn over on his horse, pull the reins and hold his chest high, as if at that moment the whole Eastern Empire was his, and not Theodosius II, who was sitting in the tent. Arminius turned to Luga and said, "Let's go, we have more than a day to go, the army is about to be marched out, we must hurry up, or we will be a felony of dereliction of duty if we are late!" Even if it's you, a guest from the Western Empire, you can't escape! ”
Luga acquiesced, and Arminius smiled at Luga in response, and when his laughter was over, there was no one to be seen at a shout, leaving only the dust left by the horse's hooves.
"Okay, if you're happy!" Luga let out a long sigh, feeling that the first instinct this guy gave him was that it was not reliable. In short, the feeling was indescribable, and he didn't want to think hard, and no one would be able to find him if he wasted such time, so he tightened the reins and rode his horse after him.
This way stops and stops, because there is no horse pedal, so Luga can't stabilize his body, not to mention that he is an infantry himself, let alone riding a horse before he was reborn, and he can see horses on TV, in the animal world.
Luga walked carefully and cautiously along the way, but he was comforted by the fact that this time, although fast, he had not fallen under the horse once along the way.
"Okay, good, Luga, keep this breath, and hold your center of gravity, you can do it!" Arminius encouraged Luga as he followed behind me, knowing that Luga was not skilled at riding horses, and was willing to give him a little guidance on his way. Although it was a guide, Luga knew in his heart that it was the kung fu of his mouth, but he did not help me at all when he came on horseback.
Two men and two horses drove for two whole days, one after the other, and finally lost their strength after crossing two small mountains in the north of Amida. Horses can't stand it, people can't stand it, and Luga's two thighs make him feel like he's not his own.
"I can't walk, I can't walk!" Luga almost rolled off his horse and fell to the ground, lying on his back as if he had no bones. The sweat flowed like a bath, and the water was drunk, and there was only bread, but the bread was so dry, even if you were hungry and had no water, you couldn't eat it at all!
Arminius also rolled over and dismounted, his whole body soaked, panting for breath, and trying to tear at his chain mail several times, as if the chain mail used for protection had become a burden to him. The two war horses were also sweating profusely, and they didn't need to care about it when they spread their hands, and they didn't have the strength to run around on their own.
"Oh, I said!" Luga gasped for breath, and did not forget to ask Arminius, "What about the cavalry?" Where are they? It's been a day and a half, and it stands to reason that they should be able to pick it up, but now you look at the road, have you seen anyone since you left the barracks? ”
"There's no reason." Arminius limped to the highest point of the hillside, looked around, and muttered, "Caesar told me that I was going down this road, but I could see my cavalry troops in a day and a half, why, we must have traveled more at this speed, but what about my troops?" They can be seen even on foot. ”
Sure enough, something is wrong! That was Luga's first thought, and he walked behind Arminius on his swollen legs, and looked out as far as he could see mountains, trees, and loess. What about the most critical people? What about horses? What about the tall cavalry who keep saying good? Could it be that he is helping the old soldier and can't walk?
There was no figure in all directions, and Lu Jia completely lost the last glimmer of hope, and fell to the ground with a bang. There is no strength, there is no strength, Luga thought so, and before he knew it, he fell into a deep sleep.
"Luga, Luga! Wake up, wake up! ”
In the darkness, Luga heard someone call to him, and after a while, Luga was awakened by a violent shaking, and he looked up, and by the red light of the setting sun, he saw Arminius's face, which had long since faded from the pale of exhaustion, and his face was red, shaking Luga and pointing ahead. He looked in the direction of his finger and saw a flag not far away, followed by a soldier with a flag, fully armed, even his horse, no, not just him, but ten, twenty, a hundred, two hundred, and, many more!
"Ha, hahaha, Luga, look, this is my cavalry unit! Feed! Look here, I'm your chief! Arminius was so excited that he was losing his mind, and he cried out loudly, lest the cavalry should not see him.
Closer, closer, Luga and then the afterglow of the setting sun gradually saw the entire brigade of iron-armored cavalry, their full plate armor and chain mail are connected to each other to form the armor that wraps the whole body, and even the face will be wrapped with a whole piece of iron or chain mail that shows two eyes, and the war horse is also, the iron armor makes the whole cavalry look like a moving iron man statue. He was armed with a wooden cavalry rifle more than three meters long, a mace or a cavalry sword at his waist, a compound bow and a bag full of bows and arrows on his back, just like the imaginary picture he had seen. The heaviest and most powerful hoplite cavalry in the world is right in front of his eyes at this moment!
There were too many ironclad cavalry to count, and Luga's eyes straightened! Even when they saw the two of them, the cavalry continued unhurriedly until they reached the bottom of the hillside where Luga and Arminius were.