Three days later......

"Aetius's army has crossed the Pois from Verona, and their goal south is Ravenna."

Berniface sat in the very center of the Senate Council Hall, silently listening to the reports from the Senators.

"How many of them came?"

"No less than 100,000!"

Hearing this number, Berniface's face became even more gloomy, after all, he could pull up an army on his par without relying on a scepter at all, and he was definitely not an ordinary person!

"I heard that he was very close to the Huns, so how much did his Hun allies support him?"

"Sixty thousand!"

Hearing such a number, Berniface couldn't help but swallow violently and leaned back in his chair. His eyes were distracted, his lips trembled, and he murmured slowly: "It seems that the Hun King really gave him face, we, Rome has encountered a powerful barbarian invasion that we have never encountered!" But Berniface quickly regained his composure, and he sat up again, straightening his white robe and the golden laurel wreath on his head. Looking around at the hundreds of senators on the stage, the same as those senators were also looking at him, hoping to see a glimmer of hope from him, or rather, he had an idea to change the situation he was in at a disadvantage.

"So, guys, what are your good ideas?" Berniface looked up, as if to ask the senators for help again, or simply listen to their opinions. Of course, he was also pleased with the performance of the patriarchs, and they began to speak freely.

"The Huns' troops have crossed the Pova, so then there will be no more barriers for Rome to stop!"

"Crossing the river from Verona, then south is Ravenna, and we can think that Aetius is holding Caesar hostage and trying to force Berniface to send troops to save the Lord."

"But depending on the speed of the Huns, they will reach the city of Rome in less than three or four days, and it is impossible for our field army in Florence to come back to help, and the army of Naples is no match for the Huns at all, and now we are very passive! You must know that the Huns grew on horseback, they did not need to rest! ”

In the face of the chatter and argument of the senators, Remitius was in the middle of it, but he smiled and did not say anything.

"Stop, stop!"

At this point, as if he had had heard enough of the chatter of the patriarchs but had nothing nutritious, Berniface tirelessly reached out and motioned for them to stop. And said dissatisfiedly: "I thought you would have any good ideas, but now I find that it is really difficult for you to discuss such a complicated military situation." ”

Berniface, who had done useless work, shook his head in disbelief, then got up, faced the hundreds of senators in front of him, and announced in a deep voice: "Everyone, I intend to give up Rome!" ”

"Abandoning Rome?"

What kind of joke is this decision that exploded among the senators who had just settled down, the citizens and senators of the city of Rome tried their best to curry favor with Boniface, and Caesar granted him such great power, at this most critical time, Boniface, who had infinite hopes, was going to give up the city of Rome, so where was he going? Back to his African? Was he scared? A series of questions were in the minds of the senators, who desperately guessed what was going on in Berniface's mind, but no one could give a reasonable answer.

Berniface didn't waste his words, he turned away from the old senators who were still arguing, and walked out of the council hall, where the streets were already densely filled with Berniface's field troops. They were neatly dressed, and they all raised their heads and looked up at Berniface who was standing at the door of the Senate Hall. Presumably, this time Berniface was prepared, and the abandonment of the city of Rome was not something he came up with on impulse, perhaps after careful consideration, because he wanted to seize the initiative in the war!

"Where is the Florentine field army?" Berniface slowly descended the long staircase and came to the middle of the soldiers.

"After two weeks of trekking, we have reached Cannae."

"So, are the field regiments in place in the southern Apennines?"

"We've assembled in Naples, and it's only a day's walk from Cannae."

"Very good!" After hearing the news, Berniface's solemn face soothed slightly, "Since they are all in place, let's set off and wait for Aetius to arrive at Canny!" ”

After speaking, only a trumpet was heard, and it was passed in turn, and soon the sound of the trumpet spread through the streets and alleys of Rome. All the soldiers who filled the streets of Rome, receiving orders from the sound of the trumpet, turned around at the same time, and marched along the streets, through the different gates of Rome, towards Cannae in the south.

Arecio had already noticed this movement, so he went to the city walls and watched as the field army of the Afrigian province under the command of Berniface passed through the wide and tall gates of Rome and advanced south.

Not only did he have infantry and cavalry, but he also recruited thousands of camel troops from Africa itself. For those who have never seen such an ugly animal as a camel, they have no idea how much fighting the camel really has and what role it can play in this war.

"Beniface was actually ready, but he wasn't fully prepared, so I don't know!"

I don't know when, if it weren't for this cold word, Arecius would hardly have known that Remitius was already standing behind him. By this time, the last hundred-man squad of Berniface's army was already a few hundred meters away from the city of Rome, and it would not be long before they disappeared into the horizon.

For Remitius's surprise, Arecio was used to it and mentally prepared. He turned his head unhurriedly and looked at Remytius, who was still smiling as before, with an aura that no matter how big the wind and waves could shake him.

"It's weird." "Why don't you go with your master to Cannae, so that you can see with your own eyes how Berniface defeated Aetius, or rather, how he was defeated by Aetius." Stay here, aren't you afraid that Aetius will come and break you to pieces? ”

Remitius shook his head with a smile and said, "Pandering to Berniface is just my duty, I can cater to Berniface, and of course I can cater to Aetius, so why should I run away?" Besides, where can you run away? ”

"So what? You're going to stay and use all your means to curry favor with Aetius, aren't you? ”

"If he has the strength!" After Remitius finished speaking, he turned and left, leaving Arecio alone, standing alone on the walls of Rome.