"What? This, how could this be? Fetanius' eyes widened in surprise when he heard this, and he turned his head to look at Luga, as if he was in a state of confusion for a moment, not knowing what to do.

"It's time to come, it's always coming!" Contrary to Fetanius, Luga did not show much surprise when he heard such news, he seemed very calm, and only asked the panting soldier in a very gentle tone: "Vandals, how many are here?" ”

"Thousands, my lord, thousands of them!" The soldier of the herald panted and said, "The fishing village outside the city is under attack, they have landed in the rain, and the people of Rome are suffering, my lord! ”

Luga did not panic, but asked Malenius very calmly, "Which is the closest army from there?" ”

"Fourth Lark Legion." Malenius replied: "They have five hundred men stationed there, but because they do not know the situation, they are there on guard and do not move. ”

"Five hundred people, unless they defend in the fortress, they can't stop the landing force of the Vandals at all!" Luga's face was heavy, and he analyzed it little by little.

"It can't be!" Fetanius questioned the soldier in a loud voice, "His Excellency Gaisarik, the king of the Vandals, has signed an agreement with us, and Augustus has recognized his rights and interests in Africa and Numidia, and he cannot invade so easily as an ally of Rome!" ”

"What?" When Luga heard this, he glared at Fetanius and said, "When did Numidia become part of the territory of Gaisarik, and why didn't you tell me about such a serious matter?" ”

"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, Lord Luga!" Fetanius didn't look like a wilted leaf, looking weak in front of the furious Luga. Looking at the red eyes of the angry Lugan, Fetanius knew that if he continued like this, it would only make the situation worse, and he had to confess that the Vandals had reneged on the treaty.

"Your Excellency Luga, the Senate, the courtiers of the Purple Chamber, and possibly Augustus himself have gradually realized that the province of Africa is difficult to recover, and the taxes in Numidia and other places are difficult to pay, so the courtiers unanimously agree that it is also a very advantageous choice to divide Numidia and other places to Gessarik, and then Gamsaric will increase the taxes on Ravenna for the role of the allies, at least for us. After all, Numidia was completely incapable of resisting. ”

"That's why you've got to do it!" Luga interrupted him directly, only to hear Luga continue: "I recently killed the messenger of the Vandals, and I originally wanted to use Numidia as a buffer zone to annihilate the Alans in Iberia first, but Your Excellency, what you have done has made me all passive!" ”

Luga was furious, and he jerked up from his seat and walked up and down the hall.

"John, John!" Luga couldn't stop calling out to John. Antiochus hurriedly stood up and asked, "My lord, what's the matter?" ”

"What about the mission we sent?"

John. When Antiochus heard this, he hurriedly explained: "They haven't come back until now, and there is no news at all, because they think that the journey is so far away, there may be some delays, so they think about waiting." ”

Lu Jia sighed, shook his head and said, "No, no need, there is no need to wait any longer, I can basically see what kind of fate they will have." ”

John was silent, bowed his head slightly, and stepped aside.

Luga took off his loose toga robe, put on his armor in front of Fetanius, turned around, looked at Fetanius and said: "Your Excellency should also understand my current situation, this farewell is afraid that it will end hastily, after all, judging from the current situation, Your Excellency can no longer go, not only can not go, but also face the treacherous with us." ”

Fétanius didn't say anything, but saw his Adam's apple move up and down, and he stopped saying anything, but just stood there and watched Luga walk out of the hall with his men.

The army in the city of New Carthage had already begun to assemble, and two cavalry detachments of 500 cavalry were waiting outside the governor's palace first.

Malenius said to Luga: "My lord, the situation is too urgent, and it will take a long time for the soldiers to assemble!" ”

"Five hundred cavalry is enough." Luga couldn't wait to see them pack up their equipment and assemble, after all, they were defending the city, and they couldn't be expected to go out to fight.

Luga asked Marenius to organize an army in the city, and then led Andrew and the five hundred cavalry he had just assembled through the streets and alleys and out of the gates of New Carthage.

A large detachment of cavalry galloped along the narrow road, and their roar could be heard from a long distance. But the sound of horses' hooves could not hide the shouting of killing in front of them, and the sound was getting closer and closer, and soon filled everyone's ears.

"It's late! It's late! Luga ran and complained incessantly: "The Vandals have gained a foothold, they are really anxious fellows, and they can't wait to attack as soon as they land!" ”

As soon as they finished speaking, they came to a higher slope, at the forefront of the army, and Luga naturally occupied the best view here.

Right now, the Vandals' warships spread across the ocean in front of them, stretching to the end of the sea. Near the coast, boats of all sizes are busy, transporting groups of soldiers to the fishing villages on the shore.

The fishing village was no longer what it once was, and the murderous Vandals had left corpses in the spot, blood staining the mud red, and the follow-up troops had stepped over the unattended corpses and besieged the newly built fortress behind the fishing village.

The fortress was built when Luga came, and although it was far less solid than stone, it was indeed a strong fortress in terms of resistance and protection.

The soldiers defending the city were stubbornly resisting the steady stream of Vandals coming up in front of them, relying on the relatively strong walls. The archers stood behind the walls and lifted their bows and arrows into the sky, covering the Vandals' attacking positions with a steady stream of arrows falling from the sky.

"The Vandals can't wait to get their ground on their feet, and they're hungry for a quick victory." Luga analyzed.

"How is this possible? Luga! Andrew frowned, looking at the Vandals army who didn't care about the loss of the attack, and said to Luga: "They know that we don't have such rapid reinforcements, but they still attack so fiercely that they want each of them to grow wings and fly to the city wall, what does Gaisaric think?" ”

"Or maybe they're trying to use this stronghold as leverage to force us to compromise, after all, they already know what we're doing to their emissary, that impudent bastard!" Luga's eyes were cold, and he turned his gaze to the warship not far away, and couldn't help but sigh: "It's not my surprise that the Vandals braved the rain to sneak attack, but the surprise is that they have regained their naval strength in such a short time, I really don't know how to compete with them." ”