"You're not right." Arecio looked up at me with a smile, and then he said: "Aetius is here, with his power, Caesar Valentinian III naturally can't open up, even if he wins, he, Aetius, will involuntarily take away half of the fruits of victory." At least that's what the world will say, do you think, can the victory of a hairy boy with the assistance of a battle-hardened general be not much different from what he himself gets? ”

"Aetius left half a year ago, and now that his Gallic legion is in the hands of his most proud subordinate, Litolo, he is probably the most likely to be Caesar's lieutenant to attack Bagauda." Fred added: "Compared with Aetius, Litollio is naturally much worse, so when such a person is a deputy, he is naturally not afraid of being taken away from him for the credit for victory." ”

Arecio looked around at the people gathered around him, frowning and pondering, and he pointed to the city of Augusta-Treville on the map, and drew a circle around it. "The Bagorda elements will never miss this opportunity to increase their momentum, and you are all my henchmen, I'm sure of that." Then he focused on Augusta Treville, "Valentinian has made a lot of noise all the way, even the Bagunda elements in Gaul, Belgium will understand that this time it is the emperor of the empire who is crusading against them, and this is also an opportunity for them, because defeating the emperor will deal a heavy blow to the empire, and their power will also be stronger, and even affect the northern Francons who are across the river from them." ”

"The offensive and defensive alliance treaty signed between Stilicus and the Franks has begun to waver, and Bagauda is also trying to win an alliance with foreign barbarians, and the Franks have witnessed the loss of territory in the empire over the years, and generally foresaw the decline of the empire, so their attitude towards Bagauda is ambiguous."

In other words, this expedition of Valentinian III was ostensibly to make a contribution to himself, but in fact this battle was fought for the barbarians north of the Rhine. Let the barbarian allies north of the Rhine see that the Empire is capable of pacifying the mob. It also lets them know that the empire can pacify Ba Gouda, and it can also pacify their group of barbarians. ”

Killing two birds with one stone, there are so many ups and downs behind seemingly ordinary things. So does Arecio mean to secretly help Valentinian so that he can gain Valentinian's appreciation, so as to make a comeback and then use the emperor to contain Aetius, so as to complete his hegemony?

I felt like I was getting more and more unable to understand Arecio, who showed astonishing composure and analysis of the situation far beyond my imagination. It seems that they are so well-informed that I have to surprise me, and it seems that they have a detailed plan in place, if not expected.

"So, what are you going to do, I heard Fred say that you already have a brilliant plan."

"Of course, it's a comeback plan!" Arecio looked at me, his expression revealing a rare confidence, he was already confident, so why did he pull me in, and what did he have in mind?

"Oh, you've all laid out the general policy now, so why are you calling me, I don't know what kind of role I play in this?" I shook my head at them and indirectly expressed my displeasure to them.

"No, no, no, Luga, you're very important!" Unexpectedly, Arecio was the first to see what I was trying to say, he waved at me, and continued: "You are the key to our operation, and of course Andrew, that is, without the two of you, my operation would not have been possible. ”

"The two of us?" I was flattered, and pointed at Andrew in surprise, and then pointed at me, I couldn't believe Arecio's words, not only me, but even the guards around Arecio, they stared at me, their eyes were full of distrust, because it was already the greatest mercy for me and Andrew to be able to stand here and listen to them analyze the plan, and now it's good to tell us by name that the organization values you very much, isn't this pushing us both to the cusp!

I could feel the look in the eyes of the guards looking at both of us, and almost all of them, except for Fred, were so hateful that they wanted to eat us alive! They don't understand, and I don't know what kind of medicine is sold in Arecio's gourd!

"Your Excellency!" One of them finally couldn't hold his breath, and he didn't shy away from the presence of the two of us, and said directly: "Have you forgotten that the two of them are the old subordinates of Aetius, and your Excellency must not forget that you and Aetius do not share the same hatred!" ”

"Ha, I naturally remember!" Arecio laughed twice, then looked at me and Andrew, and said slowly: "As the saying goes, the use of people is not suspicious, and I think the two of you have hated Aetius's practice of killing chickens and eggs. He, Aetius, can't see your abilities, doesn't mean I, Arecio, can't see it. As he spoke, Arecio let out a long sigh, "Aetius believes in his own abilities too much, so he doesn't approve of his subordinates being better than him, because sooner or later it will challenge his current position, after all, Aetius only needs one." But you're different! He pointed at me and Andrew, his expression made me feel more serious than ever, and he said in a deep voice, "You are stronger than Aetius, but you have no contact with Aetius, so I trust you." ”

It makes so much sense that even Andrew, who was still nibbling on a new chicken leg next to me, stopped and stared blankly at Arecio, as if he was about to die. I won't be so easily fooled, just want to deal with it for more than ten days, this is a mouthful of thinking that I am a plastic talent, not to mention that we have said a few words in total, this guy is so boastful in front of everyone, it must make me feel fluttering after being rewarded, so I am willing to become their pawn.

Good you look good, you are a handsome old boy, the femme fatale is here to describe women, so it is not impossible to describe this guy. Looking at that Arecio's smile, I felt that this guy had a kind of smiling and not smiling. Or was it as easy to deceive me as a three-year-old babbling child? I greeted me with a smile on the surface, but in my heart I secretly set off, and now I am in the wolf's den, and I should say yes, no, God knows how it will be treated. That's it, I didn't catch half of this line, and I put my body in it, how can people not bow their heads under the eaves. Now it's better to pretend to be stupid than to puncture the truth that it is going to come unhappily, and besides, let them see that I am open-minded, and I must not let me go like a thief.

Andrew didn't know why, as if he had been drugged, and he knew how to eat chicken legs like a fool, and he didn't let out a fart for a long time. Forget it, this guy has made the chicken leg lose his mind, and he can't be relied on.

"Good!" Arecio slammed the table and smiled, "Since Luga has agreed, even if you have agreed to this, then let's go." The latest news is that Caesar's legion has been past Milan for some days, and if we don't catch up, we really can't catch up. ”

What the! Hearing what he said, I was suddenly confused by the monk who was the second monk, how could he co-authorize me to trick me? Look at Andrew again, the chicken leg in his hand has long been left with a bare bare bone, which makes this bastard shiny.

Alas, give in, I am indeed alone at this time! I have to be so pessimistic.