Chapter 236 - 235
The sun hung low over the Arcadian hills, its amber glow casting long shadows across the camp of the 2nd Romanus Legion as the legionnaires began to take rest after another hard days work.
Julius paced along the edge of the command tent, his mind wandering as he tried to re-psych himself up to enter the battlefield once again.
Just days before he was relaxing as if he’d already won the war and could just tour a foreign city with Yuri at his side, have the chance to live a quiet life if only for a bit longer, but the threat of Visigoth lingering ever to his lands north left no chance for rest, he needed to end things in the Peleponese while acquiring anything he could to further enhance his own nation while making ties to other lands.
Germania and Dacia could be strong political allies even if their military forces were lacking considerably compared to some of the other major nations currently present in the world.
Inside the tent, General Haddin’s voice was a gruff murmur as he handed Julius a final report before relinquishing command over the legion, and falling into line as a subordinate to his commander.
The veteran general’s eyes, sharp and battle-worn, lingered on Julius as if measuring how much more strength his king had to give for the battlefield.
"The Athenian’s will come at us hard, in retaliation,"
Haddin said.
His hand, thick and scarred, pointed to a hastily sketched map pinned to the table sitting at the center of the tent.
The Arcadian plains stretched wide, the faint markings of rivers and hills barely containing the chaos they all knew was coming with the two romanus legions being featured by simple wooden tokens placed down to show their positions, while a third was placed to guess at where the auxiliary forces presently were.
"The Greecian remnants are sure to be desperate given how far we’ve managed to push them, but remember desperate men can be dangerous. Yuri and the First Legion are holding the southern approach from the city of Ephyra. Meanwhile we’ve got the northern flank though it’s less secured since we’re only newly arrived in these lands unlike you’re dug in force. If the enemy is smart, they’ll split their forces to strike at both of your simultaneously prevent either from coming to the aid of the other. If they’re reckless..."
Haddin let the thought hang in the air, the implication clear.