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Chapter 53 The gate of the city

Narcis cried for heaven, and the 100,000 troops were wiped out in an instant. Even if he could successfully escape from the battlefield, he would be Basil II's thunder wrath. Even if Basil II spared his life because of his hard work and his family, he would never want to step into the officialdom again in this life. Rights, status and glory will leave him. The plans of revenge he had imagined before will never be realized. He, Narcis, will become a poor man who can be stepped on and insulted by everyone. This is much crueler than death.

However, no matter whether it was wanted or not, Nalsis successfully escaped under the siege's help.

On the entire battlefield, the Eastern Roman army completely collapsed. Tens of thousands of troops ran away from the wolf and rushed to the porpoise. Like pitiful prey, the prey that was slaughtered by others was wanted by the coalition forces. Whether it was the Eastern Roman soldiers, the equipment that was much better than ordinary soldiers or the ransom they represented were all pursued by the coalition soldiers. In comparison, the barbarian mercenaries seemed a little more miserable.

Because the soldiers of the coalition knew that the Eastern Roman country would never pay a ransom for a group of barbarians. Therefore, these barbarian mercenaries were usually used to vent their killing hopes.

The soldiers were chasing, and all the people, both nobles and civilians, were extremely excited, as if the physical strength that Liao had lost for a day had all returned. They kept running at their fastest speed, picking up the armor and weight thrown by the Romans and arresting the Romans who had lost their armed forces. Of course, some of them were in despair and became unconscious, or simply did not want to be captured, would fight with all their might after being rushed or caught up. At this time, the coalition soldiers would let him go one horse not to let him go, but to let him go to heaven early. Don't continue to suffer in this world...

That's it. The coalition forces chased the north and had no intention of stopping at all. But in the end, they still stopped. It was not because they were exhausted or had no interest anymore, but because there was an obstacle in front of them.

Originally, the semi-permanent building that Narcis temporarily built before this was built with wood and stone, and the huge vault of Naples was built.

After escaping here, Narcis finally breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that he would not die next, so since he could not die, he would try to survive. The city of Naples is high and deep, and the food can last for half a year. The west side is close to the coast, and the supply materials and reinforcements can be transported continuously by sea. It will not be captured for a while.

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Thinking of this, Narcis burst into cold sweat and immediately ran towards the city wall. He ran to the city wall in three steps and two steps. He only saw a large number of heads below.

The ones closer are the soldiers on their own, and the ones farther away are the heretic barbarians who are like wolves and tigers.

"Close the city gate quickly!" Narcis immediately saw it. If this continues, his worries will likely become a reality. The Catholic coalition is likely to chase the defeated soldiers and rush in. At that time, the Roman army that had been decided by the time was definitely not their opponent. Then there would be no way out.

"But there are brothers below, General!" The adjutant next to Nalcis, whose helmet didn't know where he went, shouted: "They will be killed by the barbarians!" "No, if the city gate is not closed, it will be really over! You idiot! What the barbarians want is ransom! They won't kill them easily. At most, they suffer a little. If the city gate is not closed in time, the barbarians will rush in, and then the entire city of Naples will be massacred and ransacked by them!"

The adjutant was stunned and understood in his heart what Nalcis said made sense. So he did not hesitate and ran down the city wall to execute the order.

"Don't stand there either! Hurry up! Organize the soldiers to guard the city walls as much as possible! The other party will definitely not retreat so willingly. Instead, they will take advantage of the situation to attack the city!" Narcis calmed down at this moment and gave orders to other guards, adjutants and messengers who followed him. Then he turned around and grabbed a javelin from a light infantryman. He aimed at a nobleman in a gorgeous coat and chain armor and threw it over. He hit the target and killed him.

"Hahahahaha... It's not over yet! Calling these damn savages!" Narcis roared and then snatched a javelin.

At this moment, the adjutant of Nalcis ran down the city wall and called on a group of Roman soldiers to close the city gate.

"What?! There are still many brothers we have not come in! How can you be so cruel?!" An axe was chopped on one arm, and the flesh was turned outward, and just gotten by the so-called "doctor"

He sold it with a red soldering iron, and the guy who stopped the blood was lying on the ground and humming. After hearing the adjutant's words, he suddenly opened his eyes wide. Then he shouted. His voice was loud and as if nothing had happened.

"That's right! This person is right! You can't give such an order!" The other Roman soldiers were also motivated by him.

They resisted loudly together.

"Are you going to disobey the order?! This is General Nalcis' order!" The adjutant was very upset and didn't want to explain too much like those guys. So he directly brought out General Nalcis. If it was normal, when things came to this point, the soldiers would obey the order even if they were reluctant. But.........

The injured soldier spoke in a very sad and angry tone: "Isn't it enough to kill so many robes after he was defeated?! Could it be that he wanted to kill us all?! Did he take the enemy's benefits and want to be a traitor to the Roman Empire?!" the wounded soldier shouted.

"That's right! That coward! Dead eunuch! Rome's traitor!!" The wounded soldier cursed angrily. At the same time, several soldiers around him agreed with his words.

"That's right! Go and settle the score with him! Ask him to explain! Otherwise we will not execute the orders!!"

"Let's go! Go and ask him for a clear answer!" The soldiers who were blindly aroused and were stunned by anger waved their swords, spears or fists, and carried the injured soldier on a simple stretcher and rushed towards the city wall. At this moment, it was too late for the adjutant to explain again. The angry soldiers couldn't listen to anything he said, and pushed him away and ignored him.

While rushing towards the wall, the soldiers shouted bad things about Narcis. Especially the veteran lying on a stretcher, waving his intact arm, yelling: "In Asia Minor, Crimea, Syria, and the Balkans, I have participated in countless battles! I have shed countless blood for Rome! I have served under the command of many generals. I have even directly accepted the command of His Majesty the Emperor. But I have never seen a despicable, shameless, vulgar and cowardly guy like Narcis! If such a person is not removed, they will sooner or later destroy the empire!" In this way, more and more people gathered together, and more and more at the beginning, Narcis thought that this was a group of soldiers who came to guard the city walls according to his orders. But as they got closer and closer, Narcis realized something was wrong.

Mutiny.

It’s really damn, it was at this moment when the enemy outside was about to attack! What do you idiots think?!

Although Nalcis wanted to say that, he also knew that the atmosphere of these guys now was like a small and closed room filled with natural gas.

A little flame will cause a violent explosion. So, you must stabilize it. Let those guys stabilize it first. This is the only way.

"Whatever the matter is fine...

Look. Is this the time to say this?!" Narcis pointed out outside the city, and was slaughtering the fleeing Roman soldiers, and then continued: "I understand! You are not comfortable because of today's failure. I am the same! I know that as the commander of this army, I have a great responsibility. But now is not the time for infighting! We must unite and unite! Romans! Please listen to my orders! Even if it is the last time, the savages want to capture Roman soldiers. The captives will not be a problem! I guarantee it with my personality, Narcis! Even if the empire's finances are tight, I cannot afford this ransom. I personally take responsibility! Even if all the money is spent, I must buy these soldiers back!"

Nalcis' words made the Roman soldiers feel a little embarrassed. Just as Nalcis wanted to take advantage of the victory to pursue this attempted mutiny as soon as possible, he heard the veteran lying on a stretcher among the soldiers shouting again: "General, what you said makes sense, but there is a soldier here still has a problem. I want to ask you. I wonder if it is okay?" "Please be as soon as possible." Nalcis watched several Roman soldiers carrying a veteran who looked over forty-something and almost disabled with his right hand squeeze out of the crowd. He nodded and said.

In this way, the veteran who was out of breath and seemed to be dying was carried to Narbis little by little. The guards of Narcis looked at the soldiers who were carrying him approaching. However, in the end, the soldiers left after putting down the stretcher. The guards breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at the veteran who was almost in a daze. Their minds were even more relaxed.

The veteran opened his mouth and vaguely said a few syllables. Narcis frowned without understanding it, and bent down. He thought to himself: Since this guy is in this state, then stay for a while and no matter what he said. I told the others that he wanted the soldiers to obey orders and fight bravely to fight the enemy.

While thinking this, Narcis pretended to bend down: "Please shout a little louder." He approached the veteran like this.
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