The Great Arcanist Who Traveled Through the World of American Variety Shows.

Chapter 596 God's Whip
Aetius continued to use various methods to keep the Roman Empire going, but all this was not worth mentioning in the eyes of Valentinian III.

He even felt that if he were to do it himself, he would definitely do better than Aetius. He wanted to become a great Roman emperor like Caesar and Octavian.

Perhaps even the nobles in the Senate did not expect that the Roman emperor would take their compliments seriously.
After a big quarrel with Aetius, Valentinian III directly ordered Aetius to leave Rome.

Aetius looked at the angry Valentinian III and felt equally dissatisfied. He knew very well that the other party had become like this because of the instigation of the nobles in the Senate.

Looking at the prosperous Rome before his eyes, Aetius became annoyed. He had worked so hard for the Roman Empire, but now these people had no sympathy for his difficulties and kept mocking him and hindering him.

Okay, you all come like this, right? Then I won't play either. Without me, let's see how you scumbags can play. When the time comes, you will come and beg me to go back!
Thinking of this, the Protector of the Kingdom, Aetius, became angry and immediately returned to his mansion, asked someone to notify everyone, and then packed up and took their people away.

He knew very well that Attila, the Scourge of God, would not give up so easily and would definitely strike again when the time comes. He knew his old friend too well.

And this time he will definitely not go down the same old path again. Without his protection, the Roman Empire's current bunch of useless people will not be able to stop Attila.

It's time to let them experience the power of God's Whip. Only by seeing the power of God's Whip will they understand their own importance!
Thinking of this, Aetius did not stay any longer. He quickly led his adopted son and the army to quietly leave the city of Rome and head to the north of Italy.

Valentinian III was very happy when he learned that Aetius had left Rome. In his opinion, without Aetius's constraints, he was now the supreme Roman emperor.

Valentinian III, who held all power, directly ordered a grand celebratory banquet to be held in the court.

After gaining power, the emperor of the empire did not think about governing the country, but began to enjoy himself.

Power does not disappear, it only transfers. After Aetius released the power, it was quickly controlled by the nobles in the Senate.

Seeing the extravagant Valentinian III, everyone was very satisfied. This foolish emperor met their needs very well.

While the Roman nobles were in revelry, the news was delivered to Attila through various channels.

At this time, it had been more than half a month since Aetius left Rome. Seeing Aetius leave, Attila burst into laughter.

"Father, is there any good news?" asked one of Attila's sons.

"Good news, of course it's good news!" Attila said with a smile: "The Roman emperor is really a fool!"

"He actually drove Aetius away!"

"What?" In the hall, several sons were surprised when they heard Attila's words.

They were well aware of Aetius's abilities and that he would be able to seize the opportunity and defeat their great father. Aetius's abilities were unquestionable, and what was even more commendable was that Aetius was still loyal.

If this were in the Hun Empire, Aetius would definitely be second to none.

Now the Roman emperor actually drove Aetius away. Was he crazy?

"He's crazy?"

"He is not crazy, but a fool!" Attila sneered, "He actually took the lies of a group of treacherous villains and a group of cunning nobles seriously!"

"He didn't believe Aetius, but believed the words of those fools."

"But this is also good. Without Aetius, the Roman Empire will be a big piece of fat meat! This time we can just complete the last plan!"

"Give me the order!"

"Three armies, assemble immediately and prepare for battle!"

Following Attila's order, the entire Hun Empire immediately began to mobilize, and Attila's messengers delivered his orders to various places.

Soldiers from one tribe after another began to take up their weapons and ride on their horses towards Attila's tent.

At the same time, the surrounding tribes also began to prepare cattle and sheep as military rations. The vassal troops of the Hun Empire also received orders, and the Ostrogoths, Franks, Alans and others also began to gather.

This time Attila was prepared to lead an army of 200,000 to attack Rome, capture Rome, and then establish his empire here.

More than a month passed quickly, and more than 100,000 people and millions of cattle and sheep gathered around Attila's tent.

Looking at his army, Attila was very proud and ordered them to set off.

Such a large-scale military mobilization soon attracted the attention of Rome, and Valentinian III, who was indulging in the gentle arms of his wife, was awakened by his close ministers.

Valentinian III, who had just gotten drunk and was lying in a pile of makeup, opened his eyes in confusion and asked, "What's wrong? What happened?"

"Your Majesty, it's bad. Attila is leading an army of 200,000 to bypass the Alps and attack Italy!" the close minister said hurriedly.

"What!?" Valentinian III, who had just woken up, was shocked by the news.

"Attila, the Scourge of God, leads an army of 200,000 to attack!" said the close minister again.

"Two hundred thousand?" Valentinian III suddenly came to his senses. "Yes!" the minister nodded again.

After confirming once more, Valentinian III stood up suddenly and asked in a panic, "Where is the Protector of the Realm? Call the Protector of the Realm!"

"Your Majesty, you have forgotten that you have driven the Duke of Protector out of Rome!" the close minister next to him reminded him.

"Yes, yes, yes." Valentinian III was a little incoherent and kept pacing back and forth in the hall.

"Hurry up and send someone to bring the Protector of the Country back!"

"Yes!" Another minister next to him quickly responded and turned to leave.

"Wait!" Valentinian III said suddenly.

"Your Majesty, do you have any other instructions?" asked the minister.

Valentinian III hesitated for a moment, then said directly: "Tell the Protector that I agree to marry my daughter to his son!"

"Yes!" the minister agreed, "Does your Majesty have any other instructions?"

"No more, go quickly and come back soon!" Valentinian III waved his hand.

The minister immediately left in a hurry.

"Your Majesty, we need to quickly arrange the city defense!" Another minister said hurriedly when he saw Valentinian III was at a loss.

"Yes, prepare the city defense!" Valentinian III said, "Order the army to assemble immediately and prepare supplies for defending the city."

"Also, tell the local governors to hold their ground and stop the Huns!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After arranging things, Valentinian III felt a little relieved, but he still sat there anxiously.

It was not until this time that he felt the pressure of the name Attila, the Scourge of God.

"Your Majesty, although Attila claimed to have an army of 200,000, his actual strength is definitely not that large, at most 50,000 or 60,000," said an official nearby.

Attila did not have an army of 200,000. The number of troops under his command was about 60,000, and the remaining 20,000 were responsible for transporting food and fodder, which added up to less than 100,000.

But even so, Rome was not able to resist such a large number of troops.

The current Roman Empire is no longer the former Rome, and Rome simply cannot afford to maintain too many troops.

"By the way, the last time, in order to resist Attila, the Protector Aetius summoned the Franks, Germans, and Visigoths to fight Attila together. We can also send an envoy to contact them!"

"Yes, we have reinforcements! We have reinforcements!" Valentinian III said, "Quickly send envoys to Gaul and the Visigothic Kingdom to ask for help!"

"My Governor of Gaul is a good warrior. Send him a message and have him lead his army to fight Attila!"

After being reminded, Valentinian III immediately thought of Richard, his biggest supporter in the army.

"My Governor of Gaul is a skilled warrior and loyal. With him, we will surely be able to defeat the Hun army!"

Valentinian III kept saying this, and after repeating it several times, he seemed to have recovered.

It seemed as if these words could give him strength. The minister next to him opened his mouth after seeing this situation, as if he wanted to say something, but held back.

In fact, the minister knew very well that Richard was far away in Gaul, far away from Rome. By the time Richard led his army to arrive, the city of Rome had already been surrounded by the Hun army.

The same was true for the Visigoths and Germans before them. What's more, these people had no intention of coming at all.

The last time Aetius was able to gather the allied army, one reason was because his prestige was high enough and those people believed in him, and the second reason was that the Scourge of God attacked the Gaul province directly from the north.

Once the province of Gaul was taken by the Huns, both the Franks and the Visigoths would have to face the Huns' attack, which was something they did not want to see.

Therefore, the Visigoths and Franks were so active in sending large armies to join Aetius.

Now, the marching route chosen by Attila was southeast, bypassing the Alps, which was a long distance away from the Gaul province and posed no threat to Gaul and the Visigothic Kingdom at all.

The Visigothic Kingdom naturally had no intention of helping the Romans, not to mention that the relationship between the two sides was still hostile. As for the consequences of Rome being occupied by Attila, the Scourge of God, it was not within their consideration at all.

Richard received the news at about the same time as Valentinian III. When he learned that the Hun Empire had sent 200,000 troops to attack Italy, Richard knew that the opportunity had come.

Even if Rome survived this time, it would be seriously injured, and he remembered that the emperor and the protector of the country were going to die.
(End of this chapter)