Chapter 1256 Mission Branch

"What are you doing?"

Zhang Tuohai asked in a cold voice.

“I found this wallet first.”

The soldier under his command said loudly.

"Nonsense, it was obviously me who killed him! The javelin stuck in his body was also mine." The soldier on the opposite side was not willing to be outdone.

"The javelin on my body is yours. I'll give it to you."

Zhang Tuohai sneered, pulled the javelin from the corpse, and stabbed at the soldier.

The soldier stepped back in a hurry and let go of the purse.

The javelin stuck under the soldier's feet, making a buzzing sound.

After doing all this, Zhang Tuohai said to the dumbfounded subordinate beside him: "Why are you still standing there? Collect the spoils, and handle this kind of thing yourself next time. If you can't even protect your own spoils, don't say you are my subordinate when you go out. I can't afford to lose this person."

"Yes, sir!"

The subordinate's face flushed and he spoke excitedly.

For Zhang Tuohai, it doesn’t matter who is right or wrong in this matter. What matters is whether he can protect the interests of his subordinates.

As a leader, my duty is to ensure that my subordinates live a good life.

You must get the spoils that you deserve, and if you can get extra spoils, you will be especially popular.

If you can't even protect the interests of your subordinates, why would others follow you?

From now on, how can he continue to be a centurion and how can he make his men fight for their lives?

So, Zhang Tuohai had no choice in this matter.

Seeing the javelin dangling in front of him, the soldier didn't dare to say anything. He pulled out the javelin and moved to another place.

He was just an ordinary soldier, and it was really too much for him to compete with the centurion Zhang Tuohai.

The other phalanx soldiers around who saw this situation also took a few steps back and distanced themselves from Zhang Tuohai's men.

This concession allowed each of Zhang Tuohai's men to loot one or two more corpses, and their income increased dramatically.

The soldiers under Zhang Tuohai became even more supportive of him.

As for the other centurions, they just took a look and didn't bother to pay attention.

They are the aristocracy, claiming to be the upper elite, and do not think much of the peasants below them.

In their eyes, these soldiers were nothing more than tools for them to climb the social ladder.

Apart from the need for reward before a big war, there is no need to pay attention to it at other times.

Compared with other centurions, Zhang Tuohai seemed even more wise and brave and became more and more loved.

Just as everyone was cleaning up the battlefield, a cavalryman came galloping from a distance, and the man almost fell off his horse, and delivered a military order to the legion commander.

The legion commander glanced at the military order and frowned.

"Call everyone to a meeting."

A moment later, a group of centurions and thousand-man commanders gathered in the legion commander's tent.

"Now, there is an important mission, which is to select a team of elite soldiers to escort a group of important people back to Rome. Who among you is willing to go with us? You can sign up."

The game prompt popped up.

【Task Branch】

[Main Mission 2: Escort the Archon's daughter Sophia back to Rome.]

[Main Mission 2: Resist the attack of the main force of the barbarians.]

Looking at the two tasks, Zhang Tuohai understood that it was time to make a decision.

Depending on the two tasks, there will be completely different directions of the tasks.

Zhang Tuohai thought for a while and felt that the first task was better.

After all, Rome was the ruling center of the empire. Moreover, the person being escorted was the daughter of the consul, so maybe there would be some benefits.

The second mission was obviously very risky.

That is the main force of the barbarians.

Although there is a legion stationed here, who knows how many barbarians will come here.

Although Roman soldiers were brave, they were also ordinary people and not invincible.

If you are surrounded by a barbarian army, it will be difficult to escape.

As for the escort mission, no matter how you look at it, the target is only one person.

If things really don't work, Zhang Tuohai can still abandon the large army and take Sophia away directly. It is still easy to escape with his life.

From the perspective of retreat alone, escort is easier.

Thinking of this, Zhang Tuohai immediately raised his hand.

"I'm willing to participate in the escort mission!"

The centurions around looked at Zhang Tuohai as if he were a fool.

They all came out to gain military merit and make money.

It is obviously more convenient to stay in the front-line camp.

Moreover, they had just defeated the barbarians and were in the time of rest and recuperation, but they had to take part in the escort mission.

By the time we come back, I'm afraid all the barbarians will have been wiped out, and it would not be worth it.

However, no one spoke out to stop it.

Anyway, someone has to take responsibility. Since Zhang Tuohai is willing to take on this thankless job, they are naturally happy to have some free time.

The legion commander was also very satisfied.

He was unwilling to do this kind of transfer work. If Sophia's identity was not extraordinary, he would not bother to care.

Now that someone is willing to help him share his worries, he is naturally happy.

"Go to the logistics camp right now to collect double the supplies and leave immediately. Don't delay your journey."

The legion commander couldn't wait to drive Zhang Tuohai away, fearing that he would regret it.

Holding the receipt, Zhang Tuohai and his men came to the logistics camp.

Although many of his men did not like to leave the front line , Zhang Tuohai was the chief officer after all, and military orders were overwhelming, so they had to start packing up and preparing to set off.

I was only happy when I saw their supplies.

Zhang Tuohai also saw Sophia who was to be escorted.

A young woman with a proud look, wearing a gorgeous long dress.

Wherever she went, she was followed by two maids.

The fleet is also large.

There were six carriages in total, each with two horses.

In addition to the one Sophia was riding in, there were five flatbed trucks. In addition to basic supplies, there was another truck filled with huge boxes.

Several guards stood around the carriage and prohibited anyone from approaching.

Judging from the depth of the ruts, the load on the carriage must be very heavy, and both horses must be struggling.

"What's in the box?"

Zhang Tuohai had a question mark in his mind.

He was sure that the things in the car were extraordinary.

But the other party was very defensive and even Zhang Tuohai was not allowed to get close.

Zhang Tuohai took a deep look at the carriage and began to pay attention.

"Miss Sophia's order, assemble and march!"

A maid came out of the carriage and said.

He looked like he was giving orders.

"Is it a high-class style?"

Zhang Tuohai snorted coldly, but suppressed his inner dissatisfaction and ordered his men to assemble and set off.