Upon learning of Attila's invasion, Magister Militum per Gallias Flavius Aetius moved quickly from Italy into Gaul. According to Sidonius Apollinaris he was leading forth a force consisting of few and sparse auxilia without one regular soldier. He immediately attempted to convince Theodoric I to join him. The Visigothic king learned how few troops Aëtius had with him and decided it was wiser to wait to oppose the Huns in his own lands. Aetius turned then to the powerful local magnate Avitus for help, who was not only able to convince Theodoric to join with the Romans, but also a number of other wavering "barbarians" resident in Gaul. The combined armies then marched for Aurelianum, reaching that city about June 14 451.
WI Aetius and Avitus had failed to convince Visigoths to join them? Could Aetius faced Attila by himself or he would just relieved Aurelianum and then retreated? How is this altering History? Any thoughts?