Rome Must Fall

Demikas paused and said with emphasis: "But last month, I heard that part of the Taurisi tribe on the other side of the river was heavily attacked by the Dacians. Although the Taurisi and Dacians have The demi-humans have had many battles with each other, but nothing as large as this one.

Now, the Dacian army has appeared in the territory of the Andizetti tribe again... I think something must have happened within the Dacians, and I'm afraid it has something to do with the rumored king of the Dacians! "

Demikas' words attracted everyone's attention. Maitilis said in a deep voice: "Demikas, your tribe is across the river from the Dacians. You must do your best to find out what happened among the Dacians. What changes will affect the safety of our entire tribe!"

Demikas nodded solemnly: "I understand. I will concentrate on this matter when I go back!"

Maitilis looked around at everyone: "Everyone, no matter what changes have occurred within the Dacians, since they have declared war on the Andiziti tribe, they are declaring war on our entire Pannoni!

Antosis is right, we need to beat the Dacians painfully and make them realize how powerful we are, so that they will not dare to be greedy towards us again, so this time we'd better send enough reinforcements. ! "

The voice of "agree" sounded again, and then everyone began to discuss the details of sending troops, except Andres who did not participate.

He was anxious, but he didn't want to show it and be looked down upon by others, so he simply leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes to rest.

Gradually, the exhaustion of running all the way hit him, and before he knew it, his consciousness became trance-like. He vaguely heard someone calling him, and he didn't even bother to respond.

Suddenly he was pushed hard, and then he heard Temakis's voice: "Andres, wake up! Now we have to discuss your business!"

Andres got excited and shook his head vigorously, trying to wake himself up more.

Then I heard Brix's laughter: "Andres can still sleep now. It seems that his matter is not very important."

Andres was so angry that he wanted to scold Brix, but Maitilis stopped him: "Andres, didn't you also come to ask for help?! Tell me what's going on!"

Andres calmed down and hurriedly recounted what his tribe had experienced these days.

"Andres, did I hear you correctly? You were defeated by a mercenary team of less than 10,000 people, and you almost no longer have the power to defend the tribal territory?!" Temagis was very angry. surprise.

"Yeah, I'm surprised too, Andres is a famous warrior among us Pannoni people!" Brix said immediately, but the slightly upturned corners of his mouth showed not concern, but gloating.

"That shouldn't be an ordinary mercenary!" Maitilis said in a solemn voice: "Judging from what Antosis told us, this mercenary looks very much like the Roman army!"

"Yes, like the Roman army!" Demicas took over and said with lingering fear: "I still remember the battle between the Skodisci and the Roman army more than 10 years ago. The Roman army at that time was also small. But they formed a dense military formation, like a thick wall. No matter how many tens of thousands of Skordisqi attacked, they could not break through.

When the Scotians were exhausted from fighting, the Roman cavalry suddenly appeared from behind, and their infantry also launched a counterattack. As a result, the Scotians were defeated. If I hadn't escaped quickly, I would have followed the others. Same, died on the battlefield..."

"They don't have to be Romans. I have never heard of Romans working as mercenaries. However, Greeks often do this, and they also like to wear thick armor, hold large shields, and form dense phalanxes... "Antosis reminded.

"Whether they are Romans or Greeks, they have killed many warriors from the Segostica tribe. They are the enemies of our Pannoni Alliance. We should help Andres eliminate them!" Tema Giese said loudly.

"But why did they kill the soldiers of the Segostika tribe?" Pakilas said sadly: "It's not because you Andres kept invading the territory of the Ardeyi tribe and driving them into panic. , they just hired mercenaries. A few years ago, I said, don’t provoke the Illyrians in the south. They have always been peaceful with us, but you just don’t listen!

The Dacians are our enemies because they are determined to help us and must destroy the Skodisci. The Boi people are our enemies because we occupied the land north of the Drau River that the Skodichichi people once owned, and those lands were originally in dispute with the Boi people...

We already have these two powerful enemies, and now you, Andres, have provoked a new enemy. If this continues, we will be surrounded by enemies on all sides. Even if we unite again, we will probably perish in the constant battle! By then, Andres, the hero of the Pannoni, may become the sinner of the entire tribe! "

Andres's eyes turned red instantly. He stood up suddenly and was about to curse, but someone stepped in front of him: "Pakiras, what you said was a bit too harsh. Andres was The declaration of war against the Ardeis was finally approved by the tribal alliance meeting, and in the past few years since Segostika went to war with the Illyrians, the strength of the tribe has indeed increased.

It's just that no one would have thought that the Aldi people would jump over the wall in a hurry and lead the mercenaries here. No matter whether we regret or complain now, these mercenaries have not only come, but are also preparing to settle down. If we don't take advantage of their small number and quickly send troops to eliminate them, I'm afraid there will be more outsiders coming from the mountains in the future. If Bian comes in, we will be in big trouble! "

The one who spoke was Blix, which surprised Andres.

In fact, there is nothing surprising about this. Although Brix has personal opinions on Andres, he also benefited from the war against the Illyrians. The two of them have the same interests. Moreover, the rebel army now occupies the land along the middle reaches of the Kupa River, but the lower reaches of the Kupa River do not directly merge into the Dava River in the territory of Segostika, but turn a corner southward and enter Brochi. Blix was afraid that this enemy would threaten his territory.

"The mercenaries are just paid to do things. The Ardie people asked them to resist Andres' attack and even regain the land they lost, but they will never let them attack the territories of our tribes. What you said is just speculation. "Demicas said sternly: "Even if we really want to eliminate this enemy, we should wait until Antosis's matter is resolved and start a war at the same time. This is definitely not a wise approach!"

Seeing Andres standing there with a bad look on his face, Maitilis quickly said: "Okay, everyone has expressed their attitude, let's vote on this matter."

"I agree," Temagis said first.

Brix then said, "I agree, too."

Then both Demicus and Parachis objected.

Andres certainly has his back.

Antosis hesitated, because he was afraid of affecting the rescue of various tribes, so he also objected.

In this way, it was a tie at 3:3.

"I agree to send reinforcements." Maitilis' final statement made Andres finally breathe a sigh of relief.

"How many soldiers do you need?" Maitilis asked, and then quickly reminded: "Because we have to support Antosis, we can't send too many people to you."

"I only need 25,000 reinforcements, and I hope they won't all be ordinary people. Then I will send 5,000 soldiers myself, for a total of 30,000 people. I will definitely be able to destroy this enemy and save my people!" Andres said even though He came to ask for help, but he still spoke forcefully.

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The Mreznica River flows quietly, like a quiet virgin. The afterglow of the setting sun shines on it, as if it has been covered with golden gauze, making people resting on the shore intoxicated by its beauty.

But the tranquility of the river was soon broken by countless soldiers jumping into the river. They played in the water and added vitality to the river.

On the bank of the river in the temporary camp, a group of women were stopping to watch.

"Anfil, are you looking at your lover again?" A teasing voice came from behind. Anfil did not show any shyness at being exposed, but replied: "Aren't everyone looking at their lover!"

"You little girl, you are getting thicker and thicker." An older woman who walked up to Anfil scolded with a smile.

Her name is Minnie. She was once a vineyard farm slave in Campania, responsible for the cultivation and picking of grapes. Now she is a team chef in the supply camp of the Maximus Rebel Army.

The so-called group chef is to manage 20 to 30 members, be in charge of 3 to 4 stoves, and be responsible for providing meals to a brigade of soldiers... This is what Aconis, under Maximus's suggestion, made through the chief After time of exploration, we figured out a way to divide the work to each household and assign responsibilities to each person to prevent someone from getting lazy among them.

There are 30 chef groups like this in the rebel army. Akonis also lets these groups compete with each other, and selects the best performing group every month. They will be praised in public and given material rewards. This has greatly mobilized the kitchen team. enthusiasm, thus ensuring the food of the whole army.

"Sister Minnie, don't laugh at me. The reason why you are not standing here to watch is because your lover is not over there, but over here." Anfil pointed in the direction of the big tent of the inner camp in a joking manner.

Minnie was also not shy, but asked in surprise: "How did you know?"

"One time the boss was chatting with someone, and I heard it from the sidelines." Anfil replied.

"It seems that Arconis' big mouth can't be changed." Minnie just complained, not angry. They, the first sisters to join the rebel army, have experienced many hardships together and have a deep friendship.

"Sister Lan Lan, Volenus is old and seems dull, how could you like him?" Anfil's gossip was burning brightly.

Minnie glanced at her dissatisfied: "What's wrong with Volenus? He can write and do calculations, and he can solve trivial matters in the team. Even though he is old, he runs around the camp every day and has energy. Great!"

"So Sister Minnie, you like people who are knowledgeable and capable!" Anfil took a step forward and asked in a low voice: "Then why don't you like the leader?"

"You silly girl, what are you talking nonsense!" Minnie was startled and shouted in a low voice: "The leader is like a god, how can that be beyond our reach! Nesia has liked her for so long, and now she doesn't It’s no use either.”

"Nesia? The chief nurse of the medical camp likes the leader?!" Anfil stared at her big eyes and almost exclaimed.

Minnie subconsciously gave her a look, looked around nervously, and then cursed: "What are you yelling about! I'm warning you, keep this to your stomach and don't go out and talk nonsense! Otherwise, Nisi will let you go." Ya knows, if you go to the medical camp for treatment in the future, let’s see how she treats you!”

"No way?" Anfil said with a look of disbelief: "Don't you just like someone? None of our sisters here likes anyone, and we haven't seen anyone hiding or being discovered. There was such a big fuss..."

"Humph, Nesia likes the leader! In the past, the leader was thinking about how to lead our team, how to escape Italy, and how to let us build a new home?... No woman dared to disturb the leader! Nesia She only dares to quietly show her goodness to the leader. It has been more than a year and there seems to be no progress. If you expose this matter, do you think she will be angry?

Not long after the supply camp was established, Nesia joined the team with me. I know her well. Although she is delicate and frail, she has a fierce spirit in her bones! Just remember it and keep it in your stomach, you know? ! "

"I got it, sister Minnie, don't worry!" Anfil muttered impatiently: "They said the boss has a big mouth, but I think your mouth is quite big too."

"What did you say?!"

"nothing."

Minnie couldn't help Anfil and got down to business: "The soldiers are about to take a bath. Are our dinners ready?"

"It's all done. Stewed mutton soup with onions, and five large buckets have been prepared. The 1,000 flatbreads have been baked, and the broad bean and wheat porridge has been cooked. However, we have to wait until the mutton soup is finished before taking the buckets back. To serve the porridge, they each also had a small piece of bacon..."

When Anfil said this, he lowered his voice: "During the day, I took them to the mountains to pick some herbs, and smoked the bacon I got from the Segestika village again, and it tasted much more fragrant. , The soldiers will definitely like it after eating it, and this will definitely be their evaluation of our group when the time comes!" Anfil gave a proud thumbs up.

"Well done!" Minnie praised without hesitation, feeling quite emotional in her heart.