Rome Must Fall

"Including me, there are seven people in total, and there are six who followed Gilikus to the East Village."

"How were you persuaded by Gillicus to work for me, Nicks?" Maximus asked with interest.

Silicis replied calmly: "Chief, Gilkus and I were originally members of the Maziyi tribe. We were expelled from the tribe because we made a big mistake, and we wandered to Segestika together.

Although Gelicus is younger than me, he is very smart. He always helps me make decisions on everything I do. Not long after he escaped last year, he quietly found me and persuaded me to join the Knicks tribe. I agreed... …By the way, the other six companions who followed Gillicus to join the Knicks are also from Maziei. "

"Oh, that's it." After hearing this, Maximus said seriously: "Gilikus did a great job! You guys did a great job too! When we capture the East Village and you all come back, I will make it happen The previous promise made you all become the official citizens of the Knicks, and I will also record your great achievements. When the time comes, you will all be able to advance to your ethnic level and get more land. "

Of course, Silicis heard what Gilkus had said about meritorious service and promotion, and he suddenly seemed very excited.

Maximus chatted with him for a few more words, and after understanding that Gilicus did not say how to help the army capture the East Village, he asked the guards to send him out and arranged for him to stay in the house.

Then he called Carminus and had a brief discussion on the existence of the Segostica East Stronghold and the internal response.

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On the second day, just after dawn, Maximus came to the river bank. Carminus had summoned three large groups of the Third Legion to wait, and 83 ships were densely placed on the river beach. Standing beside each ship were four soldiers without armor or weapons. They were all sailors and were responsible for rowing.

"Chief, we are ready to cross the river." Carminus gave a military salute.

Maximus turned around and looked: the sky was dim and the river was shrouded in white mist. He couldn't see far. He couldn't even see the flowing river water. Naturally, he couldn't see the scene on the other side...

Is it possible to sail under such conditions? ...Maximus was worried in his heart, but he did not show it. He solemnly returned the military salute: "Karminus, it depends on your fourth legion next!"

"Chief, don't worry!" Kalmulus said confidently, turned around and walked towards the team, giving the order.

Soon, two centurions helped the sailors push the boats down the river, and then everyone got into the boats. Each boat had about four sailors and two to three fully armed soldiers. The sailors began to paddle hard. , the ships drove away from the river bank one after another, and were soon engulfed by the thick fog and disappeared from sight. Only the faint sound of "clattering oars" could be heard...

Maximus stood quietly on the shore, waiting anxiously with Carminus and other soldiers.

It didn't take long before I heard several consecutive crisp bird calls that penetrated the thick fog and reached everyone's ears.

The soldiers all looked excited, but they did not dare to make any noise.

"Chief, they have successfully landed!" Carminus waved his fist and said excitedly. It seemed that he was not as confident as he appeared.

"Well done, Carminus!" Maximus encouraged.

The return of the ships is not as fast as when they left, because they do not go straight to the other shore, but go diagonally downward. This can use the speed of the water flow to make the ships reach the other shore faster and make the voyage safer. At the same time, because it is far away from Dongzhai after arriving ashore, the possibility of being discovered by the enemy is greatly reduced.

But when returning, the boat had to go upstream, which was relatively time-consuming and laborious, but in the end they all arrived successfully, and then two more centurions boarded the boat and sailed away from the river bank...

Just as the number of soldiers waiting on the west bank of the Sava gradually decreased, Valerius rushed over with hundreds of crossbowmen, and the crossbowmen also carried six wooden ladders.

"Chief, last night I asked my men to find some wood from various houses, and asked the carpenters among the people of Segestica to find tools to build us some wooden ladders..." Valerius said calmly, There was no boasting in his tone.

"Well done, Valerius!" Maximus praised sincerely. He was too tired last night and had so many things to focus on that he forgot to make preparations in this area. Thanks to the experienced Valerius Liu Si thought about it.

Carminus was even more overjoyed and said gratefully: "Valerius, thank you! Thank you so much! Now we are more confident in capturing the East Stronghold!"

Most of the soldiers on the shore had been carried away, and Carminus was ready to board the ship. Before leaving, he said goodbye to Maximus.

"After capturing the East Stronghold, you and the soldiers may have to stay there for a while. It is best not to attack everywhere, concentrate on guarding and managing the stronghold, listen more to Gillicus's suggestions, and try to keep him and his Your subordinates, as well as the Segestika recruits in your team, should do more propaganda to the Segestika people over there and persuade them to join our tribe, just like last night..." Maximus warned.

"Yes, chief, I remember everything!"

"May Goddess Danu bless you!" Maximus raised his right hand solemnly and uttered a sentence.

Carminus was stunned for a moment, then his eyebrows relaxed, and he excitedly performed a military salute: "Thank you, chief!"

Seeing that there were fewer and fewer soldiers preparing for war on the shore, and when they were almost all transported to the other shore by ship, the sun had already risen in the sky, the sky was bright, the fog had become very thin, and the outline of the Segostika East Village on the other shore had already disappeared. The same can be said for a large group of Knicks soldiers who were forming a team on the shore more than a hundred meters away from the south gate of Dongzhai. Therefore, it didn't take long for the panicked shouts of the Segostika soldiers in Dongzhai to be clearly heard. into Maximus's ears.

Maximus became nervous. Although after discussing with Carminus last night, he felt that the chance of winning the Dongzhai in a surprise attack was high, but the risk was also high. Once it could not be captured in a short time, Seger would The leader of the Stika East Stronghold mobilized his people, stabilized the people, and carried out tenacious resistance. Then the team led by Carminus was in trouble. After all, they lacked powerful siege equipment and only carried it for one day. Once the other party organized a fleet to blockade and intercept the Sava River, Carminus and the soldiers would be in trouble.

Therefore, Maximus clenched his fists and stared at the progress of the battle on the other side without blinking...

What he didn't know was that the man who destroyed the pontoon bridge and prevented the Knicks' army from taking Dongzhai last night was now in trouble.

Pulikas imprisoned the person in charge of Dongzhai yesterday afternoon and led his men to cut off the pontoon bridge to make the village temporarily safe.

But the people who then fled into Dongzhai were not deeply grateful to him. On the contrary, they watched helplessly as their relatives and friends on the other side were unable to escape because the bridge was broken and were surrounded by the Knicks' army. Many of them cried loudly.

Instigated by thoughtful people, they were resentful of Pulikas and gathered to seek an explanation from him.

Pulikas hid in his own house in embarrassment and relied on the protection of his men to avoid being beaten. However, he was trapped in the house and could not leave for a while. At the same time, the prestige he had accumulated in previous years was also lost this time. Lost in the conflict.

In addition, he also encountered another big trouble.

Although Kabdus led his army to conquer Nyx in person, he did not relax his vigilance against those who opposed him, led by Pulikas. Therefore, most of the soldiers from the Pulikas tribe were deployed to fight, and Pulikas Si himself was transferred to the East Village and monitored nearby by Kabdus on the grounds that "he needs to be in charge of the stronghold and stabilize the order", so he did not have many men with him.

The main armed force in the East Village is the tribal warriors from the leader of Kasix, who is temporarily in charge of the entire tribal affairs. They were panicked due to the attack of the Nyx army. As a result, Pulikas seized the opportunity to quietly attack Kasix. captivity.

Originally, Pulikas was planning to do his best to persuade these warriors to bring them under his command and take control of the entire village while the pontoon bridge was demolished and the Dongzhai was temporarily safe, so as to better defend the enemy. However, he did not expect that the refugee people's attack interrupted the situation. He planned in advance, and the soldiers of Dongzhai also found clues in the process of looking for their leader, and came to Pulikas aggressively to ask for it.

Pulikas had no choice but to find Cassix who was locked in the house to negotiate.

He told Cassix: Now that the Nyx army is approaching, regardless of whether Kabudez is drowned or captured, the position of chief is already vacant. He hopes that Cassix can join him in immediately supporting Andres's plan. His son Ancasus became the chief, thereby stabilizing people's hearts and boosting morale. He summoned the people in the village and the remaining warriors from the tribes on both sides of the east and west coast to work together to fight the enemy and finally drive them out of the territory.

Kaxikes is a cousin of Andres and a blood relative of the leader of Segostika. His tribe is not far from the East Village and its strength is not weak. However, due to poor fighting skills, Andres Si was not reused during his reign, so he was very resentful towards him, and also hated his family. However, Kabdus was good to him in the past, so Kabdus was able to be elected as the chief, and he contributed a lot.

Pulikas imprisoned him, which hurt his prestige among the people. Being vindictive, he naturally hated Pulikas. When he saw Pulikas hurriedly negotiating with him, he knew that the other party was in trouble, so he let him No matter how the other party tried to persuade him, he just kept silent.

It wasn't until Pulikas half-kneeled to apologize that he was slightly moved. He pretended to hesitate for a while before making his request: Ancasus could be the leader, but he must be allowed to take charge of all the affairs of the entire tribe.