Rome Must Fall

"It seems that it is not easy to convince the Segestica people just by talking. You have to use other means..." Maximus thought.

"Chief, although there were very few Segestikas who joined the tribe last night, there were many Skodisci who joined our Nix, more than 2,000 of them!"

Maximus was stunned for a moment, and then he was overjoyed: "Valerius, why didn't you tell me about such a good thing earlier! Wait a minute - after we entered the stronghold last night, we didn't see the Skodisci slaves. Could it be? Did those Skordisqi recruits in our team look for them outside the village last night?"

Faced with Maximus' doubts, Valerius explained: "Chief, how can our soldiers dare to go out without permission without military orders? These new Scodischi people who have joined us are slaves in this village! This is how it is of……"

It turns out that since last year Gowes led some Skodisci to become bandits and repeatedly plundered the villages of Segestika, the Segestika people have intensified their control of the Skodisci slaves in their territory. control. Among them is a decree that requires Skodisci slaves to stay in the house at dusk every day and not to go out again, otherwise they will be killed.

When the Nyx army entered the territory of Segostica and began to attack, the Skodisci slaves were already staying in the house in accordance with the law as usual. Seeing the enemy attacking, the Segostika people fled for their lives. For fear of not being able to do so, the slaves would not be taken care of, and the Skordisqi slaves heard the loud noise outside. Due to the bloody lessons in the past, they did not dare to leave the house without permission, even if it was really the enemy of Segestika. Although the war was fierce and dangerous, they still felt safe hiding in the house.

It wasn't until the soldiers of the Fourth Army stationed themselves in various houses in the stockade at night that they discovered these Skodisci slaves hiding in the houses. Through the communication between the Skodisci recruits in the team, these slaves became They all voluntarily joined the Knicks and even helped the soldiers cook food...

After Maximus heard this, he immediately realized: "That is to say...the more than 2,000 slaves who have newly joined the Knicks are only from this West Village. There are many Skos in the East Village and the villages outside." Disci slave?"

"Yes, Chief, that's how it should be."

"Okay! Okay!..." Maximus became excited: It doesn't matter if the Segestica people don't want to join for the time being, but all the Skodisci slaves in the entire territory who are about to be free and free from oppression can be counted as Nick. Si's loyal fans, with them, can greatly make up for the lack of tribal population and occupy as much of this fertile land as possible!

Thinking of the population, Maximus thought of another question: "Valerius, you took people to cook dinner last night. Is there much food stored in the stockade?"

"There is no special granary in the stockade. There is some food in each house, but not much, because these yards in the stockade are only temporary residences for tribal leaders and clan chiefs.

I didn't check the houses of those civilians because, leader, you just gave a speech to them last night, and I was afraid that doing so would cause their dissatisfaction. But I asked the Segestika people who had just joined us, and they said that the leaders and elders stored a lot of food in the yards of their respective tribes..."

Maximus just asked casually, but he didn't expect Valerius to have noticed this problem in advance and made full preparations, which impressed Maximus even more.

Maximus thought for a moment, and then told his attendants to fetch Aeolochus.

Aeolochus, the first captain of the Third Legion, joined the Maximus baggage camp with Carminus. Among the sailors and laborers from Naples, he was relatively capable. And the luck is quite good. The Third Army has had a misfortuned fate since its establishment, and suffered heavy casualties in several battles. However, he has not only made a lot of achievements in his military career over the past few years, but has also not suffered any injuries, and has been successfully promoted to the second rank. As the first captain of the legion, he won the trust of Carminus, so this time Carminus led his team across the river to attack the east village, and asked him to lead the remaining troops to guard the west village.

At this moment, he hurried to Maximus, saluted and said: "Chief, please give the order, I will resolutely implement it!"

"It's not a big deal, so there's no need to be so nervous." Maximus said with a smile: "Dongzhai has been captured. I'm afraid there won't be any big battles next, so just relax."

Aeolochus still looked at Maximus with a serious expression.

This reminded Maximus of what Carminus once said, "Aeolochus is very serious about his work." So he suppressed his smile and said seriously: "I want you to send some of the troops in the stronghold to the surrounding villages. Carry out two tasks. First, persuade the Skodisci slaves in these villages to join our team; second, collect the grain stored by the leaders and nobles in these villages and transport the grain back to the village...

Well, I suggest that you ask the teams you send out to each bring some Skodisci slaves who have joined us. This will make it easier to convince their compatriots and help deliver food. If you are obstructed by the Segestika people in the process of obtaining food, don't be polite to them! "

"Yes!" Aeolocus left quickly.

Maximus looked at several attendants again: "Which of you is willing to take a boat to the other side to convey my order to the commander of the Carminus Army?"

"Me!" the attendants responded loudly in unison.

Maximus nodded with satisfaction and pointed to the oldest boy among the attendants: "This time, it's just you, Marcus."

Malclus said happily: "Thank you, chief!"

"Don't be happy first, we have to get things done." Maximus waved him to come closer and whispered: "After you find Carminus, ask him to implement three things as soon as possible. First, convince Don as soon as possible. Secondly, while ensuring the defense security of the East Village, all the grain stored by the leaders and nobles of the villages on the East Coast were collected and returned to the East Coast. Village; third——"

Maximus's voice became even deeper: "In the process of collecting food, find a way to eliminate as many leaders and nobles as possible from the family of the great leader of Segestica! ... Do you remember them all?"

"I remember everything!"

"go quickly!"

"yes!"

What Cassinos said just now made Maximus realize that the leader of Segestica has too many relatives and strong strength, and they will all be in the process of annexing Segestica in Nyx. There are extremely unstable factors in China. In order to rule this land more smoothly, even if it causes some turmoil, we must find a way to eradicate it!

Maximus stood there, thinking about whether the situation on the east coast could remain stable after Marcus was gone, and he felt a little more worried.

After a while, he came back to his senses and said to Valerius: "Let's go and see our new people in Nyx."

The Skordischi slaves have learned a lot about the deeds of the Nix leader from their compatriots, and are in awe of the young leader.

But in the process of getting along with them, Maximus always smiled and had a gentle attitude, and seriously answered any questions they raised, which greatly eliminated their worries.

Skordisqi slaves were originally oppressed and lived a difficult life. Any decrees issued by the Nyx Tribe regarding the preparatory people would be a great improvement to their current situation. Therefore, they were full of hope for the life after joining the Nyx Tribe. expect.

Maximus was relaxed and happy with them.

But in the afternoon, when he saw the 103 families of Segestika people who had just joined the tribe, the situation was very different.

After all, although their lives have been somewhat embarrassed due to the war in recent years, they have houses and land, and as Segostika people, they also have some rights, and their status is very different from that of the Skodisci slaves. Therefore, There are more demands.

During the meeting with Maximus, they raised some questions, such as: Since they have joined the Nix tribe, why do they have to work for another three years before being allocated land? ...We have our own houses, property and land. After joining the Nyx tribe, these should still belong to us, right? …

Maxis patiently explained to them, but the people of Segestica were obviously not very satisfied.

After sending them away, Maximus kept thinking in the room.

At dusk, Maximus was having dinner, and the attendant came in to report: "Chief, Quintus, Volenus, Capito, Cornelius, Pigris and several other adults have arrived -"

Before the attendant could finish speaking, Maximus suddenly stood up and walked out of the room quickly. As soon as he walked into the courtyard, he met Quintus, Volenus and a group of others.

"Oh my, I've been looking forward to the stars and the moon, and finally I've brought you all here!" Maximus couldn't help but smile.

"Chief!... Chief!... Chief!..." Everyone hurriedly saluted.

"You have been traveling all day and you haven't eaten yet. Tilius, hurry up and ask Valerius to get some more food." Maximus immediately ordered the attendants, then waved to everyone and said: "Come here Come on, come with me to the house, let’s discuss it while we eat.”

A group of people came into the house and sat around the dining table.

Maximus first asked with concern: "You came all the way here today, didn't you encounter any trouble?"

Quintus said: "The journey was quite smooth. When we passed the Segestika villages, the Segestika people were hiding in their houses, and no one dared to come out to provoke us. It seems that Leader, you captured their main stronghold in one fell swoop and completely defeated their courage...

Oh, because the First Army brought some baggage, it marched slowly, so Pheasalus asked the army to camp near Linkou Village first, and then come over tomorrow. "