Rome Must Fall

"Thank you, chief!" Spukala responded happily.

"How are the craftsmen of Segestica doing?" Maximus asked again.

"Most of them performed well! They are very curious about building wooden bridges, so they are very eager to learn. Not only are they active in their work, but they also often ask questions..." Spukala praised sincerely.

Maximus said: "Choose a few more Segestika craftsmen who have performed well and add them to the list of merit reports. I will ask the Ministry of Civil Affairs to also record their merits and shorten the time for them to become official citizens. time, so that other Segestica craftsmen can follow their example.”

"I understand, leader." Spukala nodded knowingly.

"Chief, Carminus and the others are here." Capito reminded in a low voice from the side.

Maximus looked up and saw Carminus leading a group of people to the bridge on the west bank. He immediately strode up to meet them.

"Chief, the commander of the Third Army, Carminus, reports to you!" Carminus stood at attention, clenched his right fist and beat his chest, performing a standard military salute.

Maximus immediately returned the military salute, then held his hand with a smile on his face, and said enthusiastically: "Carminus, you, the conqueror of the east coast of Segestica, are finally back. Everyone is very happy." Miss you!"

Carminus quickly shook his head and said: "Chief, please don't laugh at me. If you hadn't led us to defeat Pannoni's army one after another, the Segestica people had almost lost their defense capabilities, and they had traveled a long distance to seize Sege. The West Village of the Stika people plunged their people into panic, and then you asked Gelicus and the others to lurk in the East Village as internal agents. Only then was I able to lead my brothers to easily occupy the East Village and suppress those on the east bank easily. The tribe... these are all due to you, the leader!"

"Okay, Carminus, we haven't seen him for half a month, and the words coming out of his mouth have become nicer!" Maximus joked.

Carminus responded seriously: "Because I have been in charge of Dongzhai for half a month. Even with your support and guidance, I am still very busy every day. Only then do I realize how difficult it is for you to be the leader!"

Maximus was very pleased after hearing this. He suppressed his smile and said seriously: "Although there are such and such favorable conditions, you still have to take a lot of risks this time when you go deep into the east coast alone. But. Not only did you capture Dongzhai and stabilize the situation on the entire east coast, you also basically completed the tasks assigned to you by the Political Hall, so even if you don’t want this credit, it must be given to you and the Third Army!”

Carminus immediately said: "Chief, if you have merit, of course I will take it, otherwise the soldiers will have to settle accounts with me."

Maximus laughed loudly, and then said: "The Ministry of War will evaluate the level of meritorious service based on the actual battle conditions faced by your Third Army. The Ministry of Civil Affairs will then accumulate the soldiers' previous battle merits and finally decide the level to which they will be promoted... ...The Ministry of Personnel Affairs is working around the clock, and the merit-based promotions of the soldiers of the Third Army will probably be completed by tomorrow, and will be announced to them soon.

However, your merit-based promotion will have to wait until the ethnic groups on the east and west sides of the Sava River are divided into territories and our main villages have all moved here. People who have performed extremely well will receive commendations from the tribe together, so you have to wait a while longer. "

"It doesn't matter, I can wait." Carminus immediately expressed his stance, feeling very happy, because it meant that he had made great contributions, and the tribe would publicize his achievements to the majority of the people.

Maximus walked towards the officers of the Third Army behind Carminus, called each of them by name affectionately, and praised them for their outstanding performance in this operation.

Maximus had been paying close attention to the situation on the east bank. He repeatedly inquired about the messengers sent across the river by Carminus every day to report the situation. He was familiar with the actions of the Third Army on the east bank, so he could do it at this time. Targeted praise was given to each team officer, which made all the team officers very happy and proud, and the atmosphere became very warm.

He came at last to the only man in the group who was not wearing armor.

The man immediately bent down, saluted with great respect and said: "Dear Chief Maximus, Gelicus sends his regards to you!"

Maximus quickly took two steps forward, helped him up, and looked at him with a kind expression: "Gilikus, we haven't seen each other for more than a year, right?"

"Yes, Chief!"

"I really didn't expect that when I sent you back here, you would help our tribe so much in the past year!" Maximus patted his shoulder with emotion: "Andres brought Panno The Ni tribe coalition is preparing to attack us again. It was the news you sent back in advance that allowed the tribe to be fully prepared in order to reduce losses and repel the enemy!

Andres is seriously ill, Kabdus has taken over his duties, and the Skodisci have plundered his territory... You also told us all this news, so that we can be fully prepared to fight against the Segestica people. Take advantage in truce negotiations!

The Pannoni Tribal Alliance formed a large army to destroy us, Knicks. It was you who discovered the clues in advance and made us fully prepared, so that this war that could have been a disaster for Knicks turned into a brilliant victory!

Then we learned through you that there were very few soldiers left in the Segostika territory, so we boldly led the army to attack the Segostika territory! You also brought people as internal agents to help the Third Army successfully capture the East Stronghold, and then assisted Carminus to stabilize the situation on the east coast! …”

After hearing Maximus' words, the respect on Gilicus' face was replaced by a surge of pride from the bottom of his heart.

The officers around him were even more surprised. They didn't expect that the "traitor" Segestica who helped them capture the East Village had joined the tribe so early and made so many amazing contributions to the tribe. They began to look at him with respect.

"Based on your merits, the Ministry of Personnel has proposed that I will approve your promotion from a reserve tribesman to a first-class tribesman, and you will be awarded 80 acres of land and a house! The official promotion and commendation order will be conveyed at the tribal commendation meeting, so that all tribesmen will know your contribution to Nix!"

80 acres of land and a house, this is something that only Pannoni nobles can enjoy. Gilicus, who was born a commoner, never dared to think about it. Nix's first-class tribesman... According to what Gilicus has learned from the soldiers of the Third Legion during this period, many Nix soldiers who followed Maximus all the way to fight were also promoted to first-class tribesmen after the victory of this war. He, a captive, has obtained the same status as them in more than a year. How can he not be excited!

It is really a tribe that does not care about origin and only cares about ability! Chief Maximus really keeps his word! ... Gilicus bowed excitedly again: "Thank...thank you, chief!"

"Thank you for what? This is what you deserve!" Maximus helped him up again.

Although he jumped directly from a reserve tribe member to a first-class tribe member, a promotion of three levels at once! However, none of the officers beside him were dissatisfied. It was indeed as Maximus said, Gilicus's contribution was completely worthy of such a promotion!

While Gilicus was excited, he suddenly remembered something. He hesitated for a moment and gritted his teeth to remind him: "Chief, don't publicly commend me for the promotion. If the tribesmen know about me, it is very likely that the enemy will also know. By then, I will not be able to sneak into the territories of Brochi, Mazii and other Pannoni to get information for the tribe!" "It's good that you can consider the tribe and don't care about personal honor!" Maximus smiled and comforted: "But don't worry, now is different from the past. I will no longer send you to do these things in person. Instead, I will set up a military intelligence department in the Ministry of War, which will be under the General Staff. You will be appointed as the chief of the Military Youth Department, responsible for arranging your subordinates to collect intelligence from surrounding forces, and provide strong intelligence support for the tribe to formulate strategies and foreign operations in the future!" "I... serve as the chief of the Military... Intelligence Department?" Gilicus was stunned. As an ordinary tribesman, he was suddenly promoted to a nobleman (in his understanding, these officials of the Nix tribe were nobles) and felt a little uneasy in his heart. "Yes, Gilicus, you will become the chief of the Military Intelligence Department of the Nix Tribe!" Maximus said affirmatively, and then encouraged him: "I believe you can do it well, because you did it before.

In the territory of Segestica, quietly recruited subordinates and asked them to help you to find out all kinds of information; spread rumors and act as an insider when we attacked; and helped to appease the people and stabilize the order after we occupied this place... You did a great job!

You should summarize these experiences well and train the personnel of the Military Intelligence Department well. I believe that the Military Intelligence Department will become a powerful weapon for the development and growth of the tribe!"

"Chief, don't worry, I will do a good job!" Gilicus was encouraged by Maximus and had confidence, and immediately made a solemn statement.

"Congratulations, Gilicus, we will be in the same department in the future!" Carminus congratulated in stiff Illyrian. It was with Gilicus's help that he was able to complete the tasks assigned by Maximus during this period. He was really happy for Gilicus to become the chief of the Military Intelligence Department of the Ministry of War.

"Gillicus, write down the names and contributions of those who followed you and worked for us, Nix, and give them to your superior, Quintus, the chief of the General Staff. After verification by the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Personnel will commend and promote them."