Rome Must Fall

"Now is a great opportunity. Let's go to Maximus with you. Not only can we ask him to allow your mountain tribes to move, we can also offer to mobilize our people and form an army to assist the Nyx people in defeating Pannoni

In this way, after the Nyx people occupy more Pannoni territory, they should give us a larger piece of land. "

Kalsipempas looked at the two of them suspiciously, and suddenly smiled contemptuously: "I asked you why you two are so kind. It turns out that you want to take me with you to persuade Maximus to let our people fight for their lives. die!"

Cicelitses retorted angrily: "We come to you because we do have some selfish motives of our own, but isn't what we said wrong?! Are you unable to go to sea again! You and Arista Is there a problem between Cass and the others? Are your mountain tribes encountering difficulties now? Is asking Maximus to move the people here the best way to solve the difficulties?

We have been here for several years, and everything else is fine, but the tribesmen always compare themselves with the Nyx tribe, and always complain that they own too little land, so we want to discuss it with you and Maximus. , let the three of us form an army to join the war.

In this way, the number of our team will not be small, so that after victory, the Nix tribe will give us more land. After you move to the newly acquired land, the tribesmen will not complain like our tribesmen, you It will save you a lot of trouble. Isn’t this also thinking about you?

As for worrying about the casualties of the people... The Knicks are now so powerful that we don't need to fight desperately to win easily! …”

Calsipone was speechless when Cicelitses complained. After being stunned for a while, he shook his head and said: "It was so difficult for you to leave the territory of Ardei, and now I have to leave with all the tribes in the mountains. Do you think Alistakas will agree?"

"I think Aristakas will agree!" Budokalibas said firmly: "We have made a start. Aristakas must have been annoyed at first, but he is used to it now. He will even be happy that we are leaving, because there are fewer people who oppose him at the tribal meeting, so you see he has not sent anyone to notify us to go back to the tribal meeting for more than a year.

And our departure has benefited the tribes in the south, and they can get more land. And after you leave, they will gain even more benefits, because they can completely control the iron mines and obtain more goods from the Nyx tribe. Even if Alistakas really disagrees, the tribal leaders will force him to agree! "

Kalsipempas was silent for a long time and replied cautiously: "Give me some time, I still have to think about it."

The two of them were a little disappointed after hearing this.

Cicelites could not help but urge: "We estimate that Nyx will go to war with the Pannonians after the autumn harvest. Time is running out. You'd better give us an answer as soon as possible! Otherwise, we will go find Maxim ourselves." Let’s discuss sending troops!”

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Early the next morning, Cassius, the head of the Intelligence Department of the Nix Tribe Secretariat, rushed to the dining room of the main house and handed the secret file in his hand to Maximus who was having breakfast.

Maximus came to the room next to him and after reading the contents of the secret file carefully, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly: "Cassius, do you think Carlisle Pampas will eventually come to me to request that the Aldi in the mountains to the west be removed?" Will the Yi people move into our territory?”

"The leader, Elder Kalsipempas, if he wants to make his people live a better life, relocation is the best choice, and he has been working hard to change the poverty situation of his tribe. I think he will eventually Agree to the persuasion of the two elders Budokalibas and Cicelitses," Cassius replied without hesitation.

"Well, Carl Sipempas is a bit stubborn, but as long as he can turn around, he can be easily persuaded." Maximus smiled: "He is willing to take his people to move to our Knicks. I Of course you are welcome. However, Budokaribas and Cicelitses thought that by recruiting Kalsipempas, they would be able to get me to agree to lead their troops to participate in the war and thus get more land, huh... …”

"The leader is not prepared to agree to their request?" Cassius asked softly.

"With the current military strength of our tribe, it is relatively easy to destroy Broqi and Maziyi, and no extra help is needed.

If they just take the team and go to the battlefield for a tour, they can easily own the same land as our people. What will our people who firmly believe in the twenty-nobility system think? I'm afraid other foreigners will imitate this! "

Maximus snorted coldly: "Budokalibas and Cicelitses are too greedy. They want to return to Shu after they have won Long!"

In fact, Maximus knew in his heart that the reason why these two Aldi tribe leaders had such thoughts was because they were forced by reality.

Since they moved to the Sava River, the people are no longer suffering from hunger and cold, and there is no survival crisis, but they are relatively happy. When they looked around and found that the life of the Nix people was much better than theirs, and that the system of the Nix tribe was more conducive to the development of ordinary people, they would naturally become dissatisfied with their tribal leaders and nobles.

Although the relationship between Budokaribas and the ordinary people is not good and the gap between the rich and the poor is not large because of the common hardships, this dissatisfaction will continue to accumulate over time, and eventually ushered in an outbreak, but this was exactly what Maximus wanted. He did not want to always have a group of foreigners who were not bound by tribal laws in his territory. Now Budokaribas and the others had a premonition that something was not good, and wanted to How could he let them get their wish by using this method to relieve his own tribe's hidden dangers!

Cassius heard another novel word from his leader. He could roughly guess its meaning. He lowered his head and thought about it, but stopped talking.

Maximus saw it in his eyes: "Is there anything else? Tell me."

"Chief, yesterday Lord Pompos of Western Russia sent an urgent message, asking the tribe to send people to recruit pirates who had been encircled and suppressed by Roman generals in the Adriatic Sea and even other seas and had nowhere to go, to make up for the current shortage of pirates in the tribe. There is not enough labor... Will you agree to his proposal?" Cassius asked carefully.

Maximus asked with encouragement: "What do you think?"

"I think..." Cassius said boldly: "Master Pompos's proposal is too risky. Now the Romans are trying their best to encircle and suppress the pirates. If we recruit them at this time, there will definitely be a lot of noise. In case of anything, Attracting the attention of the Romans may cause big trouble for our tribe!”

Maximus nodded and said: "Siopo Pompos is diligent and capable. Snodia owes a lot to him for its prosperity today! It's just that sometimes he pays too much attention to the present and ignores the danger. , This is not a good thing! He should know that we are going to go to war with the Pannonians, and he is afraid that he will have no labor by then!"

Cassius heard some dissatisfaction in Maximus' words and did not dare to say more.

"Cassius." Maximus looked at his student with praise in his eyes: "You did a good job! But as the head of the Intelligence Department, you must not only be able to collect all kinds of intelligence, but also know how to analyze the obtained information. As for the authenticity and quality of the information, tell your opinion as you do now if necessary.”

"yes."

"I was busy all night yesterday and came here again early this morning. You haven't had breakfast yet. Come and eat together." Maximus patted Cassius kindly.

"yes."

Sitting at the dining table was the Maximus family. In addition to the three ladies, Nesia, Phleslyusia, and Gnian Davra, there were also two boys, the almost three-year-old Gandrycusi (Fleslyucia). Born), one-and-a-half-year-old Folemiste (born of Gnian Davra).

Maximus walked into the dining room and arranged for Cassius to sit down. The maid from the Ministry of Internal Affairs who was standing beside him hurriedly brought him breakfast.

Cassius often ate with Maximus in the past, but he didn't show any restraint. He said "thank you" and ate with his head. He was indeed a little hungry.

"Dad." Gandrikusi put down the wooden spoon for scooping porridge and said crisply: "Can I sit next to you when watching football today?"

Maximus looked at his eldest son. His delicate little face was smeared with wheat porridge, his slightly open mouth revealed two cute little tiger teeth, and his big eyes flashed with desire...

He asked in a gentle tone: "Last year you sat with mom, why do you want to sit with dad this time?"

"Because...because if you sit down with daddy, you won't get scolded."

Maximus laughed dumbly. The child didn't think much and always spoke so directly.

"Okay." Maximus agreed readily.

"Thank you, Dad!" Gandrikusi was so happy that his eyes turned into crescent moons.

"I'm barking too! I'm barking too! I also want to sit with Crawler!..." The youngest son Flemish, who has a chubby face and a chubby body, yelled. He is still too young and his pronunciation is not clear yet. .

"Okay, little Flo will sit with daddy too." Maximus smiled and simply agreed.

"Yeah, great! We can watch the game with daddy!" Gandrikusi cheered with his younger brother, and also made suggestions: "I will sit on daddy's left side, and you, brother, will be on daddy's right side -"

"No, I want to sit in Crawling's arms!" Flemisted tilted his head.

"No!" A serious female voice sounded, and the two children immediately shut their mouths and looked at Nesia, who was sitting next to Maximus, with a little fear.