Rome Must Fall

Maximus moistened his dry throat with his saliva and continued: "If we surround the stronghold, the neighboring Segostika stronghold will definitely send troops to rescue them when they get the news. Will we defeat it if we ambush on the road?

If we capture two or three Segetika strongholds in a row, not only will we have sufficient food security, but we will also weaken the strength of the large Segetika tribe. When they lead their troops to attack us, I don’t know what will happen. Can we still gather an army of tens of thousands of people?

As long as we defeat the Segostika tribe, then the stockades and farmland east of Varidosi and along the Kupa River will belong to us. Do we still need to build houses? Going to burn wasteland? …”

Maximus turned the thoughts he had pondered over and over again after inspecting Varidosi into questions and spoke them out, causing everyone present to be emotionally disturbed by these questions.

Maximus was about to add the last fire: "We are very close to the Segestika stronghold. Maybe tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow, their harassing warriors may discover our existence. By then we will Having lost the possibility of a surprise attack, and the Segestika people have increased their vigilance, we will face a continuous battle with them. Whether it is burning the wasteland or transforming Varidosi, it will never be easy to complete! "

There was silence in the military tent for a moment.

"Chief, our Second Legion will definitely be able to go to war tomorrow, and we are fully confident of defeating the Segestica people!" Tolerugo took the lead in stating his stance.

"Our first legion can also go to war tomorrow!" Pheasalus took a step slower and had to shout loudly.

Immediately afterwards, the three generals Carminus, Aulus and Pecot also expressed their willingness to lead their troops to fight.

Frontinus cautiously reminded: "Chief, it's easy to start a war with the Segestica people, but we can't say when it will end! And we can't predict how the war will go. Therefore, we need to know more about the situation of the Segestika people in order to formulate a detailed battle plan.”

"Karsipempas is resting in the camp. Go and invite him quickly. We can ask him." While speaking, Maximus looked at the only officer in the tent who did not respond: "Quinn Tusi, what do you think?"

The reason why Quintus did not reply immediately was not that he objected to starting a war with the Segestica tomorrow, but that he felt that the method of "raiding the Segestica" mentioned by Maximus was very clever. So after thinking carefully, he raised his head when he heard Maximus' question and responded with certainty: "I think the leader is right, we can't miss the opportunity, and we should start the war against the Segestica people tomorrow. ! And I think the possibility of winning is very high!”

Carl Sipempas was originally going to take Maximus to see Varidosi and then leave, but Maximus forced him to stay one night, saying that he wanted to thank him for his great help to the rebels.

Calsipempas refused, and drank a lot of wine in the evening. When he was woken up, he was a little dazed. He was shocked when he heard Maximus say, "There will be a war with the Segestica tomorrow." Yu, also came to the spirit.

However, he had been working as a pirate outside these years and did not know much about the situation of the Segestika people, so he volunteered and immediately rushed to the Ardei village not far away and called Budokaribas to discuss it together. .

In this dark and quiet time, the leaders of the rebel army, who were originally excited about the new political system proposed by Maximus, are now getting busy. A war is brewing...

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Early the next morning, the leader of the Segestika tribe, Voris, woke up from his sleep and saw a young woman sleeping on a wooden chair next to the bed. There was a bowl of goat's milk on the wooden table.

He was immediately furious, rolled over and kicked out with his right foot.

The woman screamed in pain and threw down the chair, knocking over the wooden table next to her and spilling goat's milk on the floor.

"You despicable thing, you dare to sleep here, don't you want to live?" Voorhees stepped forward and kicked him again, and yelled at the same time.

The woman gritted her teeth, endured the severe pain, trembled, but did not dare to make a sound, and kept knelt down and kowtowed.

It wasn't until her forehead was completely blue that Wallis yelled again: "What are you still doing? Why don't you go and bring me another bowl of goat's milk!"

Voorhees's roar made the woman run out of the bedroom in a hurry as if she had been pardoned.

Volris put on a single coat and came to the hall, where Krellis, the tribal elder and Volris' younger brother, was waiting there.

"Krelis, is there anything unusual in the village?" Vollis asked habitually.

"Nothing unusual. The slaves are all peaceful."

"After the wheat fields have been harvested, don't let them idle. They are prone to trouble if they are idle. Arrange more things for them, such as road construction... Some time ago, Kabudez complained to me, saying that the roads here are full of It’s a mud pit, so walking to our place is not as convenient as taking a boat.”

"Okay, I will arrange for the slaves to repair the road in a while." Krellis agreed, and then said in a flattering manner: "Brother, the weather is very good today, very suitable for hunting. I will take a look when I get up in the morning. There were dozens of deer drinking water on the other side of the river.”

Voorhees was greatly moved when he heard this, but he suddenly remembered something, so he warned: "Yesterday, the Ardie people actually crossed the river and stood on the hills to spy on us, and even rode horses... …You send a team of soldiers across the river to carefully check if there are any new movements among the Ardi people?”

"Brother, the Aldi people are scared of us now. They are just like turtles hiding in their shells. They are afraid that we will smash their shells. How dare they come out to provoke us." Krelis sneered.

Wallis's face suddenly sank and he shouted: "Are my words falling on deaf ears?!"

Krellis's heart beat wildly a few times and he quickly said: "I'll send someone to check right now!"

As soon as he got up, the young woman walked into the hall carrying a wooden tray with a wooden bowl containing goat's milk and a piece of wheat cake.

Wallis got angry repeatedly and felt thirsty. He reached out and grabbed the wooden cup containing goat's milk and drank it.

"Bah, why is it so sour!" Wallis just took a sip of milk, spit it out, and shouted sternly: "Why don't you put some honey in it?!"

He angrily threw the wooden cup at the woman, only to hear a scream. The woman stumbled to the ground, covering her forehead with one hand. Red blood mixed with white goat's milk flowed down from between her fingers...

"Brother!" Seeing this scene, Crelis couldn't help shouting: "You are too cruel! She is the slave girl given to you by Chief Andres, the most beautiful slave girl in the entire tribe! "

"So what, you're not Skordischi's bitch!" Wallis smiled contemptuously, and then yelled at the woman: "Why are you standing there, do you want to continue to be beaten! Why don't you go and get me another drink? Goat milk with honey! If you make another mistake, I will kill you!"

With tears in her eyes, the woman covered her forehead and ran out of the hall as if running for her life.

Voorris glared at his brother and said in a deep voice: "Chief Andres gave us this land to establish our own tribe in the hope that we can capture more Ardei people's land! You If you can capture the Ardei village on the other side of the river, I will reward you with this woman!"

"Really?!" Crelis was overjoyed.

"Really." Voorris nodded, and then watched Krellis exit the hall excitedly. He had already made a decision in his heart: once the Aldie tribe's stronghold on the other side of the river was captured, he would fight in front of Krellis. Killing the woman in front of him made this stupid brother who was obsessed with sex understand the cruelty of reality and became a strong warrior.

He grabbed the wheat cake on the plate and just took a bite when he saw Crelis hurried back to the hall.

"Why did you come back so soon? Have you finished the things you told me?!" Wallis asked with a serious face.

"Brother, something happened!" Lalala said urgently: "Our patrol team found many Aldi people under the hills to the west and on the south bank of the Kupa River!" "

"What!" When Wallis heard the news, instead of feeling nervous, he was actually excited. He immediately asked: "What are they doing across the river? Do they want to attack our stronghold?!"

"Musades, tell me." Krelis didn't know much about the situation. He was afraid that he would make his brother angry if he couldn't explain clearly, so he hurriedly pushed the patrol leader who followed him in front of him.

"Chief, those Aldi people have been staying there. Some of them seem to be digging the soil with hand hoes, and some of them are holding shields and spears and are lined up. They should be guarding against us. Their total number is about Four to five thousand people, more than 2,000 of whom are soldiers——"

Patrol Captain Musades said with some worry: "I think they may be building a stockade there! Because that place has the Kupa River on the right, relatively high hills on the left, and the flat land in the middle is narrow. If they were in A stockade has been built there, and it will not be so easy for us to cross the Korana River and harass the Ardeis as we did in the past when they built a stockade on the banks of the Mrezhnica River.”

Crelis laughed loudly: "The people of Ardei think they can stop us by building a stronghold. How stupid! We can completely bypass it and go to those low hills——"

"Shut up!" Voorhees scolded his brother, and then asked: "Are you sure there are only four or five thousand people there?"

Musades understood what the leader wanted to ask and said firmly: "I asked a few of my men to bypass them and go to the surrounding hills to take a good look. It is true that there are only four or five thousand people, and I also found that there are only four or five thousand people in the area. There are also some old people among the diggers.”

Musades was one of Volris's most trusted subordinates. He believed Musades's words, immediately threw away the wheat cakes he had taken a few bites, and said excitedly: "The Ardei people hiding in the turtle shells finally Once they come out, they must not be allowed to retreat again! Krelis, you go gather the warriors from the tribe immediately, and we are ready to go out!"

"Chief, although there are only 2,000 Aldi warriors there, those who dig the soil can also fight with hand hoes." Musades reminded.

Voorhees glared at him: "You don't need to say more, I know."

After saying this, he gave his brother another order: "Call all the warriors in the tribe immediately, including those slaves who can fight!"

"Yes!" Crelis responded loudly and excitedly.

Half an hour later, a Segestika army gathered outside the village gate, with a total of 4,520 people. Except for the 593 Skodisqi male slaves holding wooden sticks, the rest were all young and middle-aged tribesmen. Most of them were light infantry without armor, holding round shields and spears, and a small part were heavy infantry wearing bowl-shaped helmets, wearing chain mail, holding large shields and long swords, and there was no cavalry.

Voorhees stood at the front of the team wearing a conical helmet decorated with feathers, a polished iron breastplate, and a sharp sword in both hands.

With nearly 4,000 strong warriors and a tribal population of more than 10,000, it is the most powerful among all the tribes under Segestika. After all, it is at the forefront of the war and shoulders the important task of opening up and expanding its territory. Therefore, Segestika The chief of Tika gave strong support to this emerging sub-tribe.

Voorhees looked at so many wolf-like warriors under his command and said loudly and energetically: "Let's go!"

The weather in the morning was pretty good, with a gentle breeze and a cool climate. The south bank of the Kupa River is flat and soft land. The team is walking on a spacious dirt road, with freshly harvested farmland on both sides. Marching in such a good environment, the soldiers seem relatively relaxed. Only Wallis is a little worried: If there is Will the Aldie people run away if they know they are coming?

So it didn't take long for him to order the team to march faster.

Volris's stockade was less than ten miles away from where the Ardii people were.

Within an hour, Voorhees saw countless black spots shaking in the distance.

The Aldeans are still here! ...Wallis was overjoyed.

He immediately ordered: "The army stops advancing and begins to form an array!"

This Segestika army formed a relatively fast formation, which benefited from their many years of combat experience and their less-tight military formations.

Nearly 600 Skodisci and their loose formations were at the forefront; the Segestica warriors were divided into five teams, each with about 600 people, and the middle team of 1,000 people, led by Volris Lead it personally. The five teams formed a loose horizontal formation, with heavily armored soldiers wearing armor and holding large shields and swords at the forefront, including Volris.

He held his sword high and walked at the front of the middle of the entire horizontal formation, taking long steps to lead the soldiers forward.

Volris is brave and tough, a famous warrior among the nobles of the large Segostika tribe, and has great prestige in the tribe. Because of this, the big leader Andres sent him to the front line and placed high hopes on him.