Rome Must Fall

"Military advisory group?" Frontinus was unfamiliar with this term.

"That is, a team that can provide us with military assistance at any time." Maximus looked at the others and explained: "For example, we want to build a camp. How should we build the camp? You will guide us; another example , we are going to fight, how should we fight this battle? It is up to you to make a plan, and after reaching an agreement, we will fight according to the plan..."

Isn't this the military camp commander in the Roman legion? No, it seems to have greater power than the commander of the military camp... Frontinus thought to himself: A young man who is only responsible for the baggage team actually wants to set up such a small team with military functions. I'm afraid his ambition is not small... But No wonder, after all, he is someone who can make such a speech and tell such a story.

"Military advisory group, right? I think I can give it a try." Frontinus' tone was indifferent, but the look in his eyes towards Maximus had changed somewhat.

Maximus didn't seem to notice this and continued: "There is exactly one thing that needs to be done by the military advisory group. Although we won this time, it was a bit of a fluke. We actually lost miserably in the head-on battle yesterday. , so the leaders are preparing to conduct strict military training for the soldiers, and our escort is naturally no exception. I want you to lead the military advisory group to conduct strict training for our escort soldiers in accordance with the requirements of the Roman Legion. Are you there?"

Before Frontinus could reply, Pheasalus said first, "Maximus, our guards can train by themselves. We don't need outsiders to interfere."

"Just train yourself?!" Maximus' expression became serious, and he asked: "Do you know how to lead the escort to march in an orderly manner? Do you know how to build a defensive camp? Do you know how to form an array during a battle? Yes. How to use brass trumpets to command soldiers to charge or retreat..."

Pheasalus was stunned by a series of questions. It took him a long time to say: "I know how to teach brothers to fight with the enemy!"

"Improving personal combat capabilities is only a basic skill for soldiers in war. We still have a lot to learn seriously, so that we will not repeat yesterday's rout in the next battle." Maximus said solemnly : "Frontinus was once a centurion of the Roman legion and has rich war experience. He will be a good teacher for us."

"He is a centurion of the Roman legion?!" Pheasalus was a little surprised. He originally thought that the reason why Maximus reused Frontinus was because he was an old slave of the Roman army and had served in the Roman army. I have lived long enough and learned a lot of skills, but I didn't expect that he would have such an identity.

Several other people were also surprised, and their eyes on Frontinus became complicated.

"Hi!" Maximus shouted and reminded: "Don't forget what I just said in the yard. Whether they are centurions or ordinary Roman soldiers, they are all Italian civilians. Fran Tinus became a slave from a centurion and experienced a lot of hardships. He had the same experience as us. Since he joined us and fought with us against Rome, he is my brother and we should be enthusiastic Accept him!"

As soon as Maximus finished speaking, Arconis immediately smiled: "The captain is right, no matter what identity Frontinus was before, he is one of our own now, and there is a hundred people in the baggage team. Captain, I feel safer!"

Pigres reluctantly said: "Roman soldiers were arresting people in Asia Minor, and that's why I became a slave. I only hate Roman soldiers but have no affection for them. But you were once a Roman soldier and now you are a slave, and the captain also spoke. Anyway...you are welcome to join the baggage team."

"Are you a Sabine?" Cornelius asked.

Frontinus was stunned for a moment and nodded: "Yes."

"I noticed just now that your accent is very similar, and I've been wanting to ask you about it." Cornelius smiled and asked, "Which town are you from?"

"Kunos."

"I was in Ellentum, very close to you." Cornelius smiled even brighter: "We will keep in touch more in the future."

"Okay." Frontilus finally showed a smile on his face.

"Huan...welcome to join the baggage team." Sexippus also said, but he seemed a little nervous.

Phaesalus came to Frontinus in two steps at a time. Maximus was startled and thought he wanted to do something bad to Frontinus. Unexpectedly, he was smiling and said enthusiastically. : "It turns out that you were a centurion in the Roman legion. If I had told you earlier, then you must be better than me in marching and fighting. You must teach me more in the future!"

Maximus breathed a sigh of relief and then remembered that with this kid's personality, there was no chance of any conflict.

Frontinus also breathed a sigh of relief. Everyone in the room finally chose to accept him and other army slaves after knowing his true identity. This also shows Maximus's prestige in the baggage train, so he said seriously: "Our... military advisory team will conduct strict training for the escort team. However, the number of escort teams is too small, so it may be difficult to conduct formation training."

"Train first, and there will be more people in the future."

Maximus's answer convinced Frontinus that this young man would not be content with just being a baggage captain.

Maximus looked at the others and said, "Not only the guards need to train, you also need to lead your men to train together in your free time."

"Ah? We have to train too?!" Akonis shouted in surprise, and the others also widened their eyes.

"Yesterday, after our team was defeated, we were at the back and could have safely retreated to the mountain if we had followed the plan. However, everyone panicked and the team was in chaos, so there were so many people..." Maximus said solemnly, "Our battle with the Roman army will last for a long time, and each battle may have wins and losses. Our baggage team is weak in combat effectiveness and carries a lot of supplies, which often becomes the focus of the enemy's assault. I let you train, not to let you practice how to kill the enemy, but to let you learn to obey orders, follow commands, and how to evacuate quickly and safely when encountering danger. Do you understand?" Yesterday's incident gave Maximus a great warning, because he remembered that in history, Spartacus's rebels were constantly migrating, and the baggage team must have been the slowest because it had to carry all kinds of supplies. If the team's organization and response ability to deal with crises are not strengthened, then such painful lessons will be repeated again and again. After his reminder, others also realized this and agreed. At this time, Frontinus also interrupted and said: "In fact, the slaves who are responsible for doing odd jobs in the Roman legions also need to undergo some military training, just to enable them to keep up with the army's actions and not be a drag." Maximus's reminder, coupled with Frontinus's assistance, made others finally realize the importance of training, and changed from reluctant agreement to active cooperation. "Oh, by the way, Frontinus." Maximus remembered something and said, "I used to teach the baggage trainers literacy and arithmetic every night, and tell some stories, just like tonight. You can also come to be a teacher and teach them some knowledge."

"Me? A teacher?" Frontinus' expression became richer, and he waved his hands repeatedly: "This... I can't do it!"

"Of course you have no problem!" Maximus persuaded seriously: "You have such rich military experience, which we have never experienced. You can combine your own war experience to tell us what we should pay attention to during normal training? What should we pay attention to when building camps? What kind of preparations are needed before fighting? How should we kill the enemy and save ourselves in battle?... You can also talk specifically about a battle you participated in, or even a failure you encountered... I believe everyone is very willing to listen to you and can learn a lot from it!"