Rome Must Fall

Mel Tiras said in surprise: "Whose dagger is this? How did it get damaged like this?!"

"This kid, he showed bravery that night and charged forward, but he was surrounded and slashed by the enemies. In the end, the dagger became like this..." Tinibazus pointed at his men and complained: "Yesterday we were so angry The captain asked us to hand over all the broken weapons and bring them here for repair, but this guy said his weapons were all very good, but I only found out this morning..."

Mel Tiras looked at Samoras, but the strong man smiled innocently at him. He somewhat understood that the soldier under Tinibazus seemed to be not very smart.

Meltiras thought for a while and said: "Let's do this... You go in alone with this dagger, and someone will receive you in the courtyard. You tell him, 'You are a soldier of leader Maximus, and you have been ordered to Bring me the dagger and fix it. 'They won't refuse. If someone makes things difficult, don't argue with him. Come out and tell me."

Tinibazus asked in surprise: "Myr Tiras, what do you mean by your words? Will the blacksmith inside still refuse to repair my dagger?"

Mel Tiras lowered his voice and said: "You should know that the blacksmith inside is from Pompeii. He was forced to join us under our threats. Are you willing to work for us? But, when we came here to do our duty, Captain Tolerugo specifically reminded us, "Our team finally got two blacksmiths. Leader Maximus hopes that through a long period of getting along with them, they can finally agree with us and sincerely make weapons for the army." , so we hope that we can get along well with them when we are on duty and try not to conflict with them.'"

"I understand, don't worry, I will deal with it carefully and never cause you any trouble." Tinibazus nodded knowingly, asked Samoras to wait at the door, and then walked into the blacksmith shop. courtyard.

The yard is not big. There is a well in the center. There is a pile of black charcoal in one corner, and some strange-shaped discarded iron tools in the other corner. There are many long nails on the courtyard wall, and some forged iron tools are hung on them, such as sickles, shovels, hammers, saws... There are also multiple wooden stands side by side in the yard, with short shorts neatly placed on them. Swords, shields, helmets, breastplates... the whole yard was packed.

Tinibazus was looking around when a bare-chested young man with copper-colored skin and strong muscles came over. He looked at him wearing a leather helmet with a smile on his face and said, "Hello, may I ask? Which army are you from? What’s the matter with coming to the blacksmith shop?”

Tinybazus said solemnly: "I am Tinybazus, the 10th Captain of the 500th Division of the Second Battalion of Maximus's Army. On the order of the Captain, I specially gave you this damaged short sword. The sword comes here for repair.”

The man reached out to take the dagger, took it out and looked at it, and immediately said in surprise: "It's so damaged!"

"Can it be repaired?"

"No problem, it just takes a little longer. You wait here for a while, and I'll go in first and let Percy Anax know."

"You...are not a blacksmith?" Only then did Tinibazus realize that there was something wrong in his words.

"My name is Endias, and I am now a blacksmith apprentice." The man said frankly, and his expression became a little excited: "I used to be a slave in this blacksmith shop. I kept doing heavy and tiring work every day, and I had to work all day long. Wearing heavy shackles and shackles, as Chief Maximus said, working hard like cattle and sheep... Thanks to your rescue, we are free now! As one of them, the leader asked us to continue to stay in the blacksmith shop as apprentices, and strive to learn the blacksmithing skills as soon as possible so that we can make weapons and armor for you in the future."

If Tinibazus had heard this in the past, he would have disapproved of it, but after staying in the team for a while and being affected by it, he now feels the same way: "Brother, we were all slaves and can be rescued and freed. , we are really lucky!”

"You are right!" Endeas felt deeply: "A friend who once lived in the same house with me was accidentally scratched while carrying some made farm tools more than ten days ago, and developed a high fever that night. , Percy Anassis did not ask a doctor to treat him, he died after a few days of hard work, and he could not wait until the good time today..."

Endias sniffed, suppressed the grief in his heart, and said softly: "You wait here for a moment, I will take this dagger and go into the house to talk to...Pesi Annassis, and then you will I’ll just register and then I can go back.”

"When will you come and get it again?"

"You don't need to come here. I heard that special people will come to collect it, and then they will distribute the repaired weapons to you."

"Understood." Tinibazus nodded and asked casually: "My name is Tinibazus, from the Pontic Kingdom in Asia Minor. What is your name?"

"Endias, from Iberia."

"We met today, and we will be brothers from now on. If you need anything, just come to me!" Tinibazus said what he had repeatedly said to the recruits in the past two days, and emphasized: "I am Maximus The 1st Tenth Commander of the 500th Division of the Second Battalion of the Army. "At this moment, he felt that being a Tenth Commander was not a bad thing.

"I remember." Endias responded with a smile and entered the house with his dagger.

Tinibazus was waiting in the yard, wandering around the wooden frames with nothing to do. He found that in front of each frame of the wooden frame was a wooden sign with different symbols engraved on it.

This should indicate the brigade or centurion to which these weapons and armor belong, right? ...Tinibazus was thinking in his heart, and he was even more eager to learn to read, but fortunately his application had been approved, and in a few days he would be able to join the study team organized by the clerk Volenus every night.

Just then, he heard a quarrel coming from the house, followed by a scream.

problem occurs? ! ... He was startled, and after a moment's hesitation, he rushed into the main room.

As soon as I stepped into the house, a wave of heat hit me. In the center of the house, I saw a round stove half a man high, which was extremely solidly built with stone bricks. Above it was a chimney passage with a suspended ceiling. The flames in the stove were blazing. There were daggers stuck neatly on the edge... Lying on the ground next to the stove was a strong young man wearing a leather robe, trembling all over, with a painful and ferocious expression. Next to him squatted an old man over fifty who was also wearing a leather robe. He held down the struggling young man with both hands. He looked worried and anxious, but he kept comforting: "My child, it's okay. It's okay, just bear with it a little longer, bear with it a little longer, and you'll be fine in a while..."

"Teacher, the water is here!" A strong man hurriedly came in carrying a bucket of well water.

The old man immediately lifted up the young man's leather robe, revealing a pair of bare thighs.

Only then did Tinibazus notice that there was a large, dark wound on the man's left thigh. The flesh and blood around the wound rolled outwards and shriveled, like charcoal, which was shocking.

"Quick, pour it on!" the old man urged urgently.

A bucket of cold well water was poured directly on his legs. The young man screamed "Ah", but his face relaxed a little.

"Teacher, here are the plant ash." Endias held the black powder in his hands and came to the middle-aged man's side.

"The meat is burnt, what's the use of using plant ashes!" The old man turned his head and shouted at Endias.

Endias was speechless.

"What's going on?" Tinibazus asked Endias in a low voice.

When Endias saw him, it was like seeing a savior, and he quickly whispered what happened.

It turned out that the two blacksmiths in this blacksmith shop were a father and son. Faced with the swords and guns of the rebel soldiers, the older father Paisianasis chose to surrender, but his son Paisipidas was young and energetic after all, and he was very worried. Unwilling to do so. Early this morning I saw my neighbors being driven out of the city, and I felt very angry.

It happened that Endias came into the house with a dagger and informed the owner of the blacksmith shop, Paisianasis. This was a normal procedure, but it got in the way of Paisipidas. He cursed the rebels for treating their father and son as slaves. , used it at will, and angrily snatched the dagger from Endeas' hand and threw it to the side. Unexpectedly, the dagger hit the hilt of another dagger inserted in the stove. , the dagger bounced up under the force and flew towards Pasipidas. He couldn't dodge, and watched helplessly as the red-hot sword blade easily pierced the solid leather robe, pierced into his thigh, and immediately screamed and fell to the ground...

"This is just an accident and has nothing to do with you." Tinibazus comforted in a low voice.

The worry on Endeas's face lessened slightly.

"Child, how are you?!" Percy Anasis's urgent shout once again attracted Tinibazus' attention.

"It hurts... it hurts..." Pasipidas' teeth chattered, and his expression turned painful and ferocious again. He stretched out his hand to scratch the wound, but was blocked by his father in time.

I saw that the skin around the wound had turned red, like cooked shrimp, and the redness was still spreading outwards...

The old blacksmith has been working hard for decades and has suffered some injuries, but this is the first time he has seen such a serious injury, and it happened to his own son. He was extremely anxious, but for a moment he didn’t know what to do. He just pressed his son's hands firmly, and his eyes instantly turned red...

Tinybazus couldn't help but said: "Don't waste time here, send the medical team quickly!"

"Medical team?" The old blacksmith looked at Tinibazus with a blank look on his face. He had already seen the heavily armed soldier coming in, but he was just worried about his son's injury and had no intention of paying attention to him.

"We have a medical team in Maximus's army, and their medical skills are very good! After their treatment, many seriously injured soldiers finally returned to normal." Tinibazus consciously said that everything he said was true, and there was no exaggeration. .

After hearing this, the old blacksmith's eyes were filled with hope, but he was also a little worried: "Will they treat...my son?"

"Of course!" Tinibazus gave him an affirmative answer: "Hurry up and pick him up, let's go to the medical team quickly, don't delay!"

The old blacksmith no longer hesitated and immediately called on several apprentices to lift his son up. He followed Tinibazus out of the blacksmith shop and hurried towards the medical team stationed at the mansion in the wealthy area...

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In the town hall of Pompeii, Maximus summoned all the leaders of the troops under his command and held an internal meeting.

"...The above are the adjustments I have made in response to the previous resolutions of the military chiefs' meeting and the adjustments that will benefit the development of our team in the future. Do you have any opinions on this? You can put it forward and we can discuss it together." Maximus Looking around at everyone, he said loudly.

After hearing what Maximus just said, everyone was a little surprised, except for a few military leaders such as military officer Frontinus, staff officer Quintus, military judge Sidonius, and Phaisa. The four captains, Russ, Tolerugo, Carminus, and Aulus, attended the meeting the day before yesterday. They have already asked the questions that need to be asked. In addition to reviewing the content today, they also have to witness the leader Maximus. Adjustments to various logistics departments.

There was a moment of silence in the hall. After being surprised, everyone began to think carefully about how much impact Maximus' decision would have on themselves and the team.

The first person to ask the question was indeed Akonis: "Chief, you just said that each team will be independent in the future and will establish its own supply camp. Our kitchen will only be responsible for cooking for our own team in the future, but we were originally stationed in other teams' camps. Can the men responsible for cooking here let them come back?"

Facing his capable men, Maximus patiently explained: "Our baggage camp originally provided logistical support for the entire team. Now each brigade has to be separated, but there is no requirement that the entire baggage camp be divided into Several parts were assigned to their respective teams. This is already regarded as the tolerance shown by Spartacus and other leaders to us. Of course, we should also respond in a friendly manner and help them build their own supply camps.

Since your original subordinates have been in their camp for several months and are already familiar with their team, how about you persuade them to stay and help them establish their own complete chef team as soon as possible? "

Aknis murmured unwillingly: "Several of those people are very capable. I still want to wait for them to come back. In the future..."

"Since you have been able to train so many capable subordinates in the past few months, I believe that with your ability, you can train more in the future, so you don't have to mind it anymore." Maximus said in a gentle tone of relief Said: "And after our team becomes independent, not only will the area of ​​the kitchen you are responsible for not shrink, but the number of people will continue to expand. You will be busy in the future."

Akonis smiled: "Chief, I understand, I will try my best to do what you ask!"