Rome Must Fall Chapter 172: The Knicks’ strategy

Chapter 173 The Knicks’ Strategy

When they were in junior high school, the school also organized them to visit the paper mill. Many students were surprised by the new white paper produced, but Maximus was full of disgust. After working, the concept of environmental protection gradually emerged in China. He began to search for information on the Internet to learn more about the papermaking process and the harm to the environment, and then submitted articles to newspapers. At the same time, he exposed the long-term inaction of his hometown and town governments on the Internet, which led to the papermaking crisis. The factory caused serious harm to the environment...

Two years before he was reborn, the paper mill in his hometown was shut down, but he had no chance to go back. He didn’t know if the water in the small river had become clear...

At this moment, Maximus was still a little hesitant, not because he was worried about the harm of papermaking to the environment, but because he was hesitating whether to plagiarize one of the four great inventions of his ancestors into the world, but he finally figured it out: since he has It has borrowed Qin's twenty-nobility system, borrowed the dragon pattern, and not much papermaking technology. Maybe this is a parallel world and has nothing to do with the ancient times in his previous life.

Maximus recalled the papermaking process and the required papermaking raw materials that he had seen in his previous life: rags, bark, lime water, paddles, gauze frames, felt, sunlight... these materials were all It is extremely easy to obtain, and the production process is not complicated. It only requires repeated trials, and you should be able to make useful paper...

Thinking of this, Maximus became more energetic: "Argo, go and call Capito for me immediately, and tell him that I have something important to discuss with him!"

"..."

"Akgo, what are you thinking about?"

Cassius pushed the distracted Akago, and he came back to his senses. Facing Maximus's questioning eyes, he said nervously: "First... Chief, starting from today, the twenty seals will be officially implemented. According to the nobility system, other people are ordinary people and can be allocated fifty acres of land. Don’t you know... I... we...?"

So that's what I was thinking about... Maximus glanced at the four teenagers in the military tent. They all looked at him nervously and expectantly. He immediately smiled: "Idiot, you didn't understand that. What does this decree mean? What it says is that all those who followed me to conquer Italy and finally came here are ordinary citizens, including you of course!"

"Great!" Akguo excitedly high-fived his companions.

"Well, you and I have the same idea of ​​relying on camp defense and repelling the enemy." Of course, Maximus was not trying to flatter himself. He went on to say, "I have an idea. Please help me." Please refer to it and see if it works."

"Understood!" the four teenagers replied in unison.

Akguo rushed out like an arrow.

"Oh, you kid, you don't even look around when you're walking!" Quintus complained from outside the military tent. Soon he opened the tent and walked in, taking a look at his grandson who was writing notes inside the tent. Valles then said to Maximus: "Chief, did you call me here because the Segestica people are coming to attack us again?"

If 1,000 people are assigned to stay outside the camp and be responsible for attacking the enemy's rear, cutting off their food routes, and destroying their morale so that they dare not attack the camp with all their strength... I think this is completely feasible! ”

Quintus had obviously considered this issue before coming. He said without thinking: "Chief, the Pannoni have been defeated several times, and the great leader of Segostica is also considered to have experienced many wars. Man, it is impossible for him not to learn a lesson. He must be prepared this time. It is impossible to win by relying on the previous tactics.

After his opinion was confirmed, Maximus smiled and said slowly: "I have another suggestion that I would like you to help me refer to."

“The Segostika army failed to attack the camp and finally chose to retreat. We went out to pursue the camp. In the absence of cavalry, I am afraid we will not gain much...

Any suggestions? ! ...Quintus's eyes were eager and he kept urging: "Say it quickly! Speak it quickly!"

But Segostika is asking for reinforcements from their tribal alliance, and it may take a long time for the troops to gather. By that time, the defense facilities of our camp have been completely built. We only need to rely on camp defense. I asked the Segostica prisoners that with the existing siege methods of the Pannoni, it is almost impossible to break through our camp. !

When they run out of food and retreat, we will pursue them again, and we will definitely gain a lot..."

Although the young leader did not have enough combat experience, past battles proved that some of his suggestions were unexpected and often miraculous. How could Quintus ignore it? He immediately raised his spirits and said: "Chief, may I ask what you think? Yes..."

After Maximus read the military intelligence report, he asked his attendants to copy the report to the three chief officers of the Ministry of War, so Quintus knew about it earlier than other department chiefs.

You said before that the Pannonians do not have a complete army logistics supply system, and there will inevitably be many loopholes in the hasty establishment... Can we reserve an army before the Segestica army surrounds our camp? The troops are outside and build secret camps in the mountains or hills, stocking them with supplies so that they can fight outside for a long time to attack the food routes of the Segestica army..."

Maximus then added: "However, you are still young now. Even if the land is allocated to you, you will not be able to complete the farming, you will not be able to pay taxes, and you will have to be fined in the end, so I will wait until you reach adulthood. You are the ordinary people, and we will allocate land to you, do you understand?"

"This time the Segostica army attacks again, the number of soldiers will definitely be greater than the last time, and attacking the camp will not take more time than fighting a battle. The food carried by the Segostika army It's definitely not enough. They need to continue to transport food here to support the army in continuing to fight.

Quintus's eyes lit up, but he did not respond immediately. He thought for a while and then said slightly excitedly: "Now we have nearly 12,000 troops in the camp, holding a well-defended camp. Even if the enemy comes to 40,000 or 50,000 people, they can still handle it.

"Get to work as soon as you understand." Maximus said with a deliberately serious face.

"Yes, I would like to ask for your opinion before submitting this matter to the political hall for discussion." Maximus asked: "How do you think we should fight the next battle? Or Continue to fight the enemy head-on?"

The big leader of Segestika has suffered losses at our hands one after another, and he will become more cautious in his actions in the future. After we move to the banks of the Kupa River, we have to continue to worry about when he will lead his army to attack. It is better to take advantage of the good opportunity of him personally leading the army and sending it to our door, so that he will suffer another disastrous defeat. In this case, even if he wants to continue to fight against us, he won't be able to do so in a short time...

My idea is... can we seize the time to build a tunnel from the camp before the enemy comes? The exit is near the camp that the enemy may build. When they failed to capture the camp and were about to retreat, our troops suddenly burst out of the tunnel, catching the enemy by surprise..."

Maximus's idea came from an ancient battle case he had read in his previous life, but Quintus once again marveled at the young leader's unbridled thinking. It also made him think for a long time and repeatedly evaluate this suggestion in his heart. He finally responded cautiously: "Chief, your idea is very good! I did this when I was a soldier in Rome by digging tunnels to attack the city, but I never thought that we could dig tunnels from the camp to counterattack and attack. enemy!

It would be best to call Frontinus, Capito, and the engineering captain Gaius to discuss it together, and examine the terrain and soil around the camp together, and finally decide whether it can be implemented. ”

"Let's do it, Capito will be here in a moment." Maximus did as he said: "Cassius, go call Frontinus. Mainus, go call Gaius." ."

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

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After Spartacus made up his mind, he led the rebel army straight south, to Thurii, to Crotone, to Hibernian, to Medma... plundering all the way without making any mistakes. After an extra stop, we finally arrived at Regim, the southernmost town in Italy.

The Regim people had already known about the arrival of the rebels and were ready to defend themselves.

Regim City has high walls and thick walls, and it is also a maritime hub, so it can receive support at any time. Although the rebels were outnumbered, they came all the way without any siege equipment. Moreover, Spartacus had learned the lesson of the failed siege of Metapontum, so he did not attack the city rashly, but stayed outside the city. Set up camp.

Spartacus stood on the seaside and looked south. He could vaguely see the outline of a town on the other side of the sea. When he caught a local and asked, it turned out that it was the famous city of Messina on the island of Sicily.

It seems that the strait that separates Italy and Sicily is very narrow. If you take a boat, you can reach it in a few hours... Spartacus was excited and immediately sent soldiers around to search for ships.

However, when Crassus saw the rebels running towards Italy's toes, he had already guessed Maximus's intentions, because this was what the Roman senators were worried about: if the Italian rebels caused many serfs in Sicily to return To rise up and resist would be Rome's greatest disaster.

So Crassus sent messengers in advance on speedboats to inform several towns near the Strait of Messina to prepare for defense. At the same time, he collected all the ships outside the city and brought them into the city. Therefore, Sparta Chris found nothing.

However, Spartacus learned from the captured locals that Regim was not only prosperous in sea trade, but also rampant in smuggling. Many pirates sold stolen goods here and had their own secret docks on the coast.

Finally he led his army here, and Sicily was across the sea. Spartacus was really unwilling to give up his previous plan and turn back, so he once again threw Maximus's warning behind him. Let the soldiers go find the pirates...

After the cautious Crassus followed the rebels to Medma, he did not continue southward, because he knew that if he continued to march, the area in front would become increasingly narrow, with 70,000 to 80,000 soldiers inside, and there would be no room for maneuver. The rebels counterattacked, making it difficult for the army to retreat.

Although he could not continue to follow the rebels, Crassus did not let the soldiers idle. Instead, he gave full play to the traditional skills of the Romans-carrying out infrastructure, and while the rebels were stranded in the Regim area, all his soldiers The soldiers acted urgently to build a hundred-mile-long wall, trenches, and partitions between the west coast town of Medema and the east coast town of Locri (with mountains in the middle), hoping to seal the rebels in the deepest part of Italy. At the southern end, prevent them from wandering around, and then find a way to annihilate them all.

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In the mountains on the east bank of the Kupa River, a young man holding a short spear and wearing short linen clothes and trousers was marching quickly. Sometimes he got into the dense woods, sometimes ran up the low hills, and sometimes ran in the valleys. , like an agile hunting dog shuttling between the mountains.

Finally, he came to a creek deeper in the mountains. The trees here were cut down, the weeds and thorns were uprooted, and the land was leveled, turning it into a larger open space where dozens of buildings were built. The tent was surrounded by simple wooden fences... A human camp suddenly appeared in this inaccessible place.

"Adobagh, you are back. Did you gain anything today?" the camp guard asked habitually.

The young man did not respond, but asked anxiously: "Where is the captain?"

The guard pointed to the back: "You are training over there! Look at you like this, could it be——"

Before he finished speaking, the young man quickly ran into the camp, passed through the tents~IndoMTL.com~ and came to the simple training ground, where more than a hundred men lined up with wooden sticks and shields. Formation, making repeated sprints...

A man with his arms akimbo stood on the sidelines, shouting loudly: "It was better this time, but the formation is still a little loose. I have said before, when charging, the first thing you should think of is to maintain a good formation, and It's not the enemy in front. As long as you can maintain your formation during the raid, you will be able to generate a powerful momentum, enough to scare the enemy's hands and feet. All you have to do next is to point your spear at the enemy and stab it in. Let's do it again! If someone runs around again, you will practice here again until night, do you understand?!"

"I understand!!!" Everyone responded in unison.

"Captain...Captain." The young man approached the man and shouted carefully.

The man turned around, and it was Pecot. As soon as he saw the young man, he immediately asked eagerly: "Adobagh, you are back so early. Is it because the Segestika army is coming?" ?!"

"Yes, captain, the enemy is here! There are many of them, and they have formed a long queue, and I can't count them! They also sent some spies to explore the road ahead, and some even entered the mountains to search... …So I came back quickly!”

(End of this chapter)