Rome Must Fall Chapter 18: Shameless Maximus

Although Enomui's idea is somewhat naive, the Ania Avenue adjacent to it has become very depressed when the northern region of Vesuvius was messed up by the rebel forces. If you want to encounter the same situation as before, A good thing is almost impossible, but the problem he mentioned is indeed what everyone is most concerned about: It has been a month since they escaped from Capua. The team has expanded to nearly 5,000 people, but less than 500 people can possess simple weapons ( i.e. holding a wooden shield, dagger or spear).

Everyone has thought of many ways during this period, but they have still been unable to change the dilemma of lack of weapons.

After a period of silence, Spartacus said in a deep voice: "Enomuyi's suggestion is still good. You can let Oakmar send his men to try it. However, our focus should be stepped up starting tomorrow. Train the brothers and improve their combat effectiveness as soon as possible, so that when the Roman army arrives, we can defeat them and seize their weapons and equipment! If they don't come for the time being, we can't wait until Rome gathers an army to encircle us later. We must Be the first to attack small towns like Pompeii, obtain their arsenals, and equip them for your brothers, so that you can have a chance to fight the Roman army."

Whether it was defeating the Roman army or capturing the city, it was very difficult, but everyone realized that the insurrectionary team had no other choice, and finally agreed.

After the meeting, Hamilka summoned all the baggage team members in the courtyard and announced to them: Maximus became their new captain!

As soon as he finished speaking, there were cheers all around, and some people even clapped desperately.

Hamilcar turned to Maximus and said: "We made a right decision. It seems that they all want you to be the captain."

"That's not because of your full support, teacher, and you have selflessly taught me a lot during this period!" Maximus said with a sincere face. After he helped Hamilcar do things and often asked him for advice, he began to call Hamilcar "teacher". At first Hamilcar was very uncomfortable with it, but Maximus never changed. Finally, Hamilcar He tacitly recognized him, and therefore trusted him more, often letting him do whatever he wanted. This time, he took the initiative to recommend him to Spartacus, which was one of the main reasons.

"It's all for our team. The baggage train is left to you. You have to take care of it and don't make any mistakes!" Hamilka solemnly asked: "If you encounter any difficulties that cannot be solved, You can come to me at any time and we can discuss the solution together."

Maximus immediately took over and said: "Teacher, I have a problem now and I hope to get your support."

"You're so rude, kid." Hamilcar scolded, but he wasn't angry at all. After getting along with him for this period of time, he had become accustomed to this young man's shamelessness: "Tell me, what's the problem? ”

"The baggage train is short of manpower!" Maximus was afraid that Hanhan Milka would object, so he explained quickly: "Although the number of people in the baggage train seems to be quite large, there are nearly 200 people, and every day The number is still increasing, but you should know very well who they are. There are more than 50 women, more than 30 elderly people over 40 years old, more than 20 children, and although there are more than 80 adult men, they are not Those who are thin may be suffering from diseases... In short, most of the people added to our baggage team now are the old, weak, sick and disabled——"

"You should know that the Roman army will attack at any time. The slave brothers who join us must be integrated into the combat troops first. Now is not the time to prioritize the baggage train!" Hamilcar finally interrupted him and reminded him .

"I understand this, but when Bardacus and his team are fighting, our baggage team has to follow their actions. Normally, they don't show up when they capture farms and collect grain, but during the entire battle, it is difficult for the baggage team members to adapt. Those who take drastic actions will not only fail to play their due role, but will become a drag!"

Maximus said solemnly. He had already considered this, and even used words to block Hamilka's possible remedies: "Even if they will send teams to assist our baggage team during the battle, they will If they are not familiar with the baggage corps affairs, it will cause confusion. They may not obey the command. If we abandon our baggage corps to participate in the battle at a critical moment, our baggage corps will be in danger... Therefore, it is best to give us Assign some strong slave brothers to the baggage train!"

After hearing what Maximus said, Hamilke's expression became serious. He pondered for a while and then said: "Okay, I will talk to Spartacus first. Regarding this matter, you are now the captain of the baggage corps and can participate in the meeting of military commanders. The next time everyone meets, you can discuss this matter. But even if it is passed, there will not be too many manpower allocated to the baggage corps. ."

"That's fine." Maximus smiled.

"Are there any other problems?" Hamilka blinked.

"Not for the time being." Maximus replied with a smile. He actually had a suggestion, but he had to eat the food one bite at a time.

Looking at Hamilcar's leaving figure, Maximus secretly clenched his fists with excitement: The hard work during this period has not been in vain, and he finally became the captain of the baggage train! Although this is related to the fact that he can write and calculate, and apart from him and Hamilcar, there are no other gladiators participating in the riots in the baggage team to compete, but the ability he has shown is obvious to all, otherwise even if Hamilcar recommended it, Nor could it be passed at a military council. In the eyes of those gladiators who only knew how to fight bravely and fiercely, the baggage train was a place for weaklings, but when Spartacus appointed Hamilcar as the baggage train captain, and Hamilka could participate in the military as the baggage captain. When the chiefs met to discuss military affairs, he had already realized that a young man like him, who had little prestige among the gladiators and was stained, wanted to gain enough voice in the uprising team as soon as possible, join the baggage team and become a baggage captain. Captain is undoubtedly the best choice! It's just that he achieved his goal so quickly, which was beyond his own expectations.

Just when he was excited, a man came over and said with a smile: "Captain Maximus, you have taken office, should we celebrate?"

Maximus looked at her. ~IndoMTL.com~ This woman in her thirties is called Anikos, who comes from Egypt. Her family became slaves due to heavy debts and was sold to a large farm in the Vesuvian region. Her husband was assigned to farm, and she Then she became a cook. Two years ago, her eldest daughter was forcibly taken into the house by the farm steward. After she became pregnant, she was abandoned like a worn-out shoe. She eventually died in childbirth. The couple buried her hastily with great grief, but did not dare to say anything to her. The steward revealed half of her hatred, and soon after her husband passed away in depression. She suppressed her grief and carefully guarded her underage daughter, for fear of being harmed by him again. She has lived in fear for the past two years. Thanks to the uprising team, they broke into the farm and killed the farm steward who resisted on the spot. She was the first slave on the farm to actively join the team. She also used a cleaver to chop up the steward's body on the spot. Die to vent your anger...

Later, the number of people in the baggage team increased, and Hamilka wanted to appoint a leader to take charge of the kitchen. He originally paid attention to another male slave who joined the team, but Maximus strongly recommended Arco to him. Because when he was young, he often worked with the baggage team members. He found that although Akonis was a woman, she was energetic and capable, and she was quite popular among the people working in the kitchen. Maximus, who came from modern society, did not have the discrimination against women in this era. With his insistence, Akonis became the first female leader in the uprising.

Maximus did not have the habit of doing good deeds anonymously. He passed on the role he played in it to Aconis's ears through other people's mouths, thus winning Aconis's gratitude.

At this moment, he said to Aconis with a serious face: "Thank you for your kindness, but now is not the time to celebrate. We must first finish the job at hand and prove to the brothers who are running around fighting outside, that Spartan Dax was right to make me the captain."