Rome Must Fall Chapter 54: Forius, who is eager to make meritorious deeds

"I understand." Cross suddenly understood and slapped his thigh fiercely: "Spartacus, you want to take advantage of the fact that the two enemy armies have not converged, take the initiative to attack, and eat this one first. A vanguard force of 2,000 people, and then a decisive battle with their main force, this way it will become much easier to defeat them!"

"That's right!" Spartacus leaned forward, his big eyes flashing: "The Romans dared to divide their troops and march, they must have felt safe on their land, but when they approached our At that time, they will definitely regroup, so we can’t miss this opportunity to defeat the enemy! My opinion is - we will gather 5 brigades early tomorrow morning and march north quickly along Aniya Avenue. Try to seize the vanguard of the Romans and defeat them first."

"Spartacus." Altonix asked hesitantly: "...More than 8,000 of us are going north together. It is impossible to hide it from the enemy. What if they hide in the city for defense? You know , Capua is not far to the north of the enemy's forward."

Spartacus had already considered this. His eyes flashed with wisdom and he replied firmly: "It is precisely because Capua is not far from the enemy's forward troops. When we approach, I'm afraid they have already crossed Capua, but they may not have enough time to reach the next town of Suisula () before we can meet them. The Roman army did not stay in Capua last time, and it should not be possible this time either. Will...

In case the Roman forward troops do not choose to retreat after learning the news of our approach and want to meet up with their main force, as we expected, then we will continue to advance northward and seek a decisive battle with the entire Roman legion. In short, we will definitely We can't passively wait for the enemy to attack our camp before fighting them! ”

"The Romans have nothing to fear, I agree with Spartacus's suggestion!" Enomuyi responded positively.

"I agree too." Cross then agreed: "Spartacus's plan will succeed. With the pride of the Romans, after getting the news of our attack, they will not choose to retreat."

The atmosphere in the hall became heated, and even the cautious Altonix did not object anymore.

Spartacus spoke again: "When we mobilize the entire army to attack the Roman legions, the camp will become empty. The Neapolitans may come to take advantage. I suggest that Maximus be responsible for guarding the camp. We only need to defend it for two or three days, and we will lead the army back."

Maximus did not expect to be able to lead the **** and move with the large army. After all, the other teams in the supply camp were in the camp. It was natural for him to stay behind, so he nodded in agreement: "Okay, you guys Don’t worry, send troops, I’ll guard the camp.”

In this regard, even Cross did not object. After all, when other leaders were going to war, no one else except Maximus could take on this important task.

"Although Napoli's city guard is not strong enough, Maximus has too few soldiers. Just in case, I think it is better to take the more than 400 soldiers that Maximus brought back today. The slaves were transferred to the supply camp to strengthen the defense." Hamilcar's words made Maximus feel happy.

"I think it's okay." Spartacus didn't care about this. He looked at everyone and said, "Let's vote on the suggestion I just made."

In fact, everyone has reached an agreement just now. The current voting is just a formality. There are 7 people in the hall and 6 people have the right to vote (Maximus won the Military Chiefs’ Meeting in early August because of his outstanding performance in the supply camp. The right to vote, while Attumus only had the right to participate and make suggestions because he joined too late), and finally passed unanimously.

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After the legal officer Valirius became the commander-in-chief of the expedition against the rebels, he was flooded with guests. Many senators and nobles recommended his family’s children to him. He did not refuse any of them and included them on the list of expeditions. .

However, as a veteran, he did not completely lose his mind. When he finished recruiting soldiers, he found that almost all of them were new recruits. Instead of rushing to go to war, he stepped up training for the entire legion to avoid suffering the same fate as Grabo.

He applied to the Senate that "more time is needed to train soldiers so that the rebellion can be suppressed more smoothly." After discussion, the Senate agreed.

But while he was immersed in leading his troops in training, the Roman people gradually felt the impact of the cutting off of the Ania Avenue and the erosion of southern Campania on their lives, and the difficulties in Naples, Capua and other places. The non-stop requests for help from various towns in Parnia also put a lot of pressure on the Senate. Finally, they unanimously passed a resolution requiring Valerius to send troops immediately.

This sudden order caught Valerius a bit off guard. Since Grabo emptied the inventory of the Roman armory with several hands during his last expedition, he did not rush to replenish it because he still had a lot of time. Now the weapons and equipment of the entire legion are still lacking.

In order to avoid the Senate's dissatisfaction with him, Valirius had to let Forius, the broad military tribune of the legion, lead 2,000 soldiers with fully equipped weapons to set off first.

Under the desperate urging of Valerius, the Roman armory barely equipped the remaining soldiers with equipment the next day, so he asked the camp commander Cassinius to lead the remaining 4,000 soldiers to set off quickly. And he himself led the cavalry half a day later, escorting the remaining legion supplies that were finally obtained, and marched southward in a leisurely manner.

A legion is divided into three parts, each separated by about half a day's journey. This is a taboo in the art of war. But Valirius was not too worried, because he had learned in detail about Grabo's battle with the rebel slaves. It was not until Grabo's army attacked the camp of the rebel slaves that the slaves were forced to come out to fight. This shows that those The rebellious slaves did not have the guts to attack on their own initiative. Moreover, he had already made an agreement with Furius and Cassilius in advance: to meet at Capua first, and then continue to advance towards the rebel camp.

Valirius' plan looked good, but he underestimated the rebels and misjudged the wrong person.

Forrius, who once served as a financial officer and then became a Roman senator, was finally recruited into the army by Valerius as a broad military tribune due to the recommendation of Sulla the Younger.

The difference between a broadband military tribune and a general military tribune is not only that there is a wide strip of cloth hanging on the tunic~IndoMTL.com~ but more importantly, it must be served by someone from the senatorial class. , if something unexpected happens to the legion commander, he has the right to take over his position and command the entire legion. For such an important position, Valerius chose Furius, not only to take care of Sulla's face, but also because of Furius himself.

Forius was a financial officer in the Iberian province and worked under Pompey. Pompey thought well of him. He had some military experience; during his tenure as a senator, he was not like some The young veteran is so impulsive and radical, but behaves more steadily.

So Valerius believed that this steady young senator could carry out his orders well, but he forgot that Roman youths with noble backgrounds all had strong ambitions to pursue glory, and Furius naturally also No exception. What's more, this feeling became even stronger when Forius spent time with Pompey, who was about the same age as him in the Iberian province. The reason why Furius is content in the Senate is because the Senate is a place where the old people hold power, and young people who show off will only offend people... But now, when the opportunity appears in front of Furius, He didn't hesitate to grab it tightly.

Valirius's order to Forrius to stop advancing after arriving at Capua and wait for the troops behind to join him was forgotten by Forrius. He led the army to arrive at Capua. They did not stop after that, but continued marching south along Aniya Avenue.

He believed: Grabo used 3,000 soldiers to easily defeat the rebellious slave army. He could do it even with 1,000 fewer soldiers, and he would not make stupid mistakes like him. When the time comes, he will definitely be able to put down the slave rebellion independently. Winning the praise of the Roman people will be more conducive to your future development in the Senate...