Rome Must Fall Chapter 68: Quintus

In the past, Matt Sims tolerated Cross's provocations at military meetings and had Hamilcar and Spartacus to help him deal with them. But now with the growth of the supply camp, his He became more courageous, and felt that he could no longer allow Cross to target him like this, otherwise he would only be looked down upon by other newly joined leaders in the future, and how could he have influence in the upper echelons of the entire rebel army!

"You——" Cross's face changed drastically. He did not expect that Maximus, who had always been forbearing, would suddenly retort.

"Okay, you two are already leaders, and you are still noisy like children. What does it look like!" Spartacus immediately scolded him and used the name of noisy to cover up the conflict between the two. The matter was settled.

After the meeting, Hamilka took the initiative to find Maximus and criticized: "You were too impulsive just now and you shouldn't have quarreled with Cross."

"Teacher, you have just seen that Cross bullied others too much. If I don't fight back, he will only become more aggressive in the future. Then how can I have the dignity to attend the military meeting as the leader of the supply camp!" Maximus Youzi said angrily.

Hamilka said earnestly: "He is wrong, but you should not threaten him with words such as reducing food supply! You are the leader of the baggage camp, which provides food security for the entire army. If it were someone else, If you don't agree with me, you can use this method to threaten him. Then can other leaders trust you to take charge of the supply camp?!"

Maximus was stunned for a moment, then said sincerely: "Teacher, you are right, I was just excited and didn't think more about it. I really shouldn't have said that!"

Seeing that he admitted his mistake, Hamilcar patted his shoulder lightly: "Just be careful in the future. Regarding whether to agree to the Lucelia people's request and attack Pompeii, you and I are both concerned about the lack of supplies. , but Spartacus needs to consider the situation of the entire team, uh, so——"

"Teacher, I understand that every leader has his own considerations. This is why we have a meeting of military commanders. How could I blame Spartacus?" Maximus said disapprovingly .

Quarrels are a normal part of meetings of military governors, but the reason why Hamilcar went out of his way to appease Maximus was because the supply camp was becoming more and more important to the rebel army under the leadership of the young gladiator:

Even if there are more and more soldiers and the team gets bigger, the supply camp can always provide sufficient and delicious food;

Soldiers train very seriously and are not afraid of fighting. That is because the medical team can take good care of wounded soldiers. Some soldiers even want to be injured so that they can stay in the medical team;

The baggage camp set up a construction team to build roads between several brigade camps, and even helped other brigade repair camps in their spare time;

The baggage camp also set up a weaving team. Based on Maxim's proposal, it also wanted to try to provide the entire army with linen tunics dyed in the same color to make the rebel army more regular;

The baggage camp also organized those children to train and work during the day and study together at night. Maximus once explained that "this is to prepare for the future of the rebel army"...

The number of people in each brigade is increasing day by day, but only the baggage camp is not only always in order, but also showing a prosperous scene. This fully demonstrates the leadership ability of Maximus, allowing Spartacus and Hamil to Hamilka valued him more, so Hamilka came here to explain, fearing that he would be dissatisfied with Spartacus.

Hearing what Maximus said, Hamilcar also felt that he was making a fuss out of a molehill, and then he heard Maximus say again: "Teacher, where are those Lukelians?"

"At the camp of the First Brigade."

"Can I go meet them?"

"You want to attack Pompeii?!" Hamilcar looked at him in surprise.

"If the whole army is not mobilized, how can we take Pompeii with just the few people in our supply camp!" Maximus shook his head and said: "I want to see them because they used to belong to the Roman dictator Sulla. I would like to ask them about some situations in Rome and southern Italy."

"Oh, that's right. But we didn't agree to their request, so I'm afraid they won't be willing to tell you more."

"I think it would be better for me to take the Lukelians to the camp of the baggage camp and provide some food. Maybe they would be willing to talk to me."

"That's okay."

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Cinius Quintus, a Roman citizen from Latium, was born a commoner. He got married at the age of 20 and was drafted into the army a year later. After many years of fighting, he was promoted to chief centurion of the Roman legions. He was also received and commended by Sulla, and therefore he was assigned 40 acres of state-owned land when he was arranged to settle on the colonial town of Campania, Kelia.

However, with no experience in managing farmland, he listened to the advice of some thoughtful people and used the money he had saved over the years to buy a lot of slaves, farm tools and seeds in preparation for a big start. However, a drought hit and the harvest dropped sharply. Lost money. He was not willing to give in and wanted to make money again, so he borrowed another debt on the recommendation of a caring person. The harvest the next year was not bad, but his wheat could not be sold because the price of wheat on the market was very low. Selling at a higher price, not only did he not make any money, he also lost money.

Quintus was able to become the chief centurion not only because he was very strategic, but also because he always had a stubbornness in his heart that refused to admit defeat. Since wheat did not make money, then he would plant grapes instead. to pay off debt. So in the third year, he continued to borrow money and started growing grapes. However, the technical requirements for growing grapes were very high. He had no experience in this area, let alone slaves who were good at growing grapes (such slaves have higher prices in the market and are extremely popular). ), so I lost it later...

Over the past few years, he owed a lot of debt, but fortunately the creditor never pressed him until he learned of Sulla's death and rushed to Rome to attend the funeral. At this moment, creditors from Pompeii came to collect debts with a large number of people. When Quintus's son could not come up with the money to repay the debts, they forcibly took away the land deeds to pay off the debts, which led to a conflict between the two parties. In the end, Quintus His only son fell to the ground seriously injured and died half a year later. His daughter-in-law also followed him away in grief~IndoMTL.com~Only Quintus, whose family was broken up and his only grandson, struggled to survive...

For many years, his grievances have not been redressed and he has been tortured by hatred. Quintus, who is not yet over fifty, has completely white hair and beard. He has a skinny figure and wrinkles on his face. Only his eyes are sharp and penetrating, like burning flames.

Following Quintus were two Lukerians, both of whom had similar experiences.

The three of them entered Maximus's military tent. After they all sat down, Maximus said straight to the point: "You three, we have discussed your request and finally believe that it is impossible to attack Pompeii at this time. Okay——"

One of the Lucelia men immediately expressed dissatisfaction: "You have tens of thousands of troops, and you don't even dare to attack a small Pompeii city. You still claim to resist Rome and gain freedom! It's better to commit suicide early." Bind your hands and go to Rome to surrender. Maybe you can avoid the torture of crucifixion and die faster!"

Another middle-aged man then begged: "Please don't make a decision so quickly, and discuss it carefully! We know the situation in Pompeii very well, and we are willing to fully assist you! Although Pompeii is small, it is Maritime trade is prosperous and supplies are abundant. As long as you can capture it, you will obtain a large amount of supplies, which can greatly improve your existing equipment... Please think about it again!"

Maximus said slowly: "Although Pompeii is small, it has high walls and thick walls and is well-defended. Although we have many people, we have only just formed an army. We have no siege experience and lack of siege equipment. , attacking such a city will inevitably cost a lot of casualties, and it may not be successful. There may be a lot of supplies in Pompeii, but which town in Italy is not like this, so why do we have to fight Pompeii and get bloody!"