Rome Must Fall

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 filled with 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 didn't have the 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 had already borrowed it The twenty-nobility system of the Qin State borrowed the dragon pattern and did not use papermaking technology much. 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 easily available. , the production process is not complicated, just need repeated trials, 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: "Chief... Chief, starting from today, the twenty-nobility system will be officially implemented. The others are ordinary people and can be allocated fifty acres of land. Don’t you know... I... we...?"

So that was what I was thinking... 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 law. What does it mean? All the people who followed me to conquer Italy and finally came here are ordinary people, including you of course!"

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

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 the taxes, and you will have to be fined in the end, so we will wait until you are adults. You are considered an ordinary citizen and will be given land, do you understand?"

"Understood!" the four teenagers replied in unison.

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

Akguo rushed out like an arrow.

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

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.

"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? Should we continue to fight against the enemy? A head-on battle?"

Quintus had obviously considered this issue before coming. He said without thinking: "Chief, the Pannoni have been defeated several times. The chief of Segestica is also a man who has experienced many wars. He It is impossible not to learn a lesson. This time, we must be prepared. It is impossible to win by relying on the previous tactics.

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..."

"Well, you and I have the same idea of ​​relying on camp defense and repelling enemies." Of course, Maximus was not trying to flatter himself. He continued: "I have an idea. Please help me refer to it. Let’s see if it works.”

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 them? He immediately cheered up: "Chief, what are your thoughts... "

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

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

Quintus's eyes lit up, but he didn't respond immediately. He thought for a while, and then he said slightly excitedly: "Now we have nearly 12,000 troops in the camp. We will defend a well-defended camp. Even if the enemy comes, Forty or fifty thousand people are fully capable of handling it.

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! "

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

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

"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'm afraid we won't gain much...

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. We might as well take advantage of the good opportunity of him personally leading the army and sending it to our door, and let him 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 unconstrained thinking. It also made him think for a long time, repeatedly evaluating the feasibility of this suggestion in his mind. , and finally responded cautiously: "Chief, your idea is very good! I dug tunnels to attack the city. I did it when I was a soldier in Rome, but I never thought that I could dig tunnels from the camp to fight back the attacking enemies!

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

"Then let's do it. Capito will be here in a moment." Maximus said as he said: "Cassius, you go call Frontinus. Mainus, you 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 unnecessary stops. Finally, we came to Reggio, 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 sea route 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, and he could vaguely see the outline of a town across the sea. When he asked the locals, 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 the toes of Italy, he had already guessed Maximus's intention, because this was what the Roman senators were worried about: if the Italian rebels caused many serfs in Sicily to revolt, That would be Rome's greatest disaster.

So Crassus sent messengers in advance on fast ships to inform several towns near the Strait of Messina to prepare for defense. At the same time, all the ships outside the city were seized and brought into the city. Therefore, Spartacus gained 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.

After finally leading his army here, 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 and 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 in it, and there would be no room for maneuver. Once the rebels counterattack, , it was difficult for the army to even 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 asked all his soldiers to take urgent action while the rebels were stranded in the Regium area. , between the west coast town of Medema and the east coast town of Locri (with mountains in the middle), a hundred-mile-long wall, trenches, and partitions were built in an attempt to seal the rebels in the southernmost tip of Italy. They move 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, sometimes ran in the valley, like a An agile hunting dog shuttles 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 into a larger open space. Dozens of tents were set up around the perimeter. They also made simple wooden fences... A human camp suddenly appeared in this inaccessible place.

"Adobagh, you're 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 back: "You're training over there! Look at you like this, could it be——"

Before he finished speaking, the young man ran into the camp quickly, passed through the tents, and came to the simple training ground. Here, more than a hundred men lined up in a line with wooden sticks and shields, and were performing repeated exercises. The sprint...

A man with his arms akimbo stood on the sidelines, shouting loudly: "It was better this time, but the formation is still a bit loose. I have said before, when charging, the first thing you should think about is maintaining the formation, not the ones in front. Enemies, 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 into weakness. 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 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 his head 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 so many of them, they have formed a long queue and I can't even count them! They also sent some spies to explore the road ahead, and some even went into the mountains to search... So I Come back quickly!”