Chapter 164 Farming during Wartime

Kabudez waited for Andres to vent his anger, and then reminded him softly: "Big leader, these few battles with the enemy have damaged most of the warriors in our tribe. Even if we want to fight with the enemy again, We don’t have enough troops to fight, and the enemy’s combat power is still very strong!”

"Are you scared?!" Andres stared.

Kabdus quickly explained: "Big leader, I'm not afraid, but judging from the current situation of our tribe, we will not be able to mobilize enough warriors to fight the enemy in a short time."

"We don't have it, but other Pannoni tribes have it!" Andres said resolutely: "You immediately take the warriors back to the tribe and appease the tribe first. I will rush to Maziyi and ask for help from the Alliance! I will Bring back enough other tribal warriors as soon as possible to form a new army to defeat this enemy and rescue our captured tribesmen as soon as possible! If we send troops too late, I am afraid that many of the captured tribesmen will be abused by the enemy and die. die!"

The reason why Andres said these last words was because this was how they treated the captured Skodisci. One of the reasons why he did not go back to the tribe first, but went directly to the Pannoni Tribal Alliance, was that he was temporarily too embarrassed to face the tribesmen left behind. The cries of family members who had lost their husbands, fathers and brothers would be unbearable for him.

"Since the big leader has made a decision, I am willing to obey your arrangement." Kabudez responded respectfully.

"Okay, let's set off now." Andres said impatiently: "On the way, tell me more about what you saw in the enemy camp."

"Yes, big boss."

The two went out and began to gather the soldiers who were resting in the stockade.

Amrotas rushed over: "Big Chief, I heard that you are leaving now?! What will we do if you leave?!"

"Didn't I say that the enemy has retreated? They haven't even occupied the two empty villages to the east, so they won't attack you."

Andres said impatiently: "If the enemy really leads an army to attack and you really can't resist it, you can retreat back to the Sava River with your tribe first. Soon I will lead an army to take back your village. , and completely destroy the enemy!"

After Andres finished speaking, he held down the four-corner saddle with the help of the guard, and then sat in carefully.

Amrotas wanted to say more, but Kabudez winked at him and shook his head. He swallowed the words again, and then stared blankly at Andres leading the army away...

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The day Andres was waiting in the stockade was a busy day for Maximus.

According to Frontinus's final statistics, the rebels captured nearly 7,000 Segestica warriors, and more than 2,000 Segestica warriors died or were seriously injured on the battlefield. As for the enemies who died in the swamp, Frontinus sent no one to count them.

The results of the war were brilliant, and the post-war period was even busier.

The treatment of injured soldiers of the rebel army, the memorial and cremation of soldiers who died in battle, the arrangements for captured Segostika soldiers... and a series of other matters required Maximus' personal participation or nodding decision.

One of the most important things is how to deal with so many captured Segostika warriors.

Maximus quickly made a decision to implement the prisoner agreement reached with the Ardei tribe and immediately handed over 6,000 Segostika prisoner prisoners to Budokaribas to distribute them to other Ardei tribes. . In this way, there are only more than 4,000 warrior prisoners left in the rebel army, which will be much easier to guard.

Facing the behemoth Pannoni, Maximus still had a strong sense of urgency even after a huge victory, so another thing was equally important - that is, to expand and improve the temporary camp as soon as possible.

Capito, director of the Ministry of Works, has already led his men to plan the expansion of the temporary camp, and the next step is to assign manpower to work.

More than 4,000 Segostika prisoner prisoners plus 4,000 rebel soldiers, a total of more than 8,000 people, came to build the camp together. Another four thousand rebel soldiers were responsible for guarding the prisoners and protecting the camp. Under the tireless supervision and guidance of the Ministry of Works, it should be possible to complete the expansion of the camp and the improvement of defense facilities in a very short period of time.

While inspecting the entire large construction site, Maximus couldn't help but jump into the trench, and together with the soldiers used daggers to cut wooden sticks and bury pointed wooden stakes... However, not long after, Wo was rushed to find him. Lenus called over.

"Chief, have you really decided that we won't move to the stronghold to the east?!" Volenus asked with concern.

"We are not moving for the time being." Maximus stretched out his hand to lift the tent, and while walking into the military tent, he patiently explained: "Although we have won the battle, the Segestica people will never give up, and they will never give up next time. Next time, it will definitely become more difficult.

We moved there in case the Segestica army came again soon, and we were prepared to have to withdraw again in a hurry. Instead of going back and forth and wasting time, we should first build our existing camp, rely on our Aldiyi Alliance to ensure our own safety, and then figure out the movements of the Segestica people, and then make plans . "

"How long shall we stay here?" Volenus demanded.

"I can't tell. It depends on the situation of the Segestica people -" Maximus was talking when Cassius brought him a basin of water. He squatted on the ground and washed it. Holding the dirt on his hands, he said: "You think I don't want everyone to move over as soon as possible! I just released a captive leader of Segestica in the morning and asked him to bring a message to their big leader. I hope that the two of us will The war can be stopped. In this way, won’t we be able to farm in peace?”

"Did the Segestica agree?!" Volenus' eyes lit up.

Maximus shook his head: "I haven't received a reply yet. Judging from the information we have collected so far, the leader of the Segostika tribe has a tough personality and will probably not agree.

That is to say, we need to lay a foreshadowing on the side of the Segestica first. If the enemy is unable to send troops for some reason, or if they suffer a disastrous defeat the next time they attack, they will probably give our proposal of a truce a serious consideration. "

"Next time..." Volenus complained with some disappointment: "It's almost October. If we keep delaying like this, we won't be able to plant the ground this year!"

"I knew you were worried about this problem." Maximus stood up and wiped his hands back and forth on his clothes, with a smile on his face: "Vorenus, are you thinking too hard? ? Everyone has to move there to farm, right?

The land around the village in the east is only about ten miles away from the camp, and it only takes an hour or two to reach it. However, the Segostika tribe closest to the village is twenty miles away. I only need to ask the Ministry of War to send a certain amount of troops. A large number of soldiers will go there to protect your farming, and then send scout horses to detect the movements of the Segestika people. Once any abnormalities are found, you can withdraw in time... Do you think this will allow you to farm with peace of mind? "

"Of course we can!" Volenus's face showed joy, but then worry appeared: "Even if we can plant, we can't protect it. Once the Segestica army comes, won't all the crops we plant be destroyed?" Is it ruined?"

"How could it be destroyed!" Maximus said with confidence and relief: "If the Segestica army comes too early and the crops we planted have not yet sprouted, what will they destroy!

If they come later and the crops are grown, will they destroy them? Won't! Because since they dare to send troops to attack us again, they must be confident that they will defeat us and defeat us. Those lands and crops are theirs, why should they destroy them! The only thing you have to pay attention to is that the crops you plant should be far away from the road to avoid being trampled by them when they march later. "

"Chief, you are right, I will make arrangements right away!" Volenus turned around excitedly and was about to walk out.

"Wait a minute, don't worry." Maximus stopped him and asked: "Tell me first, how are you going to arrange to farm there? Who are you going to organize? What are you going to plant? What steps should be taken to farm?…”

Volenus was not surprised that a leader who led an entire army would be so concerned about farming, because when he first joined the team, Maximus had discussed agricultural issues with him, so don't look at Max Mus is young and a leader who attaches great importance to agriculture.

Volenus calmed down and said excitedly: "Chief, I just want to discuss this issue with you."

"Then let's sit down and talk slowly." Maximus smiled and said: "Akgo, go get two glasses of water."

"yes."

After the two sat down, Volenus pondered for a moment and said: "Chief, I think about it this way. The people who go to farm there are first of all the staff of our Agriculture Department. This is a good exercise. This opportunity allows them to learn how to supervise and guide others to farm well, and at the same time gain some experience in farming in this place..."

"Very good, you are already a qualified chief of the Ministry of Agriculture!" Maximus praised without hesitation.

"Then I will select more than 200 people from the supply camp. Leader, you know that I have registered people who have joined our team before. These more than 200 people have been farming for many years and have rich farming experience.

In addition, I am also planning to recruit 1,000 people from the Skodiqi people who joined us before, mainly the Skodiqi people who originally lived in that village. They have been farming there for more than a year. That piece of land should be familiar to us, and we should be more skilled in farming than we are. It will save a lot of time, and we can also learn a lot of experience from it..."

Maximus did not nod this time. He asked: "How many young adults are there among the 1,000 Skodischis you removed?"

"At least 700 people. They are the main force in the work. It cannot be too few." Volenus explained.

"This won't work." Maximus shook his head: "We have lost a lot of soldiers in these battles. In order to better cope with the next battle, we must seize the time to deal with the thousands of Scodis Qiqing The prime of life undergoes military training so that they can be useful in battle.

I would rather give you more quotas, even if you transfer some veterans from the team, but it is best not to transfer the young men of the Scodisqi people. "

"Okay, chief, I'll rearrange the candidates."

Volenus readily accepted the suggestion and continued: "I will also bring forty oxen, as well as the iron plows found in the Segostika stockade, and try to bring the plows over there as soon as possible. The land was plowed and then beans and vegetables were planted in the plowed land.”

"Beans and vegetables..." Maximus mused.

"I asked the Ardei people and the Skodisci people, and they both said that the climate here is not too cold in winter. The Skodisci also said that they sometimes grow winter wheat on the other side of the Sava River. It’s just that the yield is not very high, so there should be no problem growing wheat on the land in the Kupa River at this time.

However, I think that although we have obtained a lot of food from the Segostika people recently, our team has also increased a lot, and the food supply is still relatively tight. We have used some wheat as planting food, and there is not enough food in that area. Winter wheat is grown on the land that belongs to us, and since we have little experience in planting on this unfamiliar land, it is a bit risky. It is better to plant some beans and vegetables first. Even if we lose, it will not be a pity. "

Maximus nodded approvingly: "You are very thoughtful! What beans and vegetables are you going to plant?"

"They are all collected from the Segostika village, weighing seven to eight hundred kilograms! The most are broad beans, followed by chickpeas, and some peas and lentils. I am going to plant them all. First, Divide the plowed fields into sections..."

Volenus talked for a while, then remembered that he forgot to mention vegetables, and quickly added: "Vegetables include cabbage, lettuce, radishes and onions. Radishes are more filling. I plan to grow more..."

After Maximus listened, he asked again: "How are you going to fertilize that land?"

"Chief, I have visited the land over there many times. It is all black soil with a fishy smell. It can be seen that the Ardeii and Segestika people did not fully develop that land, so there was not much consume the fertility of the land.

However, the black soil was a bit sticky, but the Segestika people were very smart. They mixed lime soil into the soil to make the soil loose and breathable, which did not affect the cultivation of crops at all.

According to them, many Celtic tribes began to practice this practice of soil modification very early. They would also add clay and marl to the sandy soil to increase the fertility of the land... If I hadn't come here , I really didn’t know that Celtic’s farming ability would be so high! "Volenus was very emotional.