Chapter 18 Captain of the Baggage Brigade

"Me!" The two slave boys immediately shouted excitedly at the same time.

"In the past, you two answered the most questions. Today, I will give this opportunity to others." After Maximus finished speaking, he looked around.

"There are so many people who want to answer questions!" Spartacus, who was watching all this from outside the courtyard gate, whispered in surprise.

"That's because Maximus set a rule. As long as you study hard and answer the questions he asked correctly, you can add an extra piece of meat or drink an extra glass of wine to your dinner on the second day. So these guys are learning from Maximus. What he teaches is quite serious," Hamilka explained in a low voice.

"You, the baggage team, can't take advantage of the convenience to secretly feed yourself extra meals." Spartacus reminded him pretending to be serious.

"There is nothing we can do." Hamilka immediately complained: "Now that we are getting more and more supplies, the people you sent to us can do a good job, but they are basically illiterate and do not know arithmetic. Me and Maximus checked the supplies until late at night every day. Maximus told me, "Our team is not big now, but if we are so busy, when the number of people exceeds 10,000 in the future, we will be exhausted..." 'So he proposed to use his spare time every night to teach everyone arithmetic and literacy, so that when they can master it, we won't have to be so busy. '

I agreed with his opinion, but it was not that easy to implement. Many people were unwilling to use their brains to learn. For this reason, Maxim came up with a way to use food to stimulate, and also added a storytelling method, and even I figured out how to use such simple symbols to represent numbers, so the brothers were so active. After dinner, they went to the yard to light a bonfire, and then studied seriously. Look, even the brothers in other teams also Attracted..."

"Why should the new brothers tell their experiences in public?" Spartacus asked curiously.

"You know, these slaves who join our team come from all over, Asia Minor, Northern Greece, Iberia, Greece, Egypt, Numbia, Gaul, Germany, Italy, Illyria..." Hamilcar broke off He counted them one by one with his fingers and said: "They have different customs and habits, different personalities, and different languages. It is inevitable that conflicts will arise when they get together. It is better that we have fewer people here. I heard that there are often fights in other teams. I guess you and Does Cross have a headache?"

Spartacus nodded and motioned for Hamilcar to continue.

"Maximus found a solution to this problem! He told me, 'Although our brothers have different origins, they are all lowly slaves oppressed by the rich, nobles, and the Romans. They all have tragic experiences. If they were allowed to tell their past events in public, it would be easy to arouse everyone's resonance, and it would be easy for them to accept each other and become close comrades with the same hatred and hatred... I followed his suggestion and asked him to start implementing this method, and the results are now Very good, you have seen that our baggage team is the most united team, and there have been no fights so far. "

"...This method seems to be good and can be implemented in other teams. After you take over the military affairs, you can take charge of this matter." Spartacus pondered and said: "As for the person who will succeed you as the captain of the baggage team, Candidate..."

Hamilcar said anxiously: "Spartacus, I have brought you here to watch you quietly for so long, why are you still worried? Although Maximus is young, he is capable, knowledgeable, and also You worked hard and studied hard. After following me for so many days, you not only learned how to manage the baggage train and meet the needs of the team, but also made a lot of improvements. I was able to go over and help you with military affairs these two days because everything about the baggage train was taken care of by Maximus has to shoulder the responsibility alone. Let me tell you the truth, Maximus's prestige in the baggage team is higher than mine now, and everyone is willing to listen to him. If you let someone else be the baggage captain, I'm afraid it will be a disaster. There will be trouble!"

Listening to Hamilcar's reminder, Spartacus looked towards the center of the yard: Maximus was writing and drawing on the wooden boards with limestone while explaining loudly, and the eyes of the surrounding slaves were focused on him. Listened very carefully...

Seeing that he was silent, Hamilka couldn't help but said: "Spartacus, are you still worried about Maximus because he was forced to inform him before?"

Spartacus shook his head first, and then nodded: "Maximus's performance during this period is enough to win the trust of each of us! But...his reporting the matter really not only made Cross worried, but It also made some gladiator brothers have opinions about him, including Enomui."

"So what, as long as you and I support it at the meeting, Altonix will also support it. Even if Cross and Enomui object, the minority will obey the majority, and Maximus will become the new captain of the baggage train."

Spartacus was about to speak when he suddenly heard a chorus of shouts from the courtyard: "Maximus, tell a story! Tell a story!! Tell a story!!!..."

"Okay! Okay!" Maximus smiled, pressed his hands down, and signaled everyone to quiet down. Sure enough, the shouts disappeared immediately: "You have studied very seriously tonight, then I will continue to tell the story of Troy, okay?"

"good!!!"

Seeing the thunderous cheers in the courtyard, Spartacus finally made up his mind and said to Hamilcar: "Then as you said, we will discuss tomorrow and let Maximus take over as the captain of the baggage train. Come over here. In managing military affairs, although we have more people now, most of them lack training. You must quickly take up military training, otherwise we may be in trouble when fighting the Roman army! "

"Okay, I will do it as soon as possible." Hamilka responded solemnly, knowing very well the urgency of this matter.

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"Please come in, Maximus, we are all waiting for you." After listening to Spartacus's words, Maximus walked into the room.

Spartacus said bluntly: "After discussion just now, we finally unanimously decided to let you be the captain of the baggage team."

Hearing this, Maximus felt ecstatic: in the past month, his hard work was not in vain after all!

Maximus glanced around the room: Spartacus's eyes were filled with anticipation, Altonix's face was enthusiastic, Cross's expression was cold, and Enomei's brows were slightly furrowed...

Finally, his eyes fell on Hamilcar: the gladiator who had the closest relationship with him was nodding towards him with a smile on his face...

He then suppressed his ecstasy, put on a concerned look and asked, "What about Hamilcar?"

"He will be responsible for managing military affairs and assisting us in rectifying our increasingly large team." Spartacus looked at him and asked seriously: "How about it? Are you confident that you can manage the baggage team well alone?"

"Of course, no problem!" Maximus replied loudly and confidently, knowing that he couldn't be timid at this time.

"Humph, what's the use of talking nonsense? It will take a while to find out whether it will work." Cross said coldly.

Maximus pretended not to hear the sarcasm.

"The supply of food and other supplies is very important to us, so in the future we will discuss the affairs of the entire team, and you must also participate and provide us with the supply situation at any time. Of course, you can also make suggestions to us, and we will discuss them together. Understand ?"

"Understood!" Maxim couldn't suppress the joy in his heart anymore, and a smile appeared on his face: Now he has become one of the leaders of the uprising team! Although the number of people in charge is the smallest, he is still one of the six giants of the rebel army! "

During this period, at the suggestion of Spartacus and Hamilka, a meeting of military governors was established to manage the growing team and handle various complicated affairs. Those who controlled the meeting of military chiefs were Spartacus and Cross. , Hamilka, Enomui, and Altonix were the five gladiators who originally led the riot. In addition, when important matters involving the life and death of the entire team are encountered, a soldier meeting must be held to make a decision.