Chapter 206 Final help to the rebels

"We will have to stay here for at least half a month...the food we have stored is really not enough!" Hamilka reminded solemnly with a look of embarrassment on his face.

Just as Spartacus was about to speak, the cavalry captain Oakmar hurriedly walked in: "Spartacus, a ship came to the seaside, and the people on the ship said he was sent by Maximus! -"

"Maximus?!" A burst of exclamation suddenly sounded in the big tent.

Spartacus, Hamilcar, Artemus, and Artemidonus looked surprised, while others had complicated expressions. But no matter what, when this name that had disappeared among the rebels for a long time suddenly came up again in the meeting of chiefs, it caused quite a shock to everyone.

Amid everyone's expectations, a middle-aged man wearing a light blue linen shirt and wearing a wide belt tied around his body stepped into the military tent.

He scanned the leaders in the tent, and finally set his sights on Spartacus: "My name is Carlsipempas, from Illyria. I once met the leader Maximus in Sarapia. Once, at his request, I took the risk to see the leaders and say hello to you on his behalf. "

As soon as he finished speaking, Hamilka asked urgently: "Where is Maximus now? Is he okay?!"

Kalsipempas replied in a vague tone: "Chief Maximus and his team have arrived at a safe place and started to build their own home. They are living very well now. As for the specific place, for safety reasons For consideration, I won’t say more.”

"Maximus is still as timid as before!" Cleonis mocked.

Spartacus coughed heavily, smiled and said loudly: "It's good that Maximus and the others are safe. We were worried about them before, but now we can finally rest assured! Since you are Maximus's friend , that is our friend, it is not easy to come from afar, please sit down first... Oakmar, you take people to carry a few cans of good wine, and then kill two sheep, let's eat, drink and chat - "

"No need!" Carlisle Pampas refused decisively: "I can't stay here any longer. I have to leave after conveying Maximus's words!"

"Okay then, please tell me." Spartacus sat up straight, as if he was ready to listen.

Calsipempas looked solemn and said in a calm tone: "Maximus said, 'You have stayed here for too long. Rome is mobilizing heavy troops from the Spanish and Greek provinces to encircle and suppress you. . Before the Roman reinforcements arrive, you should break through the siege of Crassus' army as soon as possible and quickly go northward into the Alps to achieve complete safety."

"Haha, Maximus ran away on his own and thought we were as cowardly as him!" Cleonis taunted loudly again.

Calsipempas seemed not to have heard anything, looked at everyone, and asked: "Which one is the leader of Attumus?"

"I am!" Attumus stood up.

Kalsipempas looked at him and said: "Chief Maximus made a promise to you, and this time he asked me to help him fulfill his promise. Chief Attumus, you want to come with me. Leave here? Of course, you can bring a few of your trusted men with you."

Everyone's eyes suddenly focused on Attumus. He suddenly blushed and said angrily: "Maximus is talking nonsense! I never promised him to abandon the team and leave alone! I want to follow Brothers are together, even if they die, they will not be left behind!"

"Since that's the case, I'll take my leave." Kalsipempas bowed to everyone calmly and turned around to leave.

"Please wait a moment!" Hamilka shouted hurriedly: "Karl...Captain Carlsipimpas, you are a pirate, right? I remember Maximus once told me that he often visited Sarapia Dealing with some pirates."

"Yes, I am a pirate." Calsipempas responded calmly.

"Since Maximus allows you to deliver a message for us, you must be someone he trusts very much! Can we ask you to transport some soldiers to Sicily on the other side for us? Of course we will pay a very generous reward! Hamilcar said very earnestly.

Without even thinking about it, Kalsipempas simply refused and said, "I'm sorry, I only have one ship and can't help you transport soldiers. Even when I said that I wanted to take away the leader of Attumus, I was a little nervous. I hesitate, because the Roman warships are now blocking the east side of the Strait of Messina. My boat sneaked in. If I take too many people with me when I go out, it will seriously affect the speed of rowing, and it will not be easy then. Escaped from the Roman warships."

"The Roman navy blocked the Strait of Messina?!" Spartacus changed his expression.

"That's right, I just don't know if it's the same on the west side of the strait." Kalsipampas looked at the nervous people and said a few more words of relief: "The sea is not as wide as the land. Even if the strait is not wide, it cannot be completely Blockade, as long as you are willing to find a way, you can always get in." After saying that, he turned and left again.

Cleonis looked at his leaving back with a cold glint in his eyes. He approached Spartacus and whispered: "Why don't we detain this guy's ship? We will have a ship that can transport soldiers across the strait." "

Before Spartacus could respond, Oakmar, who heard this, immediately objected: "You must not do this! These pirates did not dock the ship on the coast, but anchored it offshore. This The captain came with a plank, which shows that they have been wary of this for a long time! The pirates take the ship very seriously. Even if we catch the captain and threaten them, I am afraid they will not give up the ship! "

"This captain, in order to fulfill his promise with Maximus, took great risks and came to remind us that we should be deeply grateful! Cleonis, you are as anxious as I am about how to cross the sea to Sicily, but Doing this will damage our reputation and make the Romans laugh. We cannot let down our friends who really care about us!" In order not to irritate Cleonis, Spartacus said it a little tactfully, but his attitude was very clear. Determined.

Cleonis was slightly embarrassed and said nothing.

Spartacus then changed the topic: "Now we are short of food. The captain just mentioned that the Romans are mobilizing reinforcements from the provinces east of the Mediterranean, so all our teams can no longer stay here, otherwise they will There will be big trouble!

I suggested leaving only part of the team to stay here, waiting for the pirate ship to take us to Sicily, and at the same time, lurking and not letting the Roman army know. I led the main force to attack the long wall built by the Romans. After breaking through the Roman barriers, the team accelerated northward.

The Roman army will definitely think that we have all broken out, and Crassus will have to lead the army in pursuit, so that our remaining troops here will be safe. At the same time, we can also look for fighter planes during the march and defeat the Romans again! "

"Spartacus." Altonix asked urgently: "What can we do to break through the long wall built by the Romans?!"

"Come, listen to me..." Spartacus gathered the leaders over, made signs on the ground with wooden sticks, and introduced his battle plan in detail.

After some discussion, everyone agreed to implement it accordingly.

On the second day after the rebel army began to prepare carefully, the weather suddenly changed, the wind blew strong, the temperature dropped sharply, the sun and the moon were dark, even on the coast it felt cold, and in the mountains there were even snowflakes. Such weather Warm and dry southern Italy is extremely rare.

Spartacus immediately ordered action in advance. Nearly 80,000 rebel soldiers (including their families) went north lightly and quickly rushed to the southern foot of the Apennine Mountains. This was the weak point of the Roman wall, and the temperature was colder than on the plains. , most Roman soldiers hid in the military camp to keep warm, only a handful of soldiers huddled in the ramparts, and did not notice the approach of the rebels at all.

The rebel soldiers took the opportunity to fill up the traps and trenches with a large number of earth bags and straw bales that had been prepared. They successfully climbed up the wall with wooden ladders, killed the Roman soldiers stationed there, and broke out...

Crassus, who was in the rear military camp, quickly received the news and almost fainted as he was hit hard.

Crassus spent huge manpower and material resources to build such a long fortification, hoping to trap the rebels in the southern tip of Italy. This battle plan was questioned by many Roman senators. The rebels' presence for one more day made them feel uneasy. They urged Crassus several times to take the initiative to attack and eliminate these hateful and lowly slaves as soon as possible, but Crassus refused. As a result, the angry senators broke their promise with Crassus and decided to recruit reinforcements from the Spanish and Eastern Provinces to jointly encircle and suppress the rebels.

At this time, Pompey had already wiped out the Spanish rebels, readily accepted the Senate's order, and led his army back to Italy.

Crassus learned of the news and immediately protested to the Senate, but the senators ignored it.

Fortunately, it would take a lot of time for Pompey's army to return to Italy from Spain, and Crassus had already felt that the morale of the besieged rebels was gradually declining. To be on the safe side, he decided to continue the siege for a short period of time before launching an attack to ensure victory. .

Unexpectedly, during this period, the rebel army launched a surprise attack and easily broke through the siege. The siege plan that he had spent more than two months and painstakingly planned came to nothing. When he thought that he would become a joke of the Senate, Crassus He felt so angry and ashamed that he immediately wanted to lead the entire army to attack and fight a decisive battle with the rebels.

But at this moment, his subordinates came to report that some rebel soldiers had come to surrender.