Chapter 25 The Roman legions are coming

Maximus blinked: "Can you read?"

"I know a little."

"Can you count?"

"A little."

To be able to manage a farm, how can you just know a little bit of reading and counting! ... Maximus looked at Volenus who was studying hard, and realized that this was a rare talent in the baggage team. If he was asked to replace Cornelius and manage the warehouse, it would be a waste of talent. He thought for a while and said: "Volenus, from today on, you don't have to go to the kitchen, just stay with me and help me deal with the affairs of the entire baggage team."

"Huh?" Volenus looked up in surprise.

Maximus was about to speak when a man broke into the room: "Captain... Captain, the leader Spartacus wants you to have a meeting!"

Maximus saw that it was Pigris who came in, and asked in surprise: "Why are you back so early?"

"The Roman... Roman army is here!" Pigris said breathlessly.

Maximus was shocked.

Volenus' hand trembled, and the papyrus fell to the ground.

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“Omarkel’s men discovered the Roman army and saw them enter Naples. There is no doubt that they are coming for us, so after I got the news, I immediately returned with the first brigade.” Spartacus introduced what he knew to everyone.

“How many Roman soldiers are there?” Cross asked anxiously.

“About two or three thousand, they are fully armed, holding eagle flags, and there are hundreds of cavalry.”

“Is it 2,000? Or 3,000? Can you be more specific?!” Hamilcar asked dissatisfiedly.

“Hamilk, not everyone has the talent for arithmetic like you. Omarkel’s men can be loyal to their duties, dare to expand the scope of investigation beyond the Vesuvius area, discover the traces of the Roman army in time, and roughly judge their number. This is already quite good!” Spartacus defended the cavalry.

“I can understand this, but the difference between 2,000 and 3,000 is as much as 1,000 people, which is enough to affect our tactical formulation.” Hamilcar was a little anxious.

"No matter how many people come, as long as the Romans dare to show up here, we will rush up and defeat them all, just like before in the Temple of Flora." Enomyi said viciously.

"From what Spartacus said, the army coming this time should be the Roman legion, far beyond the city guards of Capua. They are well-equipped and have cavalry, while we have less than 500 people with real weapons and equipment. The others are either holding sticks or farm tools. How can we fight against the Roman legion!" Artonicus' face showed worry.

"Sticks can also kill people, not to mention that we have many more people than them. When the time comes, we will rush up together and surround the Romans. Even if they have powerful weapons, they can't play their power. In the end, they will only be killed by us, just like when we escaped from school before!" Cross said confidently.

"For gladiators like you and me who have been trained for a long time, of course, we can easily beat people to death with sticks, but most of our men are used to holding hoes and farm tools, and have been dealing with wheat fields and livestock for a long time. They have not been trained, and they will hesitate to kill a person. How can they have the courage to fight the Roman army!" Artonicus reminded.

"According to what you said, we can just wait for the Romans to come and surrender!" Cross mocked.

"My men are not afraid of the Romans. When they come, I will lead the charge and let them know how powerful my third battalion is!" Enomyi said proudly.

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"Stop arguing!" Spartacus looked at everyone with a serious expression, motioning them to be quiet, and said in a deep voice: "Don't forget our slogan is 'resist Rome, fight for freedom'. The slaves also believe in us and join our team, so this battle is inevitable. Haven't we been prepared for it? However, what Artonicus said does need our attention. The Roman army came too fast, and our team lacks training and does not have enough weapons. If we fight them head-on, we will definitely suffer. My idea is-"

Spartacus paused, pondered and said: "... Let's wait first The Romans came to attack, and then the entire team relied on the camp and Yishan. The camp is now the brothers' homes. In order to defend their homes, they will fight hard, and they can prevent the Roman cavalry from roundabling from the side wings of our team, so that the fighting spirit of the brothers. However, they are wearing heavy armor, climbing upside down, preventing falls, and fighting. They cannot fully play their offensive ability, and it is easy to get fatigue. As long as we hold their offensive at the beginning, we can win the victory! " Objury. "You don't have to worry, even if you see us on the mountains, the Romans will definitely attack." Hamilka explained: "I have been in the Roman army, and they know them. The Romans are now the hegemon of the Mediterranean, and we are just the low slaves in their eyes. Smiling. "

"What Spartacus said makes sense, let's do it!" Cross loudly agreed, and no one raised any objections.

So Spartacus continued: "Before the Roman army attacks, our team can no longer go down the mountain to prevent being raided by the Romans. We must seize the time to train our brothers, at least let them know how to form an array. , able to understand the order to attack. Oakmar’s reconnaissance team should always pay attention to the movements of the Roman army and report back to the camp at any time.”

"Maximus." Hamilka then said: "From today until after the battle with the Romans, your train team will add more meat when cooking so that the soldiers can eat enough every meal, so that they Only then can I have enough strength to train and fight.”

"I know, I'll let Arconis and the others work hard to do a good job." Maximus responded immediately.

"That's it. Everyone, go back quickly and seize the time to train the team." Spartacus ended the meeting simply.

Everyone left the living room, and Maximus was at the end. He had not expressed an opinion during the entire meeting. In fact, he had been thinking about an issue: In the first battle between Spartacus's uprising team and the Roman army, he What to do?

There are only a few true historical records about the Spartacus Uprising in the previous life, but there are many novels and movies derived from it. The entire plot is very different, but there are several key nodes that are basically the same...

Maximus subconsciously looked through the living room window at the mountain behind...

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For two days, the rebel team was intensifying their training for the upcoming battle, but the Roman army never showed up, and Oakmar's reconnaissance team did not receive any news, because once they entered the vicinity of Naples, they would be attacked The Roman cavalry was intercepted, and even some Roman cavalry was patrolling near the foot of the wine farm.

On the morning of the third day, Maximus, who was in his bedroom asking Vorenus for advice on how to herd sheep and how to plant grass, suddenly heard the long blast of a brass trumpet "woo!...".

Are the Romans coming? ! ...Maximus suddenly stood up and immediately ran out of the bedroom and out of the farm.

The camp outside was already boiling. Under the shouts of the team officers, the soldiers started to gather together, pushing and shouting...

Maximus rushed through the camp and saw Hamilcar standing on a large rock on the hillside, looking west.