Chapter 290 Conquering Segestica

"...There are also many Segestica tribes in the east, and most of them are blood relatives of the big leader's family. This needs to arouse our vigilance. I have ordered Carminus to lead the army in the East Village to complete the attack as soon as possible. Attack and conquer the tribes to the east to prevent them from uniting and causing us trouble.

In the south of Segstika, the Sava River has formed a large lake there. Although the terrain there is also flat, the water in the lake rises during the rainy season, often forming some small swamps, which seriously affects farming. Therefore, the Segstika there is There are significantly fewer tribes than in the west and east.

The south is adjacent to the two large tribes of Pannoni, Broch and Mazii. I believe you are all familiar with this Broch. Last year, Pequot made a big fuss in its territory and took away many people. Skodisci slaves, so this time the Pannoni Tribal Alliance formed a coalition to attack us, it was the big leader Bricks of Broch who facilitated it. It seems that this Bricks has regarded our Knicks as life and death. enemies.

Moreover, the terrain between southern Segostika and Broch's territory is flat and easy to travel, so whether we attack Broch or Broch comes to harass us, it is very convenient. In the future, southern Segostika may become a The main battlefield between us and the Pannonians..."

After Maximus gave a brief introduction to the territory of Segestica, everyone looked down at the map while thinking.

"Chief, where is this Mazie?" Quintus asked.

"Maziyi is east of Broch." Maximus roughly clicked on the map a few times and said: "It is adjacent to the south of Segestika to the north, but they are all mountains, and there are There are some mountains, forests and swamps, so if they want to attack us, it is more convenient to attack through Broch’s territory. Of course, it is not ruled out that they will send a small number of warriors to climb over the mountains and cross the swamps to harass the south..."

After listening to this, Quintus said in deep thought: "Chief, after hearing what you said, we should first occupy the land in the west of Segestica, concentrate our efforts on managing it well, and at the same time take care of the east. When the west is stable, Developing further to the east, the north can be ignored for the time being, but the south is where we need to focus on guarding against..."

"Well, you summed it up very well!" Maximus praised, picked up half a piece of bread in his hand, and said to everyone: "The territory of Segestica is like a cow, and we are just a snake. If a snake wants to eat a cow, it will only choke to death if it swallows it in one bite. But if it bites bit by bit, it will be a bite. Although it is a little slow, it is very sure. In the end, it can eat the whole cow... …”

Maximus broke off a small piece of bread and stuffed it into his mouth, chewed it, and continued: "Last night I persuaded the people of Segostika who fled to this village to join our tribe. Although very few people responded, but After those Segestika people who were released by me returned to their villages, they should tell other people in the village about my goodwill, so when you came over, they did not take the initiative to attack you, nor did they flee in panic. Still waiting and watching, no one is willing to leave their home where they have lived for more than ten or twenty years unless absolutely necessary.

Tomorrow, let Pheasalus divide the First Army into centuries and station them in all the villages from Xizhai to Linkou Village as soon as possible. If there are extra centuries to continue to station in other villages, the three of the Third Army will A brigade and a crossbow unit were concentrated in this stockade, ready to deal with possible enemy situations at any time.

Each centurion stationed in the village must have a Segestika recruit. He will mainly tell the Segestika people in the village about our newly revised twenty-nobility system and patiently persuade them to join the Knicks. The tribe became a prepared nation—"

"Three days!" Maximus stretched out three fingers and said in a deep voice: "I will only give you three days. After three days, Segestika will not join us or verbally agree, but will not swear an oath at that time. All people will be reduced to foreign auxiliary people and will be escorted directly to this village for centralized care. Their houses, property, land, and food will be directly owned by the tribe! —"

"Chief, there may be some resistance among the people of Segostika who are forced to become foreign vassals and lose their property!" Volenus reminded.

A sharp light flashed in Maximus's eyes: "For any hostile actions by the people of Segestica, the soldiers of the First Army must severely crack down, letting them know that Nix treats them not only with gentleness and drizzle, but also with thunder and wind. They must make choices to continue living on this land.”

"Chief, the soldiers of the First Legion are scattered to various villages. This has added a lot of difficulties to our food supply..." Armament Officer Lebirus reminded softly.

"The centurions dispersed to various villages do not need us to provide food, and will not consume our food. They will collect the food and property stored by the leaders and nobles of the village and live in their houses.

We have captured many Segestica leaders and nobles in previous battles. If the centurions encounter the remaining Segestica leaders and nobles in the village, they must be captured, just like we did in Pompeii They were put on trial before the people of Segestica, as had been done at Sarapia. Even if they are of the same race, these high-ranking leaders and nobles will always do some wrong things and make big mistakes...

Chiefs and nobles who aroused the hatred of the people were to be executed in public; those who committed only minor offenses were escorted to our territory on the Kupa River, and were sent to the tribe of Ardei together with the chiefs and nobles of Segestica who were captured there. Being a slave or a miner is not what we should care about. "

Maximus said indifferently: "As long as these Segestica leaders and nobles are still on this land, the people under them will unconsciously move closer to them and be influenced by them, thus seriously hindering the people. Integrated into the Knicks tribe, so must be eliminated!"

Everyone has no objection to this. In fact, they did this after defeating the Segostika army and capturing a large number of prisoners last year. Later, in order to disrupt the upper echelons of the Segostika tribe, they captured the captured leaders and nobles. Active release, but this time obviously there is no need to do so.

Maximus looked at Cornelius and said: "Collect the grain stored by the tribal leaders and nobles of Segestica, as well as the grain of those Segestika people who refused to join the tribe, and join the tribe and become a reserve tribe. Sixty percent of the people’s food... With these food, plus the tax paid by the tribe to the tribe this year, if we save some food, it should be able to support the harvest next year, right?”

Cornelius calculated in his mind for a long time, and then said hesitantly: "Chief, the food must have been greatly increased, but the foreign auxiliary people and the newly joined Skodisci have also been greatly increased. I think... it may be... It will be a little bit worse... However, when the time comes, we can also borrow food from our ally Aldi, and by the way, we can also borrow food from our people. For the sake of the tribe, everyone will definitely be willing to borrow food, including me. It will definitely be solved in the end!”

"I feel relieved after hearing what you said." Maximus' expression brightened slightly, and he continued: "After the centurions of the First Legion have sent the foreign auxiliary people in the village here, they will go to other villages. , continue to repeat these measures... continue to expand outward like this, and strive to sort out all the villages in the western part of Segestika within a month, and initially stabilize the entire western territory. "

"Chief, while the First Legion is cleaning up the villages in the west, I'm afraid some Segestika people will run away because of fear..." Quintus reminded.

"It's not a fear, but a certainty." Maximus said disapprovingly: "If ordinary people want to escape, let them escape, but they are not allowed to take away food. But those tribal leaders and nobles cannot let them escape. , caught and executed on the spot...

Most of the people who fled will go to the south, or even escape to Broch's territory. This will reduce our burden and make the territory more stable. However, if they depend on others, their living situation will never be good in the future. When they find out that the tribesmen who did not escape before have been allocated a lot of land and are still living well and regret it, we will still welcome them back, and then they will be even more grateful. Take the initiative to become our nation. "

Maximus took a sip of wheat porridge and continued: "Now Frontinus is on the Kupa River territory, so Quintus, you will be fully responsible for the affairs of the army on this side of the Sava River. It is the First Army and the Third Army that will supervise them to complete the conquest of each village in Segostika, crush any possible resistance, and finally complete the occupation of the entire Segostika territory!”

The appointment of Maximus made Quintus feel stressed, but it also invigorated him, because he knew very well: As long as the Nyx tribe can successfully annex Segestica, the Nyx tribe will no longer worry about other tribes. Coveted, it will develop and grow more rapidly, and their power, status, and wealth will also increase...

Thinking of this, the 50-year-old man rarely replied in a loud voice: "Chief, don't worry! I will rush to the First Army Corps early tomorrow morning to let every soldier understand our newly revised Second Army as soon as possible. Ten titles, and assisted Pheasalus in training each centurion sent to the village so that they could better convince the people of Segestica.

Then I will come back here, always pay attention to the situation in the entire territory, and be ready to mobilize the army to kill possible enemies at any time, so I hope that the leader can give me half of the cavalry so that I can command the army more conveniently. "