Chapter 34 Post-War Negotiations

Even though Maximus had only been in this world for a month and had not fully integrated into it. He still acted like a bystander in his daily activities. However, the fact that the always amiable old man he had been with day and night turned into a cold corpse in the blink of an eye still made him feel uncomfortable. , and at the same time he felt even more guilty: because he did not gather the baggage team members who were scattered in the camp to put out the fire as early as possible and lead them to escape to the back mountain as quickly as possible, which resulted in a chaotic retreat. After going up the mountain, he found that the baggage team was thirty fewer There are many people, and now Saria's body appears here... I'm afraid other people are also in this pool...

When he thought of this, Maximus's breathing became rapid. He didn't dare to look anymore, worried about seeing other familiar corpses again.

Cross, who was beside Maximus, suddenly roared, startling him. The Gallic warrior gritted his teeth and said: "The Romans slaughtered our captive brothers, and this must be repaid with blood!"

None of the other leaders, including Spartacus, objected, and they were equally angry.

"After breakfast, gather the brothers and sacrifice the blood of those Roman prisoners!" Spartacus made a cold decision.

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"Kill him!!! Kill him!!! Kill him!!!..." The rebel soldiers who had already paid homage to the "Thousands of Masses" roared angrily when they saw Grabo being escorted into the center of the camp. With.

Seeing this scene, Grabo knew that he would not be spared today. He raised his head, glanced at everyone with contempt, and sneered: "Slaves who don't know how to live or die, don't look at your rampage today, tomorrow the Roman army will break through your camp. , hang you on the cross until all your dirty blood is gone——"

Before he could finish his curse words, he felt huge pain in his body, and a sharp sword point emerged from his chest...

Cross stabbed him in the chest several times, completely shattering his heart. Until he stopped struggling, he chopped off his head with a knife and held it high in his hand.

The soldiers cheered louder.

Then came the Roman army officers, and then the ordinary soldiers. They were executed one by one by the rebel firing squad. There were more than 400 people in total. This was not the entire number of prisoners. The other prisoners were either Campania auxiliaries. , either as slaves of the Roman legions and thus survived.

Maximus made a suggestion: all the corpses in the camp and farm should be cremated as soon as possible to avoid the plague.

Even if Maximus explained, Spartacus, Cross and other leaders still did not understand "why too many corpses would cause a plague", but just the word "plague" was enough to make them nervous, not to mention the weather It was hot, the corpse pile easily stunk, and mosquitoes breed, which made people feel frightened, so no one objected to Maximus's suggestion.

The entire rebel army took action, collecting firewood and burning corpses. There were blazing fires and thick smoke everywhere in the camp. They were busy for a whole day.

During this process, rebel soldiers who were defeated and fled in the battle yesterday returned to the camp one after another. They escaped from the pursuit of the Roman army yesterday and did not go far away. They hid in the nearby mountains. At night, the sound of killings at the wine farm was loud, and they all I felt something, but I didn’t know what happened, so I quietly sent someone over today to spy, and found that the Roman camp was full of rebel soldiers. I was immediately surprised...

In the middle of the night, more than 400 rebel soldiers who had been separated returned, including 15 gladiators who were originally thought to have died in the battle. The whole army was immersed in joy.

In this atmosphere of victory, the rebel leaders held a meeting of military chiefs in the living room of the wine farm.

"Now we have defeated the Roman army and captured a large amount of weapons and equipment. Our strength has been enhanced, but the Romans will never give up. They will definitely send a more powerful army to destroy us, so we must fight against the next Roman army. Before arriving, strengthen our team as soon as possible!" Spartacus warned everyone at the beginning of the meeting.

"Spartacus, don't worry. Before, we were just fighting in a small way, and we were able to expand the original number of more than 200 people to more than 4,000 people in less than a month. Now we have defeated the Roman army and demonstrated that we With our strength, more slaves will definitely join us, and we also have enough weapons to equip them. When the Roman army comes again, we are fully capable of defeating them from the front! "

When Cross said this, he felt ashamed in his heart. He had also been afraid deep down in his heart when he fought against the Roman army before. That's why when facing the Roman army, he could not bear the pressure and followed Enom. Yi's left wing charged, and this time the Vesuvian raid gave him increased confidence.

"I agree with Cross, our team will soon become large, and the new brothers will no longer hold hoes and clubs, but real short swords and spears. However, we need to strengthen their training, Otherwise, even if they have weapons, they will still be timid and run away when facing the Roman attack!" Enomui said loudly. In yesterday's battle, he fought bravely at the front, but the recruits at the rear fled first. This impression is really true! So profound.

"It seems that everyone has realized that no matter how many of our people we have, if we lack training, we will just run away on the battlefield." Spartacus looked at Hamilcar and said seriously: "As for training soldiers, Hamilcar, you must not only step up the implementation, but also impose stricter requirements on your brothers, and we will fully cooperate, so that we can be sure to win when we encounter the Roman army in the future. "

"I will do my best to help the recruits improve their combat capabilities!" Hamilka promised first, and then said: "I have another proposal. Now we have nearly 500 Campania prisoners on hand, most of them are Nabobs. We should not let them go like we did in the Temple of Flora last time, but take them outside Napoli and negotiate with the people in the city to exchange them for slaves and gladiators. captive.

And there is another advantage to doing this. I heard that Naples is a trading city with many merchants. They will spread the news of our victory faster and wider, attracting more slaves to join our team. "

"This is a good idea!" Spartacus slapped his thigh hard.

"I also think this is a good idea. We can't let these Campania prisoners go in vain. But we don't know much about the slaves and gladiators in Naples. In case the Neapolitans are among the people exchanged, What should we do if we insert some people who are loyal to them and then instruct them to cause trouble in our team?" Altonix raised his concerns.

"I hate traitors the most, and it's very troublesome to clean them up!" Cross agreed, and looked at Maximus intentionally or unintentionally.

Spartacus thought for a while and said: "We will not lack soldiers. Those who voluntarily join us are the most reliable. There is no need to ask Napoli for help. What we lack most now is weapons. It is better to let the Neapolitans use weapons." How about exchanging these prisoners?"

This time there was no objection.

Spartacus looked at everyone and continued: "We are not familiar with the gladiators in Naples, but we are familiar with the gladiators in Capua. There are many gladiator schools there, and most of them are outside the city. They have all fought against us in the arena. After a few days, after our strength recovers, we will send a team to raid outside the city of Capua, rescue the gladiators there, and let them join us and increase our strength! "

"I agree! Send me there when the time comes. The Radi Gladiator School there are all Germanic warriors. I have long wanted to save them!" Enomui said excitedly.

Others also agreed. After all, training new recruits is a long-term process, but the joining of gladiators is immediate combat effectiveness, and they have a common language with them.

"There is one more thing I want to discuss with you." Spartacus said cautiously: "I want to abandon the current camp and lead the army to establish a new camp at the farm not far to the north."