Chapter 80 Independent

As soon as Maximus finished speaking, Spartacus said: "There is another advantage to using Pompeii as our new camp. Its walls are strong and conducive to defense. Before I came, our spies came from Latium. The businessman got a piece of news——"

Spartacus looked at everyone and said solemnly: "Rome is recruiting soldiers on a large scale. It is said that young people from all towns in the Latium region have flocked to the city of Rome. It is very likely that the last time we defeated the Roman legion, it has stimulated When we arrived at the Roman Senate, they were raising more legions to attack us.

This time they will definitely be better prepared, and our current camp is too close to Rome. If we march with all our strength, we can reach it within three or four days, and the cavalry will be faster. Moreover, although our various camps have a large number of people, they are poorly defended. Once the Roman army launches a sudden attack like what we did before, the situation will become very bad.

But if we choose to use Pompeii as a camp, with thick walls as defense, Mount Vesuvius as a barrier in front, and the sea on the side, we can more effectively prevent the Roman army from raiding and give us time to respond.

My idea is... We can use Pompeii as a camp first to reorganize our army, strengthen our strength, and at the same time observe the movements of the Roman army. After a period of time, we can lead the army to the south. I heard that the south is very wealthy, with big cities such as Tarantum, Crotone, and Thurii, but its military strength is not strong, and its relationship with Rome is not as close as the Campanians. Moreover, it is far away from the city of Rome, and the Roman army needs to travel a long distance to attack us. This gives us enough time to prepare and look for opportunities to defeat them! "

After Spartacus finished speaking, there was silence in the room.

After a moment, Maximus coughed dryly and complained: "Chief Spartacus, we are now discussing whether to use Pompeii as a new camp, but you said that you want us to move to the south. You are too much. Far!"

Spartacus quickly smoothed things over: "Because I just learned the news, I thought about it a lot, and I just said it casually. Maximus, you are right to criticize. Let's discuss the issue of Pompeii first. Should we treat it as a Let’s move the entire team to the new camp and let everyone take a vote.”

"I am in favor of using Pompeii as a new camp." Maximus said first.

"I agree." After Spartacus said, he continued: "Hamilcar also agrees."

Since Hamilka had made a statement before departure, the other four people had no objections.

"I agree." The next person to express his opinion was Altonix.

At this time, there were 4 votes, and then Attumus expressed his approval. Even if Cross and Enomui objected, they could not prevent Maximus' proposal from being passed.

So, Spartacus said loudly: "Since the proposal has been approved, starting from tomorrow, all the brigades will move to this place as soon as possible-"

"Wait a minute!" Cross said loudly: "I heard that Pompeii is a small city with a population of only 5,000 people. We have 20,000 people coming in, and more people will join in the future. Can it accommodate so many people?"

"5,000 people are citizens of Pompeii." Maximus said confidently: "I checked the information of the city hall when I had time today. Adding slaves and free people, there are at least 30,000 people living in this city. By then, The people of Pompeii were driven out, and the city would have no problem housing our entire team.”

"Thirty thousand people are not too many. Judging from the number of people who defect to us every day, our team will exceed 30,000 people in half a month." Cross looked at Spartacus and said in a deep voice: "Now we As our team becomes stronger, we can try to attack towns on the plains such as Suisula and Lola. This way we can obtain more supplies to support more and more of our soldiers. A few more can provide more supplies. The camp chosen by the soldiers can also train the combat effectiveness of our team.”

"Is this your suggestion?" Spartacus asked with a frown. Although his appearance looked kind, once his face dropped, he had an intimidating dignity.

Although Cross looked at him without hesitation, he was still a little frightened: "That's right. But Maximus suggested first that we can move the team here first and then gather the army to attack other towns. Sui You should know about towns like Sulla and Lola. Compared with Pompeii, their walls are all earth walls, their height is lower than Pompeii, and their population is smaller than Pompeii. With our current strength, we can definitely give it a try. "

"I think Cross is right. Maximus was able to capture Pompeii. If we don't even dare to attack a small city like Suisula, what will our brothers think?" Enomui's words were more direct. .

"Okay then." Spartacus said in a gentle tone: "Let us now vote on whether to attack the towns on the Campania plain."

Cross and Enomui immediately agreed.

Altonix and Attumus hesitated.

"I agree too," Maximus said loudly, surprising Cross.

Of course, Maximus didn't want to retaliate with kindness, he thought it was worth a try.

After all, the seaside towns in Campania, no matter how big or small, were basically established by the Greeks. These Greek colonists who traveled from the Aegean Sea hundreds of years ago wanted to establish a foothold here and prevent the indigenous people from attacking. Invading, using Greece's advanced city-building technology and the rich financial resources obtained from sea trade, the towns where they lived built into tough bones.

However, most of the plain towns such as Suisula, Abella, and Nola were built by the Samoni people. As a mountain race, the city-building technology is relatively backward. What's more, they were at a strategic advantage in Campania at that time, so they naturally did not have high requirements for the defensive capabilities of the city. There was no significant improvement after they came under Roman rule. On the contrary, as time went by, some towns even pushed back. The city walls were removed and turned into a countryside. With the current strength of the rebel army, it is completely possible to give it a try, and the supply camp now has siege technology reserves, which can be used in actual combat to achieve the purpose of training.

"I agree," Spartacus said, "I don't think Hamilcar will object."

Cross finally showed his first smile since entering the city.

"I have another proposal." Seeing that the atmosphere had eased, Maximus took the opportunity to say: "Our current team has grown to 20,000 people, but each team still uses the titles of First Team and Second Team. I'm afraid it has already It's not suitable anymore. I think it's better to change it to 'legion'. In addition, we have defeated the Roman army in a row and gained a reputation, but we don't have our own military flag. It feels like we are still a ragtag group. We need a flag of our own. Come to boost morale and show the people of Italy that we exist!

Speaking of military flags, there is one thing we have overlooked. Our team also needs a name to inform the Italian people why we are launching a riot, and through this name, we can call on more people to join us and resist Rome! …”

After Maximus finished speaking, the eyes of everyone in the room suddenly brightened.

It has only been half a year since they launched the riot at the Gladiator School. They have been busy expanding their strength and dealing with the invasion of Rome. Either they have not considered these yet, or they have some vague ideas, but due to lack of knowledge, they are far less capable. Maximus made it so clear, after all, he had the experience of countless rebel armies in previous lives to draw from.

"Maximus is right! Our team has long exceeded the number of people in the brigade, but we are still using the name brigade. When I asked my men to command a thousand people, I didn't know how to appoint him to a position, because even I'm a captain myself." Maximus' suggestion hit Cross's itch, and he rarely publicly expressed his agreement.

"I think the Legion is very good! The Legion is very good!" Enomui grinned and nodded repeatedly.

Rome dominated the Mediterranean with its unique military system, which also made the term "legion" widely known. The rebel army was already using the Roman military system, so it was natural to promote the brigade to a legion. None of the other leaders present objected.

But Spartacus said in a deep voice: "Maximus's proposal reminded me that our current troops are expanding very quickly. I think that in another month the number of troops in each branch will definitely be far more than one." The number of people in the legion is changed to a legion now. What will the name of the legion be changed later? "

Spartacus' words stunned everyone else present.

"I don't think it's better than this." Spartacus said slowly: "In the future, you can expand your own army, form multiple legions according to the establishment of the Roman army, and appoint legion commanders..."

Maximus touched his chin with his hand to hide his surprise: Spartacus handed over such important power so easily! Isn't what he said ironic? !

Maximus can think so because he is a modern man and knows the importance of unifying military power.

Spartacus came from the loosely organized Thrace, and he did not have a deep understanding of this. What's more, his original purpose of organizing everyone to riot was just to gain freedom. The reason why the leaders did not have the right to recruit troops on their own in the past was The equal distribution of recruits was actually a unanimous decision by everyone. It was mainly for the sake of fairness and reducing conflicts, so that the already small rebel army could unite as one and fight against Rome.

But now that the team is getting larger and larger, each leader has begun to have selfish motives, and the restraint of the military chiefs meeting on each leader is even more inadequate, especially since the previous dialogue between Tolerugo and Cross revealed the secret expansion of the troops by each leader. On the surface, Spartacus can only take advantage of the situation to avoid intensification of conflicts in the future and the disintegration of the rebel army.

"I support Spartacus's proposal, which will help us expand our team and strengthen our strength!" Cross quickly expressed his attitude.

Enomui and Attumus also agreed one after another. After all, after the proposal was passed, they no longer had to be secretive.

Only Altonix asked with some concern: "Spartacus, do you want our branches to develop and no longer act in unison?"

"Of course not." Spartacus explained patiently: "Our meeting of military commanders is still the highest authority of our entire team. All important actions such as fighting the Roman army, moving camps to Pompeii, etc. still need to be discussed together. It can only be implemented later.

But for simple matters such as recruiting new soldiers and sweeping the countryside, each of your teams can decide on their own. As for military operations such as attacking Campania towns, if you feel that your team can win by yourself, then you can lead your own team. Go attack. If you feel you are not strong enough, you can also call for a meeting and unite everyone to attack together. "

In other words, I can develop my fourth team on my own, but at the same time, I am under the protection of Spartacus and Cross... Attumus did not speak, but he was satisfied with this answer in his heart.

"Does our supply camp also have the right to expand and develop its own troops?" Maximus asked loudly, immediately attracting everyone's attention.

Spartacus said in a gentle tone: "My proposal applies to all leaders participating in the meeting of military governors, including you of course."

Maximus was overjoyed. He took the risk to capture Pompeii and finally won Spartacus's recognition of his military capabilities. From then on, the development of the supply camp could be put on the fast track!

"Wait a minute." Cross immediately questioned: "Chief Maximus was originally in charge of the baggage camp and provided logistical support for various troops. Now that he wants to expand his escort team, should he change someone to take charge of the baggage camp? camp so he can focus on fighting."

Maximus was stunned for a moment, and then a smile appeared on his lips: "Chief Cross's proposal is very good. I am willing to resign as the leader of the baggage camp and concentrate on commanding the escort team."

The reason why Cross raised this question was because Tolerugo's previous revelation that he had secretly expanded too many soldiers through the consumption of military rations made him realize: If the army's logistics support is always controlled by Mark, who has a gap with himself, Sims's hands, then his troops will be in trouble in the future...

Cross was prepared to have a good argument with Maximus, but he didn't expect that the other party would agree so readily. He was overjoyed and was about to speak when he heard Spartacus say: "No. Maximus Si, you have to continue to be in charge of the baggage camp!"

Maximus declined with a smile but not a smile: "I have to lead the troops and take charge of the logistics. Chief Cross is right, I am indeed a little busy -"

"I believe you are fully capable of managing combat and logistics at the same time!" Spartacus said without a doubt: "Since you have taken charge of the supply camp, not only have the brothers had enough meals a day, and they don't have to worry about being injured and no one will treat them, we I have never worried about the shortage of supplies, and everyone in the baggage camp believes in you. If it were someone else, I might not be half as good as you, right?"