Rome must fall.

Chapter 19 Meeting of Military Chiefs
  When the vast majority of gladiators were still addicted to killing, looting, and eating and drinking every day, Maximus was already keenly aware that the Military Chiefs Council had become the highest authority of the entire team, and began to think of ways to become one of them as soon as possible. members to gain greater influence over the rebels. Now that he had finally achieved his goal, how could he not be happy.

"Don't be too happy! Although you can participate in the meeting of military commanders, you are only a participant. You can make suggestions, but you have no decision-making power!" Cross said coldly.

Cross' words poured cold water on Maximus. His face froze slightly, and then he looked at Hamilka.

Hamilka nodded.

"Sit down, we still have something to discuss." Spartacus just urged without further explanation.

Maximus let out a breath and exhaled his depression: Just be present, at least I have come in, and I will just work hard to become a regular member in the future.

Maximus adjusted his mood and found an empty wooden bench to sit down.

"Everyone has just agreed to start training the team, but we have to make a plan on how to conduct the training." Spartacus looked at the other people in the room and asked, "What suggestions do you have?"

"How to train the team is very simple." Enomui continued: "Every day after dinner, before the sun goes down, let the gladiator brothers in each team serve as instructors and use the school's training methods. Come and train other brothers, I believe that within two or three months, the combat abilities of the new recruits will be greatly improved."

"The school's training methods are too strict. I'm afraid this will cause dissatisfaction among the new brothers. The recent fights in the team are enough to cause a headache. If this leads to conflicts and fights again, then... ..." Altonix said worriedly.

"Let the brothers lower their requirements. There is no need to be as strict as the requirements in school. Moreover, after the method Spartacus just mentioned is implemented, everyone will definitely become more friendly, so you don't have to worry about this." Cross The "that method" mentioned was the "Complaint Movement" promoted by Maximus in the baggage train. Out of some kind of psychology, he just mentioned it briefly and quickly changed the topic: "But the main problem is The thing is, even if we lower the requirements, training will be more strenuous. Brothers are already tired from going out during the day, and training at night will probably be hard to bear."

"During this period, our team has continued to expand, and we have obtained more and more supplies. We have basically captured the farms in the nearby areas..." Spartacus said seriously: "I don't think we need to continue. Urgently send all the teams down the mountain every day, so that each team can take turns to attack those farther away farms, and the teams staying at the station can train, so that we have enough time to reorganize the team. You must know that some of us are now responsible for hundreds of The captain’s brothers don’t even know how many people they have, let alone know them well and know their names, so how can they lead them to fight the Romans? This won’t work, we must make changes quickly!”

Everyone else in the room felt the anxiety in Spartacus's heart. As leaders, they also felt deeply about this, so they all agreed.

Then, Hamilka put forward his own suggestion: "I think it is inappropriate to only train the brothers' individual combat abilities. Thousands of soldiers fighting in a battle are often better organized and disciplined. One side defeats the brave but messy other side. Therefore, in addition to individual training, we also need to conduct collective drills for all teams, so that they can learn to assemble, march, line up, change formations, obey orders to fight, or retreat in time. .”

"I agree." Spartacus responded first. This was what he had discussed with Hamilcar.

"I agree." Altonix followed closely.

Cross did not reply first, but asked: "Hamilcar, what kind of group exercises are you going to do?"

"Train your brothers with Roman tactics and Roman formations. I have been in the Roman army with Spartacus and have some understanding of this." Hamilcar replied. "Why fight the way the Romans do?!" Enomuyi said with some dissatisfaction: "It's better to practice our Germanic wedge charge tactics. Once you learn it, you will be able to defeat the Romans easily!"

"The Romans were neither very strong nor very tall, but they were able to defeat many races. Now they dominate the Mediterranean, mainly relying on their set of tactics." Spartacus patiently explained: "Egypt Nomuyi, I have heard you talk about your Germanic tactics before, and they are indeed good. However, most of the brothers in our team are not as strong, tall and experienced as our gladiators. They have been abused. , were weak and did not have enough strength to attack the Romans' dense defense line and break through their shields, so the Roman tactics were suitable for them. Think about it, when the brothers learned the Roman tactics and had Far better than the courage and hatred of the Romans, then can the Roman army still defeat us!"

Enomui scratched his head and stopped talking.

Cross thought for a while and said: "We need to train the brothers' individual combat abilities as well as collective training. The body must be very exhausted after this day. Can the brothers hold on?"

"I have also considered your concern. We can give them another meal at noon. When the brothers are full, they will naturally have the strength to continue training." Hamilcar said, looking at Maximus: "Let's How much food is stored now?"

"There are six hundred tons of wheat, two hundred tons of barley, two thousand kilograms of smoked pork, one thousand five hundred kilograms of smoked fish, two hundred and forty sheep, twenty-three cattle..." Maximus spoke quickly without even thinking. Answer: "If we calculate it based on 5000 people now, it will be enough for us for half a year. If we add another meal at noon to ensure that the brothers are well fed and have the strength to continue training, it will be enough for us for more than three months." . What’s more, we will also capture new farms and obtain more food, so we don’t have to worry about not having enough food at all.”

Maximus looked at everyone and suggested confidently: "We can even add more meat to lunch and provide wine mixed with water, so that the brothers will be more willing to train when they are full and well-fed. .”

"Well, that's a good idea. You are now the captain of the baggage train, and you are responsible for these things." Hamilka said.

"Okay." Maximus nodded quickly to show his respect for the old leader.

No one objected anymore, and the military training was decided.

"We have robbed all the farms around here. We should discuss which direction we should attack next," Cross reminded.

"Don't go to the south for the time being. There are many towns there close to the coast. Although they may not dare to go out of the city to attack us, they will also make us wary when attacking farms and transporting supplies. But to go to the east, the journey is longer. We still have to bypass Mount Vesuvius, so let’s go to the north first, and then we will consider other things when we are stronger." Spartacus had already considered it.

Although Cross and Enomu usually boasted to their subordinates that they could easily defeat any incoming enemy, deep down in their hearts they were still afraid of the Roman army, so they agreed to set up their base on the mountainside. Now, when the Roman army may invade at any time, they are even less willing to lead the army away from the main force for a long time and close to hostile towns, so they will naturally not object to Spartacus's suggestion.

Enomui even said: "When we go to attack the east, we can also ask Omakr to monitor Aniya Avenue. If there is another carriage carrying weapons passing by, we can intercept it and distribute it to the brothers. , our existing weapons are really too few!”

(End of this chapter)