Rome must fall.

Chapter 275 Compatriots Meet
Casinos widened his eyes, met Maximus's sharp gaze, and then quickly lowered his head.

To be honest, the bright prospects described by Maximus moved Casinos very much, but at the same time shocked him, because Maximus' words not only wanted to annex Segestica, but also wanted to become the overlord of this vast river plain. He could feel the burning desire in the young leader's chest when he said this, and it didn't seem like he was just talking big...

The entire Great River Plain! ...Casinos had lived in the Segestica tribe from childhood to adulthood, living in a corner on the southwestern edge of the Great River Plain. He only pieced together the vastness and magnificence of the Great River Plain from the fragments of words from other tribes and outsiders...

Maximus began to feel a little impatient when he saw that Casinos had been keeping his head down and saying nothing, but he suppressed his emotions and continued, "I am fair in my work. Since I have given Anlotas and his people one night to discuss whether to surrender to me, I will also give you one night to consider this matter. If you still don't agree by tomorrow morning, humph, I will consider finding another Segestica leader to cooperate with! And you will probably work in the gloomy and dark mine of the Ardi people until you die!"

Casinos shuddered subconsciously.

"By the way, your father's body has been found in the river by my soldiers." Maximus said calmly: "Whether you agree or not, I will bury him with honor. This is my respect for the enemy commander who died on the battlefield."

"Thank you, Chief Maximus!" Casinos said with a sad and excited look, "I have a small request. I hope you can agree to let me go see my father!"

"If you agree to join the Knicks tomorrow morning, you can see your father as long as you want. If you disagree, you will be taken directly to Aldei and will never have the chance to see your father's body again."

"I agree! I agree now to join the Nyx tribe and become your subordinate!" Casinos said eagerly.

"you sure?"

"OK! OK!"

"Have you figured it out?"

"I... I have thought it through! I want to follow you, Captain Maximus, to see how big this river plain is!" Casinos mustered up his courage and faced Maximus, desire and fear intertwined on his face.

"Okay!" Maximus smiled and said to the attendant, "Take him to take a good bath, change into clean clothes, have a good dinner, and then bring him to me."

"Yes, chief."

Maximus looked at Casinos again, this time in a very gentle tone: "When you come again, I will tell you about some important laws of our Nix tribe and some things you may need to do next. You can also tell me about the situation in the Segestica territory, okay?"

"I will obey your orders, Chief, and tell you everything I know!" Having already lowered his head, Casinos tried his best to appear obedient.

After Casinos left, Maximus breathed a sigh of relief.

He had just threatened Cassinos that "if he didn't agree, he could always find another Segestica leader", which was just a lie. You have to know that he had analyzed the information he had obtained from various sources before and determined that if Cassinos surrendered, it would be the best example for other Segestica people, without a doubt.

First of all, Cassinos is afraid of death and is easily persuaded to surrender. As long as the Nix tribe remains strong, he is less likely to betray.

Secondly, according to the captives, he is good at communication and eloquence, and has contacts with the leaders of various tribes in Segestica. The reason why his father Kadres was able to win the support of most leaders and become the chief was that he played a big role. Maximus also saw that this man is indeed smooth-talking and quick-witted. Letting him appease and persuade the Segestica people should be able to play a significant role.

Finally, it is his identity. He is the son of the great chief Kabudes and a celebrity in the entire tribe of Segestica. According to the tradition of the Pannonians, he has a great chance of becoming the next great chief. Therefore, his joining the Nix tribe will give the Segestica people a great shock and make it easier for Nix to conquer Segestica.

Although everything went smoothly as expected, Maximus did not relax his vigilance. He called the captain of the guard and instructed him: "Send someone to keep an eye on this man at all times. Don't let him get away!"

"Yes, leader!"

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More than 6000 prisoners were housed inside the military camp, with 500 people living in one place and a battalion of the Nix Legion in between. They had no tents, but they were allowed to light bonfires to keep warm.

As it was getting dark, groups of Nix soldiers appeared outside the separated prisoner camps. Most of them were fully armed, and only a few were carrying heavy wooden barrels and sacks full of cold bread. They entered the prisoner camps under the escort of their teammates. "Everyone, get up! Line up! Get food!..."

The team officer shouted loudly in Illyrian, and the prisoners who were lying around the campfire and seemed to be fast asleep all climbed up and staggered over. Then, under the strong impact of the square shields of the Nyx soldiers, these tired and hungry prisoners were completely unable to resist. After suffering a lot, they obediently lined up in several teams.

"Why are we only given so little bread? Can you give us a little more?" The prisoner at the front of the line immediately complained when he saw the quarter piece of bread in his hand.

"Don't talk nonsense, it's good enough that you have something to eat. If you keep yelling, I won't give you even this little bread!" A Nix soldier next to him scolded impatiently and pushed him aside with his square shield: "Next one up!"

The Nix soldier in charge of distributing the bread shouted, "We came here in a hurry, and the baggage train couldn't catch up. These breads are from the rations we brought with us. Let you fill your stomachs first. When we enter the village tomorrow, you won't have so little food!"

The soldier's words calmed the prisoners, but they apparently did not realize that the soldier's words were vague. In fact, it was the experience summed up by the Nix people that the prisoners should not be fed enough unless they had become very obedient.

"Hey, come here, that guy!" The Nix soldier squatting next to the wooden barrel called the captive who had been given bread to come over, and then scooped a full spoonful of warm oatmeal into the barrel with a long wooden spoon: "Come, drink it."

The prisoner drank two spoonfuls quickly and eagerly, and wanted to drink more.

The Nix soldier took back the wooden spoon and said, "Okay, you've finished your oatmeal, next one!"

"One more spoonful, please! Just one spoonful!"

The fully armed Nix soldier next to him immediately drew out his dagger and pointed it at him, shouting, "Didn't you understand just now? This is all the food. If you drink too much, there will be no more! Get out of my way!"

Amidst the cursing and shouting, the prisoners were given bread and porridge, and then each returned to lie down by the campfire.

The Knicks soldiers remained standing where they were and did not leave immediately. Instead, several soldiers walked out of the team and went among the prisoners.

The identities of these people are rather special; they used to be Segestica people, and are now prospective members of the Nix tribe.

Setonus was one of them. If he had joined the Nix tribe because of the situation and had to take part in the war against the Pannonian coalition, and was unwilling to do so, he took the initiative to respond to the call of the team officer and come to the prisoner camp to perform the mission.

He had just participated in the decisive battle with the main force of the Pannori coalition a few days ago. Seeing the Pannori coalition, which was far more numerous than the Nix army, being defeated and fleeing in the wilderness, the remaining persistence in his heart was shaken. And these shaken persistence completely disappeared when he followed the Nix army to this place, surrounded and captured so many Segestica compatriots.

Both the Celts and the Illyrians had a tradition of respecting the strong. Setonus felt that after this battle, the decline of his former tribe, Segestica, was inevitable, and it was natural for the Nix tribe, which was able to defeat the Pannonian coalition, to rule the Sava Plain.

Although most of the members of the Nix tribe were not Pannoni and even accepted Skodish slaves, Setonus, who had lived in Nix for more than half a year, was more willing to stay in Nix, hoping that it would grow and develop, not only because the new tribe was stronger and more dynamic, but also because it gave people more hope.

After defeating the main force of the Pannonian coalition, Chief Maximus summoned the tribesmen who were preparing to participate in the battle and once again solemnly announced to them: When this war is over, they will all become official tribesmen, and their tribal ranks will be promoted and corresponding land will be allocated according to their military achievements...

The happy life of ordinary people of the Knyx that Setonus envied would soon be realized, so how could he not return?

At this moment, Setonus glanced at these haggard, decadent and depressed compatriots, and thought of his past self. He did not feel any sympathy in his heart, but instead had an urge to help them escape from their suffering.

Cythonus stopped in front of a familiar face and called out softly, "Uncle Onosis, Uncle Onosis!..."

Onosis, who had just finished eating the bread and was about to lie down to sleep to reduce consumption, looked up and was stunned. He rubbed his eyes hard, looked carefully again, and then asked cautiously with uncertainty: "Are you... Cythonus?"

(End of this chapter)