Rome must fall.

Chapter 325 Establishment of the Military Intelligence Department

"Thank you, Chief!" Spukara responded happily.

"How are the craftsmen from Segestica performing?" Maximus asked again.

"Most of them performed well! They were very curious about building the wooden bridge, so they were very studious. Not only did they work very actively, but they also often asked questions..." Spukara praised sincerely.

Maximus said: "Pick a few more Segestica craftsmen who have performed well and add them to the list of meritorious service. I will ask the Ministry of Personnel to commend them and shorten the time it takes for them to become official members of the tribe. This will also allow other Segestica craftsmen to follow their example."

"I understand, Chief." Spukara nodded in understanding.

"Chief, Carminus and the others are here." Capito whispered a reminder from the side.

Maximus looked up and saw that Carminus and his group had already reached the bridgehead on the west bank. He immediately strode towards them.

"Captain, the commander of the Third Legion, Carminus, reports to you!" Carminus stood at attention, pounded his chest with his right fist, and gave a standard military salute.

Maximus immediately returned the salute, then shook his hand with a smile on his face, and said enthusiastically: "Carminus, you, the conqueror of the east coast of Segestica, are finally back. Everyone missed you!"

Calminus shook his head and said, "Chief, please don't laugh at me. If you hadn't led us to defeat Pannoni's army one after another, causing the Segestica people to almost lose their defense capabilities, and then raided the Segestica people's western camp, causing their people to panic, and then you let Gillicus and others lurk in the eastern camp as an insider, I would not have been able to lead my brothers to easily occupy the eastern camp and easily suppress those tribes on the east coast... All these are all thanks to you, Chief!"

"Okay, Carminus, I haven't seen you for half a month, and the words you say have become more pleasant!" Maximus teased.

Calminus responded seriously, "Because I have been in charge of the East Village for half a month. Even with your support and guidance, I am still busy every day. I know how difficult it is for you to be the leader!"

Maximus was very pleased to hear this. He put away his smile and said seriously, "Although there are various favorable conditions, you still have to take great risks to go deep into the east coast alone this time. But you not only captured the East Village and stabilized the situation on the entire east coast, but also basically completed the task assigned to you by the Political Affairs Hall. So even if you don't want this credit, I have to give it to you and the Third Legion!"

Carminus immediately said, "Captain, if there is any credit, I will certainly take it, otherwise the soldiers will come after me."

Maximus laughed, and then said: "The Ministry of War will assess the level of merit according to the actual combat situation faced by your Third Legion, and the Ministry of Personnel will then accumulate the soldiers' previous combat merits and finally decide the level they will be promoted to... The Ministry of Personnel is working day and night, and the merit promotion of the soldiers of the Third Legion will probably be completed by tomorrow, and it will be announced to them soon.

However, your promotion based on merit will have to wait until the land is distributed to the tribesmen on both sides of the Sava River and our main village is relocated here. Then you can receive the tribe's commendation along with the department chief, other corps commanders and the tribesmen who performed extremely well in this war, so you have to wait for a while."

"It's okay, I can wait." Carminus immediately expressed his opinion, and his heart was filled with joy, because this meant that he had made a great contribution, and the tribe would publicize his achievements to the majority of its people.

Maximus walked towards the officers of the Third Army behind Carminus, called each of them by name affectionately, and praised them for their outstanding performance in this operation.

Maximus had been paying close attention to the situation on the east coast. He repeatedly inquired about the messengers that Carminus sent across the river every day to report on the situation. He was well aware of the actions of the Third Legion on the east coast, so he was able to give targeted praises to each officer at this time. This made the officers very happy and proud, and the atmosphere became very warm.

He came last to the only man in the party who was not wearing armor.

The man immediately bent down, saluted with great respect and said, "Respected Chief Maximus, Gilicus greets you!" Maximus quickly stepped forward, helped him up, and looked at him kindly: "Gilicus, we haven't seen each other for more than a year, right?"

"Yes, Chief!"

"I really didn't expect that when I sent you back here, you would help our tribe so much in the past year!" Maximus patted his shoulder with emotion, "Andres brought the Pannoni tribal coalition to attack us again. It was you who sent the news back in advance, so that the tribe was fully prepared to reduce losses and repel the enemy!

Andres is seriously ill, Kabudes is acting on his behalf, the Scodischi people are plundering their territory... You told us all this news, so we can be fully prepared and gain the upper hand in the truce negotiations with the Segestica people!
The Pannoni tribal alliance formed a large army to destroy us, the Knicks, and it was you who discovered the clues in advance, allowing us to be fully prepared, turning this war that could have been a disaster for the Knicks into a glorious victory!
Then we learned from you that there were only a few soldiers left in the territory of Segestica, so we boldly led our army to attack the territory of Segestica! You also led people as an insider to help the Third Legion successfully capture the East Fort, and then assisted Carminus to stabilize the situation on the east coast! ..."

After hearing Maximus' words, the respect on Gillicus' face was replaced by the pride that kept rising from the bottom of his heart.

The officers around were even more surprised. They did not expect that this "traitor" Segestika who helped them capture the East Village had joined the tribe so early and made so many amazing contributions to the tribe. They began to look at him with respect.

"Based on your achievements, the Ministry of Personnel has proposed this, and I have approved it. You will be promoted from a reserve tribesman to a first-class tribesman, and will receive eighty acres of land and a house! The official promotion and commendation order will be conveyed at the tribe's commendation meeting, so that all tribesmen will know about your contribution to the Knicks!"

Eighty acres of land and a mansion, these were things only Pannonian nobles could enjoy. Gillicus, who was born in a commoner family, had never dared to even think about it. And the first-class citizens of the Knyx... According to what Gillicus had learned from the soldiers of the Third Legion during this period, many of the Knyx soldiers who had followed Maximus all the way to fight were promoted to first-class citizens only after the victory of this war. And he, a captive, had obtained the same status as them in more than a year. How could he not be excited!
This is truly a tribe that doesn’t care about background, but only about ability! Chief Maximus really keeps his word! … Gilicus bowed excitedly again: “Thank you very much, Chief!”

"What are you thanking me for? You deserve it!" Maximus helped him up again.

Although he jumped directly from a reserve tribesman to a first-class tribesman, a promotion of three levels at once! However, none of the officers beside him were dissatisfied. It was indeed as Maximus said, Gilicus's contribution was fully worthy of such a promotion!

While Gillicus was excited, he suddenly remembered something. He hesitated for a moment and gritted his teeth to remind him, "Chief, please don't publicly commend me for my promotion. If the tribesmen knew about me, it is very likely that the enemy would also know about it. By then, I would not be able to sneak into the territories of Brochi, Mazii and other Pannoni to gather information for the tribe!"

"It's great that you can think about the tribe and not care about personal honor!" Maximus smiled and comforted him, "But don't worry, things are different now. I won't send you to do these things in person. Instead, I'm going to set up a Military Intelligence Department in the Ministry of War, which will be under the General Staff. You will be appointed as the chief of the Military Youth Department, responsible for arranging your subordinates to collect intelligence on surrounding forces, and provide strong intelligence support for the tribe's future strategy formulation and external operations!"

"I... serve as the chief of the Military... Intelligence Department?" Gillicus was stunned. As an ordinary tribesman, he was suddenly promoted to a noble (in his understanding, these officials of the Nix tribe were nobles). He felt inexplicably uneasy in his heart.

"Yes, Gillicus, you will become the chief of the Military Intelligence Department of the Nix Tribe!" Maximus said affirmatively, and then encouraged him: "I believe you can do it well, because you did it before.

In the territory of Segestica, you secretly recruited subordinates and asked them to help you gather all kinds of information; when we attacked, they spread rumors and acted as traitors; after we occupied this place, they helped to appease the people and stabilize order... You did a great job!
You must summarize these experiences and train the personnel of the Military Intelligence Department. I believe that the Military Intelligence Department will become a powerful weapon for the development and growth of the tribe!"

"Chief, don't worry, I will do my best!" Encouraged by Maximus, Gilicus gained confidence and immediately made a solemn statement.

"Congratulations, Gilicus, we will be in the same department from now on!" Carminus congratulated in stiff Illyrian. It was with Gilicus's help during this period that he was able to complete the task assigned by Maximus. He was really happy that Gilicus could become the chief of the Military Intelligence Department of the Ministry of War.

"Gillicus, write down the names and contributions of those who followed you and worked for us, Nix, and give them to your superior, Quintus, the chief of the General Staff. After verification by the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Personnel will commend and promote them."

(End of this chapter)