Rome must fall.

Chapter 354 Seizing the Northern Territory
"Of course I can run."

"Do you dare to collide with others?"

"What's wrong with this?"

"You can run and hit, and you can even hold the ball with your right hand, so why can't you participate in the competition? There are several people in our team who are just like you, with some health problems. That Militus... you should know him, he has a leg injury and walks with a limp, but he still actively signed up. You are much better than them!

Don't refuse. Join the team and train with everyone every evening. When the tribal competition begins, try to win one or two games, bring glory to our village, and get more blessings from the goddess Danu!"

These words caused a stir in Tiresias' heart.

He not only watched rugby games, but the people of Snowtia were also actively preparing for the upcoming summer rugby games. After he and his companions finished their work and had dinner every day, officials from the Foreign Auxiliary Civilian Administration would take them to the stadium on the south coast of Snowtia to watch game training, which added a lot of fun to their boring and tiring lives and made him fall in love with this exciting and fun sport.

Now he saw that the village chief Puro not only did not discriminate against him because of his disability, but also had high hopes for him. Although he was still a little reserved on the surface, his voice was very powerful: "Okay then... I'll participate!"

Walking out of the main house, Tilissis whispered to his wife, "This village chief named Pu...Puro is not bad."

"Not only good, but very good!" Luliana praised sincerely: "After he came to be our village chief, he not only taught all of us how to plant well and grow more wheat in the fields, but also organized all the strong laborers in the village to help families like us who are in trouble to plant and cultivate the fields!

He would take the initiative to come to the door and solve the problems of any family that had difficulties. He also adopted several orphans in our village... Our former tribal leader was nothing like him. Now our family is living a much better life than before! Now that you are back, our family will live a better life than before!"

Tirisis looked at his wife's blooming smile. The resentment and fear towards the Knyx people that had been stuck in his heart suddenly cleared up. He smiled with relief and couldn't help but put his arms around his wife.

Luliana quickly pushed him away and said loudly to a member of the Nix tribe who was walking towards her: "Hello, this is my husband Tirisis. He has returned from Aldei and is now a reserve member of our tribe!"

"Oh, congratulations! Your family is finally reunited!" The tribesman hurriedly congratulated and took the initiative to greet Tirisis.

After his wife's introduction, Tiresias also returned the greeting.

At this time, it was already dusk, and the villagers were returning from the fields one after another. On the way home, Lulena kept meeting the villagers, greeting everyone warmly and telling them excitedly that "her husband is back!".

Tirisis also actively cooperated and greeted everyone.

But after Luliana greeted another villager, Tirisis not only did not follow up with a greeting, but instead took a few quick steps and left his wife behind.

When his wife caught up with him, he asked in a serious voice, "How could you take the initiative to say hello to a Scotish person?!"

"Tyrisis, you don't know that he is the one who contributed the most to our farming! And last month, Tedesis (Tyrisis's eldest son) fell ill, had a fever and was unconscious. At the request of the village chief Pro, he ran several miles with the child on his back to Ophidalia Hospital and saved your son's life!
Later, the doctor told me that if the child had not been sent to the hospital in time, even if the fever had subsided, his brain would have been damaged... He has helped our family so much, but we still don't express our gratitude to him. If we keep a stern face every day as if we were facing an enemy, wouldn't we be laughed at by the whole village?" Lulena responded confidently.

Tiresias was speechless.

Luliana reminded him softly, "Tyrisis, you are now a member of the Nyx tribe. Don't forget the oath you made before the goddess. You must get along with other tribesmen in a friendly manner and create a beautiful home together!"

Tirisis' heart trembled, and the soft and loving figure of the goddess Danu immediately emerged in his mind. Her quiet, deep, and infinitely wise eyes seemed to cover him again...

He turned his head subconsciously, and the Scodischi man who was leading the cow happened to look back. Their eyes met for a moment, and Tirisis nodded stiffly.

The other party also nodded in response with a serious expression.

Luliana saw this scene and said, "By the way, I went to the temple a few months ago to pray to the goddess for your safe return. The goddess finally responded to my request. Tomorrow I will go to the temple again to worship and thank her for her blessing! You can come with me, okay?!"

"Okay!" This time, Tirisis answered decisively.

……………………………………………………………………………………A government meeting was being held in the main hall of the East Village of Ophidili.

“Chief, five days ago, Legion Commander Fissarus led his army to defeat some of the Yapod warriors who were chasing after the fleeing soldiers of Segestica.

Then on the next day, they rushed to the Segestica village which had just been captured by the Yapod people. The main force of the Yapod army rushed to fight and was defeated again.

Fissarus led his army to continue the pursuit, and had completely recovered the territory of Segestica that was captured by the Jabods the day before yesterday, and captured more than 100 Jabods, killing and wounding nearly Jabod warriors, while our casualties were only more than soldiers..."

After the military officer Frontinus finished reading the battle report, the heads of various departments, who were already accustomed to hearing news of victory, still showed joy on their faces.

Volenus asked curiously, "Aren't the Japods said to be very fierce? And this time we didn't send many troops, so why did we win so easily?"

Quintus explained: "In order to maintain order and stability in the territory and guard against Brochi and Mazii, this time we have selected 3,000 men from the First and Third Legions, plus 1,000 men from the Crossbow Corps, to form a 7,000-man expeditionary force.

Compared with the previous wars, the troops this time are indeed much smaller, but the invading Yapod people only have more than 5,000 warriors, so this is the first time that our Nix tribe has exceeded the enemy in the number of troops going out.

We started preparing for this war last year, but the Yapod people did not seem to expect us to join the war and were unprepared for us. Every time we fought, we were hasty and unable to fully exert our fighting power.

As for the Jabods being very fierce, this was spread by the Segestica people. Phesalus did not describe the enemy's performance in the battle report, but only said that every time he encountered the enemy, he would let the crossbowmen shoot crossbows first. Since few Jabods wore armor, two or three rounds of crossbows would cause considerable casualties. Then he would let the soldiers in formation charge and quickly defeat the enemy..."

Frontinus then suggested: "Captain, in the last war against the Pannonian coalition and this time against the Japodes, the crossbowmen played an important role in the battle. I think the establishment of the crossbowmen should be increased to enhance the long-range attack capability of our tribal army."

Maximus responded: "Of course the number of crossbowmen must be increased, but the manufacture of crossbow machines takes some time, so we can only accumulate them slowly.

Fortunately, after dealing with the Yapod people and occupying the northern territory, we will stop external expansion and let the people manage their own homes well...

After a year or two, I believe the tribe's crossbowmen will be able to increase to 4,000 to 5,000 people, which will be enough to meet the needs of the army."

After the war, the tribe will have to rest and recuperate. This was a decision that had been agreed upon in the Council of State before, and no one raised any objections.

"How is the army's food supply now?" asked Maximus.

Armament officer Leibilus immediately replied: "Captain, the logistics support for the attack on Yapod this time was very smooth. Since the number of troops was small, the war did not last long, and the march and combat were basically on both sides of the Sava River, the Armament Department formed a fleet early on, and solved the transportation problem by relying solely on river transportation. So far, the consumption of food and supplies has not been large."

"Your Armament Department did a great job! However, although the logistics supply this time is relatively easy, you still need to sum up your experience after the war is over, because when we go south to attack Brochi, the transportation of food and supplies will still have to rely mainly on river transportation."

"Yes, chief."

"Chief, now that we have won the war, we don't know when the Japodes will send people to negotiate?" asked Cornelius.

Pigris said, "We have captured so many Japodite prisoners, and Phesalus is leading his army to approach the Japodite territory. The Japodite people are now greatly weakened and are afraid that we will invade them in return. They will definitely send envoys to negotiate with us immediately.

But... Chief, when we negotiate with the Yapod people, do we really have to return the land of the Yapod people that was previously occupied by the Segestica people to them?"

"Of course." Maximus nodded without hesitation, and then patiently explained: "I have said before that the tribe's next expansion target is Brochi and Mazii in the southeast. Compared with the fertile river plains, the land in the north is small and barren, and it is not worth us owning too much.

The reason why we have to send troops to capture the northern territory of Segestica is, first, to protect the newly acquired territory of Ophidilla, second, to gain the Segestica people there and increase the population of the tribe, and third, to open up a trade route with the Noriki people.

As long as these three goals are achieved, there is no need for us to be too greedy. Appropriate concessions will help us reach a truce agreement with the Yapod people, and even establish an alliance in the future. Sometimes conquering a tribe does not necessarily require swords and spears, right? "

(End of this chapter)