Rome Must Fall Chapter 17: Captain of the baggage team

"Me!" The two slave boys immediately shouted excitedly at the same time.

"In the past, you two answered the most questions. Today, I will give this opportunity to others." After Maximus finished speaking, he looked around.

"There are so many people who want to answer questions!" Spartacus, who was watching all this from outside the courtyard gate, whispered in surprise.

"That's because Maximus set a rule. As long as you study hard and answer the questions he asked correctly, you can add an extra piece of meat or drink an extra glass of wine to your dinner on the second day. So these guys are learning from Mark. Sims is quite serious about what he teaches." Hamilka explained in a low voice.

"You, the baggage team, can't take advantage of the convenience to feed yourself extra meals." Spartacus reminded him in a serious manner.

"There is nothing we can do." Hamilka immediately complained: "Now we are getting more and more supplies. The people you sent to us can work well, but they are basically illiterate and do not know arithmetic. , Maximus and I would check supplies until late at night every day. Maximus said to me, 'Our team is not big now, but we are so busy. When the number of people exceeds 10,000 in the future, won't we be tired? Die...'So he proposed to use his spare time every night to teach everyone arithmetic and literacy, so that when they can master it, we won't have to be so busy.'

I agreed with his opinion, but it is not that easy to implement. Many people are unwilling to use their brains to learn. For this reason, Maxim came up with a way to use food to stimulate and also added a storytelling method. , and even figured out how to use such simple symbols to represent numbers. That’s why the brothers were so active. After dinner, they went to the yard to light a bonfire, and then studied seriously. You see, they even compared the numbers with other teams. The brothers were also attracted..."

"Why do you want the new brothers to tell their experiences in public?" Spartacus asked curiously.

"You know, these slaves who join our ranks come from all over, Asia Minor, Northern Greece, Iberia, Greece, Egypt, Numbia, Gaul, Germany, Italy, Illyria..." Hamil Ka clapped his fingers and counted them one by one: "They have different customs and habits, different personalities, and different languages. It is inevitable that conflicts will arise when they get together. It is better that we have fewer people here. I heard that there are often fights in other teams. You and Cross must both have a headache over this, right?"

Spartacus nodded and motioned for Hamilcar to continue.

"Maximus found a solution to this problem! He told me, 'Although our brothers have different origins, they are all lowly slaves oppressed by the rich nobles and the Romans. They all have tragic experiences. If they were allowed to tell their past experiences in public, it would be easy to arouse everyone's resonance, and it would be easy to accept each other and become close comrades with the same hatred and hatred... I followed his suggestion and asked him to start implementing this method. So far, the effect is very good. You can see that our baggage team is the most united team. So far, there have not been any fights."

"...This method seems to be good and can be implemented in other teams. After you take over the military affairs, you will be responsible for this." Spartacus pondered and said: "As for taking over from you and serving as a baggage train The choice of team captain..."

Hamilcar said anxiously: "Spartacus, I have brought you here to watch you quietly for so long, why are you still worried? Although Maximus is young, he is capable and knowledgeable. , and also worked hard to learn. After following me for so many days, he not only learned how to manage the baggage team and meet the needs of the team, but also made a lot of improvements. I was able to go over and help you with military affairs these two days because of the baggage team. Everything is taken care of by Maximus alone. Let me tell you the truth, Maximus's prestige in the baggage team is higher than mine now, and everyone is willing to listen to him. If you let someone else take charge of the baggage team again, Captain, I'm afraid something will happen!"

Listening to Hamilcar’s reminder, Spartacus looked towards the center of the yard: Maximus was writing and drawing on the wooden boards with limestone while explaining loudly, and the eyes of the surrounding slaves were focused on He listened very seriously...

Seeing that he was silent, Hamilka couldn't help but said: "Spartacus, are you still worried about Maximus because he was forced to inform him before?"

Spartacus shook his head first, and then nodded: "Maximus's performance during this period is enough to win the trust of each of us! But...his whistleblowing did not only make Cross angry. Yu Huai also made some gladiator brothers have objections to him, including Enomui."

"So what, as long as you and I support it at the meeting, Altonix will also support it. Even if Cross and Enomui object, the minority will obey the majority, and Maximus will become the new captain of the baggage train. ."

Spartacus was about to speak when he suddenly heard a chorus of shouts from the courtyard: "Maximus, tell a story! Tell a story!! Tell a story!!!..."

"Okay! Okay!" Maximus smiled and pressed his hands down to signal everyone to quiet down. Sure enough, the shouts disappeared immediately: "You have studied very seriously tonight, then I will continue to tell the story of Troy, okay? Okay?"

"Okay!!!"

Spartacus looked at the thunderous cheers in the courtyard and finally made up his mind and said to Hamilcar: "Then as you said, we will discuss tomorrow and let Maximus take over as the captain of the baggage train. , you come here to manage military affairs. Although we have more people now, most of them lack training. You must quickly take charge of military training, otherwise we may be in trouble when we fight the Roman army!"

"Okay, I will do it as soon as possible." Hamilka responded solemnly, knowing very well the urgency of this matter.

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"Please come in, Maximus, we are all waiting for you." After listening to Spartacus's words, Maximus walked into the room.

Spartacus said bluntly: "After discussion just now, we finally unanimously decided to let you be the captain of the baggage team."

Hearing this, Maximus felt ecstatic: in the past month, his hard work was not in vain after all!

Maximus glanced around the room: Spartacus looked expectantly, Altonix looked enthusiastic, Cross looked cold, and Enomuyi frowned slightly...

Finally, his eyes fell on Hamilcar: the gladiator who had the closest relationship with him was nodding towards him with a smile on his face...

He then suppressed his ecstasy~IndoMTL.com~ and asked with concern: "What about Hamilcar?"

"He will be responsible for managing military affairs and assisting us in rectifying our increasingly large team." Spartacus looked at him and asked seriously: "How is it? Are you confident that you can manage the baggage team well alone?" ?"

"Of course it's no problem!" Maximus replied loudly and confidently, knowing that he couldn't be timid at this time.

"Humph, what's the use of talking nonsense? It will take a while to find out whether it will work." Cross said coldly.

Maximus pretended not to hear the other party's sarcasm.

"The supply of food and other supplies is very important to us, so in the future when we discuss the affairs of the entire team, you must also participate and provide us with the supply situation at any time. Of course, you can also make suggestions to us, and we can work together Discussion, do you understand?"

"Understood!" Maxim couldn't suppress the joy in his heart anymore, and a smile appeared on his face: Now he has become one of the leaders of the uprising team! Although the number of people in charge is the smallest, he is still one of the six giants of the rebel army! ”

During this period, at the suggestion of Spartacus and Hamilka, a meeting of military governors was established to manage the growing team and handle various complicated affairs. The person who controlled the meeting of military chiefs was Spartacus. , Cross, Hamilka, Enomui, and Altonix were the five gladiators who originally led the riot. In addition, when encountering an important matter that affects the life and death of the entire team, a soldier meeting must be held to make a decision.