Rome Must Perish-Chapter 213 - 142 The Brave Segestica Chief Wallis

Maximus moistened his somewhat dry throat with spit and continued, "If we surround the village, the neighboring Segestica Village will definitely send troops for rescue upon getting the news. Will we be able to defeat them by ambushing them on the way?

If we continuously capture two or three Segestica people’s villages, not only will we have a sufficient supply of food, but we will also weaken the strength of the larger Segestica Tribe. By the time they lead their troops to attack us, I wonder if they can still gather an army of over ten thousand people?

As long as we defeat the larger Segestica Tribe, then all the villages and farmlands east of Validosi and along the Kupa River will belong to us. Do we still need to build houses? Do slash-and-burn farming? ..."

Maximus expressed the ideas he had pondered repeatedly after inspecting Validosi as questions, stirring the emotions of everyone present.

Maximus prepared to add the final touch, "We are very close to the Segestica people’s village. Perhaps tomorrow, or the day after, the warriors coming to harass might discover our presence, and by then, we would lose the element of surprise, and the Segestica people would be on alert. We will face continuous battles with them, and whether it is slash-and-burn farming or transforming Validosi, it will definitely not be easy to accomplish!"

The military tent fell silent for a moment.

"Leader, our Second Legion can absolutely go to battle tomorrow, and we are fully confident of defeating the Segestica people!" Torrelugo was the first to declare.

"Our First Legion can also go to battle tomorrow!" Fesaros was a step behind and had to shout loudly.

Immediately following, Camillus, Oluus, and Pequot also expressed their willingness to lead troops to battle.

Flanitnus cautiously reminded, "Leader, it’s easy to start a war with the Segestica people, but how it will end is not something we can decide! Moreover, we cannot predict how the war will progress, so we need more understanding of the Segestica people’s situation to formulate a detailed battle plan." freeweɓnøvel~com

"Karsipengpas is resting in the camp, quickly go and bring him here, so we can ask him." While speaking, Maximus looked at the only officer in the tent who hadn’t responded, "Quintus, what do you think?"

Quintus did not immediately respond not because he opposed starting a war with the Segestica people tomorrow, but because he found Maximus’s tactic of "ambushing the Segestica people" very clever, so he was pondering it carefully. When he heard Maximus’s question, he looked up and confidently responded, "I think the leader is right; we can’t miss the opportunity. We should start a war with the Segestica people tomorrow! And I believe the chances of victory are very high!"

Karsipengpas originally planned to leave after taking Maximus to see Validosi, but Maximus insisted on keeping him for a night, saying it was to thank him for his immense help to the rebel army.

Karsipengpas couldn’t refuse, and he drank a lot of wine that night. When he was awakened, he was a bit drowsy, but upon hearing Maximus say "we will start a war with the Segestica people tomorrow," he was shocked and became alert.

However, he had been a pirate abroad for years and wasn’t very familiar with the Segestica people’s situation, so he volunteered to go to the nearby Aldean Village and bring Budocaribas for everyone to discuss together.

In the silence of the night, the rebel army leaders, who were initially excited by the new regime proposed by Maximus, now began to get busy. A war was brewing...

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The next morning, the Segestica Tribe leader Wallis woke from his sleep and saw a young woman asleep on a wooden chair beside the bed and a bowl of goat milk on a wooden table.

He instantly became furious, got up, and kicked hard with his right foot.

The woman cried out in pain, fell off the chair, and also knocked over the nearby table, spilling the goat milk all over the floor.

"You worthless thing, how dare you fall asleep here? Do you want to die?" Wallis kicked again while shouting harshly.

The woman gritted her teeth, enduring the severe pain, trembling but not daring to make a sound, continuously kowtowing.

Only when her forehead was completely bruised did Wallis shout again, "What are you still dazing around for? Hurry up and bring me another bowl of goat milk!"

Wallis’s shouting was like a pardon to the woman, and she hurriedly ran out of the bedroom.

Wallis put on a simple robe and went into the hall, where the tribe elder, also Wallis’s brother, Clarys, was waiting.

"Clarys, is there anything unusual in the village?" Wallis asked habitually.

"Nothing unusual, the slaves are all well-behaved."

"The wheat harvest is over, but don’t let them be idle, idleness leads to trouble. Assign them more tasks, like repairing the roads... The other day Cabdes complained that our roads are all muddy pits, and it’s easier to take a boat to reach us than walking."

"Okay, I’ll arrange for those slaves to fix the roads properly in a bit." Clarys agreed readily, then added flatteringly, "Brother, today’s weather is perfect for hunting. I saw dozens of deer drinking water across the river this morning."

Wallis was greatly tempted upon hearing this, but he suddenly remembered something and instructed, "Yesterday, the Aldeans actually crossed the river and stood on the hill spying on us, and they were on horseback... Send a team of warriors across the river to carefully check if the Aldeans have any new movements?"

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