Starbuck and Dicklon's first goal was clear - to gather as many slave gladiators as possible in the shortest possible time.

Easier said than done.

Not all slave gladiators are willing to be subordinate, especially some ambitious people, along the way, they gathered a lot of slave gladiators, but also encountered several waves of fishing in troubled waters, relying on their influence to gather a lot of slave gladiators, self-respect, and ignore Starbuck and Dicron.

The two champion knights didn't even think about it, like two wild humanoid tanks, they rushed into the middle of them, and directly knocked off their general's head.

In this kind of situation where the army is not more than a thousand, shouting with the champion knights, especially the two champion knights, is simply self-defeating.

Without the leader, it was only natural that the slave gladiators would be a mess and join the two champion knights.

They were originally put together improvised, and most of them had the idea of forming a group to protect themselves, and they had no feelings for the original general, and there was little difference between who they followed.

What's more, there are two well-known champion knights opposite, and they are obviously more promising with them.

In the evening, Starbuck and Dicron reunited again, and the team led by the two of them snowballed to 20,000 people, and they followed them, large and small generals, and there were also fifty or sixty people.

These people showed their excellent organizational skills in the chaos, and before they met Starbuck and Dicklon, they had already gathered a few people around them, ranging from seventy or eighty to two or three hundred.

Compared with those unruly people, they are all people with eyes, and when they see Starbuck or Dickron, they don't say a word, they bow their heads, and call themselves generals.

For such people, Starbuck and Dicron will pay the greatest attention, after all, what they have to do is a big thing, and there is no way to accomplish it with only one or two people, these people have already shown their abilities, and the ready-made backbone of the army naturally needs to be more encircled.

Their men are still under their leadership, and they will be reorganized when they have the opportunity to do so later.

The benefits of this are obvious, even though the number of people has skyrocketed by a hundredfold, their administrative workload has not increased much.

However, there is also a hidden danger, that is, to form a group.

Many people usually have a special sense of belonging to the first group they joined, and if they broke up at the beginning, the whole group led by Starbuck and Dicron was their first group, but they didn't do it, and still let the original general take it.

In such a large group, there are still small groups, and these small generals usually have their own selfish intentions, and if there are any good things or good things, they can naturally fish for their own small groups, which will further strengthen the internal cohesion of the small groups.

Nothing can be seen in a short time, but after a long time, the problem will be big, and the entire army of slave gladiator rebels will turn into a huge rag - a rag made up of small groups of colors, which can easily tear if you are not careful.

Starbuck and Dicron were obviously not so far-sighted, or rather, even if they were aware, there was nothing they could do.

After all, there isn't that much time for them to waste right now.

"Judging from the reaction of the city defense army, even if the Grand Duke of Borg is not dead, he is seriously injured, this is a great opportunity for us to take down the Feron Castle in one go, the armaments and food stored in it are enough for us to use for half a year, and then we will have a lot more space to choose from. ”

"Faeron Castle has been in operation for many years, there are nearly a thousand elite soldiers stationed in it, and the city defense army has been assembled, once we are stuck by the castle, the city defense army will attack from behind, you won't expect our group of rabble that has not been reorganized to fight the city defense army head-on, right? Although the equipment and training of the city defense army are far worse than the regular army, it is a hundred times stronger than our group of teams that can't even handle weapons. ”

"Don't look down on yourself so much, although our composition is a little mixed, and the conditions are indeed more difficult, but in terms of numbers, we have an absolute advantage, not to mention that we still have gladiators as the main force, it's really not good, let's eat the city defense army first, arm ourselves with their equipment, and then attack Faeron Castle. ”

"There is not so much time! If we delay here for one more day, the situation will be dangerous, once we collide with the regular army, even if our number is doubled, it will be easy to collapse, and the most important thing for us now is not to ascend to the sky in one step, but to find a stronghold for internal rectification. ”

"There will be no time for rectification, it won't take a few days, the regular army of the entire army will be like a mad dog to chase and intercept us, don't be delusional to fight with the regular army to fight the elite level, how many years of training people have, how much military spending to raise it, even if we carry out a year and a half of reorganization, we are not the opponent of the other party. ”

"I don't deny the combat effectiveness of the gladiator brothers, but we have had encounters with the city defense army before, and the city defense army of one squadron has suppressed hundreds of our people and retreated, and at that time, there were many knight-level masters among us, and we couldn't show it at all, so we should give full play to our greatest advantage. ”

"What is our greatest advantage? The number of people! The two adults just climbed the heights and shouted, and nearly 20,000 people gathered in a city, which shows how unpopular Grand Duke Borg is for so many years of rampant conquest, and there are not 100 cities of all sizes under the leadership of the Manyu army, but also 80, let's sweep through them one by one, and expand the military strength tenfold, absolutely no problem. ”

"When we have hundreds of thousands of troops, even the regular army of the military leader will have to retreat when they see us, and it will not be too late for us to consider taking root and reorganizing the elite. ”

"If we really do what you say, won't we become rogues?"

"What's wrong with the rogue? As long as we can achieve the final success, do we care about whether this reputation is or not? Anyway, in the eyes of those noble lords, we are worthless slaves and rioters! If we can win, who cares about the process, we can say whatever we want, if we fail, do you still expect those noble lords to say a few words to us in history?"

"We can't care about reputation at all, we still need more people to join us, if it is rumored everywhere that we are rogues, what will those who don't know think? How can they take the initiative to join us?"

"The rogue represents no foundation, and once he fails, he will not have a chance to start over, so he must be carefully considered. ”

"If you don't want to be a rogue, can't you be a lord? Even if you are given a fortress, are you sure that you can defend it from the large-scale counterattack of the entire military leader? If you can't defend it, it's not a hundred? Like a rogue, being in constant activity is our biggest way out. ”

Starbuck and Dicron were among them, entrenched in the private mansion of a nobleman.

Originally, the owner didn't know if he had escaped or had unfortunately been killed, and when they settled in, they looked like they had been looted by thieves, and none of them gasped.

The hall became a temporary council room, except for Starbuck and Dicklon, as well as a few generals with more than three hundred troops in their hands, most of them could only stand, but the temporary team was not so particular.

One by one, they fought for red faces and talked about their future direction.

Their origins determine the height of their view of the world, most of them are slave gladiators, they grew up in slave training camps from childhood to adulthood, they don't know a single word, they spend 90% of their lives on the road of training and training, and most of them can gather a bunch of people, relying on force, not wisdom.

This part of the people just made up the number of people, and when they entered the temporary conference room, they became dumb, and at most they echoed and echoed the remarks of some people.

The real ones who gave advice were those who had the privilege of having a lot of contact with the outside world, although they were not necessarily very clever, after all, they had a certain sense of the big picture.

In the end, two points of view prevailed.

One is to take advantage of the strength of the army, the regular army led by the army has no time to react, and in one fell swoop, the city defense army of Solo City was defeated, and the castle of Faeron was captured.

The reason is very good, Faren Castle is the root of the Faren family, it has been in business for many years, and it has hoarded a lot of materials and wealth, once it is taken here, it can equip the entire team, and the entire Solo City is under their rule, taking advantage of the situation to expand to the periphery, and it will not take a month or two to be able to sit large.

There were many people who supported this approach, especially the ruffian-born generals, who followed the rebellion not for oppression and justice, but purely for money.

In their eyes, Faeron Castle is the biggest treasure cave, as long as they capture this place, they make a lot of money, and the success or failure of the slave gladiator rebel army, they don't care, success is the best, they will be prosperous and rich together, if they fail, they also have a fortune to press the bottom of the box, so that they have the opportunity to change their faces and start again.

Most of the opponents are those who are more knowledgeable and take a long-term view.

They thought that the first method was terrible, and if nothing else, it was still a question of whether they could gnaw on the hard bone of Feren Castle.

The Faren family has been running the Faren Castle for hundreds of years, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, which can be seen by anyone with a discerning eye.

A long and narrow mountain road limits their numerical advantage, and the number of troops thrown into the siege will not exceed 1,000 at a time, and the number of people is piled up, that is, to deliver food to the trebuchets and ballistas on the city, without the numerical advantage, it is very difficult to capture a castle that has been prepared for a long time.

What's more, the 20,000 people they are sitting on now are not all slave gladiators, they can account for one-fifth of them at most, and the rest are slaves from Solo City and low-level people who are dissatisfied with their current life, some are ruffians who want to take advantage of the opportunity, and even some are small citizens who have been coerced in.

There are men, women, and children, and if they want to be as mixed, they will be as mixed as they are, and their combat effectiveness can be imagined.

These people tend to be rogues and develop themselves in the movement, and the slave gladiators and slaves of the Manyurd army are their best source of soldiers, and they will snowball and grow and eventually become a torrent that will drown the entire Manyu army.

However, the disadvantages of this are also obvious, there is no logistical supply, completely relying on robbery along the way, once they are frustrated in attacking a city castle, they will face the dilemma of logistics supply shortage, and after a long time, it is inevitable that they will fall apart.

As the scale grows, so does the pressure on logistical supplies, and when the entire Manyu army has nothing to rob, what should they do?

Both methods have their pros and cons, and neither can convince anyone, so they can only kick the ball to Starbuck and Dicklon.

"Let's ask the two generals to decide, no matter what decision they make, I will obey them unconditionally. ”

"That's right, let's listen to the opinions of the two generals, after all, the uprising was started by them, and they can't have any preparations, right?"

"I also strongly support the decisions of the two generals. ”

Everyone's eyes fell on Starbuck and Dicron again, and Dicklon's eyes fell on Starbuck, the other party was the initiator of this matter, he was only passively brought in, even if there was any aftermath, it was from him.

What can I do?

Starbuck complained in his heart, before this, although he was ambitious and thought that the success rate was very high, but in his estimate, it would be great to be able to pull up a team of three or five thousand people.

In that case, they have no second way to go, and they will be able to escape the counterattack of the city defense army and become rogues, even if they succeed.

Then they should take the path of the second situation, by attacking the city to get more supplies and soldiers, and grow bigger little by little.

But he didn't expect the city defense army of Solo City to be so inactive, and the results of the expected month were obtained in just one day's efforts, although it was a good thing, but it also caught him off guard.

More than 20,000 people represent 20,000 mouths, if they are dealt with, they are their own soldiers, and if they are not handled well, they are their own enemies, and if they are hungry, they will eat him first.

However, Starbuck knew very well that he must not show his bottom at this moment, otherwise his reputation would be dealt a fatal blow.

"There is some truth to both approaches, but neither is comprehensive and neither is desirable. We have just gathered, we are not suitable for a tough battle, although victory will greatly boost morale, but defeat will easily fall apart!"

Starbuck was born in the aristocracy, received a relatively systematic education and learning since childhood, and his strategic vision was higher than that of everyone present, and he saw things more deeply.

"The most important thing for us now is to obtain the first amount of military supplies, only with enough military supplies, can we advance and attack, and retreat far away. ”

Starbuck also apparently had aristocratic vices, although he was reasonable, but he did not really make a real determination, and neither side was offended, so they listened to it again and again.

"General Starbuck is worthy of being a knight, and he is more thoughtful than us, we should really make it easier and then more difficult, and build enough self-confidence to do it, Solo City is so big, those greedy nobles say no more, say less and a lot, why do we just stare at Faeron Castle? Just find a few, the food and money looted are enough for us to use for a few months. ”

"That's right, that's right, I know where there is a granary, a hereditary baron with a fief, and the grain piled up in it is recorded in ten thousand bags, in order to hoard supplies, and when the spring grain shortage begins, so as to make a lot of money. ”

"I know of a hereditary viscount's blacksmith shop, which must be stocked with enough weapons to equip a hundred-man team. ”

"I know ......"

"I know ......"

Starbuck's words undoubtedly opened another window and mobilized everyone, many of whom were eager to share what they had, including those who had been in the shape of a saw-billed gourd.

Obviously, before this, they also had their own plans, but after encountering Starbuck and Dicklon, the plan ran aground.