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In the first ten days of July, the ten Roman auxiliaries needed for the two core legions of Rome were recruited, and with the addition of these ten Roman auxiliaries, the expedition of Licinius and Antio was put on the agenda.

As early as June, when the grain was harvested, the grain from the storehouses of Rome was transported to two permanent barracks near the border of the Vitte tribes, and this grain was more than just the rations for the Roman army.

Although the Werther tribe in the south is one of the most powerful overlord tribes in the eastern region, this cannot fundamentally change the limitation of the Werther tribe as a barbarian tribe, that is, the food problem of the Werther tribe.

The Werther tribe, with a total population of more than 1.7 million, ruled by the Cangluo River divided in two, and even so, the Hedong region east of the Cangluo River and the Hexi region west of the Cangluo River remained inhabited.

According to the intelligence sent back by the ghosts of the battlefield, the population of the Hexi region of the Werther tribe alone is divided into more than 40 settlements, large and small, and the population of each settlement is no more than 100,000 and at least 10,000.

This method of settlement can indeed greatly alleviate the food pressure caused by the overpopulation of the Werther tribe, and reducing the food pressure by dispersing the population is also a common strategy adopted by all powerful barbarian tribes.

Therefore, the so-called overlord tribes in the eastern region are not so much powerful tribes as they are alliances formed by the joint efforts of branch tribes, which is also the reason why the loose alliance of the Eastern Alliance has been able to rise rapidly.

What Bai Feng wants to do now is to quickly annihilate the main army of the Werther tribe with the power of lightning and lightning in disguise, and then use the food as a big killing weapon to conquer the barbarian people of the Werther tribe and make them willingly submit to the city of Rome.

After all, the war between the two forces is only a game between the upper rulers, and the ordinary people who live at the bottom will not swear allegiance to a certain ruler, but will become the champions of the city as long as the city can give them benefits.

The more than 100,000 barbarian people under the command of Queen Boudicca are the most typical examples, who were once loyal to Queen Boudicca, but quickly became staunch supporters of the city of Rome under the food strategy of the city.

As a ruler, you have to pay enough to make the ordinary people who are ruled get enough benefits for them to unswervingly support your rule.

In all fairness, the city of Rome under Bai Feng's rule gave the ordinary people a very rich life, especially for the barbarian people who were accustomed to living frugally and without food, life under the rule of Rome was like heaven on earth.

It is precisely because of the dedication of Bai Feng and the city of Rome that the ratio of soldiers to the people of Rome can be realized, and the barbarian people, in their own unique way, selflessly support the rule of Bai Feng and the city of Rome.

From the initial unruly vanquished people, to the later calm acceptance of rule, and then to the unwavering support of the rule at this time, the key to the realization of this goal in the city of Rome is not Bai Feng's love for the people, but real dedication.

If there is anything that can be used to quickly win the trust of the barbarian people, then food resources will be the most direct and effective way, and Bai Feng, who is familiar with the current situation of the various barbarian tribes in the eastern region, wants to use food to complete the conquest of the Werther tribe in the city of Rome this time.

The military assault was only a means used by Bai Feng to eliminate the ruling class of the Werther tribe, and as long as the original ruling class of the Werther tribe was eliminated, the people of the Werther tribe would be temporarily divided and leaderless.

At this time, the city of Rome, which has countless grains in hand, will naturally become the victor in the conquest of the people of the Werther tribe, and if nothing happens in the process of implementation, the huge Werther tribe will be eaten and swallowed up by the city in a few months at most.

According to the plan formulated by Bai Feng and Vipsani, once the Roman city has effectively annihilated the main army of the Vitte tribe militarily, the food strategy that follows will completely cut off the counterattack and struggle of the Virtus tribe.

When the dust settles, the total population of the former Wetus tribe will remain at about 1.5 million, and the city of Rome will have four new settlements in the east of the river and eight new settlements in the west of the river to settle these people.

Among the twelve newly built settlement towns, two towns in the Hedong area will be built along the main stream of the Cangluo River, two towns in the Hedong area will be built along the main stream of the Cangluo River, and two towns will be built along the left tributaries of the Cangluo River.

In this way, six of the 12 newly settled towns of the original Werther tribe will be built along the Cangluo River, and these six towns will naturally correspondingly open up the Tuntian area, and six new Tuntian regiments will be formed to carry out the Tuntian mission.

Thinking of the matter of building six new Tuntian legions, Bai Feng had to have another headache, that is, the size of the Tuntian legions; the Tuntian legions in Roman City were not simply used for the Tuntian army, but were also a supplementary force for the field legions.

At present, among the six tuntian legions owned by the city of Rome, the first five tuntian legions all had 8,000 soldiers, and the largest sixth tuntian legion had 10,000 soldiers; coupled with Leonidas's strict training, its combat effectiveness was quite good.

The large size of the Tuntian legion strengthened the supplementary strength of the field army of Rome on the one hand, and reduced the standing forces available to Rome on the other hand, and dispersed the offensive forces available to Rome.

This was also the disadvantage of the fact that Rome had only six tuntian legions, and in the future the number of tuntian legions in Rome was expanded to twelve, and if each tuntian legion maintained the size of 8,000 soldiers, it would be nearly 100,000 soldiers.

If this development continues, the value of the existence of the Tuntian Legion will become more and more biased towards the disadvantages of the Tuntian Legion more and more than good; in order to reduce the disadvantages of the Tuntian Legion as much as possible, Bai Feng already has the idea of reducing the size of the Tuntian Legion in his heart.

However, Bai Feng still has to think carefully about the specific downsizing measures and the timing of their implementation, and judging from the current situation, at least until the issue of the Witt tribe is resolved, this matter will not be put on the agenda for the time being.

Moreover, the matter of downsizing the Tuntian Legion will also involve the interests of many people, which also requires Bai Feng to negotiate with the generals of Rome City to obtain their full support.

The reason why Bai Feng needs the generals of Rome City to support his decision is not because he does not have the courage and strength to make a decision, but because he does not want any disharmony within Rome City;