The more people respect things outside the law, the less respect they leave for the law itself. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

- Cesare Beccaria (Italian economist, jurist and penal reformer)

Bazel and Eggers, who led their captives back to Rome, brought their entire army back to Rome, and the great Vitus tribe was now completely devoid of any Roman troops.

It's not that Bai Feng believes that the people of the original Werther tribe will not betray Rome, but he knows that the Werther tribe has lost the capital to resist; more than 150,000 soldiers have died in battle, plus 200,000 soldiers have been captured, how many young people in the Werther tribe can afford to hold weapons?

The loss of 350,000 warriors made the Werther tribe, with a total population of less than 2 million, lose almost half of their young men, and they no longer had the strength to resist the rule of Rome.

The armies of Nabazani and Assam suffered heavy casualties, and the cavalry was forcibly returned to the city of Rome by White Peak, and the benefits of victory were handed over to Queen Boudicca, and Nabazani and Assam, who had nothing, became the biggest losers in this battle.

Fortunately, when they were allowed to lead the army back to the Aceni Kingdom, out of the sake of appeasement, Eggers, with Bai Feng's consent, randomly transferred a group of warriors from the prisoners of war of the Werther tribe and supplemented them with Nabazani and Assam.

With this batch of hard-won additions, Nabazani's First Army and Assamese's Second Army have finally restored their original size of 10,000 men, which can be regarded as Bai Feng's mercy, otherwise Eggers' suggestion would not have been allowed by Bai Feng.

On the day he returned to Rome, the tired Bai Feng did not have time to rest, so he began to settle a large number of prisoners and soldiers who had returned from a tragic victory, and the six Tuntian legions, which did not need to work in agriculture for the time being, were also transferred back to Rome City by Bai Feng's arrangements in advance.

After all, there were nearly 200,000 prisoners of war from the Vitus tribe near the city of Rome, and the city itself was at an absolute disadvantage in terms of numbers.

With 50,000 well-equipped soldiers of the Tuntian Legion, plus tens of thousands of elite divisions of the field legion, the unarmed captives of the Werther tribe have no possibility of rebellion, and even if they want to resist, they do not have the strength to resist.

In fact, the prisoners of war of the Werther tribe had no idea of rebellion, and in their opinion, their family's camp was already under the control of the city of Rome, and who would dare to gamble with their family's lives.

On the evening of returning to Rome, after settling the prisoners and tired soldiers, Bai Feng held a military meeting attended by generals of the rank of legion commander in his governor's residence;

"Arrest Upton, the leader of the Lion Legion!"

As soon as this order was given, Maxi, who had been prepared for a long time, immediately led four sturdy Germanic berserkers into the conference room, and pushed the shocked Upton to the ground and tied him with ropes.

"Governor, I am a meritorious man for the city of Rome! You cannot arrest me for one of my defeat......s!

The sharp pain in his arm finally brought an excited Upton from the shock, his face was full of hideous desire to break free from the shackles of the berserker, and he kept begging Bai Feng for mercy, hoping that Bai Feng could forgive himself for his past merits.

Unfortunately, before he could finish his words, the impatient Maxi shoved a rag into his mouth, how could Upton, who was just a low-level great swordsman, break free from the suppression of four berserkers who were stronger than him?

The Germanic berserker, whose initial strength was only equivalent to that of a high-level swordsman, was successfully promoted to a fifth-level class in the war against the Essini Kingdom, which was equivalent to the existence of a great swordsman, and his combat effectiveness was stronger than that of an ordinary great swordsman!

"Commander Upton was indeed a meritorious man of our Roman city, but his merit is a demerit, and his pride in the war against the Vitte tribe caused more than 10,000 soldiers of the Lion Legion to shed blood on the battlefield, and he must be held accountable for his actions!"

"Governor, I don't think a scum like Upton needs to be imprisoned at all, it's just a waste of our precious food, it's better to just drag it out and kill it, and apologize to those soldiers who died in vain!"

Glancing at the legionnaires with different faces, Bai Feng, who didn't want to say more, still explained; as soon as Bai Feng's words fell, the impulsive Antio suggested to Bai Feng with a look of indignation that he kill Upton directly.

None of the legionnaires here did not know that the most trusted generals in Rome were Licinius, the commander of the First Legion, and Antio, the commander of the Second Legion.

Although the commanders did not understand why the Governor, who had always been more lenient with his generals, wanted to kill Upton this time, this did not affect the fact that everyone was sorry for the already unpopular Upton, followed by Palmer.

The commander of the First Tuntian Legion was showing his loyalty to Bai Feng with his actual actions, and soon, the commanders of the Tuntian Legion and the commanders of the Field Legion also stood up to express their positions to Bai Feng in turn.

The only legion commander who did not approve of Upton's direct execution was the commander of the Dragon Legion, Bronno, however, he did not intercede for Upton, but only suggested that Bai Feng be tried first and then dealt with. In any case, Upton was also the most powerful legion commander in Rome.

After careful consideration, Bai Feng, who was moved in his heart, agreed to Bronno's suggestion and asked Maxi to put Upton in a cell to guard, and the generals who originally supported the immediate execution of Upton offered Bai Feng words such as tolerance and mercy at this time.

Dealing with Upton, who had no power to resist, was just a prelude to tonight's meeting, and the real content of the meeting was still to come; after stretching out his hand to signal the legion commanders who were still gossiping not to speak, Bai Feng spoke again:

"The main purpose of this meeting that I have summoned you to-night is to discuss with you how to dispose of the 200,000 captives of the Werther tribe, and how to replenish the losses of the various legions.

As I don't have any practical options to choose from, each one of you can feel free to speak your mind, and perhaps your idea is the best solution to the two problems of our city of Rome!"

Bai Feng looked at the generals present with encouraging eyes, hoping that they could give him advice, but unfortunately, all the legion commanders frowned, just thinking hard about a suitable solution, and no one took the initiative to stand up and propose a plan.

The first general to raise his head was Bai Feng's high hopes for Eggers, and before Eggers could open his mouth to propose a plan, Bronno opposite him also looked up at Bai Feng, and then Bronno and Eggers' eyes involuntarily looked at each other.