Flames spread across the village behind him, and Crane lifted the wounded old man to the ground in one hand, and held a short sword in the other, holding the tip of the sword against the old man's throat. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Tell me, where is your leader!"

“****”

In the face of the bloody threat of the centurion of the Roman legion, the barbarian elder was still neither humble nor arrogant, he would rather die than give in, he was old, wounded, and could no longer compete with the Romans, but he would not be a traitor to the tribe. He could only curse in the language of his own tribe and angrily curse the arrogant Roman officer in front of him. Charred blood flowed down his forehead, revealing the iron-clad warrior nature of this nation.

"Damn it, go see your gods."

Unable to get any useful information from the Barbarian Elder, Crane became agitated, and then shoved the short sword in his hand into the Germanic Elder's throat. Suddenly, blood splattered all over the face of the chief centurion. Annoyed, Crane licked the blood stains on the side of his mouth, and spat on the bloodied Elder German.

The Sixth Legion had not gained anything for two months since it had penetrated into the North Germanic Forest, and from time to time it was heard that the convoys had been wiped out, and the Romans could not have sent a whole brigade to protect the convoys, so that the grain and grass would have been almost consumed by the soldiers on the way before they reached the front station.

Appis then ordered Klein to disperse the legions, one of six battalions of men each in a thousand men, and to burn all the rebellious Germanic tribe villages. It is not believed how long these Germanic people will be able to hide in the forest, and when winter comes, they will have to come out of the forest, which is the worst that Apis could do.

However, the recent development of the war has achieved some phased victories and progress, and about a dozen tribesmen have confessed under the torture of the legion, and Crane has followed these clues to gradually uncover the truth of the matter, to find the elusive barbarian female chief. Moreover, in Klein's opinion, the female leader of this tribe is the matriarch Leonie who almost cornered Apis back then.

Behind them, the Germanic villages were ablaze, and the barbarian children who were only under the wheels were loaded into wagons and transported to the military camps of the Roman world, ready to be trained to become the next generation of Roman legion warriors. And all the barbarian children, men, women, and children, who were taller than the wheels of a chariot, became the trophies of Roman slaves, soldiers, and officers......

……

"Six hundred thousand."

"No, two hundred thousand. Leonie is only worth 200,000. ”

While the Black Hawk Legion was divided into several search teams to go out to find the leader of the Germanic guerrillas, Appis sat comfortably in his office in his camp, receiving the Germanic "emissaries" who had come from afar.

"The general of Rome, Leonec, our patriarch, and two hundred thousand assets are not enough for us to risk this matter. You should know that Leonie is very vigilant, she is as nimble and cunning as a bobcat. If we fail, we'll be skinned alive by her! ”

Below, the Germans began to protest in frustration. They came from afar and took great risks to negotiate with Appis, but they did not expect that the Roman general would lower the price of the negotiations by two-thirds as soon as they met. This huge gap made the Germanic people present uneasy.

"Just 200,000. If it's acceptable, we'll make a deal, if it's not acceptable, you can leave now. Let me tell you the truth, my legion has divided into several brigades to hunt down your stubborn chief. It won't be long, and even if she doesn't surrender, at most in winter, Leonie and her men will be forced out of the forest due to a lack of food. In other words, even without your help, I can wait a few months at most to capture her alive. And in the past few months, my legion has consumed far less than 600,000 dinars, right? Also, you should think about it, do you have any other choice but to cooperate with me and agree to my request? Don't forget, Burda has been defeated by me, and the Suebi tribe no longer exists. You could have lived to settle in the land I have given you, to submit to Roman rule, or to sail to northern Britain, but your proud patriarch Leonie would not have taken the lives of her people rather than live in Roman peace. You go back as soon as possible and take her down, so that your people will shed less blood, you know, the defeated and the surrendered are treated differently, the defeated will become slaves of Rome, and those who surrender will become free people. Think about it, my friends from afar. ”

The Germanic envoys below were uneasy, and even a little annoyed, because of the collapse of the price talks, but after hearing what Appis said, they felt that there was some reason. They exchanged heads and discussed on the spot in their own tribal language.

It was a long time before the representative of the Germanic emissary stood up and said-

"Okay, two hundred thousand, deal. But we have a request, we have to pay this property first, and we will do it. ”

"No, catch Leonie first, and I'll give you this money."

In the face of the aggressive momentum of the Germanic Sugangbri, Appis sat expressionlessly and stared at the ragged barbarian warriors in front of him. It's just a few simple words, but it overwhelms the other party in momentum.

Yes, the Sugambri people have no choice, and there is no point in resisting. Going against the trend of the times, just using the mantis arm as a car, useless, and in the end it will only take your life in vain. Appis's strength was justified, and these Germanic people, not to mention 200,000 dinars, even 20,000 dinars, had to do it, because once their patriarch Leonie was defeated, they would become a defeated people with no status, enslaved by the Romans forever. With this money, they can set up a residence for themselves in the city of the Romans, and they can also do some small business with the Romans, and live a much richer life than they do now.

"Okay, okay. General, I promised, but when it is done, you have to fulfill your promise! ”

The Germanic representative roared. Showed extremely aggrieved dissatisfaction.

"We will keep our promises."

Appis replied with a smile faintly.

……

"Apis, damn it, those barbarians are too cunning, and their military reports are all fake. My men went deep into that jungle and there was nothing there. Only the rotting bodies of our dead warriors, crawling with maggots and flies. Damn it! I have put them all to death for those barbarians who lied about their information. ”

A few days later, the 2nd Brigade of the Black Hawk Legion, which had gone deep into the forest, returned in disgrace. Not only did he not track down the location of the main force and chief of the Sugangbri people, but he also touched a nose and was teased by the barbarians, and Crane was resentful.

"Don't worry, someone else who you can't find is someone else looking for me, and in a week's time, this rebellion will end in a farce."

Appis said with a smile as he put his hand on Klein's shoulder.