In the dense forest, the strange-shaped trees completely block the sunlight from the sky, and the forest is like a giant beast with a bloody mouth, devouring all the creatures that enter it.

But even in such an eerie forest, there are still traces of human activity, for Rome, the primeval forest is already a distant memory, in the course of Rome's development, countless trees have been cut down, the entire Apennine Peninsula has become bare.

When human beings are faced with an unfamiliar environment, they will inevitably feel fear and tremble. Not to mention the danger of hiding enemies in the forests, the bloodthirsty and deadly Germanians, who have been a threat since the time of the Roman Republic.

Neither Caesar, nor Augustus, Octavian, nor the Five Sages ever really solved this problem.

The closest the Romans came to conquering Germania was Augustus Undavian, who sent Varus, who had successfully suppressed the Jews several times, to deal with the new province.

The Germanic peoples were never vanquished, and they soon united, forming alliances one after another of their cannibalistic kindreds.

It ended in the complete defeat of Rome, and the Germans not only expelled Rome from their territory, but also frequently harassed Rome's borders.

The glory of the Celts is gone, and the Romans, who could not really conquer the Germans, are dying, without any intention, and the Germanic peoples, who were suppressed in the primeval forest, are pouring out.

For the forest with excellent concealment effect, it is also the residence of the heroes of the green forest, and Ye Feng's entire cavalry squad is stationed in it.

Juventus, who was brought into the camp by Ye Feng, was looking at everything in front of him with a look of astonishment.

Juventus said: "You know what? You're probably the most powerful force in the neighborhood, sixty cavalry, my gosh, it looks like more, are you really just a mercenary captain? Many small Germanic tribes would not have had so many horses. ”

Ye Feng smiled and said: "It's just that these are far from enough, but I don't plan to confront these Germans head-on, that's the matter of the legion, isn't it?" ”

Juventus laughed: "It's the same as I thought, but it's enough, it's too good. Come to think of it, the Roman legions were losing ground and it was difficult for them to hold on to their territory, let alone invade the Germanic peoples.

If we suddenly appeared, we would continue to fight these Germanic peoples, and even enter their territory.

Can you imagine how exciting this is? ”

Ye Feng clearly knew that sometimes prestige can be exchanged for money, and it can also be exchanged for the army. You don't even have to pay any gold coins, and people will follow you.

Because they know that you can bring them more, more wealth, more glory.

Juventus said to Ye Feng: "Although I don't have money or legions now, I have the letter of appointment from the city of Rome, as well as the recognition of Rome, and of course, the most important thing is that I have combat experience and happy cooperation." ”

Under the leadership of Juventus, Ye Feng and his cavalry squad entered the nearest town, although they encountered a little trouble at the city gate, but when Juventus showed his appointment letter, the town guards at the gate bowed their heads respectfully, and in this way, Ye Feng and his cavalry squad kicked up dust and entered the small town, and it didn't take long for the local governor who got the news to come out to greet him.

The face of the local mayor is not very good-looking, and his spirit is also very sluggish, I don't know if he is hollowed out by the wine or annoyed by the daily things of the fish, the mayor is not the big poop that Ye Feng imagined, but thin like a monkey, he is a little anxious, Ye Feng guessed, probably because the Germans are more and more frequent attacks.

The mayor of the town talked to Juventus for a while, and his blue and purple face was now the color of pig liver, and he was even a little angry, so that he completely forgot about his superiority and humility. He yelled at Juventus: "You damn bastard, have you embezzled all your military pay?" Or did you sell all their equipment? I can't imagine that there are only so many people, less than 10,000 people, oh my God! Maybe I should have killed myself sooner rather than have been made into minced meat by those Germanic people.

The mayor didn't expect that the so-called captain of the legion only brought a team of 1,000 people over, and Juventus's heart was not good. He turned out to be only one person, and if he hadn't met Ye Feng on the way, he wouldn't even have one person, except for himself.

Juventus also angrily said: "Hey, you know what you're talking about! Do you think I want to come to this hellish place? I don't have a single one, they told me there was a whole legion here waiting for me to receive, and now what? Damn, it's just that I figured out how to find these people myself, how do you want to be a jerk. ”

The mayor was completely frightened by Juventus's words, and he immediately collapsed, sat on the ground with his buttocks on the ground, and stared blankly at the sky. Mouth muttered: "Bastards we have been abandoned, no legions, no reinforcements. Man, you're right, this place has become a penal colony, and only barbarians, robbers, will come to this place. But I can't go, you know? Do you know?

I've been living here for a long time, do you know Connor? ”

The mayor's eyes became a little misty, and he continued to muttered to himself:

"Connor is a lovely little girl, she's smart, she's really smart, she's been weird since she was a kid. You know, the northerners have been harassing the border, since my grandfather's time, my grandfather's grandfather, my grandfather's grandfather's grandfather's grandfather. But this time it's different, it's really different, we're all going to die.

Hey"

At this time, the mayor suddenly came to his senses, and he climbed to Juventus's feet, holding Juventus' thighs and saying:

"Can you take Kangle away? She has been lonely since her mother's death, and I don't want her to suffer more misfortunes, for God's sake, how far and as far as she can go to the south."

Ye Feng was a little embarrassed that a man was still a man with social status, and he would cry like a child when he encountered insurmountable difficulties.

But this is the war, Ye Feng has seen a lot, so he doesn't have too much emotion. From the moment he saw the mayor, he followed Juventus with a blank face, but when he saw this father crying and shouting, he couldn't help but stop.

Ye Feng said in his broken Roman language:

"Hey, wait, we didn't say we're leaving."

The mayor glanced at the cold Ye Feng and said in surprise:

"Are you crazy? If you want to make money, all I can tell you is that this is not for you, you know what you're talking about? A thousand people, even ten times more, is not enough. ”

"But I think you misunderstood me."

Ye Feng glanced at Juventus, he knew that Juventus deliberately exaggerated the number of troops in order to appease the mayor.

But he decided to tell the mayor the truth anyway, because sooner or later he would know that he didn't want the mayor to expect too much from them. He would even belittle the strength of this army, otherwise how could it reflect his superb war talents. That's amazing.

He said earnestly to the mayor:

"You listen carefully, there are only a few dozen of us, they were just ordinary people before, they have never been to the battlefield, but I tell you that they are willing to fight, look at you, you are always looking for help from others. There are still a lot of people, a lot of men, can't they even pick up their weapons? Don't cry here, if you really care about Connor, you stand up for me, go organize the soldiers, go motivate the citizens to stay here, it's useless to cry. ”

The mayor of the town got up violently, his face was still a little red, he stared at Ye Feng fiercely, trying to make his voice fierce, and said:

"I haven't had your turn to teach you a lesson, but you're right, you stranger, we don't need legions from the city of Rome, we've always been on our own. But starting today, we and Rome are also cut off, and they don't expect to squeeze a little oil and water out of here anyway. ”

On the contrary, Ye Feng was a little surprised.

The mayor looked at Ye Feng with some surprise, and said indifferently:

"Haha, it's not because you said something, Rome is more trouble than help for us right now. Ha, those nobles did something wrong, but we have to bear it. Do you know?

We didn't get anything out of this war, the nobles insulted the northerners, and that's why they hated Rome so much, not just because Rome was rich. ”

Ye Feng stationed the cavalry in the town, and he and his soldiers could finally sleep peacefully and did not have to sleep in the wilderness. The mayor of the town reacted quickly, and he and Juventus urgently convened a citizens' assembly.

Juventus laughed at the time and said:

"The citizens' assembly is a very distant term, and there has not been such a meeting since the beginning of the imperial era in Rome."

The mayor of the town stood on the high platform of the giant and said in an impassioned voice:

"Citizens, this is the most dangerous time here, your land, your property, and more importantly, your beloved family members are under serious threat.

The Germanic people of the north, who were pressing on the legions promised by the patriarchs, have not arrived, and I regret to say that we are now alone.

Okay, let's vote, how many people are willing to support the struggle against the Germans, the black cross means rejection, the white cross means agree.

If you think about it, cast your own vote. ”

The whole vote went on all day, accompanied by quarrels, but in the end it was the white cross that far outnumbered the black cross.

Ye Feng's palms were still sweating.

After setting the basic tone, the mayor sent out a signal corps in the hope of contacting nearby municipalities in the hope of uniting against the invaders.

After the mayor took care of the basic affairs, he found Juventus and Ye Feng. Some sorrowfully said:

"That's not enough, they used to be farmers or craftsmen or other professions. But they haven't been on the battlefield, and we're seriously short of weapons. I can do it all, and now it's up to you, honorable gentlemen. ”

The mayor didn't think in his heart that they could defeat the northerners, and even the professional legions were defeated. Not to mention these ordinary people, but he wants to try, he really can't bear this town.

As for the signal corps sent out, he knew that no one would resist the northerners. Coalition? He didn't think that the cowards around him would dare to fight the fierce, bloodthirsty barbarians, but he still had some luck in his heart. He hopes that those who have been sleek, who have succumbed to reality, still have a trace of blood in their hearts, even if they look like fools.