The camp of the hundreds, after the fierce battle, was full of corpses of all kinds, barbarians, Romans, and some unlucky slaves. The rest of the pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info began to clean up the corpses lying in the camp, no matter what, they still have to spend the night here tonight, replenish their spirits, and then continue on the road tomorrow.

This was the case during the war years, when the Roman soldiers, who were still boasting about how to enjoy life after the war, were now bloody corpses on the ground.

"Appis."

After the centurion had counted the number of people in the group, he went over and found Appis.

Maybe it was in this bitter battle just past, Apis showed amazing combat effectiveness, maybe it was a critical moment, blocking a knife for this Roman centurion, in short, the current centurion Quintus's attitude towards Apis is no longer as rough as before, but with a hint of respect. But Quintus is actually psychologically contradictory, because this gladiator named Apis is a slave after all, and he wants to speak to a slave on an equal footing, which is obviously very difficult for this centurion, but this gladiator has just saved his own life, and it is even equivalent to saving the whole team, and the credit is undeniable.

"At your command, Centurion."

Apis stood before the Roman centurion, ready to hand over his weapon, the Celtic sword stained with the blood of the Gauls.

"Slave, I didn't want to say anything to you, but your performance today does show the bravery and tenacity of a Roman. Now there are only thirty-four people left in the hundred-man team, you can pack up in the evening, and tomorrow you will come to my camp to report, you must join this force for the time being. ”

This is a rare opportunity, after the centurion finished speaking, Apis was undoubtedly excited in his heart, not because he could join the Roman legions, but because by joining this team, he would have the opportunity to kill more barbarians, establish merit on the battlefield, and perhaps have the opportunity to get rid of the status of slaves, and Octavia was still waiting for him in Rome, which was the motivation for all his struggles.

"Damn, I hope nothing goes wrong on the road."

Before Appis could show his joy, Centurion Quintus cursed again and returned to his tent. Inspected for damaged tools and wagons. Clearly, the barbarians had just raided the camp for more than just a few Romans. The destruction of the tools of the baggage is also one of their purposes.

"Brothers, I have the unfortunate news to announce that tomorrow we will be diverted to the territory of the Sekani people, where we will repair our baggage, and borrow a few strong horses, and continue on our way, those savages, damned, they have destroyed my baggage and killed several good horses."

Appis was first ordered by Quintus to report to his tent early the next morning, but when the corpses in the camp were cleaned up, the thief-headed centurion summoned the soldiers and held an impromptu meeting for everyone.

The specific task was to temporarily divert the route, and the original Roman army of 100 people carrying grain was to pass through the territory of the Elveians and reach the Seventh Army's garrison on the Gallic front as quickly as possible, but the Elvetians were not too friendly to Rome, and the towns that could replenish the horses were at least five leagues away. In order to get to the station of the 7th Army as soon as possible. Quintus chose to go to the nearest Sekani town, replenish his horses, and then go north from the Sekani territory to transport grain and grass to the garrison of the Seventh Legion.

The soldiers had no opinion, after all, in this army, it was still Quintus, but just as everyone bowed their heads and prepared to start marching on to the work at hand, there was a small reconsideration behind the conference table, and everyone turned around and saw Appis, who had been in the corner, with the eye-catching slave mark engraved on his chest.

"Centurion, I think there's something wrong with us doing this."

Everyone looked at the slave behind them in surprise and directly refuted their centurion's order, and when this slave came in, everyone didn't know, at this time, Appis remembered that Quintus hadn't introduced himself to everyone, and just now the centurion called everyone to a meeting, and as a temporary recruit, he naturally had to participate.

Even Quintus himself was stunned for a moment, and asked with red eyes-

"What objections do you have? Recruit. ”

As soon as the centurion replied, everyone present immediately knew that the Roman slave who had just slaughtered the Gauls in the camp had joined the centurion for the time being, with the permission of the centurion, if it was still a centurion......

"I think that if we must divert our routes, get supplies and lease horses, we must also do it outside the towns of the Gauls, and we still don't know which Gallic tribe sent the troops in that attack just now, and if we blindly choose to trust our former allies, the Sekani, maybe they will not cooperate as much as before, maybe the barbarians who attacked us just now are the Sekani troops. To be on the safe side, I suggested that we set up camp outside the town of the Sekani, and then go into the city during the day to rent their horses, and at night we should be on guard. ”

After Appis finished speaking, the thirty or so Roman infantrymen present all cast strange looks. In my memory, in the Roman legions, when the centurion had a task arrangement, the people below listened quietly, and then performed the task like a machine, unless the centurion or above level of officers held a meeting, otherwise the meeting participating in the military operation, everyone had no right to speak about the arrangement of the army's movements, this meeting was said to be a meeting, in fact, it was Quintus to explain the task, and the following went to carry it out, but Apis did not know, and directly put forward the opposite opinion of the centurion.

At this moment, everyone seems to be waiting for Quintus's lesson to this recruit......

"Gladiator, you are too worried, the Sekani and our Roman legions have coexisted peacefully for many years, and I have not fought against them since I set foot on the land of Gaul, they are like a meek flock of sheep that will only provide the Roman army with fat and sweet juice, and will not rebel against their masters."

The Roman infantrymen in the camp thought that their centurion would be furious, but the next moment, Quintus did not, but simply and calmly explained his opinion of the Gallic tribe of the Sekani. Perhaps the gladiator in front of him had just saved his life, and Quintus didn't yell at Appis as much as he did at the other slaves.

"But, Centurion......"

Appis felt that the situation was not good, and when he tried to raise objections again, Quintus had already vetoed any of Appis's next words with that absolute authority, and it was clear that the centurion could only tolerate a recruit's mistake once, not a second time, even if he had just saved his own life.