Volume 3 Spartacus Chapter 120 The Uninvited Guest
I saw three big men standing in the center of the hall, and behind them there was a woman whose face was hidden in a hood. However, even though most of the faces were covered, the graceful and delicate skin, as well as the world-wide face that could not be closed in the spring garden, still stunned everyone who had never seen the world.
"Gannix!" After Cress and Barka arrived, they couldn't help but say in a lost voice when they saw the three people present. "How did you end up here? Are you also here to join our rebels? ”
"Cress, Barka. Long time no see, long time no see. If it's not for the sake of joining you, why are we here? Is it just to come and fight with you? Gannix said with a smile.
Barka snorted heavily and said, "What long time no see, haven't we met in the Kapua Arena before?" Not only you, but didn't the Pompeii beast also appear in the arena that day? At that time, we would have advised you to join us in the rebellion against this dark world. But you are free people, and you disdain to be with us. Then why are you here now after our victories? ”
"Well, why don't you enjoy the honorable freemen of the Roman Republic, but come to a place where rebels like us are powerless? Or are your Roma armies now scared of us, and have we sent a few of you as lobbyists? Drogba also sneered.
The fierce light in the eyes of the Egyptian disappeared, and he had a perverse and fierce personality. At this time, although he was still unruly at the opponent's home court, he didn't want to explain anything. He pointed directly at the woman behind him and said to everyone, "Do you know who this person is?" ”
The lieutenant general of the rebel army was originally very curious and puzzled about the identity of this woman. Now that he was asked like this, he shifted the focus of attention to this woman.
After a bumpy and tiring journey, Illicia was clearly emaciated and exhausted, but she still had the pride of being a nobleman. She was meticulous in her figure, and she didn't bother to deal with the inferior slaves who she thought were a bunch of savages.
Spartacus, who was silent at this time, finally spoke up: "Don't talk about it, I know who she is, she is Graeber's wife Elicia." He's a femme fatale like Graeber, and they're the ones who caused my family to run away. ”
Everyone gasped. Unexpectedly, the aristocratic woman who appeared here at this time was actually the wife of their biggest opponent now, Graeber, which was obviously an unbelievable thing.
But no matter what, the man in front of them is their enemy anyway. So the rebel generals in the hall drew their weapons and pointed at the four people in the field.
Kress was the first to ask, "Gannix, in that case, are you escorting this Illicia to negotiate with us?" You don't take us seriously, do you? Although I was not your opponent in the past, now that the three of you want to swagger around in the rebel army, it is not a bit deceitful. ”
Before Ganix and the others could speak, Illicia already sneered impatiently, "Hmph." You four-limbed, simple-minded barbarians are embarrassed to call yourself some kind of rebel. Isn't it just a bunch of traitor slaves? What else do you say, I'll come over and negotiate with you hard-fought slaves, do you deserve it? "Since Illicia's identity has been revealed, don't bother to cover it up.
Gannix also spoke at this time: "As Illicia said, it is clear that we are not here to negotiate, we are here to join you. And the wife of your biggest rival, Graeber, is the one we joined the team. ”
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the rebel army was shocked again. If that's the case, then the three people in front of them really have a vote of sufficient weight.
And as long as they think about it, they understand that since this Illicia in front of them can't be faked, then these three people must have completely offended Graeber. So the fact that the three of them came to join the rebel army obviously can't be faked.
Therefore, everyone was relieved from the tension just now. Listening to Illicia who was full of sarcasm in their tone, although their hearts were full of anger, they were not ready to make any moves.
After all, the other party is the real wife of Graeber, the dignified defender. In any case, it has a strong enough use value. Therefore, their eyes softened a little when they looked at the three gladiators in the arena, and the atmosphere in the arena was no longer so tense.
Eligang still retained a certain amount of skepticism, and continued to ask, "Although Graeber's army is newly defeated, there are still enough fighters. How did you manage to bring Illicia captive here? And didn't you encounter the pursuit of the Roma army along the way? ”
The Egyptian smiled and picked up the wounds on his arms and legs to show Elle. At the same time, he said, "Don't you see? These new wounds were left by the battle with the Roma soldiers. Naturally, this woman was captured by a few of us when he left the city and left Capua. The soldiers who escorted her were naturally easily solved by us. Even if there is a little chaser, is it still a problem for a few of us? ”
Eligang is actually suspicious for the sake of suspicion, after all, the appearance of Illicia basically proves that it is impossible for the three of them to act as spies.
After receiving this answer, he nodded in convincing. After a change of topic, he asked, "Then Graeber still has cavalry troops?" How many troops did they send when they hunted you down? ”
The Egyptian said: "Thanks to you, Graeber's army was now quite short of horses, and it was difficult to form a cavalry force in a short time. And along the way, we must choose difficult sections of the terrain to escape. Therefore, along the way, they only encountered the encirclement and interception of light infantry. However, most of them were not physically fit enough to compare with the three of us, and we were left far behind in the half-day chase. ”
Drogba spoke again: "This woman is indeed very important to our rebels, and your contribution is undeniable. Now I don't have any doubts about you, but I don't understand why you are willing to take such a big risk to kidnap the general's woman to join us. After all, when we rioted en masse on the night of the arena, why didn't you want to be with us? ”
Gannix replied without hesitation: "Of course it is here and there. At that time, we were all free people, and if we rebelled and rioted with you, who knows if we would be surrounded and suppressed by the Roman army immediately. But now you have made a name for yourself, and you have achieved great results. ”
The slogan of "what else is equal land, free of taxes, and common prosperity" is indeed a great temptation for us people who are crawling at the bottom and are in a precarious situation. Instead of being a dog over there, it's better to die with you. ”
"Good! I didn't expect my former companions to be able to work together again, which is really a happy thing. I'm going to have a good discussion with you when I have a chance. The last time we were in the arena, we couldn't do much, and at that time we were so focused on the uprising that we didn't take care of you at all, haha now we have to make up for it. Kress had already put down the mustard and smiled happily.
Gannix also laughed: "You naturally have to compensate us well." Even the Capua Arena has been destroyed by you, and these two brothers can't eat together for this reason. ”
The Egyptians chimed in: "Even if we arrived here after such a long journey, we were already sleepy and tired. Does Kress want to take advantage of this opportunity? Let's enjoy a meal of delicious food and wine. ”
With a wave of his hand, Spartacus directly ordered his subordinates to take a few of them to the meal, and asked them to be treated. And the focus of his eyes was actually on Illicia who was on the scene all along. Seeing him, Spartacus could hardly help but think of his dead wife and his homeland in Thrace, which was trampled by the iron hooves of Rome.
Although I really want to kill the other party with a sword to eliminate the hatred in my heart. But on second thought, this woman was not the mastermind of the incident after all. In fact, all the evil deeds were done by Graeber, and it is obviously not justified to want revenge by killing his wife.
And in turn, now Graeber's wife is in his hands, which is so similar to the plot that happened to him back then. Let Graeber also experience the pain of his wife's separation.
After taking Illicia down and taking care of her, the rebel generals again talked about what had happened today. Omennas was the first to speak: "I have played against all three of them, and they are very skilled. Gannix was actually my good brother before that. It's just that the two of us can't go back to our previous relationship because of some things about Batitas later. ”
"Back then, his combat effectiveness was far superior to mine, and now it is even more immeasurable. So for our rebel army, these three people are rare talents. But at the same time, I would like to remind you that I don't want to mention Gannix too much, and many people are familiar with it. ”
"The other two don't have a good reputation in the circle. They are cruel and greedy in the arena, and they must not be allowed to control too much military power, otherwise it may affect the morale of the rebels. ”
Aligang immediately supported: "I agree with the coach. Although the three of them have made such great contributions, and their personal abilities are also extremely outstanding, our current military style is not easy to come by, and we must not let them go astray. ”
Kress didn't have much of an idea on his own, he was actually thinking more about waiting for them to rest and have a separate game with a few of them.
But he found that Jin Zhan's earth-shattering giant did not express any opinions. So he hurriedly ran to Jin Zhan's side and asked, "I said that Brother Jin Zhan has such a big matter today, why don't you express your opinion?" If you don't speak, I feel bottomless in my heart. ”
Jin Zhan glared at him and replied, "Don't pretend, I know very well, you probably want to fight with them now, what else do you want to hear from me?" ”
Kresston said embarrassedly, "I'll talk about this later..."
"I'd like to ask you what we do with this woman, Illicia? If we do something about him, can we beat Graeber more easily? ”
Jin Zhan replied: "We have to take a long-term view of this issue, and Illicia is the enemy of Spartacus, so let's listen to his opinion." I think it won't be long before Graeber will come back to fight us again because of Illicia. ”
Spartacus also spoke at this time: "With Illicia in our army, Graeber will inevitably throw a rat trap. So as long as we take good care of her, Graeber will not dare to act rashly during this time. And if we need it, we can also use this as an excuse to exchange horses and money and supplies with Graeber. ”
Hearing this, Kress loudly agreed: "Okay, well, I raise my hands in favor of exchanging horses." ”
Spartacus ignored him and continued: "As for the question of Ganix and the others you discussed, I think that they actually represent some of the ideas of the common people of the Roman Republic. Although we say that we must prevent their style of affairs from affecting the rebel army, we must not neglect them in the cold. Otherwise, we risk losing the trust of the civilians who come to us in the future. ”