After receiving such a categorical reply from Jin Zhan, Spartacus finally made up his mind and placed all the men and horses on several large ships according to the original plan. Slaves familiar with the sailors' business set sail and left the port of Napolus with a shipload full of victorious supplies.

At this time, the leader of the defense of Napolus, who was watching from afar, watched this scene with great heartache, but he was helpless at all. He could only report the news to the administrator and the dock owner who were hiding far away from the city.

These two people are also embarrassed by the tragedy that happened tonight, and it is difficult to calm down. Originally, I thought that I could wait for the army of Varilius to counterattack and kill the hateful slaves, so as to regain a little loss and face.

Unexpectedly, the thieves were very aware of the current affairs and withdrew in time, and took away so many horses, money, food, supplies and ships, which made their losses incalculable.

The dock owner looked at the administrator of Napoles with almost tears in his eyes and said, "My lord... You said that after this flying disaster, how are we doing? ”

After all, the administrator is an old man, and he is not as intoxicated and heartbroken as the dock owner. He immediately thought of the crux of the matter.

By this time, the rebels from Capua had already snatched several large ships and sailed away. It is likely that the purpose of their trip was to return to Capua from the sea. If you land from the west coast of Capua, you can attack Capua City with lightning speed.

The administrator thought of this, and didn't have time to pay attention to the wailing of the dock owner. He said sharply to his subordinates: "I heard that General Graeber of Capua City has recklessly marched south with nearly 30,000 troops to sweep away Spartacus and other thieves, do you know the current movement of their troops?" ”

"My lord, my men did get the news from the Graeber Army. Graeber's army must have been marching south in the past two days. It's just that we didn't expect that the Spartacus thieves would flee all the way south to our Napoles. The subordinate replied.

"Hmph, you bunch of wine bags. Knowing this kind of news, I didn't think about it with my brain earlier. Is it very likely that Graeber's army will go south to sweep away the thieves? Why didn't you deploy a little more defense? The executive said.

"It's... The villain has already hired a lot of troops with the dock owner, and even brought more than two or three troops from Varilius, adding up to four or five thousand people, I really didn't expect the thieves to be so strong. The official replied.

The administrator of Napolus laughed angrily, "Don't explain. The most important thing now is the safety of Capua, and you should send someone to get the news to the Graeber army as soon as possible. Otherwise, his army would have been exhausted, but the thieves had gone around behind them from the sea, and the city of Capua would have been in danger. ”

The administrator's words shocked many officials and nobles in the scene. It turned out that the rebel army had set out from the sea, but it was just in time to avoid Graeber's strong army and go around to the rear to raid the city of Capua, where the defenses were empty. If they succeed, then the rebel army will truly rise.

In the tent of the barracks of Varilius, a man who looked like an officer knelt with his head down. He trembled and prostrated himself and pleaded guilty to Varilius.

Varilius sat on the high couch in the middle of the king's singing, and did not even look at the kneeling man, and said disdainfully: "Waste, I gave you more than 2,000 people." You will bring back these 300 people for me, how can my dignified Roma army have a general like you. ”

"The general is angry, you don't know something. Although this rebel army is small in number, it is very strange. They have a particularly strange battle formation, which I've never seen before, but they do have great combat power. The general, who fell to his knees, explained.

"Alright, don't quibble. It seems that my army has indeed been comfortable for a long time, and a few random thieves will make you afraid to this extent. Get out of here. The more he thought about it, the more impatient he became, and he simply drove the defeated general out of his camp.

Varilius's staff officer stepped forward and said, "General, I think this matter is indeed a bit strange. Although our army hasn't fought for a long time, it won't be defeated to this extent when it encounters this kind of uprising thief, does this Spartacus really have any special ability? ”

Although Varilius lost nearly 2,000 troops, he still had plenty of troops and food and grass in his hands, and he subconsciously did not take Spartacus's rebel army in his eyes at all.

In the face of the staff officer's concerns, he did not give a damn about it at all. Perfunctory said: "What are you worried about? Tomorrow we will send our troops north to flank this fleeing rebel army with that Graeber guy. When the time comes, I may be able to share a lot of Graeber's military exploits. ”

The staff officer hurriedly explained: "But General, Spartacus's brigade has gone by ship from the sea. Even if we want to get justice, we have no purpose. According to the news from Nabolus, Capua is very dangerous right now. It is said that Graeber's army has all left the city south to suppress the bandits. ”

Hearing this, Varilius instead showed a happy look on his face, and said excitedly: "Haha, it seems that Graeber's guy is going to be unlucky." I'm very much looking forward to the rebels giving him a raid and seeing how he can get to the Senate. ”

The staff officer condemned in his heart, after all, if the rebels took full control of the city of Capua, it would be several times more difficult to destroy them. But this Varilius is only concerned with competing with Graeber, and he ignores this main contradiction.

Looking at the complicated expression of the staff officer, Varilius laughed and said, "You see that you are blindly nervous, and you have no sense of humor at all." I'm just joking, so how can I sit idly by? ”

"Well, Graeber's side, I think they're going to be going to be jumping around. Let's send a team of people to join in the fun. On the surface, we can do Graeber's troops a favor and suppress the bandits together, and secretly we can also share a lot of military industry and benefits. What do you think? ”

The staff officer felt convinced at this time, and said: "The general's clever plan, his subordinates understand. That's really in our best interest. ”

Varilius waved his hand in satisfaction for the staff officer to step back as well. He looked up at the sky with pleasure, as if his eyes were full of the uncomfortable appearance of his rival Graeber. At the same time, he couldn't help but think about the beautiful and incomprehensible Illicia, and he thought that one day he would defeat Graeber and take Illicia for himself.

By the time word reached Graeber's army, a long time had passed since the turbulent night of Napoles. By this time, Graeber's army had fully entered the jungle and mountains on the southern outskirts of Capua, and it would take nearly two days to retreat back to Capua.

So when Graeber got the news, he was so shocked that he almost fell off his horse, and asked aloud, "What are you defending of Polus for?" Let the thieves snatch the ship right under your noses. How long has it been since they set off by boat? ”

"It's been more than a day and a night." The soldier who reported the news said in fear.

Graeber's face turned pale instantly, and Illicia next to him covered her mouth in shock.

After a long while, Graeber reacted and gasped heavily: "Quickly send our army to order the whole army to return to Capua immediately." ”

At this time, several huge cargo ships were sailing on the sea, and they were riding the wind and waves with the current, all the way north. On the deck of the cargo ship, the officers and men of the three armies were all happy. From Spartacus to the newly emancipated slaves, everyone had a confident smile and a sense of high spirits.

And the most excited person in the field was Kress. He was already looking forward with joy to the rebels coming to Capua and occupying the city, leaving Graeber's army with no way out.

The rebels were then able to rely on the defense of Capua to become self-reliant. It won't be long before the rebels grow to a size where they might have a chance to find his beloved Nivea.

But when he was immersed in this beautiful thought, he suddenly found that several large ships had turned around at the same time, approaching the direction of the mainland together.