Chapter 354 Seizing the Northern Territory

"Of course I can run."

"Do you dare to collide with others?"

"What's wrong with this?"

"You can run and hit, and you can still hold the ball with your right hand, so why can't you participate in the game? Now there are several people in our team who are like you and have some physical problems. That Militus... you should know, his legs You are injured and you are walking with a limp, but they are still actively signing up. You are much better than them!

Don't refuse, join the team, train hard with everyone every evening, and when the tribal game starts, you can try to win one or two games, win glory for our village, and get more blessings from Goddess Danu! "

These words made Tiresis feel troubled.

He has not only watched the rugby match, but the people of Snodia are also actively preparing for the upcoming summer rugby match. There, after he and his companions finish their work and have dinner every day, the Foreign Auxiliary Residents Management Office Officials from all over the country would take them to the stadium on the south bank of Snodia to watch game training, which added a lot of fun to their boring and tiring lives, and also made him fall in love with this intense, exciting and interesting sport.

Now he saw that the village chief Puo not only did not discriminate against his disability, but also had high hopes for him. Although he was a little reserved on the surface, his voice was very powerful: "Okay... I will participate!"

Walking out of the courtyard door of the main house, Tiresis whispered to his wife: "This village chief named P...Plo Nix is ​​not bad."

"It's not just good, it's very good!" Luliana praised sincerely: "After he became our village chief, he not only taught us all how to plant good land and make more wheat grow in the fields, We also organized all the strong laborers in the village to help needy families like ours farm the land!

Usually when any family has difficulties, he will take the initiative to solve them. He also adopted several orphans in our village... Our former tribal leader is completely incomparable to him, and now our family's life is much better than before! Now that you are back, your family will be better off than before! "

Tiresis looked at his wife's smiling face. His resentment and fear towards the Knicks had been stagnated in his heart. At this moment, he suddenly understood. He smiled with relief and couldn't help but put his arms around his wife.

However, Luliana hurriedly pushed him away and said loudly to a Nix tribesman who was walking towards her: "Hello, this is my husband Tirisis. He has returned from Ardei, and now he is also ours." Preparatory people of the tribe!”

"Oh, congratulations! Your family is finally reunited!" The tribesman quickly congratulated him and even took the initiative to say hello to Tiresis.

After being introduced by his wife, Tiresis also returned the greetings to the other party.

At this time, it was already dusk, and the villagers were returning from the fields one after another. On the way home, Luliana kept meeting the villagers, greeted everyone enthusiastically, and told them excitedly, "Her husband is back!" .

Tirisis also actively cooperated and greeted everyone with greetings.

But after Luliana greeted another villager, Tirisis not only did not say hello, but instead walked a few steps away, leaving his wife behind.

When his wife caught up with him, he asked in a low voice with a serious expression: "How can you take the initiative to say hello to a Skordisqi?!"

"Tiresis, you don't know, among the people who help our family farm the land, he is the most helpful! And last month, Teresis fell ill (Teresis' eldest son). He had a fever and was unconscious. At the request of the village chief, he ran several miles with the child on his back and rushed to Ofidilia Hospital, saving your son's life!

Later, the doctor told me that if he hadn't been delivered in time, even if the child's fever subsided, his brain would have been burned out... He has helped our family so much, but we still don't express our gratitude to them, and act as rudely as we treat our enemies every day. If you keep your face on, you will be laughed at by the whole village! "Luliana responded confidently.

Tiresis was speechless.

Luliana reminded her softly: "Tiresis, you are now a member of the Nyx tribe. Don't forget the oath you made in front of the goddess, to live in friendship with other tribesmen and create a beautiful homeland together!"

Tiresis's heart trembled, and the graceful and loving figure of Goddess Danu immediately appeared in his mind. Her quiet, deep, and infinitely wise eyes seemed to envelope him again...

He turned his head subconsciously, and the Skordisqi tribesman leading the cow happened to look back. Their eyes met for a moment, and Tirisis nodded stiffly.

The other party nodded in response with a serious expression.

Luliana saw this scene in her eyes and said: "By the way, in the past few months, I went to the temple to pray to the goddess for your safe return. The goddess finally responded to my request. I will go to the temple to worship again tomorrow. , thank you for his blessing! Come with me, okay?”

"Okay!" Tirisis answered very decisively this time.

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A political meeting is being held in the main hall of the East Village of Ofidilia.

“Chief, five days ago the commander of the Phisarus army led the army to defeat some of the Yabod warriors who were chasing the defeated troops of Segestica.

Then on the next day, they arrived at the Segostika stockade that had just been captured by the Yabods. The main force of the Yabod army hurriedly fought and was defeated again.

Phisarus led his army in continuous pursuit, and had completely recovered the Segostica territory captured by the Jabods the day before yesterday, and captured more than 1,300 Jabods, killing and wounding nearly a thousand Jabods. German soldiers, and we only had more than 100 soldiers killed or injured..."

After the military officer Frontinus read out the battle report, the chief officers of each department who were accustomed to hearing the news of victory still showed joy on their faces.

Volenus asked curiously: "Isn't it said that the Japods are very fierce? And we didn't send many troops this time, so why did we win so easily?"

Quintus explained: "In order to maintain order and stability in the territory and guard against Broch and Maziyi, this time we mobilized three thousand people from the First Army and the Third Army, plus one thousand people from the Crossbow Corps. , forming an expedition team of 7,000 people.

Compared with the previous wars, the number of troops this time was indeed much smaller, but the invading Yabod people only had more than 5,000 warriors, so this is the first time that our Nyx tribe has surpassed the enemy in terms of the number of troops on the expedition. .

We have been preparing for this war since last year, but the Yabod people seemed not to have expected that we would participate in the war, and lacked preparation for us. They responded hastily every time and were unable to fully exert their combat effectiveness.

As for the saying that the Yabods were very fierce, this was reported by the Segestica people. Pheasalus did not describe the enemy's performance in the battle report, but only said that every time he encountered the enemy, he would let the crossbow troops take the lead. He fired the crossbow arrows. Since not many Yabod people wore armor, two or three rounds of crossbow arrows could cause considerable damage. Then he asked the soldiers in formation to charge and quickly defeated the enemy... …”

Frontinus then suggested: "Chief, in the last war with the Pannonian coalition and this time against the Japods, the crossbowmen played an important role in the battle. I think the crossbowmen's The establishment should be increased to enhance the long-range attack capabilities of our tribal army."

Maximus responded: "Of course the number of crossbowmen will increase, but the manufacturing of crossbows will take some time and can only be accumulated slowly.

Fortunately, after solving the Yabod people and occupying the northern territory, we will stop external expansion and let the people run their homes properly...

After a year or two, I believe that the tribe's crossbowmen will be able to increase to four to five thousand, which can fully meet the needs of the army. "

After the war is over, the tribe needs to rest and recuperate. This is a decision that has been agreed upon by the political hall before, and no one expresses any objection.

"How is the army's food supply now?" Maximus asked.

Armament officer Lebilus immediately replied: "Chief, the logistics support for this northward attack on Japod was very smooth. Since the number of troops sent was small, the war did not last long, and the march and operations were basically on both sides of the Sava River, so The Ministry of Armament established a fleet early and solved the transportation problem by relying solely on river transportation. So far, the consumption of food supplies has not been large. "

"Your Arms Department has done a good job! However, although the logistics supply this time is relatively easy, your Arms Department still has to sum up its experience after the war is over, because when we go south to attack Broch, we will still have to rely mainly on the transportation of food and supplies. River transportation.”

"Yes, chief."

"Chief, now that we have won this war, we just don't know when the Yabods will send people for peace talks?" Cornelius asked.

Pygris said: "We have captured so many Japod prisoners, and Pheasalus has led his army to approach the Japod territory. The Japod people are now greatly weakened, and they are afraid that we will invade in turn. They will definitely An envoy will be sent immediately to negotiate peace with us.

It’s just... Chief, when we negotiate with the Yabod people, do we really want to return the Yabod land previously occupied by the Segestika people to them? "

"Of course." Maximus nodded without hesitation, and then explained patiently: "I have said before that the tribe's next expansion target is Broch and Maziyi in the southeast. And the fertile Compared with the Great River Plain, the land in the north is small and barren, and not worthy of our excessive possession.

The reason why we have to send troops to capture the northern territory of Segostika is, firstly, to protect the newly acquired territory of Ofidilia, and secondly, to obtain the people of Segostika there and increase the population of the tribe. The third is to open up trade channels with the Noriki people.

As long as these three goals are accomplished, there is no need for us to be too greedy. Appropriate concessions will help us reach an armistice agreement with the Yabod people, and even establish an alliance in the future. Sometimes conquering a tribe does not necessarily require swords and spears? "