Chapter 116 (1/2)
Starbuck and Dixon's first goal was clear - to collect the most slave gladiators in the shortest possible time.
It's easier said than done.
Not all the slave gladiators were willing to be subordinated to others, especially some ambitious ones. Along the way, they gathered many slave gladiators, but also encountered several groups of fishing in troubled waters. They gathered many slave gladiators with their own influence. They supported the soldiers with self-respect and paid no attention to Starbuck and Dixon.
The two champion Knights didn't even discuss, for example, two wild humanoid tanks rushed into the middle of them and directly killed their general's head.
In such a situation where there are no more than a thousand troops, shouting with the champion knights, especially the two champion knights, is to seek their own death.
Without the leading figures, the slave gladiators became scattered again and joined the ranks of two champion knights.
They were originally improvised. Most of them wanted to form a group to protect themselves. They had no feelings for the former general, and there was no difference in who they followed.
What's more, there are two famous champion knights on the opposite side, who are obviously more promising with them.
At the end of the day, the two men who followed Dick's team, the two men who followed him, met the two men in the same way as the general.
These people showed their outstanding organizational skills in the chaos. Before meeting Starbuck and Dixon, they had gathered around some people, ranging from 70-80 to 200-300.
Compared with the rebellious, they were all people who had eyes. When they saw Starbuck or Dixon, they would bow down without saying a word. They were called generals and generals.
For such people, both Starbuck and Dixon will attach great importance to them. After all, what they have to do is a huge thing, which can't be accomplished by only one or two people. These people have shown their abilities, and the ready-made backbone of the army should naturally be attracted more.
The men under them will still be led by them, and will be reorganized when they have a chance.
The benefits of doing so are obvious, even if the number of people has soared hundreds of times, their management workload has not increased much.
However, there is also a hidden danger, that is, to hold a group together.
Many people usually have a special sense of belonging to the first group they join. If they break up at first, the whole led by Starbuck and Dixon is their first group. However, they did not do so, and they still let the general lead them.
In large groups, there are still small groups. These small generals usually have their own selfish intentions. If there is any good or good thing, they can take advantage of their own small groups, which will further strengthen the internal cohesion of small groups.
In a short period of time, nothing can be seen. As time goes on, the problem will become big. The whole slave Gladiator uprising army will become a huge rag -- a rag composed of colorful small groups, which is easy to tear if you are not careful.
Starbuck and Dixon were obviously not so far sighted, or rather, they could not do anything about it even when they realized it.
After all, they don't have so much time to waste right now.
”Judging from the reaction of the city defense forces, Duke bog is seriously injured even if he is not dead. This is a great opportunity for us to go all out and take down the castle of Phelan. There is enough armament and food in it for half a year. By then, we will have a lot of choices.”
”Phelan castle has been in operation for many years. There are nearly a thousand elite soldiers stationed in the castle. The city defense forces have been assembled. Once we are stuck by the castle, the city defense forces will attack from behind. You don't expect us, the unorganized mob, to fight head-on with the city defense forces? Although the equipment and training of the city defense forces are far inferior to those of the regular army, they are 100 times better than those of our group, which can not even make weapons
”Don't look down upon yourself so much. Although our composition is a little bit complicated and the conditions are really more difficult, we have an absolute advantage in terms of number. What's more, we still have gladiators as the main force. We can't do that. We'll eat the city defense troops, arm ourselves with their equipment, and then attack the castle of Phelan.”
”Not so much time! If we delay here for one more day, we will be in a dangerous situation. Once we collide with the regular legion, we will easily break up even if we double the number. What we need most is not to ascend to the sky one step at a time, but to find a stronghold for internal rectification. ”
”There will be no time for rectification. In a few days, the regular army corps led by the whole army will chase and intercept us like a mad dog. Don't try to compete with the regular army. How many years of training and how much military expenditure have been spent on them? Even if we carry out the reorganization for a year and a half, we are not the opponent of the other party.”
”I don't deny the fighting power of Gladiator brothers, but we had a encounter battle with the city defense army before. Hundreds of our people were defeated by a squadron of city defense forces. At that time, there were many Knight level experts among us who couldn't exert themselves. We should give full play to our advantages.”
”What is our biggest advantage? Number of people! Just when the two adults ascended the heights, nearly 20000 people gathered in a city. It can be seen how unpopular Duke bog has been collecting and collecting money for so many years. There are not a hundred or eighty cities in Manyu's army. Let's sweep through them one by one, and the military strength will be increased by ten times”When we have hundreds of thousands of troops, even if the regular army leaders meet us, we have to retreat. Then we will consider taking root and reorganizing the elite.”
”If we do as you say, we will not become bandits?”
”What's wrong with the roving bandits? As long as we can succeed in the end, we should also care about the reputation? Anyway, in the eyes of those nobles, we were worthless slaves and rioters! If we can win, who will care about the process? We can say what we want. If we fail, you still expect those nobles to say something nice about us in history
”If the bandits don't want to join us, how can those who don't want to join us? How can you join us
”The roving bandits have no foundation. Once they fail, they will not have a chance to start over again. We must consider carefully.”
”If you don't want to be a bandit, don't you want to be a lord? Even if you are given a fortress, are you sure you can defend yourself from the large-scale counter attack of the whole army leader? If you can't keep it, it's all over? Just like the roving bandits, being in constant activity is the best way out for us. ”
Starbuck and Dixon occupied the private residence of a nobleman.
The owner didn't know whether he had escaped or died. When they settled in, they looked as if they had been robbed by bandits. No one was breathing.
The hall became a temporary assembly room. Most of the people could only stand, except for Starbuck and Dixon, as well as several generals with more than 300 troops holding a seat, but the temporary team was not so particular.
One by one, they fought red and talked about their future.
Most of the time they grow up with slaves is decided by their training in the world.
This group of people, that is to say, gather together a number of people and enter the temporary meeting room, and they will become mute. At most, they will agree with the opinions of some people.