Chapter 170
Soon, when the group arrived at the city, a man walked out of the group and came to the city gate. He shouted, "Open the gate! Open the gate! "
Monet recognized that it was Arobuma. He quickly poked his head out from behind the wooden wall. "Leader Arobuma, why don't I see Leader Arobuma?"
"My brother wants me to settle the elderly, women, and children down before he can come over."
Damn that Laos bastard, he's quite cautious! Monet cursed in his heart. He then smiled and said, "Let your people camp outside first. I'll go inform Leader Ram."
"What?! You want us to camp in the wild?! "Arobuma roared angrily." We've been walking for half a day. The elderly and children can't take it anymore! Let us go in and rest! "
"Leader Arobuma, there are too many of you. If all of you come in at once, the order of the city will be disrupted. Please wait for a while," Monet cursed in his heart, but he patiently persuaded.
"What?! We have more people! Didn't you ask us to move here?! Now you think we have too many people? Good! Good! This is how Neutum treats us! "Arobuma cursed. He then turned around and shouted to the others," Come, let's go back! "
Monet panicked when he heard that. It was not easy for the leaders to get Arobuma's tribe to move here. If they went back because of him, his good days would probably be over.
"Wait, Leader Arobuma! I'll open the gate and let you in immediately! But please maintain order. Don't make it too chaotic! "Monet hurriedly shouted.
Arobuma immediately turned around and smiled. "Okay, thank you for taking care of our tribe! I'll give you five sheep as a thank you gift! "
The Lucanians were very direct with their bribes. Monet had no more worries. He shouted, "Open the gate!" At the same time, he told his men, "Inform Leader Ram immediately. Tell him that Arobuma has brought his people here."
Then, Monet brought his men to the city gate to receive Arobuma's gift.
Arobuma asked his men to drive away the cattle and sheep to prevent them from blocking the city gate. Then, he really asked his men to catch five sheep and give them to Monet.
Monet expressed his gratitude repeatedly.
"Captain, do you want to slaughter one and let us have a good meal!" The subordinate said enviously.
"Don't worry, I won't leave you out! Help me take these sheep home first! "Mo Nai kicked his subordinate and scolded.
Arobuma's carts were pushed and pulled by the slaves as they passed through the city gate in an orderly manner and entered Neutum. There were also slaves carrying heavy loads among the carts …
Monet looked at the gate and felt that something was wrong. He subconsciously asked Arnobumas, "Why do you have so many Lucanian slaves?"
With a strange smile on his face, Arobuma pulled out his dagger and thrust it forward.
It happened so suddenly that Monet had no time to dodge. He could only watch as the cold tip of the sword pierced into his chest.
"Do it!" Arobuma shouted as he swung his short sword at the other guards beside Monet.
The 'slaves' immediately threw away the weights on their bodies and quickly drew their weapons from the carts.
"Murder!"
"The people of Laos are rioting!"
…
The people of Neutum who were watching from the sidelines screamed and fled when they saw this scene.
Bagoule, who was at the forefront of the carts, ordered Lizaru to lead some soldiers to the wooden ladders on both sides to kill the few sentries on the city wall and take control of the city gate. He and the Asistes quickly gathered the other warriors of the fourth brigade and attacked under Arobuma's lead.
The other brigades who received the news of the attack immediately marched toward the city of Neutum.
… …
Lamu received a report from his subordinates that the Avinogeese had moved their people here first. He could not help but be overjoyed, but he did not dare to make decisions on his own. He had to call the other chiefs to discuss how to divide the Avinogeese tribe. After all, he was the weakest among the chiefs. The reason why he was elected as the chief was more complicated.
After the death of the former chief Udera, the chiefs of Neutum almost fought for the position of chief. Just as war was about to break out, the chief of Laos, Tula, sent an urgent message: the Avinogeese were in danger of rebellion! The chiefs all knew the importance of the Laos team to Neutum. If the Avinogeese rebelled and occupied Laos, then Neutum would face the danger of food shortage. Moreover, Laos was a stone city with thick walls. It was difficult for them to take down Laos with their forces. They had to ask for help from the neighboring Grumentum. However, the situation between the Grumentum and Picossis was also tense. A war was about to break out, and they could not help Neutum in a short time. In the face of crisis, and with the mediation of the priests, they finally reached an agreement. To balance the situation, they chose Lamu, who was the weakest and did not participate in the fight for the position of chief in the first place, so the new chief had to rely on them.
Great Leader Ram finally waited until all the tribe leaders had gathered and were ready to start the discussion. Suddenly, one of his subordinates rushed in. "Oh no, Great Leader! Oh no! The enemy … the enemy has entered the city! "
The chiefs all stood up in shock.
"What's going on?! Where did the enemy come from?! "one of the chiefs asked.
"Arob … Arob has betrayed us! He's even attracted the Greeks! "
"What?!!" The panicked leaders knocked over the tables and chairs and ran out one by one.
"How many enemies are there?" Lamu asked.
"There are … enemies everywhere, too many to count! They … they've already killed their way through the Wolfe Community! "
The Wolfe Tribe was the strongest tribe in the city, but it had been taken over! Lamu slumped into a wooden chair and mumbled to himself, "It's over … it's over …"
Under the swift and fierce attacks of the Tua Alliance, the scattered Neutum warriors were forced to retreat to the Sacred Forest. This was the place where Neutum offered sacrifices to their gods.
The Tua Alliance soldiers surrounded them. With Bagoule's reminder, Felicius did not order an attack but called for surrender instead.
"Abinu! Csima! Uraza! Are you there?! I'm Bagoule! Abinu! Csima! Uraza! Are you there?! I'm Bagoule! " Bagoule stood in front of the Sacred Forest and shouted. He repeated it several times before someone on the other side of the wall finally responded, "Bagoule? You're Bagoule?! You're still alive?! "
"Mountain God Asenu, bless me! Not only am I alive, I'm living well! Take your people and surrender, Cthima, and the rest of the Lucarians! I promise you that no harm will come to you! "Bagoule's loud voice echoed in the silent Sacred Forest.
After a while, there were sounds of fighting and screams from inside.
Felicius looked at Bagoule. Bagoule nodded, indicating that he was fine.
Soon, the Sacred Forest was quiet again. The door opened and a tall young man walked out carefully. He looked around.
"Csima, I'm here!" Bagoule strode forward.
"Bagoule?!" Csima cried out in surprise. In his eyes, Bagoule was wearing a blood-stained Greek armor and holding an exquisite helmet with purple tassels in his right hand. He looked majestic.
"You're a Greek?!" Csima hugged Bagoule hesitantly.
"No, I'm a citizen of the Tua Union, but I'm still a Lucanian!" Bagoule let go of him and corrected him. He pointed to the side and said in Greek, "Come and greet my commander, Felicius!"
Clearly, Kelsima understood Greek. He hesitated for a moment, but under Bagula's urging, he reluctantly came over and saluted.
"What's the situation inside?" Felicius asked straightforwardly.
"We've captured Lamu and the others. We … are willing to surrender …" Csima said in a low voice under the pressure of the fully-armed Felicius.
"Then let them come out and surrender!" Felicius ordered.
Csima looked at Bagoule for help.
"Don't worry. Tribes like yours that were forced to join Neutum will be fine. Tribes that belong to this city will have to suffer a little!" Bagoule promised them.
Kelsima relaxed and then blew a sharp whistle towards the Sacred Forest.
The door opened again, and the Lucanians filed out …
… …
The Tua Union successfully took down Neutum with only minor casualties. After a noon rest, Felicius left the Second and Fourth Brigades to stabilize the situation in Neutum at Arob's repeated requests. He then led the Third and Seventh Brigades south to assist Avinogis in taking down Laos.
According to the new regulations of the Public Service Law, the position of the city governor could only be chosen from the Senate Elders. When the Devers asked for candidates for the governor of Neutum, the original Turín and Amendaran Elders still held grudges against the Lucanians and no one was willing to take up the position. Hence, they could only choose from the original mercenary Elders. Felicius was the military officer of the Tua Union and had to return to Turín immediately after the battle. There was still a lot of military work to be done; the First Brigade stayed in Turín; the Second Brigade Captain Dracos, the Third Brigade Captain Hieronymus, and the Seventh Brigade Captain Epithenis were not too interested in government affairs; the Fourth Brigade Captain Bagoule had just become a citizen of the Union and was a Lucanian, so it was not suitable for him to be the governor of Neutum for the time being … After some consideration, the Second Brigade Captain, First Company Captain Sesta, was the most suitable candidate.
Sesta was interested in government affairs and was humble and eager to learn. During his time as the deputy chief of the Amendaran Fire Department, he quickly familiarized himself with and mastered firefighting work. The fire chief, Antikris, even gave him the position.
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