Rome Must Perish

"As for the captain of the cavalry..." Spartacus thought for a moment and looked at Antonix: "The gladiator who first noticed the Capua army's movement and rushed back to inform us when you went scouting was called..."

"Oh... Omacle." Antonix interjected, "He's quite clever and a good rider."

"I suggest he lead the cavalry," said Spartacus.

Cross hesitated for a moment. Although Omacle was a Gaul, he was one of the few who didn't quite listen to him. But not wanting to appear envious or narrow-minded, he said reluctantly, "I... have no objections."

Spartacus continued, "We now have quite a few things, and we will gain more spoils in the future. To prevent everyone from fighting over them and creating chaos, we need to manage these spoils well. Also, we have more and more people now. Ensuring everyone is well-fed is not easy. We need to form a supply team to manage resources and provide enough food for everyone. I suggest appointing Hamilcar as the supply team captain, with Maximus assisting, temporarily managing twenty people. What does everyone think?"

Everyone agreed to this. The gladiators were passionate about fighting and killing, and they knew nothing about logistics and supply. They were eager for someone to take on these complex tasks. So Cross just glanced at Maximus without further insult and said seriously, "Spartacus, our biggest problem now is the lack of weapons and armor. Hamilcar just mentioned that after occupying this manor, apart from getting ten sets of City Guard equipment from the guards we killed, we haven't found any other weapons. At least half of the joined slaves have no weapons. Are we to let them fight the Romans barehanded?"

Spartacus was about to speak when Maximus coughed, "Can I say a few words?"

"If you have a solution, speak out," Spartacus, interested, watched Maximus. This young man's understanding of Italy was something other gladiators did not have, and this was why he was tolerant and valued him. Of course, his half-Thracian blood also played a part.

"I don't have a solution, I just want to tell everyone—" Maximus combined his knowledge from his past life about Ancient Rome with the protagonist's personal experiences and said seriously, "Decades ago, all City State citizens in Italy with some means had one or two sets of weapons at home, always ready to respond to their City State's call, to fight alongside the Roman army. But since Rome began recruiting unemployed people with money and directly providing weapons to form armies, these Italians no longer needed to prepare weapons themselves. Therefore, there are probably no weapons in the homes and farms of the people in the Campagna region, only in towns where City Guards are formed as per Rome's requirements, they have armories providing weapons for City Guards."