Chapter 168 - 119 Reversal_2
Spartacus finished speaking and forcefully thrust the short sword backward. Accompanied by a piercing scream, the blade pierced the prisoner’s abdomen and then sliced downward, causing intestines to spill out along with a flood of blood...
The gruesome scene terrified the other prisoners and drew gasps from some of the rebel soldiers.
Spartacus swept his icy gaze over the soldiers across from him and harshly commanded, "Next, it will be your turn to execute these Roman prisoners!..."
Spartacus had used a similar method last year, and now he had no choice but to repeat it. He wanted the tens of thousands of new recruits who had joined the forces in Great Greece to personally kill all the prisoners captured in this battle, so they would no longer fear killing.
Compelled by the situation, Spartacus had to resort to brutal measures.
While the reinforcing rebel soldiers were slaughtering countless enemies and staining Mateninum’s coastal waters red with blood at Womans River, the soldiers of Maximus’s army had already returned to camp to rest. They were utterly exhausted after the battle. Meanwhile, the medical camp had become busy; there were so many wounded soldiers that they found it difficult to cope.
Upon learning this during his visit to the medical camp to comfort the wounded soldiers, Maximus immediately ordered that a dozen tents in the camp be vacated for the medical camp’s use. He also instructed Capito to assign more personnel to assist the medical team in treating the wounded.
Afterward, he returned to the command tent to hear the casualty reports from Akegu, Casius, and the others regarding their forces during the battle.
"...The First Legion suffered 198 deaths and 356 injuries, of which 53 were serious; the Second Legion suffered 231 deaths and 262 injuries, including 116 serious injuries; the Third Legion endured 444 deaths, including two Centurions, and 572 injuries, with 212 of them serious—" Akegu’s voice grew increasingly subdued, his face filled with sorrow. Perhaps among these fallen soldiers were friends he had known well.