Chapter 249: Revised - 160 Inconsistency
Flanitnus’s answer left Maximus stunned. Soon, he understood: At the beginning of the rebel army’s defensive formation, when the enemy launched a large-scale attack, heavily injured soldiers found it difficult to retreat safely to the rear of the formation on their own, and the warriors, under immense pressure from the enemy, struggled to provide timely rescue. They were either finished off by the enemy or died from being trampled. By the time the rebel army counterattacked, the enemy was already in decline, and it was hard for them to inflict more casualties on the rebel soldiers.
Maximus touched his chin, hiding a pang of pain rising from his heart, then asked, "How many of the casualties were new recruits?"
"The new recruits only suffered 103 casualties." Flanitnus, of course, understood who Maximus referred to as "new recruits." He glanced at Quintus and added, "Half of the veteran casualties came after the feigned defeat on the left wing."
Quintus showed no expression.
Maximus was silent for a moment, then sighed softly, "We owe the Third Legion too much!"
"What about the casualties among the Segestica people?" Quintus took over the conversation.
"Time has been too tight; we haven’t yet had the chance to tally the Segestica casualties. However, the number of captives we have now exceeds 3,000, and there are still many Segestica people in the marshes. We have stationed personnel around the marsh, and if those Segestica routed soldiers can’t traverse the marsh or swim across the Kupa River, they will eventually return to surrender..."
Flanitnus paused, then said, "If it weren’t for the Skodisqi slaves responsible for intercepting on the eastern side who disobeyed commands and split up to pursue the enemy, leading to insufficient forces on the east and allowing some Segestica routed soldiers to escape that way, our victory would have been even greater."
"This has already been a glorious victory, enough to deter our enemies and allies!" Maximus displayed a smile, loudly praising, "This is all thanks to your efforts!"