Rome Must Perish

"Why didn’t you say so earlier!" Pequot angrily cursed and turned back to shout, "Stop training! Everyone return to your tents and rest well, no shouting or yelling, or you’ll be punished according to military law!"

"Great... Great Captain, we’re far from the enemy here... they can’t possibly discover us, you don’t need to worry!" The young man cautiously consoled.

The young man Adobag was a Skodisqi, once a male slave of the Segestica Chief Wallis, herding sheep for him, thus being very familiar with the terrain surrounding this Segestica village on Validosi’s eastern side.

Adobag, once having lost a few sheep and fearing his master’s punishment, risked being attacked by wild beasts deep into the hills, eventually discovering the current location of the camp. The terrain here was flat, with few trees and weeds, had a water source, was relatively hidden, and there weren’t many birds inhabiting the area... He finally found the sheep, but because he returned to the village very late, Wallis, suspecting him of wanting to escape, beat him nearly to death. If not for Emmerich’s meticulous care, he wouldn’t have survived to this day.

This time, the rebel army intended to establish a secret camp in the hills on the eastern bank of the Kupa River, gathering Skodisqi familiar with the area’s terrain to provide suggestions.

Consequently, the place Adobag mentioned became the first choice, and due to his familiarity with these hills and his ability to move swiftly through the mountains, he was heavily used, becoming the most important scout of the troop.

Thus, Pequot had a fairly good attitude towards him: "You don’t understand, the Segestica people are pressing heavily, to defeat them, we mainly rely on us!"

Pequot recalled the time before departure when Maximus repeatedly instructed him, and he said with emphasis, "We are a surprise unit, before we play an important role, we absolutely can’t let the enemy know of us, otherwise once they are prepared, we will lose significant effectiveness, so we mustn’t be careless, understand?"

Adobag thought for a moment, then nodded heavily and said, "Understood."

"Good that you understand. In these days, you stay in the camp, and when the Segestica army thinks their rear is secure and lowers their guard, I’ll send you out with a few other scouts to find out the defensive situations of those two Segestica villages, food stockpile locations, and their grain transportation patterns. Then we’ll hit them hard!"

"Yes, Great Captain!" Adobag responded excitedly with a salute.

After Adobag left, Pequot squeezed his hands; his palms were a bit sweaty, and the arrival of the Segestica army made him somewhat tense.