Rome Must Perish

Pequot paused for a moment, seeing everyone was listening intently, and couldn’t help but feel a bit smug: "I thought of a strategy, sending out some slaves with wooden shields and spears to engage the enemy, while I led the original team and other slaves to ambush in the dense forest by the riverside, waiting until the enemy defeated those slaves and pursued, at which point I would lead the team to suddenly attack and defeat the enemy...

Since that victory, everyone’s morale has been boosted. Then I led them on a rapid march eastward, reaching the Sava River, where there were many Brochi tribes, one after another, but none were heavily defended.

Before they could react, I split my forces to attack the surrounding Brochi tribes. These tribes had warriors, but not many, and were quickly defeated by us. We captured food supplies and gained more Skodisqi slaves, our ranks swelled significantly.

However, I grew increasingly afraid, fearing a sudden appearance of a large Brochi army that would annihilate my forces. So I stationed scouts everywhere to monitor the movements of the Brochi army... Later, I received information that ’a force of eight to nine thousand Brochi soldiers was advancing towards our camp along the Kupa River...’

I immediately thought this was the army Brochi had sent earlier to attack our camp. Although at the time my forces were not much different in size, they were mostly Skodisqi slaves and certainly couldn’t match their combat strength. Of course, I didn’t dare to engage them directly and was also worried they would cut off my forces’ return route to camp, trapping us in the heart of Brochi territory, which would be disastrous for us.

So I thought of a solution. Under the cover of night, I led the main force to hide in the mountains while having my subordinates lead another 2000 Skodisqi slaves eastward along the Sava River the next day, feigning an attack on the Brochi main camp...

The Brochi army indeed fell for it. Without thorough investigation, they hastily pursued eastward. I seized the opportunity to lead the main force out of the forest and quickly head west, along the original route to Brochi territory...

At that point, I thought since the Brochi army of nearly ten thousand had returned, the Pannonia Alliance’s attack on our outlying camps should not persist. However, to be safe, I still first led the team to hide in the mountains by the Kupa River and sent scouts to investigate... I thought at the time if the Pannonians were still besieging the camp, I would lead the team to risk a night raid on the Pannonians’ settlement by the Kupa River, burning their stored food...

Finally, the news the scouts brought back allowed me to breathe a sigh of relief..."