Chapter 327 - 206: The Development of Various Workshops
It turns out that the rebel soldiers who wanted to surrender were mainly poor people from Great Greece. When the rebel army was winning one victory after another, they were fervent supporters of continuing the fight against the Romans in Italy instead of fleeing to the Alps. However, this period of being besieged in the Regium region was difficult, and the powerful image of the Roman Army once again filled their timid hearts. Taking advantage of the chaos, they quietly slipped away from the troops and ended up surrendering to the Roman Army that had come to their rescue.
Crassus immediately interrogated these soldiers, thereby learning that there were still parts of the rebel army lurking in the Regium region.
He made a quick decision: instead of pursuing the breakout rebel army, he immediately dispatched two legions to capture the rebel camp in the Regium region.
Remaining in the Regium region were the forces of Attutmus. Since his troops included many sailors, they were logically tasked with the important duty of crossing the sea to Sicily. Though they had hidden the provisions and other supplies in the camp, when they saw the Romans wantonly destroying the camp and burning the army tents, some soldiers couldn’t help but violate military orders and came out from hiding.
Now exposed, Attutmus resolved to go all in, leading his troops to attack the invading enemies with full force. His forces numbered over 20,000, while the enemies had only a little over 10,000. He was confident in overwhelming the enemy with superior numbers.
However, shortly after he threw his army into the battle with full force, Crassus arrived with the Roman main forces and surrounded them...
Seeing his familiar subordinates falling one after another beside him, Attutmus felt as if his heart was being torn apart.
"Leader, we’ll cover you, break out from here!" The blood-stained Guard Captain grabbed Attutmus’s right hand holding a short sword and anxiously pointed behind him.
Although Attutmus was somewhat exhausted, his mind was still clear. He understood that the Guard Captain’s suggestion to "break out" essentially meant for him to escape.
At that moment, he recalled Maximus’s words: "If one day your forces are in trouble, look toward the coast. Maybe the ships I sent to rescue you will be docked there..."