The Origin of Arcane

The first goal of Starbuck and Dixon is very clear—to gather as many slave gladiators as possible in the shortest possible time.

easy to say, hard to do.

Not all slave gladiators are willing to be subordinate to others, especially some ambitious ones. Along the way, while they recruited many slave gladiators, they also encountered several waves of fishing in troubled waters, and gathered many slave gladiators by virtue of their influence. Fighters, self-respecting soldiers, love to talk to Starbuck and Dixon.

The two champion knights didn't even discuss it. Like two wild humanoid tanks, they rushed into the middle of them and directly took their general's head off.

In such a situation where there are no more than a thousand troops, to argue with the champion knights, especially two champion knights, is simply asking for death.

Without the leader, those slave gladiators became a mess again, and it was only natural to join the two champion knights.

They were originally put together improvised, mostly with the idea of ​​uniting to protect themselves, and had no affection for the original general, and it didn't make much difference who they followed.

What's more, there are two famous champion knights on the opposite side, and it is obviously more promising to follow them.

In the evening, Starbuck and Dixon, who were divided into two groups, reunited again. The team led by the two snowballed to 20,000 people. Followed by them, there were five generals, big and small. Number sixty.

These people showed their outstanding organizational skills in the chaos. Before they met Stabuck and Dixon, they had already gathered some people around them, ranging from seventy to eighty to as many as two to three hundred.

Compared with those rebellious people, they are all people with winks. When they see Stabuck or Di Kelong, they bow down without saying a word, and call them generals.

For such people, Starbuck and Dixon will give the greatest importance. After all, what they are going to do is a big thing, and there is no way to complete it with only one or two people. These people have already demonstrated their abilities and ready-made The backbone of the army, it is natural to win over more.

The people under them are still handed over to them to lead, and they will be reorganized when they have the opportunity in the future.

The benefits of doing this are obvious, even if the number of people has increased hundreds of times, their management workload has not increased much.

But it also buried a hidden danger, that is, sticking together.

Many people usually have a special sense of belonging to the first group they join. If they were broken up at the beginning, the group led by Starbuck and Dixon was their first group, but they did not do this , still let the original general lead.

In such a large group, there are still small groups. These small generals usually have their own selfishness. If there is any good thing or good thing, they can naturally go all out to their own small group, which will further strengthen the cohesion within the small group.

You can't see anything in a short time, but the problem will become serious after a long time, and the entire slave gladiator rebel army will become a huge rag—a rag made up of small colorful groups, which can be easily torn if you are not careful .

Starbuck and Dixon obviously did not have such foresight. To be more precise, even if they were aware of it, there was nothing they could do.

After all, they don't have so much time to waste right now.

Judging from the reaction of the city defense army, even if Grand Duke Borg is not dead, he is still seriously injured. This is an excellent opportunity for us to take down Faerun Castle in one go. The armaments and food stored in it are enough for us to use for half a year. , then our options will be much larger.”

Ferun Castle has been in operation for many years. There are nearly a thousand elite soldiers stationed there. The city defense army has assembled. Once we are stuck in the castle and the city defense army attacks from behind, you don't expect us, a group of unorganized mobs, to follow The city defense army is fighting head-on? Although the equipment and training of the city defense army are far inferior to those of the regular army, they are a hundred times better than our group of troops who can't even hold weapons.

Don't look down on yourself so much. Although our composition is a bit mixed and the conditions are indeed difficult, we have an absolute advantage in terms of numbers. What's more, we still have gladiators as the main force. It's really not good. Let's eat the city defense army first. , arm yourself with their equipment, and then attack Faerun Castle.

There is not so much time! If we delay here for one more day, the situation will be even more dangerous. Once we collide with the regular army, even if our number is doubled, we will easily collapse. The most important thing for us now is not to reach the sky in one step. Instead, look for a stronghold for internal consolidation.

There will be no time for rectification. In a few days, the regular army of the entire military leader will chase and intercept us like mad dogs. Don't try to compete with the regular army. How many years of training and how much military expenses have been spent to raise them? , even if we carry out reorganization for a year and a half, we are not opponents of the other party.

I don't deny the fighting power of the gladiator brothers, but we had an encounter with the city defense army before. A squadron of city defense troops defeated hundreds of us. At that time, there were many knight-level fighters among us. If we don’t come out, we should give full play to our greatest advantages.”

What is our greatest advantage? The number of people! The two adults just ascended the heights, and nearly 20,000 people gathered in a city. It can be seen how unpopular Duke Borg has been for so many years. One hundred, or eighty, let's sweep them one by one, and expand our military strength by ten times, there is absolutely no problem.

When we have hundreds of thousands of troops, even the regular army leaders will have to stay away from us when they see us. At that time, we will consider taking root and reorganizing the elite.

If we really do what you said, wouldn't we become rogues?

What's wrong with the rogues? As long as we can achieve the final success, why should we care about our reputation? Anyway, in the eyes of those nobles, we are worthless slaves and thugs! If we can win, who will care about it? We can say whatever we want about the process, if it fails, do you still expect those noble gentlemen to speak well of us in history?

Fame can't be ignored at all. We still need more people to join us. If it is rumored that we are rogues, what will those people who don't know think? How can they take the initiative to join us?

The rogue represents no foundation. Once you fail, you will not have the chance to start over again. You must carefully consider it.

If you don't want to be rogues, don't you want to be lords? Even if you are given a fortress, are you sure you can defend it from the large-scale counterattack of the entire army? If you can't defend it, isn't it all over? Like rogues, they are constantly active China is our best way out.

Starbuck and Dick Long occupied a private mansion of an aristocrat.

It turned out that the owner didn't know that he escaped, but unfortunately died. When they moved in, they looked like they had been ransacked by bandits, and no one gasped.

The hall turned into a temporary council room. Except for Starbuck and Dixon, and a few generals with more than 300 troops in their hands, most of them could only stand, but the temporary team didn't pay much attention to it. .

One by one, their faces were red and red, and they talked about their future.

Their origins determine how high they view the world. Most of them are slave gladiators. They grew up in slave training camps from childhood to adulthood. They don’t know a single word. Some people can gather a bunch of people, relying on force, not wisdom.

This group of people just made up the number of people, and when they entered the temporary meeting room, they became dumb, and at most they echoed some people's remarks.

Those who really make suggestions are those few people who have been fortunate enough to have a lot of exposure to the outside world. Although they may not be very clever, they have a certain overall view after all.

In the end, two views prevailed.

One is to take advantage of the strength of the army, and the regular army of the army leader has no time to react, defeat the city defense army of Solo City in one fell swoop, and take advantage of the situation to capture Faerun Castle.

The reason is very good. Faerun Castle is the root of the Faerun family. It has been in operation for many years, and a lot of materials and wealth have been hoarded inside. Once this place is taken down, the entire team can be equipped. The entire Solo City is under their rule. Next, take advantage of the trend to expand to the surrounding areas, and it will take less than a month or two to grow.

There are many people who support this approach, especially those generals who were born as rogues. They followed the riot not for oppression and justice, but purely for money.

In their eyes, Faerun Castle is the biggest treasure cave. As long as they capture this place and make a fortune, they don’t care if the slave gladiator uprising army succeeds or fails. If they fail, they also have a fortune at the bottom of the box, giving them the opportunity to change their appearance and start all over again.

Most of the people who oppose it are those who are more knowledgeable and look at the problem from a long-term perspective.

They thought that the first method was terrible. Among other things, it was still a question of whether they could crack the hard bone of Faerun Castle.

The Faerun family has operated the Faerun Castle for hundreds of years, and it is easy to defend but difficult to attack, which anyone with a discerning eye can see.

A long and narrow mountain road limits their numerical advantage. The number of troops invested in each siege will not exceed 1,000. The number of people gathered together is to deliver food to the catapults and ballistas on the top of the city. There are no people. Advantage, how difficult it is to capture a castle that has been prepared for a long time.

What's more, not all of the 20,000 people they have now are slave gladiators, they can account for at most one-fifth of them, and the rest are slaves from Solo City and the lower class who are not satisfied with their current lives People, some of them are local hooligans who want to take advantage of the opportunity, and some of them are even small citizens who were coerced into it.

There are men, women, young and old, as mixed as they want, and the combat effectiveness can be imagined.

These people tend to be bandits and develop themselves through sports. The slave gladiators and slaves led by the Manyu army are their best source of soldiers. The military leader was drowned.

However, the disadvantages of doing so are also obvious. Without logistical supplies, they rely entirely on looting along the way. Once they are frustrated in attacking a certain city castle, they will face a shortage of logistical supplies. Over time, it is inevitable that they will fall apart.

As the scale becomes larger, the pressure on logistical supplies will also increase. When the entire Man Yu army is running out of robbing, what should they do.

The two methods have their own advantages and disadvantages, and no one can convince the other, so they can only kick the ball to Stabuck and Dick Long.

Let's ask the two generals to make a decision. No matter what decision they make, I will obey it unconditionally.

That's right, let's listen to the opinions of the two generals. After all, they initiated the uprising. It's impossible for them to have any backup preparations, right?

I also firmly support the decision of the two generals.

Everyone's eyes fell on Stabuck and Dick Long again, and Dick Long's eyes fell on Stabuck. The other party was the instigator of this incident. He was only passively brought in, even if there was something The last trick also comes from him.

What can I do next?

Starbuck complained in his heart. Before that, although he was ambitious and believed that the success rate was very high, but in his estimation, it would be great to be able to pull up a team of three to five thousand people.

In that case, they have no other way to go. If they can escape the counterattack of the city defense army and become rogues, they will be considered successful.

Then they should take the path of the second situation, gain more supplies and soldiers by attacking cities and villages, and grow bigger little by little.

But he didn't expect Solo City's city defense army to be so inactive. It took only one day's hard work to achieve the expected one-month results. Although it was a good thing, it caught him by surprise.

More than 20,000 people represent 20,000 mouths. If they are handled well, they are their own soldiers. If they are not handled well, they are their enemies. If they are hungry, they will eat them first.

But Starbuck knew very well that he must not reveal the truth at this moment, otherwise his reputation would be fatally hit.

Both methods are somewhat reasonable, but neither is comprehensive, and neither is advisable. We have just gathered together and are not suitable for tough battles. If we win, our morale will be greatly improved, but if we fail, we will easily fall apart!

Starbuck was born in an aristocratic family, and had received relatively systematic education and learning since he was a child. His strategic vision was superior to those present, and he saw things on a deeper level.

The most important thing for us now is to obtain the first batch of military supplies. Only with enough military supplies can we advance and attack, and retreat to escape.

Starbuck obviously also has aristocratic vices. Although he said it was well-founded, he did not make a real determination, and neither party should be offended, so let them listen to it more and more.

General Starbuck is worthy of being a Jazz. He is more considerate than us. We should really build up enough self-confidence to succeed. The city of Solo is so big, those greedy nobles say more or less. Quite a few, why should we only focus on Faerun Castle? Just find a few, and the food and money we have found are enough for us to use for several months.

That's right, that's right. I know where there is a granary. It is a hereditary baron who owns a fief. The grain stored in it is recorded in tens of thousands of bags. The purpose is to hoard supplies so that when the grain shortage begins in the spring, it will make a fortune.

I know a hereditary viscount's blacksmith shop, which should store a lot of weapons, enough for us to equip a centurion.

I know……

I know……

Starbuck's words undoubtedly opened another window and mobilized everyone's enthusiasm. Many people couldn't wait to share the information they had, including those who had been in the shape of a saw-mouthed gourd.

Obviously, before this, they also had their own plans, but after meeting Starbuck and Dixon, the plan ran aground.