Chapter 390 Reorganizing the Legion

The work of burying the bodies lasted for a week. Luca raised a large amount of money. This was ill-gotten gains, and of course Luca needed to make good use of it.

In the chieftain's hall of Segantum, Luca, the female chieftain Maka, Andrew, Aresio, Marenius, and a group of Anglo nobles and Roman officers sat together to discuss the next action.

"Marenius." Luca spoke first, "The centurions in your legion are already in place in the Ninth Legion."

"Yes, General." Marenius nodded and said, "We have arranged them, just as you ordered. They know nothing about our actions at the time. Even if there are smart people among the soldiers of the Ninth Legion, they can't ask anything."

"That's the best. As long as they have no way of knowing what we are doing, we can keep order." Luga stroked his forehead. This was good news, but it was not encouraging given the current situation.

"We have no idea how many enemies there are right now. We have stationed a field regiment in Camlodulum. With so many troops and the city's self-defense, the Saxons can take it so easily."

"I can't help you with this, Luca." Alessio looked at Luca and continued, "My informant seems to have encountered some troubles, so he hasn't contacted me for a while. I can't help you with this."

"Okay, okay, okay!" Luca stretched out his hand to signal Alessio to stop talking. Luca continued, "We must make a plan now. How should we deal with the Saxons? They are really difficult to deal with, like stink bugs!"

"We also need soldiers, reliable soldiers." Marenius said anxiously, "It's impossible to rely on the Fourth Auxiliary Legion. They only have three field regiments left. The Auxiliary Legion has less than half its soldiers because of the Nephilim's massacre. Fortunately, those who escaped are intact. If there were wounded, it would be difficult to deal with. The Ninth Legion, we can't just rely on such an unstable Ninth Legion."

Marenius' words made both the Romans and Angles present nod their heads. After all, the action of the Anglo-Saxon coalition forces using axes to break through the gates of Segantum was naturally fresh in the memory of everyone present.

"That's why I'm replacing the lower-ranking officers in the Ninth Legion." Luca explained, "I'm not sure what they rely on to maintain their combat effectiveness, whether it's faith, money, or reputation. If it's the latter, it will be much easier. To be on the safe side, I arranged for the corresponding decapitators of the Fourth Auxiliary Legion to be promoted to centurions of the Ninth Legion. I hope they can figure out what they want."

At this time, in the temporary meeting place in the Ninth Legion camp, the soldiers gathered together and looked at the centurion standing among them, confused. A week had passed, and there was no original commander, no priests and monks who could explain the confusion, only the strange centurion.

Luca did not give them any explanation for the collective disappearance of Father Jiangcaro and the centurions of the Ninth Legion. It was impossible for them to get any reliable information from the newly appointed centurion. The only thing they could find out was that Father Jiangcaro and his monks were recalled by the Pope, and the centurions served under Luca.

"They must be living an uncomfortable life. After all, they didn't give the general face before. It seems that the general's next goal is to teach them a lesson and make them behave themselves." The new centurions said this to the soldiers jokingly from time to time, making the soldiers of the Ninth Legion relax their vigilance even more, because they gradually began to believe that their former centurions were going to suffer, not die.

"We need to reorganize the legion, especially to incorporate some strong soldiers into the Fourth Auxiliary Legion, and let the Ninth Legion filled with old, weak and sick soldiers take the lead, so that the combat effectiveness of the army can be brought into play." Luga said.

"Then we still can't reorganize from the existing army. We must hire soldiers and use a large number of hired soldiers to make up for the shortage of soldiers." Alessio continued: "We are now fully capable of hiring, and we must learn from the lessons of Camlodulum and strengthen the defense of coastal cities, such as Segantum and Lundinlum. We must at least double the garrison troops."

"I understand this." Luca nodded continuously and continued, "So I plan to leave the old soldiers in the Ninth Legion to be responsible for the defense of the city. Of course, Aresio, you need to worry about this matter. We need the help of the barbarians. The troops of the female leader Maka can be used for defense, and the offensive should be considered in the long run."

When Luca said this, the female leader Maka immediately stood up and retorted: "Our warriors can cooperate with the general to attack the enemy until we achieve the final victory."

"Maka, I am very grateful for your friendship." Luka said to Maka with a smile, "We can solve this problem by ourselves now, so we decided to continue as before. We also hope that you can preserve your strength. All we need is loyalty. As long as you can remain loyal to us, we can continue to cooperate."

This problem seemed to have been solved. After the distribution, the two legions under Lujia needed to allocate six field regiments with 3,000 troops to guard the three cities that Lujia now controlled. Then, they began to discuss the current strategic issues, which became more prominent.

"From the big picture, we are surrounded by the Anglo-Saxons." Alessio touched the map on the table, pointed to the area of ​​Camlodulum, and said to everyone, "We must be prepared for a two-front war now, because to our north is Kevin Sean, and to our east are the Saxons of Lindon."

"We must defeat an enemy first. This is our primary goal." Lu Jia said, "For example, we can concentrate our superior forces to encircle and annihilate an enemy unit. But how should we choose?"

As he spoke, Luca pointed at Linton and said to everyone, "Kevin Sean has retreated to Linton. The various tribes of the coalition will spare no effort to replenish their troops, and the eastern coalition will seek support from fellow tribes on the other side of the Germania Sea. Their numbers will only increase, but as for quality, we dare not say that the quality of our soldiers can surpass theirs, it is difficult to even keep up."

"Ask Augustus." Andrew's voice was heard in the crowd, "Ask Augustus for funding assistance."

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"This is a good idea." Luca smiled bitterly, shook his head, and then said: "Next we will need a large number of mercenaries and enemies targeting us, so we need to use our brains!"

(End of this chapter)