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Amidst the creaking sound, the door slowly opened, and the soldiers not far outside the door rushed in quickly.

It's done.

Li Wei said excitedly.

He did not believe that Dumigios could stop them as long as they entered the camp.

A steady stream of soldiers entered the barracks through the stairs and gates, and then fought with the enemy.

The enemy army was simply confused by all this, how did the enemy come in?

Moreover, Li Wei quickly defeated the first wave of soldiers of the enemy with the pro-guards and the First Legion as arrows.

When Dumigios, who was in the middle of the camp, reacted, the camp was in chaos, with broken soldiers running and crying everywhere.

What happened?

Dumigios stopped a soldier and asked.

General, the enemy is coming in.

said the soldier in horror.

what?

Dumigios couldn't help being taken aback, but soon he realized it.

Hurry up and organize a counterattack.

Dumigios said, he is by no means a person who admits defeat easily.

And he knows he can't lose, once he loses, it's all over.

But he still underestimated Li Wei's personal guards and the First Army, and the enemy troops they faced were often defeated at the touch of a button.

Facing the powerful steel sword, the already low morale of those soldiers quickly collapsed.

Before long, Dumigios could no longer organize a decent counterattack.

He could only look at all this in despair, then turned and fled.

After a long fight, Li Wei's soldiers finally occupied the barracks.

The entire camp was full of joy, and victory in this battle meant that the most powerful enemy had lost.

Although Numidia is a powerful country, compared with their Rome, isn't it repeated battles and defeats?

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The result of this battle was spread out as quickly as possible, and it aroused huge repercussions.

A large number of local residents came to work in the army and sent a large amount of food and supplies. Some people were even willing to provide soldiers to fight with the Roman army.

For the former, Li Wei accepted all of them, but paid money.

Africa is a province of Rome, and the province is obliged to pay taxes to Rome, which includes materials and money.

Unless it is an extremely dangerous situation, Rome generally does not allow the residents of the provinces to provide additional supplies.

Li Wei refused to provide soldiers. Only the Allies can provide soldiers for Rome. The provinces are not obliged to provide troops to fight, and Li Wei has no intention of breaking the rules.

After Li Wei rejected his request to provide soldiers, a fat middle-aged man showed an ugly smile.

Since the general doesn't want it, I have another question. I don't know how the general wants to deal with those prisoners.

This middle-aged man was a veteran of the city of Utica. On this day, he organized a large number of people to work in the army and provided Li Wei with a large amount of supplies and soldiers.

Although Li Wei had sufficient supplies, he knew that the more these items, the better. It would cost too much to transport them from the mainland of Rome, and it was far inferior to buying them locally, so he accepted the supplies, but rejected the soldiers.

Are you here for the captured Phoenician soldiers?

Li Wei frowned and said.

After winning the previous few days, they captured many prisoners, including Romans, local Phoenicians, and even some Numidians.

Yes, they were only deceived by Dumigios. You know, he is also a Roman, and we cannot refuse the Romans' orders. I hope that the merciful as you will forgive their mistakes, for which we will pay any price.

Said the elder.

They have committed a serious crime. My plan is to degrade them into slavery and send them to the mines of Lucania to work to death. How, am I being merciful?

Li Wei said with a smile.

The veteran almost cried, can the eldest brother stop playing with me.

Sending them to mines will kill people. The labor intensity there is extremely high, and at least 95% of them will die after a few years.

I don't know if I can redeem them for them?

asked the fat man.

No problem, one person asks for 1,000 dinars. And if you want to redeem yourself, you must redeem all of them, not just some people.

Levi said.

The corner of the fat man's mouth twitched. He had heard that Li Wei was notoriously ruthless, and now it really is.

He remembered that the ransom for a Roman soldier in Hannibal's time seemed to be about 500 dinars, but now it has risen to 1,000. This inflation is really terrible.

General, can you have a little less?

The fat man said with a smile on his face.

Li Wei looked up at the sky, and almost wrote on his face that he could not enter this door after bargaining.

no problem.

The fat man gritted his teeth and said, his heart was bleeding.

It's over, it looks like Africa is having a tough time.

It seems that they are really rich, maybe they want less, Li Wei thought.

He intends to distribute part of the money to his soldiers. A Roman general who cannot make money for his soldiers is not a good Roman general, and he does not want to end up like Luculus.

Another thing, I wonder if the general is interested in becoming the protector of Utica City?

At this time the fat man said.

Hearing this, Li Wei's eyes brightened.

I'm interested, of course I'm interested. If I had said so earlier... we will all be a family in the future.

Li Wei laughed and said.

It is actually very good to be the protector of a city, and that city will provide him with all kinds of support.

Some families with a long history will be in their own protected nations or even countries. For example, the Scipio family was once the protector of Numidia.

Looking at the extremely enthusiastic Li Wei, the fat man smiled wryly, he really is a mother if you have milk.

But with Li Wei as the protector, the city of Utica is really safe.

At least now that Li Wei is in Rome, there is no problem at all in the protected area of ​​Utica.

The two parties discussed some details, and Fatty will submit this resolution to the Utica Senate for approval, and then it will be completed after Li Wei signs it.

After the fat man left, Li Wenrou rubbed his head. He was really tired. From this morning to now, he has received several groups of guests, but the results are still good, and he has gained a lot of benefits.

Next. Levi said,

Soon the handsome tent opened, and a chubby black man walked in.

As soon as he came in, he fell to his knees with a plop, and then crawled over with all his body cast down.

Li Wei looked at him speechlessly, what was he doing?

Dear General Levy, I am guilty, and I repent to you.

said the Negro Wailer.

Tell me, what's your name, what's your crime?

Li Wei tapped on the table and said.

My name is Pomilcar, and I am the chieftain of a tribe in Numidia. I was deceived before, and I did not prevent the people of the tribe from joining the army of Dumidius.

said the black man.

I didn't expect you to commit such a big crime. It's hard to handle. According to my order, you will be designated as a public enemy of Rome.

Li Wei frowned and said.

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