Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 776

[Chapter 122 Siege layout (1)]

He looked back at the army commanders who were also observing the Tiber River, and said: “According to rumors, the Tiber River often flooded hundreds of years ago, and the middle and lower reaches of the river are full of swamps and wetlands. Especially in this area, so no race or power is willing to build here, only the Romans who were excluded by the Latins chose to settle here, and now they are the hegemons of central Italy…”

“But here we are, it This overlord should give way!” Amintas said immediately, the victory of yesterday’s battle and the congratulations from King Davos and his colleagues just now made him very high-spirited.

“Yeah, this is our goal, but we need to fight to achieve it.” Davos smiled slightly and looked at the commander of the Third Army: “Lizalu, last night I asked the messenger to send it to Lavinium. Have you read the battle plan?”

Lizaru replied immediately: “Your Majesty, you let our Third Legion cross the Tiber River and build a camp on the north bank of the Tiber River to block the passage from the Etruscan city-states and Rome. The reinforcements from the colonial city, and at the same time attack the city of Rome from the north…”

“Yes, this is the task of your third army.” Davos nodded, pointed his left hand to the upstream of the river, and said: “Three three distances from here. , There is a vertebral bridge in the place of four miles, which is an important land road for the communication between Rome and the Etruscan region. The Romans probably won’t destroy it. You can pass this bridge and start the city of Rome. Attack. It doesn’t matter if Shibashi has been destroyed by the Romans. The Third Fleet will use their warships to build a passage for you to attack Rome. You have to block the Roman reinforcements and attack Rome. City, the task is very heavy!”

Davos said here, paused, and asked: “I remember that the last battle report you submitted stated that a company blocked the attack of more than 5,000 soldiers from Kautini. In the end, it was guaranteed that they would be surrounded and annihilated. The company captain who accomplished this feat was named Taglu?”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“I hope your Third Legion will have more officers like Tagluo to turn your camp into an iron wall and completely cut off the reinforcements facing the city of Rome from the north! Sword, give Rome a fierce attack from the north, try to break through the enemy’s defense, and open a gap for the entire army to siege the city!” Davos exclaimed in a loud voice.

Regarding King Davos’s ardent expectations, Lizaru, who is a junior among the legion commanders, is both excited and a little nervous: “Your Majesty, the Third Legion will do its best to complete the combat mission! But… Because of the need to fight on both sides, the strength of the troops … a little insufficient.”

Before Davos responded, Amyntas said loudly: “Your Majesty, such an important task should be handed over to the First Army! You don’t need to send reinforcements to the First Army, we will The mission can be successfully completed!”

“This mission should be handed over to our Second Army! The First Army has been fighting in succession, and the number of soldiers has been uneven,

while our Second Army has a full number of soldiers!” Matonis immediately shouted. .

Stimulated by the two legion commanders, Lizaru also immediately said loudly: “Your Majesty, please rest assured that our third legion will definitely be able to complete this task!

” Let’s fight again.” Davos waved his hand to stop the quarrel between Amyntas and Matonis, and then comforted Lizaru: “You don’t have to worry, the Third Fleet will cooperate with you, the fleet to which they belong. The infantry is not weak.”

Lizaru was overjoyed and asked: “Your Majesty, when will the Third Fleet arrive?”

“The Tiber River is winding, and the Third Fleet needs to spend a lot of money to go upstream. Some time, but with the blessing of Hades, today is the wind, and there are slaves and laborers to help Laxian, they should be there soon. Then you must hurry up, cross the river by boat, and quickly build a camp on the north bank of Shiibashi, And you also have to assist the Third Fleet to level the river beach so that they can push the warships onto the river beach. The crew of the Third Fleet will be stationed with you.” Davos reminded patiently.

“I understand, Your Majesty!” Lizaru suddenly remembered something and asked, “Your Majesty, if after we cross the river by boat, we find that the Romans have no defense against Shibashi at all, can I lead my troops to kill them directly? ”

If there is such a great opportunity, of course we cannot let it go. All our legions will cooperate with you to attack the city immediately, but I don’t think the Romans would make such a stupid mistake.” Davos smiled.

A group of people came to the granary camp behind the port with a smile.

“Your Majesty, there are a total of 90 large barns and ten hay sheds in this camp. The barns are filled with ground wheat flour, and one barn has about… 3,000 catties. In addition to hay, the hay sheds also have soybeans. We rescued 45 intact barns, four hay sheds, and eight barns that were partially burnt down…”

After listening to Ryders’ introduction, Davos praised: “It seems that these flour and hay They were all ready to be transported to the Roman army in Herniki. Ledes and Kutchius, your two cavalry corps arrived in time to capture this batch of food, which not only struck the enemy, but also relieved our The supply of military rations, this is a great achievement!”

Kutchius interjected: “Your Majesty, the reason why we were able to succeed is that on the one hand, we came too quickly, beyond the expectations of the Romans, making them insufficiently prepared; on the other hand, The barns of the Romans were very well repaired. They were very strong, fireproof and moisture-proof. It took time to get them to burn. The Romans were not serious about building walls, but they were very serious about building barns. Instead, they helped us. busy!” The

crowd laughed again.

Davos said seriously: “It is precisely because we were fully prepared in advance that the Romans did not expect that we would suddenly lead an army to directly attack the city of Rome, so there would be a lot of mistakes, but we also have to be careful. , don’t give the Romans time to breathe.” All

the legion commanders restrained their smiles and nodded cautiously.

“Olivers!” “Yes

, Your Majesty!”

“You led the Fourth Army to camp here, protect the granary and the river port, and at the same time be responsible for tomorrow’s attack on the western city wall of Rome.” Davos pointed to the towering city wall in front and asked: “Where do you think is the focus of your attack? Olivers did not hesitate to point to the long protruding wall in front

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the right side, which is exactly where Davos said before that behind the wall is the largest ghetto in Rome: “Here! Of course it is here.” It’s too ugly, if you don’t take it down and then destroy it, I won’t be able to sleep well in the future.”

Olivers’ teasing words made everyone laugh again.

Davos nodded and reminded: “According to the plan negotiated last night, the nobles and commoners in Rome have deep conflicts. We must find a way to divide them, divide them, and make them unable to fight with us together.

” Yes, Your Majesty.” Olivers replied seriously.

After arranging the matters outside the western city wall of Rome, Davos led the legion commanders around the Roman city wall and rode eastward. Therefore, even if the Roman soldiers on each section of the city wall saw a group of senior Dionian generals in gorgeous armor and gorgeous crown helmets appearing 100 meters away from the city, looking at the city wall and making gestures, more than a dozen military flags were fluttering behind them. , did not dare to rush out of the city to raid.

The group of people walked and watched, and soon reached the easternmost end of the Roman city wall, and then folded along the city wall to the northwest. At this time, Davos said, “Amintas, you lead the first legion to camp here.”

“Finally it’s our first regiment’s turn, I thought you forgot us, Your Majesty.” Amyntas said loudly, pretending to complain.

“Of course I won’t forget it.” Davos said with a serious expression: “As our Dionysian army with the strongest fighting force, the First Legion has naturally the most arduous task. From here to the Tiber River The city wall is the attack range of your First Army, you must exert enough offensive pressure on the Romans!”

“Your Majesty, you can rest assured, I will not only let the Romans know the power of our First Army, but also from Attack the city of Rome here!” Amyntas said confidently.

“In addition, the wall section here is very long, but the offensive forces are the least in all directions. After the city is broken, the Romans are likely to escape from here. You must ensure that you do your best to stop them all!” Davos solemnly said said.

Amyntas was stunned for a moment, and then replied: “This…of course there is no problem!”

“Also, UU reading www.sonicmtl.com You should pay attention to the location of the campsite of the First Corps is the farthest from the main forces of other legions, Not far to the east from here, there are several Roman colonial cities, so the First Army is likely to be the target of the Roman reinforcements’ key attack.” Davos reminded solemnly.

Amyntas’ expression also became solemn, and he nodded.

“The Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade will be camped with the First Army, but they have important tasks to perform and will not attack the city with you.”

After listening to Davos’s words, Amintas looked at Izam, Izawa Mu smiled at him.

“Izam!” “Yes!”

The middle-aged Dukeya no longer flinched like he was when he was young, he responded respectfully.

“In order to prevent suspicion from being seen by Roman soldiers, you should not go to the Tiber River to survey the terrain during the day. The rainy season in Rome is from December to February, which has already ended, and although Rome did not suffer from drought last year, according to intelligence , the number of rains is less than in previous years, and we have seen it downstream just now, the water flow is gentle, and the water level on the shore has dropped, so you have a great chance of success.”