Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 802

[Chapter 148 Post-War Arrangements (Continued)]

“Your Majesty.” At this time, Midorades said with some anxiety: “When the Roman army arrives and we stick to the city of Rome, then the banks of the Tiber River to the city of Ostia may be controlled by the Romans. Slaves can’t pull fiber for our cargo ships, and without trackers, ships can’t get from Ostia to Rome alone, unless there is a strong east wind, so the road outside Rome is equivalent to being cut off and becomes a city. Lonely

city.”

Midorades’ words surprised the generals.

Davos smiled and said: “I have also considered this issue, but don’t worry, you can ask the tracker to pull fiber on the north bank of the Tiber River.

“North Bank?

”

According to previous information, the Tiber River from Rome to Ostia is deep and wide, making it impossible to walk.”

On such a long stretch of river, the Romans only built two bridges, one is the Vertebral Bridge where the Third Legion is stationed, and the other is a wooden bridge (actually two bridges) built on the island in the middle of the river, but Already destroyed by the Romans themselves.

I guess the reason there are so few bridges is that the Romans were enemies of the Etruscans, preventing them from easily crossing the Tiber and invading Roman territory, where the coast is controlled by our fleet, Rome For the time being, our army could not easily reach the north shore, threatening the tracker who pulled the boat for us.

As for the Roman colonies and Etruscan allies on the north bank of the Tiber River, their reinforcements have been routed by us, and we have captured quite a few—” Davos looked at Lizaru approvingly and said: ” Next, we will take some actions on the city-states on the north bank to sweep away the Roman influence on the north bank of the Tiber and ensure the safety of the waterways.

The spirits of the generals are a little excited. After all, no general likes to be beaten passively.

Davos

‘s words seem to imply some military action against the north bank of the Tiber.

There is also a pontoon bridge connecting the two banks of the Tiber River.

“At this moment, Plintos reminded softly.

Hearing this, Davos nodded approvingly: “Yes, there is a pontoon bridge in Phedina, but the bridge deck is narrow, which is not conducive to the passage of the army. I have asked the scout to pay attention to the movement of the pontoon in Phedina day and night. When there is an enemy situation, Lizaru, you immediately send a group to the north bank of the pontoon to stop the enemy from crossing the river. If the Roman army is dispatched, then Olivers, your fourth army must first gather and rush there, but I think Cammy Luce wouldn’t make the stupid mistake of letting his big army hedgehogs gather on the narrow pontoon for us to slaughter.”

“Understood, Your Majesty.” Lizaru and Olivers responded in unison.

Midorades also felt relieved, and immediately said: “Your Majesty, when can our Third Fleet leave Rome and return to the sea?”

The warships across the sea came to the river,

just like a dragon swimming in the shoal, useless The place of martial arts.

In his heart, Midorad, who is the commander of the navy, is unwilling to let the fleet become a subsidiary of the army, but only plays a supporting role in the entire battle.

Davos clearly understood his thoughts and said: “Today’s battle, the crew of the fleet has also made a great contribution, and they must be very tired. Let’s take a good rest in the camp tonight and recover your strength. Tomorrow morning, you You can lead the fleet out of Rome and ensure the safety of the army at sea. However, you must leave five clippers and the 2,000 fleet infantry.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.” Midorades answered without hesitation.

Davos then asked him again: “Does it take three or four days to get from Ostia to Trina?”

“If it’s downwind, it’s only a day or two.”

“Your Third Fleet is in Trina. The naval base is fully staffed.” Davos looked at him and said solemnly, “I allow the Third Fleet to recruit 2,000 more infantry soldiers from the fleet to participate in this war with Rome and Carthage.”

“Thank you, Your Majesty .

!” Midorades, with a look of joy, actually stood up and gave Davos a powerful military salute.

You must know that the establishment of each legion and each fleet is fixed. The commander of the legion and the commander of the fleet are never allowed to expand the army under their command privately. This right is only in the hands of the king. Sentenced and possibly even stripped of Dionysian citizenship.

Of course, the legion commanders and regional commanders who were on the battlefield during the war had the right to summon the citizens of the region to join the war, but after the war, these temporary troops had to be disbanded, so several legion commanders voted to Midorades. To envious eyes.

“The river port outside the city can’t be kept, and the granary can’t be kept.” Davers turned his head and asked Thormid: “Have all the grains outside the city been brought in?”

”

The baggage team is stepping up the transshipment.”

Where in the city?” Davos asked again.

“Here.” Thormed pointed to a hill to the south of the square on the map: “The Palatine Hill, the terrain here is relatively low and flat, with wide and flat roads, many vacant courtyards and ready-made granaries, It is convenient for us to store food, and we have also searched for a lot of leftover food from these houses.”

“This hill is inhabited by the descendants of the colonists who built the city with the original king of Rome, and now they have become nobles. This hill is the closest to the Capitoline Mountain, and I am afraid that most of the people on the mountain have fled to the Capitoline Mountain.” According to the previous information about the city of Rome, Davos actually guessed the situation of the residents on the Palatine Hill after the city was broken. At the same time, Tormid’s words also reminded him: “Tormide, you sent someone to lead an army to collect all the grain stored in the homes of all the nobles in Rome as army rations.”

“Just nobles? “Tormid was a little surprised.

“Yes, only nobles! If they don’t go to Capitoline, leave them a small amount of food, enough for ten days. But don’t break into the houses of the commoners, let alone take their food and belongings, if I If you know that someone violates it, you will be punished heavily!” Davos said sternly as he looked around the crowd.

“Please rest assured, Your Majesty, since the soldiers entered the city, they have been strictly abiding by your prohibition…” The generals made assurances one after another.

“Okay, everyone, you have already made your mission clear, so hurry up and execute it.” Davos stood up and said in a passionate voice: “The army of Rome is on its way, I am afraid it will arrive tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. , we must be fully prepared before it arrives, defeat them, and expand our victory! Let this piece of land be completely owned by the Kingdom of Dionia!” The

generals salute Davos full of fighting spirit, Step away.

Stacey Kedas and Orops also left in good spirits.

After everyone left, Davos stopped Printols.

“Your Majesty, the First Corps suffered a lot of casualties, and I have the responsibility…” Plintos wanted to admit his mistake with a guilty face.

Davers waved his hand and said, “I understand the situation, it’s not your fault, don’t take the responsibility on yourself.

”

“I’ll give you a task now.” Davos said with a serious expression: “Bring a few staff officers and 100 palace guards to search all the noble houses in the city and collect gold, silver and other valuables. And register. This drought has almost exhausted the treasury, and these goods can be transported back to ease the domestic predicament.”

Plintos immediately understood, he thought for a while and said, “Do those temples need to be moved?”

In a city-state, the temple is the richest, because the people revere and fear God, and always dedicate the best things to God, hoping to get his blessings and blessings.

In addition to the temples of several major gods on the Capitoline Hill, the city of Rome also has temples in other cities.

“Not for the time being!” Davers was still hesitant about this.

No need for him to explain more, Printols seemed to have understood it, readily accepted the order, and turned to leave.

Davos looked at the empty venue, and then relaxed temporarily. He looked at the map on the wooden table for a while, and then decided to go to the medical camp to visit the wounded soldiers.

As soon as he walked out of the gate of the Senate, he ran into Clotokatax head-on.

“Father!” Although Clotokatax looked tired, his spirit was a little excited.

Of course Davos knew the reason: at the end of the battle to stop the Roman reinforcements, his son cut down two enemies, and overcame the discomfort of the first killing, and then followed the army to break through the city of Rome, chasing the defeated defenders. , and then, together with other soldiers, cleaned up the crowded, blood-stained, messy square.

Davers was satisfied with his son’s performance on the battlefield for the first time, but obviously he was in a state of excitement like a child getting a new toy and needed to cool down in a timely manner, so Davers said calmly. : “Go out with me. UU Reading www.sonicmtl.com”

“Where to go?”

Henipolis, who followed behind, said meaningfully: “Wounded Barracks!”

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Quintus and Frius each led 3,000 soldiers and began to speed up their return to Rome at dusk yesterday, but they did not have enough experience in marching at night, and soon encountered some difficulties, such as soldiers Falls, separation, and riots in the team… As the night grew, the situation became more and more difficult to control. Quintus and Frius did not dare to hurry, so they had to let the soldiers crowded in the military camp along the river to rest.

In the early morning of the next day, the army set off early again.

But it didn’t take long for them to run into trouble again. Although they were not harassed by the natives, the road along the river was either destroyed or blocked by wood and stones, so the army had to stop and clear the road… Stop and go in this way, and finally walked out of the Tulleros Valley at dusk and arrived at the city of Prinister.

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