Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 820

[Chapter 166 Ostia was attacked]

When he came to the city hall, Telis, who had been notified by his subordinates, immediately came out and welcomed Midorades in.

After the two exchanged a few words of greetings, Midorades handed Davos’ warrant to Telis.

When he first obtained Ostia, Davos only announced “several rights such as “freedom of slaves, as well as Latin refugees, slave citizenship and distribution of land…”, and now he asks Theris to be in the Roman Forum yesterday The decrees proclaimed among the Roman commoners and slaves were also implemented in Ostia, and the Roman nobles in the city of Ostia were also handed over to Midorades to be escorted on the warships.

After reading it, Telis said with ease: “It is easier to manage Ostia by following His Majesty’s will.” After

speaking, he called his subordinates and asked him to immediately go to the Roman prisoners and the people who were being held. The nobles were escorted to the port as required and handed over to the Third Fleet.

Then, he said to Midorades: “Last night, I listened to the merchants who returned from Rome talking about the decree announced by His Majesty in the square. I have selected these Roman prisoners in advance. There are only 178 in Ostia. A Roman male from aristocratic background, and those who meet the escort requirements… I am afraid that there are less than 100 people, so you don’t need to wait for a long time, they will be sent to the ship soon.”

“Lord Telis is so meticulous! No wonder Your Majesty will hand over such an important town to you!” Midorades complimented, he wished he could immediately lead some of the warships south to Trina to recruit new fleet infantry, so in Ostia Of course he was happy to be able to save less time.

“There is still a little time before my men are done. Can General Midorades tell me the details of how His Majesty and you led the army to break through the city of Rome.” Telis said with a smile.

“Very happy!” Midorades responded simply. He had long heard the anecdote of this elder from Sicily. Among the many elders who became Dionia by virtue of political achievements or some special reasons, This burly middle-aged man is the only one who has been condescending to train at the Turii Barracks for a long time. Through his training performance, he has been promoted from the army reserve recruit to the reserve team captain. He has won the respect of many military figures, including Midorads himself.

Tellis said happily: “It’s almost time for dinner, why don’t we drink some wine, I’ll let the chef cook a few more dishes, and let’s chat while drinking.

” Leading the team south, it was already out of the battlefield, so he did not refuse.

When the two were talking about sex, the guard officer at the door broke in and said in a hurry: “Master Telis, the scout outside the city came to report urgently and found that a Roman army was rapidly marching towards Ostia. , a large number, more than 20,000 people!”

Midorades was shocked.

Telis was also surprised, but he quickly laughed and said: “The Romans came just in time! Aren’t you worried that you won’t have a chance to go to the battlefield? Now that the military exploits are here, it depends on whether you have the ability to get them! Kesila Si, are you afraid?”

The team officer immediately replied loudly: “My lord, my brothers and I can’t wait for the Romans to attack Ostia now, so that they can taste our power!”

“You go and inform the three immediately Captain, let the soldiers start their meal now, and then follow the previous training to lead the group to their respective defensive positions.”

“Yes, my lord!” Xylas immediately turned and left.

Immediately afterwards, Telis called his subordinate Luke Delius.

This is also a Latino Dionian citizen from Enona. It was Dave who stayed behind to serve as an interpreter for Telis, who did not understand the language. As a result, Telis boldly gave him his secretary. The position of officer, advising himself in governing the town, and giving him the position of adjutant of the new brigade, responsible for organizing and training the 1,230 Ostian slaves and Latin refugees who applied for citizenship of Dionia, while he had previously However, he was an ordinary citizen of Enona and an ordinary soldier in the reserve team. He suddenly got this important task, and naturally it was a very hard work.

Now, Telis ordered him to assist the brigade captain and to gather the soldiers of the new brigade after dinner as a reserve for the city defense, ready to go into battle at any time.

After arranging all this, Telis said apologetically to Midorades: “Damn Romans interrupted your wonderful story, it seems that you will have to wait until I repel them and after you return from the Sirius. Only then

can I continue to finish the bottle of wine.”

“It will be my turn to listen to you tell me how to beat the Romans.” Midorades smiled, and then suggested with a serious expression: “I am in Rome. When the city was in the city, the Roman army outside the city was busy building camps, and there was no sign that they were going to attack the city immediately. I didn’t expect them to quietly send troops to raid Ostia. You must be vigilant, Mr. Telis, it is obvious that the enemy has Prepared, because Ostia is too important to our army in Rome!”

After hearing this, Teres nodded solemnly and asked, “General Midorades, Roman Has the army surrounded the city of Rome? Can I send a messenger to enter the city of Rome smoothly?”

Midorades shook his head: “When I left, the Roman army was already camping outside the city, and only the enemy had not yet seen in the east. , but I’m afraid it will be difficult to get around!”

“It seems that it is safe to go by water…” Tenis pondered and said, “General Midorades, can I ask you to send a fast boat to Rome immediately and tell me Your Majesty’s enemy situation here?”

“This is my duty!” Midorades responded succinctly, and he also reminded: “It will take at least half a day from here to Rome through the Tiber River, and it will take longer to advance in the dark, because no matter what There is a certain danger in pulling fiber or sailing, so His Majesty will not receive information about the attack on Ostia until tomorrow, and when reinforcements are dispatched, they will arrive at noon tomorrow at least, so you have to be prepared.”

Mido Lades paused for a moment, seeing that Telis was lost in thought, and suggested: “I hope you can make room in the port, I will let some warships moor in the port, and let the sailors go ashore to assist you in fighting to make up for the defenders. The number is not enough, but you have to provide them with weapons and equipment.”

Teres was surprised and grateful, thanked him repeatedly, and said: “General, you don’t have to worry about the problem of weapons and equipment, we defeated the Romans here before, from the battlefield. In addition to selling some of the booty to merchants, some of the collected spoils are stacked in warehouses, enough to equip six or seven thousand people.”

“Then I can rest assured.” Midorades said that the sailors of his fleet were not fleet infantry. , Usually they are training at sea, and they are not good at land combat, but they are young adults after all, so defending the city is not a big problem.

The reason why Midorades offered help so actively: On the one hand, as a senior general present, he left without providing any help when Ostia was facing a war. Once Ostia fell, he would inevitably suffer. The impeachment of the inspector of the Ministry of War and the criticism of his colleagues; another reason is that he has discovered the importance of Ostia to the Third Fleet, if a naval port can be established here, the Third Fleet’s control of the southern coast of Italy It can be extended all the way to the Etruscan region, so he hopes to obtain the active cooperation of the Ostia administrator while obtaining the approval of King Davos in the future, so it is very important to win the favor of Telis.

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Just as the city of Ostia was tensely preparing for the defense, the Roman army led by Titus set out from Prinister at dawn, Passing through the city of Rome, then going south through Lake Alba, then turning to the northwest, marching for nearly 90 miles, and finally arrived at the final destination at dusk – Ostia.

Titus immediately ordered the soldiers to eat their rations, then put on their armor, took up their weapons, and prepared to attack the city.

When the soldiers were resting, he ordered the ballista troops to push the remaining nearly 20 ballistas to the front, and bombard the thin city wall less than four meters high in Ostia first.

The Dionysian reserve soldiers, who were originally very excited to finally be able to participate in the battle, watched helplessly as the Roman army, which was winding like a long dragon from a distance and could not see the end, arrived at the city, and then divided hundreds of thousands of soldiers. The troops gradually surrounded Ostia, and they not only began to feel nervous, but even a little scared.

Thelis, who is also the commander of the Ostia army, also stood at the front of the city, staring at the dark enemy under the city, and felt a little nervous. This was his first time in actual combat, but in the past few days he repeatedly urged the soldiers to be strict. According to what he had learned in the military camp training in the past, he believed that this could completely block the enemy’s attack.

“Lord Tenis, UU read www.sonicmtl.com Look, the enemy’s ballista!”

Without being reminded by his servants, Telis could also see a dozen ballistas pushed to the front by the Romans. No panic.

In the more than ten years after the South Italian War, the Dionysian Military Department had already researched the use of ballistas and abdominal bows that were originally used for siege to defend the city. For this reason, they asked engineers to reduce the shape of the ballista. Reduced its weight, improved the way of firing (ballistas on the city are fired downwards, so the stone bullets are easy to slip off), and even designed a ballista under the guidance of Davos that can give full play to the power of the belly bow of the ballista. A new type of fortress, and based on this, a set of defensive tactics combined with the belly bow of the ballista has been developed.

After taking Ostia, considering its importance, Davos shed ten defensive ballistas and five belly bows, all of which Thelis placed at the top of the city.

There is a ballista on the aisle not far from Telis. Because the time is too short to transform the city wall, a large wooden board is placed under the ballista, so that its gun body can be higher than the battlements, and placed next to it. With several boxes of stone bullets, two soldiers are in charge, one is the ballista who is responsible for launching, and the other is the sighting operator who is responsible for reporting parameters.

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