Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 826

[Chapter 172 Dilemma]

“Lord Dictator, I have followed your order to strictly control the legion I lead, to isolate all those who have been in contact with the rebellious soldiers, and issued an order, ‘Any dissemination and discussion Anyone who does this will be severely punished!’ The situation is now under control for the time being.” Licinius reported to Camillous.

Before Camelus could speak, Quintus rebuked: “Licinius, you are too embarrassed to say ‘under control’, if it wasn’t for your lax management of the legion you led, how could it have caused the present situation? The riot in the night camp! Great trouble for our entire army! Dictator, I think Licinius should be punished first!”

“I am not strict with the regiment?! Let everyone judge. , from the expedition to the present, whoever leads the legion has always been criticized by the dictator because of its military discipline!” Of course, Licinius could not allow Quintus to pour dirty water on himself, so he sneered: “You should Thankfully, the legion under my command happened to suffer the tricks of the Dionysians, so the camp did not cause major turmoil! If it was replaced by your army, I am afraid that the entire camp would be in chaos!”

In fact, What Licinius said is not unreasonable. The legion he led was in the southeast corner of the camp, while the army led by Quintus was located in the center of the camp. If the soldiers under Quintus really knew about it, The news will soon spread in all directions, and it will be difficult to control.

But Quintus would not think so. He thought that Licinius was humiliating himself, and immediately pointed at Licinius and scolded angrily: “You damned commoner, I am afraid you have long been dissatisfied with us in your heart. This time, the damned Dionysians gave you a chance, so you deliberately let those civilians in the legion go, so that they could return to Rome and snatch our land and wealth!”

Licinius faced this The slander of the slander, and his face flushed with anger, so he did not choose to say: “Shut up, you thugs in the mouth of the common people! If it wasn’t for the greed and cruelty of nobles like you, which forced the common people to have nowhere to go, how could they be easily attacked by Dio? Betrayed by the Nians, betray Rome!…” The

two former military and political officials who had worked together and fought side by side actually scolded each other in the big tent.

Seeing this situation, the generals in the tent looked ugly.

“Enough, shut up!” It was Camelus’ roar that stopped the two of them from arguing. Camelus rarely lost his temper, but tonight he was obviously very angry at the irrationality of the two , he trembled and pointed angrily at the two of them: “It seems that the Dionysians’ provocation has finally worked, and even the two of you have quarreled because of this. It is impossible to retake Rome!”

Quintus Hearing this, Licinius and Licinius still stared at each other, but they were inevitably a little ashamed.

At this time, Aulus asked worriedly: “Respected dictator, the hateful Dionysians implemented such measures in the city of Rome, but it is quite vicious! Once the news spread,

most of the civilian soldiers wanted to flee, The noble soldiers are worried about the family members in the city, and I am afraid they will not follow our orders with peace of mind, what should we do?!” As

soon as he finished speaking, Frius also said eagerly: “The news in the city of Rome is not only passed on to The soldiers under Licinius and the people outside the camp probably know it too. We can’t completely block the news. In a few days, I am afraid it will spread to the whole army!”

“It is forbidden for the soldiers to contact the people. , try to persuade the people to live near Prinister City temporarily…” Camelus made a solemn decision, which was obviously contrary to the order he issued a few days ago, and he sighed helplessly: “Even if In this way, it can only be managed for a while, in order to avoid the army’s heart floating, we must lead the army to leave the city of Rome!”

“Leaving Rome?!” When Quintus heard this, he immediately protested loudly: “This is impossible! Soldiers from Hull Nikki worked hard to get back, hoping to take back the city of Rome! The city of Rome is right in front of you, but you let them leave, I am afraid no one will obey this order!”

“If you don’t leave, do you want them to attack the city?! With the army now Given the current situation in the city of Rome, we have no chance of winning the city of Rome at all!”

The words of Licinius made the generals in the big tent look sad. They had learned from the civilian soldiers they had captured before: The cruel measures that the Dionians took against the nobles in the city of Rome, the civilians With their surrender, and the fact that the elders brought only a few troops to retreat to the Capitoline Hill, the Dionians had basically taken control of the situation in the city of Rome.

An atmosphere of grief began to pervade the tent.

At this time, Camelus said in a deep voice: “I hope everyone will pay attention that although we secretly sent Titus to lead an army to attack Ostia, the soldiers should be aware of the departure of such a large force. The Dionians learned this from the soldiers who fled into the city, then our plan to capture Ostia will be exposed, in order to prevent the Dionians from reinforcing Ostia, we must lead a large army Leaving Rome and heading to Ostia can not only greatly prevent the soldiers from fleeing, but also retake Ostia faster! Although the soldiers have emotions, I believe that strict military law and your ability can make them obey orders ”

Generals, you look at me, I look at you, and despite the embarrassed expressions on their faces, no one has spoken out against it. At this moment, they all understand in their hearts that this is probably the best way to do it under the current situation.

“After capturing Ostia, what should I do next?” Olus then asked.

“After the capture of Ostia…talk to the Dionysians, or depending on the situation, the Dionysian army who besieged here…and then attack Rome with all their strength.” Camelus’ tone was not very sure, his expression Some hesitation, showing that he is also a little confused.

After all, these political measures implemented by the Dionians in Rome clearly showed that they did not just want to teach the Romans a lesson and loot, but had a longer-term purpose. The Dionian withdrawal from Rome may have become very slim.

But attacking the city of Rome may cause division among the soldiers, and today’s Roman army cannot withstand a defeat.

Camillous is good at military, but weak in politics.

Otherwise, he would have been easily expelled from the city of Rome when he captured the city of Weiai that other Roman elders could not capture for many years, and won great prestige.

During his last tenure as a dictator, Marcus led a fierce confrontation between the commoners and the nobles. He could not reconcile the contradictions between the two sides. In the end, when others avoided it, he actually signed the order to arrest Marcus. He named his name, and finally acquiesced to the senate’s killing of Marcus, which led to him being insulted by the commoners every day for a period of time… Now, King Dioria uses more violent political means to intensify Rome The conflict between the nobles and the commoners, when Camelus, who had suffered a lot in this regard, had to face this problem head-on, he not only couldn’t think of a good way to solve it, but also raised a bit of fear in his heart.

“I hope that in the next period of time, everyone will treat the soldiers equally, and don’t provoke conflicts!” Camelus went on to emphasize that this was the only way he could take, and his serious eyes swept the account Each of the generals in the corps stayed on Quintus’s body for a while.

Quintus snorted, but made no rebuttal.

Everyone could hear the reluctance in Camillous’s words, but in the face of the current huge difficulties, they also couldn’t come up with a better way, so although they kept silent, they also acquiesced to Camelot in their hearts. s plan.

A guard broke in and broke the silence of the tent: “Lord Dictator, the troops stationed at the river port sent a messenger to report that dozens of ships appeared in the upper reaches of the Tiber River, lit with torches, loaded with soldiers, and heading downstream. Sail away!”

The faces of the people in the tent changed, and a sentence came out at the same time: The Dionysians really want to reinforce Ostia!

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After Titus discovered that the city of Ostia was full of traps, he did not rashly order the army to continue the attack, but sent all the heavyweights. Infantrymen, armed with long shields for protection, braved the rain of arrows and stone bullets from the city head, and patiently cleared the traps on the ground. Although they paid some casualties, when night fell, they put them in front of the trenches. The traps are roughly cleaned up.

Since Ostia was only a small city, and the Roman army only needed to attack the east and south sides, the city walls were less than two miles in length, so Titus divided the entire army into five waves and attacked in turns. When the first wave of soldiers attacked the city At the same time, other troops lie down and rest in the rear, recovering some of the stamina consumed during the day as soon as possible.

When the Roman soldiers filled the trenches and rushed under the city, while the Dionysian defenders were fighting with all their strength against the Roman soldiers who were attacking the city, Titus sent people to drive one by one pack carts to the front of the trenches. The tarred wood was then unloaded and set on fire, the fires lit in various places to provide light for the continued attack of the Roman soldiers.

In addition, Titus also thought of a coup: when a wave of soldiers was frustrated and had to retreat, he did not immediately send a second wave of soldiers, but quietly pushed the ballista forward. The pile only illuminated the city, and the wilderness a hundred meters away began to be shrouded in darkness. The Dionysian ballista at the top of the city could not see clearly in the distance, so naturally they could not carry out accurate bombardment. Instead, the Roman ballista troops could see. Qingcheng head, so after they entered the range (200-150 meters away from the city wall), they began to launch stone bullets. Although most of the stone bullets hit the city wall, the splashed stone chips were densely guarding the city head. The army caused some casualties.