ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 777 Siege Layout ([-])

"Your Majesty, our mountain reconnaissance team has been doing the most arduous training for the past ten years just for this day! Don't worry, even if it rains heavily and the river water surges, we will definitely succeed!" Izam finally showed his true colors. , said proudly.

"Very good, this is the Izam I know!" Davos smiled: "When the operation is successful, don't forget to send someone to notify me immediately."

"Yes!"

At this time, Davos looked around at the commanders of the armies and asked, "After seeing the city of Rome, what do you all think?"

"Your Majesty, although the city wall of Rome is ugly, after walking around it, I feel that its length is not short, and the area of ​​​​the city is also larger..." When Olivers said this, Davos added: "According to the information obtained now It shows that the city wall of Rome is about 14 miles long, and it is known as the City of Seven Hills. There are seven low hills in the city, so its actual city area is larger than what we feel."

"In order to conquer Herniki, the Romans took away all their young and middle-aged citizens and went out to fight. There should not be many Roman soldiers capable of fighting in the city now, and to defend such a long city wall, they would be even more undermanned. The shortcomings are exposed..."

As Olivers said, Matonis interjected: "I have noticed along the way that the quality of the soldiers in the city is not good. Rydes, can you send a cavalry to test it out?"

Seeing that Davos nodded in acquiescence, Laides immediately dispatched a cavalry squad. When they approached obliquely and quickly within 50 meters of the city wall, there was a commotion among the soldiers on the top of the city, and soon javelins and arrows shot down. , but the fast-moving cavalry team left the attacked area in an instant.

It is impossible for the cavalry to attack the city, not to mention that this small number of people will not pose any threat to the city wall. The Roman soldiers can deal with it calmly, and there is no need to attack in such a hurry and waste javelin arrows.The experienced corps commanders saw this with relaxed smiles on their faces.

"Your Majesty, the reason why you let several of our legions attack various wall sections of the Roman city at the same time, instead of concentrating our forces and focusing on attacking one or two places, is to force the Romans to have to temporarily recruit their weak combat effectiveness. The soldiers spread out, making their defenses weaker, and we can break through the city of Rome faster and easier!" After Matonis finished speaking, he glanced at Olivers proudly.

Olivers cursed secretly. Matonis's words were exactly what he wanted to say but hadn't finished yet.

"However, when we attack the city of Rome with all our strength tomorrow, the Roman colonial cities and allies who have received the news will definitely send reinforcements!" Geogris reminded with a slight worry: "Especially when Rome attacks the Hernicians. The army and the Roman army in the west that we just defeated yesterday, if they arrive when we attack the city——"

"Yesterday, the Roman army in the west suffered heavy losses. The pursuit of the 3000st and [-]nd Cavalry Legions captured many of their defeated troops. Our legionnaires alone were ordered to cut the hands and feet of the captured Romans. A rough estimate was that there were [-] There are many people, and this does not include the Romans who were killed and wounded in the battle and those who fled, so they will no longer pose a danger to us for a while." Lizaru said with certainty: "As for the Roman army in the northeast ——”

"Their strength is indeed huge, but according to previous intelligence, their camp is more than 100 miles away from here, and the road is uneven. A normal march will take at least three or four days. By then we will have already occupied the city of Rome!" cried Trotilas.

"Don't underestimate the enemy!" Davos solemnly reminded: "The Roman dictator Camillus is not a simple figure. He has participated in countless battles, has rich combat experience, and has also commanded many battles. He has not yet Suffered defeat——" At this point, he saw Amyntas curl his lips, but soon frowned again, obviously thinking of the last battle with Camillus, where the First Legion suffered great losses.

"Therefore, we cannot judge the army led by Camiros according to the usual situation... for two days!" Davos pondered for a while, stretched out two fingers, and said with a serious expression: "We must send the Roman army back. The time is halved, and for the time being, it is judged that Camillus and his army will return in two days, so you only have one day to attack the city, and you must take the city of Rome tomorrow!" In the last sentence, Davos said forcefully .

When the legion commanders heard this, they all felt the pressure.

"The reconnaissance cavalry teams and mountain reconnaissance teams of each legion are temporarily under my direct command. I will send them out to explore the movements around Rome throughout the day. If there is any abnormality, report to me at any time. The First Cavalry Legion, the Second Cavalry The cavalry of the legion stayed in the camp to recharge their batteries, restore their horse power, and be ready to attack at any time. And you-" Davos looked at Amintas, Matonis, Lizaru, and Olivers in front of him. The six legion commanders, Geogris, and Trotilas, said in a deep voice: "Go back quickly, command your legionnaires, and build your camp as soon as possible according to the location just designated. This camp must not only be able to accommodate soldiers Let us rest peacefully and ensure that we have a certain level of defense. At the same time, make careful preparations for tomorrow's siege. Each of you is responsible for attacking a section of the city wall. I want to take a good look at who will be the first to break through Rome's defenses tomorrow. Attack the city!"

When the legion commanders heard this, they looked at each other with a sense of competition in their hearts.

"But you must also be careful not to just attack and cause too many casualties to the soldiers, because the capture of Rome is only the beginning, and the real war is yet to come!"

The last words of Davos alerted the legion commanders, and then they hurried back to their legions. Davos led the palace guards and two cavalry legions and walked back slowly.

Davos looked at the sky and asked, "Has Epithenis already led the team?"

"According to the plan, he should have set off this morning and should be on the way now." Tormid replied.

Davos thought of another question, and he said with a little hope: "I hope the Volsci and Herniki people can help us buy more time as planned."

At this moment, Tormid faintly felt that the commander of Dionia, who had always been invincible and commanded with determination, seemed a little nervous. He didn't know what to say for a while, so he remained silent.

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Milusius was in a heavy mood when he set out this morning. Although he could not attend yesterday's Senate meeting because he was not a senator, his father told him about it when he returned home, and the two even had a small dispute. , who admired Camillus and was dissatisfied that his uncle Maru Geneensis took advantage of the dictator's expedition and directed other senators to make small moves behind his back. However, he still took over the task assigned by the Senate because He felt that it would be much less restrictive for Camillus to carry out this order by himself than to let others do it.

However, not long after setting off, he received a new order from the Senate. Although the original order that made him dissatisfied had been cancelled, at this moment he was not happy at all, and his heart was full of shock: Dionia's army Marching to Rome!I just heard that the Dionian army landed on the coast last night. Are they already going to attack the city of Rome today? !

The rapid movement of the Dionian army was completely beyond Milusius's expectations, and the sense of crisis forced him to speed up his advance again and again.

After passing Pliniste and passing Sagnia, Milucius tried not to slow down even though the road ahead became increasingly uneven.

At this time, a rider ran up ahead, and the rider hugged the horse's neck tightly. When he saw them, he didn't avoid them, but ran into them head-on.

The soldiers accompanying the team rushed to intercept, and the frightened horses left one man behind. Because this man was wearing Roman clothes and had a javelin stuck in his back, he was seriously injured, so Milucius had to step forward to check.

The man woke up from groaning. When he saw Milusius, he immediately said: I am... I am Lord Potitus's vassal Nucorius... Ahead... There is an ambush from the Hernicians ahead... …We are under attack…be careful…”

Milucius didn't need to think too hard to know why Potitus's slaves appeared here. He hurriedly asked: "How many enemies are there?"

"At least seven or eighty people..."

"There are so many people?!" Milusius was startled. He looked back at the ten soldiers following him and felt a little confused: Should he continue to push forward?Or turn around and go back to bring in reinforcements?
After just thinking for a moment, he made a decision: turn around and go to Xignia immediately!

It's not that he is greedy for life and afraid of death, but that he believes that his mission is related to the survival of the city of Rome and cannot be ignored in the slightest. Moreover, Xigonia is not far away and will not delay much time.

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In fact, when the various legions of Dionia arrived outside Rome, they had already rushed to the area where their legions should be based on the plan discussed last night.The engineers of each legion had already preliminary set up the construction plan for the entire camp last night in accordance with the plan established by Daves and the drawings of the Roman city. Now they need to go to the field in person to revise and confirm the plan.

Soon, a new camp construction plan came out.

So, they led the engineering battalions of each legion to measure and mark the land outside Rome according to this camp plan: Where should the trenches be dug?How deep should we dig?Where was the earth fort built?How high does it need to be?Where is the camp gate?Where is the sentry tower? ...Of course, there are special regulations for the construction of the Dionia field camp. After many battles and modifications, there will not be much change. The soldiers have already been familiar with it after countless military trainings. , so when the regiment commander rushed back and assigned the specific tasks of garrisoning the camp to the lower-level team officers, the soldiers started working enthusiastically.

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