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Chapter 788: Attacking the City of Rome ([-])
At this time, Davos watched his son's back with worried eyes as he walked out of the tent. He stood there for a moment, but when he turned around, he saw some young staff officers showing envious expressions. He changed his mind and then smiled. Said: "Who else wants to participate in the battle?"

"I!"

"I!"

"And I!"

Several young people said hurriedly.

Davos waved his hand: "Go quickly and have a good fight!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" These young staff officers rushed out of the tent happily.

Davos smiled and encouraged the staff who were still in the accounts: "These little guys, they are too young and don't understand that this is the head of our entire army, and our efforts will determine the success or failure of the entire campaign! So, lads, let’s get back to work to get this win!”

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The restless hearts of the staff were temporarily calmed by Davos.

"Your name is Claudius, a native of Amendolara, from the First Legion?" Daves pointed at one of the young men and said.

"Yes, Your Majesty, your memory is so good!" The young man was pleasantly surprised.

"You are responsible for receiving battle reports and enemy information for me, and reporting to me promptly and accurately!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"Your name is Irittheus, a Castellonian from the Second Legion, correct?"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"You are responsible for marking the map."

"Yes!"

"Your name is Assinarus, a Crotone from the Fourth Legion?"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"You are responsible for recording and communicating my orders."

"Ok!"

"And you...you...you..." Davos accurately called the names of several other staff officers, and seeing their flattered looks, he said with a smile: "You are responsible for recording and analyzing the battle situation, If you find anything unusual or have any suggestions, you can always ask me!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!!"

The staff officers, who had been in turmoil due to the departure of Tormid and Clotokatax, resumed intense and meticulous military work, and even worked harder than before.

Davos looked at them busy, and his mood fluctuated a bit.

At this time, Henipolis, who had gone out at some time, walked into the big tent again, came to Davos, and whispered: "Martius sent 30 palace guards to protect Clotho's safety."

Davos glanced at him, and his heart was completely at ease. He tapped the map with his hand, and then said loudly: Assinarus, you immediately ask the messenger to inform the engineering camp and the supply camp in this camp. ... Wait for all the auxiliary personnel to immediately move to the rear of the Second Army to be on standby! "

"Yes!" Athenarus walked quickly towards the outside of the tent.

Although Davos boldly mobilized the four brigades stationed in the camp to participate in the battle, this was indeed a risk. With only two brigades left to guard the camp, no matter how powerful the combat effectiveness was, they could not completely defend such a large camp, so The transfer order issued by Davos was for safety reasons, especially because the engineers and skilled craftsmen he cherished could not be harmed in any way.

Then, Davos gave another order: "Iritseus, check the latest news about Epithenes, confirm his location again, and then calculate his current approximate location based on his marching speed. "

"Yes!"

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Tormid came out of the tent and felt a little headache. This was certainly not because he was about to command an army of nearly ten thousand people in combat. Although he had never had the experience of commanding an army of more than a thousand people in combat before, after all, he He has decades of rich experience in the military career, and since he joined Dionia and entered the Staff Office of the Ministry of Military Affairs, he has been working hard to improve himself: in-depth understanding of Dionia's past battles, familiarity and thoroughness of Dionia Asia's military system and tactics, and further efforts to envision future military reforms and development... Tormid admitted that he was not as good as Printoles in military talent, but he believed that he was also worthy of the position of staff officer .

What he was worried about was Clotokatax beside him. Although Davos did not say "let him take care of his son", if His Royal Highness the prince, who is recognized by everyone and will inherit the throne of Davos in the future, goes through Danger, injury, or... He doesn't think he will have a good life in Dionia in the future.

By the time 30 palace guards arrived at Clotokatax, Tormid already had an idea. He said seriously: "Your Highness, going to intercept the enemy this time is related to the success or failure of our entire battle. , related to the life and death of the entire army, so it is very important! You are not a member of other brigades, have not trained with them, and have no tacit understanding of fighting, so I will not put you at the forefront of the military formation, but at the front In the rear formation, once the front line cannot withstand the enemy's attack, or the enemy surrounds you from the flanks, I will ask you to lead the palace guards to block their attack and buy time for other troops!"

Although Crotokatax is very young, he has been taught carefully by Davos for a long time. He is not arrogant, and he also knows that his sudden joining has made Thormid a little worried, and what Thormid said makes sense. , so he immediately nodded in response: "Yes, Commander!"

Tormid had little contact with Crotokatax in the past and did not know him well. Seeing that this young man was so reasonable, he was relieved and at the same time he had a great impression of this prince.

The group of people walked straight out of the northwest gate of the camp, and soon the sound of "rumbling" horse hooves could be heard behind them... After receiving the order, the two cavalry regiments rushed over quickly.

"Thor... Sir Commander, the First (Second) Cavalry Corps has been ordered to arrive!"

Tormid looked at Ledes, who often joked with him, and then glanced at Kuchius beside him. At this time, he was not joking, but said seriously: "Two legion commanders, A reinforcement force of 8000 men from Rome is coming from the west. Your Majesty asked us to stop the attack. We must not let the enemy disrupt our siege plan! Please organize your troops first, and set off together when other troops arrive. .”

The two legion commanders responded in succession. Although they were surprised when they saw Clotokatax beside Tormid, they did not ask. Instead, they turned around and ordered the officers to collect and gather the cavalry.

After a while, four infantry brigades arrived one after another.

Clotokatax saw that among the captains who came to report, there was actually the commander of Adoris. He couldn't help but feel happy: I heard my father say before that "father and son go into battle". I didn't expect that this time I would be able to fight with him. Let’s fight together, brother!
But on such an occasion, it was certainly impossible for Crotokatax to look for Adoris again.

After the team gathered together, Thormid immediately led the team to set off. It didn't take long for them to arrive due west of the southwest corner of the Roman city wall. The two garrison brigades of the Fourth Legion, which were notified by the messenger, also arrived quickly. Now Thor There were six infantry brigades in the army led by Meade, four of which were heavy infantry brigades and two light armored brigades. After all, the light armored infantry had weak defense and suffered a disadvantage in frontal attacks, so several corps commanders assigned light armored brigades. Stay in camp.

Knowing from the scouts that the enemy was still one mile away, Tormid breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Dionia's central camp occupied a large area. The Romans took a detour from the outside. He led his troops directly to the inner line. Although Even if we set off later, we still rush ahead.

Tormid immediately began to arrange the military formation: he placed one heavy infantry brigade each of the Fourth Army, the Fifth Army, and the Sixth Army on the left, center, and right of the front line of the military formation. Another brigade is located in the rear column, the brigade of the Second Army is located in the rear column of the center, and the [-]st and [-]nd Cavalry Corps are located on the left and right wings. The length of the entire center formation will be lengthened or shortened based on the situation of the enemy's formation. .

Tormid arranged a simple formation, but for such a hastily put together army of ten thousand people, the simpler the formation, the better it would be for them to fight.

Under the command of the team officers, the infantry and cavalry quickly began to form formations. Crotokatax and the palace guards happened to be in the last row of the second army group. During the formation process, he saw Adoris , Adoris was also surprised that his younger brother appeared here, but the two brothers just met their eyes for a while, and soon followed the instructions and went to where they should stand.

As soon as Dionia's army was lined up, they saw the Roman army appearing in the distance. Tormid did not wait for the Roman army to arrive, but directly ordered the entire army to advance.

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Yesterday, Paulus and Mejius led the army all the way east, passing Satnicum and Vilitre, and entered the Lake Alba area at dusk. Then they stopped advancing, allowing the army to stay and take pictures of spies for reconnaissance. Regarding the situation of the Dionians, Mejius led people to visit all the villages and towns in the area overnight, hoping that the Latin compatriots in the area could support them, fight against the invaders, and rescue Rome.

The next day, many Latin warriors came to the Alba area one after another. According to statistics by Paulus and others, there were 3000 people. It was indeed the first Latin area conquered by Rome and had the closest relationship with Rome. However, This was the best the Latins of Alba could do.

The number of Roman reinforcements increased to more than 8000, but the two generals had differences.

Paulus believes: According to various intelligence, everyone in Dionysia is already attacking the city with all their strength, and Rome is in danger. They should take advantage of the Dionysia to put most of their soldiers into the siege, but they When the city is not broken, launching a fierce attack on the Dionysians from behind will definitely defeat the enemy's offensive and save Rome!
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