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Chapter 790: Attacking the City of Rome ([-])
"If tens of thousands of our young and middle-aged citizens had not been transferred, it would have been impossible for the Dionysians to attack the city. We could have completely fought in the field -" Plenius just said loudly, and was Marugine Ensis interrupted: "The matter has already happened, so don't mention it again. All our energy should be focused on how to defend the city of Rome!"

Portitus nodded approvingly at him. Although there are often disputes and differences between him and Marugine Ensis because of power and interests, when Rome is in danger, the interests of the major clans All consistent.

"It's already this time. I wonder if our reinforcements have arrived?" After being criticized by Marugine Ensis, Plenius awkwardly changed the subject.

"Paulus, Mejius, and Pontius will never sit back and watch Rome fall into danger and ignore it. The same is true for Wei Ai. I'm afraid they have already fought with the Dionians, but we don't know it." An Bustus said loudly and affirmatively, and his words gave many senators reassurance, because everyone understood that judging from the current offensive of the Dionians, reinforcements were the key to their defense of the city of Rome!
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The senators in the square were worried about the safety of the city of Rome, and the Roman people were busy rescuing injured soldiers. The blood of the wounded gathered into thin streams, flowed into the drainage ditch, and then gathered along the drainage ditch into the wide sewer... …

If the public officials in charge of managing the sewer at this time lifted the slate, entered the sewer, stepped on the narrow walkways on both sides of the water channel, walked in the direction of the sewage flow, and walked up the sewer to the residential area behind the embankment in the north of the city of Rome. At this moment, he will be surprised to find strong figures crouching in front of him, filling the sewer to the brim.

Two hundred soldiers from the Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade fought hard all night, and finally they all entered the Maxim Sewer.

After wrestling with the water of the Tiber River, climbing cautiously, and squeezing through the iron bars in the sewage, even the outstanding reconnaissance team members who had been trained hard for a long time and selected were all exhausted. Some of the team members who came in first were exhausted. While waiting for the people behind, sitting in the dark, damp, garbage-strewn sewer, enduring the unpleasant stench, he fell asleep just like that.

However, as the commander of this secret operation, Izam could not let them rest immediately. He had them wake up one by one, ordered them to take off their soaked linings, let them wring out, and then checked the water on their bodies. traces to avoid catching cold.

For those team members who were scratched and bruised on the way, he and the last few soldiers who came in carried a package wrapped in several layers of fur, which contained clean linen and some prepared herbs, which could be used to treat the injuries. Clean and wrap the wound to prevent infection.

Then, he would send someone to re-disguise the sawn iron fence, so as to prevent the Roman soldiers on the embankment from inadvertently seeing the abnormality tomorrow.

In addition, he also has to arrange team members to take turns on guard duty. The task of the guard post is not mainly to detect enemies, but to drive away rats and possibly snakes in the sewers to prevent them from biting sleeping comrades. At the same time, when some teammates are asleep When snoring loudly, wake him up in time.Although the top of the sewer is covered with stone slabs, it is not tightly sealed. There are still many large and small gaps. You must always be careful to prevent discovery.

The lives of 200 people were on his shoulders, and there were also arduous combat tasks. Yizham was under a lot of pressure, so he kept thinking about things in his mind for the rest of the day and could not fall asleep until dawn. At that time, he couldn't resist the sleepiness...

I don't know how long it took before Yizam was pushed awake. He opened his eyes in a daze, and was immediately dazzled by a beam of sunlight focused on his face through the cracks in the stone slabs. He put his hands on top of his head and turned to look Looking around, pairs of concerned eyes focused on him. These were soldiers he had trained with his own hands!A hint of warmth arose in Izam's heart.

Still getting older, my body is not as good as before!He sighed in his heart, struggled to squat up, and asked the team members to count in turn in a very low voice. The voice of saying the numbers passed from one side of the sewer, and came back from the other side, and the number of two hundred was no more, no less.

"Is anyone feeling unwell?" Izam asked in a low voice worriedly.

Every team member said they were fine.

Of course, Izam knew that there was some water in these people's answers, but at least it meant that the team members did not suffer major injuries.

A smile finally appeared on his face, and he then asked: "What's the situation outside now?"

The person who answered him was the captain of the reconnaissance team, Cadulilus, who was from Campania and could speak Latin. He squeezed hard to Izam's side, pointed upward with his finger, and whispered: "Captain, Third Army They had already begun to attack. They first bombarded us with ballistae, but the Romans retreated above us. Later, listening to their panicked words above, we learned that our fleet had used warships to set up a pontoon bridge on the Tiber River, and the third The legionnaires have already launched an attack on the embankment, and the Roman soldiers have rushed to defend it. It has probably passed by now..."

Kadulilus looked around uncertainly. Some of the other team members made five strokes and some made six gestures.

"...It took about an hour or so." He finally said.

Izam did not expect that the siege had already started while he was sleeping. Thinking about it, he felt scared. Fortunately, it was not the best time to attack.

Just as he was about to speak, there was the sound of chaotic footsteps from the top, as well as the voices of the Romans. These voices were amplified in the tunnel and echoed repeatedly, making one's chest feel tight, and dust continued to fall from the stone wall. However, the team members immediately stopped making any noise like wood carvings and clay sculptures, and just looked at each other.

After a while, the sound above the head disappeared completely, and the tunnel returned to silence. The team members took a long breath, even the filthy air was stronger than the maddening sound.

"What did the Romans say just now?" Izam immediately asked Cadulilus.

Catulilus' face was dusty, but he laughed silently, looking very funny. He laughed and said in a low voice: "Captain, I just heard a Roman say, 'I grew up with my master, taking care of him. He provides daily meals and serves as his scribe... I have never killed a sheep or even a chicken, and now I am expected to kill someone?!'

Another person was laughing at him, "Keep crying, little cutie. When you face the enemy later, don't be so scared that you pee." '

Later, one possibility was that the team officer was scolding them, "Stop talking and rush to Shiibashi as soon as possible. If the enemy breaks through the blockade of the embankment, we will all become cattle and sheep that the enemy can kill at will!" '..."

The team members around him understood the meaning of the words, and sparks of excitement burst out in their eyes: "Captain, it seems that the third army's offensive is fierce, and the enemy is almost unable to defend, should we also out?!"

Before Izam could speak, a team member in front exclaimed: "Look at this water!"

Through the beams of sunlight filtering through the gaps between the stone slabs, we can see that the originally black and yellow dirty water with all kinds of filth is now gradually dyed red...

"Has our army already invaded from other places?!" A captain exclaimed.

"Quiet!" Izam made a silence gesture. Facing the eager eyes of the team members, he had to make a choice.

He looked down at the bright red blood in the waterway, and listened to the sounds of the streets above. After thinking for a while, he finally whispered: "No matter what the situation is elsewhere, the mission your Majesty has given us is to assist the Third Army and the Third Army. The three fleets broke through the defenses of the embankment and entered the city of Rome. Now the enemy's reinforcements have just passed, and the streets above are still quiet. It can be seen that the third legion is still fighting fiercely, so we still need to wait a little longer!"

Seeing that the team members next to him were reluctant to speak, he then continued: "However, since the Romans also sent slaves who can't fight, it shows that they have no extra troops. We just need to wait a little longer. , when all these Roman reinforcements have entered the battle and there is no room left to stop us, we will go out and attack their rear! But now we must first find a way out!"

"Captain, we have already found a way out in the early morning." Terentus raised the sheathed dagger and pointed to the top of his head: "Just use the dagger to scratch out the slurry between the stone slabs. You can push the stone slab away with force and climb out."

"Okay." Izam believed in his subordinates' judgment and said in a deep voice: "Let's fill our stomachs first, and when I give the order, we will take action immediately!" As he said, he opened the small bag on his waist and took out a stem Beef strips.

The team members also took out dry food one after another. The beef jerky soaked in river water had a strange taste, but the team members chewed hard and ate it very deliciously.

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In the middle section of the southern city wall not far from the Old Forum of Rome, the sound of killing was loud, and soldiers from both sides were fighting fiercely.

The ladders were pushed down by the defenders at the top of the city, and the Dionian soldiers on the ladders fell to the bottom of the city. But after a while, subsequent soldiers came from a distance carrying new ladders, crossed the ditch, and arrived Under the city, set it up on the free section of the city.

From time to time, arrow-blocking vehicles in front of the trenches were ignited by rockets, but this did not affect the Dionia light infantry from continuing to hide behind the burning flames and continue to fire arrows at the city head. Their more accurate shooting skills targeted the defenders at the city head. It is quite threatening. If it were not for the heavy infantry fighting in front of the battlements, and if they could not hit the parts not covered by armor and cause greater damage to them, I am afraid that the defenders would have been unable to prevent the Dionian soldiers from boarding the city. Head.

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