ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 853

Although Licinius was the commander of this allied army, he actually had no troops under his command. Faced with such a critical situation, the only way he could think of was to inform Titus quickly. , let him send troops to come and stabilize the situation here!otherwise……

Just when Licinius hurriedly sent out the messengers, the Latin Allied forces were defeated far faster than he imagined. They began to collapse from a small array on the right wing, and then the chaos gradually spread to the entire right wing, and then quickly spread to To the middle, until the entire array...

After all, the Latin Allied Forces were made up of more than a dozen Latin city-states and tribes. It was difficult for them to work together and obey orders completely.What's more, part of the reason they fight here is to fulfill their covenant, and part of the reason is because they are afraid of death and are fighting for their own safety.But they had no determination to fight to the death, so when the soldiers of one city-state fled, neither the soldiers nor the generals of the neighboring city-states were willing to continue fighting and became scapegoats, so the entire array quickly disintegrated like an avalanche.

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The commander of the Volscian coalition was Cataimuntares, the consul of Polevenum (given that the Volscian troops participating in the battle were 5000, more than the Herniki, and the Volscians had made great efforts before To assist Herniki, because the Herniki people made Catementares the commander-in-chief of this coalition army without any resentment, and fully obeyed his command), he held a shield and spear and charged at the front of the team. At the front, he shouted wantonly, feeling indescribably happy in his heart. He had never defeated the Latins so easily as he did today.

The originally a little tired Voch coalition soldiers seemed to be re-injected with strength after defeating the Latin allies. They shouted and chased the fleeing Latins, forcing most of the Latin troops to flee northward desperately.

Titus was shocked after receiving the report from Licinius asking for help. In fact, the entire army was accelerating its retreat, and it was no longer possible to separate a force in a short time to support the Latin allies. He could only urge the Roman army to continue to speed up its retreat.

However, Titus did not expect that the Latin rout would come so quickly. The Latin light infantry, who only wore a thin coat and threw away their weapons and clothes, ran at the front in panic, and then, like headless chickens, It directly crashed into the Roman army that was still behind (that is, the part of the Roman soldiers who were in charge of attacking the camp before), and immediately disrupted the formation and hindered their retreat.

Behind these Latin light infantry are more rout soldiers fleeing, and behind the Roman army are Dionysian soldiers who are chasing after them...

In such a bad situation, how could Titus dare to stop the retreating army, but it rained all night: "General Titus, hundreds of Dionian cavalry are rushing from the northwest. , General Aulus is leading his cavalry to stop him!"

"Report to General Titus that more than 2000 Dionysian light infantry are rushing from the north, less than 200 meters away from us!"

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Titus did not expect that the Dionian army coming out of Rome would come so fast. He knew very well that there were more Dionian heavy infantry behind these Dionian light infantry.Now it is surrounded by the Roman army: the Dionysian army is pursuing it to the east, the Voch coalition forces are rushing to the rear of his army to the south, and the Dionysian army from the city of Rome will soon rush to the north. Army, there are Dionian cavalry in the northwest, and the only one that is not blocked by the enemy is the southwest... Titus is very anxious. He feels that the retreat speed of the Roman army, which still maintains order and formation, is still too slow, and there may be disaster at any time. He was in danger of being completely surrounded, so in desperation, he issued an order: "Inform all soldiers that they do not need to maintain their formation, throw down unnecessary heavy objects, and quickly retreat to Vilitre!"

At the same time, he also asked the messengers to rush to the military camp of Tustron immediately to inform the dictator Camillus to retreat westward.

After Titus's order was issued, it didn't take long for the entire Roman army to become a mess. Everyone threw down their shields and spears, and even their helmets and breastplates, and fled forward with all their might.

The Dionian soldiers, Volsi and Herniki soldiers who pursued them naturally followed the same example. The originally planned siege quickly turned into a grand and chaotic chase and race.

By the time Quintus led his army to the battlefield, the place had become extremely chaotic. Amid deafening shouts and scattered dust, Romans, Latins, Volscians, Hernicians, The Dionians are all mixed together...

Quintus was confused for a moment, not knowing how to intercept the enemy and ensure the smooth retreat of the Roman army.

There was no need for him to make a decision. Under such a mighty momentum, the soldiers under his command quickly lost their will to fight and fled with their compatriots...

After the pursuit of Dionysia lasted for half an hour, the retreat bugle had to be sounded, because at this time the chasing troops had already reached the south of Tustron Mountain, and most of the soldiers had lost their organization. However, there were several Latin allies of Rome around. If they went out to raid the city at this time...Davos did not dare to take any more risks.

While escorting the captured Romans or Latins, the soldiers cleaned the battlefield and began to retreat one after another...

At this time, Daves met on the battlefield with Catai Mentares, the consul of Polevenam, and Nemeri, the commander-in-chief of Herniki, who led the army.

If we say that the magical rumors about Dionia and King Davos that these Wolsi and Herniki leaders heard before were only used as conversation topics for drinking and chatting, they did not take them too seriously, but this time Dai Voss led the Dionysian army to capture the city of Rome and finally defeated the Roman army. Such a brilliant record has attracted the attention of surrounding forces, not to mention that after the Dionysians occupied the Roman city, they successively conquered Kesra. Ra, Viai and Phedina, forced Pliniste to surrender... have already taken root in the Latium region, replacing the previous Rome and becoming the new overlord of this area.

It is precisely because of this awareness that Catamontares and the others will inevitably be a little cautious when they meet Davos, the king of Dionia.

But Davos smiled and praised them: "I'm glad to see you, Dionia's friendliest allies! Thank you for your full cooperation, we will have today's victory!..."

Davos’s words were very useful to the leaders of the Voch coalition present. Cataimuntares saluted respectfully and said: "Your Majesty the King, it is precisely because of your wonderful plan that we followed it and implemented it. Victory today!”

"This is Cataimuntares, the consul of Polevenam, and the commander of the Voch coalition this time." Tapirus on the side quickly introduced.

Davos listened to the translator and said solemnly: "You Wolsey has complete trust in us without reservation, whether it was to prevent the Roman messenger from entering the Tullerus Valley to inform the army of Camillus, or this Being willing to risk the emptiness of the territory once, but also to fully implement our plan, this makes me feel that although Wolsey and our Dionia have only formed an alliance for a short time, you and I are already good allies who can trust each other and share weal and woe !So please rest assured, Dionia will help Wolsey, gradually regain your lost territories, and assist you in restoring their prosperity!"

Unexpectedly, he would get the promise from King Davos at this moment. Catamontares was pleasantly surprised and expressed his gratitude repeatedly.

Then Nemeri, the general in charge of the Herniki army, came forward to greet them.

Of course, Davos could not help but make a promise to this new ally. He said sincerely: "Although you Herniki people have regained all the lost land, I heard that you were seriously damaged in this war, and Rebuilding your home is an arduous process. We in Dionia have had such a painful experience before, so we understand it deeply! We will do our best to help you restore the prosperity of your territory as soon as possible and ensure your safety!..."

The leaders of the Woh coalition were happy when they heard what Davos said.

At this time, Nemeli asked again: "Your Majesty, Dionia defeated Rome and became the new owner of the city of Rome. Now some forces are worried that Dionia will become the second Rome!"

When Davos heard this, he immediately became serious: "Thank you for reminding me, what are the forces you are talking about?"

Nemeiri hesitated, but finally said: "I know the Masi people and the Aikwe people. Before I summoned the soldiers to participate in this battle, they sent people to dissuade me and expressed their concerns in this regard... …”

Davos nodded. He glanced at everyone and found that everyone's eyes were focused on him. He suddenly understood: This is probably not just a matter of concern to the Aequi and Masi people, but to all the people around Rome. The issue that all the forces are concerned about includes, of course, the Volscians and the Herniki.

Davos pondered for a moment, and then said loudly: "Dionia is not bordered by Rome, and there is no conflict of interest. It is because Rome has invaded your territory. When you are facing a crisis of survival, we Dionia In order to fulfill the covenant, Asia decided to go to war with Rome. Until now, Dionia has been fighting Rome and its allies, and the towns it captured are also owned by Rome and its allies.

Whether it is the Massi, the Aequi, the Etruscans, or the Sabines, as long as they are willing to live in peace with Dionia, we Dionia will never covet their land without reason. There will be a war with them!On the contrary, we Dionia are happy to have friendly exchanges with them, conduct trade, enhance friendship, and jointly maintain peace and tranquility in this area! …

(End of this chapter)