Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Camillus seriously analyzed: "More importantly, their heavy infantry is not much different from our heavy infantry in terms of equipment. Even the formation and tactics are very similar to ours, but their Heavy infantry can invest in javelins. At the beginning of the engagement, our young soldiers were defeated by the opponent's javelin attack! And I also noticed that there were many flags in the Dionysian formation, which they used to communicate The command not only has the bugle, but also the snare drum and the military flag, so the squadrons of Dionysia are more closely connected and the command is executed faster than us..."

After Frius listened, he looked a little frustrated, and said slightly doubtfully: "In this way, our army is not as good as the Dionysians?! Maybe...maybe, this force is the strongest in Dionysian Troops, other troops may...not have such a strong fighting power and fighting spirit!"

Camillus did not have any illusions. He said frankly: "From the organizational capabilities and fighting level of this Dionysian army, I am afraid that other Dionysian troops will not be too weak, Otherwise, Dionia could not become a powerful kingdom in just a few years, and the kingdom of Dionia owns the entire southern Italian land, and they have more soldiers than us... provoking such a powerful kingdom The opponent will be a big trouble for Rome!" Speaking of which, Camillus is now worried.

Suddenly thought of something, Frius gave himself and Camillus a breath: "Don’t forget, we still have the powerful ally of Carthage! They have made a promise, as long as Dionia dares to declare war on us, They will declare war on Dionysia! With Carthage attacking in the south, it is impossible for Dionysia to send more troops here. Fighting on the land that belongs to us in Latham, we are occupied by Rome Advantage!"

Camillus stopped talking.

At this time, the lieutenant walked into the account, with a solemn look: "Two military and political officers, the statistics of casualties in the army have come out. A total of 4,460 of our heavy infantry are missing, 423 of the cavalry are missing, and 740 of the light infantry are A total of 5,623 people have not returned to the camp..."

"5623 people! It's already half of the number of people out of the camp!" Frius's surprised expression was a bit exaggerated, and he realized that Camillus was beside him, and he said again: "In fact, there may not be so many casualties and captives. Soldiers. Some soldiers may be scattered. When the enemy retreats, they will return, so the sentry of the camp should pay attention to the screening, and arrange the troops at all times, always ready to help them return to the camp..."

Although Camillus had expected it, this huge number made him feel unbearable. He couldn't control his coughing repeatedly, and the adjutant stepped forward to beat him back.

It took a while for Camillus to slow down. His face was dull and he said in a low tone: "This battle caused so many casualties to the soldiers, it was all a mistake of my command! The court wrote a letter and asked for punishment!... And I also remind them to be vigilant to the Dionysian army and use troops carefully!"

Hearing Camillus’ words, Fleus’s heart was relieved. Although he respected Camulus, it did not mean that he wanted to take this defeat together with Camulus. He did not want to let this time The fiasco affected his future career in Rome, but he still said pretendingly: "Camilus, how can this be your responsibility alone?! You and I are the commanders of this army. , The decision to rescue the camp this time is both you and me—"

Camillus waved his hand: "Don't say it, it's all my fault! I underestimated the Dionysians, otherwise, after receiving the food-raising troops, I should take the soldiers and return immediately..."

"There can be no fluke in war!" Camillus sighed deeply with remorse, and then reminded: "We not only lost so many soldiers, but also some soldiers were injured, in a short time. Unable to fight the enemy, the number of soldiers in the camp can be greatly reduced. Frius, I suggest that you strengthen the defense of the camp tomorrow, no matter how provocative the enemy is, never go out to kill the enemy!"

Frius was young and vigorous again, and the performance of the Dionysian army really shocked him. How dare he take his career and the lives of the soldiers to take risks, and nodded: "You are right, Camulus, We should hold on to the camp until they come with Quintus!

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For the Walseys, this was a rare victory over Rome in ten years, although the main force of the battle was not them.When the Romans who were hopeless because of the breakout eventually had to surrender to the Walsey soldiers, or the Walsey soldiers wounded and captured the backward Romans during the chase, these Walseys who escorted the Romans returned Proud of victory.

But Walsey’s top executives knew who brought the victory. Under the leadership of Selsher’s Toulouse and Plefferhamn’s Catamontaros, they found that the wound was being treated. Bing's Amintas.

"General Amintas, I didn’t expect you to lead the army just to reach Walsey. The next day brought us a rare victory! It can be seen that Dionia is really helping us! Thank you very much You guys! Thank you very much!" Toulouse said sincerely.

Catamontaros immediately took the conversation and expressed his apology with excitement: "Please forgive my prejudice. When Toulouse told me that "Only 10,000 troops were sent by Dionia", I also I once complained,'The reinforcements of only 10,000 people can play a role in the invasion of Rome by tens of thousands of troops! But you and your soldiers have demonstrated the strength of the Dionysian army with heroic performance, please accept my Tribute!"

The consul of the important town of Walsey immediately and respectfully extended the most distinguished etiquette of Walsey to Amintas.

Amintas hurriedly lifted him up and said with rare humility: "I am just a warrior. It is my task to follow the instructions of the kingdom and fight the enemies! If you want to thank you, you should thank King Daveus who sent us here. His Majesty!"

"The most correct thing we Walsey has done in these years is to form an alliance with the great Dionysian. We are honored to be fighting alongside the Dionysian warriors! Beat the Romans together!" Antium Former consul Colenas said loudly.

"That's right! That's right!..." The other Walsey executives responded loudly.

Hearing these sincere words and watching their excited expressions, Amintas suddenly realized that the victory won by the First Army with such a big sacrifice was of great significance!

At this time, Catamontaros made a sincere request to the head of the Dionysian First Army: "General Amintas, because the Romans suffered this defeat, their strength in the camp has been Not much, we decided to attack the Roman camp next and wipe out this enemy completely, hoping to get your help!"

Amintas froze, then shook his head and said frankly: "I don't think the decision to attack the Roman camp now is a good idea!"

Regardless of whether the Walseys looked good or not, he continued to analyze carefully: "I checked the Roman camps carefully today, and their defenses are quite tight. And after today’s battles, I found that the Romans were very powerful, even if We rely on a large number of people, and we will eventually be able to win this camp, but our losses will be huge. Can you now bear such losses?! It is said that the Romans have another army with a larger number of people. They will soon It will be there, so what do we use to fight against them when the number of people has dropped sharply due to continuous fighting?!!"

Amintas' words were like pouring a pot of cold water on the Walsey executives present, allowing them to temporarily calm down from the ecstasy of victory.

Toulouse, who had originally disagreed with the attack on the Roman camp, took the opportunity to ask: "General Amintas, what do you suggest for the next battle?"

Amintas thought for a while and said, "We should adopt a defensive strategy and rely on defensive towns to mass kill Roman soldiers."

"Defense?! That would only allow the Romans to snatch our towns one by one. The loss of the city of Villetre is proof that the Romans now have a strong siege ability!" Catamontaros said this Questions and concerns arose.

Amintas, who was usually irritable, did not get angry at the moment. He explained patiently: "I had observed this town before marching through Setia. Its defensive facilities are too simple, and of course it is easy to be broken. If You can use the victory of this battle and the unavailable time of another Roman army to accelerate the improvement and reinforcement of the defense of the city, which will definitely cause great trouble for the Romans’ siege!"

"General Amintas, how should we improve the defense of the town?" Toulouse immediately asked modestly.

"First of all, the trenches should be dug deep and wide, and the bottom of the trench should be buried with sharp wood, making it difficult for Roman siege soldiers to pass through it. Set up a dense deer wall between the trench and the city wall, so that even if the Romans passed the trench, they carried It takes a lot of time for the siege equipment to reach the bottom of the city. Our bows, arrows, javelins and stones... can kill the enemy as much as possible. Outside the trenches, we also need to set traps. ""Amintas, while explaining in detail, portrayed on the ground with a dagger, circled around him, and listened carefully to the senior Walsey senior.

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When the First Legion took a boat to the Latham area, Carthage, who had received the news, of course also had to send troops according to the previous commitment to declare war on Dionia.However, the Senate in Carthage was heatedly debated on this issue.