Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Apuleus's harsh accusations against the illustrious Camillus made the elders in an uproar.

Camillus is a person with a gentle personality and kindness. He has been criticized from time to time in the Senate, and he can be calm. However, at this moment he stared at Apleus, and there was a flash of anger in his eyes, because it was this person. Falsely accused him of owning the spoils for more than ten years ago, and eventually he was tried and forced to leave Rome.

Aprilius's glorious gaze faced Camillus without escaping.In recent years, with Camillus winning one after another, his prestige is getting higher and higher, which also makes his situation difficult. He often walks in the city, and from time to time he can hear someone pointing at him and cursing: "That is a false accusation card. The people of Mulhouse, may Jupiter guilt him!".Under such circumstances, the reason why he can sit firmly in the veteran's home is because some big figures do not want to see Camillus' prestige too high. Some veterans are jealous of his merits and need someone to oppose him.

Aprius understands his value, so he never hides his hostility towards Camillus.

"I have never heard such ridiculous words!" Military and Political Officer Pantius stood up and defended his former chief loudly: "How can Camerus be blamed for the failure of that battle! We did not notify Camulus of their news about the'Dionysian Army has arrived' in time! No one would blame anyone for not thinking that the Dionysian army had just arrived in Walsey and began military operations. !

Anyone who has commanded a battle should know very well that Camillus did not make any mistakes in that battle, and any Roman general would choose to rescue those in danger in that situation. Roman citizens and allied soldiers!Camillus' only shortcoming is that he did not expect the combat power of Dionysian army to be so powerful!But before ever playing with the Dionysians, which veteran can know!"

"Huh, so all of this can only blame Dionia for being too powerful?!" Apleus sneered.

"There are rumors that the Kingdom of Dionia has the most powerful army in this land. Now it seems that this is not touted. The arrival of their army has caused us to suffer successive failures. This must arouse our vigilance! It is not time to pursue the question of who is right and who is wrong in this battle, but should discuss how to face the threat of Dionysia next. This is the problem we need to solve now!" Ambustus looked Said solemnly.

"Yeah, and Dionia also has a strong fleet that constantly threatens our confederations and colonial cities that rely on the sea." The veteran veteran Lucritius then supported Camillus, he said: " Camillus made a calm judgment. You chose to retreat in time. It is absolutely correct! The safety of Rome and the Allies is far more important than the acquisition of a few more Walsi lands!"

Even two important veterans endorsed Camillus. Others were not good to blame. The failure of this battle, even the failure to take Quintus to siege, was not mentioned.

"Fathers and elders and newcomers." Paulus, the rotating chairman and political officer of this meeting, finally began to speak, leading the topic to the focus of this meeting: "The Kingdom of Dionia in southern Italy has waged war with us in Rome. Judging from the current situation, Dionia has a strong army and a strong fleet, which poses a great threat to us in Rome! The previous battles only occurred in the Walsey area, and the subsequent battles are likely It will also expand to our allies and even to Rome. Do you have any good suggestions to avoid such a bad situation?"

"I have said before that we should not be fooled by the Carthaginians and risk aggression with Dionia, which would be detrimental to the development of Rome. Now the facts have explained everything!" High priest Fragus got up , A worried proposal: "In order to prevent further invasion of us by the Dionysians, we should immediately stop the war with Walsey, sign a truce agreement with Walsey, and return the occupied territory of Walsey, while Send people to make peace with Dionia. Dionysia and Rome had no grudges before, and now they are facing drought in the country. After losing the reason to start the war, they must be happy to stop this for them. Meaningless war!"

"The high priest is right!" Fragus's proposal was approved by some veterans, which is relatively rare for the Roman veterans who have always been aggressive and less compromised. How much pressure in Rome.

If someone else said this, Quintus, who has always hated the surrender of compromise, has long swearing out, but the full name of Flagus is Flagus. Julius, born in the Julius clan, This clan is said to be a descendant of the gods of war Mars and Venus. Their direct ancestors were Yurus, the first king of Albalonga (Albaronga was once the center of the entire Latin region, a Roman city builder Romulus' mother country). After Albalonga was defeated by Rome, the Julius family moved to Rome. Because of their noble blood and descendants of God, their tribes often served as high priests to speak for the gods.

Although the high priest has no real power, his status is honorable, and since Flagus has been respected by the people since he took office, Quintus considered his influence, and his tone will be more gentle: "High priest, I think you should I have not forgotten a resolution that the Senate has just passed a few days ago,'Using Villetre, Antium and Satnikum as colonial cities and allocating part of their land to landless civilians.' Now you want to let We will return the occupied land back to Walsey. Do you think the civilians who are ready to go to these colonial cities will agree?! You certainly do not want to see those civilians launch another riot again!

Also, Walsey has always been our enemy in Rome. This time we almost wiped it out. It was hard to get the help of Dionysia. Will it only be satisfied with a truce with us in Rome?!It probably hopes that with the help of the Dionysian army, we will take the opportunity to destroy our Rome, so that Wally will never be threatened by us again!"

"I agree with Quintus!" Pantius immediately expressed his support in a loud voice: "Since the establishment of Rome, Rome has never had a precedent of choosing to compromise and surrender when facing the threat of the enemy. Make an exception in our body! Has Rome encountered fewer powerful forces than it has in the past, but we are gradually growing in constant battle! Today, as long as we Romans are united, we dare to continue with Dionia As the battle goes on, I believe that the final victory still belongs to us Rome!"

"Pantius is right, we in Rome will never compromise to surrender!" Younger veterans responded loudly to Pantius' words.Although some elders didn't make a sound, their eyes flashed intent.

Flagus looked a little ugly, he snorted and said, "We were bewitched by the Carthaginians before we had a war with Dionia, but the Carthaginians promised us to fight against them in Sicily. Onia launched a war, but did they do it?! Carthage also has a strong navy, but they hid in their harbors and did not attack the Dionysian fleet! Guys, we have to be careful not to let Rome become The sword in Taiji's hands was cut with gaps and even broken, but in the end he got nothing!"

"Flagus is right!" another veteran, Purius Cornelius Sipiah, who should not be underestimated, loudly reminded: "We Romans do not refuse to fight, but we Nor can it be a fool to be used by others. The Carthaginians want to use us to deal with the Dionysians, but if they do not contribute themselves, we cannot be stupid enough to be completely instructed by them, so we must urge them to send troops immediately, Tell them clearly,'Carthage will not only attack the Dionysian territory in Sicily, but also defeat their fleet and protect the coast of our Latin region, otherwise we will have to fight with the Dionysians in Rome. There is a truce!'"

The veterans understood the meaning of Sibea, and they all agreed, and soon reached an unanimous opinion: immediately after the meeting, Paulus went to the Carthaginian messenger in the city, using threatening The tone urged Carthage to send troops as soon as possible!

At this time, Portitus, who was sitting on the ivory chair at the front of the venue, said slowly: "Camilus, you are the greatest general in Rome, and at this time he has fought against the Dionys many times. According to your past habits, I believe you have seriously considered how to fight Dionysia next, can you tell us about it?"

Portitus had just finished speaking, and all the veterans looked at Camillus, and their ears were raised.Although some people were jealous of Camillus’ reputation, no one could deny Camillus’ military talent. Not only did he win many battles and save Rome several times, but the military reform under his auspices also made Rome’s other generals commanded the army more conveniently and brought more victories, so Camulus was the Romans’ biggest reliance. When the crisis came, everyone would think of him involuntarily.

Camillus did not resign, out of concern for Rome, he had long wanted to discuss with senior officials of the Senate how to deal with the next crisis.At this moment, he thought hard for a while, then faced the elders, first thanked them for forgiving their failure in the battle, then he solemnly said: "First of all, everyone must be deeply aware that Dionysia is The most powerful and dangerous enemy we have faced to date.