Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

"Not much was collected. There are not many grain reserves in the Ostia, and no grains are found in the port warehouses, but the rations carried by the soldiers are still enough for two days. By then, the grain transportation fleet should also be Has arrived."

"It seems that the food should be concentrated in Rome, after all, they want to supply the Roman army attacking Helniki." Daveus said with a deep thought.

"However, we collected nearly 200 pack-carts and a lot of pack animals, and some forage, and we also found a lot of wood stored in the warehouse, and engineers are using them to make siege equipment... …" Tolmed continued.

"This is good news." Said the good news, but there was no hint of joy on Davis's face. Talking about tomorrow's battles made his face exceptionally solemn: "To urge them to step up to make siege equipment, they have more Build a siege car, we will have a grasp of victory!"

"Your Majesty, the more than 500 highly skilled engineers and carpenters you brought from Turui, plus the engineering battalions of the various legions, add up to thousands of people, and the soldiers are auxiliary, they can make There are enough siege equipment to meet tomorrow's needs." Tolmed said immediately with relief.

"I hope so." Daveus twitched his head slightly and stepped up into the city hall of Ostia.

"Your Majesty!" The three commanders of Olivers, Geogris, Tenotiras and Midolades and Izam are already waiting in the meeting room.

"Your legions are already installed?" Daveus asked casually.

"Your Majesty, they are all arranged. They are already anxiously waiting for the battle tomorrow." Olivers said first.

"I think you can't help but want to fight." Entering the conference hall, the look on Davers' face turned into a relaxed, his ridicule made everyone laugh.

In the laughter, Davers walked to the top, and Croto Kataks stood quietly behind him, his gaze from Olivers, Geogris, Trotiras, Izam Several generals who followed him from birth to death and made countless merits from the Persian period swept over inexplicably.

He glanced at the rudimentary map of Rome on the wooden table in the center of the room, drawn by the military department based on intelligence, and then said aloud: "Before we discuss tomorrow’s battle plan, let a former Roman citizen introduce it in detail. Let’s take a look at the current situation in the city of Rome. If you have any questions, you can ask him directly."

"This is really great!" Olivers said happily.

Varkes was called into the conference room with an ignorant face, and he was very nervous looking at the Dionysian generals wearing bright armor and gorgeous crowns, and King Davers directly in front of him.

But as he answered one after another more and more detailed questions about the city of Rome, the tension in his heart gradually changed into shock: Do the Dionysians want to attack Rome directly?!!

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Late at night, Crotocatax was awakened by his urine, and after he was so confused that he was about to go to bed again, but the candlelight through the next room moved him.

He gently pushed open the door of the false room, and saw Daphes sitting at the wooden table, looking attentively on the map of the city of Rome, thinking about it, the corner of the map was pulled down, vaguely visible To the above, there are some dense annotations added by the previous description of Valkes.

From the beginning of his memory, Crotocatax often saw his father working diligently in the study at midnight, and this time he followed the expedition, and his father applied this habit to the military. Everyone said that his father was a The wise king and the great commander, they all think that this is the gift of Hades, but they don't know the hardships and efforts of his father for many years!...Kroto Kataks looked at his father's unusually tall back with admiration, and then quietly took the door.

Davies did not know that his son had peeped outside the door. His mind was immersed in this map. The series of numbers on the map became countless live soldiers in his eyes. It will only start tomorrow, but at this moment thousands of troops have started fighting in his mind...

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Collius, Potitus's confidant slave. After he was ordered, he immediately took two slaves and rode out of town.

Their luck was good. Apuleus had just conveyed the order of the Senate to the chief of the city guard Milusius. Milusius had not had time to communicate the order to the guards of the gates, making Corius and his party Was able to get out of the city smoothly.

Then the three of them accelerated to the southeast. When they passed by Prenister, it was already evening. The continuous Mercedes-Benz not only made the horses tired and gasped, but also the three people's buttocks were turned upside down, and the inner thighs were also rubbed out. Blood.

"Corius, we can't go forward, it's already dark, and there is no moon tonight, but we are walking in the valley in front, the terrain will become more and more uneven, and we can't even see the road clearly. If you are careful, you may fall off the horse, which is too dangerous!" A slave persuaded Collius not to move on.

Another young slave said loudly, "We can light torches--"

"Fool!" Before he finished speaking, the slave who started talking interrupted him: "It's not just beasts but also indigenous people wandering here at night. We will easily be ignited by torches in the dark. They discovered and became the target of their attack!"

After hearing what he said, Kurius was hesitant. After all, this slave was a Westinian from the east of the Equites, and he was familiar with the terrain here. This is why Kurius brought him together. In front of the black lacquer, he pondered for a moment, and reluctantly said: "Not far ahead, there should be a Roman barracks, we will rest there when we get there."

The three clenched the horse reins, controlled the horses, and continued to walk forward for a while, and heard a cry of wolf, and then a pair of green eyes appeared around them.

"Quick! Run back!..." the slave immediately shouted nervously.

Corius responded quickly and turned his horse's head quickly. Only the young slave wanted to say something. The crotch horse screamed in panic and raised his front hooves, throwing him off the horse...

While the wolf was feeding the slave and the horse, the two of them stayed on the horse and ran into the city of Priest.

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Waking up in the morning, the first thing Midolades did was ask the guards: "What's the weather today?"

"General, the weather is fine, there is no rain, and there is a small wind, it is the southeast wind!"

Midolades almost jumped up in joy: "The gang of old sailors in the port made a good judgment, and there was a dongfeng today! Tell the adjutant to let him pass the order, and the crew will be ready in half an hour, and then in the port Assemble and travel to Rome by warship!"

"Yes, General!" The guard turned to notify the adjutant.

"Wait a minute! Um... and those laborers and slaves in the port, don't forget to inform them that they are ready to move!"

The Dionysian fleet has never had any experience of pulling fibers since its establishment. After all, Turri is closer to the sea mouth, the river downstream of Krati is straight and wide, the current is slower, and it is not too difficult to go upstream. Neto The same is true for the lower reaches of the river.However, according to information, Rome is more than 50 miles from the mouth of the Tiber River. The river is tortuous and the water flow is slow and slow. To go upstream from the port of Ostia to Rome, the ship needs to be pulled. So in general, The merchant ships all unloaded at the port of Ostia, and then transported to Rome by land.

For this reason, a flat and wide road was built between Rome and Ostia, and now on this road is the army of Dionysian, compared with the fleet, they set off much earlier.

Davis left three brigades of Turi Legion soldiers stationed in the city of Ostia (this force was originally used to supplement the soldiers when the first and second legions suffered losses) and led the fourth legion. , The Fifth Army Corps, the Sixth Army Corps, the Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade, the Engineering Battalion, the Medical Battalion, and the packs carrying the siege equipment... Relying on this is the plain, so the whole army is arranged in dozens of columns, Along the south bank of the Tiber River, march towards the east.

King Davers walked on the horse in the middle of the ranks. Surrounded by him were the 250 riding court guard, more than 20 military staff, and heraldsmen, commanders, and even bands.

At the moment, the chief of staff Tormid is reporting to him: "Your Majesty, Amintas sent Scouts to report that they have already led the army and will first arrive in Rome to wait for us."

"Amintas's fighting spirit is very strong, want to come to Rome before us!" Daveus smiled and looked around: "Are we going to lose to him?"

"We will definitely come to Rome first!" Crotocatax and the young people of the staff shouted in unison. Although the court guards did not speak, their eyes were bright.

"That's good!" Daveus said aloud: "Let the band play "Battlefield March" and let the soldiers march faster!"

A high-pitched and exciting melody sounded in the team, which invigorated the soldiers and dispelled their sleepy sleepiness.I don't know who it was. I sang the Hades carols first, and soon the song rang through the entire team. The soldiers stood against the dawn, dipped in dew, and stepped on the soft land, striding forward.

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The great movements made by the Dionysian army could not conceal the Roman scouts and spies, so before the light of the day, the spies sent back the news that “the city of Ostia was occupied by Dionys” Rome.