Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Ryders was also polite, saying directly: "The enemies in the granary will be wiped out soon. You monitor the enemies in the city with half of them to prevent them from sneaking out of the city, and the other part is ready to fight the fire."

Kuchius immediately returned to his legion, and soon nearly a thousand soldiers jumped off the horse, took out the linen bags they were carrying, and began to fill the soil on the spot.This was prepared by the two army commanders after they received an order from Davers last night, taking into account the possibility of the enemy burning the granary, and preparing for it in advance. After all, the crock is not easy to carry, and the soil is everywhere.

After a while, more than 200 court guards also arrived on horseback, which surprised the two army commanders: "Your Majesty is here so soon?!"

"Your Majesty is worried that the Romans will defend the granaries and send troops out of the city to fight against you, so let's rush to reinforce, and the light infantry troops are also rushing here." Maltius answered.

Lades scornfully pointed to the head of the city: "Your Majesty is too worried, in fact the timid Romans did not dare to leave the city at all!"

At this moment, the cries of killing in the camp disappeared, the gate was opened, and the cavalrymen immediately carried the sack full of soil and rushed in.

Ryders saw the third captain in a hurry and asked, "How are the casualties?"

"...32 brothers died and 67 were injured, 15 of them were seriously injured..." The third captain looked slightly frustrated.

"So many casualties?!" Lades did not expect that he would pay nearly a hundred casualties when he had an absolute advantage in the number of people, which made him feel sad.It should be known that the First Cavalry Corps suffered a great loss in the battle of Setia in Walsey. Although Turri sent some soldiers to supplement after the war, the number of the Corps was not full.

"What about the enemies inside?" he asked with hatred.

"All are dead in battle, no one surrenders."

Lydes stopped talking and strode towards the granary camp.

Inside the gate, he saw a Roman soldier sitting against the wall, with sword wounds around his chest, blood rushing out, staining the whole body with blood red, he was motionless, his eyes closed, his hands still tight The bayonet is like a sculpture, with a bright red cap tassel on the crown of the helmet, obviously a team officer.

Lades stopped and looked at him.

Unexpectedly, the seemingly dead Roman soldier suddenly opened his eyes, staring angrily at Ledes, struggling to stab a spear in his hand.

"Let's be careful!" The cavalrymen behind them rushed over immediately.

"Don't move!" Ledes stopped them with a wave of his hand, and then stood still, staring at each other sharply.

Roman squadron captain Gaius wanted to raise the bayonet, but the bayonet, which was usually light and nothing, weighed a lot at the moment, and the little energy he had accumulated disappeared with the spurting blood. The leader who pierced his anger with his eyes at the enemy, but his eyelids were getting heavier and he was not willing to shout, but the blood poured out of his mouth...

Watching the other person lie down, Lydes was silent for a while, and then strode in.

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Seeing the great city that stood in the distance, Daveus could not help strangling the war horse: Rome, the first and only center of the great empire in the history of western history in the past, turned the Mediterranean into an inner lake, how much about it Thrilling stories have been circulating among the people for thousands of years, and how many poems praising it have been written by literati and calligraphers!It is a dream in the hearts of countless ambitious Westerners in the past and present, a dream about unification...

In the past life, Davers did not have the opportunity to visit this great city that can be called the starting point of Western European civilization, and now he is here, but what he sees is not a bustling, historic Rome, It is a humble city in the early days of the Republic that has just risen. Although he has learned the city in detail from intelligence, he can’t hide the excitement in his heart.

"Driving!" Davers struck his horse with his legs and his horse snorted forward.

"Your Majesty!!!" The people around were startled and hurriedly chased them up, but soon they calmed down, because the cavalry in front greeted them. Around Davers.

As soon as Daphes saw Maltius, he asked, "Leds, have they captured the river port and the granary?"

"Yes, Your Majesty." Maltius replied: "The 1st Cavalry Corps and the 2nd Cavalry Corps did not receive much resistance from the Romans. They seized the river port and the granary, and put out the granary fire in time. The heads of the army of Ledes and Kuzius are checking the supplies there, and they will report back to you for details."

"Just go smoothly!" Daveus breathed a sigh of relief: the first step was successfully completed, giving him more confidence in the city.

"Let's go and see the city of Rome!" He pointed forward sullenly.

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Seeing the billows of smoke rising in front of them, the Romans on the west wall of Rome stretched out into the distance until they were out of sight.

Then they saw hundreds of cavalry galloping, standing 100 meters away from the city wall: this team held two large flags, which was very different from the flag of the Dionysian cavalry they saw before. They are glittering all over the body.In the center surrounded by cavalry is a general with a golden helmet and gold crown and a crown with long feathers, which is particularly dazzling under the sun shining slightly westward in the sky.

"Probably the King of Dionysia is coming." Some of the veterans murmured uncertainly. No one disagreed. They silently looked at the suspected King Dionysia under the city. He Right pointing in front of him, Orr laughed as he said something to the people around him.

Big Sipiah took a sip and suddenly took the long shield of the soldier next to him, pulled out his sword, struck the shield, and shouted loudly, "Rome! Rome! Rome!..."

The soldiers also beat the long shield rhythmically with the chief of the city guard, shouting...

Soon, the elders also joined...

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Seeing the city wall in front sometimes concave inwards and sometimes convex outwards, the whole wall was unevenly curved, and Crotokatax couldn't help but say, "What a ugly city wall!"

Daveus replied with a smile: "The reason why this city wall was so badly repaired was because after the Romans drove away the Celts to the north, they were anxious to rebuild the city of Rome. They did not plan the entire city at all, just to satisfy the Romans at that time. The needs of citizens. For example—"

Davies pointed to the left wall near the Tiber River and said: "If I remember correctly, behind the wall should be one of the seven hills of Rome, Raventing Hill. And here -"

Daphes pointed to a large section of the city wall that also protruded outward on the right: "And behind this wall is the largest slum in Rome."

"The Romans built the city like this. Didn't they think about how to defend the city in the future if they were under siege?" Martius didn't know much about Rome before, so he was surprised. He didn't expect the Romans to be so short-sighted.

"But they built the wall very high, and the trenches dug in front of the city also seemed to be wide..." Crotocatax looked at the towering wall in front and judged it to be no less than 15 meters high.

At this time, the chief of staff Tormid said: "His prince, the wall is useless, its walls are tortuous, which is conducive to our soldiers to avoid the concentrated long-range attacks of the Romans from top to bottom, and is not conducive to The Romans quickly reached their destination on the wall for reinforcements. Moreover, although there was a trench in front of the city, there was no Luzhai. As long as the trench was filled, our siege equipment could be easily pushed down the city..."

Although Tommyd has not participated in battles in these years, he has had a career as a mercenary for several decades, and he has been serving in the military department since then.Therefore, Crotocatax listened carefully and consulted from time to time.

Daveus did not disturb the two of them, but was seriously observing the defense of the city of Rome.

"Rome!!! Rome!!! Rome!!!!!!"

At this time, thunderous shouts sounded on the walls, neat and grand, giving Davis the feeling that it seemed that countless Roman soldiers in the city were integrated into the wall.

He looked back dignifiedly and said: "Although the walls built by the Romans are not very good, but looking at this situation, this siege battle may not be easy."

Tormed, Maltius and others expressed their agreement.

At this time, the reconnaissance ride came galloping: "Your Majesty, the three commanders of Amintas, Matonis and Lizaru have led the army to arrive!"

Daphus heard the words, looked around, and smiled: "It seems that we won, should Amingtas lose something!"

Everyone laughed.

Daveus looked at a branch that was approaching in the dust behind him, and said, "Tormead, immediately notify the heads of the army... well, and let the mountain investigation team leader Izam also come immediately. Here!"

"Yes!"

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In recent years, although the river port in Rome has been expanded many times, it has only five or six docks. The port area is not large, much smaller than the granary next to it. The only thing that interested Davers is the port A lot of wood was also found in the warehouse: "After the various legions are properly placed, notify the engineering battalion and transport them away, used to arrange the camp or make more siege equipment."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Tolmed asked the staff to write down the matter.

Davers looked down at the sparkling surface of the Tiber River in front of him, and the water flow was gentle and deep.

He moved his gaze to the distance again. The wide river surface made the opposite bank indistinct. It was not very real. He turned his head to look upstream. To his disappointment, there was only a river within his line of sight. Vertebral bridge.