Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Crotocatax looked thoughtfully at the shouting Roman adjutant who was appointed last night.

At this moment, Maltius came to the stage and reported to Daveus: "Your Majesty, the fleet from Ostia has arrived at the river port."

When Daphes heard it, he was overjoyed: "Asistes, Nico Marcus, Anderapolis... they finally arrived, and the governance and transformation of the city of Rome can finally be put on the agenda. !"

Daveus glanced at the originally messy crowd on the square and had begun to become a little bit ordered, so he said to the people around him: "Go! Go to the river port outside the west city to welcome the new arrivals and officials!"

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Just as Daveus was rushing to the river port of Rome, the Roman army led by Camulus was on the way back, and their vanguard had arrived in Signia.

Camillus rode a horse and walked in the middle of the line.Originally according to the Roman military tradition, the generals of the leaders must be like soldiers, marching on foot and not riding horses, but Camillus is in a special situation. He is not only outstanding, but also too old (60 years old), of course It was impossible to march on foot with the soldiers, so the Senate would specifically approve him for riding.

Even if he was riding a horse, the rapid march for two consecutive days made his old body a little unbearable. He looked at the equally tired soldiers beside him, and he made up his mind: When he arrived in Priest, Let the army camp rest to ensure that the soldiers will fight against the Dionysians who attacked the city of Rome with strong fighting spirit and abundant physical strength tomorrow.

As Camillus conceived in his mind the possibilities of the army’s battle with the Dionysians, the Roman messengers ran from north to south.

Looking at the messenger's anxious look, Camillus received the urgent letter from Mejus, and there was a trace of uneasiness in his heart. Then he glanced at the content of the letter, and the words "the Roman city fell" suddenly made him heartbeat and breathe. In a moment of stagnation, regret, sorrow, self-blame, exhaustion... all kinds of negative emotions surged into my heart, dizzy, and fell under the horse.

"father!"

"Master Camillus!!"

"Master Dictator!!!"

...

An anxious call made Camillus awake and looked at the guards and soldiers gathered around him. He squeezed his right hand subconsciously, and the letter was still in hand!He said quickly: "Don't worry, I'm fine! It may be the cause of too much fatigue..."

"Adult, it seems that you need a good rest!" The captain of the guard said with concern.

"Yeah, I need to take a break!" Camillus said, "Luccius, you let the soldiers continue to march. I will take a break and I will catch up soon."

Lucius looked at his father lying on the grass, and then looked at the messenger who was standing still and silent. He was very puzzled, but he did not ask, but obeyed the order.

The soldiers returned to the team under the urging of Lucius.

Camillus closed his eyes and rested under the protection of the guards.

But no one knows, at this moment in his heart is choppy:

The Dionysians broke through the city of Rome. What about the people in the city?!!

What siege method did the Dionyans use to occupy such a fortified city of Rome so quickly?!!

The rescue operations of Quintus and Frius were easily repelled by the Dionysians. Did the Dionysians stabilize in Rome so quickly?!!

How will the soldiers react if they learn that their homeland is occupied by Dionysians?!!

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Countless thoughts appeared in Camillus' mind at the same time, squeezing his already dizzy brain, so he had to force himself to calm down and try his best to sort out the chaotic thoughts in his mind.

After a long time, he opened his eyes and called Lucius firmly, asking him to notify the troops that after arriving in Signia, he stopped and waited for his next order.

Then he sent someone to notify the senior officer to come to the meeting immediately.

It didn’t take long for Publius Lisinius, Titus Quinktius Chincinatos, Olus Cornelius, Selvios Sur Picchius...and Minusius Cominellius who had previously given orders to the Senate came one after another.

Camillus glanced solemnly at each general, and then said in a deep voice: "Before I tell you an important news, you must assure me that you must remain calm enough that there is no obvious panic, anger, big Yelling, can it be done?"

The officers looked at each other, not knowing what happened, but obviously felt the situation was not good.

Titus asked hurriedly: "Master Dictator, is it Rome--"

Camillus did not respond, but asked again in a deep voice: "Can it be done?!"

Camillus at this time is not like the old man who always smiles, always loves peace and discusses military with them, but like a beast ready to eat people at any time.

Everyone in the heart shouted and immediately responded in unison: "Can do it!!"

Camillus glanced at them again, and said with a deep voice: "I just received the report... Yesterday... Rome was captured! Occupied by Dai-O-Ne-Asia!"

Although the generals present were mentally prepared, they were still squeezing their fists, shock, doubt, pain, anger... all kinds of extreme emotions were passed from the twisted face, the round eyes, and the rapid gasp.

"Master Dictator, this... is this news true?" Li Xinius asked with a trembling voice.

"The messenger sent by Mejus brought an urgent letter written by him. The letter also said that the troops led by Quintus and Frius had also failed in the rescue. Now the broken soldiers are all gathered in Prinis Special, and lucky people who fled Rome have stayed in a large area between Gabi and Priest..."

"We must recapture Rome immediately!" Servius tried to lower his voice so much that his fists were bleeding.

"Of course we have to retake Rome! But first we have to prevent the soldiers from getting messy when we get the news, we have to stabilize the army!" Camillus said his proposal.

After some deliberation, the officials were rushed back to their own teams with great concerns.

"Father...mother and sister, they--" Lucius, worried, half said, but couldn't say anything.

"Alas..." Camillus sighed heavily, did not speak again, and stumbled towards the warhorse led by the guard not far away.

Lucius stepped forward hurriedly and supported his elderly father.

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When he arrived in Signia, Camilus again saw the messenger sent by Mejus.

Most veterans and some people retreat to Capitolin Hill!The news surprised Amulus and made him feel more confident.

On this afternoon, nearly 60,000 Roman soldiers gathered in Rome between the lower part of the city of Signia and the banks of the Tullerus.

The dictator Camulus stood at the head of the city of Sigonia. The mountain breeze blew his white hair, but his aged body stood upright, facing the dense and boundless team under the city, he said aloud: " Citizens of Rome, warriors of the Confederacy, you have not fully enjoyed the joy of conquering the Helnikians, and hurried back, because your motherland, the center of Latium-Rome was hit The enemy's attack! But unfortunately, you haven't had time to rush to rescue, the city of Rome was already occupied by the Dionysians yesterday!"

Hundreds of messengers who had been seriously instructed by Camulus were lined up along the army array under the city, and successively spread Camulus's words throughout the army.

Suddenly, it was like a gust of wind blew, and the whole army set off huge waves.

"Gosh, the city of Rome was broken! My wife and children are still in the city!!"

"I finally saved up, and the money for the purchase of cattle and sheep must have been taken away by those damn enemies, what can I do?"

"Jupiter, what did we do wrong? You want to punish us so cruelly! This is the second time Rome has been occupied, what should we do?"

"Rome is occupied, what are we doing standing here silly?! Hurry up and go to Rome, drive away those enemies, and retake our home!!"

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The officers Lisinius and Titus told the subordinate squadron leaders in advance about the "fall of Rome" and asked them to try their best to stabilize the sentiment of the soldiers, but despite the squadron leaders' best efforts With effort, the soldiers' emotions are like boiling water, and the uncontrollable will boil, and the whole army is on the verge of collapse.

Just then, a group of defeated soldiers came from the north.Their armor was uneven, and even many people were wounded. They passed through the gap between the queues and came to the city of Siegnia.

Their tragic appearance attracted the attention of many soldiers.

Isn’t this Ligurus?!I remember he followed General Quintus to Rome to rescue him!"

"It seems that they have been defeated by the enemy, I am afraid they have lost so much!"

"Quintus and General Frius are led by our most courageous citizens! Many of them have won the civic crown! Is this Dionysian as terrible as the Celtics!"

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Just as the soldiers were speculating, the messenger sent Camulus’s voice into their ears: “The Dionysians are very powerful, they not only occupied our motherland, but also defeated Quintus The reinforcements led by Frius. Therefore, if we want to recapture our homeland and save our loved ones, we must unite together and exert the greatest strength to drive away the powerful enemies!..."