Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

At dusk, before the camp being built by the Roman army, stood Adrius, the messenger dispatched by Daveus, and the two women and two children who were behind him.

Under the curious gaze of the surrounding Roman soldiers and before Camillus sent someone to greet him, Adrius shouted loudly in Latin: "Roman dictator, Lord Camillus, King Daveus In order to thank you for your kindness and help, Your Majesty specially sent your wife, daughter-in-law and grandson, hoping to forge a deeper friendship!"

Hearing the repeated shouts of the Roman emissaries, the surrounding Roman soldiers suddenly had a complex expression and began to whisper.

The Camulus family was only a small noble in Rome, and in his generation it was very rare. Camulus had only one son and a few relatives, and this time he went to Helniki, he basically brought the family into adulthood. Men are brought with them, not for fairness, because this is a must-win war, so he also wants the men in the family to gain some merits and benefits in this war, which led to the retreat of the elders When Capitolin was on the mountain, his mansion in Rome lacked a capable man to preside over the retreat, and his home was not located in the core area of ​​the Roman city. Therefore, his family's slow retreat caused him to fail to go up the mountain.

In the large tent in the center of the camp in Rome, both Camillus and his son were surprised at the news, and Lucius was also glad, he said anxiously: "Father, hurry! Send someone to pick them up Come in!"

He said with a sigh: "Although I hate the Dionysians, but this time their king's approach, I am very grateful! It is indeed a hero praised by the Greeks, indeed has extraordinary demeanor!...... "

Camillus was silent for a long time in a pained expression, and finally squeezed out a sentence: "No, Lucius, we can't... let them enter this camp."

"Father, what are you talking about?!" Lucius thought he had heard it wrong.

"We absolutely can't... can't... leave your mother and... can't!" Camillus' clenched fist hit the wooden table: "This is the conspiracy of King Dionia!"

"Father, do you know what you're talking about! It's your wife who is standing outside! Your daughter-in-law! And your two lovely grandchildren! Can't you watch them cruelly fall into the hands of the enemy, tortured and Humiliation!..." Lucius asked incredulously and angrily.

"Calm down... child." Camulus looked at the roaring son, hardly opening his lips, trying to persuade him with a trembling voice: "I... I don't want to save them all! But now ...Not now! Because the families of the other soldiers are still in the city, the Dionysians will only send my family back, what would the soldiers think! You heard the Dionysians cry outside the camp Have you heard it? What does it mean to thank me for their help? This is a Dionysian conspiracy! If I really welcome your mother, your wife and children, the soldiers will inevitably have suspicions, then Will they still obey my orders! How can an army that does not obey the orders work together to retake the city of Rome!!"

Lucius, who always listened to his father's words at this time, was difficult to accept Camiros' explanation. He said sadly: "Father, you are a dictator! What do you do to consider what soldiers think! Do you know the mother? The reason why they were taken prisoner was not because you took away the young and middle-aged citizens of the whole city, which caused such a bad result. You must make up for your mistakes quickly!"

Although someone in private said similar words to express his dissatisfaction with Camillus, when he said it from his loved ones, he pierced Camillus' chest like a sword, making him feel for a while Dizzy, busy holding the wooden table with his hands for a while, and then said firmly: "No, I won't do it! But I will lead the army to take back the city of Rome and rescue our loved ones personally!"

Hearing this, Lucius yelled, and immediately turned to leave the account.

"Come here!" Camillus immediately shouted, and then said to the captain of the security guard with a pained expression: "I immediately stopped Lucius! And... there are also people who will send Daionia 'S messenger and what he brought... Everyone rushed...back to the city..."

"This..." The captain of the guard certainly knew what was going on outside the camp, because soldiers were spreading around the camp.

While he was hesitating, Camilos snapped, "Go and execute the order!"

"Yes Yes!"

When the captain of the escort left, Camillus sat down, and the whole person seemed to be several years older.

After a while, his adjutant entered the account, and was going to report to him, and when he saw his expression, he could not speak for a while.

Camillus noticed his presence, and asked weakly, "What's the matter?"

"The scouts reported that the Dionysians opened the northern gate and released some Roman people."

Camillus's first thought was: King Dionia released these Roman people. I am afraid that he deliberately wanted to transfer the influence of my family. Let me change my mind. He was really deliberate!

Camillus wanted to carefully ask the Roman people who left the city about the situation in the city, but he was weak and sleepy at the moment, so he had to say: "You go to settle these people and bring a few people here tomorrow morning. I want to ask them about the situation."

"Yes, the dictator."

After the adjutant left, Camillus ordered the guards: No one should enter the account unless there is an emergency.

Then he was so troubled that he let the slaves lay down the couch quickly, and ate in a hurry without going to dinner.

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It was past dusk, the sky began to darken, and the soldiers stopped camping and returned to their tents to start eating dinner.

Camulus's adjutant sent a Roman squadron to escort the hundreds of Roman citizens out of the city to the exiled people's station on the east side of the army camp.

The Roman squadron dispatched to perform this task is basically composed of civilians, including their squadron captain Sectus, which is not a coincidence, because the superiority of the Roman aristocracy is not only reflected in political affairs, but also in military affairs. No matter how many battles the children of the great aristocracy could serve as the team officers of the army, it would be very difficult for civilians to be promoted to squadron leaders even if they have repeatedly achieved merit.Of course, the situation has changed in the past few years, and some civilians have also been promoted in the army, especially when Camillus became the chief of the army, but this is still not a common phenomenon. The treatment of nobles and civilians in the army still exists There are obvious differences, so when the soldiers are tired and hungry, and it is time to eat dinner, this squadron composed almost entirely of civilians was sent out.

Camillus's adjutant also explained in full words: "This is to take care of you, because these people who were released from the city are all from Silio Mountain."

It is true that this Roman squadron composed of residents of Mount Silio did not complain. They hurriedly hurried to the past, and they were surprised to find that the hundreds of elderly people knew them, and that there were eight or nine relatives of the soldiers, including Captain Sextus' father.

So the soldiers swarmed up and eagerly inquired about the situation at home, completely forgetting the adjutant's advice, and letting them quietly bring these people to the rear, not to disturb the army.

As a result, the old men who had left the city did not rush to respond to the soldiers' inquiries, but persuaded them to escape from the army and return to the city of Rome to join the Kingdom of Dionia.

In these conversations, the squadron captain Sextus's father persuaded his son the most typical.

"Father, what about Tuya and the children?! They... are they all okay?!"

"Relax, they are fine! The Dionysian army has a good military discipline. After entering the city of Rome, there was no wanton killing or plundering. At this point, the Celtics could not compare with them. Not even ourselves….

"Father, are you actually saying good things to the Dionysians?!"

"Because this is true! Not only do I have to speak for them, I also want to persuade you!"

"Persuade me?!"

"I urge you to leave the Roman army immediately and join me in the Kingdom of Dionysia!"

"God, you betrayed Rome?!!!"

"It's not that I betrayed Rome, but that many of the civilians of Silio Hill and even the whole Roman city joined Dionia!"

"Why?! Father, why?! You are a Roman citizen! You have lived in Rome all your life. You are a real Roman citizen! You have participated in more than 20 battles and won a laurel. You are us The hero of that block, you are mine—"

"I also participated in the fight against the Celtics and followed Camillus to drive away the Celtics, but what's the use! You know, years of fighting have left my hands crippled and I often get fever Many of the debts owed for the treatment of illnesses, if not for the support of comrades-in-arms, I am afraid that even my family’s land will be taken away by those nobles! The Roman Senate has protected our family from those creditors because of the military merits I made Harassment—"

"Father, don't worry. I'm the squadron leader now. I went to Helniki this time and got a lot of loot. I should be able to pay off my previous debts!"

"Oh, I haven't noticed that you have become the squadron leader."

"In the battle with the Helnikians, our original team officer was injured and died. The dictator Camulus saw me fighting bravely and promoted me to become a squadron leader."

"But what's the use of that! Can it prevent those greedy nobles and creditors from harassing our family?! Can it give you more land?! Can be a middle and senior official in Rome?! Can be injured and unable to hold a shield When the spear, can you ensure that the whole family will not worry about food and clothing?!......"