Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece
Chapter 826
"Master Dictator, I have followed your orders to strictly control the legion I lead, isolate all people who have been in contact with the rebel soldiers, and issue an order,'any dissemination and discussion Everyone in this matter will be severely punished!'Now the situation is temporarily under control." Lisinius reported to Camillus.
Without waiting for Camillus to speak, Quintus accused: "Li Xinius, you are so kind to say that you are under control. If it is not that you are not managing the legion you are leading, how could it cause this? The riot in the night camp! Huge trouble for our entire army! The dictator, I think Lisinius should be punished first!"
"I'm not strict with the Legion?! Let everyone comment on it. From the expedition to the present, who led the Legion has always been criticized by the dictator because of the military discipline!" Of course Lisinius cannot allow Quintus He splashed dirty water on himself, so he mocked and said: "You should be thankful that the legion under my control happened to have suffered the Dionysian tricks, so the camp did not cause great turmoil! If it was replaced by you 'S troops, I am afraid that the entire camp will fall into chaos!"
In fact, what Lisinius said was not unreasonable. The army he led was in the southeast corner of the camp, while the troops led by Quintus were in the middle of the camp. If the soldiers of Quintus really knew this In fact, the news will soon spread to all directions, it will be difficult to control.
But Quintus would not think so. He thought that Lisinius was humiliating himself. He immediately pointed at Lisinus and scolded angrily: "You damn civilian, I am afraid that I will be dissatisfied with us in my heart. !This time the damn Dionysians gave you a chance, so you deliberately let go of those civilians in the legion, so that they can return to the city of Rome and snatch our land and wealth!"
Faced with such stigmatization, Lisinius was also full of anger, so he said nothing: "Shut up, you mob in the mouth of civilians! If it is not the greed and brutality of nobles like you, forcing civilians to nowhere, How could they be easily tempted by the Dionysians to leave Rome!..."
The two former military and political officials who worked together and fought side by side actually scolded each other in the big account.
Seeing this, the generals in the tent looked ugly.
"Enough, let me shut up!" It was Camillus' roar that caused the two to stop arguing. Camulus rarely lost his temper, but tonight he was obviously overwhelmed by their irrationality. He shook his hands and pointed angrily at the two of them: "It seems that the Dionysian provocation finally worked, and even you have a quarrel because of it. It is impossible to recapture Rome!"
Quintus and Lisinius heard this, and although they were still staring at each other, they were inevitably ashamed.
At this time, Olus asked worriedly: "Dear dictator, the hateful Dionysian who carried out such measures in the city of Rome was quite poisonous! Once the news spread, most civilian soldiers wanted to escape, Noble soldiers are worried about family members in the city, I am afraid they will not obey our orders with peace of mind, what should we do?"
As soon as his words fell, Frius also said anxiously: "The news in the city of Rome was not only passed to the soldiers under Lisinius, the people outside the camp probably also knew that we could not completely The news is blocked, and within a few days, I am afraid it will spread throughout the army!"
"It is forbidden for the soldiers to contact the people and try to persuade the people to temporarily live near the city of Priest..." Camillus made a solemn decision, which was obviously contrary to the order he gave a few days ago, and he was helpless. Sighed: "Even so, it can only be for a while. In order to avoid the floating of the army's heart, we must lead the army out of Rome!"
"Leave Rome?!" Quintus immediately disagreed when he heard this: "This is impossible! The soldiers hurried back from Helniki, just hoping to recapture the city of Rome! The city of Rome is in front of you, you But let them leave, I am afraid that no one would listen to this command!"
"Do you want them to attack the city without leaving?! With the current status of the army and the current situation in the city of Rome, we have no chance to win the city of Rome!"
The words of Lisinius dimmed the generals in the big tent. They had learned from the civilian soldiers they had captured before: the brutal measures taken by the Dionysians against the nobles in the city of Rome, civilians To their surrender, and the veterans brought only a few troops to retreat to Capitoline Hill, the Dionysians had basically controlled the situation in the city of Rome.
A sorrowful atmosphere began to permeate the big account.
At this time, Camillus said in a deep voice: "I hope everyone will pay attention, although we secretly sent Titus to lead the army to attack Ostia, but such a large force left, the soldiers should be aware of it, if The Dionysians learned this from the soldiers who fled into the city, then our plan to capture Ostia will be exposed. In order to prevent the Dionysians’ reinforcement of Ostia, we must lead the army Leaving Rome and heading to Ostia can greatly avoid the soldiers fleeing and recapture Ostia faster! Soldiers have emotions, but I believe that strict military law and your ability can make them obey orders !"
Generals, look at me and I look at you. Despite all their faces, no one spoke out against them. At this moment they all knew in their hearts that this is probably the best way under the current situation.
"After taking Ostia, what should I do next?" Olus then asked.
"After the capture of Ostia... peace talks with the Dionysians, or, as the case may be, the Dionysian army besieging here... and then attack Rome with all strength." Camulus's tone was not very certain, and his expression Hesitated, showing that he was also confused.
After all, these political measures implemented by the Dionysians in Rome clearly show that they are not just trying to teach the Romans a violent plunder, but have a longer-term goal. To reach peace talks, let The Dionysian withdrawal from Rome may have become very slim.However, the attack on the city of Rome may lead to the division of the soldiers, and today the Roman army can not stand a defeat.
Camillus is good at military but weak at politics.Otherwise, he would be easily expelled from the city of Rome when he captured the city of Victoria, which was unable to be captured by other Roman elders for many years, and won a huge reputation.During his last time as a dictator, Marcus led a fierce confrontation between civilians and nobles. He could not reconcile the contradictions between the two parties. Finally, he signed the order to arrest Marcus when others were afraid to avoid it. Knowing his own name, he finally acquiesced to the killing of Marcus by the senate, which caused him to be insulted by the civilians for a period of time... Now, King Dioria used more intense political means to intensify Rome The conflict between the nobles and the civilians, when Camillus, who had suffered so much in this regard, now has to face this problem, he not only can't think of a good way to solve it, but also feels a little fear in his heart.
"I hope that in the next time, everyone will treat the soldiers equally, and don't stir up conflicts anymore!" Camillus then emphasized that this is the only method he can take, his serious eyes swept the account. Each of the generals stayed on Quintus for a while.
Quintus snorted, but did not refute.
Everyone heard the reluctance in Camillus's words, but in the face of the current huge difficulties, they also couldn't come up with a better way, so although they all remained silent, they also defaulted to Camilla Sri Lankan plan.
A guard came in and broke the silence of the big account: "Master Dictator, the troops stationed in the river port sent messengers to report that dozens of boats appeared on the upper Tiber River, lit with torches, loaded with soldiers, and were heading downstream Drive away!"
The faces of the people in the tent all changed color, and a sentence came out of their hearts: The Dionysians really want to reinforce Ostia!
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After discovering that there were traps in front of the city of Ostia, Titus did not take the risk of ordering the army to continue to attack, but sent all the heavy infantry, armed with long shields, and braved the arrow rain from the city head. He and the stone bomb patiently cleared the traps on the ground. Although some casualties were paid, when the night fell, the traps in front of the trenches were roughly cleared.
Since Ostia was only a small city, the Roman army only had to attack the east and south sides, and its wall length was less than two miles. Therefore, Titus divided the entire force into five waves and took turns to attack, when the first wave of soldiers attacked the city At that time, other troops rested on the ground lying back to recover some of the physical energy they consumed during the day.
After the Roman soldiers filled the trench and rushed to the bottom of the city, while the Dionysian garrison was fighting the Roman soldiers of the siege with all their strength, Titus led people to rush to the trenches one by one. Then the tarred wood in the car was unloaded and ignited with fire. A fire burning everywhere lit the Roman soldiers' continued attack.
In addition, Titus thought of a coup: when a wave of soldiers was frustrated and had to retreat, he did not immediately send a second wave of soldiers, but quietly pushed the ballista forward, because of the fire The pile just illuminates the city, and the wilderness 100 meters away begins to be shrouded in darkness. The Dionysian ballistas at the head of the city cannot see the distance, and naturally cannot accurately bombard. Instead, the Roman ballistas can see The situation of Qingchengtou, so after they entered the range (200-150 meters away from the city wall), they began to fire stone bombs. Although most of the stone bombs were bombarded on the city wall, the spattered stone chips were closely guarding the city head The army caused some damage.