Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Camullus' indifferent expression did not change, he turned his head and asked, "Titus, what do you think of the current battle situation?"

"Master Dictator." Titus looked dignified. He looked at the others, hesitated, and then said, "I think... this may be a Dionysian conspiracy!"

As soon as these words came out, the other generals were surprised, but only Camillus didn't move.

Titus explained anxiously: "Before we sent reinforcements under the repeated begging of the Gabi city messenger, now the troops of the Latin Confederate have gathered here, but the Dionysians have not attacked Gabi city at all. Instead, they are building and strengthening the camp, which looks more like waiting for our attack.

If the Dionysians do not attack Gabi, they will probably cause a long-term stalemate, and the situation will be detrimental to us, because allied soldiers will be dissatisfied with us; if we choose to attack directly, the Dionysians even Just sticking to the camp can put us at a disadvantage of attacking, and don’t forget the painful lesson from attacking the city of Ostia!But if we retreat like this, we will lose our prestige in the Latin Confederacy..."

"But... even if we first knew that this was a Dionysian strategy, we had to send reinforcements! Who called us the leader of the Latin League, according to the covenant, there is a responsibility to defend the security of their territory, in the present predicament Next, we must not lose the trust of these allies..."

Camillus sighed, the wood on his face made the generals unable to see the fluctuations in his heart: since the Dionysians attacked the Latium area, his army has been passive and controlled. In fact, it has fallen into today's predicament before it has actually fought against the Dionysian army. The King of Dionys is really a terrible person!

"Since the Dionysians want us to take the initiative to attack, then we will attack, but we must have reservations..." Camulus said finally.

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"Your Majesty, the Roman army has been dispatched!"

"Quick! Immediately notify Amintas, Olivers, Ledes and Cuccius, gather their legions, wait for my order, and be ready to attack at any time!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"Also, send Quick Horse immediately to inform Priest and Signia!"

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"Generals, the Roman army has already left Tustrom and is rushing at us." Pringles' words made the heads of several regiments look happy.

"This big fish is finally hooked. Our hard work these days has not been in vain!" Trotila said excitedly.

"This time, we are going to return the stubbornness forced to retreat in Ostia!" Matonis was full of pride.

"It's best to keep the Roman army here completely, and then the battle will be easy to fight!" The temporary commander of the reserve brigade, Epitanius, has a bigger appetite and thinks farther.

"Captain Sextus, do you have any suggestions?" Pringles looked at the only silent general in the big tent.

Calling Sectus as the captain, in fact, the Roman reserve team composed of Roman civilians now has more than 6,000 people. Sectus is holding the position of the captain and doing the work of the regiment leader, but Rome The reserve team is only a temporary establishment, and will be cancelled when the war is over.Although Davers already had the idea of ​​building a legion in Rome, it was temporarily impossible for Sextus to be the head of the legion. Even the captain of the legion was enough. After all, he did not know Dionysia. The military system and tactics need to be rebuilt to make the soldiers convinced.

"I have no opinion, please ask the commander to order it!" Sextus said in a deep voice.

Croto Catax, who was standing by, looked at the Roman who was only a few years older than himself. He could experience the feeling of Sextus at the moment, but just as his father said to him: only Let these Romans participate in the battle more, they can cut off their own bondage to the past.

Pringles coughed, then stared at the generals and said aloud: "Generals, please follow the previous deployment to meet the enemies who have committed crimes!"

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Tustron was less than 30 miles from Gabi, but the Roman army was not marching fast. After noon they arrived at the Dionysian camp, and then the sound of the trumpet and snare drums made the city of Gabi After hearing this, the defenders were very excited: "Rome reinforcements are coming!!!"

However, the Roman Allied forces did not immediately launch a violent attack on the camp. The army temporarily stopped advancing. The soldiers began to eat rations to replenish their previous physical strength. Then the soldiers slowly approached the camp in a loose queue.

Roman coalition soldiers walked cautiously, as if searching for traps on the ground. In fact, the Dionysian Barracks had no other defensive facilities except trenches, outposts, and wooden walls.

At the rear of the team, the interim commander Titus repeatedly told his scout team officers: "Let your men keep their eyes wide open. Once they find anomalies around the battlefield, they will immediately report back, especially in the direction of Rome! "

Half an hour later, the Roman coalition soldiers approached the trench, and the offensive began.

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"Notify the troops and prepare to leave the city!" Daveus, at the south end of Rome, gave the order.

"Your Majesty, the messenger sent by Prentals just now said that the Roman offensive was not fierce and did not put the main force into the offensive. Are we waiting any longer?" Tolmed reminded.

"It has been a long time since the Romans started the attack, and I'm afraid it will still be the same when we wait." Daveus said firmly. "Besides, the action has begun there, and it may be noticed by the Romans at any time." , Miss this time, the Romans will not be fooled again!"

"Understood, Your Majesty." In response to Tolmed, the three commanders of Amintas, Olivers, and Lizaru had turned to the city.

Daveus looked at the last commander in his side and solemnly said, "Georgis, then the safety of the city will be handed over to you. You have to assist Yasistus and control the city of Rome!"

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty!" Georgris's legs hit the left chest with his right fist.

Davers stretched out his hand, patted Giorgris' shoulders vigorously, and turned back to the city.

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Inside the large tent of the Roman military camp, came Camus, Lucius and Quintus.

At this time, Quintus was complaining to Camillus: "Master Dictator, I really don’t understand why you have to attack the enemy battalion and make us valuable since you have decided to give up Gabi and withdraw your army. The soldiers suffered in vain?!"

"We need to let the allies know that the Romans didn't give up on them and would still fight for them...Although it would cost us some casualties, it was still worth it..." Camulus explained.

"In fact, we still gave up on them!" Quintus still had a dissatisfied expression: "When we withdraw to Satnikum, Gabi will probably be captured by the Dionysians soon, is it not possible for other Latin allies? Will you lose faith in us?"

Camillus remained silent for a while, and whispered, "...at least we have made efforts, how much can give them some confidence... The Dionysians used their troops cautiously, and always attacked Rome with large troops. Towns, never disperse troops, looting everywhere... With our current strength, it is impossible to have too high expectations, only to hold on to the three colonial cities of Villetre, Satnikum, and Antium , In order to wait for the situation to change, and then unite with the Latin Allies to attack the Dionysians!..."

"What has changed?" Quintus frowned.

"Yesterday, Panthius in Antium sent someone to tell me that a Phoenician fishing boat broke through the interception of the Dionysian warship and entered the port, bringing a message,'Elder Carthage The Academy appointed Marco as the military commander, and will lead no fewer than 100,000 troops to attack Sicily again!'" Camillus said, the volume unconsciously increased.

"100,000 troops!" Quintus first heard the news, then frowned, and said angrily: "Carthage sent a large army to launch an attack on Sicily, but did not give the Dionysian much. The pressure was defeated, but it made us make a wrong judgment. We fell into today's situation, the Carthaginians should pay the greatest responsibility! Now that the Carthaginians have launched an offensive, we should not rely too much on them !"

Quintus's words made Camillus feel a pain in his heart. At the time of the misjudgment of the situation, he should bear the main responsibility. Quintus expressed his dissatisfaction with him in a vague manner.

Lucius did not allow others to criticize his father in this way, and immediately said aloud: "Kuntus, don't forget to support my father's proposal at the beginning,'concentrate troops and quickly eliminate the Helnikians in a short time. 'You are the most active one!... Now that the Carthaginians can attack Sicily again, isn't it good news for us?! Do you have a better way to quickly change our dilemma? ??And this time the commander of the Carthage army is Marco, but he is an experienced General of Carthage, and he hates the Greeks very much. He will never show mercy to the Dionysians!..."

"Okay, don't both of you." Camillus waved his hand. "Quentus is right, we can't trust Carthage blindly, we have to watch the development of the war..."

"Now, the enemies of the Roman city have come out, our goal has been achieved, and the army should retreat back." Camulus continued unhurriedly: "Titus knew what to do."