This chilled the hearts of many civilian soldiers who had been firmly following Rome, and the antagonism and suspicion between the Roman nobles and commoners in the camp became deeper and deeper.

This morning, the unwilling Roman generals sent several squadrons to search the city of Ostia, hoping to find something.

The squadron in which Mycalius was located was assigned to the port.

Mycélius had been to the port of Ostia many times before, and the sight of the harbor crowded with ships and the people of the docks was gone, and the rows of houses and warehouses were now in a pile of burning ruins, and the black smoke everywhere cried out of the misery that had befallen the port last night......

Looking at all this, Mycélius's heart was full of desolation, and he couldn't help but think of Rome, of Victoria, and of himself......

"Captain, the dictator tells us that as long as we can retake Ostia, we can force the Dioonians to negotiate peace with us, and thus return to the city of Rome...... Now that we've recaptured Ostia, can we really talk to the Dionians? A Uighur soldier beside him asked suspiciously.

Macelius could not answer his doubts: the soldiers were not fools, the two sides fought fiercely these days, and the casualties were not few, according to the habits of the Romans in previous wars, after mastering the advantage, the opponent would be completely conquered, so that it would no longer be able to confront Rome, and the equally powerful Dionian kingdom would easily let Rome go?

"What does it matter to us whether the Dionians can stop fighting? I've had enough of this endless fighting, and while Jupiter is still protecting me, I'm going to get out of here and go back to Victoria! Another soldier said loudly.

Mycélius glanced at him and said, "As long as the Dioonians still occupy Rome, there is a danger in Viai, which is not far from Rome, and we are fighting here for ourselves, look here-" Mycélius pointed to the ruined port of Ostia and said worriedly, "We must not let Viai become like this!" ”

As soon as McAelius's words came out, everyone suddenly stopped talking, and they all looked up to the northeast, their faces full of worry.

In the middle of the night, the soldier who spoke before whispered: "It's better to ...... Join Dionya to preserve our love and increase our wealth......"

The other soldiers still didn't speak, not even McCalius scolded him, and everyone looked at each other with strange expressions.

At this time, someone in front of him shouted, "Look! A ship is coming! ”

After entering the city of Ostia in the morning, the soldiers saw nothing but ruins, so many soldiers flocked to the breakwater of the port with curiosity.

I saw a sailing ship coming far from the north coast, turning into the mouth of the Tiber River, first approaching the north bank, as if seeing the many Roman soldiers in the harbor, and then turned around and sailed straight towards the harbor.

"It's an Etruscan ship, right?" Many soldiers speculated that the mouth of the Tiber River was more than 200 meters wide, and that there was mist on the river in the early morning, so it was difficult to see clearly, and they could only judge by the direction the boats were coming, and of course they hoped that this was the case.

It wasn't until they saw the pattern of "black hair wrapped around double prongs" drawn on the canvas that the soldiers suddenly became agitated and picked up their weapons one after another.

The sailboat stopped and crossed more than 30 meters from the breakwater, and several people on board shouted loudly in Latin.

McElius's squad couldn't make it to the breakwater, so they couldn't hear what the boaters were shouting, but they soon saw a commotion from the soldiers in front of them, and then the shouting went straight to their eardrums: "This can't be! They're lying, there's no way Kesrela City has been taken by the Dionians! ”

"You're right, Kesrela is built on a mountain, and it's hard to take it! Moreover, the main forces of Dioonia are concentrated here to fight us, how can there be enough troops to attack Kesreira, this must be lying! ”

"The city of Rome was conquered by the Dioonians in one day! This already shows that the Dionians' ability to attack the city is terrible, is it still more difficult for Kesreira to capture than Rome?! What's more, as you can see, this ship is coming from the north! ”

"So what! The cunning Dionians may well have deliberately made this ship go around in a deliberate circle in order to deceive us! ”

"Hey, you patronize Casrera, haven't you heard from the people on the ship that Victoria has also been captured by them! It took us ten years to capture Viai, how could the Ionians capture it in such a short time, so I say the Ionians are deceiving us! ”

"If both Kesrela and Viai are lost, our Sutrium is in danger! Either way, I'll have to go back and check it out right away! ”

"I'll go back with you!"

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In the siege battles of the past few days, the Roman army suffered a lot of casualties, and Camillus took the opportunity to reorganize the army and mixed the citizens from the colonies and the citizens of Rome itself, in order to command the operation more smoothly, so there were often Roman citizens from multiple places in a Roman squadron.

McCarius's team, all citizens from Viai, changed their faces when they heard these words.

"What about the captain?!" The soldiers all looked at Mycalius in alarm.

Mycélius was also distraught, although he also thought that it might be the Dioonians deceiving them, but he could not say the words "leave them alone, stay and continue to fight", he hesitated for a while, and his mind repeatedly recalled the scene of his wife and children when he went on the expedition, and finally he turned his heart and said, "Let's go too!" We immediately went back to camp, picked up our packages, left the army, and rushed back to Viai from the upper Tiber! ”

"What if...... What if Viai is really occupied by the Dionians?! The soldiers asked, their voices trembling.

"That's like...... and to the Dionians...... Surrender......" McCarius squeezed the words out of his mouth in pain.

None of the soldiers objected, but the expressions on their faces relaxed.

Not only McCherius's squad, but several squads of soldiers were clamoring to rush back to camp immediately, and the squadron leader from Rome could not stop them no matter how much he dissuaded or threatened.

The sailboat had sailed to the north shore, but it did not anchor on the opposite bank, because there were too many tidal flats at the mouth of the river, but it went forward again, taxiing for a while before coming to shore. Dozens of slender men disembarked from the boats, attached ropes to the sailboats, sailors rowed their oars, and the slender men pulled the boats and marched up the Tiber River.

It was not long before one ship after another came from the north, turned into the mouth of the Tiber, and sailed along the north bank towards the city of Rome in the east.

Seeing this, the Roman soldiers, who were still in the harbor, finally stopped doubting what the Dioonians had said before, and ran out of the city of Ostia and back to the camp, which was already boiling......

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When the doctor heard the news that his father had awakened, Lucius immediately lifted the tent and went inside.

Camillus lay on the couch, staring straight at the top of the tent with her eyes open, not knowing what she was thinking.

Lucius walked lightly to the couch and asked softly with concern, "Father, are you better?!" ”

"Ahem...... I'm fine. Camillus, in a hoarse voice, replied weakly, and then asked, "Now...... What is the situation at the camp? ”

"Hmm...... Not...... There is nothing major, and the order in the camp is relatively stable. Lucius said perfunctorily.

Camillus turned his head, his eyes still bright, although his face was pale: "You are my son, can you hide from me...... I'm lying here...... You can hear the noise coming from outside, which can be seen...... It can be seen that something big has happened...... Tell me everything, I can stand it. ”

"Father, the doctor said you should pay more attention so that your body can recover! The affairs of the army are Titus, Quintus, and Aulus, who are in charge for the time being, so don't worry too much! ......," Lucius said softly.

"I am the dictator of Rome! As long as I'm alive...... I have to owe it to all the citizens of Rome...... Charge! Wait until I'm dead...... There is time to rest...... Ahem......" Camillus said anxiously as she slapped her hand against the couch.

Seeing that he was coughing, Lucius hurriedly said, "Don't worry! Don't worry! Take a breath and listen to me tell you slowly...... This morning we sent several Roman squadrons to search the burned city of Ostia, and the soldiers believed the rumors spread by the Dionian ships that both Kesreira and Viai had been taken by the Dionians—"

"Kesrela and Viai City have been captured?!" Camilus's eyes widened in astonishment.

"I said it was just a rumor! Kesrela and Viai are strong, the terrain is dangerous, and the main forces of Dionya are fighting us, how is it possible to capture these two city-states in such a short time! Lucius said with some anxiety at this moment: "But those stupid soldiers believed it, and this rumor spread throughout the barracks, and the result was that not only the soldiers of the colonial cities on the north bank of the Tiber River, such as Sulwaterm and Xhosa, also fled the camp, and even the troops of the Etruscan allies asked to leave!" Titus and Aulus have rushed to lead their armies and rush to stop ......"

Camillus never imagined that the situation would become so bad when he woke up. In a hurry, not only could he not think of any good solution, but he had a splitting headache. He propped his hands on the couch and tried to get up, but he couldn't muster any strength.

"Quick! …… Call the soldiers to carry me out...... Get out...... I'm going to persuade them! He was anxious to speak loudly, but the voice he spat out was weak.