At this time, the commanders of the regiment received an order: so that the soldiers could temporarily take off their armor, lay down their weapons, and then sit on the ground to rest, eat some rations, and regain their strength.

As soon as the order was issued, the entire four-mile-long military formation was like dominoes, and in the blink of an eye, the soldiers all fell, which was spectacular.

Amintas and Lizaru did not dare to be careless at this time, and Ryders sent all the cavalry to investigate the movements around and ensure the safety of the army.

The Dionian army on the coast did not wait long, and when the sun was setting in the west, the soldiers in the southernmost part of the army were the first to cheer: "Our fleet! Our fleet is coming!! Your Majesty's army is coming!! ……”

In order to carry out this difficult task, the soldiers were allowed to march for a long time and go deep behind enemy lines, so yesterday the regiment commanders had already told the officers in detail about the plan and purpose of this operation, and then the officers of the regiment at all levels informed all the soldiers, so the soldiers endured fatigue with great enthusiasm and went on a long march. Therefore, when they saw the black warships appear on the sea in the distance, they immediately thought that behind the Dionian fleet must be a huge fleet full of soldiers.

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The soldiers' guesses were correct, and the Dionian Third Fleet continued to sail forward, followed by a fleet of ships that covered the sea, which turned their bows and headed for the beach.

Adoris sat in the boat, looking out at the beach in the distance, where he could not see the heavily armed legionnaires on the shore, but could only see a thick black line on the shore stretching infinitely on either side, and the black line was interspersed with a glittering golden light...... Adoris knew it was the flag shining.

On this troop transport, the captain directs the helmsman to adjust the course, 50 soldiers sit on either side of the hull, assisting the sailors in paddling the oars together, and in the center of the boat is the detachment leader Timamanas loudly stressing the matters that the soldiers must follow when they go ashore.

After finishing speaking, he also emphasized with a serious expression: "Have you remembered everything?!" ”

"Remember!!" The soldiers responded in unison.

Timamanas looked at Adores, who immediately said loudly: "I remember, captain, don't worry! As soon as he remembered the last time he was reprimanded, his ass ached faintly, and he almost missed the battle in the north, so how dare he disobey orders and violate military law.

This is the time of high tide, and the boats are pushed by the tide and move quickly. It didn't take long for Adoris to see the soldiers on the shore: most of them were sitting on the ground, their armor off, wearing only black liners, drinking water and eating rations, looking out to sea, and a few waving their arms to the sea, shouting excitedly......

Adores was seeing when he heard Timamanas shouting, "Get ready to go ashore!" ”

Adoris's mood suddenly became excited, he and his comrades immediately picked up the belongings placed at their feet, quickly put on their armor, hung up their short swords, put on their rations, picked up long shields, javelins, and bayonets, and watched the boat close to the white sand, and then the hull of the ship slammed, and the smooth bottom of the ship had reached the land, and the helmsman immediately locked the rudder, pulled out a long rod from the ship, and plunged back into the sand to support it and prevent the ship from retreating.

There was no need for the commander to give an order, the soldiers who were already ready to go jumped out of the boat, stepped on the cool water, and soon went ashore, and the detachment leader Timamanas quickly gathered the soldiers, and then led them closer to the other detachments......

The beach was full of troop carriers, and soon the beach was full of black helmets and black armor of the Ionian legionnaires, and the flags were erected, and the officers led the soldiers under their command, looking for their own companies and brigades, and the beach was full of people, lively and unusual, but it did not seem very chaotic, because the soldiers carried by this wave of docked ships belonged to the second legion, considering that in the entire Ionian army, except for the first legion, the second legion was more well-trained and more disciplined, Therefore, in this landing, Davers will put the fleet carrying the soldiers of the Second Army in the forefront, land first, complete the assembly as soon as possible, and clear the obstacles for the follow-up troops.

Subsequently, the docked ships began to withdraw from the beach one after another in order to make room for the subsequent flotilla to dock.

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The commanders of Amintas, Lizaru, Ledes, and Kuchias, who were less than 400 meters from the beach, were also closely watching the landing of the Second Army, watching the troops that had just landed on the shore from the initial scattered and chaotic to the small columns one by one, and then to eight or nine large columns, and finally these columns quickly gathered from all over the beach to form a large phalanx......

Amintas and they all breathed a sigh of relief, although their troops had already lined up to protect this landing, but after all, such a large-scale landing operation was the first time for them even if they were experienced, and it was King Davers himself who led the team, in case something unexpected happened...... There is still a lot of pressure on everyone, but now it seems that everything is going well.

"Well done Matonis!" Amintas complimented that only a veteran and high-ranking general like him, who had participated in an expedition to Persia, would dare to comment on a regimental commander of the same rank in public.

This is, a scout horse galloped forward: "Report to the legion commander, five miles to the south, a Roman army of about 7,000 men is being found marching in this direction!" ”

"Report to the legion commander, six or seven miles to the southeast, there is a Roman army of nearly 8,000 people pressing here!"

"The Romans have finally arrived!" Lizaru said, his tone full of excitement.

"They came just in time!" Amintas glanced at the second wave of ships approaching the coast: "Inform the brothers immediately and prepare for battle!" ”

"Woo! Woo! Woo! ......" The trumpet sounded, and the resting soldiers, under the urging of the officers, hurriedly began to put on their armor, and the second regiment, which was lining up on the beach, heard the trumpet and immediately hastened the speed of the assembly......

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After receiving the return of the scouts, Paulus felt extremely uneasy, and a sense of duty prompted him to immediately lead 7,500 soldiers to the north, and after more than two hours of rapid marching, the army had reached Lavenium, and he slowed down his march, knowing that the army of Dionya was not far ahead, and that the scouts he had sent had been driven out by the enemy horsemen in the vicinity, and that he was also waiting for the army from Satnikum and Villitre.

This time, the Dionian cavalry did not hinder the front, the Roman army marched smoothly, and Paulus, who was at the front of the procession on horseback, could already see hundreds of ships floating on the sea, some of them rushing to the shore with the tide, others leaving the shore and rowing out to the open sea, the density of which completely obscured the azure water......

Paulus's heart became anxious again, and at this time, the scout cavalry sent out quickly returned: "Report to the general, the enemy is lined up two miles away, and the number is no less than 20,000!" ”

Paulus was shocked: there were not so many Dionian troops in Wolsey, could it be that some of their soldiers had already landed from the sea and joined the ranks?!

Thinking of this, Paulus became even more anxious, and regretted that he had come late, but he did not dare to immediately lead an army of less than 10,000 men to attack, and ordered his troops to stop advancing and begin to line up in place.

Not long after, Satnikum's troops arrived, and the commander of the army was also the city's defender, Mezyus, whose full name was Mezyus. St. Pronius. Aslio, a veteran over 50 years old, was born in the San Pronius family, who had stayed behind to defend the Capitoline Hill after the Celts captured Rome, and the Senate appointed him as the guard of Satnikum, because of his war experience and tenacity.

At this moment, he was struggling to restrain his horse that was galloping quickly in front of Paulus, and at the same time asked eagerly, "Where is the army of Dionia?!" How many people are there?! ”

Paulus pointed ahead and said, "Dionia's fleet is landing on the coast ahead, and their troops in Wolsey are also in front of them to protect their landing, and according to the reports of the scouts, they have about 20,000 men, and you and I both know that they have no more than 10,000 reinforcements in Wolsey, so ......"

Mejus looked at the busy Deorian fleet on the sea in the distance, his face was gloomy, and he said in a deep voice: "You and my army together are less than 20,000 men, and the more time passes, the more Diorian soldiers will come ashore, and we will fight against them rashly, and once we fail...... To the west of Rome, the army that could contain the Dionians would be greatly weakened, and the situation would become very bad......"

"That's what I thought, too." Paulus also looked worried, and he hesitated to remind, "But...... If the Dionians are allowed to land here, they will invade our territory and that of the Latin allies, poison our people, and even threaten Rome...... I'm afraid the Senate and the people of Rome won't forgive us! ”

Megus was stunned for a moment, and then sighed: "When Pantius comes, let's discuss it together...... When I had set out from Satnikum with my troops, I had received a notification from his messenger that he would arrive with 10,000 soldiers. ”

"Ten thousand soldiers?! He's too bold, what if the Wolsey attack Villitre?! Paulus was shocked, but then he thought about it: Villitre was deep inland, and it was located northeast of Satnikum, not everyone had the courage of Camillus to bypass Antium and Satnikum in front and attack Villitre directly, not to mention that the Dionians' armies were in front, and most of the Wolsey warriors ran to the aid of the Helnikians, where there were still extra troops to harass the Roman towns.

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