The indifferent expression on Camilus's face did not change, he turned his head and asked, "Titus, what do you think of the current battle situation?" ”

"Your Excellency the Dictator." Titus looked solemn, he looked at the others, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "I want to ...... It is possible that this is a conspiracy of the Dionians! ”

As soon as these words came out, the other generals were surprised, but Camillus did not move.

Titus explained worriedly: "Previously, we sent reinforcements at the behest of the messengers of Gabi, but now that the troops of the Latin allies have gathered here, the Dioonians are not attacking Gabi at all, but are building and fortifying their camps, and it looks more like they are waiting for us to attack.

If the Dioonians do not attack Gabi, it is likely that there will be a long stalemate, and the situation will be unfavorable to us, because the soldiers of the allies will be dissatisfied with us; If we choose to attack directly, the Dionians will even have to hold the camp to put us at a disadvantage, and don't forget the hard lesson of attacking Ostia City! But if we withdraw like this, we will lose our prestige in the Latin League......"

"But...... Even if we first knew it was a ploy by the Dionians, we had to send reinforcements! Whoever called us the leaders of the Latin Confederation, according to the covenant, have the responsibility to protect the security of their territories, and in the present predicament, we cannot afford to lose the trust of these allies......"

Camillus sighed, and the blankness on his face made the generals unable to see the fluctuations in his heart: since the Dionya attacked the Latium region, the army he led had been in a passive position, restrained step by step, and in fact had not fought the Dionian army head-on, it had already fallen into today's predicament, and the king of Dioonia was really a terrible man!

"Since the Dioonians want us to attack, let's attack, but with reservations......," Camillus concluded.

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

"Quick! Go and inform Amintas, Olivers, Rydes, and Cuchius at once, gather their legions, and wait for my orders, ready to attack! ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"Also, send out the fast horses to inform Prinister and Signaia at once!"

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"Generals, the Roman army has left Turstron and is coming at us." Printors' words made several of the regimental commanders smile.

"This big fish has finally been hooked, and our hard work in the past few days has finally been in vain!" Trotilas said excitedly.

"This time, we have to return the grievances that we were forced to retreat in Ostia!" Martonis is full of pride.

"It's better to keep all the Roman troops here, and the rest of the battle will be easy to fight!" The temporary commander of the reserve brigade, Epitens, had a greater appetite and thought further.

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

Calling Sextus the captain, in fact, the number of Roman reserves composed of Roman civilians has exceeded 6,000 people, and Sextus is holding the position of captain and doing the work of the captain of the legion, but the Roman reserves are only temporary, and they will be canceled when the war ends. Although Davers already had the idea of building a legion in Rome, it was impossible for Sextus to be the legion commander for the time being, and even the legion captain was enough, after all, he still didn't understand the military system and tactics of Dionia, and he still needed to rebuild it in order to convince the soldiers.

"I have no opinion, please give the commander an order!" Sextus said in a deep voice.

Crotocatats, who was standing on the sidelines, looked at the Roman, who was only a few years older than himself, and he could understand how Sextus was feeling, but as his father had told him, they could only break their bonds with the past if they were allowed to fight more.

Printors coughed, then looked at the generals and said loudly: "Generals, please follow the previous deployment and meet the attacking enemy!" ”

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Turstron was less than 30 miles from the city of Gabi, but the Roman army did not march fast, and it was not until noon that they approached the camp of Dionia, and then the sound of trumpets and drums made the defenders of Gabi feel very excited!! ……”

However, the Roman coalition did not immediately launch a fierce attack on the camp, the army temporarily stopped advancing, the soldiers began to eat rations to replenish the physical strength they had previously consumed, and then the soldiers began to slowly approach the camp in loose formations.

The Roman soldiers walked cautiously, as if searching for traps on the ground, but in fact the Dionian camp had no other defenses except trenches, watchtowers, and wooden walls.

At the rear of the ranks, Titus, the commander of the Provisional Army, repeatedly instructed his Scout Officers: "Keep your eyes wide open, and report back if you notice anything unusual around the battlefield, especially in the direction of the city of Rome!" ”

Half an hour later, the Roman soldiers approached the trench and the camp battle began.

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"Inform the troops, get ready to get out of the city!" Davers, at the head of the city south of Rome, gave the order.

"Your Majesty, just now the messenger sent by Printors said that the Romans were not attacking violently and did not put the main forces into the attack, should we wait any longer?" Thormid reminded.

"It's been so long since the Romans attacked, and I'm afraid it will be like this if we wait any longer." Davers said with a firm expression: "What's more, the action has already begun over there, and it may be detected by the Romans at any time, if you miss this time, the Romans will not be fooled again!" ”

"Understood, Your Majesty." By the time Tormide responded, the three Legion Commanders Amintath, Olivers, and Lizaru had already turned around and went down to the city.

Davers looked at the last legion commander beside him and said solemnly: "Geoglis, the next security in the city will be handed over to you, you have to assist Assistes and control the city of Rome!" ”

"Your Majesty, please rest assured!" Giogris put his legs together and slammed his right fist into his left chest.

Davers reached out and patted Geogris on the shoulder vigorously, then turned to go down town.

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In the tent of the Roman barracks sat Camillus, Lucius, and Quintus.

At this time, Quintus was complaining to Camillus: "My Lord, I really don't understand, since you have decided to abandon Gabi and withdraw your army, why do you attack the enemy camp and let our precious soldiers suffer in vain?!" ”

"We need to let the allies know that the Romans have not given up on them and will still fight for them...... Although it will cost us some casualties, it will be worth it......" Camillus explained.

"In fact, we gave up on them anyway!" Quintus was still dissatisfied: "When we withdraw to Satnikum, Gabi City will probably be captured by the Dionians soon, and won't the other Latin allies lose faith in us?!" ”

Camillus was silent for a long time, and then whispered, "...... At least we made an effort to give them some confidence...... The Dioonians were cautious in their use of troops, and always attacked the towns near Rome with large forces, never distracting their forces and plundering from all directions...... With our current strength, it is impossible to have too high expectations, so we can only hold on to the three colonial cities of Villitre, Saturnicum, and Antium, and wait for the situation to change, and then unite with the Latin allies to attack the Dionians! ……”

"What change of circumstances?" Quintus frowned.

"Yesterday Pantius in Antium sent to me that a Phoenician fishing ship had broken through the interception of the Dionian warship and entered the harbor, bringing the news that 'the Carthaginian Senate has appointed Marco as military commander and will lead an army of no less than 100,000 to attack Sicily once again!' Camillus spoke, her voice unconsciously raised.

"100,000 troops!" Quintus was first overjoyed when he heard this, then frowned again, and said angrily: "Carthage sent a large army to attack Sicily before, but it did not put much pressure on the Dionians, and it was defeated, but it caused us to make a wrong judgment. We are where we are today, and the Carthaginians should pay the greatest responsibility! Now that the Carthaginians are on the offensive again, let's not rely too much on them! ”

Quintus's words made Camillus feel a pain in his heart, he should be mainly responsible for the misjudgment of the situation at the beginning, and Quintus was implicitly expressing his dissatisfaction with him.

Lucius did not allow others to criticize his father like this, and immediately said loudly: "Don't forget, Quintus, that you were the most active one who supported my father's proposal to 'concentrate forces and quickly destroy the Hurnihivians in a short time'!" …… Isn't it good news for us that the Carthaginians are now able to attack Sicily once again?! Could it be that you have a better way to quickly change our predicament?! And this time the commander of the Carthaginian army was Margo, an experienced Carthaginian general, and he hated the Greeks so much that he would never show mercy to the Dionians! ……”

"Alright, you two don't quarrel." Camillus waved his hand: "Quintus is right, we can't blindly trust Carthage, we have to see how the war develops......"

"Now that the enemy of Rome has come out, our purpose has been achieved, and it is time for the army to retreat." Camillus continued unhurriedly, "Titus knows what to do. ”