But after listening to this, Midorades still wondered: "The final defeat of the Greeks is regrettable, but what does this have to do with our Dionia?" ”

Hennipolis, who had deliberately betrayed the guan, said with a smile: "Because some of the Alenians fled to Italy and founded Elia with other Greek colonists, this history is engraved on the stone tablet in the temple of Apollo in Elia. The Elians are now citizens of Dionia, so the Alenia they once founded should also belong to Dionia! ”

Henipolis's explanation was a bit strong, but Midorades took it for granted, and he immediately stated: "The Third Fleet will retake Alenia from Carthage and wash away the shame of the Greeks!" ”

Davos was pleased with his statement, and further encouraged: "Go back and tell the crew of the Third Fleet that the recapture of Alenia will not only be a great blow to the Carthaginians, but will also encourage the Greek city-states of the Western Mediterranean to deepen their friendly relations with the Marcelia, and become a hero in their hearts!"

And as far as I know, Alenia has a well-equipped and large port, which is a military port and a commercial port in one, which can be used as a docking place for all the ships of the Third Fleet, so that you can avoid the pain of going back and forth. Once Alenia is taken, the Third Fleet can use it as a base to harass the island of Sardinia, which is next to Corsica, attacking the island's mining teams, destroying their towns and villages, and attacking their cargo ships......"

Midorades said emotionally: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, I will make it impossible for the Phoenicians on these two islands to transport a single piece of metal!" ”

Seeing that Midorades was too excited, Davers couldn't help but remind: "Now I can't spare troops here to support you, and the task of attacking Corsica and Sardinia can only rely on the Third Fleet itself, so you must be bold and cautious at the same time, and cherish your soldiers, so as not to let them suffer too many casualties, so that the follow-up plan cannot be carried out!" ”

Davers's words made Midorad Deston feel pressured.

At this time, Crotocátácáques asked: "Father, will our military operation on Corsica make the Etruscans dissatisfied and have other ideas?" ”

In fact, this question had been discussed privately with Davers before, and it was only a tactful reminder to Davers to raise it at this time.

Davers secretly praised his son's carefulness and thoughtfulness, and then said with a straight face: "Don't worry about this, although the Etruscans often trade with Carthage, they are no longer allies, and they are also dissatisfied because Carthage strongly supports Rome, not to mention that the Etruscan city-states in the south have just formed an alliance with us......"

Then, Davos looked at Midorades again: "However, try not to show your ships on the sea belonging to the Etruscan-controlled Corsican lands, and do not let soldiers enter their territory, so as not to overstimulate the Etruscans, who are already afraid of our mighty Etruscans...... Other than that, I have no other requirements, and it's up to you to decide how to attack Corsica and Sardinia, and I don't interfere. ”

Davers said this, which made Midolades feel even more stressed, and he took a deep breath and said, "Yes...... Yes, Your Majesty! ”

Tolmide looked at the back of Midorades leaving, and couldn't help but say, "He's a little nervous." ”

"It's good to be nervous, so that he will be cautious in his actions, and even if the Third Fleet does not achieve any decent results, as long as the fleet moves around these two islands, it will cause great trouble for the Carthaginians. What I am afraid of is that Midorades is overconfident, loses vigilance, acts riskily, and inflicts heavy losses on the Third Fleet, while weakening our advantage, like ...... Alas! Davers's words stopped abruptly, and then he sighed heavily.

Tormide knew that Davers must have remembered the Sekerian and Sicilian fleets again.

At this time, Martius walked into the tent again: "Your Majesty, the commander of the Legion of Mattonis, sent a messenger to report that Aricia has surrendered!" ”

A smile appeared on Davers' face: "Hades bless, today is really good news!" ”

No wonder he was so happy, not far from Tuström, just west of Lake Albaronga, an ancient Latin city-state that had been the center of the western part of Latin since ancient times, especially after the destruction of Albaronga. As its name suggests, the Latin city-state and Diana, the goddess of the hunt, whom the Latins worshipped. Alicia had very close relations, and for this reason, it had united with the Latin city-states in the west to resist the rising Rome, but had to join the Roman-dominated Latin League after several defeats.

After Davos personally led a large army out of Rome, he first stationed outside the city of Tustron (the original Roman camp), and divided his troops to attack several Latin city-states not far west of Tuström, with a focus on Aresia. Under duress from the army, the other city-states surrendered, with the exception of the proud Aresians who refused to submit to Dionia. So Davers ordered: Martonis led the 2nd and 6th Army Corps to storm Aresia.

Several days of continuous attacks have finally borne fruit.

Davers's smile was fleeting, followed by a stern tone: "If it weren't for the feelings of the Roman commoners, a Latin city-state like Aresia who dared to rebel against us would have been treated like Gabi, but even if it surrendered, it wouldn't be spared!" Heni, you go and inform Tapyrus, that he should go and talk to the Aricians at once, and since Aresia is the sacred forest of the goddess of the hunt, I can make Aricia a sacred place of worship for all Latins, and let it take the place of Mount Albaronga. But henceforth, Aresia was not allowed to build walls, nor to raise armies, nor to have a population of more than 5,000, and was open to all, and its safety was guaranteed by Dionia......"

"Understood, Your Majesty. Belch...... It is said that because of Diana's connection, Alicia is also a well-known medical center in the Latin region......" Henipolis reminded.

The corners of Davers' mouth twitched: "Can Aresia's medical skills be comparable to Dionia!" I think Hades should be in charge of that! ”

"Your Majesty, it's a good thing that Aresia surrendered, but it's a pity that he failed to lure out the Roman army!" Tolmid said with some regret.

Davos smiled slightly, and said indifferently: "The Romans have already been fooled once, so they will naturally become much more cautious, and now their main force is still stationed in Satnikum, and it seems that they are ready to defend to the death." It was also a good thing, because without the support of the Romans, Aresia also surrendered, and the other Latin city-states in the west would soon make their choice. ”

Speaking of this, Davers's gaze sharpened, and he said in a resolute tone: "Tolmid, you go and inform the whole army to get ready, and tomorrow you will leave Tuström, march southwest, and set up camp north of Satnikum, it is time to completely deal with the Romans!" ”

Davers's words lifted everyone in the horde.

"Yes, I'll inform the legions right away!" Tolmid responded excitedly.

"And ...... We had sent an envoy to these Latin city-states to persuade them to surrender, and that Adi had the most resolute attitude and beat our envoy severely......" Davers said in a cold tone.

"It is said that the Roman dictator Camillus had lived in Adi for a long time and had strong support from Adi in the fight to expel the Gauls, so it was not surprising that Camillus had a close relationship with Adi, and Camillus often gave Adi a lot of care in the Roman Senate. But then, for the survival of their city-state, the Adi people may have to give up their support for Camillus. Henypolis reassured.

"Since Ostia was burned, Adi has been very important for us to attack the main Roman force entrenched in Satnikum, because it is not far from Antium, not too far from the camp we are going to build, and it also has a small harbor ......" Davers narrowed his eyes, and his eyes flashed: "We need to take full control of this town to transit and transport the food supplies of the army, so we cannot accept Adi's surrender, but take it completely!" ”

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Outside the city of Satnikum, thousands of Roman citizens were working tirelessly to build fortifications, reinforcing the walls, filling the city with deer, digging trenches wide and deep, setting up multiple layers of traps, and setting up multiple watchtowers between the trap belts, expanding the entire defense area outward...... The pattern of the city's defenses was very similar to the usual defensive camps built by the Dionian army.

Because it was Titus, who was the first to command the army to attack Ostia, he deeply realized the power of Dionia's defense system from the defeat, so he transplanted it with minor modifications.

At this moment, he was standing at the head of the city and supervising the progress of the entire project, although he saw that the entire defense was gradually taking shape with the efforts of the sweaty soldiers, his face did not have a trace of joy, but a gloomy face.

"General, Master Quintus is here." The subordinate whispered a reminder beside him.

Hearing this, Titus turned around and glanced at Quintus, who was stepping on the stone stairs to the city, and the irritability on his face flashed.

"Hey, Titus!"

Looking at the oncoming Quintus, there was no trace of enthusiasm on Titus's face: "When did you come back?" Antium's city defenses have been built?! ”

There was a hint of questioning in Titus's tone, and Quintus, although he was a little displeased in his heart, still opened his mouth to explain: "Antium is only a little more than 3,000 citizen soldiers, and Pantius's foot injury is basically healed, he can complete this task alone, and I got in the way there, so I came back yesterday." ”