When the people saw this, they immediately panicked, but fortunately, there were legionnaires to maintain order in the courtyard. Vertices

Davers and the others were prepared, and the guards behind them quickly rushed forward, protecting Davers at the same time, they also surrounded the priest and these attendants, and captured them all in a blink of an eye, without even seeing blood.

Amylius pretended to be close to the gangsters, pretended to ask a few questions, and then stood in front of the steps and shouted to the Roman people in the courtyard: "Ladies and gentlemen, these men are the diners of the nobles, and they have imprisoned several priests and attendants of the temple in an attempt to assassinate the king of Dionia!" Now, who wants to go with me to the apse to free the imprisoned priests and attendants? ”

The people were skeptical, and some of the volunteers followed Amylius to the apse of the temple, broke open the locked door, and sure enough, saw the priests and attendants who were bound.

It turned out that Davers suddenly announced that he was going to the temple on Mount Sirio to worship the temple, so that these Romans who were hostile to Dionya saw an opportunity, because the time was too rushed, they had no time to plan slowly, so they could only take the opportunity of the Dionian people to relax the control of the southern part of the city of Rome, quietly broke into the temple of Diana, and asked the priests and attendants in the temple to cooperate with them and attack the Dionian king.

But except for an old priest from a noble background, the other priests and attendants all objected, after all, whether the assassination was successful or not, it would be a disaster for the temple of Diana, not to mention that murder in the temple was a great blasphemy against the gods.

Therefore, in desperation, these people simply locked them up, stripped off their clothes, and pretended to be attendants...... But he didn't know that all this was under the surveillance of Amylius's men.

Now that the truth had been revealed, the Roman people in the courtyard were spitting at the captured gangsters, and at the same time feeling uneasy at the sight of the murderous legionnaires in the courtyard with their short swords unsheathed.

So Davers stood in front of the temple gate and proclaimed, "Commoners of Rome, this assassination was entirely planned by the Roman nobles in an attempt to provoke a bloody vendetta between us Dionians and you, and if they do succeed, it will be a great disaster for us and for you!" It can be seen from this that these nobles who are high up in Rome have never regarded you as compatriots of the same city-state, so for so many years, they have always suppressed and exploited you, and abandoned you at a critical time! This assassination has nothing to do with you, but what do you say about these lackeys of the nobles who blasphemed the gods and tried to bring disaster to you?! ”

The people in the courtyard were indignant by Davers's words, and before they could think about it, a voice shouted from the crowd: "Let's hack them to death!" ”

Another voice immediately followed suit: "Yes, let's hack them to death!" Hack these nobles' lackeys to death! ……”

Many people couldn't help but shout along.

Davers nodded with a serious expression: "Okay! As you have proposed, tie these men to the cross outside the temple and let you vent your wrath on them with your daggers! ”

As he spoke, he immediately asked the guards to drag the gangsters, who were bound hand and foot and gagged, outside the temple.

Many Roman people, led by some people, also went out of the temple gate, and the people who were watching from outside the temple saw this situation and did not know what was going on, so they asked one after another.

As a result, the people in the know began to unconsciously add fuel and vinegar to the story.

Davers comforted the frightened priests and attendants of Diana, and led Caldias, Henipolis, Maltius and others to worship according to the rites of Diana's temple with solemn expressions under the attention of the Roman people.

When they stepped out of the temple, they saw that the gangsters hanging from the cross were already covered in bruises and dying, and there were still Roman civilians with short swords given by the legionnaires who guarded them, and stabbed them in the body.

Davos continued to the temples of Vesta, Kelis, Liber, and Libera, and everything went much smoother, not only did there be no accidents, but the priests of the temples also actively cooperated, and even the people on the side of the road looked at them a little more kindly.

Davers, of course, reciprocated. He saw that the three temples of Kelis, Liber, and Libera were not only small in size, but also the statues were carved in a vulgar and simple way (after all, they were temples raised by civilians), and they were actually made of wood, and immediately said: "When this war is over, the Kingdom of Dionya will spend a lot of money to rebuild these three temples, not only will the area be doubled, but the statues will also be covered with ivory skin and gold leaf."

When the priests and attendants heard this, they were overjoyed and immediately vied with each other: "Declare the kindness of the king of Dionysa to the Roman people who come to worship!" ”

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While Davos was worshipping the Roman temple, the Roman army had already arrived outside the city of Rome.

There were about 1,500 cavalry in this large army, and they were brought together by Camillus from Rome, the colonies, and the allies after seeing the might of the Dionian cavalry in the battle of Wolsey, and played a role in the conquest of the Helnikians.

Now, Camillus scattered his cavalry to drive and hunt down the Dionian scouts, and soon captured the ungarrisoned river ports and granaries to the west outside Rome, but they were already empty.

Immediately afterwards, Camillus ordered the whole army to start building camps.

The Roman soldiers saw that their homes were in front of them, but they were occupied by robbers and could not enter them, and their hearts were very strong in their hearts with longing and resentment. For the sake of giving the soldiers a vent and other purposes, Camillus also allowed the troops to send soldiers to take turns to abuse the city.

Although most of the Dionian legionnaires at the head of the city did not understand, they also knew that it was not a good word, and they asked to go out of the city to surprise the Romans and give the Romans a powerful look, but they were strictly stopped by the officers.

The Dionian army retreated inside the city, allowing the Romans to run rampant outside the city; The Roman soldiers, on the other hand, were busy building camps, and did not attack the city for the time being. For a time, the two sides were at peace.

Not long after, Camillus, who had already assigned all the tasks and arranged everything, led the guards to the south of the city of Rome, in front of the gate of Cirio.

One of his attendants rushed to the city with a sign of power, and shouted in Greek to the city: "The Roman dictator Camillus wants to speak to your king!" Roman Dictator Tammelus ......"

"Commander, look ......" the officer of the Second Legion asked Matonis, who had heard the news.

"Go tell Your Majesty!" Martonis said to the herald without hesitation.

Davers had just finished worshipping the temple and was on his way back to the square when he received the news and immediately decided to meet the famous Roman dictator.

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Lucius waited anxiously with his guards, and couldn't help but persuade his father: "The Dioonians have not given an answer for so long, obviously they are deliberately humiliating us, let's go back!" ”

"Lucius, don't be in a hurry, it's okay to wait a little longer." Camillus said calmly: "For the sake of Rome, this little hardship is nothing, and it can also let the soldiers see the efforts we have been making." ”

His words made Lucius thoughtful.

Suddenly, a soldier shouted: "Lord Dictator, look at the city!" ”

I saw that two large flags were erected at the head of the city above the Cirio Gate in front of me, radiating dazzling light against the noon sun.

At the same time, the Ionian soldiers at the head of the city erupted in cheers.

Camillus's expression became serious, and he whispered, "The King of Dionya is here." ”

The retinue who shouted from the front also rushed back to report: "Your Excellency the dictator, the king of Dionya agrees to speak with you. ”

"Let's go." Camillus said, and walked forward.

When Lucius saw the enemy soldiers all over the city, his heart suddenly became worried, and he grabbed Camillus's arm and said, "Father, don't go yet."

Camillus laughed, "Don't worry, didn't I say before, I created the Kingdom of Dionya and won countless victories, how could the King of Dionia, who is known for keeping his promises, risk ruining his reputation to deceive me, an old man!" ”

With that, he continued to move forward, and Lucius reluctantly followed with his guards.

Davers had been wearing a plain robe to worship the temple before, so he rushed back to the Senate and changed into a military uniform, so he was delayed for a while. At this time, when he saw the group of Romans in front of him rushing to the bottom of the city, he suddenly said, "Let's go, let's go out of the city to meet the dictator of Rome." ”

"Your Majesty, this is too dangerous!!" When Mattonis, Martius and others heard this, they were taken aback and hurriedly stepped forward to dissuade them.

"The dictator of Rome dares to come alone under our heavily defended city, and we Dioonians dare not go out to meet in the area we defend?!" Davers resolutely shouted: "We citizens of Dionya are by no means cowards! ”

As soon as these words came out, the people around him were not good at persuading them anymore.

"Your Majesty, please allow me to accompany you!" Matonis said immediately.

Seeing his determined expression, Davers had no choice but to nod.

Mattonis solemnly instructed his officers: "You all keep my eyes open and see clearly, and if you notice any movement of the enemy, attack immediately!" ”

Davers turned to go down into town, and all the people with him looked serious, except for Henipolis who looked a little excited.

The advancing Romans, except Camillus, were shocked to see the two flags at the head of the city disappear, and then the drawbridge fell and the gates opened.

Surrounded by the guards, Davers rode out of the city gates, a banner held high behind him. After crossing the drawbridge, he stood in front of the trench.