Davers sat in the center of the tent, and in front of him lay a large wooden board with a detailed map of the city of Rome, on which Tolmide led the young staff officers to record the battle reports of the scouts, and then marked them on the map with icons and numbers.

"Your Majesty, the Scouts found four or five hundred Roman soldiers, estimated to be from Fiden......ae, about ten miles east of the city of Rome."

"Your Majesty, the troops of the Latin city-state are gathering fifteen miles from the southeast corner of Rome, and there are now about a thousand soldiers......"

"Your Majesty, a Roman army has appeared to the southwest of our camp, about 5,000 people......"

"According to the report of the messengers sent by the Third Legion across the river, their scouts discovered that the Roman colony of Viejay had sent nearly two thousand Roman soldiers, and that several Etruscan city-states such as Kesrella and Tarchuna had sent two or three hundred reinforcements each, and they were now rushing to Viai......"

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Davos listened to the report of the staff officers and looked at the map: the map was marked with red and black dots, the red dots represented the Roman army and Roman reinforcements, the black dots represented the Dionian army, each dot marked a thousand people, you can see that the red dots are concentrated in the city of Rome, the black dots are concentrated outside the city of Rome, and the red dots are surrounded, and outside the black dots, after a while, several red dots are added, slowly converging into a larger encirclement, gradually encircling the black dots...... This is a battle between encirclement and counter-encirclement, which is related to the life and death of both sides.

Davers's expression remained calm all the time, and the young staff officers, including Klotocatax, all seemed a little nervous as the news kept coming, and even Tolmid was a little breathless, he stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, judging from the current battle situation, our Second Army Corps and the Fourth and Fifth Army Corps have the best offensive, and they are likely to be the first to attack the city, but ...... Reinforcements from Rome are coming, especially this Roman army—"

Tolmide first pointed to the flower-like pattern drawn by five red dots on the map to the southwest of the camp of the Chinese army of Dionia, and then moved his finger to the north of the barracks of the Third Army on the north bank of the Tiber River, where there were three or four red dots that were connected together, and said: "And here, I'm afraid it will become a big trouble for our besieging army!" Are we going to take preemptive action and destroy this Roman army first in order to ease our small defenses? Tolmid's hand finally landed again on the flower-like pattern.

Davers bowed slightly, and then said slowly: "Tolmid, you are right, but we must first find out the movements of this Roman army before we can take the right response. We should not panic, it is the enemy who panics, because it is we who hold the initiative in this battle. ”

There was a hint of lesson in Davers's tone, but Tolmid was reminded, and his expression immediately relaxed. The solemn atmosphere in the tent began to dissipate, the staff officers recorded the data and discussed something in a low voice, Hennepolis observed the crowd and described the scene in the tent with his pen, Tolmid also exchanged some plans for the next battle with Davers, and Klotocatax stood in the tent, ready to welcome the arrival of the scouts.

And this time, the intelligence brought by the scout cavalry made him frightened: "Report! The Roman army to the southwest of us increased in number to ...... About 8,000 people! ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Davers said in a deep voice, "Don't panic. ”

Davers' encouraging smile calmed Crotocatatz's somewhat panicked mood, and he immediately replied, "Yes!" ”

And when the staff officers heard it, they also exclaimed: "8,000 people?!" ”

Tormide looked at the map carefully, and then said with a little nervousness: "Your Majesty, it seems that it is very likely that reinforcements from the Latin city-states of Tuxtrom, Arecia, and Bovillae have joined the Roman army!" ”

Davers's expression remained unchanged, and his words remained calm: "The place where this Roman army is located is close to Lake Alba, that area has always been the center of the Latins, although the city of Alba Longa has long been destroyed by the Romans, but it is said that the annual celebration of the god Jupiter worshipped by the Latins - the Latin holiday is always held on the Alba Mountain, so there are many Latin tribes living near Lake Alba, and it seems that they still have the strength to send reinforcements...... But that's just right, the fish are all gathered, just enough for us to catch them all! ”

Davers's confident tone reminded Tolmid of something, he calmed down a little, sat back on the wooden chair, thought about it, and said with a little worry: "Now, I am worried that this Roman army will continue to march eastward to meet up with the Latin reinforcements in the southeast, in that case......"

"In that case, we will only be able to move our troops to the southeast to intercept the enemy, but for the Romans, this means that they have already reached the periphery of Rome, but they have to spend more time preparing and waiting, can the Roman citizens and soldiers who are worried about their homes have the patience?" Davers said unhurriedly.

"Your Majesty, do you mean to say...... This Roman army will most likely attack us immediately! Tolmid asked eagerly.

Davos was about to reply, when Crotocatacchus's voice rang out again: "Report, the Roman army of 8,000 men southwest of the camp is bypassing our camp and marching north!" ”

When Tolmide heard this, he immediately stood up, and said nervously and excitedly: "Your Majesty, you are right!" It looks like the Roman army is going to attack us, and they're probably going to attack here! ”

Tolmid's hand pointed to the southwest corner of the Roman wall on the map, where the soldiers of the Fourth and Fifth Legions were besieging the city, and behind them was a large gap between the central and western camps of the Dionysians (i.e., the camp of the Fourth Legion), through which the Romans could quickly pass through and attack the Dionian army that was besieging the city.

Davers also judged the same way, so he no longer sat firmly on Mount Tai, but immediately gave the order: "Tolmid, I appoint you as the temporary commander, and immediately lead a brigade of the Fifth Legion, a brigade of the Second Legion, two brigades of the Sixth Legion, and the First and Second Cavalry Corps that remained in the camp of the Chinese army, and rush there to intercept the enemy!" In the meantime, I'll send heralds to inform the two garrison brigades of the Fourth Legion to join you! ”

The six infantry brigades plus two cavalry regiments were close to 10,000 people, which had surpassed the attacking enemy in terms of strength, but Tolmid's face was not happy, but he objected worriedly: "Your Majesty, there are only two brigades of the Second Legion and the Fifth Legion left by your side to protect, it's too dangerous!" And two thousand soldiers can't defend such a large camp—"

"Don't worry about my safety, and don't worry about the safety of the camp, the more soldiers you bring with you, the faster you can solve the battle, the faster you can return, and reduce the pressure on the entire battlefield!" Davers said unquestionably, and then a smile appeared on his face: "Or are you worried that you won't be able to command so many soldiers, so you're looking for a reason for me to reduce some for you?" ”

Tormide knew that this was Davers's agitation, but he also understood that it meant that Davers was not ready to change his mind, so he stopped persuading and gave Davers a military salute on the spot, and responded forcefully: "Yes, Your Majesty!" Please stay safe too! ”

Davers jaw head.

Tolmide turned around and was about to come out, when Klotocatax, who was on the side, couldn't help but say loudly: "Father...... Your Majesty, I ask to participate in this battle! ”

There was a sudden silence in the tent, and all eyes were focused on the young prince, and even Davers himself was a little surprised, and before he could speak, Tolmid hurriedly advised: "This will not work! Your Royal Highness, this is too dangerous! The Roman army hurriedly came to the rescue, must have a desperate mind, our forces seem to be more than the other side, but half of them are cavalry, and the enemy in a head-on confrontation is a loss! Your Royal Highness, please stay here and assist Your Majesty in directing the battle and finally winning the victory over the city of Rome! ”

"It's a danger to me, isn't it a danger to the other soldiers!" Crotokataks blushed and exclaimed excitedly, "I am a citizen of Dionia!" Also a soldier in this great army! You have to contribute to the whole battle, not sit here and watch others fight, bleed and even die! ”

Crotokataks was speaking from his heart, and at this moment he was thinking of Big Brother Adoris and his comrades who had been training in Turiyi, who were all fighting in front or about to fight, and he could not allow himself to be a spectator like a coward, an idea that had actually been brewing since he set foot on the land, so his tone trembled a little because he was too excited.

Davers looked at his son and saw the stubbornness in his eyes, he only hesitated for a moment, and then said dryly, "You go." ”

"Your Majesty—" Tomild wanted to persuade again, but Davers waved his hand and said, "Klotto is right, although he is my son, he is also a citizen of Dionia, and if other people's children want to serve in battle, of course he wants to!" ”

"Thank you, father!" Klotokataz was excited, but he was afraid that Tolmid would continue to persuade him, so he reminded loudly: "Commander, if you don't set off, the enemy's reinforcements will rush to the city!" ”

Seeing that Davers's expression was serious, Tormid had no intention of changing his mind, so he had to salute again and said, "Please rest assured, Your Majesty! ”

Davers, of course, understood what he meant by "rest assured", and at this time Klotocatax quickly finished his military salute and hurried after Tolmid.