"Your Majesty." At this time, Midorades said with some anxiety: "When the Roman army arrives and we hold the city of Rome, then the banks of the Tiber River to the city of Ostia may be controlled by the Romans, and the slaves will not be able to pull the fiber for our cargo ships, and without the slender men, the ships will not be able to reach the city of Rome from Ostia alone, unless there is a strong east wind, so that the road to the outside of the city of Rome will be cut off and become an isolated city." ”

Midorides' words surprised the generals.

Davers smiled: "I have also considered this problem, but don't worry, you can let the slender man go to pull the fiber on the north bank of the Tiber River."

"North Shore?"

"According to previous intelligence, the section of the Tiber from Rome to Ostia was so deep and wide that it was impossible to cross it. And on such a long stretch of the river, the Romans built only two bridges, one for the Third Legion to garrison, and one for the wooden bridge (actually two bridges) built on the island in the middle of the river, but it was already destroyed by the Romans themselves. I guess the reason why there are so few bridges is because the Romans were enemies with the Etruscans in the past, so they could not easily cross the Tiber and invade Roman territory, and the coast here is controlled by our fleet, and the Roman army cannot easily reach the north bank for the time being, threatening the slender man who pulls the boat for us.

As for the Roman colonies and Etruscan allies on the north bank of the Tiber River, their reinforcements have been routed by us, and many of them have been captured-" Davers looked at Lizarus approvingly, and said, "Next, we will take some action against the city-states on the north bank of the Tiber River to sweep away the Roman power on the north bank of the Tiber River and ensure the safety of the waterways." ”

The generals were in good spirits, after all, no general liked to be beaten passively, and Davers's words seemed to mean some military action against the north bank of the Tiber River.

"Your Majesty, I have seen the information in the area of Latinum, and it seems that there is a pontoon bridge connecting the two banks of the Tiber River in the city of Phidinene." At this time, Printors reminded softly.

When Davers heard this, he nodded approvingly: "Yes, there is a pontoon bridge in Phidinae, but the bridge deck is narrow, which is not conducive to the passage of the army. I have asked the scouts to keep an eye on the movements of the pontoon bridge day and night, and in the event of an enemy situation, you will immediately send a brigade to the north bank of the pontoon bridge to intercept the enemy from crossing the river. If it were the Roman army, then Olivers your Fourth Legion would have to assemble first and get there, but I don't think Camillus would have made such a stupid mistake and let his army gather on a narrow pontoon bridge for us to slaughter. ”

"Understood, Your Majesty." Lizaru and Oliver responded in unison.

Midorides also relieved himself, and then said, "Your Majesty, when will our Third Fleet leave Rome and return to the sea?" ”

When the warships crisscrossing the sea come to the river, it is like a dragon swimming in the shallows, and there is no place for it. In his heart, as the commander of the navy, Midolad was unwilling to let the fleet become an annex to the army, and only played a supporting role in the whole battle.

Davers obviously understood his thoughts, and said: "Today's battle, the crew of the fleet has also made a great contribution, and they must be very tired, so we will have a good rest in the camp tonight to recover our strength." Tomorrow morning, you will be able to lead the fleet out of Rome and ensure the safety of the great army at sea. However, there are five clippers left, and those 2,000 fleet infantry. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Midorades replied without hesitation.

Davers then asked him, "Does it take three or four days to get from Ostia to Trina?" ”

"If it's a tailwind, it's only a day or two."

"Your Third Fleet is at the naval base in Trina, but it's well manned." Davers looked at him and said in a deep voice: "I allow the Third Fleet to recruit another 2,000 fleet infantry to participate in this war with Rome and Carthage. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Midorides looked delighted, and actually stood up and gave Davers a powerful military salute.

It is important to know that the establishment of each legion and each fleet is fixed, and the commander of the legion and the commander of the fleet are not allowed to expand the army under their command without permission, this right is only in the hands of the king, and if anyone violates it, once it is discovered, according to military law, not only will they be sentenced, but they may even be deprived of Dionian citizenship. Of course, the commanders and district commanders who were in the field during the war had the right to call the citizens of the region to fight, but after the war was over, these temporary units had to be disbanded, so several of the regiment commanders looked at Midorades with envy.

"The river port outside the city can't be saved, and the granary can't be saved." Davers turned to Tolmid and asked, "Is the grain from outside the city brought in?" ”

"The baggage team is stepping up the transfer."

"Where in the city do you store your grain?" Davers asked again.

"Here." Tolmid pointed to a hill on the south side of the square on the map: "Palatine Hill, where the terrain is relatively low, and there are wide and smooth roads, and there are many vacant courtyards and ready-made granaries for us to store grain, and we have also searched for a lot of grain left over from these houses. ”

"This hill is inhabited by the descendants of the colonists who followed the original Roman kings who founded the city here, and now they are all nobles, and this hill is the closest to Capitoline Mountain, and I am afraid that most of the people on the hill have fled to Capitoline Mountain." According to the previous information of the city of Rome, Davers actually guessed the situation of the inhabitants of Palatine Hill after the city was broken, and at the same time, Tolmid's words also reminded him: "Tolmid, you send someone to lead the troops to collect all the grain stored in the homes of all the nobles in Rome as military food." ”

"Just a nobleman?" Tolmide was a little surprised.

"Yes, only the nobility! If they don't go to capitoline, leave them a small amount of food, enough for ten days. However, do not trespass into the homes of civilians, let alone take their food and belongings, if you know someone who has violated them, you will be punished severely! Davers looked around at everyone and said in a stern tone.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured that the soldiers have strictly adhered to your ban since they entered the city......" the generals assured.

"Alright, everyone, you have already clarified your mission, so let's hurry up and carry it out." Davos stood up and said in an impassioned voice: "The Roman army is on its way, I am afraid that it will be able to arrive tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, we must be fully prepared before it arrives, defeat them, and expand our victory!" Let this land be completely owned by the Kingdom of Dionia! ”

The generals finished their military salute to Davers and strode away.

Stacy Kedas and Oropes left in high spirits.

When the group was gone, Davers stopped Printors.

"Your Majesty, the First Legion has suffered heavy casualties, and I am responsible for ......" Printors wanted to admit his mistake with guilt.

Davers waved his hand and said, "I understand the situation, it's not your fault, don't take the blame on yourself." ”

Printors relaxed suddenly.

"Now I'll give you a task." Davers said with a serious expression: "You take a few staff officers and 100 palace guards to raid all the noble residences in the city, collect gold, silver and other valuable things, and register them. This time the drought has almost depleted the national treasury, and the repatriation of these goods will alleviate the country's woes. ”

Printors immediately expressed his understanding, he thought for a moment and said, "Do those temples need to be moved?" ”

In a city-state, the temple was the richest because the people revered God, feared God, and always offered the best to God in the hope of receiving His blessing and blessing. In addition to the temples of several major deities on Capitoline Hill, there were also temples in other parts of the city.

"Not yet!" Davers still has some scruples about this.

Without any need for him to explain, Printors seemed to understand, readily accepted the order, and turned to leave.

Davers looked at the empty meeting room, and only then did he relax for a moment, he looked at the map on the wooden table for a while, and then decided to visit the wounded soldiers in the medical camp.

As soon as he walked out of the gate of the Senate, he ran into Klotocatax head-on.

"Father!" Klotocatax looked tired, but his spirits were a little excited.

Davers, of course, knew why: at the end of the battle to stop the Roman reinforcements, his son cut down two enemies, overcame the discomfort of the first killing, and then followed the army to break through the city of Rome, pursue the defeated defenders, and then, together with the other soldiers, cleaned up the wounded, bloodstained, and messy square.

Davers was satisfied with his son's performance on the battlefield for the first time, but apparently he was now in a state of excitement like a child getting a new toy and needed to cool down in time, so Davers said quietly: "Come out with me." ”

"Where are you going?"

Henipolis, who was following behind, said meaningfully: "Wounded barracks! ”

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With 3,000 soldiers each, Quintus and Frius began to speed their return to Rome at dusk, but they were not well prepared and did not have the experience of marching at night, and soon encountered some difficulties, such as soldiers falling and scattering, and riots in the ranks...... As the night deepened and the situation became more and more uncontrollable, Quintus and Frius did not dare to hurry any further, so they had to let the soldiers rest in the barracks along the river.

In the early hours of the next morning, the army set off early again.

But it didn't take long for them to run into trouble again, and although they were not attacked by the natives, the roads along the river were either destroyed or blocked with wood and stones, so that the army had to stop and clear the roads...... In this way, they stopped and stopped, and finally at dusk they walked out of the valley of the Tullerus River and arrived at the city of Priniste. ()

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