The Gauls did not have a navy, and they were unable to take advantage of their large numbers when attacking from land, so they were never able to capture them. On the contrary, due to the hurry from Florentia, the food he carried was almost exhausted.

As a result, the Gauls sent tribes to nearby villages to harvest grain. At this time, shortly after the autumn harvest, the Etruscan people had plenty of food at home, and because the Gauls were menacing, most of the Etruscan people fled in a hurry and had no time to carry food, so the Gallic warriors who collected grain everywhere harvested a lot of food, and soon alleviated the problem of military food shortage.

Although there was no need to worry about military rations, the leaders of Gaul had realized that Phophruna was not Florentia, and it would be difficult to capture it in a short time, so they had the idea of "ignoring it first and attacking it elsewhere".

But just as they were coming to an agreement, the coalition forces in northern Dioonia appeared.

This time, Patroclus did not adopt a conservative strategy - build a camp first, but began to line up directly a mile away from the Gaul camp.

According to Patroclus's observations during this time, it is believed that the high passers are fierce and brave, and it is very likely that they will come out to fight.

Sure enough, although some Gauls had not yet returned to the camp because they had gone out to collect grain and grass, the great leader still decided to lead less than 30,000 Gallic soldiers out of the camp to meet the battle.

Patroclus also learned from the sentry that some Gallic warriors were collecting food and grass in nearby villages and towns, and he immediately sent a small number of allied troops to attack and hinder the return of these Gauls, and at the same time he lined up all the light infantry under his command and attacked them at a distance while the Gallic army was in formation.

More than half of the Gallic warriors wore straight-leg trousers and single clothes, and some were even shirtless, with nothing to defend themselves against except the wooden shields in their hands. The Dionian coalition army of light infantry as high as more than 4,000 people, of which as the main force of 2,000 Dionian legion light infantry is well-trained, under their leadership, the arrows and javelins fired are as terrible as hail in the Alps, giving the Gallic army a lot of casualties, but also forcing the Gallic soldiers to not care about the formation again, one after another to kill the enemy.

The Gauls swarmed forward, the allied light infantry hurriedly retreated, and when they quickly withdrew from the gap in the checkerboard array, the Gauls were shocked to find a long, thick "iron wall" in front of them, and the enemies behind the wall shouted in unison, and the javelins once again covered the Gauls like dark clouds.

Amid the incessant screams, the Gauls roared and swung their broadswords at their foes hiding behind their shields.

Then they found that their sharp swords were not enough to split through the enemy's thick long shield, not enough to cut through the enemy's sturdy bayonet at once, and even if they were sometimes able to knock through the shield and slash through the enemy's body, if they were not strong enough and inaccurate enough, they could not inflict lethal damage on an enemy wearing neck guards, iron helmets, and double chain mail. The enemy on the opposite side will quickly draw the short sword at his waist and stab it quickly, which may make the strong Gauls ineffective.

It was then that the Gauls realized that they were no longer fighting against the Romans, who would not be in rudimentary equipment and armed with bronze spears and would swarm at them, and then suffer a setback and then quickly rout.

They are now facing a formidable enemy armed from head to toe, well-equipped and well-trained, not only the overall cooperation tacitly, each soldier will rely on the strength of the whole to fight, and the individual combat skills are also excellent, most of the bayonet spears and short swords are accurately aimed at the fragile face, neck, abdomen, and legs of the Gauls, even if the Gallic warriors do not have much protection from the whole body.

Not to mention, the number of Gallic warriors was less than that of the Ionian coalition, and it was not at all an equal battle. As long as the main Dionian soldiers, mostly Romans and Latins, were able to erase the terrible shadow that had been inflicted on the minds of the Gauls for more than a decade, and were able to fight calmly against the fierce faces of the opposing side wielding swords and slashing and screaming, there was no doubt that they would win in such a frontal battle.

The Coalition soldiers gained confidence from the fact that Patroclus had led his army to victory in the defensive camp, and then led the army to raid the Gallic camp in the early morning, and then performed miraculous feats, and now the morale of the Dionian soldiers was not only not afraid in the face of the nightmare of the past, but also eager to obtain military merit in order to obtain the rewards of the kingdom.

Less than an hour after the fierce battle, the Gauls were in decline, and Patroclus took the opportunity to order some of the Allied troops on standby to attack the Gauls' flanks.

The battle lasted until noon, when the Gauls were routed and the coalition led by Patroclus won another great victory.

When the news reached Rome and the surrounding areas, the people cheered and even organized their own processions, singing and dancing around the city, and finally climbed the Capitoline Hill to offer sturdy black cattle and sheep to the temples of Hades and Diana, and to pay respectful sacrifices to the two great gods and thank them for their protection of the people.

A similar scene took place in the Latin city-states and the southern Etruscan city-states, where the gloom caused by the Gauls invasion more than a decade earlier was finally blown away by the succession of glorious victories created by the Ionian coalition.

After reading the battle report from the front, Assistes couldn't help but sigh in his heart: It's really terrifying! Your Majesty's Wisdom of Knowledge!

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In the king's mansion in Turiyi, Cynthia sat alone in the inner courtyard, looking slightly depressed.

After a while, I saw a little boy of six or seven years old running out of the living room with a little boy of three or four years old.

"Palpillas, run slower, be careful! Don't throw your brother down! ”

"Grandmother, don't worry, I will take care of my brother!"

"I told you not to run, you still ran out with your brother, how can I rest assured!" Christoya reprimanded gently, at this moment she did not have the demeanor of the usual decisive leader of the Chamber of Commerce, just the image of a traditional Greek lady with a pleasant grandson and chattering: "Chris, come to grandma!" ”

"I don't! I'm going to play with my brother! The little boy grabbed Palpilas' hand and shouted stubbornly.

Christoya's apricot eyes widened, and she was about to get angry.

"Sister, you can rest assured that Chris will play with Palpilas, there will be no incident with the slaves watching." Agnes then stepped out the door and said to Christoya with relief.

Christoya didn't sell it, and said with a calm face: "Let's go to the zoo, not to the sports field or market in the city, those beasts don't care who we are, in case they are bitten or injured, it's not a joke!" When the time comes, his mother will have something to say, 'I said I wouldn't let Chris leave his parents at such a young age, now something is wrong!' ’…… When the time comes, maybe she'll have a reason to bring Chris back to Rome! ”

As she spoke, she took two more steps forward, bent down, stretched out her hand, and said, "Chris, come to Grandma." ”

"I don't!" The little boy was quite stubborn.

"Palpilas, you take your brother, follow your grandmother closely, don't run around, do you hear!" At this time, Cynthia stood up and said to her son with majesty.

"Got it, Mother." Palpilas quickly responded, took Chris's hand, and obediently returned to Christoya.

Christoya hurriedly grabbed one in one hand and took the hands of the two children, then relaxed, glanced around, and asked, "What about Eunice?" ”

Molina, the head of internal affairs standing on the side, immediately responded: "Princess Eunice followed Princess Avia to the zoo early in the morning. ”

"Grandma, let's go find my sister!" Chris shook Christoya's hand vigorously and urged sharply.

Christoya frowned, bent down, and said seriously: "Chris, grandma has told you many times, you must remember!" Eunice and Avia are your father's sisters, you should call them aunt or you'll be laughed at if anyone else hears them! Remember, call Auntie! ”

“…… Mutter...... Goo ......"

"That's right, I'll call them that when I see them in the future, if I call them the wrong ...... again," Christoya deliberately wrinkled her face: "Grandma is going to spank your ass." ”

"Chris likes grandma, grandma likes Chris, grandma can't fight." Chris said, hugging Christoya's thighs with his small hands.

"You clever little one." A smile appeared on Christoya's face: "Okay, grandma doesn't fight, but you can't call it wrong anymore." ”

Chris nodded vigorously.

Christoya twisted his little face lovingly, turned her head to Agnes and said, "It seems that Avia really likes animals, and she is usually a very introverted child, and it has always been Eunice who forcibly took her to do this and that, and it is rare to be so active this time!" ”

"She likes animals, but it's mainly her father who told her, 'When she's an adult, let her take care of the zoo,' so she runs to the zoo whenever she can't help but know more about them...... Habit? ”

Christoya smiled and said: "I see, at this point Avia is like you, usually you don't care much about other things except presiding over the temple of Hera, but since the zoo began to be built, you have complained many times that you did not go to the temple of Hera, but went to the zoo. ”

Agnes smiled, "Except for the celebrations, the temple is usually managed by priests, and the main priest doesn't have to go every day, just like Plesinus." ”

"Hehe, that's what I told you before, but how do you answer, 'I am the priest of Hera, and I should serve her every day......'" Christoya said in a pretentious tone in the voice of Egnes.