Printors was stunned for a moment, and did not refuse, and then said: "Good! ”

Then he said to the adjutant Aristonos: "I need your help!" ”

Aristonos looked at Amintas.

Amintas waved his hand and said, "Now you are under his command." ”

"Yes!" Aristonos agreed, and immediately came to Printors' side with the heralds.

"Immediately go and inform the Wolsi people in the cities of Setia and Polyfnum, and tell them that we are intercepting the Roman soldiers who are looting food outside, and that the Roman army is likely to come out of camp to fight a decisive battle with us, and ask them to gather their warriors, get ready, and in the event of a large-scale battle between us and the Romans, please come to their aid immediately!"

As soon as Printors gave the order, the two heralds galloped away.

Printors asked Aristonos again: "Do you bring a record board?" ”

"Brought it." Aristonos took out a small blacked-out square plank and a white pen from behind the pads on his horse's back, which were standard for the lieutenants of the regiment, to prevent omissions in conveying orders issued by the commander in the event of a fierce battle, and also served as a tactical illustration board. Aristonos had been in the General Staff, and of course he knew what to do.

"Mark the Roman camp, Setia about 2 miles to the south, Polyfnonam about 16 miles to the south, and the camp we are going to build 8 miles to the southwest......" Printors was worthy of being the brains of the General Staff, and had taken these facts to heart when he arrived at Wolsey yesterday.

Aristornos, on the other hand, listened to Printors as he took the Roman camp as the center, marked the various locations with a white pen on a wooden board, and wrote the distance number.

Amintath listened to a few words from the sidelines, and with his temperament, it was impossible for him to patiently analyze and calculate these data, he only wanted the final result, so he quickly walked away, looking north, anxiously waiting for the news that the Scout had brought back.

The cavalry of Ryders watched vigilantly at the Roman camp not far to the east, preventing the Roman cavalry from suddenly attacking and threatening the safety of the generals.

In fact, Amintas didn't wait long.

Not long after Ryders sent out the cavalry, the cavalry brigades and companies that had been scattered before sent their cavalry back one after another to report the enemy's situation: "Report to the corps commander, the third company of the second cavalry brigade found more than 100 Roman soldiers in the south. ”

"How far?"

"About ten miles!"

"Report to the Legion Commander that the First Company of the Fourth Cavalry Brigade has found about a hundred Roman soldiers eleven miles to the north."

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As one cavalry after another rushed back to report, the joy on Amintas's face grew stronger and stronger, and he shouted in response: "Printors, the Romans have more than a thousand soldiers outside, right?!" ”

"According to the current statistics, there are more than 1,500 people." Printors said immediately.

Adjutant Aristonos also presented the board, which was written in white on a black background, densely filled with icons representing towns, camps, armies, and distances.

Amintas glanced at it, only to feel dizzy, and did not look again, but said excitedly and loudly: "Don't wait for the return of other scouts, there are already more than 1,500 Roman soldiers, and it is impossible for the Roman generals to give up on them easily." Capture them, lure out the Roman army, and fight them here! ”

Amintas glared at Ryders and Printors with a determined gaze.

Printors did not hesitate at this moment, and immediately responded: "We should immediately notify the First Legion, speed up the march, and intercept these Roman soldiers before they return to the camp!" ”

"I also want to tell the First Army that if any brigade, company, or detachment arrives late, it will be severely punished by military law!" Amintas said again, a hint of murder in his stern tone.

"Yes!" Affected by this, Adjutant Aristonos also looked a little hideous when he gave the order to the herald.

"Amintath." Ryders rode on his horse and said to him with a solemn expression: "I will now rush to the north, organize my cavalry, and return to their camp as slow as possible from the Romans who were collecting food and grass outside!" ”

"Thank you!" Amyntas gave a rare thank you, although before coming, the Ministry of War handed over the general command of assisting Wolsey to Amyntas, but after all, he and Ryders are both legion commanders and are equal in position (in fact, as the founder of the Dionian cavalry, Ryders has the potential command of all the Dionian cavalry).

"You don't have to thank me, I'm also for the First Cavalry Regiment to get more combat exploits." Ryders said solemnly: "After I leave, you have to be careful of your safety!" ”

Alerted by Ledes, Amintas and Printors also left the Roman camp with a small number of cavalry.

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The 1st Cavalry Corps set out from Selsche and began to attack the Roman cavalry roaming the area, in order to clear the surroundings, cover the eyes and ears of the Romans, and protect the 1st Legion's march and garrison, and finally they even went around to the north of the Roman camp.

In contrast, the First Legion marched much slower, and had just arrived at the selected camp while Amintas was planning to "lure the serpent out of the hole". The soldiers had just laid down their armor and weapons, and under the command of the officers, they picked up pickaxes, wooden frames and other tools, and began to dig trenches according to the camp design carried out by engineers after surveying the terrain.

Just then, a herald sent back by Amintas arrived.

The captains of the various brigades received the order from Amintas, and although they were puzzled, they did not hesitate for a moment to blow the trumpets of the assembled army.

"Captain, let's put on our armor and bring weapons, are we ready to attack the enemy camp?" A company commander asked suspiciously.

Captain Patroclus shook his head and said he didn't know, he really didn't know what was going on ahead, and the order given by Amintas was a little vague, he could only say: "Let the brothers speed up and line up, our sixth brigade can't fall behind the other brigades!" ”

"Don't worry, Captain. Brothers won't disgrace you! The company commander immediately responded seriously.

Although Patroclus was young, he had a high prestige among the soldiers, and he was a hero of the kingdom, and now he had an additional layer of awe-inspiring status for the soldiers - he was the son-in-law of the great King Davers.

Six heavy infantry brigades, one light infantry brigade, one light armored brigade, including engineering battalions (because of the possibility of attacking enemy camps), reconnaissance hundreds, a total of more than 8,000 people, arranged in several columns, led by cavalry, began to march north at a normal pace.

The soldiers at this time were not dissatisfied with the fact that they were marching again, and because the area was flat and the weather was cooler in late autumn, the First Army had been very relaxed during the previous two-hour march. The soldiers, who were still quite full of physical strength, were talking excitedly: Will there be a battle next?

After marching for more than 20 minutes, Amintas's heralds arrived again, and this time the order was much clearer: the whole army marched quickly, reached his position, and then intercepted the Roman soldiers who had left the camp to plunder!

Quetsus, Patroclus...... The captains of the brigade cheered up, they gave orders quickly, the trumpets sounded rapidly, and the heralds galloped between the marching columns.

Soon, the shouts of the officers came and went, and the footsteps began to rumble......

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After capturing Antium and Astura, the Roman army led by Camillus did not clear the many Wolsey villages in the area behind them in order to quickly advance to Setia.

Due to the swift reaction of the Walseys, Setia and Polyfnonam were stationed, and the Roman army had to build camps to confront the enemy in front of them.

At the same time, Camillus repeatedly sent various Roman squadrons to the rear to collect grain and forage, which on the one hand could relieve the pressure on the army's food supply, and on the other hand, it could take the opportunity to clean up these Wolsey villages that could be potential threats, such as capturing young men in the villages and crushing the resistance of the Wolsey people in the process of raising food......

Comus was a squadron leader in Rome, and early in the morning he was ordered to go north with his squadron soldiers to collect food.

As a result of the previous food raising, the village of Walls near the Roman camp had long been looted and the people had run out, so Comus's squadron, like the other squadrons, marched nearly ten miles north before discovering a village with oil and water to fish.

He immediately rushed in with his soldiers, like a wolf into a flock of sheep, and after killing a dozen Wolsey men cleanly, Comus's grain requisition went smoothly.

Just as the soldiers were loading the carts brought by the Wolsey with grain, and at the same time loading the looted carts with supplies, a Roman cavalryman arrived: "The military officer of Camillus orders you to return to camp at once, the enemy is coming!" ”

Although Comus lamented that there were still many supplies that had not been loaded, he did not hesitate and immediately gathered the soldiers scattered throughout the village.

At this moment, he saw a lot of black cavalry from outside the village.

It's not like the Wolsey cavalry! Comus was puzzled, but the Roman cavalry who could answer his doubts had long since disappeared.

Comus was not nervous at all, he was usually used to seeing the incompetence of the Roman cavalry, he calmly let 120 Roman soldiers protect the pack cart full of food, and also captured a few Wolsey people to be responsible for pulling the pack beasts, and a group of people left the village in a hurry.

The black cavalry soon gathered around and circled around their ranks.

As a veteran, he had seen the attacks of the Roman cavalry and the cavalry of other forces around him many times, and knew that in front of the Roman soldiers with long shields, the stabbing of the cavalry was not only ineffective, but could easily cause him to fall off his horse.