"We should fight with all our might, but we don't have to think too highly of the Romans!" Amintas said confidently: "Our losses yesterday were not small, it stands to reason that the Romans should continue to attack today to gain more advantages, but now it is almost noon, why didn't the Romans attack again?!" ”

Amintas raised his head, looked at the crowd, and said loudly: "I'm sure the losses of the Romans are greater, because they are siege battles!" This loss made it impossible for the Roman army, which had more than 60,000 soldiers to attack for three days in a row, to organize another attack today, and they were afraid! ”

"The Commander is right!" Thelis took over and said, "According to the news from the city of Rome, in the past two days, Roman civilian soldiers have been fleeing from the camp in front of them and fleeing back to the city of Rome. And the Roman army included not only the Romans, but also the armies of the Latin city-states and the Etruscan city-states, the Romans may not care about casualties, but can these allied armies of theirs withstand such heavy casualties?! ”

"Lord Thelisus is right!" Amintas struck the back of his chair with his hand again and said loudly: "The soldiers of the Roman army are from a complex source, not as united as our legions, as long as we can repel its attack a few more times, the enemy will probably be scattered, and then it will be the time for us to attack, so you must encourage your soldiers to continue to hold on to the defense, do not slacken, victory will be ours in the end!" ”

After hearing this, Klotockatácázs turned his head to look at Amintas again, although his father told him privately, "Amyntas is too brave in battle, does not consider the problem carefully and comprehensively, and often has too many casualties in the army, and is not suitable to be the commander of the army......", but Klotocatax felt at this moment that Amyntas has the vigorous energy of not being afraid of defeat and always being brave and enterprising, which can well inspire the fighting spirit of the officers and soldiers under his command, and plays a mainstay role at critical moments.

"Everyone, while the enemy has not attacked today, organize the soldiers and the people in the city to hurry up and plug the gap as much as possible! If you can't block it, set a trap near the gap......" Amintas advised, and only finally asked, "What else do you have to add?" ”

Giogris immediately said: "Commander, I met Master Stasikordas when I came, and he asked me to tell you that there are too many wounded in the medical camp now, and there are not enough herbs......"

"Such an important matter, Lord Stasikordas should come and tell me directly!" Amintas complained, but he had completely forgotten that he had never called the men of the medical battalion to attend the military meetings in the past few days, and that he had been fighting in the city for the rest of the time, how could Staceikodas see him.

Klotocatax blinked, and through the past few days of contact, he found that this was perhaps one of Amintas's biggest shortcomings - he was too authoritarian, and it was no wonder that his father was a little uncomfortable with him.

Giogris hesitated for a moment and said, "Lord Stasikordas has been busy treating the wounded for the past two days, so I'm afraid I can't spare time. ”

"In a moment, I will send someone to the port to inform the men of Agumus (the great herb merchant of Turii) to see if they have any herbs stored there. If not, let them be shipped from the kingdom as soon as possible. ”

"Well, I'll leave this matter to you." Amintas said dryly, then looked at the others: "Do you have any other questions?" No, just hurry up and carry out your mission. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, one of the guards hurried into the hall: "Report to the commander, His Majesty the King has sent a messenger saying that there is an urgent military order to be delivered!" ”

Amintas was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said, "Let him come in." ”

After a while, the messenger entered the hall, and Klotocatax recognized him as the young counselor Acinaros at his father's side.

Athenarus quickly glanced at the people in the hall, then looked at Amintas, and said respectfully: "Commander Amintas, legion commanders and lords, I have come to Ostia on the orders of His Majesty Davers to convey his latest orders!" So saying, he took in both hands the scroll of papyrus, which was tied with black thread, and presented it to Amintas.

Amintas unfolded the papyrus scroll, first with a happy face, then with a solemn expression, his eyes looked directly at Acinaroth, and there was a hint of anger in his words: "Are you sure this is a warrant written by His Majesty himself?!" And not what your staff themselves mean?! ”

Asinarus said without humility or arrogance: "Your Excellency, you don't know His Majesty's handwriting and his seal, do you?!" Besides, His Majesty personally led the army to the battle, where did our staff dare to give orders privately! ”

"What the hell is going on?" Oliver saw that the atmosphere was not right, and quickly interjected.

"Your Majesty wants us to ...... Evacuate Ostia! Amintas slammed his hand into the back of his chair again.

Everyone was amazed: after all, the soldiers had fought bloodily for three days and had to pay a lot of casualties before they could hold Ostia, and it was difficult for anyone to accept that they wanted to abandon it.

Therefore, even Giogris asked: "Does Your Majesty think that we cannot hold Ostia?" ”

"Your Excellency Commander has not fully explained the original meaning of His Majesty's warrant!" Asinarus glanced at Amintas and explained earnestly: "Yesterday, we have captured Kesreira and Viai, the port of Kesreira is not far from the mouth of the Tiber River, and can accommodate more ships, in view of the continuous assault of the Roman army on Ostia, which has led to the increase in casualties of our army, in order to ensure that we have sufficient forces in the next battle, and there is no need to fight to the death with a hopeless army that has lost its homeland, His Majesty Davers has decided—please note that it is not wanted—"

Acinarus secretly scolded Amintas here, and then said in an accentuated tone: "The soldiers of the three legions quickly withdrew to the north bank of the Tiber River, and then returned to Rome by land, and the rest of the army, as well as all the people, supplies, and prisoners of Ostia were all transferred to Kesrela!" If possible, completely burn Ostia to completely cut off the possibility of the Roman army wanting to use the port of Ostia and break their fighting spirit! Lord Thelisus is in charge of directing the evacuation of the city, and anyone must follow his orders! Upon arriving in Kesrela, Lord Thelisa took over as the administrator of Kesrela...... This is the full content of the warrant, please obey Your Majesty's orders and execute it immediately! ”

While Asinarus was speaking, Oliver and the others were already passing on Davers' warrant.

"Indeed, that's what His Majesty's warrant says!" Oliver said loudly.

"That's good, our soldiers can reduce unnecessary casualties!" Giogris beamed.

In the past few days, due to the continuous siege of the city by the Romans and the successive arrival of various legions, Amintas served as commander...... The whole city revolves around the war, and Telis is more like Amintas's generals who are commanded and directed, and because his soldiers are ineffective, he has been criticized by Amintas, and as the administrator of this small city, it is impossible to say that he has no grievances. But shrewdly he would not show the joy of regaining power at this time, so he remained silent, but in his mind he conceived a plan on how to evacuate as soon as possible without being discovered by the enemy.

Although Amintas admitted in his heart that the attack of the Roman army had caused heavy casualties to his troops, retreating without victory was like admitting defeat without a fight.

Klotocatax saw Amintas's hands propped up on the back of the chair, his eyes stared at Asinaros, he didn't speak, the momentum was like a beast ready to pounce on him at any time, he subconsciously reached out and touched the secret order given to him by his father in his arms, he realized that these high-ranking generals who usually greeted him with a smile were not as obedient as he imagined at some critical moments, but he was full of confidence in his father's prestige.

"Your Excellency, Commander, we should immediately carry out Your Majesty's orders!" Oliver suddenly spoke loudly again.

Giogris also continued: "Yes, you should take advantage of the time when the Romans are not attacking, and prepare to evacuate quickly!" ”

The successive statements of the two legion commanders made Amintas look away, he looked at Oliver and Geoglis, and after a moment, Xiao Suo said: "Then let Lord Theliss be in charge of arranging the retreat......

With that, he stood up and walked out of the hall.

The rest of the people looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief.

If one day, he can lead the army to fight, how can he make these generals obey orders? Krotockatus was silently thinking......

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Camillus came out of the camp where the wounded were treated, his heart was heavy, and the tragic sight of the camp full of struggling wounded lingered before his eyes, and their groans of pain gripped his heart and made him in a trance.

"Father, be careful!" Lucius grabbed Camillus, who was on the verge of falling.

Lucius ...... You say, "I insist on taking Ostia...... Is it wrong? Camillus put her arm on her son's shoulders and whispered.

"Father, if we don't attack Ostia, will we attack Rome?! Father, don't think about it, Titus, Aulus, and Quintus all agree with your plan, and in such a difficult situation, we can only force the Dioonians to make peace with us by constantly killing and wounding the Dionian soldiers and capturing Ostia, and we can have hope! Lucius said in a deep voice.

"In the past few days, there have been 20,000 casualties! ......" Camillus let out a long sigh. He has always cherished the lives of his soldiers, and has always been known for his skillful fighting and small casualties, and this time the casualties were so large that it was the result of the plan he had formulated, and he inevitably felt deep self-reproach in his heart.

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