Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 161: Camillos makes a surprise attack

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Davers touched his chin, thought for a while, and said: "Surveillance secretly first, don't disturb them, report to me as soon as there is a situation."

"Yes!"

"Amylius, the intelligence you have collected during this time has helped the army win one after another. After this war is over, the kingdom will give you and your men rewards!" Davers praised him without hesitation. .

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Amylius was excited, and his eyes narrowed.

Davers looked at him, smiled and said, "Having been busy for a day, get hungry. I just happen to have dinner soon. Let's eat with me."

"Ah?! This...this! Yes! Yes!..." Amylius was a little incoherent with excitement.

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At this time, in the temporary camp of the Roman army outside the city of Prinister, the Roman dictator Camillos was discussing the next battle plan with his generals.

"My dictator, you let us attack Ostia without attacking Rome?!" Minusius looked at Camillos in surprise.

Except Titus thoughtfully, the other generals were equally surprised.

Camillos saw it in his eyes and said in a deep voice: "To be precise, we should have assumed the posture of attacking Rome, but first sent an army to capture Ostia!"

Without waiting for the generals to inquire, he continued to explain: "We all know that it is very difficult to storm the city. Before, 70,000 of us were besieging a Frentirum with less than 10,000 defenders. The city took us more than ten days, and we also paid a lot of casualties. However, there are at least 50,000 Dionian troops in Rome. We all know that their combat effectiveness is very strong, and the Roman walls are so Tall and solid, relying only on our army with a larger number than the other to attack the city of Rome, it would be difficult to recapture Rome..."

"Master Camillos!" Minusius interrupted him loudly, calling his name and sternly: "As the dictator of Rome, you have the only powerful force that can save Rome in your hands. Citizen We all look forward to you regaining our homeland. You are already scared before you fight the enemy. Are you still the hero who saved Rome?! Where has all your courage gone?! You are still worthy of this army. Commander-in-chief?!..." Perhaps it was precisely because of the depth of love that Brother Minu couldn't control his temper at all, with a look of anger on his face.

"Minusius, how can you speak to the dictator in such a tone!" Oulus, a relative of the same clan, immediately criticized the young man.

Camillos was not angry. Instead, he explained patiently: "It is precisely because the army under our command is the last hope to save Rome, so we need to be more cautious. Otherwise, if we fail, if we want to retake Rome again, it will change. More difficult—"

"The Dionians can...take our Rome in one day, why can't we?!" Minusius said angrily.

Lucius finally couldn’t help retorting: “When the Dionians attacked Rome, they faced mostly old people and young people, as well as free people and slaves. If we attacked the city, they would face It is a well-trained Dionian army! Moreover, according to the situation reported by the defeated soldiers, the Dionians have made many powerful siege equipment, including many ballistas, and we are the most powerful now. The siege equipment-the ballista was a gift from the Carthaginians!"

Minusius was taken aback, and then he retorted: "Didn’t the soldiers say that there are two gaps in the southern city wall! And there are still our citizens on Capitoline Hill who are holding on. As long as we attack the city with all our strength, they You can pinch the Dionians in the city, and then recapture Rome inside and outside!"

"Young man, the siege is not as simple as you think, why not sit down and listen to the dictator's words?!" Titus exhorted with a serious expression. Although he is a relatively young elder, he The prestige of the army is not low, but before it was one of the main generals in the attack on southern Etruscans, and played an important role in several key victories.

Camillos didn’t care. He looked at Minusius with a slightly worried expression, then looked at the generals, and said sternly: “According to the previous information, this Dionian army is Led by their king, Daves, whom the Greeks called the "undefeated generals", they have just occupied Rome and their morale is high, and since they are good at attacking the city, their ability to defend the city is not weak, maybe they are looking forward to it. We are going to attack the city, thereby damaging the morale of our soldiers, so we must be cautious! However, this Dionian army that occupied our Rome still has its shortcomings, and its shortcoming lies in Ostia! "

Camillos said loudly, pointing his finger at the small port city on the map: "The reason why the king of Dionia dared to go deep and attack Rome alone because of its superiority on the water. Warships can transport soldiers and supplies to Rome through the Tiber at any time. They are not afraid of being besieged by us, but if we capture Ostia—"

"Even if Ostia was occupied, the mouth of the Tiber River was so wide, and Dionia's fleet was so strong, it would be impossible for us to block the entire river surface!" Minusius retorted.

"Of course it can be done! Because if a cargo ship wants to go upstream through the Tiber River to Rome, unless it encounters a strong east wind, it can only rely on trackers. Occupying Ostia will cut off the source of trackers. If Kesrera, our ally on the north bank of the Tiber River, also takes action, we can basically cut off the support of the Dionian ships to Rome and let Dionian's army in Rome fall into a real siege!" Titus clearly understood Camilos's intention to capture Ostia.

By this time Minusius had approved Camilos’ proposal, but he still stubbornly looked for loopholes in this plan: "But... since Ostia is so important, I’m afraid there will be more defenses there. And the Dionian army in Rome will also send reinforcements..."

Titus smiled: "Ostia is a small city, and the wall is no more than three meters high. If the Dionians strengthen their defenses, it is impossible to turn it into a Roman wall in a short time. Ten meters high, attacking it is much easier than attacking Rome, and the Dionians want reinforcements, which can just weaken their strength in Rome."

Titus' explanation not only dispelled Minusius' anger, but also dispelled some of the doubts of other generals.

Camillos cast approving glances at Titus, and then said: "In order to prevent the Dionians in Rome from realizing our true intentions in a short time, and to retake Austria as soon as possible with fewer casualties. Stia is the best, so I made this plan—"

Camillos looked around the crowd and listened carefully, and then said: "When our army arrives outside Rome tomorrow, we will begin to build camps, block the enemy’s access and occupy the river port outside Rome, Titu Siyou led an army of 25,000 soldiers from our colonial city and allied citizens to march westward quietly and quickly to storm Ostia!"

"Yes, the dictator!" Titus knew why Camilos emphasized that he should lead the colonial city and the allied forces, because if it were the Roman city, they would desperately want to take home the garden, so it may Will resist orders, or even if they obey, their morale will be low.

Other generals also knew this truth. Licinius said with some concern: "My dictator, the Dionians may notice the obvious difference in our numbers, and take precautions early."

"The Dionians are stuck in the city. They can't really see it. We can disguise the people stranded here and arrange them behind the army to confuse their eyes..." Camillos didn't panic. Said quietly.

"I think this plan can be implemented." Titus agreed immediately.

"I agree too!" Other generals also expressed their opinions.

"What if the Dionians discover a problem and go out of the city to fight with us?" The quick-thinking Milusius noticed a loophole and reminded him.

"That's exactly what we hope! Even though the number of more than 40,000 Roman soldiers is less than the opponent, their belief in taking home the garden will make up for this gap, not to mention that there are still troops on Capitoline Mountain that we stand by. , The troops led by Titus will return in time, and the Dionians will inevitably be defeated. Instead, we can easily recapture the city of Rome!" Licinius said confidently.

Minusius finally had nothing to say.

At this moment, Camilos looked at him and said: "At the same time we march towards Rome tomorrow, we will also send envoys across the Tiber to contact the colonial city on the north bank and the Etruscan allies and let them cooperate. Let’s act, and leave this task to you, Minusius."

"Me?!" Minusius was a little surprised. After he smashed Camelus several times, Camelus gave him a heavy responsibility. .

"You are the best candidate!" Camilos said sincerely, without any resentment because of Milusius scolding him: "I believe you can urge them to send troops to control the north bank of the Tiber! "

"I will definitely complete the task!" Minusius replied with excitement and firm tone. After all, as a young citizen who had served in the military for a few years, he could not lead thousands in the next battle. A force of ten thousand people, but he wants to make a greater contribution to saving Rome. This task is the most suitable for him.

"Since everyone has agreed to this plan, then..." Camilos began to make more detailed arrangements for the generals for tomorrow's actions.

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The next morning, Daves got news from the scout: Camilos' army was marching towards Rome.