Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 115: Defend Rome

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During this short break, Portitus also called his confidant slave: "Go home and bring me something to eat." He said loudly, and kept pestering with his hands. With crutches.

"Honorable master, what do you want for dinner?" the clever domestic servant asked immediately.

"What an idiot, have you forgotten all my favorite foods? I have to tell you again!" Portitus complained dissatisfiedly, and the servant nodded and bowed over.

"I don’t need the bread. I have bad teeth and can’t bite. Bring me a big bowl of hot oatmeal, and..." Come smaller and smaller.

The slave could only get closer and closer, and then he heard his master's whisper: "Immediately send someone to inform Camilos overnight that the Dionian army has invaded Latam!"

Watching the slave leave the meeting place, Portitus was in a daze: Even if there is only a slight possibility, Rome can't be harmed, but you can only be wronged, Camillos! But as long as I am here, no one will dare to sue you in the Senate!

Portitus scanned the venue and found that no one seemed to have noticed his small movements, so he leaned on the back of the ivory chair again, closing his eyes and rested.

At this time, the elders are discussing: Carthage has been at war with Dionia, and reports of the war have been sent back from Sicily. Why did the Dionia not concentrate their efforts to deal with Carthage and dare to send a large army? Coming to Rome? !

"Is it because Carthage has been defeated by Dionia, so Dionia can free his hands and send troops to attack us?"

"It was just a small defeat. Carthage is a strong power in the Western Mediterranean. How could it be possible to decide the victory or defeat with Dionia in such a short time! I think it must be because the war has just begun. Taiji did not use all his strength to allow Dionia to cope with it easily, so they dared to send troops to attack us."

"We should send envoys to inform the Carthaginians, let them increase their offensive against Dionia, and do their best to fulfill their obligations as an ally!"

"You said it lightly, how can you tell?! Now the coast of Latham is completely controlled by the Dionian fleet."

"There is a way, as long as you are willing to use your brains, Abinius. Although Dionian's fleet blocked the coast of Lam, they did not block the coast of Etruscan, and Etruria In southern Asia, there are many of our affiliated city-states. The messengers can take their boats to go north, along the coast, and finally reach the Iberian coast, which is the sphere of influence of the famous royal family of Carthage, the Magonis family. And their patriarch was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Carthage army not long ago, responsible for fighting Dionia..."

"This is a good idea! As long as the Carthaginians knew that Dionia had sent a large army to Rome, they would definitely increase their offensive against Sicily. Dionia had to deal with the war on both sides of the North and the South. It will be difficult to continue. They will retreat from Latham to avoid being defeated by the Carthaginians."

"We can’t rely on Carthage too much. In fact, with the 100,000 citizen soldiers and allied troops we now have, and the capable Camilos, we can completely defeat the attacking Dioni. The second army!..."

"Great Scipio is right! We are fighting on our own land. There is no need to fear the Dionians. We should take this opportunity to defeat them, establish our reputation in Rome, and then take full control of Latam! ……"

In the heated debate, the veterans still passed the proposal of "sending an envoy tomorrow to go north to Etruscan and go out to sea by boat to ask for help from Carthage." , The idea of ​​looking for opportunities to fight with the Dionian army.

In the evening, news finally came back: An army of 25,000 soldiers led by Paulus, Mejus, and Pantius was defeated by almost the same number of Dionian troops.

This bad news caused the entire Senate to fall into a long silence.

After a long time, some elders began to shout with a guilty conscience: The Dionian army is so powerful that Cameluus should be led back to defend Rome immediately!

There are even a handful of people who proposed: to negotiate a peace with Dionia and return the occupied Wolsey territory...

Of course, this has been strongly criticized by most of the elders, and Aplieus and Marugineensis who supported him are trying hard to comfort the panicked elders. Their greatest reliance is: Osti There is no news from Ya, indicating that it has not yet fallen into the hands of the Dionians...

Portitus coldly watched the disputing scene in the venue, without saying a word, he felt fortunate for the decision he made before...

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This night, not only the candlelights in the Senate, but also in the Roman Forum, there was a lot of people.

After receiving an emergency notification from the Roman patrol, countless people came out of their houses and gathered in the square.

These people are mainly divided into two categories: teenagers from 15 to 17 years old and seniors over 50 years old. Because in addition to the 3,000 young and middle-aged citizen soldiers stationed in Rome, other Roman citizens who are suitable for military service have followed Camilos to fight in Helniki. In addition, a small number of women wandered around the square to inquire about the "Dionian attack" from Roman soldiers maintaining order.

Compared with those who were panicked, most of the old people gathered in the square seemed calm. They have experienced many wars in their lives, and they have been calm for a long time, while the teenagers are very excited. They have long been eager to grow up. He served in the military every year and, like his father and brother, fought on the battlefield to win honor for himself. Therefore, although there are many people in the square, there is order and not chaos.

People came to the conscripts one by one, and reported their name, clan, Tribus, and their previous resumes in the army, and then the conscripts assigned the applicants to a squadron and gave A certain military position. In addition, most of the veterans have their own armors and weapons, but only a few of the young people have them, so they need to be equipped.

Ambustus stood on the platform of the square and looked at the dark crowd below, feeling a little relieved, and the original worries were eliminated a lot.

"Father!" A crisp voice rang in his ears. He turned his head and saw a kind smile on his face: "Konia, why are you here?"

The youngest daughter of Ambustus said with a worried face: "Storo heard the notice from the patrol team and wants to know if Rome is really in danger?"

"Don't worry, this is just a precaution, let Stolo take care of his injuries at home." Ambstos waved his hand and said with a relaxed expression.

The youngest daughter was sent away, and the people on the square were gradually dispersing, but Ambustus’ expression became more solemn, and he couldn’t help asking the patrol captain Cassius again: "Avin Did the people in the courtyard really inform it?"

"I can swear to Jupiter, I really sent a patrol team to inform along the street in the Aventine area!" Cassius eagerly defended.

"Then why haven't they come yet?!" Ambustus is a little worried. In his opinion, compared with these old people and children, the civilians and free people in the Aventine area should be the main defense force for the city of Rome. .

Cassius smiled bitterly: "My lord, you don't know that the people there are either always fighting against our nobles and opposing the Senate; or they are the refugees who have only joined Rome in recent years and are not loyal to Rome at all— —"

"Don't say this." Ambustus interrupted him and reminded softly: "Now the enemy is now, all Romans should be united..."

Ambustus stopped speaking suddenly because of noisy human voices in the distance. He finally showed a smile: "Look, they are here!"

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Why didn't news of Ostia reach Rome that night? This is because Daves tightly sealed the city of Ostia by land and sea. After the city was broken, no one or a ship escaped from Ostia. And during the siege, he ordered Midolades to send all fast three-layer paddle warships to blockade the coastal waters of Ostia, and no ships were allowed to approach. At the same time on the land, he also scattered the mountain reconnaissance team out, sealed off the surrounding area of ​​Ostia, so that the spies of Rome and the Latin Allies could not understand the situation in Ostia. It was not until the evening that he let Izah. Mu withdrew the reconnaissance team. Even if the Roman spies later discovered something strange, it was already the next day to rush back to Rome.

When Amintas' messenger arrived at Ostia, Daves was accompanied by Midolades to the port.

"Your Majesty, in fact, you don't need to go to the port at all. We have made multiple statements to the workers in the port. Most of them have expressed their willingness to assist us..." Midolades persuaded Dai as he walked. Firth.

"Midolades, I believe in your ability to do things." Daves said seriously: "But you have to know, this is the first time our Dionia has occupied the land of the Latins. They treat us Very unfamiliar, more afraid of our strength. With me, the king personally, it can make them believe in our promises and provide us with more help. And with them as a demonstration, we are occupying other Latin towns. It’s much easier to manage."

Midolades nodded faintly, knowing that Davers was determined, he didn't dare to persuade him.

Of course, Daves did not expect a naval admiral to understand his approach from an overall perspective. After all, he was conceiving a big game of chess, so he changed the subject and asked: "These Where do the laborers and sailors come from?"