Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 126: Reinforcements of Rome

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"Are there anymore?! They attacked Ostia?!" Paulus asked in surprise.

"The specific situation is not clear. I have sent a scout to Ostia to investigate." Mejius said with a worried look.

"I hope Ostia can withstand the enemy's attack! I hope the dictator Camillos can lead his troops back as soon as possible!" Paulus now regrets the easy battle with the Dionians yesterday. As a result, the army has been hit hard, the morale of the soldiers is low, and they can no longer lead the army. He sighed, and then asked: "How is the situation of the Lavinims?"

"The Dionyans just put the Lavinims in custody and took their food, but they didn’t hurt them. Our cavalry had released them, but they didn’t know Dioni. Where did the Asian army go."

Mejius was talking, but saw the guards hurriedly push the door in: "Two generals, a messenger came from Rome, saying that there is a very urgent matter to see you!"

"Hurry up and invite him in!" The two looked at each other, both feeling a little uneasy.

"The Roman Senate ordered,'Given that the Dionians captured Ostia yesterday, they are now marching towards the city of Rome. Rome is in danger! Paulus, Mejos, Panti The three generals of Us should immediately lead their troops and rush back to rescue Rome!"

Lost Ostia? ! Did the Dionians march directly to Rome? ! These words were like five thunderstorms, which completely shocked the two of them. They never expected that the Dionian military action would be so fast and bold. At this moment, they regretted the rash conduct with the Dionian yesterday. Battle. But no matter how difficult the current military situation is, they must immediately return to help, otherwise if Rome falls, everything will be over.

The two quickly reached an agreement, and then first explained the situation to the bedridden Pantius and let him sit in Antiium for the time being. Then, the two began to recruit soldiers, but they soon ran into a problem: Antiium was a newly occupied town in Rome, and the Senate used it as a colonial city, leaving the city of Rome and its surroundings tens of thousands of people without land. The civilians moved to this town, allocated land to them, and they were also the main component of Antiium’s 10,000 defenders. Due to the short period of time, the city has not yet formed its own parliament, and the main town affairs have to be decided by Paulus, the military chief of Antioch, who was appointed by the Senate. However, it is impossible for Paulus to take away most of the civic soldiers in Antiium, because under the situation of army pressure, the Roman civilians who have been allocated land must first protect themselves in Antiium. Umm’s newly allocated property.

Therefore, Mejos persuaded the citizens, but Paulus threatened them with Roman law and power. The two sang red faces and the other black faces. It took a lot of effort to In the end, more than 5,000 Roman civilian soldiers who had been scared by the Dionian army were recruited.

By the time they left the city, it was already in the afternoon, but Paulus and the others did not lead the team to Rome immediately. The soldiers fled to these two new colonial cities. Together with the soldiers left behind in the city, Paulus and Mejus were able to recruit many soldiers to strengthen their rescue team.

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Paulus hurriedly led his army to leave Antiium, unaware that a huge fleet appeared again on the sea near the port of Antiium, and their destination was the port of Ostia.

The crow warships of the Third Fleet all went to Rome along the Tiber River, leaving behind fast three-layer paddle warships and other small and medium warships, a total of more than 80 ships, they are north of the port of Ostia The cordon was opened in the sea to **** the arrival of the entire fleet.

"This is the port of Ostia in Rome? It's too small." The merchant ship approached the port. The great iron merchant of the Kingdom of Dionian, Tios, who was standing on the bow, looked at the approaching pier. Showing disappointment.

"Now what you see is a port that has undergone many expansions. Ten years ago, this port was even smaller." said Sostatus, president of the Turíy Chamber of Commerce. As a major seller in the kingdom, his sales The channels are vast, and he has been to Ostia many times.

"It doesn’t matter whether the port is big or small, but why are there so few workers in the port?" The pottery merchant Dick Boris, who had just walked out of the ship’s cabin, looked surprised. He said anxiously: "The fleet with us is Loaded with all kinds of materials, just so few people come to unload the goods, when will the goods be unloaded?!"

As he was talking, he saw thousands of strong men lining up at the pier in the distance.

"Look, your Majesty has thought of this issue a long time ago, and sent the army to unload us." Sostatus laughed.

It was not a merchant ship that first docked at the pier, but a few large passenger ships. The senators from the Senate took the lead to disembark.

The court clerk Hernipolis was already standing on the dock and greeted them with a smile: "Master Asistes! Master Antrapolis! Master Theseis! Master Nico Marcus! …Welcome to Ostia in Latinam!"

The veterans also paid their respects.

"Your Majesty is in the city?" Assistus asked.

"Your Majesty has led an army to attack the city of Rome, so he didn't come to meet you." Henipolis explained.

"We are starting to attack Rome now?!" The senators were all surprised. They were not high-ranking generals in the Dionian army. It was impossible to know the battle plan made by Daves, but they were deciding to come to Latium. After that, they all had a special understanding of the situation here. Of course, they knew the position of the city of Rome in the Latham area. It was a big city with a population of hundreds of thousands. Would it be so easy to be captured? ! Moreover, Rome went deep inland, far from the coast. After only taking Ostia, His Majesty Daves directly led the army into the heart of the Latham area. Wouldn't it be too dangerous? !

Henipolis saw the surprise and worry in their hearts, but didn't elaborate. Instead, he raised a papyrus scroll tied with a black cloth strip and said: "Master Thelis, your majesty appoints you As the interim administrator of Ostia, he is responsible for the management of the most important port city in the Latham area, ensuring the smooth and prosperous flow and prosperity of the port of Ostia’s foreign trade, material transfer, and the sea and river passages to Rome..."

Speaking, he handed the appointment letter to Thelis.

Tellis hurriedly started to take a closer look.

Henipolis said to others: "During your stay in Ostia, your sirs, you can assist Master Theis in governing this city. This will also help you understand the situation in Latham in advance, and wait until After your Majesty has captured Rome, you will go to Rome again."

Listening to the tone in Hernipolis' words, your Majesty has great confidence in taking the city of Rome! Asistes calmly looked at each other with the other elders, and then expressed their understanding.

At this time, After reading the Daves warrant, Thelis asked suspiciously: "Your Majesty asked me to manage Ostia, but this port does not seem to have anyone except our army!"

"There were originally about 3,000 laborers and slaves in the port, but today most of them are sent to relocate the Third Fleet ships. They have already gone to Rome, and they will return soon. Your Majesty has already done so. Promise to give the slaves freedom and allow labor and slaves to join Dionia and become our citizens. In addition, there are thousands of Ostians imprisoned in the city..."

Henipolis said this, suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly said: "By the way, Lord Thelis, Your Majesty asked me to remind you that although Ostia has a small population, it is located in a location. It’s very important for our expedition army! After the Romans have slowed down, they will definitely fight for it! Therefore, although there are 3000 defenders in the city, it is still slightly insufficient, but now the army is going to attack Rome with all its strength. For the time being, I’m unable to increase our troops here. So, Master Thelis, you must ensure the safety of Ostia as your top priority. This is the key to our Dionian conquest of Latham!"

After listening to This, his face became a little more solemn, and he fell into contemplation.

The reason why Daves chose Theis as the chief executive of Ostia was because he considered that Theis was different from other non-military veterans. He had received military training in Turri for a long time, and finally Becoming the captain of the reserve team, not only has a good understanding of Dionia's military system, but also has rich command experience. In the position of the chief executive of Ostia, he can give full play to his two aspects of expertise.

Of course, Asistus is also a political talent with both civil and military skills, but Daves has another use for him.

"Okay, sirs, my task has been completed." Hernipolis's tone became lighter, pointing to his entourage and said: "He will take you to the city hall in the city, where there are a few The subordinates are waiting for Lord Theliss to give orders. The accommodation of the adults and officials, the entry of caravans, the handling of goods... etc. have to be handled by you. In order to wait for you, I have already It took a lot of time. Now I am going to Rome to fight such an important battle against the city of Rome. If I can't witness it with my own eyes, how can I write the biography of Your Majesty!..." Henipolis said, walking towards the crowd. After a salute, he jumped on the horse brought by his entourage, and left with a team of cavalry.

A group of people stood on the dock, looking at each other for a while.

Telis came back to his senses and saluted everyone: "My sirs, I have to ask you to help me take over this new town in Dionia."