Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 127: Camillos returns to Rome

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"You are welcome, Master Thelis, in this strange land, we should have united and helped each other!" Assistus said quickly.

"Yeah! Yeah!" The others responded.

"It is precisely because of the need to govern a new area that we can inspire greater interest and motivation." Antrapolis also said.

"Let’s come to Latium together. Master Theis is appointed first. This is a happy event! Although the situation is not suitable now, Theis can owe us a banquet first!" Nico Marcus half It's a joke, half serious.

"Of course there is no problem, as it is the reward for hiring you to do the work." Thelis immediately took the conversation.

"Then this banquet can't be cheaper for you. The cost of hiring us is very expensive." Assistus also teased.

Everyone laughed.

Amidst the laughter, Thelis nodded slightly to Nicomacus, thanking him for dissolving possible jealousy in everyone’s hearts in this way. Arranged in such an important position.

Nico Marcus responded with a smile.

Telis looked back at the many officials who were disembarking, as well as the cargo ships approaching the dock. The long fleet lined up outside the port...

He immediately felt the heaviness of the responsibilities he shouldered, so he eagerly said loudly, "Masters, we have to go to the city hall!"

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The sun fell to the west, staining the horizon with blood red.

The city of Ferentirum, which had been fighting for a whole day, finally lost its fighting voice. Instead, it was replaced by cheers from the whole city, and a bright red Roman flag flew over the city of Ferentirum.

"The Dictator of Camilos!!!"

"Great Camilos!!!"

"Master Camilos is winning!!!"

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When the Roman dictator Camilos walked into the city of Ferentirum in full uniform, every soldier who met or saw him stood up, saluted and paid tribute to him, because of this A veteran with great achievements once again won a glorious victory for Rome.

Camillos smiled kindly, praising the bravery of every soldier he met, but in fact he was not as happy as he was on the surface, because even though he had taken the city, he didn’t have everything. Annihilate the defenders in the city.

Last night, part of the Ferentirum garrison broke through the Roman siege at night. Because the city of Ferentirum was located at the foot of the Helniki Mountains, it was originally a larger mountain city. Although the Roman army had nearly 70,000 people, it was impossible to be surrounded as tightly as it was on the plain. In addition, Helney The Ki people have been defensively for more than ten days and have never attempted to abandon this central town. Therefore, the Roman soldiers relaxed their vigilance. As a result, the enemy succeeded in a breakthrough and escaped into the mountains. This forced Kami. Luce launched a general offensive against the city of Ferentirum today.

At this moment, Frius hurried over.

"How is the situation with the prisoner's questioning?" Camilos asked.

"Some prisoners admitted that Wolsey’s reinforcements and some Helniki tribe fighters chose to break through last night. There were about 3,000 people..."

3000 people! Camillos frowned: For the Roman army of nearly 70,000 people, 3,000 people are indeed insignificant, but the Roman army cannot stay here more. The remnants of these Helniki and Volsi people are It may cause a lot of trouble to the Romans who colonize here in the future.

Camillos was having a headache, and Frius said with a solemn expression: "The dictator, I also know one important thing from the captives-when the Wolseys persuaded them to break out of the siege Said,'The reinforcements of the Dionians are coming, and they will probably fight the Romans. They should be advised not to defend the city of Ferentirum, but to preserve their strength first. When the Romans go to fight the Dionians, Take this city back again. "It's just that they are reluctant to abandon Ferentirum, so they didn't choose to break through..."

After hearing this, Camelus changed his face and immediately asked: "The reinforcements of the Dionians are coming again?! How many are coming?!"

Frius shook his head: "Those captives don't know this, and it may be a lie made up by the Wolsey to make them break through."

Camillos groaned for a while, with a bit of melancholy on his face, he quickly made a decision: "We have left Rome for too long! Now it seems that the strength of the Roman city and its west is a bit empty, from Starting tomorrow, the army will gradually return to Rome——"

Camillos was talking, and he heard Lucius shouting: "Father! Father!..."

He looked up and saw that his son was hurriedly coming from the gate of the city. There were a few people behind him, who looked familiar.

Camillos blinked his muddy eyes and said uncertainly: "That seems to be Milusius?"

Frius gave him affirmation: "Yes, that's Milusius."

The chief of the Roman city guard came to Ferentirum! Camilos and Frius glanced at each other, feeling uneasy in their hearts.

Milusius wanted a hundred cavalry **** from the city of Signia, and rushed all the way south. On the way, he had two battles with the few Helnikians who came to intercept them. Finally rushed to the city of Ferentirum at dusk and learned that the Roman army had captured the central town of the Helniki. Milusius couldn’t help being happy for Camillos because of this share. The merits are enough to offset the previous accusations against him by the elders.

He staggered to Camillos, reluctantly delivered a military salute, and then said breathlessly: "My dictator...The Dionian army landed on the coast yesterday...and captured Osti Asia...today is marching towards the city of Rome on a large scale...The Senate asks you...it asks you to return with your army immediately to rescue Rome!"

Frius was surprised when he heard this: "What?! Rome—"

"Hush!" Camillos looked at him with a serious expression.

Frius immediately understood, and he said nothing, then looked at the soldiers around him, and didn't seem to notice anything unusual.

"How many people are in the Dionian army?" Camilos was much calmer than Frius, and he asked in a deep voice.

"According to... there may be more than 50,000 people based on the return of the scout." Milusius replied.

More than 50,000 people, this is not a small number! Camillos was surprised in his heart, mainly because he had actually received the news some time ago that "Carthage has already fought with Dionia."

As the Carthaginian army is aggressively advancing in Sicily, shouldn't Dionia fight the Carthaginians with all their strength? ! Roma has clearly truce with Wolsey, and the Helniki who turned to attack are still in the hinterland. Shouldn't it have any impact on Dionians, and shouldn't cause the Dionians to go to war? ! The Dionians turned aside Carthage, which had obvious threats to it, and instead aggressively attacked Rome, which is not threatening to it at this stage. This is unreasonable! …Camillos was very confused, but also extremely annoyed, after all, his decision-making mistakes put Rome in a dangerous situation.

But now is not the time to regret, he must make a decision quickly. He stabilized his mind and immediately issued an order: "Frius, you immediately notify Quintus, Licinius and other generals to hold the emergency. Military meeting!"

"Yes!"

"Milusius." Camelus looked at the haggard young man and said apologetically: "I know you are tired, but now the situation is urgent, and I still need your help. You sit down first. Regain some strength and drink saliva."

"Dictator, I'm fine, I can hold on!" Milusius straightened his chest and said.

Half an hour later, the main generals of the Roman army gathered in the large tent of the barracks. After listening to the order of the Senate brought by Milusius, the whole tent was exploded.

Camillos coughed, and his son Lucius immediately shouted: "Quiet! Please keep quiet!"

"Generals." Camilos said solemnly from the main seat: "Rome was attacked, we must return as soon as possible! But now the soldiers have just captured the city of Ferentirum and need time to rest. , And it’s dark now. It’s very dangerous for the army to march in the dark, so I decided to lead the army back tomorrow—"

Quintus immediately stood up and expressed his opposition: "The dictator, now there are only a few thousand soldiers stationed in Rome, but the enemy has tens of thousands. The Senate had to enlist the elderly and children as soldiers and return from here. Rome generally takes two to three days. If we delay one night, many people will die in Rome! We better hurry and return immediately!"

"Returning at this time, not to mention that the soldiers are already very tired. Just because these tens of thousands of people are marching in the dark, how to control the army is a big problem. In case of an attack by the Helniki or other enemies , They only need a handful of people to cause chaos for tens of thousands of us, and even a rout! Who will be responsible for this failure at that time!" Titus Quinketius Cincinnatus said loudly be opposed to.

"Okay, don't make any noise, I haven't finished what I just said." Camillos stretched out his hands and pressed down to signal everyone to calm down. He said, "Although the army cannot march at night, But a small number of troops can be done with careful arrangement. Quintus! Licinius! You two will lead 20 elite squadrons, set off immediately, return along the Tullerus River, and strive to arrive in Rome tomorrow night Near the city!"

In the previous process of attacking the Helnikians, as the front moved forward, the transportation line was stretched. In order to prevent the Helnikians and their allies from disturbing Rome’s baggage transportation, Camilos was in the picture. A small defensive battalion was established every five or six miles on the east bank of the Le Rous River. Usually there were two or three squadrons stationed to **** the luggage and transportation along the way, but now it may become the biggest arm of the Roman army's night march.