Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 129: Strike the city of Rome (1)

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After Terentus touched the iron gate once, he had a bottom in his heart. He untied the rope tied to his waist, tied it firmly to the iron gate, and then pulled the rope forcefully to get the response from his teammates. After that, he grabbed the iron rod in one hand, squatted down, took out the tools on his body, took out the iron saw, and used it to saw the iron rod below.

While he was busy, he received the news he passed back through the rope. Izam resisted his excitement and immediately sent another scout team to grab the connected rope and successfully arrived from the broken bridge. Below the sewer, he easily climbed to the exit, made a gesture to Terentus, without speaking, and directly removed the tool, doing the same thing as his teammate-sawing the iron rod, and then breaking it with iron pliers.

In this way, it lasted more than 20 minutes, and finally opened a gap under the iron fence for people to climb in and out.

Terrentus took off the items on her body, threw them inside through the gap of the iron rod, and then lay down, clinging to the slippery moss and the smelly sewage, and squeezed in through the gap. , And then leaned his numb body against the stone wall in relief, too tired to care about the dirty garbage adhering in the waterway.

His teammates also crawled in quickly, and kept pulling the rope tied to the iron fence vigorously.

Although Izam, who was originally on the riverbank, could not help being excited at this moment, he finally couldn't help being excited, and said in a low voice: "It's a success! It's a success! Brothers follow me and enter the city of Rome together!"

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In the morning, Daves, who was asleep, was awakened by Cloto Kataks.

Last night, Daves has been busy and thinking about today’s siege. It was not until late at night that he received a message sent by Izzam, and he was relieved, unable to resist his sleepiness, and fell asleep. Now.

When he was awakened, Daves was still a little confused, and blurted out: "What's the abnormal situation?!"

"No, father, the captains are all waiting for your order to attack!" Cloto Kataks hurriedly replied.

Davers realized that he was a little gaffe, he patted his face with his hand, feeling a little more awake, and then stood up: "Bring me the armor!"

The servant immediately brought the armor and put it on Daves, and Cloto Kataks also helped.

"Don't worry! Don't panic!" Daves comforted his son, and asked: "How is the weather?"

"Father, it's a sunny day!" Cloto Kataks replied briskly.

"This is a good sign!" Daves smiled and took the helmet from the servant. After putting it on, he straightened up calmly, and then said: "Let’s go and see today’s siege The protagonists!"

Speaking, he strode to the big tent next to him.

"Your Majesty!!" The generals in the tent immediately got up and saluted, and then watched Daves walk up to the main seat with piercing eyes.

First Army Commander Amintas, Second Army Commander Matonis, Third Army Commander Lizaru, Fourth Army Commander Olivers, Fifth Army Commander Geogris, Sixth Army Commander Tello Tiras, the commander of the 1st Cavalry Corps, Leides, the commander of the 2nd Cavalry Corps, Cuzius, the commander of the 3rd Fleet, Midolades...Daves’ eyes slowly swept over them, every A face that has become rough and scarred due to years of fighting is full of excitement and anticipation at the moment.

At this moment, in Davers’s eyes, the twinkling of the stars in the big tent gave him more confidence, and he smiled: "It seems that everyone’s confidence is very sufficient, so what are you waiting for? Attack!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The generals also responded with a smile.

"Lizaru and Midolades, the Third Fleet and Third Corps you led will start the offensive half an hour after the other corps attacked!"

"Yes!"

Daves only specifically ordered this sentence, and then categorically said: "Everyone, you must conquer Rome before dark! I am here waiting for the news of your victory!"

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On Capitoline Hill in the city of Rome, in the magnificent temple of Jupiter, the main **** of Rome, the priesthood is under the auspices of the high priest Catu Julius Urus, devoting to the gods Kneeling behind them, there are many Roman elders, and some senior team officers led by the chief of the city guard Scipio.

The sacrificial ceremony in Rome was relatively simple. After the prayers were over soon, the divination priests came out. They held a rooster with a red crown on their head and mostly red feathers, and a priest sprinkled a handful on the ground. Black beans, then let go of the rooster.

This cock, which was originally mentally diminished (has not been fed from yesterday afternoon to this morning), when he saw the black beans on the ground, his eyes suddenly became round, his legs kicked fast, his wings kept fluttering, like lightning. Pounced, and then kept thinking about food, making everyone next to him dizzy.

In a blink of an eye, a handful of black beans was eaten cleanly by it, and there was no one left, and the rooster was still wandering around the temple unsatisfied, looking for new food.

Seeing the performance of the holy rooster, the people on the sidelines were happy, and there was no need for the priest to make the final conclusion. Everyone was happy: this is a good omen!

At this time, the priest who carried out the bird divination outside the temple also completed his task (the most important method of divination by the Roman priests, the bird divination priest divides the sky into four parts, and then sees which part of the sky appears Anomalies, such as dark clouds, bird flocks, showers...it’s up to them to decide whether these anomalies are auspicious or bad omen), after entering the hall, he announced loudly: "Good luck! Good luck!"

Sudden cheers rang out from inside and outside the temple.

When the people and soldiers under the mountain heard the cheers from the mountain, they immediately felt confident.

And at this moment, "Woo!..." A high-pitched bugle sounded from outside the city, and everyone on Capitoline Hill suddenly changed their expressions: Has the Dionian attack begun? !

Great Scipio hurriedly walked to the edge of the cliff and looked to the northwest: I saw a lot of figures in front of the enemy’s camp in the distance (this is the barracks of the First Dionian Army), and began to line up formation.

Great Scipio kept his face calm, turned around and said to the generals: "The Dionians have begun to attack. You each return to your defense zone, command the citizens, and defend Rome!"

"Yes!" The crowd answered forcefully.

Scipio led them hurriedly down the mountain. The crowd crowded down the mountain were mostly women and children. They took the initiative to make way for the generals and wish them victory and drive away the enemy.

After the emergency mobilization the night before and yesterday, the city of Rome recruited about 25,000 soldiers. Based on the camping situation of the Dionians outside the city, Scipio divided the force into four parts: 5,000 soldiers defended the northeast. In the Duan City Wall, 5,000 soldiers defended the western city wall, and the defense force of the southern city reached 10,000, which corresponds to the huge Dionian barracks outside the city, and the remaining less than 5,000 defended the Roman Vertebral Bridge in the north.

It is Marcus Attilius who is in charge of the defense of the northeastern city wall. He was originally a cavalry chief among the 3000 elite soldiers who stayed behind in Rome. Pia entrusted him with a heavy responsibility, handing him the northeastern part of the city wall, the longest defensive range and the farthest from the center of Rome. Therefore, after going down the mountain, he didn't need to go far, and immediately went up to the head of the city next to Mount Capitoline.

Some Roman soldiers immediately surrounded themselves: "General, the enemy is attacking!!"

Those around him are young people under the age of 18. Their childish faces are intertwined with excitement and tension. They grabbed the lance and shield in their hands early, looking at Margus like The child looked at his parents admiringly.

"Don’t panic, our city walls are so high and the trenches are so deep that the enemy can’t attack! The great God Jupiter has given us a good omen, the holy chicken has eaten up all the fodder, and the Dionians will be struck. Retreat! Jupiter will bless Rome!"

After listening to Margus' words of encouragement, the soldiers cheered.

Margus squeezed out the crowd, found his adjutant, and said solemnly, "Go and inform each squadron leader, take care of their soldiers, and stick to the position where you should stand. You are not allowed to run around. Otherwise, Deal with it by military law!"

The adjutant went to execute the military order immediately.

Max saw a row of soldiers sitting against the outer wall. Their weapons and even helmets were on the ground beside them. At first glance, they were almost all gray hair. They talked to each other relaxedly, seemingly fundamental I don’t know the battle is coming...

These are Roman citizens over the age of 50. Although their strength has faded and their muscles and bones are no longer healthy because of their old age, almost all of them have experienced battles, so they are compared with those who have not experienced battle. Juvenile soldiers, Margus trusts these veterans in the true sense. This is also his helplessness, because besides the old men and young men, there are only civilians and slaves left in his team. In his heart, these almost broke out yesterday. The troubled crowd is not worthy of his complete trust.

Margus held the battlements with both hands and looked into the distance.

Dionia’s siege army has advanced to a distance that he can see clearly: Dionia’s siege army is divided into a dozen heavy infantry groups, and a long and wide wooden board is placed on the head. , Lined up in loose columns, and the columns were spaced far apart, approaching the city wall unhurriedly.

"Blow the bugle and prepare the soldiers for battle!" Margus gave the order.

The bugle sounded quickly. Under the command of the squadron commander, the Roman soldiers quickly put on their armor, took up their weapons, stood in a defensive position, watching the approaching enemies under the city, ready to attack; older citizens As an auxiliary soldier, he brought bundles of javelins, arrows, cans of tar, and even stones and wood, and put them on the prescribed aisle...

The Dionian soldiers at the forefront are already less than 150 meters away from the city wall. This is within the range of the city’s archer. Marcus did not order an attack, but there are still scarce ones in the city. The arrow shot.