Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 138: Strike the city of Rome (ten)

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"Don't worry!" Daves laughed: "The reinforcements of these Latin city-states south of the camp are either fighting with the troops led by Tolmeide in the west, or they are now moving towards the Sixth Army. It is impossible for more soldiers to attack our camp. The light armoured brigade of the Second Army can defend the camp alone."

Even though Daves spoke lightly, the staff members still felt a little uneasy, and then a staff member drove out to give orders, just as the adjutant of the Second Army arrived.

"Martonis asked for more soldiers..." Daves was slightly shocked after hearing this, and asked the second legion adjutant about the battlefield situation in detail, and sighed in a low voice: "This guy is also in a hurry!"

To be honest, according to the information Daves had obtained before, all the young and middle-aged citizens in Rome were sent to attack Helniki. There were only 3,000 left-behind soldiers. This is how Daves dared to directly attack the city of Rome. s reason. In his opinion, even if the Romans sent out even the elderly and women to defend the city, they would not be able to compete with the more than 50,000 soldiers of the Dionian Legion who possessed advanced siege equipment, were strong and experienced in combat. But I did not expect that the fighting lasted so long, and the various legions did not make obvious progress.

Are the Romans so resilient? ! He squeezed his fists secretly.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..." Seeing that Daves was a little startled, Hernipolis hurriedly called out softly.

Davos immediately recovered, his face quickly recovered calm, and said to the adjutant: "There are no heavy infantry in the camp. You can immediately bring 300 light-armored soldiers to support."

"Yes!" The adjutant respectfully finished his military salute and turned around to leave the account.

Davos glanced at the slightly worried staff and said confidently: "I still have more than two hundred court guards. They are not inferior to the regiment’s heavy infantry, plus the remaining light armoured soldiers. Thousands of people, don’t worry about the safety of the camp."

Speaking, he pointed his finger forward again, with a confident expression on his face: "What's more, even if the camp is destroyed by the enemy, it is not a big deal, because the place where we are going to camp tonight is Rome!" In fact, he still has something in his heart. The words did not say: If the siege fails today, he will lead the army to immediately withdraw to Ostia, and of course this camp will be useless.

My army must be able to capture Rome today! ...Davos cheered himself up from the bottom of his heart.

At this time, another battle report came: Report, north of Rome's vertebral bridge, five miles away, about 4,000 enemy troops are marching toward the barracks of the Third Army.

"What?!" Someone in the staff exclaimed.

Daves' eyes shrank suddenly, and his right hand suddenly grasped the back of the chair.

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At this moment, on the embankment on the west side of the south bank of the Roman vertebral bridge, the battle between Rome and the Dionian soldiers does not seem to be fighting, it is more like a wrestling.

The soldiers of the Dionian Legion supported the long shield with both hands, against the other's shield, buried their head behind the long shield, and avoided the stabbing of the enemy in the back, pushing forward with the power of the whole body, for the following The comrades who climbed up earned a bigger foothold. For this reason, they roared in a low voice, their faces were flushed, and the neck veins were violent. The expressions were so grim and painful because they were all trying their best to form a thin array. To fight against the thick army of Rome, one person often has to fight the overlapping forces of five or six enemies. The reason why they can barely support is because the comrades behind them are squatting, and they are constantly piercing out between their legs. The short sword pierced the enemy's legs and feet and weakened the enemy's combat effectiveness, making it impossible to push them into the river with all their strength due to their scruples.

Even though the Dionian soldiers fought so hard and caused a lot of damage to the enemy, the battle line between the two sides is still close to the embankment, twists and turns, and intermittent.

There were constant Dionian soldiers being squeezed off the embankment and falling into the river, and the Roman soldiers who rushed to the shore had to stop their bodies with all their strength, or they would fall into the river.

At this moment, the Dionian soldier lying on the crow suspension bridge protected the top of his head with a long shield and attacked the enemy’s legs with a short sword, which often worked, forcing the opponent to retreat again and stand again. On the embankment.

Therefore, this flat embankment has pros and cons for the soldiers on both sides. The Dionian soldiers cannot stand firmly on the embankment and form a strong line of defense, and the Roman soldiers cannot destroy the drawbridge and cut off the enemy’s attack. .

Because the Roman garrison did not expect that the Dionians would build pontoons with warships, they did not prepare kerosene at all, and after the fierce battle between the two sides, the kerosene could not pass through the thick array to the embankment.

Of course, there were Roman archers shooting rockets into the river by throwing them, but there were also sailors on board the Dionian ships clearing these rockets in time.

More sailors are patrolling on the deck. Seeing the soldiers falling into the water, they immediately jumped into the river and rescued them. 20 pontoon bridges are 20 life rafts. Even if there are soldiers who fell into the water and missed them, there are more than a dozen clippers patrolling the river downstream of these pontoon bridges. So although the Dionian soldiers fell into the water a lot, most of them They were all in good health, and even after being rescued, they would take a short rest on the battleship and soon be able to go into battle again.

Roman soldiers seem to have the upper hand, but the soldiers withdrew from the battle because of the continuous injury of their legs and feet, which gradually reduced the number of soldiers who could fight.

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In the direction of the Roman Shiebashi, the fighting situation is completely different.

At the beginning of the battle, the Roman soldiers blocked the enemy at the bridge head in time, but they couldn’t rely on the large numbers of people to push the opponent down the river like the comrades on the embankment. They could only carry the enemy from the front. Shock.

The First Brigade of the Third Army of Dionian crammed the entire Roman vertebral bridge. The soldiers at the forefront used long shields and stabs with short swords, while the soldiers behind pushed them with their bodies and stabbed them with jabs. The soldiers at the back threw their javelins while pushing forward with all their strength...

At the beginning of the battle, the two sides were still in a stalemate. After half an hour, the Roman soldiers, mainly composed of the old and the weak, supported by a strong belief in defending their homeland, gradually became unable to resist the strength, skills, and fighting spirit that far exceeded theirs. The impact of the soldiers of the Dionian Legion began to retreat little by little.

More and more Dionian soldiers rushed over the bridgehead, expanding the attack area of ​​the first brigade, and increasing the difficulty of the Roman soldiers’ defense. If it weren’t for more than 3,000 reinforcements to arrive in time, they would defend at the bridgehead. The Roman soldiers may have been defeated.

But with so many reinforcements, Cassius' brows still didn't stretch.

Because Roman citizens, whether they are old or young, have been receiving regular military training in Rome since they were young. Even if they lack strength or experience, they can still rely on the whole to resist the attack of the Diorian soldiers, but these free citizens and Even though the slaves were wearing Roman-style armor, holding long shields and stabbing guns, they did not understand Roman tactics at all, especially some slaves, they did not even know how to use shield guns.

For this, the most difficult thing was the team officers who were temporarily in charge of them. They had to shout loudly, reminding their recruits how to do it on the terrifying battlefield, and all of them quickly voiced. All became hoarse, but the formation of the new reinforcements still didn't improve much, and it was still loose and messy.

Cassius was anxious and began to blame: When the Roman city was rebuilt, why didn't the Senate call on the people to build a wall on this embankment? ! Otherwise, with the protection of the city wall, these recruits can play a greater role even if they have no combat experience.

At this moment, he faintly heard the familiar bugle sound from the other side, and his spirit suddenly lifted: Is our reinforcement coming? !

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A few minutes ago, Lizaru, the commander of the Third Army, who was standing on the bridge on the opposite bank and watching the battle, received news of the incoming Roman reinforcements.

Because the scout has always reported that "Roman reinforcements are gathering north of his camp" before, he has been prepared for this, and he doesn't seem panicked.

"Only more than 4000 enemies, I think our troops staying in the camp can completely repel them in the field!" Lizaru said confidently.

The third fleet naval commander Midolades said with concern: "The soldiers defending the camp have gone out to fight, in case there is another enemy coming—"

"Midolades, you have to trust the ability of the Third Army's scouts and mountain reconnaissance squad. Except for the Roman reinforcements that are coming, they have not found any other enemy within ten miles, our soldiers. After defeating them, I have plenty of time to return to the defensive camp!" In order to dispel his worries, Lizaru explained in earnest: "I let the remaining troops take the initiative not because I am combative, but because we build The camp is too big, if it is just a pure defense, the soldiers will suffer a lot!"

Midolades understood what he meant: Yesterday, the Third Army and the Third Fleet built two camps on the north bank of the Tiber River, one at the bridge head and the other on the west side of the bridge head. On the riverside, in order to accommodate these more than 40 huge three-layer paddle warships, and at the same time, there must be enough space between the warships to facilitate the warships to be dragged, enter the water and prevent fire. Therefore, the campsite by the river is long. It's wide, which leads to an increase in the defense area of ​​the soldiers. If you want to fully defend, the troops will be slightly insufficient...

The reason why Midolades worries a lot is because the soldiers can escape, regroup and fight again if they are defeated. But if the enemy rushes into the camp by the river, his ships are tied to the river and even Once a film is completed, it can be easily burned, and then the Third Fleet will be completely finished.

But after all, he has been on the battlefield, knowing that there is no room for hesitation at this critical moment, so he said decisively: "I agree with you and hand over the command of the infantry fleet to you temporarily!"