Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 144: Strike the city of Rome (16)

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But the rescue forces in Rome quickly tasted the pain of the curved wall they built, because they couldn't speed up.

Seeing this situation, the Dionian soldiers in the city also urged the comrades under the city to speed up to the city.

The captain of the 6th Army Light Armored Brigade, Kelkus, came from Xiliting. He was not a later immigrant, but a native of Xiliting. He was an ordinary citizen of Xiliting more than ten years ago and participated in Rama. After the Battle of Tohe, he was fortunate not to escape back to Siritim, but to Crotone, and fortunately survived the Yugoslavian War, he became a citizen of Dionian and became the 6th Army barracks. One of the most hard-trained soldiers in China, and has repeatedly made meritorious service in the war to conquer the Apulia region.

After being promoted to Captain, he wrote several times to the Military Affairs Department requesting transfer to the Eighth Army. The Military Affairs Department never agreed, because he was worried that the general who had a deep hatred of the Syracuse people would go. After Sicily, there will be conflicts with the Syracuse.

And this time as the commander of the raid, he was not worried when he saw the Romans coming from two sides. He immediately ordered: The soldiers on the city should send out two teams to form a dense formation to block the two sides of the city wall. aisle.

The aisles in the city of Rome are not wide, so Scipio was able to successfully block the Dionian soldiers who passed the siege tower to the top of the city, and now Kerkus is also using this method to help The successor troops’ uptown fights for time, and it really pays off.

Even if more than a thousand people from the Light Armored Brigade and Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade all came up, Kerkus was not prepared to attack from the wall, because the walkway was narrow and long, and it would take a long time to break through the enemy. There is a better choice, because in front of him there is a stone ladder down to the city.

Because of the remoteness of the southeast corner, Roman talents built the upper city ramp here to facilitate the soldiers to reach quickly, but they did not expect that it would become the Achilles’ heel for enemy use.

Margus and Barbus quickly realized this problem, but the First Army and the Sixth Army had a more urgent offensive during this period, apparently in order to cooperate with the sneak attack of this unit, so they had no soldiers to send.

Barbus had to send someone to Scipio for help immediately.

At this time, the exhausted Roman soldiers who had been fighting for a long time were motivated by the belief in "defending their homeland", along the walkway of the city wall, aggressively towards the southeast corner before killing.

However, the Dionian soldiers, who were arranged in a dense formation and had been reserving their energy before, blocked their way forward like two huge rocks.

The other Dionian soldiers went up to the city very quickly, not only because of the 30 rope hooks, but also because the soldiers brought more ropes. After they went up to the city, they untied them from their bodies and tied long ropes. Tied to the battlements or held by hand, hanging down to the bottom of the city, nearly a hundred soldiers climbed up to the top of the city at one time, and soon the southeast corner of the city was crowded by densely packed Dionian soldiers.

Kelkus gave an order, and a combination of 1,000 light armoured and scout soldiers quickly stepped down the stone ladder and finally entered the city of Rome.

There are three offensive routes in front of them: the first one is to follow the northeast wall, close to the Quirilno Hill, and go all the way north, or to support the First Army, or to hit the center of Rome-the Senate , But this road is long and narrow, easily blocked; the second road is to go northwest, through the road between the Quirilno and Vermina hills, to the center of Rome, but the same road Narrow, easily blocked, and without knowing the inside of the city, it’s taboo to go deep alone; the third way is Kerkus’s choice, along the southern city wall, hurriedly marching westward, first assisting the Sixth Army in the defeat. Defender in front of you.

Actually, not far from the stone stairs is the Quirilno Gate, a gate of Rome, but the entire gate hole is filled with stones and mud. The walls of Rome are winding and winding, but there are many gates (at least ten). There are not enough soldiers in the city to defend. So yesterday the Roman Senate made a decision to mobilize the people to block all the gates to prevent them from becoming enemies. Breakthrough.

It takes a lot of time to clean it up and open the city gate, but now time is the most precious for the Dionian army entering the city, so Kerkus did not stop and lead The troops moved quickly westward.

It is rare for the light armoured and scout soldiers who have always been in auxiliary positions in the war to take the lead in this important battle. Everyone is very excited and full of strength. It didn't take long to pass by Wei Mi. Namen, was seeing the elderly and women and children transporting supplies to the defenders of the city. The Dionian soldiers entered the flock like a tiger and knocked it down with a leather shield. The remaining people fled in horror, throwing arrows, Javelins and oil cans were thrown on the ground.

When the defenders on the city saw this scene, they also yelled in horror: "The enemy! The enemy has entered the city!!..."

There was a great commotion immediately on the city, and the panicked soldiers couldn't fight with peace of mind. A few soldiers even kept the team officer's dissuasion from leaving their defensive positions and wanted to run down the city.

At this moment, someone shouted: "Reinforcements are coming! Reinforcements are coming!!..."

Great Scipia urgently sent 300 heavy infantry soldiers, which he had immediately.

But this little force is not enough to pose a danger to the Dionian army entering the city, Kerkus made a decisive decision: let three companies quickly meet up and attack the enemy's reinforcements; the other two companies are from the Vermina gate. The stone stairs on both sides went up and attacked the defenders of the city.

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"...The enemy has entered the city! The enemy has entered the city!!..." The people in charge of transporting supplies ran back to the square in a panic, shouting hoarsely, causing chaos in the square.

The veterans in the square also changed their faces.

"Go and detain them all for me, don't let them shout and create chaos!" Marugineensis was so angry that he immediately issued an order to the captain of the guard responsible for maintaining order in the square.

Portitus, who has always sang the opposite of Taiwanese operas, did not stop him. In his heart, he was in favor of the use of tough methods at such times of crisis.

"Could it be...the enemy really...attacked in?!" Ambustus asked everyone's common concern in a trembling voice.

"...Take someone over to ask in detail." Portitus looked calm, but he was swaying slightly with a cane in his hand.

At this moment, the messenger sent by Scipia arrived in the square, and the cruel facts he spit made the elders panic.

"Didn’t Scipio have already sent reinforcements?! These brave citizens...definitely can kill all the enemies who were lucky enough to rush into the city!" Plenius shouted, he wanted to disperse himself The fear in the hearts of colleagues and colleagues, but the tone seemed so unconfident.

"If Scipio is sure to repel the enemy, he will not send a messenger to tell us..." Marugineensis sighed. He and Scipio are from the same clan, and he has been working hard again. Supporting this capable tribe, naturally understands him better: "And we don't have any extra soldiers..."

In fact, the veterans have been constantly receiving reports from the defenders of the city. They know very well that the situation is very serious, and Marugineensis’s words only shred the last point in their hearts. Fortunately, they plunged into a terrible silence.

"Go to Capitoline!" Potitus was no longer flustered, and said firmly, "Don’t worry, just like when the Celtics invaded, the Dionians might be able to occupy Rome, it must be impossible to capture our holy land! Compared with the last time, the situation is more favorable this time. Camillos is about to return with his army, and this time the army is much larger than a dozen years ago. More well-trained! The Dionians will be driven out faster, and victory will ultimately belong to Rome!..."

Pottitus' words of stabilization made the veterans less flustered.

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The Roman people in the square were instructed by the elders and rushed back to their homes in a panic, hurriedly packed their furniture, brought food, and prepared to flee to take refuge on the Capitoline Mountain in a hurry.

When the people living near the embankment hurried back to the block, they saw a scene of horror: The slabs used to cover the sewers on the side of the street were lifted up, revealing the dark and smelly sewers, and on the streets, hundreds of people Soldiers wearing black leather armor, holding black shields, and short swords are lining up with their backs and facing the Tiber River...

"It's the enemy!! They are coming in!!..." The Roman people yelled in horror, and some women even fainted because of too much fear.

Lizaru heard the noise behind him. For these elderly women and children, he didn't care at all. He didn't even look back. Instead, he pointed the dagger in his hand to the front and shouted in a passionate voice: "Warriors of the mountain brigade, it's time to make great achievements, follow me to kill!"

After speaking, he was the first to rush towards the head of the Roman vertebral bridge, and the soldiers followed closely.

They shouted Hades's shouts and alarmed the Roman soldiers who were in a hard fight. The fierce attack of the First Brigade of the Dionian Third Army had made it difficult for them to cope. They saw many of them also wearing black helmets, The soldiers in black armor slammed toward themselves aggressively. The fighting spirit in the hearts of these Roman reinforcements, which were mainly composed of slaves, immediately fell to the bottom. They completely ignored Cassius's order to turn around and resist, and fled in an instant.

Their escape also shaken the fighting spirit of the Roman soldiers who have been fighting hard until now.

At Qiaotou, the Dionian soldiers who had been attacking and were exhausted heard Hades's shout from the opposite side, all of them were lifted up, and their numb arms seemed to be reintroduced with strength, offensive Once again, the ferocious momentum was restored, and this became the last straw that crushed the camel.