Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 155: The reaction of the Roman army

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Clotokatax looked thoughtfully at the yelling Roman adjutant who was appointed last night.

At this moment, Martius rushed to the stage and reported to Daves: "Your Majesty, the fleet from Ostia has arrived at the river port."

When Daves heard this, he was overjoyed: "Asistes, Nicomacus, Antrapolis... they finally arrived, and the governance and transformation of the city of Rome can finally be mentioned. The agenda is up!"

Daves glanced at the messy crowd in the square and began to become a little orderly, so he said to the people around: "Go! Go to the river port outside the West City, and meet the new veterans and officials!"

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Just as Daves was rushing to the river port of Rome, the Roman army led by Camillos was on the way back, and their vanguard had arrived in Signia.

Camillos rode a horse and walked in the middle of the line. Originally, according to Roman military traditions, the leading generals had to march on foot like soldiers and could not ride horses, but Camillos was in a special situation. He was not only outstanding, but also too old (over 60 years old), of course. He couldn't march on foot with the soldiers, so the Senate specifically approved him to ride a horse.

Even riding a horse, the two consecutive days of fast marching made his old body a little unbearable. He looked at the same tired soldiers beside him, and made up his mind: Wait until he arrives in Prinis Especially, let the army camp and rest to ensure that tomorrow the soldiers can fight to the death with the Dionians who are attacking the city of Rome with strong fighting spirit and abundant physical strength.

Just when Camelus was conceiving the various possible plans for a battle between the army and the Dionians in his mind, Roman messengers galloped from north to south.

Looking at the anxious look in the messenger’s eyes, Camillos took the urgent letter from Mejos, a trace of anxiety in his heart, and then glanced at the content of the letter. The words "Rome has fallen" suddenly made him Heartbeat and breathing stopped in an instant, regret, sadness, self-blame, exhaustion... all kinds of negative emotions surged into my heart, dizzy in an instant, and fell under the horse.

"Father!"

"Master Camillos!!!"

"My dictator!!"

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An anxious call awakened Camilos, looking at the guards and soldiers gathered around him, he subconsciously squeezed his right hand, and the letter was still in his hand! He quickly said: "Don't worry, I'm fine! It may be the reason for being too tired..."

"My lord, it seems that you need a good rest!" The captain of the guard said with concern.

"Yeah, I need to rest for a while!" Camilos said smoothly: "Lucius, you let the soldiers continue to march. I rest for a while and I will catch up soon."

Lucius looked at his father who was lying on the grass, and then at the messenger who was standing by and kept silent. He was very puzzled, but instead of asking, he obeyed the order.

The soldiers returned to the team under the supervision of Lucius.

Camillos closed his eyes and rested under the protection of the guards.

But no one knows, there is turbulent waves in his heart at this moment:

The Dionians broke through the city of Rome. What is the situation of the people in the city? ! !

What siege method did the Dionians use to capture such a strong Roman city so quickly? ! !

The rescue operations of Quintus and Frius were easily repelled by the Dionians. Could the Dionians stabilize in Rome so quickly? ! !

How would the soldiers react if they learned that their homes were occupied by the Dionians? ! !

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Countless thoughts surfaced in Camilos' mind at the same time, squeezing his already dizzy brain, so that he had to force himself to calm down and try his best to sort out the chaotic thoughts in his mind.

After a long time, he opened his eyes and called Lucius with a firm look, and told him to notify the troops to stop advancing after they arrived in Signia and wait for his next instructions.

Then he sent someone to notify the senior general to come to the meeting immediately.

It didn’t take long for Publius Licinius, Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus, Olus Cornelius, Servius Sulpikius... and Minusius Cominelios who had previously delivered orders to the Senate came one after another.

Camillos glanced solemnly at every officer, and then said in a deep voice: "Before I tell you an important news, you must assure me that you must remain calm enough and there will be no obvious panic. Angry, yelling, can it be done?!"

The officials looked at each other, not knowing what happened, but obviously they also felt that the situation was not good.

Titus asked hurriedly: "My dictator, is it Rome--"

Camillos did not respond, but asked again in a deep voice: "Can it be done?!"

At this time, Camilos is completely unlike the usual old man who always smiles and always loves to negotiate military affairs with them, but like a beast ready to eat people at any time.

Everyone's heart shuddered, and they immediately responded in unison: "It can be done!!"

Camillos glanced at them again, and said in a deep voice: "I just received the battle report... Yesterday... Rome fell! It was occupied by the Dai-O-Ni-A!"

Although the generals present are mentally prepared, they are still tensing their fists at this moment, shock, doubt, pain, anger... all kinds of extreme emotions are conveyed from the twisted faces, round eyes, and rapid breathing. .

"My dictator, this...is this news true?!" Licinius asked in a trembling voice.

"The messenger sent by Mejius brought an urgent letter written by him. The letter also said that the troops led by Quintus and Frius had also failed in the rescue. Prinist, and fortunately, the people who escaped from Rome are stranded in the area between Gaby and Prinist..."

"We must regain Rome immediately!" Servius suppressed his voice so hard that both his fists burst into blood.

"Of course we want to recapture Rome! But first we must prevent the soldiers from chaos after they get the news, and we must stabilize the army!..." Camilos said his proposal.

After some deliberation, the officers rushed back to their team with great concern.

"Father...mother and sister, they--" Lucius said half of his words with worry, but couldn't continue.

"Ah..." Camilos sighed heavily, did not speak any more, and staggered towards the war horse not far away led by the guard.

Lucius hurriedly stepped forward and supported his elderly father.

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When he arrived in Signia, Camillos saw the messenger sent by Mejos again.

Most of the elders and some people retreated to Capitoline Mountain! This news surprised Amilus, and felt a little more confident in his heart.

This afternoon, the generals of Rome gathered nearly 60,000 Roman soldiers between the city of Signia and the Tullerus River.

The dictator Camilos stood at the head of Signia. The mountain wind blew his white hair into a mess, but his aged body stood upright, facing the dense and boundless team under the city, he shouted Said: "Citizens of Rome, warriors of the allies, you have not fully enjoyed the joy of conquering the Helniki, so you rushed back, because your motherland, the center of Latham—— Rome has been attacked by the enemy! But unfortunately, you have not had time to get to the rescue. The city of Rome was already occupied by the Dionians yesterday!"

Hundreds of transponders who had been solemnly instructed by Camilos in advance were lined up along the army's array under the city, and they spread Camilos' words throughout the army.

Suddenly, it was like a gust of wind blowing, and the entire army made a huge wave.

"Oh my God, the city of Rome has been breached! My wife and children are still in the city!!"

"I managed to save up. The money to buy cattle and sheep must have been robbed by those **** enemies. What can I do?!"

"Jupiter, what the **** did we make? You want to punish us so cruelly! This is the second time Rome has been occupied, what should we do?!"

"Rome is occupied, why are we standing here stupidly?! Don't hurry to Rome, drive away those enemies, and regain our home!!"

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General Licenius and Titus told their subordinate squadron leaders about the "fall of Rome" in advance, and asked them to try their best to stabilize the emotions of their soldiers, but despite the squadron leaders With the best efforts, the soldiers' emotions are like burning water, and those that cannot be restrained will boil, and the entire army is on the verge of collapse.

At this moment, a group of defeated soldiers came from the north. Their armor was not complete, and many people were even injured. They passed through the gap between the queues and came to the city of Signia.

Their miserable appearance attracted the attention of many soldiers.

Isn't this Ligurus? ! I remember he had rushed to Rome to rescue with General Quintus! "

"It looks like they were defeated by the enemy, I am afraid they were defeated so badly!"

"Quintus and General Frius are our most brave citizens! Many of them have won the Citizenship Crown! Is this Dionian as terrible as the Celtics!"

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Just as the soldiers were speculating and uneasy, the translator sent Camilos’s voice into their ears: "The Dionians are very powerful. They not only occupied our motherland, but also defeated them. The reinforcements led by Quintus and Frius. Therefore, if we want to regain our homes and save our loved ones, we must unite together and exert the greatest strength to drive away the powerful enemies!..."