Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 166: Ostia was attacked

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When he came to the city hall, Thelis, who had been notified by his subordinates, immediately came out and welcomed Midolades in.

After the two greeted each other a few words, Midolades handed Daves' warrant to Theseis.

When he first acquired Ostia, Daves only announced "giving freedom to slaves, as well as Latin refugees, slave citizenship, and distribution of land... and other rights." Now he asks Theis to be here yesterday. The decrees announced in the Roman Forum against Roman civilians and slaves were also implemented in Ostia, and at the same time the Roman nobles in Ostia were also sent to the battleship by Midolades.

After reading this, Talis said relaxedly: "According to your majesty’s will, it’s easier to manage Ostia."

Speaking, he called his men and asked him to immediately **** the Roman prisoners and the nobles among the people to the port as required and hand them over to the Third Fleet.

Then he said to Midolades: "Last night, I listened to the merchant who returned from Rome talking about the decree announced by His Majesty in the square. I have selected these Roman prisoners in advance, Ostia There are only 178 Roman men from aristocracy, but there are less than a hundred who must meet the **** requirements... I am afraid that there are less than a hundred, so you don’t need to wait long, they will be sent on the ship soon."

"Master Theliss is really meticulous in doing things! No wonder your Majesty will hand over such an important town to you to manage!" Midolades complimented, and he wished to lead some of the warships south to Dart at once. Reina, recruiting a new fleet of infantry, so of course he is happy to be able to spend less time in Ostia.

"There is still some time before my subordinates are finished, can General Midolades tell me the details of how your Majesty and your troops broke through the city of Rome." Thelis said with a smile.

"Very happy!" Midolades responded simply. He had heard the anecdote about this veteran from Sicily. Among the veterans, this burly middle-aged man is the only one who condescends to train in the Turiyi Barracks for a long time. Through his training performance, he has been promoted from the army reserve recruits to the position of reserve captain. At one point, it won the respect of many military personnel, of course, including Midolades himself.

Telis said happily: "It's almost time for dinner. Why don't we drink some wine. I will let the chef cook a few more dishes. Let's talk while drinking."

Midolades thought about it, he immediately led the team to the south, and he was already out of the battlefield, so he did not refuse.

When the two talked about their sexuality, the guard officer at the door rushed in and said anxiously: "Master Thelis, the scouts outside the city are calling urgently, and they found that Roman troops are approaching Osti. The sub-fast march, the number is large, more than 20,000 people!"

Midolades was surprised.

Telis was also surprised, but he quickly laughed and said: "The Romans came just right! Are you worried about not having a chance to go to the battlefield? Now that the exploits are delivered, it depends on your ability to get it! Xillas, are you scared?"

The team official immediately replied loudly: "My lord, my brothers and I can't wait for the Romans to attack Ostia now, so that they can taste our greatness!"

"You immediately notify the three captains, let the soldiers start eating now, and then follow the previous training to lead the group to their defensive positions."

"Yes, my lord!" Xylas immediately turned and left.

Immediately afterwards, Thelis called his subordinate Luke Delius.

This is also a Latino Dionian citizen from Enona, who stayed by Diverst and served as a translator for the language-sufficient Talis, but Talis boldly gave him Served as his own clerk, made suggestions when he governed the town, and at the same time gave him the position of adjutant in the new brigade, responsible for organizing and training 1,230 Ostia slaves and Latin refugees who applied to join Dionian citizens. Before that, he was just an ordinary citizen of Enrona and an ordinary soldier of the reserve team, and he suddenly received this important task, and it was naturally a very hard work.

Now, Thelis orders him to assist the captain, gather the soldiers of the new group after dinner, as the city defense reserve, ready to go into battle at any time.

After arranging these, Thulis apologized to Midolades and said: "The **** Roman interrupted your wonderful story. It seems that I can only fight them back and wait for you to return from Siriting. After that, you and I can continue to drink this can of wine."

"At that time, it will be my turn to listen to you telling how to fight back the Romans." Midolades smiled, and then took the initiative to suggest with a serious expression: "When I was in Rome, Rome outside the city The army is busy building the camp, and there is no sign of attacking the city immediately. I did not expect them to quietly send troops to raided Ostia. Master Thelis, you must be vigilant. Obviously the enemy came prepared, because Ostia Tia is too important to our army in Rome!"

Telis nodded solemnly after hearing this, and asked: "General Midolades, have the Roman army surrounded Rome? Can I send a messenger into Rome?" /

Midolades shook his head: "When I left, the Roman army was already camped outside the city. Only the east has not seen the enemy, but it would be difficult to get around it!"

"It seems that it is safe to take the waterway..." Theis muttered, and said: "General Midolades, can I ask you to send a clipper to Rome immediately and tell your Majesty the enemy here?"

"This is my duty!" Midolades responded bluntly, and he also reminded: "From here to Rome through the Tiber River, it takes at least half a day, and it takes longer to move forward in the dark. , Because there is a certain danger whether it is pulling fibers or sailing, so your majesty will not receive information about the attack on Ostia until tomorrow, and you will not arrive until noon tomorrow at least until you send reinforcements. You must be prepared. "

Midolades paused for a moment. Seeing that Thélis was thinking about it, he suggested: "I hope you can make room in the port. I will let some warships anchor in the port and let the sailors come ashore to assist you in the fight. To make up for the lack of defenders, but you have to provide them with weapons and equipment."

Telis was both surprised and grateful. He repeatedly expressed his gratitude and said: “General, you don’t need to worry about weapons and equipment. Some are stacked in the warehouse, enough to equip six to seven thousand people."

"Then I will rest assured." Midolades said. The sailors in his fleet are not fleet infantry. They usually train at sea and are not good at land combat, but they are young and middle-aged. , The defensive city is still not a big problem.

The reason why Midolades is so proactive to help: On the one hand, as a senior general present, when Ostia is facing war, he leaves without providing any help. Once Ostia falls, he will definitely Will be impeached by the inspector of the Ministry of Military Affairs and criticized by his colleagues; another reason is that he has discovered the importance of Ostia to the Third Fleet. The control of the coast can extend to the Etruscan region. Therefore, he hopes to obtain the approval of King Daves in the future while also gaining the active cooperation of the chief of Ostia, so he has won the favor of Thelis. important.

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Just as the city of Ostia was preparing for defense, the Roman army led by Titus set out from Prinister at the beginning of the day, passing by the city of Rome, and then passing by Lake Alba. Turning to the northwest, marching for nearly 90 miles, finally arrived at the final destination-Ostia at dusk.

Titus immediately ordered the soldiers to eat rations, then put on armor, took up weapons, and prepared to attack the city.

While the soldiers were resting, he ordered the ballista unit to push the remaining nearly 20 ballistas to the front and bombard the thin wall of Ostia that was less than four meters high.

Originally excited by the fact that they were finally able to participate in the battle, the reserve soldiers of Dionia watched as the Roman army, winding like a long dragon from a distance, arrived under the city, and then divided into hundreds. Thousands of troops gradually surrounded Ostia. Not only did they begin to feel nervous, they were even somewhat afraid.

Telis, who is also the commander of Ostia’s army, also stood at the head of the city, staring at the dark and oppressive enemies under the city, and felt a little nervous. This was his first time in actual combat, but he repeatedly urged him these days. The soldiers strictly followed the defensive arrangements they had learned in the military camp training, and he believed that this could completely block the enemy's attack.

"Master Innis, look, the enemy's ballista!"

Without reminding him, Thulis could also see a dozen ballistas pushed to the front by the Romans, and he did not panic at all.

For more than ten years after the South-Italian War, the Ministry of Military Affairs of Dionia has already developed the use of ballistas and abdominal bows that were originally used for siege to defend the city. For this reason, they asked engineers to shrink the ballistas. Its weight is reduced, the method of firing is improved (the ballista in the city is fired downwards, so the stone bullets are easy to slip off), and even the ballista belly is designed to give full play to the ballista under the guidance of Daves. A new type of fortress with bow power, and a set of defensive tactics combined with the bow of the ballista.

After taking Ostia, considering its importance, Daves shed ten defensive ballistas and five abdominal bows, and Thalis placed them all on the head of the city.

There is a ballista on the aisle not far from Theis. Because the time is too short to transform the city wall, a large plank is placed under the ballista so that its body can be higher than the battlements. There are several boxes of stone bullets next to them. Two soldiers are in charge, one is the ballista who is responsible for firing, and the other is the observer who is responsible for reporting the parameters.