Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 184: Burning Ostia

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But after fighting on the battlefield all his life, he quickly adjusted his mentality, because he knew that the difficulties faced by the Roman army did not allow him to be excessively depressed.

Quintus, Frius, Licinius, Olus, Titus, Servius and other generals have gathered in the big tent.

"My dictator!" Seeing Camillos staggering into the big tent, everyone hurriedly saluted respectfully.

"What's the situation in Ostia?" Camilos didn't treat them politely, and asked Servius directly.

Today, Servius, who was in charge of preventing the enemy’s outburst from the city, hurriedly replied: "The Dionians have stationed a lot of soldiers on the city. It may be that they saw our troops outside the city. They did not dare to leave the city. Destroy our soil barrier, but they are hurrying to repair the gap in the city wall!"

"So we must hurry up, reorganize our troops, and launch an offensive again!" Camilos was a little anxious when he heard this. He looked at Li Xinius: "How is the construction of Tulei?"

"It must be closed before it gets dark!" Licinius said affirmatively: "Thanks to Adi, Antius and Satnikum who sent a lot of people to help us build!"

"Okay! Okay!..." Camelus repeatedly praised, and the solemn expression on his face stretched a lot: "Licinius, you did a good job, and I thank you on behalf of all the soldiers! As long as the earth fortress we build can completely encircle the city of Ostia, not only will we not have to worry about the enemy’s sneak attack from the city, but we can also send a large number of light infantry, even like the Dionians, to move the ballista up, long-range Attacking the city’s head and enemies in the city, providing the greatest assistance to our heavy infantry’s offensive, reducing their casualties... The Etruscan allied armies of Kesrera, Volch, and Tarzuna no longer Are you yelling to go?"

Camillos' last sentence was asking Titus, who had previously sent him to appease the Etruscans.

"My dictator, these Etruscans are just talking, really let them go, do they dare to go alone?!" Titus sneered disdainfully: "There is Dioni at sea In Asia’s fleet, only the upper reaches of the Tiber River can pass through and reach the north bank, but with their less than 10,000 troops and their courage, without our company, they dare to march alone for seventy or eighty miles and bypass There is a Roman city heavily defended by Dionia?! However, they said that if they would like to attack Ostia in the next battle, they would refuse to participate in the battle again!"

"Refused to fight?! Do these Etruscans think they joined our team just to share the spoils?!" Quintus said angrily, "My dictator, the next siege At the time, they must be placed in the forefront of the offensive team. I want to see if these Etruscans who were conquered by us dare to fight hard!"

"Quintus, don't get too excited. Doing so will only completely frustrate our relationship with the Etruscans, and it will also affect the views of the Latin Allied forces on us." Olus Reminded on the side.

"If we don’t do this, would we let our soldiers rush to the forefront?! The most casualties in the past few days are our Roman citizens! Up to now, nearly 5,000 civilian soldiers have fled the camp and took refuge in the enemy Can we trust the remaining thousands of civilian soldiers! Now we have no more than 15,000 citizen soldiers who can fight, and many Roman citizens of noble origin have died bravely with a strong hatred of the Dionians. Under the city! We will not allow the Etruscans and Latin Allied armies to go up. Even if we retake Ostia, I am afraid that all the citizens in Rome will be dead!" Everyone looked sad, and fell silent for a while.

"We regained Ostia. Are the Dionians really willing to...make peace with us?" Titus was the first to break the silence. He said hesitantly, "Know that the Dionians are here. What the city of Rome did...is to turn our nobles into slaves!"

His words uttered the doubts and anxiety in the hearts of the generals, and everyone focused on Camilos.

Camillos did not immediately answer, because the defection of Roman civilian soldiers and the tenacious defense in Ostia had shaken his confidence in the past few days, preventing him from answering in the affirmative.

It was his son Lucius who said loudly: "We only have to beat the Dionians and threaten the safety of the Dionians with our bravery and determination, before we can force them to negotiate peace with us! After all! , The Dionians are not only fighting against us in Rome, but also our ally, the Carthaginians. The Dionian army has lost too much here, so what can they do to fight against the Carthaginians?!"

"Don't believe in Carthage too much! If they really do their best to attack Dionia, how can the Dionia send so many troops to attack us!" Speaking of Carthage, Quintus was full of grievances.

"In addition to regaining Ostia, we have no better way..." Olus sighed, and these words made the other generals look sad.

"Everyone, don't think about it anymore in the future. Let's do the things in front of us first." At this time, Camilos said: "Judging from the situation of yesterday, our siege has been achieved. Great progress. The soldiers have already entered the city and fought with the Dionians, which has already put a lot of pressure on the enemy and killed them. Next, we only need to..."

Camillos detailed some new ideas for the next attack and some improvements to the siege tactics. This is the result of his careful observation of the battle and hard thinking over the past few days.

His tone is calm, but there is a power in it that can calm everyone down and listen carefully.

Seeing everyone listened carefully, Camilos glanced at Quintus and emphasized: "In order to ensure the next siege is smooth, we must unite our allied forces!..."

In the end, including Quintus, everyone agreed with Camilos and discussed and improved the siege plan together.

After sending everyone away, Camilos relaxed a little, and suddenly felt fatigued. In the past few days, he has been worried about fighting, eating less, sleeping less, and feeling anxious. Even the young man's body can't stand it, let alone an old man in his 60s. He has to lie down and rest.

In this sleep, I slept through the dusk until I was woken up.

"All the sentries at the head of Ostia suddenly disappeared?!" Camelus, who had just woke up, patted his still somewhat confused head, thinking about the meaning behind the move of the Dionians.

At this time, the tent was opened again, and Lucius broke in: "Father, the fire that started in Ostia!"

"What?!" Camelus was taken aback, and with the help of his servant, he hurried out of the big tent.

The camp was full of soldiers walking out of their tents. They looked at the city of Ostia, which was blazing in the distance in amazement, and the whole camp was filled with loud noises and discussions.

Camillos stayed for a moment when he saw this, and suddenly shouted, "No, the Ostians are going to flee! Hurry! Send an army! Rush into the city, put out the fire, and catch Diony Yaren! Hurry up!..."

In the dark, the Roman soldiers were organized and rushed towards the burning city of Ostia.

But they still went too late.

After receiving the "retreat" order from Daves, Thelis ordered his officials to contact the cargo ships of the various chambers of commerce in the port and the Dionia fleet cruising in the nearby sea, and gradually began an orderly retreat. .

Since most of the evacuation operations were carried out in the small port directly facing the sea in the west, the Roman army monitoring the mouth of the Tiber River did not find anything unusual.

Finally, when the Dionian soldiers at the head of the city began to evacuate, Theis let the tarred city and port ablaze.

When Camilos learned that "the army failed to put out the fire, Ostia city and port were burned down, but did not see a Dionian", he felt depressed and uncomfortable, and said a word Does not come out.

He already understood at this moment: The Dionians would rather burn the city than let them occupy it, which has shown their determination not to compromise!

"Father, what's the matter with you?!" In Lucius's exclamation, Camilos was holding his chest and slowly fell to the ground.

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Mckelius is a small captain. Although he is a Roman civilian, his home is not in Rome, but in Wei Ai, where he owns his own land and family.

In the past few days, news about the "Dionians' special treatment of Roman civilians" spread in the camp. The civilian soldiers living in Rome began to flee the camp. Although the Roman civilians in the colonial city north of the Bo River moved a little, they did not leave. After all, in a colonial city that was built less than ten years ago, the contradiction between the nobles and the common people was not serious, and their lives were pretty good. Under such circumstances, abandoning the mother country that has lived for decades and joining an unfamiliar kingdom, it is difficult for them who are farmers to make such a choice.

However, they did not receive the rewards they deserved for being loyal to Rome. Instead, they were hated by the Roman noble soldiers in the camp.

These nobles and diners learned from the spread that “their families in the city of Rome were imprisoned, the land was divided among the civilians, the houses were occupied by the civilians, and the wealth of the family was robbed by the civilians (this is a rumor In addition to the constant rebellion of civilians in the past few days...Of course, they have no good expressions on the civilian soldiers who are still in the camp. Suspicion, ridicule, and insults are still light. During the siege, it is no longer a matter of blatantly using the power in one's hands to arrange civilian soldiers in the most dangerous offensive position, but not allowing retreat and providing assistance.