Vol 9 Chapter 66: Gaul invasion

"Dido is also a little dissatisfied with this, but she said that King Daveus specially wrote a letter to her, hoping that she would not prevent Hano and the others from fleeing to the Eastern Mediterranean, otherwise the news of their murder would be sent back to Carthage and let The Carthage nobles felt panic, which caused the ups and downs of the alliance between Carthage and Dionia ... Oh, King Daphes, he also promised that even if Hano and they fled Tyre, they would not be able to escape Dionysia ’s Punishment, but that's not now ... "

"What does this mean ?!" Hasdrubal blinked his eyes and asked with a little surprise: "Does King Daphes still want to declare war on Persia ?!"

"It's not impossible." Kisgo apparently noticed this sentence, and carefully analyzed it on the way back, so he said: "East Phoenicia is a dependent country of Persia, and they sent a fleet to participate in the Western Mediterranean. The war is actually equivalent to the declaration of war between Persia and Dionysia, but the two sides have not tacitly mentioned this matter until now. However, at the end of the Western Mediterranean War, Persia once sent envoys to King Dionysia to stop The war against Carthage is said to have made a threat and was sternly rejected by King Daphes. Davis is a king with a strong character. I am afraid he has always been thinking about this ... "

"Fight against Persia! ..." Hasdrubal leaned his back against his chair, his eyes filled with infinite longing, and he said with some excitement: "Dare to deal with powerful Persia, this is a rising The demeanor of the kingdom of China! It seems that I also need to build some more meritorious service here, in the future I can lead the army to personally seek revenge on Hanno! "

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In the early morning five days later, at the Dioria barracks in the territory of Florentia, the sentries on the city's head were patrolling.

"Look! There is hostility!" A sentry shouted in front of his finger.

I saw a black smoke rising from the mountains to the north ...

His voice just fell, but he saw a black smoke rising in the mountains to the northeast, then northwest ...

In a short moment, there were at least six or seven black smoke going straight into the sky where the sentries were in sight. They were all built by the sentry towers in the mountains around the barracks. Black smoke is very rare, and a situation like today is unprecedented.

"Go and inform the commander of the army, the Gauls invaded!" The patrol officer said nervously.

It didn't take long for the alarm bell in the barracks to sound.

The soldiers quickly put on their armor, got their weapons, and ran out of the dormitory.

People in the civilian area also received emergency notices. They quickly carried important things and fled to the Florentia city not far away.

Has drupa, surrounded by his subordinates, climbed to the north of the city, and just saw thousands of Gauls rushing out of the mountains, rushing toward the barracks.

For such a large number of Gauls, Hasturuba was also seen for the first time, but the war-experienced man did not panic, but calmly said: "Immediately notify the whole battalion soldiers to prepare for defense! , Notify the troops of the other two military camps to stick to the camp and not to rescue each other! "

"Yes!"

"Send a messenger immediately, rush to Rome, anxious to the Roman district chief Asistes, said that the Gauls invaded Etruria, please rescue him!"

"Yes!"

After finishing all this, Hasdrubba looked at some of the nervous soldiers around and shouted loudly: "The soldiers of the Border Corps all said that the Gauls are terrible, but we have beaten them many times! Don't watch now They have many soldiers, but these indigenous people are not good at attacking the city, and we have strong city defense and sufficient military food. As long as we stay for ten days-half a month, the Kingdom ’s reinforcements will come. The Gauls are eliminated. You have made great contributions, and the Kingdom may reward you and shorten your life as a full citizen! "

"Roar! Roar! Roar! ..." The soldiers roared excitedly.

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In the evening, a banquet was about to be held at the residence of Roman administrative adjutant Croto Catax to celebrate the prince's promotion to the chief executive of Victoria.

The guests invited by have all been present. Except for one of the most important guests, Rome ’s Chief Executive, Asistes, has not yet arrived, so the banquet has not yet begun.

However, the guests knew that Asistes was busy and never attended anyone's banquet. This time he promised to come because of the special identity of Crotocatax. It is an honor for everyone to come, so the guests are waiting with patience with anticipation.

At the beginning of the banquet, Croto Catax is having a pleasant conversation with his brother-in-law Patroclus.

Since Patroclus took over as the head of the 14th Army last year, the two were relatives and now live closer, so they have more contacts and the relationship has become intimate.

At this moment, a man hurried into the hall and said aloud: "Masters, I just received news that the Gauls invaded Etruscan territory and Lord Yasisters ordered you to rush to the area immediately Executive Office, discuss countermeasures! "

Everyone recognized that this was the clerk of Asistes. The order he conveyed would naturally not be fake, and there was an uproar at the banquet, but no one left first and turned his attention to the owner of the banquet.

Kroto Kataks stood up without hesitation and said: "Gaul invasion is a big event, we have to hurry to the executive hall!"

Then he said to the servants: "Pack all the dishes and send them to the executive hall! Tonight everyone may be busy until late at night, how can you continue without dinner!"

The servants hurried to get busy, and the guests followed him out of the mansion while Quarquato Catax thoughtfully thought about it.

In the back room, Dido is also entertaining the families of the guests, saying that it is to celebrate the promotion of her husband, but for her, it is also a celebration of the event of "the expulsion of Hanno and Carthage joining the Dionysian League.

After the news in the hall reached the back room, the women all seemed panicked, but Dido appeared calm, and she comforted everyone loudly: "Ladies, nothing to worry about! The Gaul army is far north of Etruria, Our border legions are holding back; our Roman region and the surrounding allies will soon organize a large reinforcements to cross the Tiber River to repulse the Gauls who invaded Etruscans; To the south of our country, when the Kingdom gets the news, more reinforcements will be sent soon. It is impossible for the Gauls to step into the land of the Roman area. You can rest assured! "

Under the comfort of Dido, the wives of these officials not only gradually relieved the panic, but also happily ate.

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The Rome Regional Administration is also located in the city of Rome, only two blocks away from the city hall. When Crotocatax, Patroclus and others entered the conference room, Yasistes was under his opponent. Officials gave orders.

"You immediately rushed to Selce to inform the Walseys that they would send reinforcements in accordance with the covenant and fight against the invading Gauls with our army!"

"You immediately rushed to Frontierum and told the Helnikians that the Gauls were here, let them call an army to come to Rome to join!"

"You immediately notify the Sabines and let them send reinforcements as soon as possible ..."

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After receiving an order, a famous official hurriedly walked out of the meeting room, and even had no time to return home, he acted as a messenger, rode a horse, took his followers, and rushed to the destination in the dark.

Yasisters saw Croto Kataks coming in and said to him positively: "I'm sorry, so that your banquet cannot be held. And the enemy is currently, the city of Rome is tight, you as the administrative assistant of Rome, this For more than a year, I have basically taken over the main government affairs of the city of Rome, so I have to ask you to suspend the maintenance of my post, help me to manage Rome temporarily, and at the same time take on the important task of providing logistic support for the army! "

Assisters took office as the chief executive of the Rome region, Davos did not quit his original post of chief executive of the Romans, but also let him continue to serve concurrently. Instead of forgetting because of his power, Yasistes made the decision on the grounds that he "has to manage the administrative affairs of the entire region and is too busy": Crotocatax gradually takes over the administrative affairs of Rome . UU reading www.uukanshu. com

It's just that he never thought that after a year Davos would transfer Croto Catax to Vie.

"I am willing to obey your arrangement, Master Yasisters, and contribute my greatest strength to defend against the Gauls and defend the Roman region!" Crotocatax said firmly.

Yasisters expected that Croto Kataks would reply like this. He immediately arranged for the young man to lead a group of officials to count the material reserves in the Roman area in recent years, and estimate how much food and materials could be extracted for supply. army.

After receiving the task, Yasisters turned and asked Patroclus: "I have sent someone to notify the Latin Confederation, Walsey, Helniki, Masi, Equa, Sabine ... Wait for the forces that are allied with us to let them send reinforcements to fight against the Gauls together. Based on past experience, how long do you think it will take before they can lead the army to Rome? "

As the Gauls attacked the northern territories of Etruria more and more frequently in the past two years, in order to be prepared, Patroclus had organized two military trainings with the Allied forces after coming to Rome. In general, each The allies are fairly cooperative.

Patroclus thought for a while and said, "Latin, Walsi, and Helnikis are closer to us, the army will come faster, and will arrive in four or five days; Sabines, Equites. The Masai ... It ’s a long distance, at least eight or nine days. However, now that the Gauls are invading, I think they will also speed up the army. What is the situation in the north now? "