Vol 8 Chapter 115: Defending Rome

In this short break, Pottyus also called his own confidant slave: "Go home, give me some food. Vertex," he said loudly, holding his cane with his hands. .
"Prestige master, what do you want for your dinner?" The clever slaves immediately asked loudly.
"It's stupid, I forgot what I love, and I want to tell you again!" Pottyus complained dissatisfied, and the slaves nodded and rushed over.
"The bread is gone, my teeth are not good, I can't bite, give me a big bowl of hot porridge, and..." Pottyus said, it seems that because of fatigue, the sound is getting smaller and smaller. .
The slave could only get closer and closer, and then he heard the whisper of his master: "I immediately sent people tonight to inform Camillaus about the invasion of Latin by the Dionysian army!"
Looking at the slaves leaving the venue, Portitos was a bit embarrassed: even if there is only a little possibility, it can't be harmed by Rome, only to grievances, Camilos! But as long as I am there, no one dares to accuse you in the Senate!
Pottyus glanced at the venue and found that no one noticed his little movements, so he leaned against the ivory back and closed his eyes.
At this time, the veterans were discussing: Carthage had already fought with Dionya, and there was a report from Sicily. Why did the Dionians not concentrate on Carthage and dared to send a large army to Rome? ? !
"Is it because Carthage has been defeated by Dionia, so Dionya can free up his hand and send troops to attack us?"
"That was just a small defeat. Carthage is a strong state in the Western Mediterranean. How could it be decided with Deonia in such a short time! I think it must have been because the war has just begun. Carthage and Did not make the full effort, so that Diaonia can easily deal with, so they dare to send troops to attack us."
"We should send messengers to inform the Carthaginians to increase their offensive against Dionia and to fulfill their obligations as an ally!"
"You can say it easily, how can you tell?! Now the coast of Latin is completely controlled by the Dania fleet."
"There is a way, as long as you are willing to use your brains, Abinius. Although the fleet of Dionia blocked the coast of Latin, they did not block the coast of Etruscan, but the southern part of Etruscan With many of our affiliated city-states, the messengers can take their boats north, along the coast, and finally to the coast of Iberia, where the power of the famous Margnida family of Carthage is, and their The patriarch was recently appointed as the commander of the Carthaginian army and was responsible for the war against Dionia..."
"This is a good idea! As long as the Carthaginians know that Diaonia has sent a large army to Rome, they will definitely increase their attack on Sicily. Dionya will have to deal with the war on both sides of the South and North. It will certainly be difficult to sustain. They will definitely retreat from Latin and avoid being defeated by the Carthage."
"We can't rely too much on Carthage. In fact, we can defeat the incoming Dionia army with the 100,000 civic and allied forces we have now, and Camilles, who can take good wars!" ......"
"Great Scipio is right! We fight on our own land. There is absolutely no need to fear the Dionyns. We should take this opportunity to defeat them, establish the name of our Rome, and then completely control the Latin!..."
In the fierce debate, the elders passed the proposal of "delivering the messenger tomorrow, going north to Etruscan by boat, asking for help from Carthage", and also waiting for Camilles to return to the team. The idea of ​​the Ionian army battle.
In the evening, finally there was news that the army of 25,000 soldiers led by Paulus, Meyers and Pantius was defeated by almost the same number of Dionysian troops.
This terrible news has caused the entire Senate to fall into a long silence.
After a long time, some veterans began to scream: the Dionysian army is so powerful that Camillas should be led immediately to defend Rome!
There are even a few people who have proposed: simply negotiating with Dionya and returning the occupied Worthy territory...
This is of course attacked by most of the veterans, and Apleus and Marugin Nessis who support him are trying to comfort those panicked veterans. Their biggest slogan is: There is no news in Ostia. It came to say that it has not yet fallen into the hands of the Diaonians...
Portitos looked at the scene of the dispute in the venue, and said nothing, the heart was thankful for the decision he had made before...
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This night, not only is the candle in the Senate, but the same is true in the Roman Forum, and the voice is full of people.
After receiving the urgent notice from the Roman patrol, countless people came out of their houses and gathered in the square.
These people are mainly divided into two categories: adolescents between the ages of 15 and 17 and those over the age of 50. Because in addition to the 3,000 young and middle-aged citizens stationed in Rome, other Roman citizens who are suitable for military service have followed Camelus to fight for Herni. In addition, a small number of women wandered around the square and asked the Roman soldiers who maintained order to hear about the
Dyonia people coming
.
Compared with those who show panic, most of the old people gathered in the square are calm. They have experienced many war baptisms in their lives. They have already been shocked, and the teenagers are very excited. They have long been eager to grow up and serve in military service. Like fathers and brothers, they fought in the battlefield and won honor for themselves. Therefore, although there are many people in the square, they are orderly and not chaotic.
People came to the recruiting officer in turn, and reported their name, clan, their own tribes, and their previous resumes in the army. Then the recruiting officer used this to compile the squadron and give him a certain army. Middle position. In addition, veterans mostly have their own armor and weapons, and teenagers have only a few, so they need to be equipped.
Ambustus stood on the platform of the square and looked at the crowds under the black pressure. He felt some peace of mind and the original worry was eliminated a lot.
"Father!" A crisp voice rang in his ear. He turned his head and saw a kind smile on his face: "Conya, how come you?"
The younger daughter of Ambustus said with anxiety: "Stougho heard the notice from the patrol and wondered if Rome is really dangerous?"
"Don't worry, it's just a matter of prevention. Let Stolo do a good job at home." Ambustos waved his hand and said with a relaxed face.
The little daughter was sent away, and the people in the square were gradually dispersing. The look of Ambustus became more and more dignified. He couldn’t help but ask the patrol captain Cassius: "Aventine area Did the people really notice it?"
"I can swear to Jupiter, I really sent a patrol to the Aventine area to inform the street!" Cassius eagerly argued.
"Then why haven't they come yet?!" Ambustus was anxious. In his view, compared with these old people and children, the civilians and free people in the Aventin area should be the main force against the Roman city.
Cassius smiled bitterly: "Adults, you don't know, people there are always fighting against our nobles, against the Senate; or those who joined Rome in these years, are not loyal to Rome."
"Don't say anything about this." Ambustus interrupted him and whispered: "Now the enemy is now, all Romans should be united..."
Ambustus suddenly stopped talking because there was noisy vocals in the distance. He finally showed a smile: "Hey, they are coming!"
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Why did the news of Ostia not return to Rome that night? This is because Davers has imposed a strict seal on the land and sea roads in the city of Ostia. After the city was broken, no one, a ship escaped from Ostia. And during the siege, he ordered Midorades to send all the fast three-layer paddles to block the offshore of Ostia and not allow any ships to approach. At the same time, on the land, he also sprinkled the mountain squad, blocking the surrounding area of ​​Ostia, so that the spies of the Roman and Latin allies could not understand the battle of Ostia until the evening, he let Iza Ms will withdraw the investigation brigade. Even later, the Roman spy found out the same ~EbookFREE.me~ rushed back to Rome is already the next day.
When the messenger of Amintas arrived in the city of Ostia, Daves was accompanied by Midorades to the port.
"Your Majesty, in fact, you don't have to go to the port anymore. We have made many statements to the workers in the port. Most of them have already expressed their willingness to assist us..." Midolades walked and persuaded Daves.
"Midorades, I believe in your ability to do things." Daphus said seriously: "But you have to know that this is the first time we have occupied the Latino territory of Dionia. They are very strange to us. More fear of our strength, the presence of my king personally, let them believe in the commitments we have made, and can provide more help to us, and with them to demonstrate, we manage when occupying other Latin towns. It’s much easier to get up.

Midorades seemed to understand and nodded, knowing that Davers was determined, and he did not dare to persuade.
Of course, Davers did not expect a naval general to understand his approach from a global perspective. After all, he was conceiving a big game, so he turned the subject and asked: "The workers and sailors in the port." Where are all from?"