Vol 8 Chapter 166: Ostia attacked

When he came to the city hall, Julius, who had already been informed, immediately came out and greeted Midolades.
After the two greeted each other a few words, Midolades handed Daves's warrant to Julius.
When he first got Ostia, Daves only announced "giving slave freedom, as well as Latin refugees, slave citizenship and distribution of land, etc." and now he asked Julius to be on the Roman Forum yesterday. The decree announced in Roman civilians and slaves was also carried out in Ostia, and the Roman aristocracy in the city of Ostia was also handed over to the warship by Midolades.
After reading the book, Julius said easily: "According to His Majesty's will, it is easier to manage Ostia."
He said, he called his men and asked him to immediately take the imprisoned Roman captives and the nobles of the people to the port and hand them over to the Third Fleet.
Then he said to Midorades: "Last night, I listened to the return of the merchants in Rome and said that the decree announced in the square, I have already selected these Roman prisoners in advance, Ostia has only 178 here. A Roman male born in a noble family, and who is in compliance with the requirements... I’m afraid there are less than one hundred, so you don’t need to wait for a long time, they will be sent to the ship soon.

"Mr. Julius is really meticulous in doing things! It is no wonder that His Majesty will hand over such an important town to you!" Midorades complimented that he could not immediately lead some of the ships south to Trina. Recruiting new fleet infantry, so in Ostia can be less time-consuming, he is of course happy.
"There is still a little time before my men are done, can General Madorades tell me about his Majesty and your detailed process of defeating the city of Rome." Jules said with a smile.
"Very happy!" Midorades responded simply. He had already heard of the anecdote from the Sicilian veteran. Among the many elders who became Dionia by relying on political achievements or special reasons, This burly middle-aged man is the only one who has long been condescending to the training of the Turiyi military camp. Through his training performance, he has been promoted from the legion reserve team to the position of the reserve team captain. It has won the respect of many military personnel, including of course, Madorades himself.
Jules was very happy to say: "Now it is almost time for dinner, let's drink some wine, I let the chef cook a few more dishes, let's talk and drink."
Mido Lades thought, he immediately led the team to the south, it was considered to be out of the battlefield, so did not refuse.
When the two talked about sex, the guards at the door sneaked in and hurriedly said: "The adult of Julis, the detective outside the city, reported urgently and found that the Roman army is marching rapidly toward Ostia. , the number is large, more than 20,000 people!"
Mido Lades was shocked.
Julis was also surprised, but he quickly laughed and said: "The Romans are coming right! You are not squatting and have no chance to go to the battlefield. Now that the battle has been sent, you can see if you have the ability to get it! Are you scared?"
The team officer immediately replied loudly: "Adults, my brothers and I can't wait for the Romans to attack Ostia now, so that they can taste our power!"
"You immediately notify the three captains, and now let the soldiers start eating, and then follow the previous training to lead the team to their respective defense positions."
"Follow, adults!" Kesilas immediately turned and left.
Then, Jules called his subordinate Luke Dyrus.
This is also a Latino Dionia citizen from Enona, who stayed in Dover, and served as a translator for the languageless Jules. As a result, Julius gave him boldly as his secretary. The position of the officer, who advised himself when he was governing the town, and also gave him the position of a deputy officer of the new brigade, responsible for organizing and training the 1,230 Ostia slaves and Latin refugees who applied to join the Dionysian citizens, before he However, it is an ordinary citizen of Enona and an ordinary soldier of the reserve team. It is a great effort to suddenly take this responsibility.
Now, Jules ordered him to assist the captain. After dinner, the soldiers of the new brigade will be assembled as a city defense reserve team ready to fight.
After arranging this, Jules said to Midorades apologetically: "The Romans interrupted your wonderful remarks. It seems that only after I have repulsed them, after you return from the West Chamber, you I can continue to drink this can of wine."
"It’s my turn to listen to you telling me how to repel the Romans." Midorades smiled and then took a serious look and suggested: "When I was in Rome, the Roman army outside the city was busy. Building the camp, there is no need to attack the city at all. I didn’t expect them to send troops to attack Ostia. You must be vigilant, and it’s obvious that the enemy is prepared, because Ostia We are too important for the Roman army!"
After listening to this, Jules nodded and asked: "General Midorades, has the Roman army surrounded the city of Rome? Can I send a messenger to enter the city of Rome?"
Midorades shook his head: "When I left, the Roman army had already camped outside the city. Only the east had not seen the enemy, but it would be difficult to get around."
"It seems that it is safe to take the waterway..." 忒 Nice said, "Mr. Midorades, can I ask you to send the Clippers to Rome immediately and tell the enemy here?"
"This is my duty!" Midorades responded very simply, and he also reminded: "From here through the Tiber River to Rome, it takes at least half a day, and it takes longer to move forward in the dark, because Whether it is pulling fiber or sailing, there is a certain danger. Therefore, it will take until tomorrow to receive the information attacked by Ostia. When the reinforcements are dispatched, at least it will arrive at noon tomorrow. You must be prepared."
Midorades paused and saw Jules fall into thoughts. He suggested: "I hope that you can make room at the port. I will let some warships park at the port and let the sailors come ashore to help you fight to make up. There are not enough guards, but you have to provide them with weapons and equipment."
Jules was both astonished and grateful. She even expressed her gratitude and said: "The generals don't have to worry about weapons and equipment. Before we lost the Romans here, the spoils collected from the battlefields were sold to merchants, and some were stacked. In the warehouse, enough to equip six or seven thousand people."
"Then I will be relieved." Midorades said that the sailors of the fleet under his jurisdiction are not fleet infantry. They usually do more sea training and are not good at land battles. However, they are young adults and defensive cities. Still not a problem.
The reason why Midodides was so active and helpful: On the one hand, he was the senior general who was present. When he faced the war in Ostia, he left without any help. Once Ostia fell, he would inevitably be The impeachment of the Military Department’s ombudsman and the criticism of his colleagues; another reason is that he has discovered the importance of Ostia to the Third Fleet. If the military port can be set up here, the Third Fleet controls the Italian south coast. It can be extended to the Etruscan region, so he hopes that with the approval of King Davers in the future, he can also get the active cooperation of the Chief Executive of Ostia, so it is important to win the favor of Julius.
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Just as the city of Ostia was preparing for defense, the Roman army led by Titus took off from Prinist, passing through the city of Rome, then passing south through Lake Alba, and then turning to In the northwest, the march was nearly 90 miles, and finally arrived at the last destination at dusk - Ostia.
Titus immediately ordered the soldiers to eat the rations, then put on the armor, picked up the weapons, and prepared to attack the city.
When the soldiers rested, he ordered the squadrons to push the only remaining 20 rifles to the front, and first bombarded the thin walls of Ostia that were less than four meters high.
Originally, the Diaonian soldiers who were extremely excited because they were finally able to participate in the battle looked at the Roman army who came from a distance like a long dragon and could not see the tail. Then they reached hundreds of thousands of people. The troops gradually surrounded Ostia, and they not only began to feel nervous, but even a little bit afraid.
Julius, who is also the commander of the Army of Ostia, also stood in the city, staring at the black enemy under the city, and felt a little nervous. This is his first time in actual combat, but in the past few days he repeatedly urged the soldiers to be strict. According to what he had learned in the military training in the past, he believed that this could completely block the enemy's attack.
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Without reminding him, Julius could also see more than a dozen guns pushed by the Romans to the front line. He did not panic at all.
In the more than ten years after the South Italian War, the Department of Military Affairs of Dionia has already studied the use of rifles and abdominal arches that were originally used for siege, so that they allowed engineers to reduce the shape of the rifle. It has reduced its weight and improved the way of launching (the guns on the city are launched downwards, so the stone bullets are easy to slip off), and even under the guidance of Daves, the power of the belly bow can be fully utilized. A new type of fortress, and based on this, developed a set of defensive tactics combined with the sacral canopy.
After taking down Ostia, considering the importance of it, Davers shed ten defensive mortars and five belly bows, and Jules placed them in the city.
There was a cannon on the aisle not far from Julius. Because the time was too short to rebuild the wall, the shovel was covered with large planks so that its body could be higher than the battlement. There were several boxes of stone bombs, two soldiers were responsible, one was the gunner responsible for the launch, and the other was the sighting hand responsible for reporting the parameters.
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