Vol 8 Chapter 184: Burning Ostia

However, he quickly adjusted his mentality during his lifetime in the battlefield because he knew that the dilemma facing the Roman army did not allow him to over-depression.
Quentus, Freuz, Lisignius, Oulus, Titus, Servius and many other generals have gathered in the big account.
"The dictator is an adult!" Seeing Camillos stalking into the big account, everyone is busy and respectful.
"What is the situation in Ostia?" Camillaus did not ask them, and asked Servius directly.
Today, Servius, who is responsible for guarding the enemy out of the city, replied: "The Dionyns have sent a lot of soldiers on the city. They may have seen the troops we arranged outside the city. They did not dare to go out and destroy us. Earth barriers, but they are hurrying to repair the gaps in the walls!"
"So we have to hurry, reorganize the troops, and launch the attack again!" Camilles heard this, a little anxious, he looked at Li Si Nius: "How is the progress of Tu Lei construction?"
"Be sure to close before dark!" Li Si Nius said affirmatively: "Thanks to Adi, Antioch and Saturnicum, a large number of people were sent to help us build!"
"Good! Good!..." Camillaus even sighed, and the expression on his face was stretched a lot: "Li Si Nius, you did a good job, I thank you on behalf of all the soldiers! As long as we build The earthen barrier can completely enclose the city of Ostia. We not only do not have to worry about the enemy attacking the city, but also can send a large number of light infantry, even learn the Dionyrians, move the guns and attack the city. And the enemies in the city, to provide the greatest help to our heavy infantry offensive, reduce their casualties... Kaiserella, Walch, Tarcuna, the Etruscan allies, no longer want to Let's go?"
The last sentence of Camillaus was to ask Titus, before he sent him to appease the Etruscans.
"The dictator, these Etruscans are just talking about it, let them leave, do they dare to go alone?!" Titus smirked with a disdain: "There is a fleet of Dionia at sea." The Tiber River can only pass through the upper reaches and reach the North Shore. But with their army of less than 10,000 people, and their courage, without our companionship, they dare to march alone for seventy or eighty miles, bypassing Dior. The Roman city of the heavy defense of Nia?? However, they said that in the next battle, they would like to attack the city of Ostia like this, they refused to participate in the battle!"
"Don't refuse to participate in the battle?! These Etruscans thought they joined our team just to share the spoils?!" Quintus said angrily: "The dictator, the next time he attacked the city, Be sure to put them at the forefront of the offensive team. I would like to see these Etruscans who we conquered dare to fight!"
"Kuntus, don't be too excited. This will only completely ruin our relationship with the Etruscans, and it will also affect the views of the Latin allied forces." Oulus reminded me Road.
"If you don't do this, do you still let our soldiers rush to the front?! The most deadly injuries in these days are our Roman citizens! Up to now, nearly 5,000 civilian soldiers have fled the camp and invested in the enemy! The rest Thousands of civilian soldiers, can we trust it! Now we can really fight no more than 15,000 civic soldiers. Many of the noble Roman citizens are born with the hatred of the Dionys, and they are bravely killed under the city! We will not let the Etruscans and the Latin allies of the army go up. Even if they retake Ostia, I am afraid that the civic soldiers in the Roman city are dying!" Quintus’s sorrowful words made everyone in the account look stunned. For a time, I fell into silence.
"We have taken back Ostia, the Diaonians really want to... talk with us?" Titus broke the silence first, he hesitated: "Know the people of the city of Rome in Rome." Do...is to turn our nobility into a slave!"
His words spoke of doubts and uneasiness in the hearts of the officials, and everyone focused on Camilos.
Camilos did not immediately answer, because the defection of the Roman civilian soldiers and the tenacious defenses in the city of Ostia from these days are shaking his confidence, making him unable to give a positive answer.
Instead, his son Lucius said loudly: "We only have to hurt the Diavians, and with our bravery and determination to threaten the safety of the Diaonians, we can force them to talk with us! After all, Dai Ou The Nea people are not only fighting against our Rome, but also our ally, the Carthaginians. The troops of Dionia are losing too much here, and what are they going to fight against the Carthaginians?!"
"Don't be too convinced of Carthage! If they really do their best and attack Dionya, how can the Dionias send so many troops to attack us!" When it comes to Carthage, Quintus It’s full of grievances.
"In addition to retaking Ostia, we have no better way..." Oulus sighed, and this made the other officials look blank.
"Everyone, don't think about it anymore in the future. Let's do the things in front of us." At this moment, Camillaus spoke up: "From yesterday's battle, our siege has already achieved a great deal. Progress, the soldiers have already entered the city, and the melee with the Dionyns has given the enemy a lot of pressure and kill. Next, we just need to..."
Camilles elaborated on some new ideas for the next attack and some improvements to the siege tactics. This is the result of his careful observation of the situation and hard thinking in the past few days.
His tone is calm, but it contains a kind of power that calms everyone down and listens carefully.
Seeing everyone listen carefully, Camilles glanced at Quintus and stressed: "In order to ensure the next siege, we must unite our allied forces!..."
Including Quintus, everyone finally agreed with Camilles and discussed and perfected the siege plan.
After sending away everyone, Camilles felt a little relaxed and suddenly felt weak. These days, I am worried about fighting, eating less, sleeping less, and feeling anxious, that is, the young man’s body can’t stand, not to mention an old man in his 60s who has to lie down and rest.
This feeling has passed the evening until it is woken up.
"The sentinels at the head of Ostia suddenly disappeared completely!!" Camillaus, who just woke up, patted his confused head and thought about the meaning behind the move of the Dionyrians.
At this time, the tabernacle was opened again, and Lucius was smashed in: "Father, the fire in the city of Ostia!"
"What?!" Camillaus was shocked. With the help of the slaves, he hurried out of the big account.
The camp was full of soldiers who walked out of the tent. They watched the city of Ostia in the distance with horror. The noise and arguments filled the entire camp.
Camillaus saw this scene, stayed for a moment, suddenly shouted: "Not good, Ostia people want to escape! Fast! Send troops quickly! Rush into the city, put out the fire, grab the Diaonians! fast!……"
In the darkness, the Roman soldiers were organized and rushed toward the burning city of Ostia.
But they still went late.
After receiving the "retreat" order issued by Daves, Julius ordered his officers to contact the cargo ships of the port chambers of commerce and the Dionya fleet that was cruising in the nearby sea, and gradually began an orderly retreat.
Since most of the evacuation operations were carried out in small ports facing the sea directly in the west, the Roman army monitoring the Tiber estuary did not find any difference.
Finally, when the Dionyrian soldiers in the city began to evacuate, Julius ignited the tarred city and port.
When Camilles learned that "the army failed to put out the fire, the city and port of Ostia were burned, but did not see a Diaonian", he felt uncomfortable and could not say a word.
He now understood that the Diaonians would rather burn the city than let them occupy it, and they have already shown their determination not to compromise!
"Father, what's wrong with you?!" In the exclamation of Lucius, I saw Camillaus licking his chest and slowly fell to the ground.
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McKays is a small captain~EbookFREE.me~ Although he is a Roman civilian, his home is not in Rome, but in Victoria, where he has his own land and family.
In the past few days, news about the
Dyonia’s special treatment of Roman civilians
spread in the camp. Civilian soldiers living in Rome have begun to flee the camp, and McKays and many of them originally moved to the Tiber River. Although the Roman civilians in the Northern Colonial City had a dim move, they did not leave. After all, in the colonial city that was built less than a decade ago, the contradiction between the nobility and the civilians was not serious, and their lives were not bad. Under such circumstances, abandoning the mother state that has been living for decades, joining a strange kingdom, it is difficult for them to make such choices for the farmers.
However, those who were loyal to Rome did not receive the rewards they deserved, but were instead hated by Roman aristocratic soldiers in the camp.
The nobility and diners learned from the news that "their family in Rome was imprisoned, the land was divided into civilians, the house was also occupied by civilians, and the wealth of the family was also robbed by civilians (this is a rumor)" In addition, the constant rebellion of civilians these days... Of course, they do not have any good looks on the civilian soldiers who remain in the camp. Suspicion, ridicule and insults are still light. During the siege, it was not once and twice to blatantly use the power in hand to arrange civilian soldiers in the most dangerous offensive position, but not to allow retreat and assistance.