Chapter 746
"If the situation is not as I expected, Carthage will still send reinforcements to Sicily, and Prososus will be outnumbered. Then we can send the Seventh Legion, or even the Tenth Legion under Alexis to Sicily to strengthen the forces there. The Samonai have suffered heavy losses, and their strength is no longer a threat. Alexis will not need to keep too many troops. " The Devers looked around and said seriously, "Now Diónia is at war with three other forces. Although we can deal with them, we can't evenly distribute our forces. That will only prolong the war and increase the consumption of our national strength. We should focus our forces on one of them before our opponents show their strength. Only then can we alleviate the current situation and free up our hands to deal with the other enemies!"
The Devers paused for a moment. Seeing that everyone was deep in thought, he continued, "But who should we focus our forces on first? Of course, it can't be Carthage. It is strong and has a vast territory. The war with it will not end in a short period of time.
Although the Samonai are the weakest of the three forces, their homes are also in the mountains. So far, we have been luring them to fight on the plains and try to avoid fighting in the mountains, because that is what they are good at. If we don't destroy their homes, we will not be able to completely conquer them. The current situation requires us to be cautious. For the time being, we should not attack the Samonai Mountains that we are not familiar with.
Finally, Rome — "The Devers pointed at the map again," Although Rome is not weak, its forces are mainly concentrated in the northern region of Latin. That is a relatively flat river plain, which is advantageous for us to fight. The coastal areas of Latin are mostly flat beaches, and Rome's navy is not strong, which is advantageous for us to land troops and transport supplies and food. For the past few decades, Rome has been expanding everywhere and has made many enemies with the surrounding forces. This is advantageous for us to unite them and fight against Rome together … "
After the Devers finished, the ministers of the Ministry of Military Affairs were convinced by him. Hilos immediately said, "Your Majesty, after we go back, we will start preparing for the war against Rome."
"Move fast!" Dyvers reminded, "We must take advantage of the fact that Rome has not yet destroyed the Haernici. Their main forces are still in the east. We must gather our army and launch a swift and violent attack to annihilate their scattered forces in the west. We must capture their Latin allies and weaken their power. Finally, we will attack Rome and fight it! I will strive to destroy its forces within half a year, and bring Rome and the surrounding Latin states under the kingdom's rule … Sigh, you should know that after such a large-scale war, there are more than 100,000 soldiers who need military rewards, especially those who have not come of age for long and have not yet received their fiefs. But now, other than the Downey region, there is no land left in the other regions of the kingdom, so the Latin region … "
Hilos and the others immediately understood what the Devers meant. Whether it was for public or private reasons, this strengthened their determination to support the Devers's decision to lead the army to the north.
"Your Majesty, your expedition to the Latin region is of great importance. I am afraid that the Senate may not necessarily approve this decision," Felicius reminded. Indeed, the last time the Devers led the army was ten years ago against the Meshapi Puchetti Coalition Army, which laid the foundation for the Kingdom of Diónia's final conquest of the entire Apulia region. Ten years had passed, and the senators were probably used to the Devers being in the palace and the Senate. Now that he was the king, he had a noble status, and the senators would be worried if he personally took the risk, and there was also the huge consumption of food …
The Devers smiled and said nonchalantly, "So I have to convince you first, and I have a lot of votes in favor."
Hilos, Felicius, and the others also smiled. In the Senate of Diónia, senators who came from the army made up a large proportion.
"Next, I will first talk to the five rotating presidents. As for the other senators … I think they will not refuse in the end, because once Rome is conquered, they will be provided with a lot of administrative positions." The Devers were very confident in convincing the Senate.
At this time, Tormid raised a question, "Your Majesty, the Legio III is defending Cautini in Campania. If it is transferred away, what if Cautini enters the Campanian Alliance again?"
"Isn't that just right?" The Devers replied calmly, "Ever since Cautini exchanged their soldiers, there has been no movement. If we can lure them out, it will also put us at ease. Moreover, in the current situation, we can't just rely on us to protect the Campanian Alliance. It is time for the Campanians to share the burden for us. "
After discussing the matter of the army's expedition to the north for a while, Hilos and the others bid farewell and left. The Ministry of Military Affairs would be unusually busy from now on, because they had to mobilize soldiers, assemble the legions, mobilize the fleets, gather the military rations, and so on. A series of complicated matters had to be completed as soon as possible.
… …
Ever since Adoris moved out of the King's Mansion of the Devers with the reason that he had "grown up and could support himself", his room had been empty. However, he moved back in these few days, not because he missed his adoptive parents, but because he was injured.
In the battle of Venosa, he violated the military law. After the battle, the platoon leader reported his performance to the division. The commander of the second division, Matonis, was put in a difficult position after reading the report. He wanted to suppress the matter, but he realized that he might not be able to hide it from the Devers, so he went to see the king and explained the situation.
After hearing this, the Devers was very angry and said without hesitation, "I can't ignore the military law just because he is my child. If I let him go, what will the other soldiers think?! Will they still strictly follow orders and follow your commands?! "
In fact, the Devers wanted to use this severe punishment to make Adoris remember that he must listen to orders in battle and work closely with his comrades, instead of just killing enemies and doing risky things. This was also for the sake of his safety.
Therefore, Matonis had no choice but to announce that according to the military law, Adoris would be punished with the rod.
Twenty solid strikes of the rod made the skin on Adoris's buttocks split open, and it was difficult for him to even walk.
When Cristoya heard this, she was heartbroken. Regardless of whether Adoris agreed or not, she forced him to move back to the mansion so that it would be easier to take care of him and treat him.
Adoris couldn't dissuade his adoptive mother, so he could only go back to his original place obediently.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
"Come in." Seeing that it was Crotocatax who walked in, Adoris heaved a sigh of relief. He wasn't in a hurry to cover his swollen buttocks with the blanket, and said listlessly, "Clotho, it's you."
"Brother, who else do you think it is? Eddui? "Cloto Catax smiled slyly.
"Nonsense! What do you know?! "Adoris glared at him.
"I know quite a lot." Crotocatax blinked mischievously. "You and Elder Torlex's daughter, Eddui, are together. Mother has already come forward to talk to Torlex and set your marriage with Eddui for April, but now it might be delayed until the end of the year. Yesterday, she even specially came to see you. I think she's worried that if you get beaten up, you won't be able to have a child with her … "
Back then, Aegnis' brother wanted to marry the Devers, but Cristoya used her connections to set up matchmaking sessions for Adoris. In the end, Adoris took a fancy to Torlex's gentle and beautiful daughter. Torlex used to be the leader of a large tribe in Puchetti, and his family was quite influential in the Puchetti region. After becoming an elder of Diónia, he had been rather low-key. Whether it was for the political purpose of winning over the Puchetti people, or because they hoped to have a virtuous daughter-in-law, the Devers were quite satisfied, so the marriage was quickly set.
"Damn you, Clotho!" Adoris pressed his hands on the bed and propped himself up. He wanted to teach his brother a lesson, but who knew that he would immediately cover his buttocks and cry out, "Ouch, ouch."
"Brother, are you alright?" Cloto Catax hurried over and asked with concern.
Adoris took the opportunity to grab him and lightly knocked his head twice. He even scolded, "Clotho, you've become bad now. Be careful that I don't tell on you to Mother."
"Brother, I'm afraid of you. I'll leave now, alright? But don't expect to hear any good news." With that, Cloto Catax walked out.
"Wait, Clotho! What good news?! My dear brother, since I'm injured, tell me quickly, what good news is it?! … "
Seeing Adoris's pleading eyes, Cloto Catax returned to his seat and said with a slightly proud expression, "Brother, Father is going to personally lead a huge army consisting of the First Legion, Second Legion, Legio III, Legio IV, Fifth Legion, Legio VI, and the First and Second Cavalry Legions to the Latin region to fight against Rome!"
"Really?!" Adoris immediately became excited when he heard that.
"Of course it's true! This morning, Father's decision has been approved by the Senate. I believe it won't be long before the army departs! "Cloto Catax said with the same excited expression.
"That's great! Finally, there's a war! "Adoris clenched his fist in excitement.
Cloto Catax looked at Adoris who was sitting carefully on the bed with his buttocks in the air. He could not help but remind him, "Brother, I'm afraid that when the army departs, your injuries will not be healed yet."
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