Chapter 779
"Your Majesty, the Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade has been undergoing the toughest training for the past ten years just for this day! Don't worry, even if it rains heavily and the river rises, we will succeed! "Y 'zam finally showed his true colors and said proudly.
"Very good, this is the Y 'zam I know!" The Devers smiled. "Don't forget to send someone to inform me immediately after the operation is successful."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
The Devers looked around at the legion commanders and asked, "What do you think after seeing the city of Rome?"
"Your Majesty, although the city wall of Rome is ugly, after walking around it, I feel like it's quite long, and the area of the city is quite large …" When Olivers said this, the Devers added, "According to the information we received, the city wall of Rome is about 14 miles long. It is also known as the City of Seven Hills. There are seven hills in the city, so the actual area of the city is bigger than what we felt."
"In order to conquer Helniki, the Romans sent all their young and strong citizens out to fight. Now, there are not many Roman soldiers in the city who can fight. If they have to defend such a long city wall, it will expose their lack of military strength …"
As Olivers spoke, Matonis interrupted, "On the way here, I have already noticed that the quality of the soldiers on the city wall is not good. Ledes, can you send a team of cavalrymen to test it out? "
When Ledes saw the Devers nodded, he immediately sent out a team of cavalrymen. When they approached within 50 meters of the city wall, there was a commotion among the soldiers on the city wall. Soon, javelins and arrows were fired, but the fast-moving team of cavalrymen instantly escaped from the area of attack.
It was impossible for the cavalrymen to attack the city. Besides, they were not a threat to the city wall, so the Roman soldiers could deal with them calmly. There was no need to rush to attack and waste javelins and arrows. The legion commanders with rich combat experience saw this, and a relaxed smile appeared on their faces.
"Your Majesty, the reason why you asked us to attack different sections of the city wall of Rome at the same time instead of concentrating our forces and focusing on one or two places is so that the Romans will have to spread out their temporarily gathered soldiers. This will weaken their defense, and we will be able to break into Rome faster and easier!" Matonis said and glanced at Olivers.
Olivers cursed under his breath. This was what Matonis wanted to say, but he did not finish his sentence.
"But when we attack Rome tomorrow, the Rome Colony City and its allies will definitely send reinforcements!" Giogris reminded him worriedly, "Especially the Rome army that is attacking the Helnici and the Rome army that we just defeated yesterday. If they arrive when we attack the city —"
"Yesterday, the Rome army in the west suffered a heavy loss. The First and Second Cavalrymen chased after them and caught up with many of their defeated soldiers. Our legion soldiers were ordered to cut the hands and feet of the Rome captives, and this number does not include the casualties of the Rome soldiers. So, they will not pose a threat to us for the time being," Lizaru said confidently, "As for the Rome army in the northeast —"
"They do have a large number of soldiers, but according to the previous intelligence, their camp is more than 100 miles away from here, and the road is uneven. It will take them at least three to four days to get there. By that time, we will have already occupied Rome!" Trotiras said loudly.
"Don't underestimate the enemy!" Devers reminded solemnly, "The dictator of Rome, Camillus, is not a simple person. He has participated in countless battles and has rich combat experience. He has also commanded many battles and has never suffered a defeat —" When he said this, he saw Amyntas' mouth twitch, but he quickly frowned again. Obviously, he remembered the battle with Camillus last time, which caused the First Legion to suffer a heavy loss.
"So, we can't judge the army led by Camillus under normal circumstances … Two days!" Devers pondered for a while, stretched out two fingers, and said with a serious expression, "We must cut the time it takes for the Rome army to return by half. For the time being, we judge that Camillus will return with his army in two days, so you only have one day to attack the city, and you must take down Rome tomorrow!" Devers said the last sentence firmly.
When the legion commanders heard this, they all felt the pressure.
"The cavalry scouts and mountain scouts of each legion will be under my direct command for the time being. I will send them out to investigate the movements around Rome all day long. If there are any abnormalities, report to me immediately. The cavalrymen of the First Cavalry Legion and the Second Cavalry Legion will stay in the camp to recover their strength and be ready to attack at any time. As for you — "Devers looked at the six legion commanders in front of him, Amyntas, Matonis, Lizaru, Olivers, Giogris, and Trotiras, and said in a deep voice," Go back quickly and command your legions to build your camp according to the location we just designated. Not only must the camp allow the soldiers to rest in peace, but it must also have a certain degree of defense. At the same time, carefully prepare for tomorrow's attack. Each of you will be responsible for attacking a section of the city wall. I want to see who will be the first to break through the defense of Rome tomorrow and enter the city! "
When the legion commanders heard this, they looked at each other and felt competitive in their hearts.
"But you have to be careful. Don't just focus on attacking and let the soldiers suffer too many casualties. Taking down Rome is just the beginning. The real battle is yet to come!"
The last words of Devers alerted the legion commanders. They then hurried back to their legions, while Devers led the palace guards and the two cavalry legions back slowly.
Devers looked at the sky and asked, "Has Epthenis already set off with his troops?"
"According to the plan, he should have set off this morning. He should be on his way now," Tormid replied.
Devers thought of another problem. He said with a hint of anticipation, "Let's hope the Woersis and the Hernici can help us buy more time according to the plan."
Tormid had a vague feeling that the invincible and calm commander of Diónia was a little nervous. He did not know what to say for a moment, so he remained silent.
… …
When Milusius set off this morning, his mood was a little heavy. Although he could not participate in yesterday's meeting of the Senate because he was not a senator, his father told him about it when he returned home, and the two even had a small argument. While he admired Camillus, he was dissatisfied that his uncle, Marucine Incis, was taking advantage of the fact that the dictator was away on an expedition to command the other senators to do something behind his back. However, he still accepted the task assigned by the Senate because he felt that it would be much less restrictive to Camillus if he carried out this order than if someone else did it.
However, not long after he set off, he received a new order from the Senate. Although the original order that dissatisfied him had been canceled, he was not happy at all. His heart was filled with shock. The army of Diónia was marching towards Rome! I just heard that the Dionysian Army had landed on the coast last night, and today they are already attacking Rome?!
The speed of the Dionysian Army's movement was completely beyond Milusius' expectations. The sense of crisis forced him to increase his speed again and again.
After passing Prinister and Sagnia, even though the road ahead was getting more and more uneven, Milusius tried his best not to slow down.
At this moment, a horse galloped in front of them. The rider hugged the horse's neck tightly. When he saw them, he did not avoid them. Instead, he crashed into them.
The soldiers hurriedly went forward to intercept him. The startled horse dropped a man. As the man was wearing Rome clothing and had a javelin stuck in his back, he was seriously injured. Milusius had to go forward to check on him.
The man moaned as he woke up. When he saw Milusius, he immediately said, "I am … I am Sir Potitus' slave, Colius … In front … In front of us, there is an ambush by the Herniki … We are under attack … Be careful …"
Milusius did not need to think to know why Potitus' slave would appear here. He hurriedly asked, "How many enemies are there?"
"At least seventy or eighty …"
"There are so many people?!" Milusius was shocked. He turned around and looked at the ten soldiers following him. He was in a dilemma. Should he continue to force his way forward? Or should he turn around and call for reinforcements?
After thinking for a while, he made a decision. Immediately turn around and go to Sagnia!
It was not that he was afraid of death, but he felt that his mission was related to the survival of Rome. He could not afford to be careless. Moreover, Sagnia was not far from here. It would not take him long to reach there.
… …
In fact, when the various legions of Diónia arrived outside of Rome, they had already rushed to the area where their legions should be based according to the plan they had discussed last night. The engineers of the legions had already followed the plan set by the Devers last night and compared it with the blueprint of Rome. They had drawn up a preliminary plan for the construction of the entire camp. Now, they needed to personally go to the site to revise and confirm the plan.
Soon, the new construction plan for the camp was out.
Therefore, they led the engineering battalion of the legions to measure and mark the land outside of Rome according to the plan. Where should the trench be dug? How deep should it be? Where should the barricade be built? How high should it be? The position of the camp gate? The position of the sentry tower? Of course, the construction of the field camp of Diónia had special regulations. After many battles and revisions, there would not be too many changes. The soldiers had gone through countless military training and were already familiar with it. Therefore, when the Legion Commander rushed back and assigned the specific tasks of setting up the camp to the subordinate officers, the soldiers began to work in full swing.
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