Chapter 803
After Olivers's Legio IV destroyed the city wall, he did not think carefully, did not investigate, and did not control the soldiers under his command. He allowed them to rush into the gap, and as a result, they were trapped under the city, causing many to be burned and injured, and the casualties were extremely heavy.
As for Matonis's Second Legion, as the Devers were right behind him, they almost watched the whole process of the battle with their own eyes. They knew very well that although the Second Legion had the best siege equipment, the people of Rome had also gathered a large number of soldiers to defend the area he attacked. So, the Devers did not have much resentment towards Matonis.
In the past few years of war, the Devers had rarely said such harsh words. The legion commanders all lowered their heads in shame.
The Devers did not look at them anymore. He softened his tone and said to Stesikedas, "What difficulties do you have in treating the soldiers?"
"There are too many injured soldiers, and we do not have enough people to take care of them."
"Tormid, you are responsible for transferring soldiers from each legion. Let them listen to Stesikedas's command and assist the medical camp to save their comrades."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Your Majesty, we also need a lot of spacious and clean rooms for the injured soldiers to rest and recover."
"That is easy to do." The Devers thought for a moment and said, "I heard that many nobles of Rome escaped to Capitoline Mountain. Trotiras, you are responsible for leading the soldiers to vacate their houses and let the medical camp use them."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Stesikedas hesitated for a moment and said, "And … Your Majesty, I hope to be able to treat the injured people of Rome." A doctor had the heart of a parent. Although both sides were enemies, in the eyes of a doctor, there were only patients.
The Devers smiled and said with relief, "Even if you did not mention this, I would have asked you to do so."
The Devers once again looked at the legion commanders. "Now let us clarify the stations of each legion in the city of Rome."
When the legion commanders heard this, they immediately leaned forward and looked at the map of the city of Rome on the wooden table.
"The first and second legions are camping in the square." The Devers pointed at the map and said, "Legio IV is camping in the arena, Legio VI is camping in the southeast corner of the city, Legio V is camping in the southwest corner of the city, and Legio III —"
The Devers paused and looked at Lizaru. "You will still be living in the original camp. Also, you have to include the original riverbank where the Third Fleet parked their warships. Continue to improve the camp's defense. Compared to the other legions, you will have a harder time, but you have to understand that you are guarding the transportation base of the entire army. It is very important! You must guard it carefully. Don't let anything go wrong! "
"Leave it to us, Your Majesty. Don't worry!" Lizaru said loudly.
Davus nodded and looked around at the Army Commanders. "Everyone should know the location of your army's encampment. If you have any difficulties, feel free to ask."
The Deof the map, but they all had no objections. Only one opinion. The Deers. The Devers saw this and immediately said, "Giogris, tell me if you have any difficulties."
Giogris said carefully, "Your Majesty, the southwest corner of the city is full of messy houses. There is not enough space for the Legio V to camp. Also, garbage is everywhere, and the smell is terrible. It is not conducive for the soldiers to rest … There is quite a lot of empty space near the arena. Do you think I can let the Legio V camp here?"
When the Devers heard this, he quickly looked at the map. The map did not mark the slums in the southwest corner of the city of Rome, but he believed Giogris's words. After all, they were the ones who were close to the frontline.
"Sure!" The Devers immediately agreed to Giogris's suggestion and asked the Legio VI commander, "Trotteras, is there any difficulty for the Legio VI to camp in the southeast corner?"
"Your Majesty, I have observed when I came to the city. There is enough empty space there. There is no problem for us to camp."
After talking about the infantry legion, the Devers looked at the cavalry legion commander again. "The two cavalry legions will camp on the north side of Mount Sirio, south of the square. There is a large market there, which the people of Rome don't need now. When I entered the city, I saw some corrals and stables in the market, which are suitable for your cavalry."
Ledes and Kuzius had no objections.
"Now that the camps of the legions have been determined, let's clarify your defense area." The Devers pointed at the map and continued, "The section of the wall that each legion attacked will be the section of the wall that you will patrol. At the same time, each legion will be responsible for the order and safety of the city. The initial plan is as follows: the Fourth and Fifth Legions will be responsible for the city south of the arena; the First and Legio VI will be responsible for the city north of Rome Square to Mount Esquiri; the Second Legions, the Fleet Infantry, and the Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade will be responsible for the area in the middle of the city."
At this point, the Devers looked at Martonis. "Your Second Legions will be responsible for the largest area, but the number of soldiers is the least. But you don't have to worry. According to the information I have received so far, most of the residents in the middle of the city are Rome nobles, but many of them have escaped to Capitoline Mountain. Your task is relatively easier."
"Your Majesty, even if they are still here, our brothers in the Second Legions will not feel any pressure. They are all old, young, women, and children. What is there to be afraid of?" Martonis said confidently.
"The Legio III will be responsible for the north bank of Rome Bridge. At the same time, you will be responsible for protecting the port that we are going to build there. As for the two Cavalry Legions, your task is to patrol the city. If you discover any abnormalities, inform the legions in the area you are responsible for and let them handle it. The city is not suitable for the Cavalry to fight in. Don't let our precious Cavalry die here. In addition, the legions must seize the time to improve the section of the city that you are defending. Set up abatis and dig traps outside the city walls to ensure that we don't have to pay a heavy price to defend the city that belongs to us. Oh, by the way, the Fourth and Fifth Legions must repair the two sections of the wall that were destroyed! "
"Your Majesty, our soldiers are already working on it," Giogris said immediately.
"Very good!" The Devers nodded in satisfaction. Giogris was not as brave as Martonis, nor was he as intelligent as Olivers. He was even a little timid, but it was precisely because of his timidity that he was cautious and meticulous. He could play an important role in certain situations.
"Your Majesty, what about us? Where will we stay? What is our task? You didn't forget about us, did you? "Epitenis asked anxiously.
"How could I forget about your troops!" He then pointed to the mountain-shaped sign on the western section of the northeast city wall and said in a deep voice, "I want you to lead the troops to build a camp and surround Capitolin Mountain."
"Isn't it better to attack it directly?!" Epitenis suggested loudly.
"No, we have to keep it." The Devers smiled mysteriously. "That way, we can control the Rome army outside the city."
The Devers's words made the legion commanders fall into deep thought.
"You have all been clear about your tasks. Who else has a different opinion?"
"No," the commanders replied in unison.
"How many captives have we captured?" The Devers turned to ask Tormid.
"Preliminary statistics show that there are more than 21300."
"That's a lot of people."
"Many of them are the elderly, women, children … and slaves," Tormid reminded them.
"Release all the captives above the age of 55 and below the age of 15. The rest will be escorted by your corps to be laborers … Wait …" Dyvers suddenly thought of something and changed his words. "First, separate the nobles and commoners among these captives. Also, make sure that the nobles and the commoners are clear as well. Do not release the nobles and commoners, regardless of their age."
"This … we are not familiar with the situation in Rome. I'm afraid we can't do it in a short period of time." Tormid looked troubled.
"You … bring Valkries, the slave from Rome who has just submitted to us. Let him do the initial identification. You will be in charge of supervising him." The Devers knew that his men were good at war, but they had no experience in handling other government affairs. He was eager to meet the senators and administrators in Ostia.
"Understood." Tormid accepted the order.
"Arops, the engineering team you organized has built many siege machines in a short period of time. They have contributed greatly to our conquest of Rome!" The Devers was generous with his compliments. He told the military judge to record the contributions of the engineers and carpenters as an important basis for the distribution of land after the war.
Then, he made another request. "I need you to lead all the engineers and build a simple dock at the riverbank where the Third Fleet docked their warships. That way, our cargo ships can dock and load and unload supplies."
Arops was surprised. "Your Majesty, isn't there a riverbank here? Why do you want to build another one? "
The Devers knew that although Arops was a mercenary, he had been obsessed with research and manufacturing machines for the past few years. He did not understand the current situation well. So, he patiently explained to him, "The army of Rome is coming soon. I'm afraid there are about 70,000 of them. With the current situation of our army, it is not suitable for us to fight them head-on. We can only defend Rome for the time being. The riverbank is outside Rome, and there are no strong walls to protect it. If we want to defend it, we will have to pay a high price. It is not necessary at all, so we can only rely on you! Tomorrow, a large number of personnel and cargo ships will arrive in Rome. I hope you can speed up the construction of the dock! "
"We will do our best!" Arops replied in a deep voice. Although he felt a certain amount of pressure, he was still confident that he could build the dock tomorrow. After all, he had more than 1,000 experienced and skilled engineers and craftsmen (including the engineering battalions of the various legions), and he had enough wood. ()
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