Chapter 905
Dyvers seemed to have remembered something. He turned around and looked at his son, who was standing beside him. "Kroto, I have a mission for you. Bring a few staff officers to the camp of the reserve team and teach the soldiers how to play football and football. I will ask Tolmid to postpone the game of the reserve team as much as possible …"
"Yes, Your Majesty. I will teach them as soon as possible!" After Cloto Katax solemnly answered, he couldn't help but ask, "Can I go on stage with them?"
"You will have to ask your Uncle Matonis." The Devers smiled at Matonis again.
Facing Crotocatax's eager gaze, Matonis chose to give in. "Of course … you can."
After the celebration in Rome, Sextus now knew that Cloto Catax was the son of the king of the Devers, which showed how much importance the Devers attached to the reserve brigade in Rome. He welcomed Cloto Catax with open arms.
"Your Majesty, we will not attack Saturnicum for the time being. What about Antium and Villette?" Olivers asked.
"For the time being, we will send the cavalry to keep an eye on them. We will discuss this after the football and football games." Although the Devers said that, he already had a plan in mind. He planned to attack Antium next. There were not many soldiers in Antium, and it was a port city. Conquering it would make it easier for them to transport supplies by sea. At the same time, it would put pressure on the garrison in Saturnicum.
"Your Majesty, Carthage's army has landed in Sicily. This time is different. Our army in Sicily will face a great threat. Shouldn't we end the war with Latin as soon as possible and go to Sicily to rescue them?!" Amyntas was unwilling to give up, so his tone was a little harsh.
Dyvers looked at him, and his expression became serious. "I've said it before. Soldiers are made of flesh, just like us. They are not made of iron. They need proper rest and entertainment to relieve their melancholy and war-weariness. Go back and look at your First Legion. There are so many new faces compared to when you first came to Wolsey! Don't you feel guilty at all? Since you said that Carthage's army is a threat to Sicily, then we can indeed end the war with Latin as soon as possible if we pay the price of countless casualties and forcefully take Saturnicum. But do you think we can defeat Carthage's army with such a half-crippled army? "
The Devers's voice was not loud, but everyone could feel the anger in his words. It was as if a gust of cold wind had blown into the tent, and almost everyone felt a chill in their hearts.
Amyntas blushed, but he didn't dare to make another sound.
Upon seeing this, the Devers slightly smiled and softened his tone before slowly saying, "Just because we're not storming Saturnicum doesn't mean that we'll leave it alone. The encampment must continue to advance to the bottom of the city to clear the traps and tighten the encirclement. The ballistae must bombard the city walls every day and throw fireballs into the city. We must build the siege ramparts as soon as possible so that the light infantry can attack the Roman soldiers from afar. In short, we must keep the Roman army in a constant state of tension and exhaustion! "
Speaking up to this point, the Devers suddenly looked at Sextus in the far corner and asked softly, "Sextus, before we attacked Saturnicum, we once asked the Roman family who came down from Capitoline Mountain to persuade them to surrender. Why didn't it work?"
Everyone's eyes shifted to the Roman general. The young Sextus did not feel nervous because of his family background. He said with a complicated expression, "I think this … may have something to do with Camillus. He is very respected by the citizens of Rome, and he is also a role model for them to learn from. He brought back the family that Your Majesty gave to him at the bottom of Rome. Some of the citizens in the city must have learned from him. The nobles of Rome protect the interests of their clans and will try their best to gain honor for their families. So in the past … surrendering to the enemy … will be seen as a disgrace by them. Therefore, many people may learn from Camillus's method. Even if others have other ideas, they will temporarily follow suit … Moreover, we attacked too quickly, and the defenders in the city resisted with all their might. Naturally, no one will quietly leave the city to surrender …"
"Camillus is an amazing person from Rome! No matter how he behaves, no one can criticize him. Moreover, he is good at learning at such an old age. Look at the defensive facilities he set up under the city. He learned from us and even made some improvements. He made us suffer a lot! Unfortunately, according to the Tustrons, he is paralyzed in all four limbs. It is said that it is a little difficult for him to speak. It seems that he will not live for long … "Devers said with a sigh.
When the commanders heard this, they were more or less a little unconvinced. Sextus, on the other hand, showed a bit of sadness on his face.
Devers did not linger on this topic. He looked at Sextus and said, "It is now the beginning of August, the harvest season is approaching. Usually, at this time, the people of Diónia are running out of food and are waiting for the harvest. I think the Latin people should be the same. Camillus led the army to retreat to Saturnicum in a hurry. Even if he has a certain amount of food reserves, I believe there won't be too much. I believe that it won't last long to feed tens of thousands of soldiers. When that time comes, he will ask his family members to go to the city every day to persuade them to surrender. Do you think the tired, hungry, and nervous soldiers of Rome will still be able to uphold their honor? "
Sextus thought about it seriously and answered honestly, "I don't think many people can do it."
"Yes, they can't do it. Starvation is more painful than death." Devers raised his eyebrows and said loudly, "As long as a small number of people choose to leave the city and surrender, it will affect the rest of the Rome garrison. Their morale will rapidly decline until they finally collapse … Sometimes, it is more effective to kill people with a soft knife than to fight head-on."
"Your Majesty is right. If we don't attack head-on, it will be easier for us to take down Saturnicum. We can also greatly reduce the casualties!" Tormid immediately praised.
The other legion commanders also expressed their agreement. Only Amyntas didn't say anything. He didn't agree with Sextus.
Devers saw this, but he didn't care too much. When he saw Martius walking into the tent, he asked, "What is it?"
"Your Majesty, General Midolades sent a messenger."
"Let him in."
The messenger of the Third Fleet bowed to King Devers respectfully and said excitedly, "Your Majesty, our Third Fleet conquered Alenia in Corsica yesterday!"
Everyone in the tent was shocked when they heard this news. Alenia was the largest city in Corsica, and it was no smaller than Adium or Antium. The Third Fleet only had 6,000 infantrymen, and they didn't have any heavy infantrymen. How could they conquer Alenia in such a short time?!
"How did you conquer Alenia?" Devers asked curiously. The other commanders also pricked up their ears.
The messenger immediately explained the whole process of conquering Alenia.
"He is good at listening to his subordinates' suggestions. Once he made a plan, he would implement it seriously. Midolades did a good job!" Devers praised loudly. "He should make the most effective battle plan according to the situation of the enemy and us, instead of acting rashly. This way, we can achieve victory with minimal casualties. From this point, Midolades is already an excellent commander! Also, the infantryman commander of the Third Fleet is called … called … "
"His name is Maumontid," Tormid immediately reminded in a low voice.
"Maumontid. Hmm, I'll remember it. He is also very good!" Devers praised seriously.
The other legion commanders also congratulated the victory, but their expressions were a bit complicated. After all, the navy successfully conquered a city without the help of the infantrymen.
Amyntas, on the other hand, felt that what Devers said just now was a warning to him.
"Your Majesty, Commander Midolades hopes to get your approval to attack the Phoenician towns in Sardinia," Seeing that Devers was happy, the messenger immediately struck while the iron was hot.
"Go back and tell Midolades that I told him before that he can choose the target to attack according to his own situation." Devers was in a good mood. He smiled and said, "Now that he has conquered Alenia and gained a firm foothold on the Tyrrhenian Sea, of course he can choose the target to attack according to his own situation. However, go back and tell him to keep using his brain to reduce the number of casualties, just like when we conquered Alenia."
"Your Majesty, I will remember."
After the messenger left, Devers looked around at the crowd and said in high spirits, "Everyone, Alexis has conquered Cautim and Beneventum. The Kautini people have been completely defeated, and the Hilpini tribes have succumbed to us. The Caraceni and Penteni people have retreated deep into the mountains and are unable to fight back. The battle of Samonae is coming to an end.
As for Latin, almost all of the cities in Latin have surrendered, and the surrounding forces have also expressed their friendliness to us. The Asistes have governed Rome well, and they have maintained stability. When the autumn harvest comes, the people of Rome will benefit again, and their support for Diónia will increase. The entire royal army's food supply will also be greatly improved.
Just now, the Third Fleet had sent another piece of good news. The Carthaginian forces in Corsica had been eliminated, and they were about to march into Sardinia … Now, the war in Dionia, north of Lijim, had stabilized. Either they had a great advantage in every battlefield, or they were about to end.
In a situation where the overall battle situation is favorable to us, Carthage's army has actually landed in Sicily again. In my opinion, this is not a bad thing, but a good thing. The Sicilian fleet has the advantage of the sea, and both Plesous and Cypross are very capable. They can completely resist the attack of Carthage's people for a period of time, and stall the Carthage army, wearing down their spirit. When we end the battle of Rome, we will gather the army, rush to Sicily, and annihilate the Carthage army! At that time, I don't believe that Carthage still has the ability to send out another large army! "
The Devers' words greatly excited the generals.
… …
On the third day after Leotychides led his army to Gela, he was already preparing to leave the city to meet the enemy. He did not even have time to wait for the reinforcements from Paccinus to arrive. Why was he in such a hurry?
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