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Chapter 925

One of the Roman soldiers had a mild fever before they set off, but he did not say it out loud. This was because any soldier who had a fever in the past two days would be transferred out of the original team and disappeared without a trace. As a result, after he entered the Diónia camp, he was extremely nervous. Coupled with the fact that he had been standing still for a long time, his body was rapidly exhausted. He suddenly began to vomit and fainted on the ground. When the other Roman soldiers saw this, it was as if they had seen a ghost. They fled in panic. Although Aulus, Mejus, and the others had taken some measures in the city to slow down the spread of the plague and forbid the soldiers from spreading rumors to prevent chaos, there were too many soldiers who had fainted in the past two days. The soldiers had more or less heard about it.

The abnormal behavior of the Roman soldiers immediately attracted the attention of the Diónia team. Besides, Diónia also had the obligation to treat the Roman soldiers who had fainted on the ground, so they called for a doctor.

The doctor was none other than Kratos, who was praised by the Devers on the medical forum of Greece for his ability to study. For the past two years, he had been learning from Hippocrates, who had stayed in Turií and specialized in medicine. Hippocrates had a deep understanding of the plague, so Kratos naturally had a deep accumulation of medical knowledge in this area. However, because there had not been a plague in the Kingdom of Diónia so far, he had not had the opportunity to put his theory into practice.

After carefully examining the physical condition of the soldier who had fainted and the vomit, Kratos was suspicious. He was so excited that he immediately called for Stesicodas to confirm it. The two exchanged opinions on the spot and finally decided to report it to the Devers immediately.

When Kratos learned about the situation at the scene, he was shocked. He wanted to immediately bring his men to arrest these Roman soldiers and interrogate them. However, considering that doing so would cause a serious diplomatic incident, he immediately separated these Roman soldiers and rushed to the main tent with Stesicodas.

In the end, the Devers suddenly lied to Aulus, and he let the cat out of the bag.

Despite his subsequent denials, the Devers threatened that if Aulus did not tell the truth, Diónia would not accept the surrender of the garrison of Saturnicum and would leave them to be destroyed by the plague within the city.

Under the pressure, Aulus had to admit that Saturnicum might have been attacked by the plague.

However, he immediately argued that this was just the beginning and the situation was not serious, so they did not pay too much attention to it.

Dyvers, on the other hand, told him sternly that the Kingdom of Dionia's medical expertise was very advanced, and they had a lot of experience in curing plagues. However, everyone in Saturnicum had to follow Doctor Dionia's instructions to be saved.

In the end, Aulus, whose plot had been exposed, chose to surrender (because there were quite a number of Kominenius clansmen among the defenders). He obediently began to discuss with Heniboris, Tormid, and the medical chief Stesicodas about the treatment of the defenders after their surrender.

After that, Aulus dejectedly brought the agreement back to the city and discussed it with Mejus and the others.

After Aulus left, the Devers immediately announced that the entire Diónia camp was on high alert. Stesicodas was to lead the doctors of the entire camp to examine the physical conditions of all the soldiers in the camp in detail. The focus was on the Roman soldiers who had sneaked out of the city, and they were to be isolated. At the same time, the engineering camp led the soldiers to boil a large amount of quicklime and sprinkled it around the camp again. The supply camp was to make countless thick linen strips for the soldiers to cover their mouths and noses with and wear them all day. All competitions and training were to be stopped immediately. The soldiers were not allowed to gather together, and they were to wear them in tents during the day as much as possible. In addition, they were to eliminate the rats and mosquitoes in the camp …

In fact, some of the measures had always been strictly followed by the Dionysian Army. This time, it was just re-emphasized.

The Devers also ordered the soldiers in the camp to take turns to build three simple, smaller camps further away from the camp.

The Devers also asked the officers of the various legions to tell the soldiers honestly that there was a plague in the city of Saturnicum, and the defenders would surrender. They did not have to be afraid. The doctors had made meticulous preparations. His Majesty also prayed to Hades and received blessings.

Since the founding of Diónia, the Devers had always attached great importance to the development of medical care in the kingdom. Through the health knowledge he had from his previous life, he also knew that the plague was actually an acute infectious disease. As long as the environment was kept clean and as much as possible, the source of the plague, such as rats, mosquitoes, and corpses should be reduced as much as possible. Lime was a cheap and effective disinfection material … Therefore, in this era of frequent plagues, it was entirely possible to reduce the occurrence of plague in the kingdom.

It was precisely because he had always insisted on teaching the doctors about this aspect in the kingdom and forcefully promoted it as the king. In addition, with the addition of Hippocrates, who had rich experience in treating plague, the Kingdom of Diónia had never had a plague. Even during the drought last year, due to the attention paid by the entire kingdom, the people managed to avoid the common practice of "a great plague must follow a great disaster".

Therefore, at this time, most of the soldiers in the camp had only heard of the horror of the plague, but had not personally experienced it. In addition, with the personal guarantee of the Devers, a descendant of Hades, they did not panic. The order of the whole camp was still relatively stable.

A day later, the defenders of Saturnicum officially surrendered to Diónia. The dictator of Rome, Camillus, also died of illness after the announcement of the surrender.

The news of his death quickly spread throughout the city. All the soldiers of Rome and the residents of Saturnicum fell into grief.

When the city gate opened, Camillus's body was placed on a carriage. It was the first to be carried out, followed by a team of Rome soldiers. They looked sad and nervous. They were not wearing armor or carrying any weapons. They only wore plain mourning clothes.

The soldiers of Diónia were fully dressed in military attire, holding shields and spears in their hands. They covered their mouths and noses with linen. They lined up in two dense rows from the city gate to the newly built camp. In the middle was a spacious road.

The soldiers of Rome marched along the road. When they were about to reach the end, they were stopped.

The Devers brought the generals to the front of the carriage.

The Devers looked at the withered body of Camillus lying in the carriage. He solemnly bowed to the father of Rome in his previous life. The generals and ministers behind him naturally followed suit.

When the soldiers of Rome saw this scene, although they did not understand the meaning of the gesture, they could deeply feel the respect the king and ministers of Diónia had for Camillus. So, they quieted down one after another.

At this time, the Devers, who were also covered in linen, turned to face the generals and officials of Diónia. He pulled down his mask and said in a clear voice, "Camillus, a citizen of Rome. Since he came of age, he has continuously participated in the wars between Rome and the surrounding city-states, and he has made many contributions in the battles. More than 20 years ago, the strength of the people of Rome increased, and they began to attack their most important enemy, Venus. When the generals of Rome were helpless to capture Venus, the Senate of Rome appointed Camillus as the commander-in-chief. After careful planning, he finally captured Venus, which was a city no smaller than Rome.

However, his achievements were envied by some citizens of Rome. So, someone accused him of corruption and blasphemy in the General Assembly. As a result, the people who did not know the truth actually passed the proposal. According to the law of Rome, if he was convicted, he would be expelled. Although Camillus was angry at the result, he still accepted the punishment. He left Rome and settled in the nearby city-state of Latin.

More than a decade ago, the Celts invaded the south and occupied Rome. Worried about his mother state, Camillus called on the people of Latin to rise up against the Celts' invasion. In the battle with the Celts, he gradually organized an army and finally defeated the Celts.

When the people of Rome were grateful to Camillus for recovering Rome and bestowed him with great glory, he was thinking about how the people of Rome could defeat the powerful Celts in the future. So, he did not sit back and enjoy the credit, but chose a difficult path. He wanted to reform the centuries-old military tradition, create a new military system, and make the army of Rome stronger and more effective.

In the end, he succeeded. After the reform of the military system of Rome, the Roman army trained by the Roman army repeatedly won the war against the surrounding forces. Every time Rome encountered difficulties and danger, the first person the people thought of was Camillus. And Camillus, regardless of his old body, repeatedly responded to the call of the Senate and led the people of Rome to conquer the east and the west. They were invincible, so that in less than 10 years after the recovery of Rome, Rome became the overlord of central Italy and the nightmare of other races. If … "

The Devers looked at the bright red flag of Rome on the carriage and said with emotion, "If there was no Kingdom of Diónia in the land of Italy, perhaps Rome, the Latin city-state that was nurtured by the Tiber River, would continue to grow stronger under the new military system established by Camillus. It might even become the overlord of Italy and the overlord of the Western Mediterranean Sea …"

Amintas, Matonis, Lizaru, and the other generals behind Dyvers were slightly dissatisfied when they heard this, but they did not dare to interrupt on such an occasion.

Aulus, who was behind the carriage, was stunned when he heard this. He did not expect the King of Diónia to be so optimistic about Rome. He suddenly seemed to understand why the King of Diónia dared to ignore Carthage's attack and personally led the army to attack Rome, which did not have a direct conflict of interest with the Kingdom of Diónia.

But would Rome really have as good a future as he said? Aulus was fascinated, but when he recalled the current situation, he could not help but sigh heavily.