ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 1116 Gauls Invasion

"Dido was also a little dissatisfied with this, but she said that King Davos wrote her a letter specifically, hoping that she would not hinder Hanno and others from escaping to the Eastern Mediterranean, otherwise the news of their murder would spread back to Carthage, causing The Carthaginian nobles panicked, which caused twists and turns in the alliance between Carthage and Dionia... Oh, King Davos also promised that even if Hanno and the others fled to Tyre, they would not be able to escape Dionia. Punishment, but that’s not now…”

"What do you mean by this?!" Hasdrubal blinked and asked slightly surprised: "Is King Davos still willing to declare war on Persia?!"

"It's not impossible." Kisgo obviously noticed this sentence and analyzed it carefully on the way back, so he said: "The East Phenicia region is a vassal state of Persia, and they sent fleets to participate in the war in the Western Mediterranean. The war is actually equivalent to Persia declaring war on Dionia, but the two sides have tacitly agreed not to mention it until now. However, at the end of the Western Mediterranean War, Persia sent an envoy to the King of Dionia to ask for a stop It is said that he even threatened the war against Carthage, but was strongly rejected by King Davos. Davos is a king with a tough character, and he may have been thinking about this..."

"Fight with Persia!..." Hasdrubal leaned back on his chair, his eyes showing infinite longing. He said with some excitement: "Who dares to fight against the powerful Persia? This is a rising star. The kingdom should have the magnanimity it deserves! It seems that I also need to make more military exploits here, so that I can lead the army to personally seek revenge on Hanno in the future!"

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In the early morning five days later, at the Dioria military camp in Florentia territory, sentries on the city were patrolling.

"Look! There is an enemy situation!" A sentinel pointed forward and shouted.

I saw a plume of black smoke rising from the mountains to the north...

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a puff of black smoke rising from the mountains to the northeast, and then to the northwest...

In just a short moment, where the sentries could see, there were at least six or seven black smoke rising straight into the sky. They were all caused by the sentry towers built in the mountains around the military camp. Normally, two puffs of black smoke could be seen at the same time. Black smoke is rare, but a situation like today is unprecedented.

"Go and inform the legion commander that the Gauls have invaded in large numbers!" the patrol officer said nervously.

Not long after, the alarm bell in the military camp rang.

The soldiers quickly put on their armor, picked up their weapons, and ran out of the dormitory.

The people in the civilian area were also notified urgently, and they quickly carried important belongings and fled to the city of Florentia not far away.

Hasdrubal, surrounded by his subordinates, climbed to the top of the northern city, just in time to see thousands of Gauls pouring out of the mountains and rushing towards the military camp in black pressure.

It was the first time for Hasturuba to see such a large number of Gauls. However, he was experienced in war and did not panic. Instead, he said calmly: "Inform the entire battalion immediately to prepare for defense! At the same time, send messengers , inform the troops of the other two military camps to hold on to the camp and not to rescue each other!"

"Yes!"

"Immediately send a messenger to Rome to report to Asistes, the administrator of the Roman region. Tell him that the Gauls are invading Etruria and ask him for rescue!"

"Yes!"

After arranging all this, Hasdrubal looked at the nervous soldiers around him and shouted loudly: "The soldiers of the Border Legion say that the Gauls are scary, but we have defeated them many times! Don't look now They have many soldiers, but these natives are not good at attacking cities. We have strong city defenses and sufficient military rations. As long as we hold on for ten days to half a month, reinforcements from the kingdom will arrive. At that time, we will cooperate with them and we will invade together. The Gauls will be wiped out. You have made great contributions, and the kingdom may reward you and shorten the number of years you have to become a formal citizen!"

"Roar! Roar! Roar!..." The soldiers roared excitedly.

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In the evening, a banquet will be held at the residence of the Roman administrative adjutant Clotocactax to celebrate the prince's promotion to the chief executive of Viai.

All the invited guests were present, except for the most important guest, Asistes, the Roman prefect, who had not yet arrived, so the banquet had not yet begun.

However, the guests all knew that Asistes was busy with affairs and usually never attended anyone's banquet. The reason why he agreed to come this time was because of Clotokatax's special status.It is everyone's honor to be here, so the guests wait patiently with expectations.

At the beginning of the banquet, Crotokatax was having a pleasant conversation with his brother-in-law Patroclus.

Since Patroclus became the commander of the No. 14 Corps last year, the two families were relatives, but now they live close to each other, so they have more contacts and their relationship has become closer.

At this moment, a man rushed into the hall and said loudly: "My lords, I have just received news that the Gauls invaded the Etruscan territory. Lord Asistes ordered you to rush to the area immediately. Executive Office, discuss countermeasures!”

Everyone recognized that this was Asistes' secretary, and the orders he conveyed were certainly true. There was an uproar at the banquet, but no one left first, and they all turned their attention to the host of the banquet.

Clotocatax stood up without hesitation and said: "The Gaul invasion is a big deal, we have to hurry to the administrative hall!"

Then he would say to the slaves: "Pack up all the dishes and send them to the administrative hall! Everyone may be busy until late tonight. How can we survive without dinner!"

The servants went to work quickly, and the guests followed him out of the mansion while praising Clotokatax for his thoughtfulness.

In the back room, Dido was also entertaining the guests' families, saying that she was celebrating her husband's promotion, but for her, she was also celebrating the major event of "Hanno was expelled and Carthage joined the Dionian League."

After the news from the hall reached the back room, the women all looked panicked. Only Dido looked calm. She loudly comforted everyone: "Ladies, there is nothing to worry about! The Gauls' army is far away in northern Etruria. Controlled by our border legions; our allies in and around Rome will soon organize a huge reinforcement army to cross the Tiber River to repel the Gauls who invaded Etruria; To our south, after the kingdom gets the news, more reinforcements will be sent soon. It is impossible for the Gauls to step into the Roman area, so don’t worry!..."

Under Dido's comfort, the wives of these officials not only gradually relieved their panic, but also ate happily.

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The Roman Regional Administration is also located in the city of Rome, only two blocks away from the city hall. When Clotocatacus, Patroclus and others entered the conference room, Asistes was talking to his subordinates. officials issued orders.

"You set off for Selshe immediately and inform the Volscians to send reinforcements in accordance with the covenant, and join our army against the invading Gauls!"

"Rush to Frontilum immediately and tell the Hernicians that the Gauls are coming, and ask them to gather their troops and join them in Rome!"

"Go and notify the Sabines immediately and ask them to send reinforcements as soon as possible..."

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After receiving the order, officials hurried out of the conference room. They didn't even have time to return home, so they acted as messengers, mounted their horses, took their entourage, and rushed to their destination in the dark night.

When Asistes saw Crotocatacus coming in, he said to him seriously: "I'm sorry that your banquet cannot be held. Moreover, the enemy is currently facing a strong enemy, and the city of Rome is short of manpower. As the administrative adjutant of Rome, this For more than a year, you have basically taken over the main political affairs of the city of Rome, so I have to ask you to suspend your appointment as Viai, help me temporarily manage Rome, and at the same time take on the important task of providing logistical support for the army!"

After Asistes took office as the administrator of the Roman region, Davos did not relinquish his original position as the administrator of Rome, but also allowed him to continue to serve concurrently.However, Asistes did not forget about the power he held. Instead, he made a decision on the grounds that "he had to manage the administrative affairs of the entire region and was too busy": Clotocathus would gradually take over the administrative affairs of Rome. .

It's just that he never expected that Davers would transfer Crotoka Tax to Weiai a year later.

"I am willing to follow your arrangements, Master Asistes, and contribute my greatest strength to resist the Gauls and defend the Roman region!" Crotocathax said firmly.

Asistes had already expected that Crotocatacus would answer like this. He immediately arranged for the young man to lead a group of officials to count the material reserves in Rome in recent years and estimate how much food and materials could be allocated to supply. army.

After receiving the mission, Asistes turned around and asked Patroclus: "I have sent people to inform the Latin allies, the Volsci, the Hernikeys, the Massi, the Aequians, the Sabines... Let the forces allied with us send reinforcements to join us in resisting the Gauls. Based on past experience, how long do you think it will take before they can lead their troops to gather in Rome?"

Since the Gauls have invaded the northern Etruscan territories more and more frequently in the past two years, in order to be prepared, Patroclus organized two military trainings with the allied armies after arriving in Rome. In general, each The allies are quite cooperative.

Patroclus thought for a while and said: "For example, the Latins, Volscians, and Hernicians are closer to us, and the army will come faster, and they can arrive within four or five days; the Sabines, and the Aequians , Masi people... are far away, at least eight or nine days. However, now that the Gauls are about to invade in a large scale, I think they will also speed up the gathering of troops. What is the situation in the north now? "

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