ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 710 Printors’ suggestion
Sipulos looked around at everyone and asked: "Commander Proseus has clearly told everyone his battle plan. Do you have any questions? If not, we will discuss how to raise military rations according to this plan. , as well as deploying citizens to help build defensive camps and fortresses, and planning in advance how to solve the problem of spring sowing in the case of lack of labor——"

"Lord Sipros, I have a question!" Tirias, the chief general of Taunis, shouted loudly.

Sipros's words were interrupted. He did not express any dissatisfaction, but asked calmly: "Please speak, Lord Tirias."

"What General Proseus just said was mainly about how to defend against the Carthaginian attack. If the Carthaginians really sent an army of [-] to [-] people, it is obviously not something we can repel with the number of troops we have now. So when will Dionia send out an army to drive them away?!" Tirias asked with concern.

Leotizides glanced at him and said calmly: "As long as we hold on long enough, we can repel the enemy even without sending more troops."

"Hold on long enough? How long?!" Tirias said loudly with some dissatisfaction: "From what you said before, General, it can be seen that Taunis will become the focus of defense against the Carthaginian attack. I don't want it. See how the Carthaginians were finally driven back and the city of Taunis was in ruins!"

Leotizides looked a little ugly.

"Lord Tirias." Felicius said quickly: "Don't worry, His Majesty Davos has sent several caravans to Egypt and the Uk Star Sea area to buy food. As long as you can collect enough military rations, and Ga The Thai army has also begun to attack, and several legions from South Italy will soon reinforce Sicily... Your Majesty will never sit back and watch the Carthaginians ravage the Sicilian territory of Dionia and the lands of the allies! "

Only then did Tirias and Hippogryta, the chief general of Leothys, express their satisfaction.

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After the first legion of Dionia severely damaged the Roman army, due to its own losses, it basically spent the next few days resting in the city of Pollevnum.They waited until the fifth day to prepare to build the camp, but received a report from the scout cavalry: "Satnicum was captured by the Roman army, and the Roman army there was already marching towards the Volscian territory in the south!"

It would take the Roman army up to two days to travel from Satnicum to Setia at normal marching speed. In these short two days, it was not enough for the First Legion to build a well-defended camp, and the First Legion Having dealt such a huge blow to the Romans, his camp will definitely become the focus of the Romans' attack. Can the damaged First Army withstand the Romans' revengeful attack?
After deliberation, Amyntas and Printols decided to request the Volscians that "the First Legion should remain in the city of Pollevnum", which was of course welcomed by the Volscians.

On the sixth day after the battle, Amyntas received a letter from Davos.

In the letter, Davos praised Amyntas for actively seeking fighter opportunities after arriving in the Volscian region, and won a brilliant victory with less victory, which helped the Dionysian army fight in the Latium region. The prestige will be beneficial to the further actions of the Dionian army in central Italy in the future...

At the end of the letter, Davos tactfully reminded: "...I heard that this battle caused a lot of casualties to the First Army. I hope that the injured soldiers can receive good treatment and recovery! In view of the First Army's Our strength has been damaged. I suggest not to conduct new military operations in the short term and let the soldiers rest and recuperate. We are fulfilling the covenant and assisting the Volscians to resist the Romans, not to defend our homeland, so there is no need to go all out With all your strength..."

Finally, Davos said with concern: "...From this battle, we can see that the Romans are powerful in combat, so I have sent someone to notify the commander of the Third Legion stationed in the Campania League. Lizaru, you can strengthen your contact with Lizaru. When the First Army encounters difficulties in future battles, you can ask the Third Army for assistance, but please remember! The Third Army can only engage in short-term battles and cannot compete with the Third Army. The first legion will be stationed in Volsey for a long time, because Campania still needs them to guard!..."

Amyntas was silent after reading the letter: in his opinion, the words in Davos's last letter were criticisms of him.Moreover, Davos hinted that the First Legion would passively avoid fighting in the next battle, which was a bit difficult for him to accept.

Therefore, when Printors came in, he did not want to show this letter to Printors, but the beginning of the letter clearly stated: To be delivered to the commander of the Amyntas Army and Printors Read together.

So he silently handed the letter in his hand to Printols.

After reading it, Printors understood the reason why Amyntas looked unhappy.In the past few days, he had seen the flattery of the Volscians to Amyntas from the sidelines. As for Amyntas agreeing to the requests of the Volscians, "When Setia was in danger, he Will lead the First Corps and other Volscian troops out of the city to rescue.”

Printors was firmly opposed to this: after the Roman armies converged, they had more than 4 troops. Even if they attacked the city with all their strength, there would still be enough remaining troops to intercept the rescue troops.At the same time, the Setian people who escaped from the city were likely to be pursued by the Romans and disrupt the formation of the rescue forces.

But Amyntas did not listen to his advice.

At this moment, he read the letter several times. While secretly applauding His Majesty's wise decision, he also had an idea in his mind. He asked tentatively: "Commander of the Legion, Your Majesty is afraid that our First Legion will suffer serious losses. Please let us not Fight head-on with the Romans?"

"Your Majesty is far away in Thurii and doesn't know much about the situation here." Amyntas said with a straight face: "If we let the Romans attack Setia with all their strength without rescuing them, once Setia falls, Bo Levernham will be the next target to be attacked. The Romans can completely encircle Levernham without attacking, and divide their forces to attack the empty cities of Selshe and Teresina. By then... hum. , we are really trapped in this land!"

Printors smiled and said: "Legion Commander, you don't understand what His Majesty said. He won't let us fight hard because he has given us a way to repel the Romans."

Amyntas was stunned, grabbed the letter, and read it carefully again, but still couldn't figure it out, so he said impatiently: "Stop beating around the bush, where is the way to repel the Romans?"

Printors suppressed his smile and said sternly: "Commander of the Army, look, there are more than 4 Roman troops now, all pressed in front of Setia City. It is impossible to have enough troops behind them to defend just now. The Volscian land we occupied. And His Majesty asked the Third Army to cooperate with us in fighting. The Third Army is now stationed in the Campania area, not far from here, and we also have the commander of Midorades. The Third Fleet controls this area of ​​​​the sea, so we can completely-"

"You can raid the rear of the Romans! Just like when your Majesty besieged Dionysius, but sent Antonios to lead the first legion to raid Sicily!" Amyntas suddenly stood up and interrupted Printors loudly and excitedly if.

"Yes, legion commander." Printors caught a glimpse of Amyntas's expression and knew that he had accepted the proposal, so he reminded him instead: "Legion commander, in order to prevent the Romans here from returning reinforcements, you We should lead the coalition forces out of the city from time to time, assuming a posture of calling for reinforcements, forcing the Romans to deal with it with all their strength and not dare to divide their forces.”

Armintas put his hands on his hips, thought for a while and said: "Your suggestion is right. However, we must immediately send a messenger to inform Lizaru in Campania so that this kid is always prepared!"

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Another Roman army, commanded by two military officers, Quintus and Licinius, came to the Roman camp. After joining the armies of Camillus and Phrius, the number of soldiers reached nearly 4. .

The two new military and political officers were surprised after learning that the Dionians' participation in the war caused the army to suffer a battle defeat.However, the previous successive victories, coupled with the news from the Senate that "the ally Carthage will increase its support for them and is about to launch an attack on Dionia in Sicily", so the two are not only not afraid , but aroused their fighting spirit.

Quintus is a nobleman. His full name is Quintus Claudius Crassus Sabinus. He comes from the Claudius family, one of the most noble clans in Rome.As early as the founding of Rome, under the leadership of the patriarch Atius Claudius, the entire family migrated to Rome. The men of this family have always been unfriendly to the civilian class, and most of them are arrogant, tough, and uncompromising. , strong willed, strong sense of responsibility, and physically strong, Quintus is no exception.

The identity of another military and political officer Licinius is also not simple. His full name is Publius Licinius Calvius. Although he was born a wealthy civilian, he was In the past more than ten years, during the struggle between the Roman civilian class and the nobles, he was the first civilian to become a military and political officer. He has become a role model for Roman civilians.This year is his third time serving as a military and political officer. He will never allow himself to back down in front of a powerful enemy, causing his reputation to be damaged.

In order to cut off the connection between Setia and Polevenum and better attack the city, the two military and political officials suggested that the camp be rebuilt between the two Volscian towns, which received Camillus's support. agree.

(End of this chapter)