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Chapter 764 Landing in Latium

At this time, the legion commanders sent an order: allow the soldiers to temporarily take off their armor, put down their weapons, then sit on the ground to rest, eat some rations, and restore their strength.

As soon as the order was given, the entire four-mile-long military formation was like dominoes. In the blink of an eye, all the soldiers fell down, which was really spectacular.

Amyntas and Lizaru did not dare to be careless at this time. Ledes sent out all the cavalry to explore the surrounding movements and the safety of the surrounding guard formation.

The Dionian army on the coast was not allowed to wait long. When the sun set to the west, the soldiers in the southernmost position of the military formation cheered first: "Our fleet! Our fleet is coming!! The army led by His Majesty is about to arrive. !!!..."

In order to carry out this difficult mission and allow the soldiers to march for a long time and go deep behind enemy lines, yesterday the army commanders told the team officers in detail the plan and purpose of the operation, and then the team officers at all levels of the legion informed everyone soldiers, so the soldiers had great enthusiasm to endure fatigue and conduct long-distance marches.Therefore, when they saw black warships appearing on the sea in the distance, they immediately thought: behind the Dionian fleet there must be a huge fleet full of soldiers.

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The soldiers' guess was correct. The Dionia Third Fleet continued to sail forward, and then appeared a fleet of ships covering the sea. They all turned around and headed towards the beach.

Adoris sat in the boat and looked at the beach in the distance. Here he couldn't see the fully armed legionnaires on the shore. He could only see a thick black line on the coast extending infinitely to both sides, and on the black line It was mixed with little bits of flashing golden light... Adoris knew that it was the military flag shining.

On this troop carrier, the captain directed the helmsman to adjust the course. 50 soldiers sat on both sides of the ship, assisting the sailors in rowing the oars. In the center of the ship, squad leader Tima Manras loudly emphasized the soldiers. All matters that must be followed after landing.

After finishing speaking, he also emphasized with a serious expression: "Do you remember everything?!"

"Remember!!" the soldiers responded in unison.

Timamanras looked at Adoris, and Adoris immediately said loudly: "I remember, squad leader, don't worry!" When he remembered the last time he received the cane, his buttocks ached, and he was almost He missed going north to fight, so how could he dare to disobey orders and violate military law.

This is the high tide period, and the boats are advancing very fast with the help of the tide.It didn't take long for Adoris to see the soldiers on the coast clearly: most of them were sitting and lying on the ground, took off their armor, and wore only black lining, drinking water and eating rations, while facing the sea Waiting and watching, there are still a few people waving their arms towards the sea, shouting excitedly...

Adoris was in a state of trance when he heard Timamanras shout: "Get ready to go ashore!"

Adoris's mood suddenly became excited. He and his comrades immediately picked up the belongings placed at their feet, quickly put on their armor, hung up their short swords, carried rations on their backs, picked up their long shields, javelins, and spears, and watched The boat approached the white beach, and then the boat suddenly stopped. The smooth bottom of the boat had hit the land. The helmsman immediately locked the rudder, pulled out a long pole from the boat, and plunged it back into the sand to support it and prevent the boat. Back away.

Without any orders from the team officer, the soldiers who were ready to go jumped off the boat one after another, stepped on the cool water, and quickly landed ashore. The squad leader Timamanras quickly gathered the soldiers and then took them with him. Move closer to other units...

The seaside was full of troop transport ships, and soon the long beach was filled with black-helmeted and black-armored Dionian Legion soldiers. Military flags were also erected, and the team officers led the soldiers under their command. , looking for the company and brigade to which he belongs. The beach is full of people and very lively, but it does not seem very chaotic, because the soldiers carried by this wave of ships docking all belong to the Second Army. Considering that there are many people in the entire Dio In addition to the first legion, the second legion in the Nian army is more well-trained and more disciplined. Therefore, in this landing, Davos will let the fleet carrying the soldiers of the second legion be at the forefront and land first. Complete the assembly as soon as possible to clear obstacles for the subsequent troops.

Subsequently, the ships that docked began to evacuate the beach one after another to make room for the subsequent fleet to dock.

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The commanders of Armintas, Lizaru, Ledes, and Kuchias, who were less than 400 meters away from the beach, were also closely watching the landing of the Second Army, watching the troops that had just landed ashore change from the initial stage. They were scattered and chaotic, then gathered into small columns one by one, and then gathered into eight or nine large columns. Finally, with the sound of bugles, these columns quickly gathered from all over the beach to form a large square array... …

Amyntas and the others were relieved. Although their troops had already formed a formation to protect this landing, after all, such a large-scale landing operation was the first time for them even though they were experienced, and it was still King Davos personally led the team, in case something unexpected happened... everyone was still under a lot of pressure, but now it seemed that everything was going smoothly.

"Matonis did a good job!" Amyntas praised, and only senior generals like him who had participated in the expedition to Persia dared to evaluate legion commanders of the same level in public.

At this time, a scout cavalry came galloping: "Report to the commander of the army, a Roman army of about 7000 people was found five miles away to the south, marching this way!"

"Report to the legion commander, six or seven miles away in the southeast, a Roman army of nearly 8000 people is approaching here!"

"The Romans are finally here!" Lizaru said, his tone full of excitement.

"They arrived just in time!" Amyntas glanced at the second wave of fleet approaching the coast: "Notify the brothers immediately and prepare to fight!"

"Woo! Woo! Woo!..." The bugle sounded, and the resting soldiers quickly began to put on their armor under the supervision of the team officers. The Second Corps, which was lining up on the beach, heard the bugle sound and immediately accelerated its assembly. speed……

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After receiving the report from the reconnaissance cavalry, Paulus felt extremely uneasy, and his sense of responsibility prompted him to immediately lead 7500 soldiers to the north. After more than two hours of fast marching, the army had reached Lavinim. He slowed down Marching speed, because he knew that Dionia's army was not far ahead. The scouts he sent before were expelled by the enemy's cavalry near here. Litley's army.

This time, Dionia's cavalry did not obstruct the front, and the Roman army marched smoothly. Paulus, who was riding in front of the team, could already see hundreds of ships floating on the sea, some surging along the tide. Heading towards the coast, some left the coast and paddled to the far sea. The density of ships completely covered the blue water...

Paulus became anxious again, and the scouts he sent quickly returned: "Report to the general, the enemy is arrayed two miles away, and the number of them is no less than 2!"

Paulus was startled: There are not so many Dionian troops in Wolsey. Could it be that some of their soldiers have already landed from the sea and joined the team? !
Thinking of this, Paulus became even more anxious and regretted that he was late, but he did not dare to lead an army of less than [-] people to attack immediately, and ordered the troops to stop advancing and start to line up on the spot.

Not long after, Satnicum's troops arrived. The general leading the army was also the city's defender, Majorus, whose full name was Majorius St. Pronius Aslio. This was a young man. A veteran over 50 years old, he was born into the famous family of St. Pronius. After the Celts occupied the city of Rome, he stayed to guard the Capitoline Hill. The Senate appointed him as the guard of Satnicum. It was precisely They liked him for his rich war experience and tough character.

At this moment, he, who had always been steady, was struggling to rein in the horse that was galloping in front of Paulus. At the same time, he asked eagerly: "Where is Dionia's army?! How many people are there?!"

Paulus pointed forward and said: "The Dionysian fleet is landing on the coast in front, and their troops in Volsey have also formed a military formation in front to protect their landing. According to the report of the reconnaissance cavalry, they There are about 2 people, and you and I both know that their reinforcements in Wolsey are no more than 1 people, so..."

Majors looked at the busy Diorian fleet on the distant sea, with a gloomy expression on his face, and said thoughtfully: "Your and my armies combined are less than 2 people, and as time goes by, the Diorian soldiers who came ashore will There will only be more and more, and we will fight with them rashly. Once we fail...the army to the west of Rome that can contain the Dionysians will be greatly weakened, and the situation will become very bad..."

"I think so too." Paulus also had a worried look on his face, and he reminded hesitantly: "But...if the Dionians are allowed to successfully land here, invade our territory and that of the Latin Allies, and poison our people, It even threatens Rome... I’m afraid the Senate and the people of Rome will not forgive us!”

Majors was stunned for a moment, then sighed: "Let's wait until Pontius arrives and discuss it together... When I led the team from Satnicum, I received a notification from his messenger that he would He led [-] soldiers and arrived later.”

"Ten thousand soldiers?! He is too bold. What if the Volscians attack Vilitre?!" Paulus was shocked, but then he changed his mind: Vilitre went deep into the interior, and then Located northeast of Satnicum, not everyone has the courage like Camillus to bypass Antium and Satnicum in the front and attack Vilitre directly, let alone Dioni The demihuman armies were all in front, and most of the Volscian warriors ran to aid the Hernicians. Wherever there were spare troops, they harassed the Roman towns.

(End of this chapter)