ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 779 Father and Son Soldiers

At this time, Potitus' words reminded them: "Camillus is now the dictator of Rome!"

Yes, there is a dictator in Rome now. During this period, all decisions and bills in Rome must be approved by him before they can be implemented. Now the dictator Camillus is away on an expedition, and when he comes back, the Roman army will be Once they are back, the crisis will naturally be resolved... The elders suddenly realize and have an idea.

In the past, the Roman nobles had many fierce conflicts with the civilians, and most of them survived the crisis by relying on the strategy of delay, and then everything remained the same as usual... This time, they still decided to choose this method, and All kinds of coincidences made them think that the gods were blessing Rome.

As a result, they quickly passed the proposal: abolition of interest on debts owed by the Roman people, allowing all citizens to apply to rent public land, and limiting the area of ​​land rented by each person. Commoners could hold important positions in the city-state, and could consider two annual leases. One of the consuls was a commoner, and the slaves who participated in the defense of the city would be freed immediately...

The senators passed the proposal, but they did not immediately go out to announce it to the people. Instead, they asked their trusted slaves to return home, gather diners, and let them quietly blend into the gathered people...

After everything was arranged properly, they opened the gate of the Senate, faced the crowd, and announced the proposal they had passed.

The crowd present was extremely happy after hearing this, and some even shouted excitedly: "The Senate is victorious! Rome is victorious!"

At this time, the senators took the opportunity to announce: "Since the dictator Camillus is now in power, according to Roman law, the proposal we pass must be signed by him before it can take effect, so please wait for two or three days. "

The enthusiasm among the people suddenly dropped like a can of cold water poured on them.But at this time, the clan diners mixed in among them kept shouting: "Don't worry, Camillus is for us common people. He has spoken for us common people many times in the Senate!"

"Yes, look at how many civilian officers he has promoted in the army he leads, he will definitely sign this proposal!"

"We only need to hold on for two or three more days. When Camillus comes back, we can enjoy equal rights like the nobles!"

"Yes, we must defend Rome!"...

Although a few wise people felt something was wrong, the atmosphere of the entire gathering had been driven by the noble diners. Many people chose to believe the words of the senators, and some even volunteered to become soldiers to defend Rome.

A crisis that was about to break out was eliminated, and the elders let out a sigh of relief.As for whether Camillus would sign the bill when he returned, they were not worried at all that Camillus, who was born in a noble family, dared to sign the proposal despite the pressure of all the senators. As for whether the common people would be deceived later. As for protests or even conflicts, that will happen later. We must first overcome the biggest danger at hand.

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Now, the area about one mile east, west, south and north outside the city of Rome is occupied by the Dionysian army. After a brief lunch and a short rest, the soldiers of the Dionysian legions Under the leadership of the team officers, the construction of the camp began.

In addition to the two cavalry regiments that are responsible for observing the enemy's situation and attacking at any time and recharging their strength, and the palace guard to protect the safety of the king, the other six regiments plus their auxiliary personnel, as well as the laborers responsible for transporting baggage, There were even crew members of the Third Fleet, and nearly 7 people were busy. Soon, the surrounding area of ​​Rome turned into a large construction site, and the city of Rome was even shrouded in dust.

In the area in charge of the Second Legion, Adoris and his comrades were talking while wielding pickaxes and shovels to dig trenches.

At this time, someone shouted: "Is Adoris here? Someone is looking for him!"

"Who is it?" As soon as Adoris raised his head out of the ditch, he heard a joyful cry: "Brother!"

"Kloto?!" As soon as Adoris saw the person coming, Clotoka Tax had already run to his side.

"How did you come?!"

"Father asked me to come over and see you."

"I'm fine. In yesterday's battle, my team killed many enemies and none of them were injured." Adoris patted his bare chest and said a little proudly: "You tell father to reassure him. I am now I’m busy and don’t have extra time to talk to you, so you should go back first.”

"Father is currently busy discussing tomorrow's battle plan with Tormid, Printors and other staff members. I have nothing to do when I go back now, so why not work here with you." Lotokatax requested.

"Okay!" Adoris agreed simply.

Crotokatax immediately took off his clothes and jumped into the dirty, dark pit.

"Let me introduce to you, this is my brother Clotokatax." Adoris introduced to his comrades who were busy in the pit.

The soldiers of the Second Army are mainly from Turii citizens, and some are from Amendolara, Bisignia, and Castellon. They all belong to the Turii region. Of course, the young citizens in this area are very interested in Dioni. The situation of the Ya royal family is somewhat understood. Some people may even have met Clotokatax when they were studying in Tulii school and know his identity, so they all enthusiastically fought with Clotokatax. Say hello.

Clotokatax greeted them with the humble attitude of new recruits meeting veterans, which won the favor of the soldiers. Some even jokingly said: "Even the First Legion is not as brilliant as our detachment, because We have two princes with us."

"Captain, give me another wooden shovel!" Adoris shouted.

Team leader Timamanlas did not immediately hand over the wooden shovel, but cautiously asked in a low voice: "Is your brother okay?"

"Captain, you are being biased. Why didn't you ask me if I could bear it when you hit me with a stick?" Adoris said half-jokingly, half-seriously.

"Your brother is not one of my soldiers." Timamanra replied frankly.

"Don't worry, my brother has received military training since childhood like me. He is not so squeamish." Adoris said, taking the wooden shovel and handing it to Clotokatax.

Clotokatax immediately picked up his shovel and started working.

Timamenras watched for a while, relieved to see that the young prince was working steadily and well, and then said loudly: "Brothers, with the help of Clotokatax, let's work hard , strive to complete the task as early as possible and leave other detachments behind, so that we can get the reward from the captain and let our detachment take on the important task of siege tomorrow!"

The words of the squad leader made the soldiers work even more enthusiastically. Some people even sang the battle song of the Dionian Legion. Soon everyone sang together while working, and the construction site was very lively.

This situation made Crotokartax a little envious.

Just as he was lost in thought, Adoris's voice sounded in his ears: "Isn't it interesting to be a legionnaire?"

Clotokatax nodded slightly.

"It's more interesting when fighting. Even comrades who are sometimes contradictory will fight to protect you on the battlefield, and you will fight to protect them. At that time, everyone becomes closer than real brothers. This is a It's... a very special feeling!" Adoris said with emotion, patting his younger brother: "You don't have to worry, you have just turned 18, they were all still in the reserve team when they were 18. Wait, you have already gone to the battlefield and can participate in such an exciting battle. When you are older, your father will definitely arrange for you to serve in the legion."

Clotokatax nodded, but remembering what his father usually said to him, he was not sure whether he could become a legionnaire.

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In yesterday's battle, the Roman army was defeated. Pursued by the Dionysian cavalry, Paulus, Mejius and Pantius led the remaining soldiers to escape into Antium.

Pontius accidentally fell down while escaping, and was trampled by panicked soldiers, causing a fracture in his right leg. If the guards had not desperately rescued him, he might have become a prisoner of the Dionians.

After entering the city, Paulus and Majors calmed down.But when the results of the headcount came out, they were hit again: out of the 25000 soldiers at the time of the expedition, only more than 1000 soldiers returned.

Fortunately, broken troops returned one after another.They learned from the defeated soldiers that along the way from Lavinium to Antium, there were many defeated soldiers with injured hands and feet wailing because they could not walk.

The two were anxious, and after discussion, they decided to send troops to rescue these wounded soldiers while it was dark and the Dionians had returned to camp to rest.

This is a huge risk, and some soldiers even refused to leave the city for rescue. But fortunately, the Dionysian pursuers have entered the city of Lavinium to rest, allowing Paulus and Mejius to lead the army repeatedly and gradually rescue the wounded. The soldiers rescued him.

It was busy until the early morning of the next day, bringing the number of soldiers in the city to more than 1, but among them, more than 5000 were injured and incapacitated. Even if all the doctors in Antium were gathered for treatment, there would still be A drop in the bucket, soldiers continue to die in agony in howling...

Paulus and Majors had nothing to do about it, not to mention that both them and the soldiers were extremely exhausted at this time and almost fell to the ground to sleep.

He slept until dawn. When Paulus woke up, it was almost noon. He soon received the first bad news: nearly 400 wounded soldiers died in the middle of the night.

It made Paulus, who was already in a bad mood, even worse. The bread was completely tasteless after chewing in his mouth. At this moment, Megios came to him in a hurry: "The scouts we sent out found that the Dai who originally occupied Lavinium The Onians are gone."

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