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Chapter 835 Printors’ self-recommendation
"Matonis, don't talk nonsense. It's not that we can't capture the Capitoline. His Majesty ordered us to temporarily besiege it and not attack!" Epithenis cursed angrily.

"The city of Rome is still unstable now. What if the two adults lead the army to leave and there is trouble in the city of Rome?! So we can only fight with our third legion!" Lizaru interjected.

……

In order to compete for the chance to fight, several legion commanders even quarreled with each other.

Tormid saw Davos frowning slightly and hurriedly spoke to stop him: "A few of you——"

"Your Majesty, the Second Army, the Third Army and the reserve group all have important tasks and cannot be dispatched lightly. I am willing to lead my troops to fight and capture Keslera within one day! At the same time, capture Weiai!"

As soon as these words came out, Matonis and the others immediately stopped arguing, and the eyes of the venue quickly focused on the speaker, who had been sitting quietly beside him before.

"Printors, now is not the time to brag, we are having a very important military meeting!" Matonis looked at him as if he were an idiot and couldn't help but mocked.

"I can swear to Hades in front of His Majesty!" Printors said seriously.

"If our troops cannot be dispatched, how can you capture Keslera and Viai?" Epithenis looked at him with interest.

"Are you going to use the mountain brigade?" Davos' voice came from above.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Printors said respectfully: "In the past two days, the three army commanders Matonis, Lizaru, and Epithenis have been busy with military affairs, while I have nothing to do and lead a team. The reconnaissance soldiers quietly explored the environment and terrain around the north bank of the Tiber River. Although the city of Keslera is located on a mountain, it is not too difficult for the mountain reconnaissance soldiers to climb.

According to my long-term observation, even in the daytime, there are no sentries on the top of the city of Casreira, and the defense is relatively lax... It may be related to its long-term good relations with Rome and the peace it has maintained for more than ten years, so the surprise attack The likelihood of success is high. "

"I remember that you had been in the mountain reconnaissance brigade for several years, and you had made military exploits..." Davos looked at him and said slowly.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"It seems that you are not talking big words. Caslera City can indeed be climbed. Are you preparing to raid at night?" Davos glanced at the crowd and asked thoughtfully.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"What about Wei Ai? Are you planning to use the Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade to attack?" Davos asked again.

Printors said calmly: "Let the Romans attack, Your Majesty."

Davos' eyebrows trembled, and then his eyes narrowed. He understood that the "Romans" that Printols mentioned were the reserve team that had just been formed by Roman civilians in the city. Hundreds of people increased to more than 2000. For this reason, Davers also promoted several more capable and loyal Roman civilians to serve as Sextus' assistants.

"Let these Roman civilians in the city attack Weiai?! This is impossible!" Matou Nisi clearly objected: "The order in Rome is not very good now, it is caused by these Roman civilians, there were a few Roman civilians yesterday Attacked the patrol team! It is too risky for such an unstable reserve team to attack Weiai! Moreover, according to the report of the scouts, although there are not many Roman soldiers in Weiai City, their defenses are still relatively tight. With these 2000 There are many Roman civilian reserves who have not received our formal military training in Dionysia, and it is impossible to capture it!"

"My lord Martonis, the captured Romans have been interrogated and have been confirmed to be diners of the Roman nobles." Antrapolis interjected. As the administrative adjutant of Rome, he is responsible for the order and public security in the city. , so the police station and the court are under his control.

"The little nobles and diners in the city haven't been cleaned up so far. Doesn't it mean that the reserve team is complicated, so how dare we use them with confidence!" Matonis replied not to be outdone.

Asistes interjected: "In the past two days, I have talked with Captain Sextus of the Roman reserve team and several of the following team officers. They said that the soldiers are eager to perform meritorious service in order to obtain more If we never dare to use them boldly and still have doubts about them, their expectations of us will turn into resentment, which will not be conducive to our governance of this city!

They dared to take risks, rebelled against the Roman army, fled back here, and surrendered to us... I believe that most of them really want to join our Kingdom of Dionia. Even if a small number of people have ulterior motives, what's the point? , just in time to expose them through combat.Even if the siege failed, we discovered hidden dangers and made these Roman civilians more loyal. This is a good thing! "

"Lord Asistes is right! In the long run, it is impossible for our army to stay in Rome forever. In the future, the main force to fight against the surrounding forces will be the Dionian citizen army composed of Romans. Why not take advantage of While our legions are here, train them well!" Nicomachus also suggested.

At this time, Printols further explained: "Your Majesty, I am not asking the Roman reserves to attack the city of Viai, but I am asking them to use their identities to take over Viai."

After Printors said this, Davos had a general idea. He asked: "Do you want them to act as Rome's reinforcements?"

"Yes, Your Majesty." Plintors explained earnestly: "We all know that in order to get from the south bank of the Tiber River to the north bank, except for these two bridges in Rome (Roman Vertebral Bridge and the bridge on Hexin Island) ) In addition, there is also a bridge to cross the upper reaches of the city of Ferdinand. Since the last Weiai attack failed, they have locked the city gates. Our cavalry has been patrolling the north bank of the Tiber for the past two days, and we have not seen any Roman soldiers entered Weiai through the upstream city of Phydina, so the Weiai people probably don't know about the Roman civilians joining us in Dionia. We can let the Roman civilian soldiers who fled back pretend to be their reinforcements and deceive them The gate of Weiai..."

"Bang!" Davos slapped the table forcefully and praised loudly: "Very good! Printors, your plan is very good! Viai is on the east side of the north bank of the Tiber River, and Caislera On the west side of the north bank, if these two towns can be captured at the same time, they can become horns with the Roman city, support each other, and build a barrier to the north of the Roman city. In the future, whether the Etruscans attack from the north ——The Roman coalition forces, or the Roman-Latin coalition forces crossing the river from the upper reaches of the Tiber River, will have to conquer this barrier first. By then, the Third Army led by Lizaru will not have to be so passively defensive. This can free up most of the soldiers to devote to other battlefields..."

When Davos said this, Lizaru looked happy.

"I decided to adopt Primples' suggestion and let the Roma reserve team attack Weiai."

"Your Majesty, who do you send to command?" Tormid asked.

"As Asistes said, since these Roman civilians have joined Dionia, we must boldly appoint them, otherwise they will be the same as the Roman nobles. I think... let Sextus Serve as the commander of the attack on Weiai." Davos said decisively.

"Sextus is a good young man in Rome. Since he was elected as Chief Aventine Demo, he has been actively assisting us and comforting the Roman civilians who have fled back." Asistes interjected.

"For these Romans who sincerely surrender to us, we must be bold and give them more opportunities. Even if we fail to capture Weiai, we will at least get a group of Roman civilians who have been tested and loyal to us!" What Daves said made Ya Sisters and other administrative elders deeply agreed.

"But Caserella must capture it, and it must be captured in the shortest possible time!" Davers' tone suddenly became tough, and he said: "The Roman army led by Camillus is continuously attacking Osti, regardless of casualties. Yacheng, the Clippers reported yesterday that most of the trenches outside the city of Ostia have been filled, and the city walls have collapsed in many places. Before long, we will no longer occupy the land and have to fight the Romans directly...

We have the initiative in the battle, and there is absolutely no need to fight a mad dog that is about to die and increase the casualties of our soldiers. Therefore, we do not have to defend Ostia at all. As long as we capture Keslera, we can take it The port serves as a transfer station connecting the Roman river ports. Although it is farther away than Ostia, the sea trade of Keslera is prosperous. Its port must be larger than Ostia and has more complete facilities. , and will not be threatened by the Romans, so—”

Davos looked directly at the staff officer he valued, raised his right fist, and waved vigorously: "Printors, it is up to you to carry out the plan to surprise Keslera. If you need anything, just ask. We will do our best to solve it, but I hope you can do it as soon as possible - no! Capture it within today and tomorrow, can you do it?!"

Printors thought for a moment, and then said firmly: "Your Majesty, I am willing to accept this task!"

His words made Matonis, Lizaru, and Epithenes all show admiration, while Tormide looked at him with a complicated expression: King Davos gave two days, but according to Printo According to the surprise attack plan of Erles, in fact, there is only one night left. Is it too late?Even those who have been battle-tested dare not swear by this guarantee.

"Very good, I'm waiting for your victory news!" Davos smiled. He readily agreed to Primples' request to leave the venue now to make preparations, and watched him leave with admiration.

At this time, Tormid asked: "Your Majesty, are you planning to evacuate the troops in Ostia City after capturing Keslera?"

(End of this chapter)