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Chapter 841 Roman Triumph ([-])

With Keslera's lesson learned, the two envoys dared not be perfunctory anymore, and the two sides quickly discussed the matter.

During this period, at the urging of Davos, the messengers rode fast horses between Rome, Volch, and Tarchuna frequently, and the two sides quickly drafted a preliminary draft of the alliance, the main contents of which are:
First, the Kingdom of Dionia formed a military alliance with Tarchuna and Volch;

Second, Tarchuna and Volch must respond to Dionia's request and provide troops to fight against Dionia's enemies, and Dionia must also protect the security of the territories of Tarchuna and Volch. ;
Third, Volch and Tarchuna recognized Dionia’s legal occupation of Keslera;
Fourth, Dionia must assist Tarchuna and Volch to recapture Surwatum and Xhosa, and return their territories to their original allies, but the Roman people in the city belong to Dionia, and the allies Soldiers are not allowed to plunder;

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The alliance agreement had not yet been officially signed. Under the urging of Davos, the two Etruscan city-states sent envoys to the Roman camp the next day, which led to this easy victory.

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On this day, the sun was shining brightly and the sky was clear and cloudless.

After experiencing war, killing, chaos, and crying, the people of Rome had a rare look of joy on their faces. They dressed up, brought their wives and daughters, gathered on both sides of the road from the arena to the square, waiting for the triumphal victory. start.

Among these people was Michaelius. After learning about the fall of Viai three days ago, he immediately fled the military camp with many Viai soldiers.

Since the Roman army was busy blocking the departure of the Etruscans and other colonial armies on the north bank of the Tiber River at that time, most of them escaped smoothly. Many of them, like Michaelius, ran directly to the gates of Rome and headed towards Rome. The Dionians surrender.

After Dionysian officials confirmed their identities, the surrendered Roman nobles would be transported to the south with their families by ship, and the Thurii Registration Department would disperse them in various towns in the kingdom. For civilians, they will be asked whether they choose to live in Rome or Victoria, and then they will be resettled according to their choice.In fact, they would actively guide the common people to choose Rome, because after clearing out the Roman nobles, more than half of the entire city of Rome was empty.

For Michaelius, who had originally grown up in Rome, he was of course willing to return to Rome, because not only did it have better residences, but it could also be allocated more fertile land (the Roman Senate, in order to restrict Viais, would The flat land along the river that originally belonged to Viai was assigned to Rome, leaving only the hilly and mountainous land for distribution to Roman citizens who moved to Viai).

The officials of Dionia not only helped him find his wife and children, but also told him: His Majesty King Davos has specially promulgated a bill for the Romans who applied to become citizens of Dionia. At harvest time, they could harvest the crops that originally belonged to their own land and then cultivate the new land. '

Davos' thoughtful measures indeed reassured all the Roman civilians who had taken refuge in Dionia.

While Mykelius was busy moving, a piece of news spread throughout the city of Rome: The Dionians were preparing to hold a triumphal ceremony in the city of Rome tomorrow!

It immediately caused waves among the Roman people. After all, the triumphal ceremony was one of the most sacred ceremonies for Roman citizens. It was a ceremony for the Romans to show off their military exploits and glory after defeating the enemy. Therefore, Michaelius and other Roman civilians urgently wanted to know: Do the Dionians know how to hold a triumphal ceremony?What attitude would the Dionians have towards the Romans in the Triumph? (Because in past Roman triumphal ceremonies, captured enemies were always escorted in processions)...

Therefore, many Roman people gathered on the roadside with a lot of doubts and complex expressions, waiting for the ceremony to begin.

"Woo!..." The bugle sounded for a long time, followed by drums, and an exciting melody mixed with a bit of joy came from the south of the city of Rome.

The people on the side of the road couldn't help shaking their heads following the strange and beautiful melody after listening to it. Some even called the music nice and asked the people around them for their names, but no one knew.

After a while, the people in the south of the city started to commotion, shouting loudly: "They are coming! They are coming!!..."

People on the roadside began to move forward, but were stopped by the Dionian soldiers standing on the roadside in front, holding hands and guarding.

McKelius picked up the five-year-old child and looked south on tiptoe, only to see a big golden banner in the middle of the road to the south being held high in the air, walking towards them...

When he got closer, Michaelius saw clearly that the high-flying black flag had a pattern of a silver double fork holding a golden crown, surrounded by gems, and entangled with black hair. On the top of the flag was a majestic statue. Lingling statues of Greek gods.

Is this the military flag of the Kingdom of Dionia? !Mykelius looked up to him. You must know that after he returned from Herniki with the Roman army, he went directly to attack Ostia. He surrendered before he saw what the Dionia flag looked like. .

This time, he looked very carefully, because he knew that he would fight under the command of this flag in the future.

The Roman people on both sides of the road were curiously looking at the soldier holding the flag high. Although he was not very tall and burly, he had a strong figure, strong muscles, several scars on his face, and a rather vicious appearance.

Of course, the Roman people would not know that those who could hold the flag high in the triumphal ceremony of Dionia were the soldiers who performed the most bravely and had the most outstanding military exploits in the war. For a citizen of Dionia, this is the highest honor. It is also the focus of the people of Dionia. After all, there is only one person holding the military flag high, while there are several generals riding in the chariot.

None of the Roman people who were watching cheered or threw flowers to the soldiers holding high the flag. This may have made Terentus feel a little regretful, but his heart was still full of pride because he was the first since the establishment of Dionia. The soldiers of the Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade, who held high the military flag at the triumphal ceremony, first took the risk of diving into the sewers of the Roman city at night and made their first contribution. Then they were the first to climb the city wall during the night attack on the city of Casreira, and they cut down five or six people in a row to discover the situation. , the Caislera soldiers who came to intercept bought time for the entire operation, so when it came to selecting the triumphal flag bearer, he was elected without any controversy.

Behind him followed ten soldiers holding ten flags, forced to form two lines because there were too many flags and the road was not wide enough.These flags belong to the First Army Corps, the Second Army Corps, the Third Army Corps, the Fourth Army Corps, the Fifth Army Corps, the Sixth Army Corps, the First Cavalry Corps, and the Second Cavalry Corps. This time, the flags of the Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade were also added. This special force with only 1000 people played an extremely important role in this war. Of course, the casualties were not small. Of course, Davos must give it a strong commendation to make up for the loss of military honors to it over the years. neglect.

The person holding the flag of the Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade now is a company captain, Krigolas. Although his performance as a team officer in this battle is not very significant, he has been in all the battles in the past ten years. , all performed well.

Another flag is...

When the Roman people on the roadside saw this flag and the soldiers holding it, some couldn't help but exclaimed: "It's Valerius! It's Valerius!"

But more Roman people looked at the only red flag with complex expressions like Mykelius.

The soldier holding this flag high, Valerius, was still wearing the uniform of the Roman heavy infantry. As a member of the newly formed Roman reserve group, he performed bravely in the battle of Viai three days ago and became the representative of the Roman reserve group. , of course his performance is far behind compared with other legion standard-bearers, but what Davers needs is the political significance he represents.

But obviously this Roman civilian has not adapted to such an atmosphere. He was a little timid and did not even nod to the people who knew him. He was not like other flag bearers who held their heads high and looked proud.

After the flagbearer, what appeared in front of Michaelius and the others were four Dionian priests in white robes, carrying a wooden statue of a god and walking solemnly in the team.

Many Roman people whispered: Who is this Greek god?
Those who know the situation tell them: That is Hades, the protector of the Kingdom of Dionia.

Hearing this, the discussions among the people on the roadside actually became smaller, because they realized that after joining the Kingdom of Dionia, they would inevitably have to deal with this powerful Greek god.

After the Dionian priest passed by, another statue of a god appeared in front of Michaelius and other people.

"It's Goddess Diana!!" Someone shouted excitedly.

The Dionysians ranked the goddess Diana, who was widely worshiped by Roman civilians, behind their patron saint, which showed that they attached great importance to the gods respected by Roman civilians. In this way, Michaelius and the others were relieved, and they We even saw the chief priest of the Temple of Diana among the priests carrying the statue.

The chief priest looked solemn, but he was indeed very happy in his heart, because Kardeas, the priest in charge of Hades Temple, had previously had a secret conversation with him: After Rome merged with the Kingdom of Dionia, Hades Temple would focus on Support the Temple of Diana as one of the main temples for Romans who are already citizens of Dionia, and the Temple of Diana will also become a place where Dionia citizens of other races can worship freely.

Kardeas' promise made the chief priest of the Temple of Diana excited. You must know that although the Temple of Diana in Rome was very popular with Latin civilians in the past, it was not taken seriously by the Senate and could not enter the Capitol at all. Linshan, enjoy the sacrifices of the entire city-state during important celebrations.And Dionia obviously did not take a fancy to Jupiter and Juno, who were somewhat similar to the main Greek gods, but wanted to focus on supporting Diana. Letting them walk in the grand triumphal procession today was the beginning. This made the chief priest worry about the future. Full of expectations.

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