Chapter 71 The Military Conference After the Great Victory

"Sister!" In front of so many juniors, Agnes' face was a little unbearable.

Cristoia knew Agnes' temperament too well, and immediately changed the subject: "Okay, let's go to the zoo—"

"Mother, I'm not going." Cynthia interjected.

"This time let's go to the zoo together, it's for you, how can you not go--" Kristia was a little displeased, but seeing Cynthia's melancholy expression, she slowed down and persuaded: " Your father has told me that although the Gauls are aggressive, your husband leads a huge army of more than 50,000 people. Moreover, he also gave orders to let the nearby Twelfth Legion rush to Rome and return to your husband. Command... I heard that although the Gauls are vicious, but their equipment is poor, they will definitely be defeated in the face of the elite troops under your husband's command, so don't worry!"

"Mother, I understand all this, but I'm still a little worried, so I'm not in the mood to play at this critical time..." Cynthia hesitated.

Cristoia asked in surprise: "Before, when your husband went out to fight, he never saw you worry so much?"

"Mother, Patroclus used to be an army officer, wounded in battle or... it was our family's business, and now he's the commander of the Dionysian northern coalition, and it's thousands of people involved. The safety of the family and the northern part of the kingdom... So, how can I not worry about it!" Cynthia said, sighing again.

After hearing this, Cristoia seemed to remember something, sighed, and said solemnly: "In the past, when your father led the army to go out to fight, which time was not related to the life and death of the kingdom, you and I love Gnes' mother. Don't you worry! But how do we do it? We try our best to take care of everything at home, try our best not to think about this troublesome thing, and ensure our health... If your father on the front line learns that Agnes and I are sick If he falls down, can he still fight with all his heart!"

"Don't worry about your husband, don't think about the war, find something to do to relax yourself... In the end, your husband will be blessed by Hades!" Agnes also persuaded.

Obviously, Cynthia listened to the words of the two mothers, and her worried expression subsided a lot. She was about to agree to go to the zoo, when the wooden door of the inner courtyard was suddenly pushed open, and the palace chief Ribazzo hurried into the backyard, saluting excitedly, Said: "His Royal Highness two princesses, Princess Cynthia, great victory! Lord Patroclus led the army to defeat the Gaul who invaded Etruria!"

When Cynthia heard it, her face suddenly filled with joy, and even because she was too excited, tears flashed in her eyes.

"Dad has a big victory! Dad has a big victory!" Palpilas even danced and cheered.

"I just said Hades will bless you." Agnes seemed calm.

"What's the specific situation?" Cristoia smiled and asked her daughter again.

Ribazzo responded respectfully immediately: "I heard that our coalition forces have been victorious and have completely defeated the Gauls who invaded Etruria... After receiving the battle report, Your Majesty is very happy that five The rotating chairman and several ministers of the military affairs department summoned to the palace to discuss matters."

After speaking, he looked at Cynthia again: "Your Majesty knows that Princess Cynthia is in the mansion, so he specially asked me to come back and let you know so that you don't have to worry."

"Look, how much your father cares about you!" Kristia glanced at Cynthia angrily.

"Thank you, Mr. Ribazzo!" Cynthia wiped the tears of excitement from her eyes,

Sincerely bowed to Ribazzo.

Ribazzo hurriedly dodged, and said repeatedly: "Princess, this is what I should do, it is not worthy of thanks."

"Okay, can we go to the zoo now? It's all because of you, we've been delayed for so long. Eunice and Ivia may be in a hurry." Cristoia complained pretending to be dissatisfied .

"Mother, it's my fault, let's go now!" Cynthia smiled sweetly, then squatted down, stretched out her hand, and said softly, "Chris, let the aunt come to lead you, let's run faster, earlier Go to the zoo and see the elephants, okay?"

"I want to see the lion too."

"no problem!"

"And hippos."

"Can!"

...

Cynthia took the bouncing Chris and walked out of the backyard quickly, letting out a burst of laughter.

Cristoia looked at Agnes happily: "This morning, Apox went to the academy, Antebris went to practice ball, the house is full of women, we have to have a good time in the zoo one day!"

Palpilas gently pulled Cristoia's hand and said solemnly, "Grandma, Chris and I are men."

"Oh, by the way, plus you two little warriors." Kristoia tapped his forehead with her finger, and smiled even more happily.

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Last year, after Davos' suggestion, Cristoia immediately began to act. After repeated discussions and investigations, she selected the hilly land near the Klaty River to the south of the Turii Quarry Mine to build a zoo, so as to meet the needs of It is more convenient to use stone materials and a large amount of water, as well as transportation.

Up to now, the zoo is still under construction and has not been opened to the public, but there are already elephants, lions, hippos, crocodiles and many other animals in it, all of which are allied (such as Egypt and Mauritania). It was specially delivered for this demand.

Under the escort of the palace guards, when Cristoia and her party went to the zoo in a carriage, Davos was discussing with the ministers in the palace.

"Your Majesty, it turns out that your decision is correct. Patroclus is indeed an excellent military commander! Although he originally thought that although the number of soldiers in the army he led was large, most of them were recruits, and the sources were still very diverse. They are also the Gauls feared by various ethnic groups in central Italy, so we have analyzed before that, with the current strength of the coalition forces in northern Dionia, if we take a defensive posture, it is not a big problem to hold the Roman area, but if we want to repel the area in The Etruscan ravaged Gauls were more difficult. And we also think..."

The Minister of Military Affairs Alexis hesitated for a moment, and then said calmly: "The commander of the 14th Corps, Patroclus, has only been in office for a long time, and he has no experience in commanding multiple legions before, and he is still relatively young. They were completely obedient, so it was recommended that His Majesty send a more experienced veteran to replace him as the commander of the northern coalition (since the XIV Legion was located in the Roman region, the Ministry of War stipulated that the commander of the legion should have the command of the allied troops in case of emergency. The right to defend against the enemy), if not for His Majesty's insistence, I am afraid this victory would not have come so quickly!"

Davos listened calmly. In fact, the reason why he insisted on letting Patroclus continue to command the coalition was not because he had absolute confidence in his son-in-law, but because he had appointed Patroclus as the tenth. The commander of the Fourth Army and Sextus served as the commander of the Eighteenth Army. It was the beginning of his planned injection of fresh blood into the army and gradually replacing the older generation of generals. Naturally, he was under a lot of pressure. After more than a year, sending a veteran to take over the command will not only dampen the confidence of the young general, but also disrupt his original plan, so he supports Patroclus to protect his own face.

Of course, Davos at this time was not as affected by the history of his previous life as he was before the Western Mediterranean War. After defeating Rome, Carthage, and the rapid development of the kingdom in the past few years, he was deeply aware of Dionysus. The strength of the Kingdom of Asia has far surpassed that of Rome and Carthage at this time in the history of the previous life, and it surpassed the entire Mediterranean in aspects such as the construction of various military services, research on weapons and equipment, strategy and tactics, etc. The Gallic people who caused great trouble in Rome were just a small problem for Dionia at this time. Even if the northern coalition suffered a small setback, it would not have much impact on the kingdom. Make these allies more united around the kingdom of Dionysus for fear of the Gauls.

It's just that he never thought that Patroclus' performance far exceeded his expectations, and he defeated the main force of the Gauls in less than a month, which made him very satisfied, and he had to try his best at this moment. Suppressed the complacency in the heart.

"Your Majesty, from the battle report, although the commander of the Patroclus army is young, he is very calm and experienced in his use of troops. He quickly marched to the vicinity of Volsena, but he did not rely on the large number of troops to immediately lead his troops to attack, but instead built a camp to lure the enemy. Offensive, through a small victory in the defensive battle, won the confidence of the Allied generals, and the morale of the soldiers was also boosted. Then he deliberately retreated, retreating south of the Tiber River, making the Gauls think that the Dionian army had been cowardly , so he dared to attack Volsena with confidence and boldness, but he took advantage of the Gallic people to fight hard for days and sleep exhausted, and once again led the army to return quickly and raided the Gallic camp..."

The newly appointed chief of staff, Printoles, analyzed earnestly: "Although this glorious victory is also ignorant and arrogant to the Gauls themselves, after encountering my powerful coalition, not only did they not fight cautiously, but they only knew how to attack blindly. There are no rules and regulations related to the marching and camping, but in turn, it can be seen that the commander of Patroclus not only knows his own soldiers, the situation of the Allies, but also the situation of the Gauls, and every decision he makes can be so consistent. The battle situation at that time made victory so easy, and it can be said that it has won the essence of the "Military Law". Congratulations, Your Majesty! The kingdom has another excellent military commander, and he is still so young!"

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