Chapter 110 Landing in Latium

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

As soon as the order came out, the entire four-mile-long army formation was like dominoes, and the soldiers all fell down in the blink of an eye.

Amintas, Lizaru, and the others did not dare to be careless at this time. Ryders sent all the cavalry to investigate the movements around them and guard the security of the army formation.

The Dionysian army on the coast didn't wait long. When the sun turned to the west, the southernmost soldiers cheered first: "Our fleet! Our fleet is here!! The army led by His Majesty is about to arrive. !!!..."

In order to carry out this difficult task, the soldiers marched for a long time and went deep into the enemy's rear, so yesterday, the legion commanders told the officers of the plan and purpose of this operation in detail, and then the officers at all levels of the legion informed all the officers. Therefore, the soldiers had great enthusiasm to endure fatigue and carry out long marches. Therefore, when they saw a black warship appearing on the sea in the distance, they immediately thought: behind the Dionysian fleet must be a huge fleet full of soldiers.

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The soldiers' guesses were correct. The Dionysian Third Fleet continued to sail forward, followed by a fleet of ships that covered the sea. They turned their bows and headed towards the beach.

Adoris sat in the boat, looking out at the beach in the distance, where he could not see the heavily armed legionnaires on the shore, but could only see a thick black line on the coast extending infinitely to both sides, and on the black line There was a little bit of golden light mixed in it... Adoris knew that it was the flag shining.

On this troop carrier, the captain instructed the helmsman to adjust the course. 50 soldiers sat on both sides of the hull, assisting the sailors to row the oars together. Matters that must be followed after disembarking.

After he finished speaking, he also emphasized with a serious expression: "Have you all remembered?!"

"Remember!!" The soldiers responded in unison.

Timmamanras looked at Adoris, and Adoris immediately said loudly: "I remember, squad leader, don't worry!" As soon as he remembered the last time he was beaten with the cane, his buttocks throbbed, and it was almost a pain in the ass. He missed the battle to the north, so how could he dare to disobey orders and violate the military law.

At this time, it was the high tide period, and the boats were moving very fast by the tide. It didn't take long for Adoris to see the soldiers on the coast: most of them were sitting on the ground, taking off their armor and wearing only black linings, drinking water and eating rations.

While looking at the sea, there are a few people waving their arms towards the sea, shouting excitedly...

Adoris was fascinated when he heard Timmamanras shout, "Get ready to go ashore!"

Adoris's mood suddenly became excited. He and his comrades immediately picked up the belongings placed under their feet, quickly put on the armor, hung up the short sword, carried the rations, picked up the long shield, javelin, stab gun, and watched The boat approached the white sandy beach, and then the hull slammed, the smooth bottom had already touched the land, the helmsman immediately locked the rudder, pulled out a long rod from the boat, plunged it back into the sand, supported it, and prevented the boat back.

There was no need for an order from the team officer. The soldiers who were ready to go jumped off the boat one after another, stepped on the cool sea water, and quickly came ashore. The team leader Timamanlas quickly gathered the soldiers, and then took them with them. Move closer to another team...

The seaside was full of troop transport ships, and soon the stretch of beach was also full of Dionian Legionnaires in black helmets and black armors, and the flags were also erected, and the officers led their soldiers. , looking for the company and brigade to which he belongs, the beach is full of people, and it is very lively, but it does not appear to be very chaotic, because the soldiers carried by this wave of ships that docked belong to the second legion, considering that in the entire Dio In addition to the first legion in the Nia army, the second legion is more well-trained and disciplined, so in this landing, Davos will put the fleet carrying the soldiers of the second legion in the forefront, landing first, Complete the assembly as soon as possible to clear obstacles for the successor troops.

Subsequently, the docked ships began to withdraw from the beach one by one to make room for subsequent fleets to dock.

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The commanders of Armintas, Lizaru, Ledes, and Kuchias, who are less than 400 meters away from the beach, are also closely watching the landing of the Second Army. The scattered and cluttered, gathered into small columns one by one, then gathered into eight or nine large columns, and finally, with the sound of bugles, these columns quickly gathered from all parts of the beach to form a large square... …

Amintas and the others were all relieved. Although their troops had already lined up to protect the landing this time, after all, such a large-scale landing operation was the first time for them even experienced, and it was still King Davos personally led the team, in case of any accident... Everyone's pressure is still a little big, and it seems that everything is going well now.

"Matonis did a good job!" Amyntas praised, and only a veteran senior general like him who participated in the expedition to Persia would dare to evaluate a legion commander of the same level in public.

This is, there is a scout galloping: "Report to the commander, five miles to the south, a Roman army of about 7,000 people is marching here!"

"Report to the commander, six or seven miles to the southeast, a Roman army of nearly 8,000 people is coming here!"

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

"They came just in time!" Amyntas glanced at the second wave of ships 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 lined up on the beach heard the sound of the bugle and immediately accelerated their assembly. speed……

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After receiving the report from the scout, Paulus felt extremely uneasy. The sense of responsibility prompted him to immediately lead 7,500 soldiers to the north. After a fast march of more than two hours, the army had reached Lavinium, and he slowed down. Marching speed, because he knew that Dionia's army was not far ahead, and the reconnaissance cavalry he sent before was expelled by the enemy cavalry near here, and at the same time, he also waited for the arrivals from Satnicum and Victoria. Littleley'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, was able to see hundreds of ships floating on the sea, some of which were surging along the tide. Towards the coast, some left the coast and rowed out to sea, the density of ships completely obscuring the azure waters...

Paulus's heart became anxious again, and the scout cavalry sent out quickly returned: "Report to the general, the enemy is arrayed two miles away, and the number is no less than 20,000!"

Paulus was startled: There were not so many Dionian troops in Wolsey. Could it be that some of their soldiers 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 immediately lead an army of less than 10,000 people to attack, and ordered the troops to stop advancing and start lining up in place.

It didn't take long for Satnicum's troops to arrive. The main general who led the army was also the city's defender, Mejus, whose full name was Mejus St. Pronius Aslio. The 50-year-old was born in a prominent family of St. Pronius. After the Celts occupied Rome, he stayed to hold the Capitoline Hill. The senate appointed him as the defender of Satnicum. Fancy him war experience, and tough character.

At this moment, he, who has always been stable, was struggling to restrain the horse that was galloping fast in front of Paulus, and at the same time asked eagerly: "Where is Dionia's army?! How many people?!"

Paulus pointed to the front and said: "Dionia's fleet is landing on the coast ahead, and their troops in Wolsey are also lined up in front to protect their landing. According to the report of the scout, they There are about 20,000 people, and as you and I know, their reinforcements in Wolsey are no more than 10,000 people, so..."

Megios looked at the Diorian fleet that was busy on the sea in the distance, his face was gloomy, and he said in a deep voice: "The combined army of you and me is less than 20,000 people, and the more time goes by, the more Diorian soldiers who come ashore. There will only be more and more, and we will fight against them, and if we fail ... the army west of Rome that can contain the Dionians will be greatly weakened, and the situation will become very bad ... "

"I think so too." Paulus was also worried, he reminded hesitantly: "But... if the Dionians are allowed to land here successfully, invade our territory and the territories of the Latin allies, and poison our people, Even threatening Rome... the Senate and the Roman people will probably not forgive us!"

Megius was stunned for a moment, then sighed: "Let's talk about it when Panthius comes, after discussing it together... When I set out from Satnicum with my team, I received a notification from his messenger that he would They arrived later with 10,000 soldiers."

"Ten thousand soldiers?! He's too bold, what if the Volsci attack Villitre?!" Paulus was shocked, but then he thought about it: Villitre went deep inland, and again Located in the northeast of Satnicum, not everyone has the daring of Camillous, bypassing Antium and Satnicum in front, and attacking Villitre directly, not to mention Dionys. The demi-human armies were all in front, and most of Volsi's warriors ran to aid the Herniki people, and there was no surplus to harass the Roman towns.

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