Chapter 122 Siege Layout (1)

He looked back at the army commanders who were also observing the Tiber River, and said: "According to rumors, the Tiber River often flooded hundreds of years ago, and the middle and lower reaches of the river are full of swamps and wetlands. Especially in this area, so no race or power is willing to build here, only the Romans who were excluded by the Latins chose to settle here, and now they are the hegemons of central Italy..."

"But now that we are here, its overlord should give way!" Amintas said immediately, the victory of yesterday's battle and the congratulations from King Davos and his colleagues just now made him very high-spirited.

"Yeah, this is our goal, but we need to fight to achieve it." Davos smiled slightly and looked at the commander of the Third Army: "Lizalu, last night I asked the messenger to send it to Lavinium. 's battle plan, have you read it?"

Lizaru replied immediately: "Your Majesty, you let our Third Legion cross the Tiber River and build a camp on the north bank of the Tiber River to block the reinforcements from the Etruscan city-states and the Roman colonial cities, and at the same time from Attack the city of Rome from the north..."

"Yes, this is the task of your Third Legion." Davos nodded, pointed his left hand to the upstream of the river, and said, "There is a vertebral bridge three or four miles away from here, that is Rome and Etruscan. It is an important land route for communication in the Ria area. The Romans probably won't destroy it. You can use this bridge to attack the city of Rome. If the Shibashi Bridge has been destroyed by the Romans, it doesn't matter. , The Third Fleet will use their warships to build a channel for you to attack Rome. You have to block the reinforcements of the Romans and attack the city of Rome, the task is very heavy!"

Davos said here, paused, and asked: "I remember the last time you submitted the battle report that there was a company blocking the attack of more than 5,000 soldiers in Kautini, and finally guaranteed that they would be surrounded and annihilated. , is the company captain who accomplished this feat named Tagluo?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"I hope your Third Legion will have more officers like Tagluo to turn your camp into an iron wall and completely cut off the reinforcements facing the city of Rome from the north! Sword, give Rome a fierce attack from the north, try to break through the enemy's defense, and open a gap for the entire army to siege the city!" Davos exclaimed loudly.

Regarding the ardent expectations of King Davos, Lizaru, who is a junior among the legion commanders, is both excited and a little nervous: "Your Majesty, the Third Legion will do its best to complete the combat mission! But... Because of the need to fight on both sides, the strength ... a little bit lacking."

Before Davos responded, Amyntas said loudly: "Your Majesty, such an important task should be handed over to the First Army! You don't need to send additional reinforcements to the First Army, we can successfully complete the task!"

"This task should be handed over to our Second Corps! The First Corps has been fighting continuously, and the troops are already uneven.

And the soldiers of our Second Legion are full! ' cried Matonis immediately.

Stimulated by the two legion commanders, Lizaru also immediately said loudly: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, our third legion will definitely be able to complete this task!"

"You both have important tasks for the First Army and the Second Army. You don't have to fight anymore." Davos waved his hand to stop the quarrel between the two army commanders, Amyntas and Matonis, and then comforted Lizaru: "You Don't worry, the Third Fleet will cooperate with you, and the infantry of the fleet they belong to is not weak."

Lizaru was overjoyed and quickly asked, "Your Majesty, when will the Third Fleet arrive?"

"The Tiber River is winding, and the Third Fleet has to go upstream, it will take more time, but with the blessing of Hades, today is a downwind, and there are slaves and laborers to help pull fiber, they should be there soon. When the time comes You must hurry up, cross the river by boat, quickly set up a camp on the north bank of Shiibashi, and you must also assist the Third Fleet in leveling the river beach so that they can push the warships onto the river beach. The station of the Third Fleet crew Will be merged with you." Davos reminded patiently.

"I understand, Your Majesty!" Lizaru suddenly remembered something and asked, "Your Majesty, if after we cross the river by boat, we find that the Romans have no defense against Shibashi at all, can I lead my troops to kill them directly? ?"

"If there is such a great opportunity, of course we can't let it go. All our legions will cooperate with you to attack the city immediately, but I don't think the Romans should make such a stupid mistake." Davos smiled.

A group of people came to the granary camp behind the port with a smile.

"Your Majesty, there are a total of 90 large barns and ten hay sheds in this camp. The barns are filled with ground wheat flour, and one barn has about... 3,000 catties. In addition to hay, the hay sheds also have soybeans. We rescued 45 intact barns, four hay sheds, and eight partially burned barns..."

After listening to Leeds' introduction, Davos praised: "It seems that these flour and fodder are ready to be transported to the Roman army in Herniki. Leeds, Kuchius, your two cavalry regiments Arrived in time and captured this batch of food, which not only hit the enemy, but also eased the supply of our military rations, this is a great achievement!"

Kochius interjected: "Your Majesty, the reason why we were able to succeed is that on the one hand we came too quickly, beyond the expectations of the Romans, making them unprepared; on the other hand, the Romans' barns were so well repaired that Strong, fire-proof and moisture-proof, it takes time to get them to ignite. The Romans were not serious about building walls, but they were very serious about building barns, but they did us a favor!"

The crowd laughed again.

Davos said seriously: "It is precisely because we were fully prepared in advance that the Romans did not expect that we would suddenly lead the army to attack the city of Rome directly, so there would be many mistakes, but we also have to be careful. , give the Romans no time to breathe."

All the legion commanders restrained their smiles and nodded cautiously.

"Olivers!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"You led the Fourth Army to camp here, protect the granary and the river port, and at the same time be responsible for tomorrow's attack on the western city wall of Rome." Davos pointed to the towering city wall in front and asked: "Where do you think is the focus of your attack? "

Without hesitation, Olivers pointed to the long protruding wall in front of the right side, which was the place where Davos said before that behind the wall is the largest ghetto in Rome: "Here! Of course it is here! It's so ugly, don't take it down and destroy it, and I won't sleep well in the future."

Olivers' sarcastic words made everyone laugh again.

Davos nodded and reminded: "According to the plan negotiated last night, the nobles and commoners in Rome have deep conflicts. We must find a way to divide them, divide them, and make them unable to fight with us together."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Olivers answered seriously.

After arranging the matters outside the western city wall of Rome, Davos led the legion commanders around the Roman city wall and rode eastward. Therefore, even if the Roman soldiers on each section of the city wall saw a group of senior Dionian generals in gorgeous armor and gorgeous crown helmets appearing 100 meters away from the city, looking at the city wall and making gestures, more than a dozen military flags were fluttering behind them. , and did not dare to rush out of the city to make a surprise attack.

The group of people walked and watched, and soon reached the easternmost end of the Roman city wall, and then folded along the city wall to the northwest. At this time, Davos said, "Amintas, you lead the first legion to camp here."

"Finally it's our first regiment's turn, I thought you forgot us, Your Majesty." Amyntas said loudly, pretending to complain.

"Of course I won't forget it." Davos said with a serious expression: "As our Dionysian army with the strongest fighting force, the First Legion has naturally the most arduous task. From here to the Tiber River The city wall is the attack range of your First Army, you must exert enough offensive pressure on the Romans!"

"Your Majesty, don't worry, I will not only let the Romans know the power of our First Army, but also attack the city of Rome from here!" Amyntas said confidently.

"In addition, the wall section here is very long, but the offensive forces are the least in all directions. After the city is broken, the Romans are likely to escape from here. You must ensure that you do your best to stop them all!" Davos solemnly said said.

Amyntas was stunned for a moment, and then replied: "This...of course there is no problem!"

"Also, you should pay attention to the fact that the camp of the First Army is the farthest from the main force of the other legions. There are several Roman colonial cities not far to the east from here, so the First Army is likely to be the focus of the Roman reinforcements. object." Davers reminded solemnly.

Amyntas' expression also became solemn, and he nodded.

"The Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade will be stationed with the First Army, but they have important tasks to perform and will not attack the city with you."

After listening to Davos' words, Amintas looked at Izam, who smiled at him.

"Izam!"

"Yes!" The middle-aged Dukeya was no longer as evasive as when he was young, he responded respectfully.

"In order to prevent suspicion from being seen by the Roman soldiers, you should not go to the Tiber River to survey the terrain during the day. The rainy season in Rome is from December to February, which has already ended, and although Rome did not suffer from drought last year, according to intelligence , the number of rains is less than in previous years, and we have seen it downstream just now, the water flow is gentle, and the water level on the shore has dropped, so you have a great chance of success."