Chapter 125

At this time, a word from Portitus reminded them: "Now Camillous is the dictator of Rome!"

Yes, there is now a dictator in Rome, during which all resolutions and laws of Rome must be approved by him before they can be implemented, and now the dictator Camillous is going out, and when he returns, the army of Rome will also be After returning, the crisis will naturally be lifted... The elders suddenly realized that they had an idea.

In the past, the Roman nobles had many violent conflicts with the commoners, and most of them relied on delaying tactics to survive the crisis. After that, nothing changed much as usual... This time, they still decided to choose this method, and All kinds of coincidences made them think that it was the gods who blessed Rome.

As a result, they quickly passed a proposal: abolish the interest on debts owed by the Roman people, allow all citizens to apply for renting public land, and limit the area of ​​​​each rented land, and commoners can hold important positions in the city-state. One of the consuls is from a commoner, and the slaves who participated in this defense of the city will be freed immediately...

The elders passed the proposal, but did not immediately go out to announce it to the people. Instead, they let their confidant slaves just return home, gather diners, and let them quietly infiltrate the gathered people...

When everything was in order, they opened the doors of the Senate, and faced the crowd, announcing the proposals they had passed.

The crowd was very happy when they heard it, and some even shouted excitedly: "The Senate is a million wins! Rome is a million wins!"

At this time, the elders took the opportunity to announce again: "Since the dictator Camillous is now in power, according to Roman law, the proposal we pass must be signed by him in the end, so please wait for two or three days. "

The enthusiasm of the people erupted suddenly like being poured into a can of cold water. But at this time, the clan diners who were mixed in were constantly shouting: "Don't worry, Camelus is speaking to us civilians. He has spoken for us civilians many times in the Senate!"

"Yeah, look at how many civilian officers he has promoted in the army he leads, he will definitely sign this proposal!"

"We only need to hold on for another two or three days, and when Camelus returns, we can enjoy equal rights like the nobles!"

"Yes, you must defend Rome!"...

Although a few sensible people felt that something was wrong, the atmosphere of the whole assembly had been stirred up by the diners of the nobles. Many people chose to believe the words of the senators, and some people took the initiative to become soldiers to defend Rome.

A crisis that was about to break out was eliminated, and the elders let out a sigh of relief. As for whether Camelus will sign the bill when he returns,

They wouldn't worry at all that Camelus, who came from a noble family, dared to stand the pressure of all the elders and sign the proposal. As for whether the commoners would protest or even conflict because of being deceived, that would be a matter of the future. Let’s talk about the greatest danger in front of us first.

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Now, about a mile from the east, west, south, and north of Rome is occupied by the Dionysian army. Under the leadership of the team officers, start building the camp.

In addition to the two cavalry corps, which are also charged with the task of observing the enemy and attacking at any time, and the palace guards to protect the safety of the king, the other six corps plus their auxiliary personnel, as well as the labor responsible for transporting baggage, Even the crew of the Third Fleet, nearly 70,000 people, were busy, and soon the surrounding area of ​​Rome was turned into a large construction site, and the city of Rome was even shrouded in dust.

In the area under the control of the Second Corps, Adoris and his comrades spoke while digging trenches with pickaxes and shovels.

At this time, someone shouted: "Is Adoris there? Someone is looking for it!"

"Who is it?" As soon as Adoris put his head out of the ditch, he heard a joyful cry: "Brother!"

"Clotto?!" As soon as Adoris saw who was coming, Clotokatax had already run to his side.

"How did you come?!"

"Father asked me to come and see you."

"I'm fine. In yesterday's battle, my team killed and wounded many enemies, and none of them were injured." Adoris patted his bare chest and said proudly: "Tell father and reassure him. I am now I'm busy and I don't have time to talk to you, so go back first."

"Father is now busy discussing tomorrow's battle plan with Thormid, Printols and other staff officers. I have nothing to do when I go back now. Why don't I work here with you." Lotokatax pleaded.

"Okay!" Adoris simply agreed.

Krotokatax immediately undressed and jumped into the dirty, dark pit.

"Introduce to you, this is my brother Clotokatax." Adoris introduced to his comrades who were busy in the pit.

The soldiers of the Second Legion are mainly from Turii citizens, and some are from Amendolara, Visinia and Castellon, all of which belong to the Turii region. The sub-royal family is familiar with the situation, and some people may even have met Clotokatax when they were studying at Turii School, and knew his identity, so they were very enthusiastic to fight with Clotokatax. Greeted.

And Klotokatax greeted them with the humble attitude of new recruits seeing veterans, which won the soldiers' favor, and some even joked: "Even the First Corps is not as brilliant as our detachment, because We have two princes with us."

"Captain, another wooden shovel!" Adoris shouted.

The sub-commander Timamanlas did not immediately hand out the wooden shovel, but asked cautiously in a low voice, "Can your brother do it?"

"Captain, you are biased. When you hit me with a stick, why didn't you ask me if I could bear it?" Adoris said half-jokingly and half-seriously.

"Your brother is not a soldier under my command." Tima Manra replied sternly.

"Don't worry, my younger brother received military training from a young age like me, but he is not so squeamish." Adoris said, took the wooden shovel and handed it to Clotokatax.

Clotokatax immediately picked up the shovel and started to dry.

Timmamanras watched for a while, and was relieved to see that the young prince was working steadily and well, and then said loudly: "Brothers, with the help of Clotokatax, let's work hard. , try to complete the task earlier, leave the other teams behind, so as to get the reward of the captain, let our team take on the important task of sieging the city tomorrow!"

The words of the sub-commander made the soldiers more enthusiastic about their work. Some even sang the battle song of the Dionian Legion. Soon everyone sang together while working, and the construction site was very lively.

This situation made Clotokatax a little envious.

Just when he was stunned, Adoris' voice sounded in his ears: "Is it interesting to be a legionnaire?"

Clotokatax nodded slightly.

"It's more interesting when fighting. Even if there are some contradictory comrades in arms, they will try their best to protect you on the battlefield, and you will also try to protect them. At that time, everyone becomes more relative than real brothers. This is a Kind of... a very special feeling!" Adoris said with emotion, patted his brother: "You don't have to worry, you are only 18 years old, they were still in the reserve team when they were 18 years old. Wait, you have already been on the battlefield, and you can participate in such an exciting battle. When you are older, your father will definitely arrange for you to serve in the Legion. "

Clotokatax nodded, but remembering what his father usually said to him, he was not sure whether he could become a legionnaire.

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In yesterday's battle, the Roman army was defeated. Pursued by the Dionian cavalry, Paulus, Megios, and Pantheus led the remnants to Antium.

Panthius accidentally fell while escaping, and was trampled by the panicked soldiers, causing his right leg to be broken.

After entering the city, Paulus and Megios were in a somewhat calmer mood. But when the results of the count came out, they were hit again: 25,000 soldiers when they went out, and now there are only more than 1,000 soldiers left.

Fortunately, one after another, the defeated soldiers returned. They learned from the troopers that on the way from Lavinium to Antium, there were many troopers who were injured in their hands and feet and cried because they could not walk.

The two were anxious, and after deliberation, they decided to send troops to rescue the wounded while it was dark and the Dionians had returned to the camp to rest.

This is a huge risk, and some soldiers even refused to go out to rescue, but fortunately, the Dionysian pursuers have entered the city of Lavinium to rest, allowing Paulus and Megios to lead the army repeatedly, and successively take the wounded. Soldiers rescued.

It was busy until the early morning of the next day, bringing the number of soldiers in the city to more than 12,000, but more than 5,000 of them lost their combat effectiveness due to injuries. Even if the doctors of Antium were gathered for treatment, it was still It's a drop in the bucket, soldiers continue to die in agony in mourning...

Paulus and Megios had nothing to do about it, not to mention that both them and the soldiers were so exhausted that they almost fell asleep.

He slept until dawn, and it was almost noon when Paulus woke up. He soon received the first bad news: nearly 400 wounded soldiers died in the second half of the night.

Paulus, who was already in a bad mood, became even worse, the bread was completely tasteless in his mouth, and at this time, Megios came to him in a hurry: "The scout we sent out found that the day that originally occupied Lavinium was Dai. The Onias are gone."