Chapter 127 Camelus Returns to Rome

"Lord Telis, you're welcome, in this strange land, we should have united and helped each other!" Asisters said quickly.

"Yes! Yes!" The others agreed.

"It is precisely because of the need to govern a new area that we can stimulate our greater interest and motivation." Antrapolis also said.

"Let's come to Ladrum together. It's a happy event for Lord Telis to be appointed first! Although the current situation is not suitable, Telis can owe us a banquet first!" Nicomacus was half joking. Seriously said.

"Of course there is no problem, just treat it as a reward for hiring you to work." Telis immediately took over.

"Then this banquet can't be cheap for you. The cost of hiring us is very expensive." Asisters also joked.

The crowd laughed.

In the laughter, Telis nodded slightly to Nico Marcus, thanking him for dissolving the possible jealousy in everyone's heart in this way. important position.

Nico Marcus responded with a smile.

Telis looked back at the many officials who were disembarking, as well as the cargo ships approaching the dock. The long fleet was lined up outside the port...

He immediately felt the heavy responsibility of his shoulders, so he said eagerly and loudly: "Everyone, we have to go to the city hall quickly!"

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The sun fell in the west, dyeing the horizon a blood red.

The city of Ferentirum, which had been fighting for a day, finally lost the sound of fighting. Instead, it was cheered by the whole city, and a bright red Roman flag flew over the city of Ferentirum.

"Dictator of Camelus!!!"

"Great Camillous!!!"

"Lord Camillous is a great victory!!!"

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When the Roman dictator Camillous walked into the city of Ferentirum in full uniform, every soldier who met or saw him stood up, saluted, and paid tribute to him, because the heroic military exploits The veteran once again won a brilliant victory for Roma.

Camelus smiled kindly and praised the bravery of every soldier he encountered, but in fact he was not as happy as he appeared, because although he won the city, he did not completely wipe out the soldiers in the city. garrison.

Last night, some of the Philentirum defenders broke through the Roman siege overnight. Since the city of Ferentirum is located at the foot of the Herniki Mountains, it is a relatively large mountain city. Although the Roman army had nearly 70,000 people, it was impossible to encircle it as tightly as it was on the plain. The base people have been defending with all their strength for more than ten days, and have never attempted to abandon this central town, so the Roman soldiers relaxed their vigilance, and the enemy succeeded in breaking through and fled into the mountains, which forced Kami. Luce launched a total attack on Ferentirum City today.

At this time, Frius hurried over.

"How is the interrogation of the captives?" Camelus asked.

"Some prisoners admitted that last night, reinforcements from Wolsey and some soldiers from the Helniki tribe chose to break through. There were about 3,000 people..."

3000 people! Camillous frowned: For the Roman army of nearly 70,000 people, 3,000 people were indeed insignificant, but the Roman army could not stay here any longer. It may cause a lot of trouble to the Romans who colonized here in the future.

When Camillous was having a headache, Frius said solemnly: "Dictator, I also learned one important thing from the captives-the Volsci said when they persuaded them to break through," The Dionian reinforcements are coming, and they may fight against the Romans. I advise them not to defend the city of Ferentirum, but to preserve their strength first, and when the Romans go to face the Dionians, they will regroup. Take this city back.' It's just that they were reluctant to abandon Ferentirum, so they didn't choose to break through..."

When Camelus heard the words, his face changed, and he immediately asked: "The reinforcements of the Dionians are coming again?! How many people will come?!"

Frius shook his head: "Those captives don't know this, and it may be a lie that the Wolsey people made up to let them break through."

Camelus pondered for a while, with a bit of melancholy on his face, and he quickly made a decision: "We have been away from Rome for too long! Now it seems that the strength of Rome and its west is somewhat empty. Starting from tomorrow, The army is gradually returning to Rome—"

Camelus was talking when he heard Lucius' cry: "Father! Father!..."

He looked up and saw that his son was hurriedly coming from the city gate, followed by a few people who looked familiar.

Camelus blinked his cloudy eyes, and said uncertainly, "That seems to be Melius?"

Frius affirmed him: "Yes, that's Meliusius."

The chief of the city guard of Rome actually came to the city of Ferentirum! Camelus and Frius looked at each other, feeling uneasy in their hearts.

Muliusius asked for a hundred cavalry escorts from the city of Hygonia, and he rushed southward, and on the way he fought twice with the few Herniki who came to intercept them. When he arrived at Ferentirum, and learned that the Roman army had captured the central town of the Herniki people, Muliusius couldn't help but feel happy for Camillous, because this feat was enough to offset it. The elders had previously accused him.

He staggered to the front of Camillous, gave a reluctant military salute, and then said breathlessly: "Lord Dictator... The Dionysian army landed on the coast yesterday... and captured Ostia... Today we are marching on the city of Rome in a big way... The Senate asks you... asks you to bring your army back immediately to rescue Rome!"

When Frius heard this, he was taken aback: "What?! Rome—"

"Shh!" Camelus looked at him with a serious expression.

Frius immediately understood, and immediately fell silent. He looked at the soldiers around him, and seemed to notice nothing unusual.

"How many people are there in Dionia's army?" Camillous was calmer than Frius, he asked in a deep voice.

"According to... According to the report of the scout, there may be more than 50,000 people." Muliusius replied.

More than 50,000 people, which is not a small number! Camelus was surprised, mainly because he had received the exact news some time ago that "Carthage has fought with Dionia."

With the Carthaginian army advancing in Sicily, shouldn't Dionysus fight the Carthaginians with all their strength? ! Rome has clearly had a truce with Volsi, and the Heniki people who turned to attack are still in the hinterland. It should not have any impact on Dionysian, should it not cause the Dionysian to go to war? ! It is unreasonable that the Dionysians ignore Carthage, which is a clear threat to it, and instead aggressively attack Rome, which is not a threat to it at this stage! . . . Camelus was puzzled and annoyed at the same time because his blunder of decision had put Roma in a dangerous situation.

But now is not the time to regret, he must make a quick decision, he stabilized his mind, and immediately issued an order: "Frius, you immediately inform Quintus, Licinius and other generals to hold an emergency military meeting in the big tent! "

"Yes!"

"Milusius." Camelus looked at the haggard young man and said apologetically: "I know you are very tired, but now the situation is urgent, and I still need your assistance. You sit down first and regain some physical strength. , drink water."

"Dictator, I have no problem, I can still persevere!" Meliusius immediately raised his chest and said.

Half an hour later, the main generals of the Roman army gathered in the large tent of the military camp. After listening to the order of the Senate brought by Muliusius, the entire tent exploded.

Camelus coughed, and his son Lucius immediately shouted: "Quiet! Please be quiet, everyone!"

"Generals." Camillous said solemnly in the main seat: "Rome was attacked, we must return to help as soon as possible! But now the soldiers have just captured the city of Ferentirum, and they need time to rest, and now It's night, and it's very dangerous for the army to march in the night, so I decided to lead the army back tomorrow-"

Quintus immediately stood up and expressed his objection: "Dictator, now there are only a few thousand soldiers stationed in Rome, while the enemy has tens of thousands. The senate had to recruit old men and children as soldiers. Returning to Rome from here generally requires In two to three days, if we delay one night, a lot of people will die in Rome! We'd better hurry up and return immediately!"

"Returning at this time, not to mention that the soldiers are already very tired. Just because these tens of thousands of people are marching in the dark, how to control the army is a big problem. In case of an attack by the Herniki people or other enemies, they will only It takes a very small number of people to cause chaos and even a collapse of tens of thousands of us! Who will be responsible for this failure at that time!" Titus Quinctius Chinchinatus loudly opposed.

"Okay, don't make any noise, I haven't finished what I said just now." Camelus stretched out his hands and pressed down, signaling everyone to calm down, he said: "Although the army cannot march at night, a small number of troops It can be done with careful arrangements. Quintus! Licinius! You two will lead 20 elite squadrons each, and set off immediately, return along the Tulleros River, and strive to arrive near the city of Rome tomorrow night! "

In the process of attacking the Herniki before, as the front moved forward, the transport line was lengthened. In order to prevent the Herniki and their allies from harassing the transport of Roman goods, Camelus was in Tulleros. On the east bank of the river, a small defensive camp was established every five or six miles. Generally, two or three squadrons were stationed to escort the transport of goods along the way. Now it may become the biggest aid of the Roman army in the night march.