Chapter 133 Storming the City of Rome (5)

Davos sat in the center of the tent, and in front of him stood a large wooden board, which drew a detailed map of the city of Rome. Thormid led the young staff to record the battle reported by the scout, and then Mark it on the map with icons and numbers.

"Your Majesty, the scout found four or five hundred Roman soldiers about ten miles east of the city of Rome, probably from Fidenae..."

"Your Majesty, there are troops from Latin city-states gathering 15 miles from the southeast corner of the city of Rome, and now there are about a thousand soldiers..."

"Your Majesty, there is a Roman army in the southwest of our camp, there are about 5,000 people..."

"According to the report of the messenger sent by the Third Legion across the river, their scout discovered that nearly 2,000 Roman soldiers had been dispatched from the Roman colonial city of Viai, as well as several Etrurias such as Casrera and Tarcuna. The city-states of Asia also each sent two or three hundred reinforcements, and they are now rushing to Wei'ai..."

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Davos listened to the reports of the staff and looked at the map: the map was marked with red and black dots, the red dots represented the Roman army and Roman reinforcements, the black dots represented the Dionysian army, and each dot marked With a thousand people, you can see that the red dots are concentrated in the city of Rome, and the black dots are concentrated outside the city of Rome, surrounding the red dots. A larger encirclement, gradually encircling the black spots... This is a battle of encirclement and anti-encirclement, which is related to the life and death of both parties.

Davos's expression remained calm all the time, and the young staff officers, including Klotokatax, seemed a little nervous as the news continued to come, and even Thormid couldn't hold back his breath. , he stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, judging from the current battle situation, our second army and fourth and fifth army are the best offensive, they are likely to attack the city first, but ... Roman reinforcements are constantly Come, especially this Roman army—"

Thormed first pointed to the flower-like pattern of five red dots drawn together on the map to the southwest of the Dionysian Army Camp, and then moved his finger to the Third Army Camp on the north bank of the Tiber River. To the north, there are three or four red dots that are connecting together, saying: "And here, I am afraid it will become a big trouble for our siege army! Are we taking action first and destroying this Roman army first to relieve us Not many defensive troops?" Tolmid's hand finally landed on the flower-like pattern again.

Davos nodded slightly, and then said slowly: "Tormide, your opinion is correct, but we must first understand the movements of this Roman army before we can take the correct response. Let's not panic, panic. It's the enemy, because we have the initiative in this fight."

There was a hint of teaching in Davos's tone, but Thormid was reminded, and his expression immediately relaxed a little. And the somewhat dignified atmosphere in the tent began to dissipate,

The staff members were recording data and discussing something in a low voice. Henipolis observed the crowd and described the scene in the tent with a pen. Thormid also communicated with Davos about the next battle. Some planning, Clotokatax is standing in the tent, ready to welcome the arrival of the scout.

And this time the information brought by the reconnaissance cavalry shocked him: "Report! The number of the Roman army to the southwest has increased to...about 8,000 people!"

Just as he finished speaking, Davos said in a deep voice, "Don't panic."

With an encouraging smile, Davos calmed Clotokatax's somewhat panicked mood, and he immediately replied, "Yes!"

When the staff heard it, they also exclaimed: "8,000 people?!"

Thormid looked at the map carefully, and then said nervously: "Your Majesty, it seems most likely to be reinforcements sent by the Latin city-states such as Tustron, Aricia, and Bovine. They have joined the Roman army!"

Davos's expression remained unchanged, and his words were still calm: "The place where this Roman army is located is close to Lake Alba, that area has always been the center of the Latins, although the city of Alba Longa has long been destroyed by the Romans. However, it is said that the annual celebration of the god Jupiter worshiped by the Latins - the Latin holiday is always held on the Alba Mountains, so there are many Latin tribes living near the Alba Lake, it seems that they still have spare capacity Send reinforcements... but this is just right, the fish are all gathered, just so we can catch them all in one net!"

Davos' confident tone reminded Thormid of something, he calmed down a bit, sat back on the wooden chair, thought about it, and said with a little worry: "Now, I'm worried that this Roman army will Continue east and join the Latin reinforcements in the southeast, then..."

"In that case, we are nothing more than mobilizing the army to the southeast to intercept the enemy, but for the Romans, this means that they have already reached the periphery of Rome, but it takes more time to prepare and wait, those who are worried about Can the Roman civic soldiers of the homeland have this patience?" Davos said casually.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean... this Roman army is likely to attack us immediately!" Tormid asked eagerly.

Davos was about to answer when Clotokatax's voice sounded again: "Report, the 8,000-strong Roman army to the southwest of the camp is bypassing our camp and marching north!"

Upon hearing this, Tormide stood up immediately, and said nervously and excitedly: "Your Majesty, you are right! This Roman army seems to be attacking us, and their target is probably here! "

Thormid's hand pointed to the southwest corner of the Roman wall on the map, where the soldiers of the Fourth and Fifth Legions were attacking the city, and behind them were the Dionysian Central and Western Camps ( The huge gap between the camps of the Fourth Legion), the Romans could quickly pass through here and directly attack the Dionysian army that was attacking the city.

Davos also made the same judgment, so he no longer sits firmly on Mount Tai, but immediately issued an order: "Tormide, I have appointed you as the temporary commander, and immediately lead a brigade of the Fifth Legion who stayed in the camp of the Central Army, One brigade of the Second Corps, two brigades of the Sixth Army, and the First and Second Cavalry Corps, rush there to intercept the enemy! At the same time, I will send messengers to inform the two garrison brigades of the Fourth Army, and rush to Meet you!"

Six infantry brigades plus two cavalry corps are close to ten thousand people, and in terms of strength, they have surpassed the incoming enemy, but Tormid's face is not happy, but expresses a worried objection: " Your Majesty, there are only two battalions of the Second Army and the Fifth Army left to protect you. It's too dangerous! And two thousand soldiers can't defend such a large camp—"

"Don't worry about my safety, and don't worry about the safety of the camp. The more soldiers you bring, the faster you can resolve the battle, return faster, and reduce the pressure on the entire battlefield!" Davers said unquestionably. Then a smile appeared on his face: "Or are you worried that you can't command so many soldiers, so you find a reason to let me reduce it for you?"

Thormid knew that this was Davos' fierce general, but he also understood that this meant that Davos was not ready to change his mind, so he no longer persuaded him, and gave Davos a military salute on the spot, and responded forcefully: "As per your order. , Your Majesty! Please pay attention to your safety too!"

Davers jaws.

Tormid turned around and was about to come out, when Clotokatax, who was at the side, couldn't help but shouted: "Father... Your Majesty, I request to participate in this battle!"

The tent suddenly became quiet, and everyone focused their attention on the young prince. Even Davos himself was a little surprised. Before he could speak, Tormide hurriedly persuaded: "This is not possible! Your Royal Highness, this is too dangerous! The Roman army came to the rescue in a hurry, and they must be desperate. We seem to have more troops than the other side, but half of them are cavalry, and it will be disadvantageous to confront the enemy head-on! Your Royal Highness, please Stay here and assist Your Majesty in commanding the entire battle, and finally win the victory over the city of Rome!"

"It's a danger to me, but it's not a danger to the other soldiers!" Clotokatax blushed and exclaimed excitedly: "I am a citizen of Dionia! This army is also One of the soldiers in! Must do his part for the whole battle, not sit here and watch others fight, bleed, and even die!"

What Clotokatax said was in his heart. At this moment, he was thinking of Big Brother Adoris and his comrades who had been training in Turii. They were all fighting in front or about to go into battle at the moment. He could not allow himself The idea of ​​being a spectator like a coward had actually been brewing since he set foot on this land, so his tone trembled a little from being too excited.

Davos looked at his son and saw the stubbornness in his eyes. He hesitated for a moment, and then simply said, "Go ahead."

"Your Majesty—" Tomild wanted to persuade again, Davos waved his hand and said: "Clotto is right, although he is my son, he is also a citizen of Dionia, and other people's children will serve on the battlefield. , of course he wants to!"

"Thank you, father!" In addition to being excited, Krotokatax was afraid that Thormid would continue to persuade him, so he reminded loudly: "Lord Commander, if you don't set off, the enemy reinforcements will arrive at the city!"

Seeing Davos' serious expression, Thormid had no intention of changing his mind, so he had to salute again and said, "Please rest assured, Your Majesty!"

Davos of course understood what he meant by "rest assured", and at this time Clotokatax also quickly finished his military salute to him and hurriedly followed Thormid.