Chapter 146 Davos Enters Rome

"But Your Majesty, your safety—" Olivers said with concern.

Davos waved his hand and said loudly: "My security is protected by the Guards! Besides, this city has been conquered by our heroic soldiers. I don't think there are Romans here who have the courage to challenge the kingdom!"

No one from the senior generals raised any further questions.

Davos faced Timothy Pace again and said kindly, "Go and receive treatment quickly, I hope to hear about your meritorious service again soon!"

Davos looked at the soldiers standing beside him again, waved his hand and said: "The warriors of Dionia, all return to their quarters to rest and restore your abundant physical strength to meet the next battle!"

At this moment, Timothy Pace, who was so moved by what Davos said, couldn't help shouting loudly: "His Majesty Davos is victorious!"

The soldiers around who heard Davos's speech also shouted excitedly: "His Majesty Davos is victorious!!..."

Soon, the sound rang throughout the city, and the Roman people hiding in their houses were a little frightened when they heard this deafening shout.

Some were bold and even looked at Davos and others who were walking in the street through the window, with hatred in their eyes.

Of course, Davos also saw the sharp eyes like knives. He didn't care, but looked around in a leisurely manner, poking the ground with his feet from time to time. He clearly felt the difference between Rome at this time and his previous life. The Roman Empire, famous for its roads, bridges and buildings in history, is still far from the Roman Empire. After all, Rome was just rising in central Italy at this time. The vertebral bridge on the Bo River is not a stone bridge yet, and Dionia's strength in construction has far surpassed that of Rome, which made Davos feel a burst of joy in his heart, and he couldn't help saying: "I heard that the Romans In order to rebuild the city of Rome very quickly, the whole city was built very ugly, and now it seems that this rumor is true."

"Yes, Your Majesty! Not only is the city wall ugly, but the city is also ugly. Originally, this place had rivers, hills, and flat land. With good planning and construction, it would be a very beautiful city. Ruined!" Henepolis sighed regretfully.

"Now this city belongs to Dionia, we can completely tear it down and rebuild it!" Matonis said nonchalantly.

"It seems that you, Matonis, are very interested in rebuilding the city of Rome. After the war is over, the Senate can appoint you as the supervisor of the city of Rome." Davos said jokingly.

"No, Your Majesty, I have no interest in rebuilding the city of Rome,

You should leave this job to someone else. "Matonis said hastily.

The crowd laughed.

When Davos swept the corner of his eye to a corpse of a Roman citizen on the corner of the street, the smile on his face narrowed: "Before the siege, I asked the legions not to kill the people in the city indiscriminately after the city was conquered. How are they doing?"

Olivers glanced at Davos' face and said cautiously: "We have repeatedly emphasized that the soldiers also try not to do anything to the people in the city, but some people don't know what is good and they take the initiative to attack us, then there is no way. Actually. The main cause of their injuries and deaths was that after seeing us break the city, they fled in panic, pushed and trampled each other, so they caused a lot of casualties in their square..."

Of course, Davos understood that after capturing the enemy's city, there would be no civilians who would not be killed or injured, otherwise how would he convince the people of the enemy country. He just wanted to warn these legionnaires, restrain the soldiers, and not wantonly: "The Romans The army is still on its way, and the more Roman people we have alive, the better for the next battle... Are these Romans back in their homes?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, some people are reluctant to leave and stay on the square. We...have to take some coercive measures!" Matonis said.

Davos nodded. At this time, he had entered the Roman Forum. This wide and flat site, which was originally paved with white slate, was almost red at the moment, and puddles of blood were constantly reflected in Davos. He frowned, watching the soldiers clearing the square and dragging away the corpses, so he said, "What do you do with these corpses?"

Matonis pointed in front of his finger and said indifferently, "Drag it to the square outside the East City to be cremated."

Davos pondered for a while and said, "Bring some Romans with them during cremation, let them confirm the identity of the deceased, and then bring the ashes to the relatives of the deceased."

Matonis was stunned for a moment, thinking that this was a bit troublesome, and wanted to argue again, Olivers stopped him and interjected: "Okay, Your Majesty, I will immediately send someone to inform Amintas who is in charge of this matter."

Davos and a group of people went straight through the square to the north. He saw a dozen copper pillars that could be hugged by one person. They were erected at intervals on the edge of the square. He stepped forward and looked up.

Each copper pillar is engraved with handwriting, perhaps it has been a little rusty after a long time and experienced wind and rain.

"Your Majesty, what is written on it?" Henepolis asked curiously when he saw that Davos could see it.

"This is Rome's 12-Bronze Table Law, which records the laws of the Romans. Rome, like our Dionysus, is a country that obeys the laws extremely!" Davos sighed with emotion, he remembered When I was studying law in a university in my previous life, the Law of the Twelve Tables in Rome was an important basis for understanding the formation of Western law. I did not expect to see the real thing today.

He stretched out his hand and touched the cold copper pillar. The past life and the present life are intertwined at this moment. He said with emotion: "This is the most precious treasure of the Romans!"

Olivers flattered and said: "Unfortunately, this precious wealth of the Romans has now belonged to our Dionia!"

Henipolis glanced at the copper pillars with greedy eyes. Although he did not know the Latin script, he had already decided to buy a literate Latin slave and copy the above clauses.

"Let's go." Davos led them up the steps, pushed open the heavy wooden door, and entered the center of power in Rome - the Senate.

"This is the Senate of Rome? It's much smaller than our Great Chamber!" Henepolis looked around and said slightly disdainfully.

Davos did not speak, but he was also carefully looking at this building that appeared frequently in literary works, historical materials, and film and television works of the previous life. The ring-shaped venue can only accommodate two or three hundred people, and the indoor facilities are outdated, which made him suddenly realize: this is not the history of the previous life, and the kingdom of Dionia he established in this life will definitely take the place of Rome. The amazing Caesar and Octavian, the politician who really built the Roman Empire, will no longer exist.

Thinking of this, he strode towards the center of the venue.

The guards had placed wooden tables and chairs where the Roman elders were giving speeches, and put a map of the city of Rome.

Matonis and Olivers quickly sat on the wooden chairs.

Before long, Amyntas, Lizaru, Geogris, Trotiras, Epithenes, Ryders, Kuzius, Thormid, Midorades, Pulau Lintos, Izam, and this time the general manager of all medical battalions, Stacey Kedas, and the general manager of all engineering battalions, Orops... all came one after another.

"Let's talk about the losses of the various legions in this siege." Davos glanced at the crowd, and then said in a deep voice.

After Davos said this, the faces of several legion commanders were a little unsightly.

After the reports from the commanders of the various legions, it was Davos' turn to look bad, because the army had more than 5,000 casualties, of which the fourth legion had the most casualties, followed by the first legion and the second legion, and it was different from previous battles. , a full 2,000 people died directly, and the death rate was much higher than before.

Although Davos expected that the casualties of this siege would be relatively large, he did not expect that it would be one-twelfth of the army's casualty rate. The six legions had almost 1,000 casualties per legion. wounded soldiers.

Davos suppressed the shock in his heart and asked Stacey Kedas, "How are these wounded soldiers?"

Stacey Kedas looked solemn: "The situation is very bad! So far, 450 people have died because of ineffective treatment, and 232 soldiers with serious burns can survive the fever and infection these days. There is no way to be sure ... there are more than 1,000 soldiers who have suffered serious falls, stab wounds, cuts, smashes, drowning ... It is unlikely that they will recover in a short time, or even if they recover, they will not be able to live as normal people ... "

After listening to Davos's words, he felt suffocated and uncomfortable. He knew that the main reason for causing so many casualties was actually himself. If he hadn't forcibly demanded that Rome be captured within a day, the legions would not have continued to attack without sacrificing, but he Still couldn't help but said sharply: "More than 5,000 people! This is usually the population of a small Greek city-state, and it was abolished in the battle on this day! The soldiers trusted us and carried out every order we issued. And we have to love them, lead them out, and lead them home as completely as possible!"

Speaking of this, Davos slammed the table: "But some of you are completely mindless when fighting, and don't care about the lives of soldiers. If you continue to fight like this, the entire legion will be wiped out! I think you will pay back when you go back. How to face the parents, wives and children of the soldiers who died in battle!"

Davos's sharp eyes swept across the legion commanders who were sitting, and especially stopped for Amintas and Olivers.

Without the help of siege equipment and the coordinated attack of friendly forces, Amyntas delusionally wanted to break through the city wall by himself, but he invested almost all his troops and launched a fierce attack on the defenders of the city head, which made him the strongest in combat. The loss of the First Army was not small.