Chapter 148 Post-War Arrangements (Continued)

"Your Majesty." At this time, Midorades said with some anxiety: "When the Roman army arrives and we stick to the city of Rome, then the banks of the Tiber River to the city of Ostia may be controlled by the Romans. Slaves would not be able to pull fiber for our cargo ships. Without trackers, ships could not reach Rome from Ostia alone, unless there was a strong east wind. In this way, the access to Rome would be cut off and become a city. lonely city."

Midorades' words surprised the generals.

Davos smiled and said: "I have also considered this issue, but don't worry, you can ask the tracker to pull fiber on the north bank of the Tiber River.

"North Shore?"

"According to previous information, the Tiber River from Rome to Ostia is deep and wide, making it impossible to walk. On such a long river, the Romans only built two bridges, one is The Shibashi Bridge where the Third Legion was stationed, and a wooden bridge (actually two bridges) built on the island of the river, but have been destroyed by the Romans themselves. I guess the reason why there are so few bridges is because the Romans We used to be enemies with the Etruscans, to prevent them from easily crossing the Tiber River and invading the Roman territory, and the coast here is controlled by our fleet. The Roman army could not easily reach the north shore for the time being, and the threat of pulling for us boat tracker.

As for the Roman colonies and Etruscan allies on the north bank of the Tiber River, their reinforcements have been routed by us, and we have captured quite a few—" Davos looked at Lizaru approvingly and said: " Next, we will take some actions on the city-states on the north bank to sweep away the Roman influence on the north bank of the Tiber and ensure the safety of the waterways. "

The spirits of the generals were a little excited. After all, no generals liked to be beaten passively. Davers' words seemed to imply some military action on the north bank of the Tiber River.

"Your Majesty, I have read the information on the Latium area, and it seems that there is a pontoon bridge connecting the two banks of the Tiber River in the city of Phedina." At this time, Printoles reminded softly.

Hearing this, Davos nodded approvingly: "Yes, there is a pontoon bridge in Phedina, but the bridge deck is narrow, which is not conducive to the passage of the army. I have asked the scout to pay attention to the movement of the pontoon in Phedina day and night. When there is an enemy situation, Lizaru, you immediately send a group to the north bank of the pontoon to stop the enemy from crossing the river. If the Roman army is dispatched, then Olivers, your fourth army must first gather and rush there, but I think Cammy Luce wouldn't make the stupid mistake of having his army of hedgehogs gathered on the narrow pontoon for us to slaughter."

"Understood, Your Majesty." Lizaru and Olivers responded in unison.

Midorades was also relieved, and then said: "Your Majesty, when can our Third Fleet leave Rome and go back to sea?"

The warships across the sea came to the river,

It's just like Longyou Shoal, useless. In his heart, Midorad, who is the commander of the navy, is unwilling to let the fleet become a subsidiary of the army, but only plays a supporting role in the entire battle.

Davos clearly understood his thoughts and said: "Today's battle, the crew of the fleet has also made a great contribution, and they must be very tired. Let's take a good rest in the camp tonight and recover your strength. Tomorrow morning, you You can lead the fleet away from Rome and ensure the safety of the army at sea. However, you must leave five clippers and the 2,000 fleet infantry."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Midorades replied without hesitation.

Davos then asked him again: "Does it take three or four days to get from Ostia to Trina?"

"If it's downwind, it's only a day or two."

"Your Third Fleet is at the naval base in Trina, but there are enough personnel." Davos looked at him and said solemnly: "I allow the Third Fleet to recruit another 2,000 fleet infantry to participate in this battle with Rome, War at Carthage."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Midorades, with a look of joy, actually stood up and gave Davos a powerful military salute.

You must know that the establishment of each legion and each fleet is fixed. The commander of the legion and the commander of the fleet are never allowed to expand the army under their command privately. This right is only in the hands of the king. Sentenced and possibly even stripped of Dionysian citizenship. Of course, the legion commanders and regional commanders who were on the battlefield during the war had the right to call the citizens of the region to join the war, but these temporary troops had to be disbanded after the war, so several legion commanders voted to Midorades. To envious eyes.

"The river port outside the city can't be kept, and the granary can't be kept either." Davers turned his head and asked Thormid: "Has all the food outside the city been brought in?"

"The baggage team is stepping up the transfer."

"Where do you store grain in the city?" Davos asked again.

"Here." Thormed pointed to a hill to the south of the square on the map: "The Palatine Hill, the terrain here is relatively low and flat, with wide and flat roads, many vacant courtyards and ready-made granaries, It is convenient for us to store food, and we have also found a lot of leftover food from these houses."

"The people who live on this hill are the descendants of the colonists who built the city with the first king of Rome, and now they have become nobles. This hill is the closest to the Capitoline Mountain. I am afraid that most of the people on the mountain have fled. Capitoline Hill." According to the previous information on the city of Rome, Davos actually guessed the situation of the residents on Palatine Hill after the city was broken. At the same time, Tormid's words also reminded him: "Thor Mead, you send someone to lead an army to collect the grain stored in the homes of all the nobles in Rome as army rations."

"Just a noble?" Tormide was a little surprised.

"Yes, only the nobles! If they don't go to Capitoline, leave them a small amount of food, enough for ten days. But don't break into the houses of the commoners, let alone take their food and belongings, if I If you know that someone violates it, you will be punished heavily!" Davos said sternly as he looked around the crowd.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, since the soldiers entered the city, they have been strictly abiding by your prohibition..." The generals made assurances one after another.

"Okay, everyone, you have already made your mission clear, so hurry up and execute it." Davos stood up and said in a passionate voice: "The Roman army is on its way, I am afraid it will arrive tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. , we must be fully prepared before it arrives, defeat them, and expand our victory! Let this land be completely owned by the Kingdom of Dionia!"

The generals saluted Davos full of fighting spirit and strode away.

Stacey Kedas and Orops also left in good spirits.

After everyone left, Davos stopped Printols.

"Your Majesty, the First Corps suffered a lot of casualties, and I have the responsibility..." Plintos wanted to admit his mistake with a guilty face.

Davos waved his hand and said, "I understand the situation, it's not your fault, don't take the responsibility on yourself."

Relax while in Printolston.

"I'll give you a task now." Davos said with a serious expression: "Bring a few staff officers and 100 palace guards to search all the noble houses in the city and collect gold, silver and other valuables. And register. This drought has almost depleted the national treasury, and these goods can be shipped back to ease the domestic predicament.”

Plintos immediately understood, he thought for a while and said, "Do those temples need to be moved?"

In a city-state, the temple is the richest, because the people revere and fear God, and always dedicate the best things to God, hoping to get his blessings and blessings. In addition to the temples of several major gods on the Capitoline Hill, the city of Rome also has temples in other cities.

"Not for the time being!" Davers was still hesitant about this.

No need for him to explain more, Printols seemed to have understood it, readily accepted the order, and turned to leave.

Davos looked at the empty venue, and then relaxed temporarily. He looked at the map on the wooden table for a while, and then decided to go to the medical camp to visit the wounded soldiers.

As soon as he walked out of the gate of the Senate, he ran into Clotokatax head-on.

"Father!" Although Clotokatax looked tired, his spirit was a little excited.

Of course Davos knew the reason: at the end of the battle to stop the Roman reinforcements, his son cut down two enemies, and overcame the discomfort of the first killing, and then followed the army to break through the city of Rome, chasing the defeated defenders. , and then, together with other soldiers, cleaned up the crowded, blood-stained, messy square.

Davers was satisfied with his son's performance on the battlefield for the first time, but obviously he was in a state of excitement like a child getting a new toy and needed to cool down in time, so Davers said calmly. : "Come out with me."

"Where to go?"

Henipolis, who followed behind, said meaningfully: "Wounded Barracks!"

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Quintus and Frius each led 3,000 soldiers and began to speed up their return to Rome at dusk yesterday. However, they did not have enough experience in marching at night, and soon encountered some difficulties, such as soldiers falling and being separated. , There was a riot in the team... As the night worsened, the situation became more and more difficult to control. Quintus and Frius did not dare to hurry any more, so they had to let the soldiers crowded in the military camp along the river to rest.

In the early morning of the next day, the army set off early again.

But it didn't take long for them to run into trouble again. Although they were not harassed by the natives, the road along the river was either destroyed or blocked by wood and stones, so the army had to stop and clear the road... Stop and go in this way, and finally walked out of the Tulleros Valley at dusk and arrived at the city of Prinister. ()

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