Chapter 166 Ostia Was Attacked

When he came to the city hall, Telis, who had been notified by his subordinates, immediately came out and welcomed Midorades in.

After the two exchanged a few words of greetings, Midorades handed Davos' warrant to Telis.

When he first obtained Ostia, Davos only announced "several rights such as "freedom of slaves, as well as Latin refugees, slave citizenship and distribution of land...", and now he asks Theris to be in the Roman Forum yesterday The decrees proclaimed among the Roman commoners and slaves were also implemented in Ostia, and the Roman nobles in the city of Ostia were also handed over to Midorades to be escorted on the warships.

After watching it, Telis said easily: "It is easier to manage Ostia by following His Majesty's will."

Having said that, he called his subordinates and asked him to immediately escort the imprisoned Roman prisoners and nobles among the people to the port as required, and hand them over to the Third Fleet.

Then, he said to Midorades: "Last night, I listened to the merchants who returned from Rome talking about the decree announced by His Majesty in the square. I have selected these Roman prisoners in advance. There are only 178 in Ostia. A Roman male from a noble family, and those who meet the escort requirements... I am afraid that there are less than a hundred people, so you don't need to wait long, they will be sent to the ship soon."

"Lord Telis is so meticulous! No wonder Your Majesty entrusts you to manage such an important town!" Midorades complimented, he wished he could immediately lead some of the warships south to Trina, Recruiting new fleet infantry, so of course he was happy that there would be less delay in Ostia.

"There is still a little time before my men are done. Can General Midorades tell me the details of how His Majesty and you led the army to break through the city of Rome." Telis said with a smile.

"Very happy!" Midorades responded simply. He had long heard the anecdote of this elder from Sicily. Among the many elders who became Dionia by virtue of political achievements or some special reasons, This burly middle-aged man is the only one who has been condescending to train at the Turii Barracks for a long time. Through his training performance, he has been promoted from the army reserve recruit to the reserve team captain. He has won the respect of many military figures, including of course Midorads himself.

Tellis said happily: "Now it's almost time for dinner, why don't we drink some wine, I'll let the chef cook a few more dishes, let's drink and chat."

When Midorads thought about it, he immediately led the team south, and he was already out of the battlefield, so he did not refuse.

When the two were talking about sex, the guard officer at the door broke in and said in a hurry: "Master Telis, the scout outside the city came to report urgently and found that a Roman army was rapidly marching towards Ostia. , a large number of people, more than 20,000 people!"

Midorads was taken aback.

Telis was also surprised, but he quickly laughed and said: "The Romans came just in time! Aren't you worried that you won't have a chance to go to the battlefield? Now that the military exploits are here, it depends on whether you have the ability to get them! Kesila Si, are you afraid?"

The team officer immediately replied loudly: "My lord, my brothers and I can't wait for the Romans to attack Ostia now, so that they can taste our power!"

"You go immediately to inform the three captains, and now let the soldiers start to eat, and then follow the previous training to lead the brigade to their respective defensive positions."

"Yes, my lord!" Xylas immediately turned to leave.

Immediately afterwards, Telis called his subordinate Luke Delius.

This is also a Latino Dionian citizen from Enona. It was Dave who stayed behind to serve as an interpreter for Telis, who did not understand the language. As a result, Telis boldly gave him his secretary. The position of officer, advising himself in governing the town, and giving him the position of adjutant of the new brigade, responsible for organizing and training the 1,230 Ostian slaves and Latin refugees who applied for citizenship of Dionia, while he had previously However, he was an ordinary citizen of Enona and an ordinary soldier in the reserve team. He suddenly got this important task, and naturally it was a very hard work.

Now, Telis ordered him to assist the brigade captain and to gather the soldiers of the new brigade after dinner as a reserve for the city defense, ready to go into battle at any time.

After arranging all this, Telis said apologetically to Midorades: "Damn Romans interrupted your wonderful story, it seems that you will have to wait until I repel them and after you return from the Sirius. I can continue to finish this can of wine."

"When the time comes, it will be my turn to listen to you tell me how to repel the Romans." Midorades smiled, then took the initiative to suggest with a serious look: "When I was in Rome, the Roman army outside the city was busy. The camp was built, and there was no sign of attacking the city immediately. I didn’t expect that they would quietly send troops to raid Ostia. You must be vigilant, Lord Telis, it is obvious that the enemy is prepared, because Ostia has So important to our army in Rome!"

After hearing this, Telis nodded solemnly and asked, "General Midorades, has the Roman army surrounded the city of Rome? Can I send a messenger to enter the city of Rome smoothly?"

Midorades shook his head: "When I left, the Roman army was already camping outside the city, and only the east side had not seen the enemy yet, but it would be difficult to get around!"

"It seems that it is safe to travel by water..." Tenis pondered, and said, "General Midorades, can I ask you to send a fast boat to Rome immediately and tell His Majesty the situation of the enemy here?"

"This is my duty!" Midorades responded succinctly, and he also reminded: "It will take at least half a day from here to Rome through the Tiber River, and it will take longer to advance in the dark, because no matter what There is a certain danger in pulling fiber or sailing, so His Majesty will not receive information about the attack on Ostia until tomorrow, and when reinforcements are dispatched, they will arrive at noon tomorrow at least, so you have to be prepared."

Midorades paused for a while, seeing that Telis was lost in thought, and suggested: "I hope you can make room in the port, I will let some warships moor in the port, and let the sailors go ashore to assist you in the battle to make up for it. The number of defenders is insufficient, but you have to provide them with weapons and equipment."

Teres was both surprised and grateful, thanked him repeatedly, and said: "General, you don't have to worry about the issue of weapons and equipment, we defeated the Romans here before, and some of the spoils collected from the battlefield were sold to merchants, and some were piled up. In the warehouse, it is enough to equip six or seven thousand people."

"Then I can rest assured." Midorades said that the sailors of the fleet under his jurisdiction were not fleet infantry, they usually trained more at sea and were not good at land combat, but they were young and middle-aged after all, defending the city. Still no problem.

The reason why Midorades offered help so actively: On the one hand, as a senior general present, he left without providing any help when Ostia was facing a war. Once Ostia fell, he would inevitably suffer. The impeachment of the inspector of the Ministry of War and the criticism of his colleagues; another reason is that he has discovered the importance of Ostia to the Third Fleet, if a naval port can be established here, the Third Fleet's control of the southern coast of Italy It can be extended all the way to the Etruscan region, so he hopes to obtain the active cooperation of the Ostia administrator while obtaining the approval of King Davos in the future, so it is very important to win the favor of Telis.

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Just as the city of Ostia was preparing for the defense, the Roman army led by Titus set out from Prinister at dawn, passed through the city of Rome, then passed south through Lake Alba, and then turned back to the city of Ostia. Northwest, after marching for nearly 90 miles, we finally reached the final destination at dusk - Ostia.

Titus immediately ordered the soldiers to eat their rations, then put on their armor, took up their weapons, and prepared to attack the city.

When the soldiers were resting, he ordered the ballista troops to push the remaining nearly 20 ballistas to the front, and bombard the thin city wall less than four meters high in Ostia first.

The Dionysian reserve soldiers, who were originally very excited to finally be able to participate in the battle, watched helplessly as the Roman army, which was winding like a long dragon from a distance and could not see the end, arrived at the city, and then divided hundreds of thousands of soldiers. The troops gradually surrounded Ostia, and they not only began to feel nervous, but even a little scared.

Thelis, who is also the commander of the Ostia army, also stood at the front of the city, staring at the dark enemy under the city, and felt a little nervous. This was his first time in actual combat, but in the past few days he repeatedly urged the soldiers to be strict. According to what he had learned in the military camp training in the past, he believed that this could completely block the enemy's attack.

"Lord Tenis, look, the enemy's ballista!"

Without having to be reminded by his servants, Telis could also see a dozen ballistas pushed to the front by the Romans, and he didn't panic at all.

In the more than ten years after the South Italian War, the Dionysian Military Department had already researched the use of ballistas and abdominal bows that were originally used for siege to defend the city. For this reason, they asked engineers to reduce the shape of the ballista. Reduced its weight, improved the way of firing (ballistas on the city are fired downwards, so the stone bullets are easy to slip off), and even designed a ballista under the guidance of Davos that can give full play to the power of the belly bow of the ballista. A new type of fortress, and based on this, a set of defensive tactics combined with the belly bow of the ballista has been developed.

After taking Ostia, considering its importance, Davos shed ten defensive ballistas and five belly bows, all of which Thelis placed at the top of the city.

There is a ballista on the aisle not far from Telis. Because the time is too short to transform the city wall, a large wooden board is placed under the ballista, so that its gun body can be higher than the battlements, and placed next to it. With several boxes of stone bullets, two soldiers are in charge, one is the ballista who is responsible for launching, and the other is the sighting operator who is responsible for reporting parameters.

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