Chapter 168

At dusk, in front of the camp that the Roman army was building, stood Adrius, the messenger sent by Davos, and the two women and two children who followed him.

Under the curious gazes of the surrounding Roman soldiers, before Camelus sent anyone to greet him, Adrius shouted loudly in Latin: "Roman dictator Camelus, king of Daphus. In order to thank you for your kindness and help, His Majesty sent back your wife, daughter-in-law and grandson, hoping to forge a deeper friendship!"

Hearing the repeated shouts of the Roman messengers, the surrounding Roman soldiers suddenly looked complicated and began to whisper.

The Camelus family was only a small noble in Rome, and his generation was even more sparse. Camelus had only one son and a few relatives, and this time he went to Heniki, he basically took the family's adulthood. It is not for fairness, because this is a war that must be won, so he also wants the males of the family to gain some merits and benefits in this war, which leads to the fact that when the Senate decides to retreat to the When he was on Capitoline Hill, his mansion in Rome lacked capable men to preside over the retreat, and his home was not located in the core area of ​​Roman city, so his family retreated slowly and eventually failed to go up the mountain.

In the large tent in the center of the Roman camp, both Camillous and his son were surprised to hear the news at this time, and Lucius felt fortunate at the same time, he said anxiously: "Father, hurry up! Send someone to pick them up quickly. Come in!"

After speaking, he sighed again: "Although I hate the Dionysians, I am very grateful for their king's actions this time! He is indeed a hero praised by the Greeks, and he really has extraordinary bearing!  … "

Camelus was silent for a long time with a painful expression, and finally squeezed out a sentence: "No, Lucius, we can't... let them enter this camp."

"Father, what are you talking about?!" Lucius thought he had heard it wrong.

"We absolutely can't... can't... leave your mother and... can't!" Camelus slammed his clenched fist on the wooden table: "This is the conspiracy of that King Dionia!"

"Father, do you know what you're talking about! It's your wife standing outside! Your daughter-in-law! And your two lovely grandchildren! Can't you watch them fall into the hands of the enemy, tortured and Humiliation!..." Lucius asked in disbelief and anger.

"Calm down... child." Camelus looked at his roaring son, moved his lips with difficulty, and tried to convince him with a trembling voice: "I... I don't want to save them all! But now ...not now! Since the other soldiers' families are still in the city, the Dionians will only send my family back, what will the soldiers think! You hear that Dionian shouting outside the camp Have you heard it?! What do you mean by thanking me for helping them?! This is a Dionian conspiracy! If I do welcome back your mother, your wife and children,

Soldiers will inevitably be suspicious, so will they still obey my orders! How could the army that disobeyed the order work together to retake the city of Rome! ! "

Lucius, who usually obeyed his father's words, could not accept Camiros' explanation at this time. He said in a heartache: "Father, you are a dictator! Do you have to consider what the soldiers think about what you do? You need to know your mother. The reason why they were captured was not because you took away the young and middle-aged citizens of the whole city, which caused such bad consequences, you must quickly make up for your mistakes!"

Although some people have said similar things in private to express their dissatisfaction with Camelus, when these words came out of the mouths of their relatives, it was like a sharp sword pierced through Camelus' chest, which made him feel for a while. Dizzy, he hurriedly supported the wooden table with his hands, and after a while, he said firmly: "No, I won't do this! But I will lead the army to retake the city of Rome and rescue our relatives myself!"

Hearing this, Lucius scolded loudly, and immediately turned to leave the tent.

"Someone!" Camelus called out immediately, and then said to the guard captain who entered the tent with a painful expression: "Stop Lucius immediately for me! And... and send someone to take Dionia. The messenger and the people he brought... all rushed... back to the city..."

"This..." Of course the captain of the guard knew what was going on outside the camp, because there were soldiers everywhere in the camp.

When he was hesitating, Camelos shouted sharply: "Go and execute the order!"

"Yes Yes!"

When the captain of the guard left, Camelus sat down in a slump, as if he had aged a few years.

After a while, his adjutant entered the account, and Ben was going to report the situation to him. Seeing his dejected expression, he couldn't speak for a while.

However, Camelus noticed his presence and asked feebly, "What's the matter?"

"The scout reported that the Dionians opened the north gate and let out some Roman citizens."

Camelus' first thought was: King Dionia released these Roman people, I am afraid that he deliberately wanted to divert the influence of my family and let me change my mind. He was really deliberate!

Camelus wanted to ask the Roman people out of the city carefully about the current situation in the city, but he was weak and drowsy at the moment, so he had to say: "Go and settle these people, bring a few people here tomorrow morning, I want to check with them."

"Yes, Dictator."

After the adjutant had gone, Camelus ordered the escort: no one should enter the tent except in an emergency.

Then, exhausted, he asked the servants to quickly make the couch, and he hurriedly fell to sleep without eating dinner.

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It was dusk, and the sky began to darken. The soldiers stopped building their camp and went back to their tents to eat dinner.

Camillous's adjutant dispatched a Roman squadron to escort the hundreds of Roman citizens who had left the city to the exile camp on the east side of the army camp.

It is no coincidence that the Roman squadron sent on this mission was basically composed of civilians, including their squadron captain Sextus, because the superiority of the Roman aristocracy was not only reflected in politics, but also in military affairs , The children of the great nobles have not fought a few battles before they can become the officers of the army, while the commoners are difficult to be promoted to the squadron even if they have repeatedly made military exploits. Of course, the situation has changed in recent years, and some civilians have also been promoted in the army, especially when Camillous became the army commander, but this is still not a common phenomenon, and the treatment of nobles and civilians in the army still exists There was a marked difference, so the squadron, made up almost entirely of civilians, was dispatched at a time when the soldiers were tired and hungry for dinner.

The adjutant of Camillous also explained in full words: "This is to take care of you, because these people who were released from the city are all from Mount Sirio."

Indeed, this Roman squadron composed of residents of Mount Silio did not complain. They rushed over there in a hurry. They were surprised to find that they all knew hundreds of old people, and eight or nine of them were relatives of soldiers, including China. Father of Captain Sextus.

As a result, the soldiers rushed up and eagerly inquired about the situation at home, completely forgetting the adjutant's instructions, and asked them to quietly bring these people to the rear, so as not to disturb the army.

As a result, these old people who went out of the city did not rush to respond to the soldiers' inquiries, but persuaded them to flee the army, return to the city of Rome, and join the kingdom of Dionia.

The most typical of these conversations is the persuasion of Squadron Captain Sextus' father to his son.

"Father, what about Tuya and the children?! They... are they all right?!"

"Don't worry, they are all very good! The military discipline of the Dionysian army is very good. After entering the city of Rome, there was no mass murder or looting. At this point, the Celts can't compare with them at all. Even we ourselves… can’t compare.”

"Father, are you actually speaking nicely for the Dionysians?!"

"Because it's the truth! Not only do I have to speak for them, but I have to persuade you!"

"Persuade me?!"

"I advise you to leave the Roman army immediately and join the kingdom of Dionia with me!"

"My God, you betrayed Rome?!!"

"It's not that I betrayed Rome, but that many civilians from Mount Sirio and even the entire city of Rome joined Dionia!"

"Why?! Father, why?!! You are a Roman citizen! You have lived in the city of Rome all your life, you are a real Roman citizen!! You have participated in more than 20 battles and won a laurel, you are us Hero of that neighborhood, you're mine—"

"I also fought with the Celtics and drove out the Celts with Camillous, but what's the use of that! You know, years of fighting left me crippled and ill with fevers , I owe many debts due to medical treatment. If it weren't for the support of my comrades in arms, I'm afraid even my family's land would have been taken away by those nobles! Did the Roman Senate ever protect our family from those creditors because of my military exploits harassment—"

"Father, don't worry, I'm already a squadron captain. I've won a lot of loot in this expedition to Helniki, and I should be able to pay off my previous debts!"

"Oh, I hadn't noticed that you became a squadron commander."

"During the battle with the Herniki people, our original commander was injured and died. The dictator Camelus saw my bravery in fighting and promoted me to be a squadron commander."

"But what's the use of that! Can you stop those greedy nobles and creditors from harassing our family?! Can you give you more land?! Can serve as a middle and high-ranking official in Rome?! Can you be injured and can't hold a shield? When the spear is used, can you guarantee that the whole family will not worry about food and clothing?!  …”

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