Chapter 213 Roman Dinner

Under the persuasion of Zantiparis, the generals of the Campania coalition obeyed his advice and did not rush to attack, but followed the Dionysian army to build a camp one mile southwest of the city of Lola. The reason why Zantiparis set up the camp here is because it is close to the mountains, which can easily cut down trees to build camps and siege equipment.

Also on this day, the commander of the Tenth Legion, Melisanda, led the remaining four heavy infantry battalions from Askurum, under the direction of the Ministry of Military Affairs, and marched northward to the city of aecae, with only The 11th Corps of six heavy infantry battalions rendezvous.

Capps, the acting commander of the 11th Corps, was appointed by the Ministry of Military Affairs as the interim commander of the army, actively making careful preparations for the next military operation.

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"It's so noisy outside, what happened?" Stolo's wife Konya asked the slave girl who had just entered the house.

"Mistress, they're all saying, 'Tustron has surrendered to Dionia...'" The Sabine slave lowered her head, not daring her master to see the uncontrollable joy on her face , Since the Stolos are confined to their homes these days, it is this female slave who goes out to the square to receive food and inquire about news. She has learned from others that the status of slaves in the kingdom of Dionia is better than that in Rome. More, it is easier to obtain freedom, so she certainly hopes in her heart that Dionia will win this war and make Rome completely under Dionia’s rule.

"Tustron has descended?! How is this possible?!" Konya felt unbelievable, because in her impression, since the city of Albalonga was destroyed by Rome, Tustron, which also has a long history , because it is close to Lake Albalonga, she has tried many times to take the holy mountain of Latin as her own, and often claims to be the "center of the Latins", so she feels that this proud city-state should serve the glory of the Latins And resisted to the end, but did not expect that it had not fought a battle, so it surrendered obediently.

Stolo sighed lightly on the side: "Since the Dionians captured the city of Gabi, killed all the stubbornly resisting warriors, and turned all the other captives into slaves, this cruel practice must have been frightened. The surrounding city-states, Rabbicum, Pedum, Artena... surrendered one after another, and even Tibur, who was very powerful in the northern region, surrendered to the Dionysians.

Now, tens of thousands of Dionian soldiers are closing in on the city of Tustron, and the hostages that Tustron had sent to Rome are now in the hands of the Dionians (these hostages had fled with the Roman nobles to Kapi On Mount Tolin, and later mixed with thousands of noble families and sent down the mountain), how could they not come down..."

After listening to Konya, she asked in a trembling voice: "So many Latin city-states have fallen, next... Should the Dionians attack Vilitre, Satnicum, Antium?! The Roman army led by Camelus, Titus and the others... can... can they repel them?"

Stolo was silent,

Through this period of understanding, he knew that the attack of the Dionians was always carefully planned and cunning, but it was like a storm, and it was swift and hard to take! Such is the fall of the city of Rome! The capture of Wei Ai, Casereira is like this! This is the case with the capture of Phedinae and Rometum! Even more so for defeating the Roman coalition! It took less than ten days from the capture of Gabi City to the surrender of Tustron today, and the Dionysian army has only had more than two months from landing on the coast of Latium to today, and already has more than half of Latin America. In the Mu area, such a terrifying ability to conquer, the Roman army, which has been losing in consecutive battles, has no chance to rest at all. Even if they have low morale and insufficient troops, even if they are led by Camelus, can they really turn defeat into victory? !

After watching the progress of the war for so long, and after tossing and turning for many sleepless nights, Stolo had already felt desperate, and he also discovered that the key to the Dionysian army's rapid conquest of Ladham was that they and the Celts It is completely different. They have a powerful assimilation ability. Listen to the cheers outside the house. The Roman commoners have completely forgotten their origins, and regard themselves as a member of the kingdom of Dionia... Alas! ...

Stolo's silence made Konya understand. In fact, her observations over the past few days also gave her a vague answer. When her worries were affirmed, she stopped shouting, but her hands couldn't stop clenching. Rubbing the corners of his clothes, his brows were furrowed, and his expression changed.

Suddenly, she grabbed her husband's hand, and said eagerly but terrified: "Storo... or... you join Dionia too?"

Stolo was shocked when he heard the words, and before he could answer, Konya seemed to be inspired at once, grabbed his hand tightly, and said anxiously: "Yes, join the kingdom of Dionia! Only in this way can Let your father escape the danger of being defeated and captured! Only then will it be possible to convince my father to surrender! Only then will it be possible to convince my sister and brother-in-law to surrender!...Although we may not all live in Rome in the future, at least they... They will not be killed or enslaved..."

Stolo listened to his wife's worried remarks and pleas, and couldn't help hugging her trembling body tightly into his arms. This time, he was really tempted...

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Today, the people in the city of Rome are so excited not only because the Dionysian army has won one victory after another, which makes them more certain: Dionia's rule in the Latinum area is becoming more and more stable, and the Roman nobles Restoring Roman rule was almost impossible, and their newly acquired lands and rights would never be taken back.

Moreover, they also knew that this army, which had been fighting abroad for more than ten days, was about to return to Rome, including 6,000 Roman soldiers. Although the storming of Gabi was a tough battle, it continued to march and surrender. The casualties of the soldiers were not large, but in this chaotic situation, the Roman people hoped to see their living relatives appear in front of their eyes.

Nearly noon, nearly 30,000 Dionian soldiers led by Printoles arrived in Rome, and King Daphus personally led the Roman officials out of the city to greet them, and announced: "In recognition of the soldiers who have stood for the kingdom. For their great deeds, there will be a grand banquet for them at noon! And after the banquet there will be a rugby corps match!"

When the soldiers heard the news, the fatigue and running of the past few days disappeared without a trace, and deafening cheers broke out.

It was the first time since the founding of Dionysian that a feast was held during the war, and Davos was mainly considering: the first time such a large number of Dionysian legionaries were far from their homeland and continued to expand in foreign lands. They were a little tired physically and mentally after fighting on such a large scale for such a long time, and they needed to be given a chance to relax.

And now that the situation in the entire Latium area is gradually becoming clearer, and the order in the city of Rome has become more and more stable, Davos dared to make such a decision.

For more than a month, the Dionysian army has successively captured the city, forced the city-state to surrender, and seized a large amount of food, livestock, and property. Of course, organizing a banquet is not a problem.

But in fact, there is no need to consume a lot of grains. The chef of Davos serves as the head chef of the whole banquet. The dishes carefully prepared for each soldier are quite rich: a pot of steaming mutton soup, a tangy pan fried Beef, a grilled river fish smoked with herbs, a handful of cleaned cabbage for dipping, a small cup of cooked chickpeas, a handful of olives and nuts, a loaf of toasted honey bread, and of course a jar Watered wine...

In order to prepare for this grand banquet, more than 500 fat sheep and nearly 100 cattle were slaughtered in the city of Rome. In the past two days, the soldiers stationed in the city used fishing nets to scoop up thousands of catties of fish in the Tiber River...

The soldiers of each legion enjoyed their meals in their own barracks. The 6,000 Roman reserve soldiers did not have their own barracks. After obtaining the consent of Davos, Sextus led them to the Piazza de Mars, northeast of the city of Rome. Dine.

The Rome City Hall borrowed the kitchens of nearly a hundred civilian families on the Palatine Hill, and hired its chefs to make dishes under the guidance of Chef Davos. Tiny Hill came to pick up the food.

A long dragon extends from Palatine Hill to the city in all directions, and the scene is very spectacular.

King Davos took Crotokatax, under the escort of the escort, to the barracks of each legion in turn to participate in the celebration banquet. Every time he went to a barracks, he would go to the soldiers with a glass of wine and talk to them cordially. At the same time, he would let Krotokatax take his place and toast the outstanding officers and soldiers as a sign of encouragement.

Only then did all the legionaries really know that the taciturn young man who often stood behind the king, the young man who led the attack at the last moments of the siege of Phedenay and Gabi, was not an officer of the palace guard. , but the prince of the kingdom of Dionia!

In addition to being surprised, the soldiers were even more impressed with this gentle young man, and toasted him one after another. Clotokataxes also refused to come. again and again.

Davos had to let the guards help him go back to his room to rest.

Finally, Davos and his party came to Mars Square, and Sextus led the team officers to welcome the arrival of King Davos.

As a result, Davos proposed to stay and dine with these Roman civilian soldiers who had just joined the kingdom of Dionia.

Not only the officers, but even Sextus, who was familiar with Davos, was surprised. Before he could find a reason to refuse, Davos walked straight to the soldiers and sat down without hesitation. on the lawn.