Chapter 215 Family Banquet

"Sit down now, everyone has been waiting for you for a while." Davers, who was sitting at the top, looked at him with concern, and then said in a gentle tone, "Now you know the harm of alcoholism, and you must drink in moderation in the future. ."

"It's really uncomfortable to be drunk. I will try not to drink alcohol in the future." Crotokatax was drunk for the first time. He touched his dizzy head and replied in a low voice.

"You just need to drink less, but it's impossible not to drink, otherwise you won't be able to get along better with the soldiers." A voice sounded beside him.

Clotokatax turned his head hurriedly, and called out kindly: "Brother! Thank you for your reminder!" Then he turned to the other side, nodding his head: "Hello, brother-in-law!"

Patroclus nodded with a smile, and also suggested friendly: "The first time I got drunk, it was very uncomfortable. At that time, my team officer brought me honey water to drink, and soon I felt much better."

"Honey water? I'll try it later." Clotokatax thanked him and sat down beside Adoris.

Davos made a gesture to the servant standing by, and soon dinner was placed on the table.

Davos smiled, his eyes slowly swept over Adoris, Clotokatax, and Patroclus, and said in a calm tone: "There is an old saying in the East called 'A father and son soldier', It's talking about fathers and sons participating in wars at the same time, often very united and able to win battles. In this expedition to Ladrum, all the grown men of our family have arrived... I'm ashamed, it's been almost two months since I've been here, because During this time, the war was tense, the government was busy, and in order to avoid suspicion, I didn't give you more attention. Today is a rare opportunity, so I asked the three of you to come over at night. ,say something.

I am very happy, the battles are so frequent and tragic, but none of you have suffered any major damage, this is the greatest luck! So this first glass of wine, we want to thank Hades for blessing us! "

With that said, Davos raised his glass.

Adoris and Patroclus also raised their glasses one after another, and only Clotokatax was a little hesitant.

"Clotto, just sober up, drink honey water," Davos said.

Instead, his words changed Clotokatax's mind, and he asked the servant to add more water to the wine, and then poured a glass.

After the four of them silently prayed to Hades, they drank the cup.

"Your Majesty!" Patroclus put down his glass,

Filled again and said, "I should"

"Uh!" Davos corrected solemnly: "I said this is a party at our house, why do you still call me that! What should you call me like Cynthia?"

Patroclus hesitated for a moment, then respectfully shouted: "Father!".

"Yeah!" Davers responded with a smile.

"Wrong call, should I get a penalty first?" Adoris looked at Patroclus with bright eyes.

Patroclus drank it in one gulp, and then pointed the empty glass at Adoris.

To be honest, although Patroclus was Adoris' brother-in-law, the two of them had never eaten together. Patroclus's outspokenness immediately confronted Adoris' temper, and he immediately returned a drink.

"Haha, Paltrow, Cynthia is my eldest daughter. She has helped us take care of other children since childhood, so they all obey Cynthia. You married her, Adoris and they all have a little resentment!" Davos Deliberately joking about this.

Adoris touched his nose a little embarrassedly, and Clotokatax's heart trembled slightly, but it had been more than two years, he had accepted this fact and forgot the feeling in his heart.

Patroclus smiled, filled the glass again, and said, "Father...Father, what I just wanted to say is...The helmet that Cloto gave me is very protective, and it once saved my life, When defending the city of Ostia, I was fighting with the enemy. An arrow shot on the side of my helmet. The helmet resisted the impact of the arrow very well. It didn't cause me dizziness, but provided opportunities for the frontal enemy. …”

Patroclus touched his head, recalled the dangerous situation at the time, and said with lingering fear: "So, I have to toast you, Cloto, thank you very much! You saved my life!"

Patroclus stood up and raised his glass to Clotokatax in all sincerity.

Clotokatax hurriedly stood up and said, "Father said something wrong just now, we didn't blame you for marrying your sister, but thanked her for bringing us such a good brother-in-law! Now we are a family. , helping each other is the right thing! On the contrary, according to the tradition of Dionia, I should give you a toast to my brother-in-law first!"

Davos was very satisfied that Clotokatax was able to overcome the previous emotional entanglement and behaved so generously and decently. He watched the two clink glasses and drank happily, and patted the table happily: "That's right, that's right. It's a family!"

Then, Davos picked up another glass of wine and said aloud: "This second glass of wine is to thank you for your excellent performance in this war! Paltrow, as the captain of the First Army, you are rescuing Wolsey. , attacking the city of Rome, defending Ostia... In these arduous battles, you have been calm-headed, commanded properly, took the lead in critical moments, boosted morale, and performed very well. I am proud of you!

Adoris, in the battle of intercepting the Roman reinforcements, conquering Phedina and Gabi, you not only performed very heroically, but also led your team well, so you were promoted to sub-commander, not Matonis. I'm so proud of you because you're my son, but you won it by your own record!

Cloto, you just turned 18 years old and you are on the battlefield for the first time. I originally just wanted you to feel the atmosphere of the battlefield, and I didn't intend to let you fight the enemy alone, but you took the initiative to fight many times, and participated in the blocking one after another. Roman reinforcements, defense of Ostia, capture of Phedena and Gabi, especially when storming Gabi city, at the most critical moment, you bravely led the palace guards to the front of the city to stand up for the capture of Gabi city. Xiatou Gong, you are already an excellent fighter, and I am proud of you!

So my glass of wine is to honor the three outstanding young people in our family. You have used your outstanding performance to add glory to the royal family. I thank you! "

Davos stood up, raised his glass to the three with a sincere expression, and then cleaned it up.

Clotokatax, Adoris, and Patroclus listened to what Davos said, and all of them were in high spirits. After looking at each other and smiling, they raised their wine glasses in return to Davos.

Davos filled the wine again, looked at them, and said earnestly: "This last glass of wine... to our relatives! We are fighting in the front, and they are worried in the rear! Adoris, Cloto, your two A mother sends a letter every day, and more than half of it asks about how you both are in Latham, what did you eat today? Did you fight? Did you get injured in the fight?  … Reassure them that I have to spend my energy writing nice words every day to comfort them.

The same goes for you, Paltrow. The letters that Cynthia writes to you every day are passed on by me. I think it must be full of concern for you... So you have to remember that the reason why we are at war is for our homeland. Peace of mind, don't be too obsessed with fighting, and forget about the relatives who are worried about you in the rear! "

The expressions of the three who were still high-spirited just now became solemn in an instant. Patroclus thought of his pregnant wife who loved him dearly, and Clotokatax thought of his doting mother, Agnes, and his stern face. , The mother Cristoia, who actually cared, and Adoris remembered the mother Cristoia, who had always cared about him very much, and the sister who had taken care of him since childhood. All in one drink.

There was silence in the living room for a while, and then Davos said: "Okay, three glasses of wine have been drunk, and then we will let go of eating and chatting casually. Cloto, your stomach is not feeling well, so I cooked wheat for you specially. Porridge, drink a little first."

The servant had brought the steaming rice porridge to the table of Clotokatax, he scooped a spoon and drank it slowly.

In the evening, the dinner prepared for them was beef and mutton, because Davos felt that it would be more lively for the family to eat this, but Patroclus and Adoris had already eaten a lot at the banquet at noon, so their appetite was not very strong. After just a few bites, Adoris couldn't help but ask: "Father, should we attack the Roman army hiding in the colonial city southwest of Latinum?"

"Yes." Davos affirmed his question and said clearly: "Roma is a vicious wolf, we should step up the attack while it is injured, never give it a chance to recover, and prevent it from biting us again. , so I have decided to lead a large army tomorrow to attack the Roman colonial city in the southwest and other Latin city-states that have not yet surrendered."

"Will our legion also participate?" Adoris asked hurriedly.

"The Second Legion will go with me." Davos finished speaking and looked at Patroclus: "The First Legion will stay in Rome temporarily, and together with the Lucania Reserve Legion, help the Chief Executive Asist. Si, maintain order and stability in the city of Rome, and at the same time you will send the wounded soldiers back to Turii, and the reserve soldiers of Turii will also come to Rome to make up for the vacancy of your First Legion.

When the First Legion is reorganized, the Second Legion will rush back to Rome to switch defenses with you... In this way, I hope that while destroying the Roman army, all the legions will be restored to full combat effectiveness as soon as possible, because we have sufficient manpower, and now we have Adequate military ration reserves. "