Chapter 231 The Siege of the Remnants of the Roman Army

But after listening, Midorades was still puzzled: "It's a pity that the Greeks finally lost the battle, but what does this have to do with us Dionia?"

Henipolis, who had deliberately sold off before, laughed: "Because some Alenians fled to Italy and established Elia with other Greek colonists. This history is engraved on Apollo in Elia. On the stone tablet in the temple. The Elias are now citizens of Dionia, so the Alenia they once built should also belong to Dionia!"

Henepolis’ explanation was somewhat arrogant, but Midorades took it for granted, and he immediately stated: “The Third Fleet will recapture Alenia from Carthage and wash away what the Greeks once had. shame!"

Davos was satisfied with his statement and further encouraged: "You go back and tell the crew of the Third Fleet that taking back Alenia will not only deal a great blow to the Carthaginians, but also inspire the Greek city-states in the Western Mediterranean. , deepen the friendly relationship with Masseria, and become a hero in their hearts!

And as far as I know, Alenia has a well-equipped and large-scale port, which is a military port and a commercial port. bitter. Once Alenia is captured, the Third Fleet can use it as a base to harass the island of Sardinia next to Corsica, attack the island's mining teams, destroy their towns and villages, attack their cargo ships... …”

Midorades said excitedly: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, I will let the Phoenicians on these two islands not be able to transport a single piece of metal!"

Davos saw that Midorades was too excited, and couldn't help reminding: "Now I can't draw an army to support you, and the task of attacking Corsica and Sardinia can only rely on the Third Fleet itself. , so you have to be bold and cautious at the same time, cherish your soldiers, don't let them suffer too many casualties, and make the follow-up plan impossible!"

Davos' words made Midoradston feel more pressure.

At this point, Clotokatax asked: "Father, will our military action in Corsica make the Etruscans dissatisfied and have other ideas?"

In fact, Clotokatax had discussed this issue with Davos privately before, and he raised it at this time, just to remind Davos gently.

Davos praised his son's carefulness and thoughtfulness, and then said sternly: "Don't worry about this, although the Etruscans often trade with Carthage, they are no longer allies, and because Carthage is strong Disgruntled for supporting Rome, not to mention that the Etruscan city-states in the south have just allied with us..."

Then, Davos looked at Midorades again: "However, try not to have your warships appear on the sea that belongs to the Corsican lands controlled by the Etruscans, and don't let your soldiers enter their ships. Territory, to avoid excessive stimulation, we are already afraid of our powerful Etruscans... In addition, I have no other requirements, how to attack Corsica and Sardinia, it is up to you to decide, I Don't interfere."

Davos's words made Midorads feel even more pressure. He took a deep breath and said, "Yes...Yes, Your Majesty!"

Tormid looked at the back of Midorades leaving, and couldn't help but say, "He's a little nervous."

"It's a good thing to be nervous, so that he will act cautiously, even if the Third Fleet has not achieved any decent results, as long as the fleet wanders around these two islands, it will bring great trouble to the Carthaginians. What I fear is that Midorades is overconfident,

Losing vigilance, taking a risk, costing the Third Fleet heavy losses and diminishing our advantage, was like... alas! " Davos's words stopped suddenly, and then he sighed heavily.

Thormid knew that Davos must have thought of Cycron and the Sicilian fleet again.

At this time, Martius walked into the tent again: "Your Majesty, the commander of the Martonis Legion sent a messenger to report that Aricia has surrendered!"

A smile appeared on Davos' face: "Blessed by Hades, there is so much good news today!"

No wonder he was so happy. Aresia is not far from Tustron, just west of Albalonga Lake. It is an ancient Latin city-state. It has been the center of the western Latin region since ancient times, especially in Albalonga. After the destruction of Balonga. From its name, it can be seen that this Latin city-state has a very close relationship with Diana Aresia, the goddess of hunting that the Latins highly worship. Rome, but after many defeats, it had to join the Latin League dominated by the Romans.

After Davos personally led the army out of the city of Rome, he first stationed outside the city of Tustron (the original Roman camp). Under the coercion of the army, other city-states surrendered one after another, but only the proud Aresians refused to submit to Dionia. So Davos ordered: Matonis led the second and sixth legions to storm Aresia.

Several days of continuous attacks finally saw results.

When Davos's smile was fleeting, a stern tone followed: "If it weren't for the feelings of the Roman commoners, a Latin city-state like Aresia who dared to rebel against us should have suffered like Gabi's. But even if it surrenders, it can’t be forgiven lightly! Heni, you go to inform Tapirus and ask him to talk to the Aresia people immediately. Since Aresia is the holy forest of the goddess of hunting, I can make Aresia a holy place for all Latins to take the place of Mount Albalonga. But from now on, Aresia must not build walls, no army, no more than 5,000 people, and no more than 5,000 people Open, and its safety is secured by Dionysus..."

"Understood, Your Majesty. Uh... It is said that because of this Diana relationship, Aresia is also a famous medical center in the Latin region..." Henipolis reminded.

Davos's mouth curled slightly: "Can Aresia's medical skills compare to Dionia? I think Hades should be responsible for this responsibility!"

"Your Majesty, it's a good thing that Aresia surrendered, but it's a pity that I couldn't lure the Roman army out!" Tormid said with some regret.

Davos smiled slightly, and said indifferently: "The Romans have been fooled once, so they will naturally become more cautious. Now their main force is still stationed in Sartnicum, it seems that they are ready to defend. This is It is also a good thing, without the support of the Romans, Aresia surrendered, and other Latin city-states in the west will soon make their choices."

Having said this, Davos's eyes became sharp, and he said firmly: "Tormide, you go to inform the whole army to prepare, leave Tustron tomorrow, march southwest, to Sartney. Build a camp north of Qom, it's time to completely deal with the Romans!"

Davos' words cheered everyone in the tent.

"Yes, I will inform the legions immediately!" Thormed responded excitedly.

"Also... We sent envoys to these Latin city-states to persuade them to surrender. That Adi was the most resolute and beat our envoys..." Davos said coldly.

"It is said that the Roman dictator Camillous had lived in Adi for a long time, and was strongly supported by Adi in the battle to expel the Gauls, so Camelus had a close relationship with Adi, He often gave Adi a lot of care in the Roman Senate, so it is not surprising that the Adi people would do this. But then, the Adi people may have to give up their support for Camillous for the survival of their city-state.” Henepo Reese comforted.

"Since Ostia was burned, Adi was very important to our attack on the Roman main force at Sartnicum, because it was not too far from Antium, not too far from the camp we were going to build, and it was It also has a large port..." Davos narrowed his eyes, and his eyes flashed with light: "We need to fully control this town to transfer and transport the army's food supply, so we can't accept Adi's surrender, But to completely capture it!"

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Outside the city of Sartnicum, thousands of Roman citizens are working tirelessly to build defense facilities, fortify the city walls, cover the city with deer, dig wide and deep trenches, set up multiple layers of traps, and set up many more between the trap belts. A sentry building, expanding the entire defense range outward... The defense model of the entire city is actually very similar to the defense camps usually built by the Dionysian army.

Because it was Titus who first commanded the army to attack Ostia to undertake this task, he deeply realized the power of Dionia's defense system from his failure, so he transplanted it after a little modification. .

At this moment, he was standing on the top of the city supervising the progress of the entire project. Although he saw that the entire defense facility was gradually taking shape with the efforts of the sweaty soldiers, his face was not happy, but rather gloomy.

"General, Lord Quintus is here." The subordinate reminded him in a low voice.

Hearing this, Titus turned around and glanced at Quintus, who was stepping on the stone ladder up the city, and the irritability on his face disappeared in a flash.

"Hey, Titus!"

Looking at Quintus walking towards him, Titus' face did not have a trace of enthusiasm: "When did you come back? Are the city defense facilities of Antium completed?!"

There was a hint of questioning in Titus' tone. Although Quintus was a little unhappy, he still explained: "Antium only has more than 3,000 civilian soldiers, and Panthius' foot injury is basically healed. One person could do this task and I got in the way there, so I came back yesterday."