Chapter 250 The Last Battle of Ladum

Davers seemed to remember something, turned his head to look at his son who was standing beside him: "Kroto, I'll give you a task, bring a few staff officers to the camp of the reserve brigade, and seriously teach the soldiers to play rugby and football, let them To be able to play, I will ask Tormead to postpone the reserve team game as much as possible..."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will teach them in the shortest possible time!" After Clotokatax answered solemnly, he couldn't help but ask: "Can I play with them?"

"You have to ask Uncle Matonis." Davers smiled again and looked at Matonis.

Facing the eager gaze of Crotokatax, Matonis chose to give in: "This...of course it can."

After the celebration of that day in Rome, Sextus now of course knows that Clotocatax is the son of King Davos. It can be seen that Davos attaches great importance to the Roman reserve team, and of course he is very concerned about Clotocatax Cox's joining was warmly welcomed.

"Your Majesty, we won't attack Satnicum for the time being, but what about Antium and Willitre?" Olivers reminded.

"For the time being, as before, send cavalry to watch over them, and wait until after the football and football games to discuss." Davers said so, he already had a mind in his heart, and he was ready to turn the next attack target to Antiu Because there are not many defenders in the city, and it is a port city, capturing it can make the sea transportation of military supplies and supplies more convenient, and at the same time, it can put pressure on the defenders of Satnicum.

"Your Majesty, the Carthaginian army has landed in Sicily. This time is different from the last time. Our army in Sicily will face a huge threat. Should we end the war in Latinum as soon as possible and go to rescue Sicily?!" Amin Tas was unwilling, so he spoke in a heavy tone.

Davos looked at him and his expression became serious: "I have said it just now, the soldiers are just like us, they are all fleshy, not iron, they need proper rest and entertainment to distract them from melancholy and war. Go back and see how many new faces your First Army has now compared to when you first arrived in Volsi! Don’t you feel any guilt! Since you all said that the Carthaginian army was a threat to Sicily, then We paid countless soldiers' casualties and stormed Sartnicum, which could indeed end the war in Ladrum as soon as possible, but do you think we can defeat the Carthaginian army with such a half-crippled army?"

Davos's voice was not loud, but everyone could feel the anger in his words. A cold wind seemed to blow into the tent, and almost everyone froze in their hearts.

Amintas blushed slightly, but did not dare to speak again.

Davos smiled slightly when he saw this.

He softened his tone and said slowly: "We don't attack Satnicum, it doesn't mean we will let it go. The camp should continue to push down the city, clear the traps under the city, and tighten the encirclement; ballistas should The city walls are bombarded every day, and fireballs are thrown into the city; the siege mounds must be erected as soon as possible, so that the light infantry can attack the Roman soldiers at the head of the city from a long distance... In short, let the Roman defenders always be in a state of tension and exhaustion!"

Davos said this, suddenly looked at Sextus in the far corner, and asked softly: "Sextus, before we attacked Satnicum, once let the slaves from Capitoline The Roman family who came down from the mountain went to the city to persuade them to surrender, why is the effect not so good?"

Everyone's attention turned to the Roman general, the young Sextus was not nervous because of his origin, he said with a complicated expression: "I think this... may be related to Camillous, he He is very respected by these Roman citizens from noble backgrounds, and it is also a role model for them to learn from. He sent him back to his family under the city of Rome, and there will definitely be some civilian soldiers in the city to learn from him. Roman nobles defend their clans. I will try my best to gain honor for the family, so in the past... surrendering to the enemy... would be regarded as a shame by them, so many people may learn from Camelus' approach, and others have other ideas in their hearts. We will follow suit for the time being... and then we attacked too quickly, and the defenders in the city resisted with all their strength, so naturally no one would quietly leave the city and surrender..."

"Camillous is an amazing Roman! No matter what he does, he is beyond reproach, and he is good at learning at such a young age. You can see that the defense facilities he arranged under the city were to learn from us, and he also made improvements. , but it made us suffer a lot! Unfortunately, according to the description of the Tustron people, he is already quadriplegic. It is said that it is a little difficult to even speak, and it seems that he will not live long..." Davos said with a sigh on.

The legion commanders were more or less unconvinced when they heard this, while Sextus' face naturally showed a bit of grief.

Davos did not stop on this topic, he looked at Sextus, and said: "It is the beginning of August, the harvest season is about to come, usually at this time the food storage of the Dionian people is about to run out. , just waiting to harvest new food, I think the same should be true for the Latins. Camelus led the army to retreat to Satnicum in a hurry. Even if there is a certain grain reserve, I believe it will not be too much. It needs to supply tens of thousands I believe it won’t last long, and when the time comes, let these family members go to the city every day to persuade them to surrender, do you think those Roman soldiers who are tired, hungry, and always nervous, can still hold on to the honor they admire?”

Sextus thought about it seriously, and then answered frankly: "I think many people can't do it."

"Yes, it can't be done, starvation is more painful than death." Davos raised his eyebrows slightly and said loudly: "As long as a small number of people choose to go out of the city to surrender, it will affect other Rome. Defenders, their morale would drop rapidly until they finally collapsed... Sometimes killing people with soft knives is more effective than fighting head-on."

"Your Majesty is right, we don't attack, but it is easier to capture the city of Satnicum, and it can also greatly reduce casualties!" Thormed immediately praised.

Several legion commanders also expressed their approval one after another, only Amintas did not speak, and he was somewhat disapproving.

Davos saw it in his eyes, but he didn't care too much. When he saw Martius walk into the tent, he asked, "What's the matter?"

"Your Majesty, Commander Midorades has sent a messenger."

"Let him in."

After the messenger of the Third Fleet respectfully saluted King Davos, he said excitedly: "Report to Your Majesty, our Third Fleet captured Alenia in Corsica yesterday!"

Everyone in the tent was shocked when they heard the news: you must know that Alenia is the largest city-state in Corsica, its city is no smaller than Adi and Antium, and the Third Fleet has only 6,000 fleets. Infantry, and no heavy infantry, to have conquered Alenia in such a short period of time? !

"How did you capture Alenia?" Davos asked curiously, and the other generals also pricked up their ears.

The messenger immediately recounted the entire process of conquering Alesia.

"I'm good at listening to the suggestions of my subordinates. Once a plan is made, I will implement it seriously. Midorades has done a pretty good job!" Davos praised loudly: "That is, we should formulate the most effective combat plan according to the situation of the enemy and ourselves, and It's not reckless, so that we can win with less casualties. From this point of view, Midorades is already an excellent commander! And the fleet infantry commander of the Third Fleet is called... …”

"My name is Myontides." Thormid immediately reminded in a low voice.

"Myontide, um, I wrote it down, he is also very good!" Davos praised earnestly.

Several legion commanders also congratulated the victory, but their expressions were a bit complicated. After all, the navy successfully captured a city-state without the help of an infantry legion.

Amyntas felt that what Davos said just now was a warning to him.

"Your Majesty, Commander Midorades hopes to get your approval to attack the Phoenician towns in Sardinia south." The messenger saw that Davos was happy, and immediately said while the iron was hot.

"Go back and tell Midorades, I told him before, he can decide the target of the attack according to his own situation." Davos was in a good mood and said with a smile: "Now he has captured Alenia. , has established a firm foothold in the Direnian Sea, of course, you can choose the target of the attack according to your own situation, but you go back and tell him a word, just like the capture of Alenia, continue to use your brains to reduce the casualties of soldiers. "

"Your Majesty, I remember."

After the messenger left, Davos looked around at everyone and said in high spirits: "Everyone, Alexis has captured Cautim and Beneventum, the Cautinis have been completely crippled, and Hirpini has The tribes have surrendered to us one after another, the Caracheni and the Pentenes have retreated into the mountains and are powerless to fight back, and the battle of Samonay is drawing to a close.

In Latium, almost all the Latin city-states have surrendered, and the surrounding forces have also expressed their friendship to us. Asistes has managed Rome well and has maintained stability. When the autumn harvest is harvested, the Roman people will once again benefit. , the support for Dionia will be further deepened, and the military ration supply of the entire king's army will be greatly improved.

Just now, the 3rd Fleet sent another good news. The Carthaginian forces in Corsica have been eliminated, and they will enter Sardinia... Now, the war in Dionia, north of Lijim, has stabilized , the battlefields are either occupying a great advantage, or they are about to end.

Under the circumstances that the whole war situation is in our favor, the Carthaginian army actually landed in Sicily again. In my opinion, it is not a bad thing, but a good thing. The Sicilian fleet occupies a maritime advantage, and both Plesius and Cypros are very capable. They can completely resist the attack of the Carthaginians for a period of time, drag the Carthaginian army, and kill their spirit. , wait until we end the war in Rome, then gather the army, rush to Sicily, and gather and destroy the Carthaginian army! Until then, I don't believe Carthage is capable of sending another huge army! "

Davos' remarks greatly inspired the generals.

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On the third day that Leotidides led his army to reach Gera, he was ready to go out of the city to meet the enemy, and he didn't even have time to wait for Pachinus' reinforcements to arrive. Why was he so anxious?