Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 148: Post-war arrangements (continued)
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"Your Majesty." At this time, Midolades said with some anxiety: "When the Roman army arrives and we hold on to the city of Rome, then the Tiber River to the two banks of the city of Ostia may be affected by the Romans. Under the control, the slaves could not pull the fiber for our cargo ship. Without the tracker, the ship would not be able to reach Rome from Ostia on its own, unless it encounters a strong east wind. In this way, the outer passage of Rome would be cut off. And become an isolated city."
Midolades' words surprised the generals.
Davers smiled and said: "I have considered this issue, but don't worry, you can let the tracker go to pull the fiber on the north bank of the Tiber River.
"North Shore?"
"According to previous information, the Tiber section from Rome to Ostia is deep and wide, making it impossible to walk. On such a long section of the river, the Romans only built two bridges. , One is the Shiiqiao stationed by the Third Army, and the other is a wooden bridge built on the island of the river (actually two bridges), but it has been destroyed by the Romans themselves. I guess the reason for so few bridges is Because the Romans and the Etruscans were enemies before, to prevent them from easily crossing the Tiber River and invading Roman territory, and the coast here is controlled by our fleet. The Roman army cannot easily reach the north bank for the time being, threatening The tracker who pulls the boat for us.
And in the Roman colonies on the north bank of the Tiber River and the Etruscan allies, their reinforcements have been defeated by us before, and a lot of them have been captured—" Daves looked at Lizaru approvingly. Said: "Next, we will take some actions on the city-states on the north bank to wipe out Roman power on the north bank of the Tiber and ensure the safety of the waterways. "
The generals are a little excited. After all, no general likes to be beaten passively. Daves' words seem to imply some military action on the north bank of the Tiber River.
"Your Majesty, I have read the information of the Latham area. It seems that there is a pontoon bridge connecting the two banks of the Tiber River in the city of Photinia." At this time, Plintors reminded softly.
Daves heard this and nodded approvingly: "Yes, there is a pontoon bridge in Photina, but the bridge deck is narrow, which is not conducive to the passage of the army. I have asked the scouts to pay attention to the Pontoon bridge day and night. Trends, once there is an enemy situation, you immediately send a brigade to the north bank of the pontoon to stop the enemy from crossing the river. If the Roman army is dispatched, then Olivers, your Fourth Army must assemble first and get there, but I I think Camilos would not make such a stupid mistake and let his army of hedgehogs gather on the narrow pontoon for us to slaughter."
"Understood, Your Majesty." Lizaru and Olivers responded in unison.
Midolades also relaxed, and then said: "Your Majesty, when can our Third Fleet leave Rome and return to the sea?"
The warships across the sea come into the river, just like Longyou Shoal, there is no use. In his heart, as the navy commander, Midolad was unwilling to let the fleet become a subsidiary of the army, but played a supporting role in the entire battle.
Daves clearly understood his thoughts and said: "Today's battle, the crew of the fleet has also made a great contribution, and must be very exhausted. Tonight, I will rest in the camp and regain my strength. Tomorrow. In the morning, you can lead the fleet out of Rome to ensure the safety of the army at sea. However, you must leave behind the five clippers and the 2,000 infantrymen in the fleet."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Midolades answered without hesitation.
Davers then asked him: "From Ostia to Trina, it takes three or four days, right?"
"If it is downwind, it will only take one or two days."
"Your Third Fleet is at Trina’s naval base, but there are enough personnel." Daves looked at him and said in a deep voice, "I allow the Third Fleet to recruit another 2,000 Fleet Infantrymen to participate in this event. Wars with Rome and Carthage."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" With a look of joy, Midolades stood up and paid a powerful military salute to Daves.
Know that the organization of each legion and fleet is fixed. The commander of the legion and the commander of the fleet are never allowed to privately expand the army under their command. This right is only in the hands of the king. If someone violates it, once discovered, follow Military law will not only be sentenced, but may even be deprived of Dionian citizenship. Of course, corps commanders and regional commanders who were on the battlefield during the war had the right to summon citizens of the region to participate in the war, but these temporary troops had to be disbanded after the war, so several corps commanders all voted for Midolades. Go to the envious look.
"The river port outside the city can't be kept, and the granary can't be kept." Davers turned his head and asked Tolmeide: "Is the food from outside the city brought in?"
"The delivery team is stepping up the transfer."
"Where do you store food in the city?" Davers asked again.
"Here." Tolmid pointed to a hill on the south side of the square on the map: "Palatine Hill, where the terrain is relatively low and flat, and there are wide and smooth roads, and there are many vacant courtyards and ready-made The granary is convenient for us to store grain, and we have also searched for a lot of leftover grain from these houses."
"The people living on this hill are the descendants of the colonists who built the city here after the first king of Rome. They are now nobles. Fleeing to Capitoline Hill.” According to the previous intelligence of the city of Rome, Daves actually guessed the situation of the residents of Palatine Hill after the city was broken. At the same time, Tolmeide's words also reminded him: "Tormid, you send someone to bring your troops to collect all the food stored in the homes of all the nobles in Rome as army rations."
"Just a nobleman?" Tolmeide was a little surprised.
"Yes, only the nobles! If they did not go to Capitoline, leave them a small amount of food, enough to eat for ten days. However, don't break into civilian houses, let alone take their food and belongings. , If I know someone has violated it, I will be punished severely!" Davers looked around the crowd and said in a harsh tone.
"Your Majesty, please rest assured, the soldiers have strictly abided by your prohibition since they entered the city..." The generals made guarantees.
"Well, you guys, you have already clarified your mission, so hurry up and execute it." Daves stood up and said in a passionate voice: "The Roman army is on the way to come, I'm afraid the day after tomorrow. Before it arrives, we must be fully prepared to defeat them and expand our achievements! Let this piece of land be completely owned by the Kingdom of Dionian!"
The generals were full of fighting spirit to salute Davers, and then strode away.
Staceikdas and Oropps left in the same spirit.
After everyone left, Daves stopped Printoles.
"Your Majesty, the First Legion has suffered more casualties, and I am responsible..." Plintors wanted to admit his mistake with guilt.
Davers waved his hand and said, "I understand the situation. It is not your fault. Don't take the responsibility on yourself."
Relaxed at Princeton.
"Now give you a task." Dafus said solemnly: "You take a few staff and 100 court guards to check all the noble houses in the city, and collect gold, silver and other valuables. Collect them and register them. This time the drought almost ran out of the national treasury. Transporting these properties back can alleviate the domestic predicament."
Plintors immediately expressed his understanding. He thought for a while and said, "Do those temples need to be moved?"
In a city-state, the temple is the richest, because the people respect and fear God, and always give the best things to God, hoping to receive his blessing and blessing. In addition to the temples of several major gods on the Capitoline Hill, Rome also has temples in other cities.
"Not for now!" Daves was still hesitant about this.
There is no need for him to explain more, Plintors seemed to have understood, readily accepted the order, and turned away.
Davers looked at the empty meeting place, and only temporarily relaxed at this time. He looked at the map on the wooden table for a while, and then decided to go to the medical camp to visit the wounded.
As soon as he walked out of the gate of the Senate, he ran into Cloto Kataks head-on.
"Father!" Although Croto Kataks looked tired, he looked a little excited.
Of course, Daves knew the reason: in the latter part of the battle to intercept the Roman reinforcements, his son cut down two enemies, and overcame the discomfort of the first murder, and then followed the army to break through the city of Rome, chasing and defeating. The garrison, then, together with the other soldiers, cleared the messy square with many wounded, bloodstained and messy.
Daves is satisfied with his son’s performance on the battlefield for the first time, but apparently he is now in a state of excitement just like a child got a new toy, and needs to be cooled down in time, so Daves stayed quiet. Said one sentence: "Come out with me."
"Where to go?"
Henipolis, who followed behind, said quite meaningfully: "The Wounded Battalion!"
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Quintus and Frius each led 3,000 soldiers and began to speed up their return to Rome yesterday evening, but they did not have enough experience in marching at night because of insufficient preparations, and soon encountered some difficulties, such as a soldier's fall. , Separation, riots in the team... As the night got worse, the situation became more and more difficult to control, Quintus and Frius did not dare to go any further, so they had to let the soldiers crowd in the barracks along the river to rest.
In the early morning of the next day, the army set off again early.
But it didn’t take long for them to ran into trouble again. Although they were not harassed by the indigenous people, the road along the river was either destroyed or blocked by wood and stones, which forced the army to stop and clear the road. ……Just stop and go, finally walked out of the Tullerus Valley at dusk and arrived at Prinister City.