Ledes was not polite and said directly: "The enemies in the granary will be eliminated soon. You divided half of the people to monitor the enemies in the city to prevent them from leaving the city to attack, and the other part of them were ready to put out the fire."

Kuchius immediately returned to his legion, and soon nearly a thousand soldiers jumped off the horse, took out the linen bags they carried, and started to load the soil on the spot. This was what the two legion commanders took into account the possibility of burning the granary last night, considering that the enemy had the possibility of burning the granary, they prepared in advance. After all, the clay pots were not easy to carry, and the soil was everywhere.

After a while, more than 200 palace guards arrived on horseback, which surprised the two legion commanders: "Your Majesty will arrive so soon?!"

"Your Majesty is worried that the Romans will defend the granary and send troops out of the city to fight you, so let us come for reinforcements, and the light infantry troops are also rushing here." Martius replied.

Ledes pointed to the city with contempt: "Your Majesty is too worried. In fact, the timid Romans did not dare to leave the city at all!"

At this time, the shouts of killing in the camp disappeared, the gate was opened, and the cavalry immediately rushed in with sacks full of soil.

Ledes saw the third captain who was rushing over and asked, "How are the casualties?"

"...32 brothers died and 67 injured, 15 of whom were seriously injured..." The third captain looked a little depressed.

"So many casualties?" Ledes did not expect that his side would pay nearly 100 casualties when he had an absolute advantage in numbers, which made him feel very sad. You should know that in the battle of Setia in Volsi, the First Cavalry Legion suffered a lot of losses. Although Turiyi sent some soldiers to supplement after the war, the number of troops was not full.

"Where is the enemy inside?" he asked with hatred.

"All of them were killed in battle, and no one surrendered."

Ryders stopped talking and strode into the granary camp.

Inside the gate, he saw a Roman soldier sitting against the wall, with sword wounds everywhere in his chest, and blood kept pouring out, dyeing his whole body blood red. He did not move, his eyes closed, and his hands were tightly holding a gun, like a sculpture. The crown of the helmet was covered with bright red hat tassels, which was obviously a team official.

Rydes stopped and looked at him.

Unexpectedly, the seemingly dead Roman soldier suddenly opened his eyes and stared at Rides angrily, struggling to stab the gun in his hand.

"Be careful, commander!" The cavalry behind him rushed over immediately.

"Don't move!" Ledes waved his hand to stop them, then stood still, staring directly at each other with a sharp gaze.

The captain of the Roman squadron, Gayus, wanted to raise the spear, but the spear that was usually as light as nothing was heavy at this moment. The little force he accumulated was flowing without a trace with the gushing blood. He could only stab the enemy leader through his eyes, but his eyelids became heavier and heavier. He wanted to yell unwillingly, but the blood suddenly surged in his mouth...

Seeing the other party lying down dejectedly, Rides was silent for a moment, then strode in.

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Seeing the big city standing in the distance, Davers couldn't help but hold back the war horse: Rome, the first and only center of the great empire in Western history in his previous life that turned the Mediterranean into Neihu. How many thrilling stories about it have been circulated among the people for thousands of years, and how many poems and articles that praise and describe it have been written by literati and poets! It is a dream in the hearts of countless ambitious Westerners in ancient and modern times in the past life, a dream about unity...

In his previous life, Davers did not have the opportunity to visit this great city that could be called the starting point of Western European civilization. Now that he has come, what he sees is not a Rome that has gone through prosperity and has become a historical site, but a simple city in the early stage of the republic and just rising. Although he has learned about the city in detail from intelligence many times, he cannot hide the excitement in his heart.

"Hold!" Davers clamped his legs and the horse's belly, and the horse neighed and ran forward.

"Your Majesty!!!" The people around were startled and hurriedly chased after him, but soon they felt relieved because a team of cavalry in front of them came over, and it was the palace guards sent out before that they quickly sanitated around Davers.

As soon as Davers saw Martius, he immediately asked: "Ledes and the others have seized the river port and the granary?"

"Yes, your majesty." Martius replied: "The First Cavalry Legion and the Second Cavalry Legion seized the river port and the granary without being too strongly resisted by the Romans, and extinguished the fire in the granary in time. Now the two commanders of the Ledes and Kuzius are counting the supplies there, and they will report to you in the specific situation."

"It's good to go smoothly!" Davers breathed a sigh of relief: the successful completion of the first step gave him more confidence in attacking the city.

"Let's go and see the city of Rome!" He pointed ahead with confidence.

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The Romans on the western wall of Rome couldn't help but feel nervous when they saw the rolling dust rising in front of them, extending far away until they were out of sight, because they knew that the army of Dionia was coming!

Then, they saw hundreds of cavalrymen galloping over and standing a hundred meters away from the city wall: the team held two big flags high, which were very different from the military flags of the Dionian cavalry that they had seen before. They were shining golden light. In the center surrounded by cavalry was a general with a golden helmet and golden armor, and a long feather crown. Under the sun slightly westward in the sky, it was particularly dazzling.

"It may be that the king of Dionia is here." Someone among the elders whispered uncertainly, and no one expressed any objection to this. They looked silently at the man suspected of Dionia under the city. He pointed his finger ahead and said something to the people around him. Ol laughed.

Sepia Great spat, suddenly took the long shield of the soldier next to him, pulled out his sword, and knocked on the shield surface, and shouted loudly: "Rome! Rome! Rome!..."

The soldiers also followed the city guard chief to beat the long shield rhythmically and shouted...

Soon, the elders joined in...

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Seeing that the city wall in front was sometimes concave and sometimes convex, and the entire wall was curved and uneven, Crotokataks couldn't help but say, "What an ugly city wall!"

Davers replied with a smile: "The reason why this city wall was built so badly is because after the Romans drove away the Celtics in the north, they were eager to rebuild the city of Rome. They did not plan the entire city at all, just to meet the needs of Roman citizens at that time. For example-"

Davers pointed to the left side near the Tiber River and said to the protruding wall, "If I remember correctly, behind the wall should be Laventing Mountain, one of the seven hills of Rome. And here-"

Davers pointed to a large section of the city wall that also protruded outward to the right: "Behind this section is the largest slum in Rome."

"Didn't the Romans think about how to defend the city if they are besieged in the future?!" Martius didn't know much about Rome before, so he was surprised. He did not expect the Romans to be so short-sighted.

"But they built the city wall very high, and the trenches dug in front of the city also seemed to be very wide..." Crotokataks looked at the towering city wall ahead and judged that its height was probably no less than 15 meters.

At this time, the staff officer Thormid said: "Your Highness, the city wall is high and its curved walls are useless. Its walls are curved and curvy, which is conducive to our soldiers avoiding the concentrated and long-range attacks of the Romans from top to bottom, and is not conducive to the Romans quickly reaching their destinations on the wall and providing reinforcements. Moreover, although there are trenches in front of the city, there is no Luzhai. As long as the trenches are filled, our siege equipment can be easily pushed to the city..."

Although Tolmeed has not participated in the battle in recent years, he has had a decades-long career in mercenaries, and has been working in the Military Affairs Department with rich knowledge. Therefore, Crotokatax listened carefully and asked for advice from time to time.

Davers did not bother them, but was carefully observing the defense of Rome.

"Rome!!!Rome!!!Rome!!!..."

At this time, thunderous shouts sounded on the city wall, neat and grand, giving Davers a feeling: it seemed as if countless Roman soldiers on the city were integrated into the city wall.

He turned around with a serious expression and said, "Although the city wall built by the Romans is not very good, judging from this formation, this siege battle may not be easy."

Thormid, Martius and others expressed their agreement.

At this time, the scout galloped over and said, "Report to His Majesty, Amintas, Matonis, and Lizalu, the three commanders of the army have arrived!"

When Davers heard this, he looked around and smiled, "It seems that we won. Should Amintas lose something!"

Everyone laughed.

Davers looked at the troops behind him who were constantly moving in the dust and said, "Tormid, immediately notify the commanders of the legions... Well, let the commanders of the mountain reconnaissance brigade Izam also come here immediately!"

"yes!"

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In recent years, although the Roman river port has been expanded many times, it has only five or six marinas, and the port area is not large, much smaller than the granary next to it. The only thing that interested Davers was that a lot of wood was found in the warehouses in the port: "After the legions are resettled, we will notify the engineering battalion and transport them away to arrange camps or make more siege equipment."

"Yes, your majesty!" Thormid hurriedly asked the staff to record the matter.

Davers looked down at the shimmering water of the Tiber River in front of him, and the water flowed gently and deeply.

He moved his gaze to the distance. The wide river surface made the opposite bank look vague and not very real. He turned his head to look upstream again. To his disappointment, there was only a river in his gaze, and there was no bridge connecting the south and north shores.
Chapter completed!