Chapter 122 Siege layout (1)
He looked back at the commanders of the army around him who were also observing the Tiber River and said, "According to rumors, the waters of the Tiber River were often flooded hundreds of years ago, and the middle and lower reaches along the river were full of swamps and wetlands, especially in this area. Therefore, no race or force was willing to build here. Only the Romans who were excluded by the Latins chose to settle down here. As a result, they have now become the overlords of central Italy..."
"But now we are here, it's time for its overlord to give way!" Amintas said immediately. The victory of yesterday's battle and the congratulations from King Davers and his colleagues just now made him very energetic.
"Yes, this is our goal, but we need to achieve it through combat." Davers smiled slightly and looked at the commander of the Third Legion: "Lizalou, did you see the battle plan I asked the messenger to send to Lavinim last night?"
Lizaru immediately replied: "Your Majesty, let our Third Legion cross the Tiber River and build camps on the northern bank of the Tiber River to block reinforcements from the Etruscan city and the Roman colonial city, and at the same time, attack the Roman city from the north..."
"Yes, this is the mission of your Third Legion." Davers nodded, pointed his left hand to the upper reaches of the river, and said, "There is a zip bridge three or four miles away from here. It is an important land route for Rome to communicate with the Etruscan region. The Romans are likely not to destroy it. You can attack the city of Rome through this bridge. If the zip bridge has been destroyed by the Romans, it doesn't matter. The Third Fleet will use their warships to build a passage for you to attack Rome. You must not only block the reinforcements of the Romans, but also attack the city of Rome. The mission is very heavy!"
Davers paused and asked, "I remember the last time you submitted a war report that a company blocked the attack of more than 5,000 soldiers of Kautini, and finally guaranteed that they were surrounded and annihilated. Is the company captain who accomplished this feat called Taglu?"
"Yes, your Majesty."
"I hope your Third Legion can have a few more team officers like Taglu, turn your camp into an iron wall, and completely cut off the reinforcements from the north to face the city of Rome! At the same time, the Third Legion will also be like a sharp sword, giving Rome a fierce attack from the north, striving to break through the enemy's defense, and opening a gap for the entire army's siege!" Davers said loudly.
Lizaru, who belonged to the minor generation among the Legion commanders, was both excited and nervous about King Davers' eager expectations: "Your Majesty, the Third Legion will do its best to complete the combat mission! But... because of the two sides of the battle, the strength is slightly insufficient."
Before Davers responded, Amintas said loudly: "Your Majesty, such an important task should be handed over to our First Legion! You don't need to send additional reinforcements to the First Legion, we can complete the task successfully!"
"This task should be handed over to our Second Legion! The First Legion fought in succession, and there were no soldiers, and the soldiers of our Second Legion were full!" Martonis shouted immediately.
Stimulated by the two legion commanders, Lizalu immediately shouted: "Your Majesty, please rest assured that our Third Legion will definitely be able to complete this task!"
"The First Legion and the Second Legion have important tasks, so there is no need to fight anymore." Davers waved his hand to stop the quarrel between the two commanders of Amintas and Matonis, and then comforted Lizaru: "Don't worry, the Third Fleet will cooperate with you to act together. The infantry of the fleet they belong to is not weak."
Lizalu was delighted and asked quickly, "Your Majesty, when will the Third Fleet arrive?"
"The river channel of the Tiber River is tortuous, and the Third Fleet will take some more time to go upstream. However, Hades is blessed, today is a good wind, and there are slaves and laborers who help pull the fibers. They should arrive soon. At that time, you must hurry up, take a boat to cross the river, quickly build camps on the north bank of the Bridge, and you must also assist the Third Fleet to level the river beach so that they can push the warships to the river beach. The resident of the Third Fleet crew will be merged with you." Davers patiently reminded.
"I understand, your majesty!" Lizaru suddenly remembered something and asked, "Your Majesty, if we find that the Romans have no defense bridge at all after we cross the river, can I lead the troops directly to kill them?"
"If there is such a great opportunity, of course we cannot let it go. All our legions will cooperate with you to attack the city immediately, but I think the Romans should not make such a stupid mistake." Davers smiled.
A group of people came to the granary camp behind the port with a smile.
"Your Majesty, there are 90 large barns and ten weed sheds in this camp. The barn is filled with ground wheat flour. One barn has about 3,000 kilograms. In addition to forage, there are also soybeans. We rescued 45 intact barns, four weeds, and eight barns that were burnt out. "
After listening to Rides' introduction, Davers praised: "It seems that these flours and forage are all ready to be transported to the Roman army in Hilniki. Rides, Kuchius, and your two cavalry corps arrived in time and seized this batch of food, which not only hit the enemy, but also eased our military ration supply. This is a great achievement!"
Kuchius interjected, "Your Majesty, the reason why we were able to succeed was that we came too fast, which was beyond the expectations of the Romans and made them inadequately prepare; on the other hand, the Romans' barn was built so well, very firm, and fire-proof, and moisture-proof. It would take time to make them ignite. The Romans did not seriously repair the city walls, but they repaired the barns very seriously, which helped us!"
Everyone laughed again.
Davers said seriously: "It is precisely because we made sufficient preparations in advance that the Romans did not expect that we would suddenly lead the army to attack Rome directly, so many mistakes would occur, but we should also be careful and not give the Romans a breathing time."
All the commanders of the legion held their smiles and nodded cautiously.
"Olivers!"
"Here, your majesty!"
"You lead the Fourth Legion to camp here, protect the granary and river port, and be responsible for tomorrow's attack on the Roman West wall." Davers pointed to the towering wall in front and asked, "Where do you think is the focus of your attack?"
Olivers pointed without hesitation at the long protruding wall in front of the right, which was exactly what Davers said before, behind the wall was the largest slum in Rome: "Here! Of course it is here! It is too ugly. If you don't capture it and then destroy it, I will not sleep well in the future."
Olivers's teasing made everyone laugh again.
Davers nodded and reminded: "According to the plan discussed last night, there were deep conflicts between the nobles and civilians in Rome. We must find ways to alienate them and divide them so that they cannot work together to fight us."
"Yes, your majesty." Olivers answered seriously.
After arranging the matter outside the Roman western wall, Davers led the commanders to the Roman wall and rode eastward, and the palace guards guarded him. The cavalry of the First and Second Cavalry Legions followed closely. Therefore, even if the Roman soldiers on each section of the wall saw a group of senior Dionian generals wearing gorgeous armor and gorgeous crowns and helmets appear a hundred meters below the city, looking and gestured at the city wall, and more than ten military flags were waving behind him, they did not dare to rush out of the city to raid.
The group walked and looked, and soon reached the easternmost end of the Roman wall, and then turned northwest along the wall. At this time, Davers said, "Amintas, you lead the First Legion to camp here."
"It's finally our first corps turn. I thought you had forgotten us by your majesty." Amintas said loudly as if he was complaining.
"Of course I will not forget." Davers said with a serious expression: "As our Dionia's most powerful legion, the task you undertake is naturally the most difficult. From here to the walls by the Tiber River, it is the attack range of your First Legion. You must put enough offensive pressure on the Romans!"
"Your Majesty, don't worry, I will not only let the Romans know the power of our First Legion, but also to attack the city of Rome from here!" Amintas said confidently.
"In addition, the wall section here is very long, but the attacking force is the least in all directions. After the city is broken, the Romans are likely to escape from here. You must make sure to try your best to intercept them all!" Davers said solemnly.
Amintas was stunned and then replied: "This...of course there is no problem!"
"Also, you should note that the camp location of the First Legion is the farthest from the main force of other Legions. Not far from here to the east, there are several Roman colonial cities, so the First Legion is likely to become the target of the key attack of Roman reinforcements." Davers reminded with a solemn expression.
Amintas' expression also became solemn, and he nodded.
"The Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade will be stationed with the First Legion, but they have important tasks to be carried out and will not attack the city with you."
After hearing Davers' words, Amintas looked at Izam, and Izam smiled at him.
"Izam!"
"In!" The already middle-aged Dukeya no longer had the same abruptness as he was when he was young, he responded respectfully.
Chapter completed!