Quintus and Frius were so tired that they had no time to take a breath, they met Mejius who was rushing to come.

"What did you say?! Rome has fallen?!!" The two generals seemed to have been hit head-on and staggered and almost fell.

"How is this possible?! The Roman walls are so tall! There are so many people in the city! I haven't even been guarded for a day?!!..." Frius couldn't believe this fact.

Quintus even stepped forward to grab Mejius's clothes and asked angrily: "What is the Senate doing?! What are you doing?! Didn't you do anything?! Just watching the enemy attack our city?!..."

"I did it! Of course we did it! We did our best to summon reinforcements and launched an attack on the enemy regardless of our ability, hoping to relieve the pressure of the defenders in the city... For this reason, our army was defeated, and even Paulus died in battle..."

Mejius defended with a painful expression, but the 5-year-old man cried helplessly like a child: "...but the Dionians made many siege equipment that we had never seen before. They... They even built dozens of pontoon bridges on the Tiber River with warships... and their soldiers were all elite, but what about us! We... we... not only Roman city! Even the strong citizens of the surrounding allies were taken to Helniki, how could we beat us!!"

Meggus's inverse questioning made Quintus and Frius speechless and felt guilty.

"Let's go! Let's take back Rome immediately!" Quentus suddenly roared and walked out in anger.

Frius was stunned for a moment and followed him.

Mejius immediately stopped them and repeatedly advised: "I understand your feelings, but your army is less than 10,000, so it's too risky to attack the Dionians! It's better to wait until the dictator Lord Camillus leads the army to attack!"

"Although we only have 6,000 people, the enemy has just occupied Rome City, and the losses must be great, and the order in the city must be chaotic. We must be unprepared for us. Just like Camillus's surprise attack on Prinister, it may succeed!" Quintus retorted loudly.

Megius continued to persuade: "The Dionians are different from the Wolsie and the Masi. They are more disciplined and will not make such mistakes! Moreover, there are dozens of miles from here to Rome. You have already been very tired from traveling a long distance. Do you still have the strength to fight when you arrive in Rome?"

After Mejius persuaded him, Quentus insisted on not listening and called him a "coward who was afraid of death". With his insistence, Frius, who was a little shaken, naturally acted with him.

"Damn Claudius's stupid ass!" Mejius stomped his feet and cursed. It was said that the Claudius clan's personality was stubborn and stubborn, and today it was a witness.

Mejius looked helplessly at the two figures disappearing from a distance, squatting on the ground depressedly. After a while, he came to his senses, suddenly remembered something, and immediately turned around and ran towards the Senate in Prinister City.

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At this time, the Roman masses who lived in villages outside the city of Rome and fled here before the war rushed to the place where the army was staying and cried to the soldiers.

The news of "Roman's fall" blew across the entire army like a sudden storm. In addition to shock, the soldiers shouted "I want to repel the Dionians and take back Rome", and the scene became very chaotic.

In fact, it was impossible for Quentus and Frius to act safely at this time, and the entire army was almost out of control.

But this was just in line with Quentus's request. He stood on a high place, waved his fists, and shouted loudly at the soldiers: "Citizens of Rome, our homeland is being ravaged by the enemy! Our loved ones are being bullied! Have you heard, they shouted for help! Now you are the only ones who can save them! Take up your weapons, keep moving forward, drive away the enemy, and save Rome, you will be the heroes of the people!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the soldiers waved their spears and shouted in anger: "Save Rome! Save Rome!! Save Rome!!!..."

The thunderous roar circled outside the city of Prinister, making the soldiers' morale high. They forgot their fatigue and rushed towards the city of Rome under the leadership of Quentus and Frius.

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After visiting the medical camp, Crotokatax no longer had an excited smile, but instead felt a little heavy.

Davers saw it and thought it was a good thing, but he didn't say much. Everything had to be experienced and understood by Crotokatax himself.

After returning to the Roman Senate, which was temporarily the command center of the army of Dionia, he immediately summoned Tapirus.

Because Tapirus had been on Rome before, Davers did not leave him in Ostia, but asked him to follow the army to Rome, ready to ask him for consultation at any time.

"Congratulations to His Majesty for seizing the great city of Rome!" As soon as Tapirus saw Davers, he immediately congratulated him respectfully.

"The capture of Rome is indeed worth celebrating, but being too addicted to this victory may cause our army to be in trouble in the future." Davers said lightly, then pointed to the wooden chair next to him: "Sit down quickly, Tapirus, can you tell me what enemies we will face here next?"

Hearing the question asked by Davers, Tapirus did not understand what the wise king was trying to ask him to come, but it was obviously related to calling him to come. He turned his mind and said in a deep thought: "The army that Rome is returning, the Latin city-states around the city of Rome, and... uh, the Etruscan allies of Rome...?"

Davers did not respond immediately, but continued to ask, "How much do you know about Etruria?"

Etruscan?! Tapirus probably understood what Daphs wanted him to do. As an official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, there were a lot of information about the surrounding areas of Rome, some of which were even confidential. Most of them were collected by the intelligence departments led by Alistilas for diplomats to learn and understand, and they could be targeted when they were on a mission to the Gentiles.

Tapirus immediately said modestly: "Your Majesty, I have some understanding. The Etruscans are a major force in central and northern Italy. It consists of 12 important city-states to form an Etruscan alliance. It has been an enemy of the Romans for a long time. However, the Celtic invasion more than ten years ago greatly weakened the strength of the Etruscans, making the Etruscan city-states north of the Tiber River conquered one after another by the Romans..."

Davers nodded, leaned back, and said seriously: "Although we have captured the city of Rome, the truly elite army of Rome is coming soon, and we must do our best to deal with their attacks. However, if the Etruscans on the north bank of the Tiber River respond to the Romans' request again and attack again, it will put us in a dilemma of fighting on both sides.

However... the Etruscans were once very glorious, and even Rome was ruled by them for a long time. Now the Romans in turn wanted to be their masters, asking them to obey the call and obey Roman commands. I think these Etruscan city-states conquered by Rome must be unwilling to be willing to do so. So, I need a diplomat to go on a mission to Kesrera, Volchi and Tarchuna to bring them our friendliness of Dionia, and we are willing to form an alliance with them to help them regain the land stolen by the Romans.

But we had no formal contact with the Etruscans in the past. I can’t guess what attitude they would take to treat the messengers we sent, so this time the mission is risky..."

Tapirus immediately stood up and willing to Davers passionately: "Your Majesty, on the first day I entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, I knew that diplomats were a position that needed to take risks. For the smooth progress of this expedition, for your Majesty, I am willing to go on an envoy to the Etruscan city-state and do my best to complete my mission!"

Davers looked at him with praise, and for a moment he said with relief: "I am very lucky to be able to buy you and give you freedom. You will definitely become a role model for all the slaves of Dionia!"

Tapirus' heart beat wildly inside and immediately responded sincerely: "Your Majesty, it is my greatest blessing to be your slave!"

"Okay! OK!..." Davers smiled and nodded repeatedly, and then said, "In this battle, we captured some Etruscans. You can pick some people and release them when you go on a mission to the Etruscan city-state to show our sincerity."

Tapirus's eyes lit up and he hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, can I meet these prisoners now? Learn more about these Etruscan city-states that are going to be on missions."

"Of course." Davers was happy for his subordinates' diligence.

After Tapirus left, Henipolis smiled and said, "Your Majesty, your ability to liberate slaves is very strong. I think Tapirus will not be worse than Alex Dorcratic in the future."

"Alex Docrates is now a new veteran." Daphs glanced at him and said lightly: "Take that Roman veteran in here."

Pubrius Manlius was taken to the Roman Senate.

Seeing that the original Rome's power center has become the place for the enemy to work, there were wooden tables and chairs in the center of the venue, and there were enemy soldiers with bright armor standing around him, his face twitched a few times, walked straight over, pulled a wooden chair and sat down.

Davers looked at him, and he looked directly at Davers without any weakness.

"This is Davers, the king of the powerful Kingdom of Dioria! Romans, please show your respect immediately!" Henipolis shouted loudly.
Chapter completed!