Davers touched his jaw, thought for a while, and said, "Secretly monitor them first, don't disturb them, report to me immediately whenever there is any situation."

"yes!"

"Amy Lius, the intelligence you have collected during this period helps the army win one after another. After this war is over, the kingdom will give you and your men a reward!" Davers praised without hesitation.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Amy Lius looked excited and his eyes narrowed into a slit.

Davers looked at him and said with a smile: "I've been busy all day, I'm hungry. I'm about to have dinner, let's have dinner with me."

"Ah?! This... This! Yes!..." Amy Lius was so excited that he was a little incoherent.

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At this time, in the temporary camp of the Roman army outside the city of Prinister, Roman dictator Camillus was discussing the next combat plan with his generals.

"Sir dictator, do you let us not attack Rome, but attack Ostia?!" Minusius looked at Camillus in surprise.

Except for Titus' thoughtfulness, the other generals were also surprised.

Camillus saw it and said in a deep voice: "To be precise, we should be posing as an attack on Rome, but we will send our army to seize Ostia first!"

Before the generals asked, he continued to explain: "We all know that it is difficult to attack the city with force. Before, our 70,000 people besieged the city of Ferentirum, which was composed of less than 10,000 defenders, took us more than ten days and suffered considerable casualties. There were at least 50,000 Dionian troops in the city of Rome. We all know that their combat effectiveness is very strong, and the Roman walls are so tall and thick. It is only by relying on our army with more people than the opponent to attack Rome. If we want to retake Rome... it will be difficult!"

"Master Camillus!" Minusius interrupted his words loudly, called out his name, and angrily rebuked: "As the dictator of Rome, you have the only powerful force that can save Rome. The citizens are all looking forward to you regaining our homeland. You are already scared before you fight with the enemy. Are you still the hero who saved Rome?! Where has your courage gone?! Are you still worthy of being the commander of this army?!..." Perhaps it is precisely because of the deep love and the culprit that Minus could not control his temper and looked angry.

"Minusus, how could you speak to the dictator in such a tone!" Olus, a relative of the same clan, immediately criticized the young man.

Camillus was not angry, but explained patiently: "It is precisely because the army we commanded is the last hope to save Rome, that we need to be more cautious, otherwise if we fail, it will become more difficult to regain Rome-"

"Why can't we capture our Rome in one day?!" Minusius said angrily.

Lucius finally couldn't help but retort: ​​"When the Dionians attacked the city of Rome, most of the old men and teenagers, as well as free people and slaves, and if we attacked the city, we would face the well-trained Dionian army! Moreover, according to the situation reported by the defeated soldiers, the Dionians made a lot of powerful siege equipment, including many bifurcated guns, and our most powerful siege equipment now - bifurcated guns were given by the Carthaginians!"

Minusius was stunned and then retorted: "Didn't the defeated soldiers say there are two gaps in the southern city wall? Moreover, our citizens are still holding onto the Capitolin Mountain. As long as we attack the city with all our strength, they can attack the Dionians in the city, and then take back Rome with both inside and outside!"

"Young man, the siege is not as simple as you think. Why not sit down and listen to the dictator finishing his words?!" Titus advised with a serious expression. Although he was a younger veteran, he had a great reputation in the army. He was one of the main generals in the attack on southern Etruscans, and played an important role in several key victories.

Camillus didn't care. He looked at Minusus with a slightly worried look, then looked at the generals, and said seriously: "According to previous information, this army of Dionys was led by their king, Davers, who was called the "unbeaten general" by the Greeks. They had just occupied Rome and were in high morale. Moreover, since they were good at siege, they were afraid that they would not be weak in defending the city. Perhaps they were looking forward to us to attack the city and thus to undermine the morale of our soldiers. Therefore, we must be cautious! However, this army of Dionys that occupied our Rome still had its shortcomings, and its shortcomings lies in Ostia!"

Camillus said loudly, pointing his finger at the small port town on the map: "The reason why the king of Dionia dared to go deep alone and attack Rome is because it has the advantage of water. Dionia's warships can transport soldiers and supplies to the city of Rome through the Tiber River at any time. They are not afraid of being besieged by us, but if we capture Ostia-"

"Even if we occupy Ostia, the estuary of the Tiber River is so wide and the fleet of Dionia is so strong, it is impossible for us to block the entire river surface!" Minusius retorted.

"Of course it can be done! Because if a cargo ship wants to go upstream through the Tiber River to Rome, unless it encounters a strong east wind, it can only rely on the boatman. After occupying Ostia, it will cut off the source of the boatman. If our ally, Kesrera, on the north bank of the Tiber River, also take action, we can basically cut off the support of the Dionyan ships to Rome, and put the Dionyan army in Rome into a real siege!" Titus obviously understood the intention of Camillus's request to capture Ostia.

By this time Minusius had already agreed to Camillus' proposal, but he was still stubborn to look for loopholes in the plan: "But... Since Ostia is so important, I'm afraid there will be strengthening defense there, and the Roman Dionian army will also send reinforcements..."

Titus smiled: "Ostia is a small city, and the city wall is only more than three meters high. No matter how strong the Dionians strengthen their defense, it is impossible to turn it into a dozen meters high like the Roman wall in a short time. It is much easier to attack it than attack Rome. If the Dionians want reinforcements, it can just weaken their strength in the Roman city."

Titus's explanation not only eliminated Minusius's anger, but also relieved some of the doubts of other generals.

Camillus cast a praise look at Titus and said, "In order to prevent the Dionians in Rome from realizing our true intentions in a short period of time, it is best to regain Ostia as soon as possible with fewer casualties, so I have made such a plan-"

Camillus looked around everyone, listened carefully, and then said: "When our army arrives outside Rome tomorrow, starts building camps, and blocks the enemy's entry and exit, and occupy the river port outside Rome, Titus, you will lead 25,000 troops composed of our colonial soldiers and allied citizens to quietly and quickly march westward and attack Ostia!"

"Yes, Lord dictator!" Titus knew why Camillus emphasized that he was leading the army of the colonial city and the allies, because if it were the army of the city of Rome, they were eager to take back their homes, and therefore might resist the order, or even if they obeyed, their morale would be low.

Other generals also knew this truth, and Lisinius said with some concern: "Director, the Dionians may notice the obvious differences in our numbers and take precautions early."

"The Dionians were blocked in the city, and they could not see it clearly. We could disguise the people stranded here and arrange them behind the army to confuse their eyes..." Camillus said calmly.

"I think this plan can be implemented." Titus immediately agreed.

"I agree too!" Other generals also expressed their opinions one after another.

"What if the Dionians find a problem and go out of the city to fight us?" Milucius, who was quick-thinking, discovered a loophole and reminded him.

"That's exactly what we hope! Even if the number of more than 40,000 Roman soldiers is less than that of the other party, their belief in regaining their homes will make up for this gap. What's more, there are troops we stick to on the Capitolin Mountain, and the troops led by Titus will return in time. The Dionians will inevitably be defeated, and we can easily regain the city of Rome!" Lisinius said confidently.

Minusius finally had nothing to say.

At this time, Camillus looked at him and said, "While we marching towards Rome tomorrow, we will also send envoys to cross the Tiber River, contact the colonial city on the north bank and the Etruscan allies, and let them cooperate with us in the action. This task will be handed over to Minusius."

"Me?" Minusius was a little surprised. After he contradicted Camillus several times, Camillus also gave him important tasks...

"You are the best candidate!" Camillus said sincerely, without any resentment because Milusius scolded him: "I believe you can urge them to send troops to control the north bank of the Tiber River!"

"I will definitely complete the task!" Minusius replied with an excited face and a firm tone. After all, as a young citizen who had been in the military for a few years, he could not lead the troops of thousands of people in the next battle, but he wanted to make greater contributions to saving Rome, and this task was the most suitable for him.

"Since everyone agrees with this plan, then next..." Camillus began to make more detailed arrangements for the generals for tomorrow's actions.

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Chapter completed!