Chapter 164: The King Sees the King (1)
Seeing this change, the people were suddenly in panic. Fortunately, the soldiers of the army maintained order in the courtyard.
However, Davers and the others were prepared. The guards behind him rushed forward quickly and protected Davers while surrounding the priest and these servants. In a blink of an eye, they captured them all, and they were not even seen blood.
Amyrius pretended to approach the gangster, asked a few words in a pretentious manner, then stood in front of the steps and shouted to the Roman people in the courtyard: "Everyone, these people are the diners of the nobles. They imprisoned several priests and servants in the temple, trying to assassinate King Dionia! Now, who would like to go with me to the apse to rescue the imprisoned priests and servants?"
The people were skeptical, and some volunteers followed Amy Lius to the back hall of the temple, and opened the locked door, and indeed saw the bound priest and servants.
It turned out that Davers suddenly announced that he would go to Mount Cilio to worship the temple, so that these Romans who were hostile to Dionys saw the opportunity. Because the time was too hasty, they had no time to plan slowly. They could only take advantage of the opportunity of the Dionys relaxing their control over the southern part of the Roman city and quietly broke into the Temple of Diana and asked the priests and servants in the temple to cooperate with them to attack the King of Dionys.
But except for an old priest from a noble family, the other priests and attendants expressed their opposition. After all, regardless of whether the assassination was successful or not, it would be a disaster for the Diana Temple, not to mention that murder in the temple was a great blasphemy to God.
So, in desperation, these people simply locked them up, stripped off their clothes, pretended to be servants... but they didn't know that all this was under the surveillance of Amy Lius's men.
Now the truth is revealed. The Roman people in the courtyard are cursing at the captured gangsters, and are also uneasy because they are watching the murderous legion soldiers in the courtyard with their swords drawn out of the sheath.
So, Davers stood in front of the temple gate and announced loudly: "The assassination of Rome was planned by the Roman nobles, trying to provoke the bloody vendetta between us, the Dionians and you. Once they really succeed, it will be a huge disaster for us and for you! It can be seen that these nobles who are above Rome have never regarded you as compatriots in the same city-state, so they have always suppressed and exploited you for so many years, and abandoned you when the critical moment! This assassination has nothing to do with you, but what do you think of the lackeys of these blasphemous gods who attempt to bring disaster to your nobles?!"
The people in the courtyard were so angry that Davers said. Before they could think about it, a voice shouted in the crowd: "Let us cut them to death!"
Another voice immediately shouted: "Yes, let's kill them! Kill these noble lackeys!..."
Many people began to shout involuntarily.
Davers nodded with a serious expression: "Okay! Follow your proposal, tie these people to the cross outside the temple, and let you vent your anger on them with a dagger!"
As he said that, he immediately asked the guards to drag the gangsters who were tied up and stuffed their mouths outside the temple.
Many Roman people followed out of the temple under the leadership of some people, and the people who were watching outside the temple saw this and didn't know what was going on, so they asked.
So, the people who were informed began to unconsciously add fuel to the fire.
Davers comforted the frightened priest Diana and his servants, and led Cardiois, Henipolis, Martius and others to worship in accordance with the ceremony of the Diana Temple under the attention of the Roman people.
When they stepped out of the temple, they saw the gangsters hanging on the cross, covered in wounds and dying, and there were still Roman civilians holding short swords given by the guards' soldiers and stabbing them hard.
Davers continued to go to the Temple of Vesta, Kelice, Liber and Libera, and everything went much smoother. Not only did there be no accidents, but the priests of the temples also actively cooperated, and even the people on the roadside looked at them with more kindness.
Of course, Davers also reciprocates. Seeing that the three temples of Kelice, Liber and Libera are not only small in size, but also the statues are also carved in vulgarity (after all, they were temples built by civilians) and were actually made of wooden. He immediately said: "When the war is over, the Kingdom of Dionia will spend huge amounts of money to rebuild these three temples. Not only will the area be doubled, but the statues also need to use ivory skin and gold foil to apply to the body.
After hearing this, these priests and servants couldn't help but be overjoyed and immediately said, "We should promote the kindness of King Dionys from the Roman people who have come to worship!"
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Just as Davers worshipped the Roman temple, the Roman army had already arrived outside the city of Rome one after another.
There were about 1,500 cavalry in this army. After seeing the power of the Dionian cavalry in the battle of Volsi, Camillus tried to gather from Rome, colonies, and allies, and played a certain role in the war to conquer the Helniki people.
Now, Camillus dispersed the cavalry, drove away and chased Dionia's scouts, and sent troops to quickly capture the river port and granary that were stationed in the west of the city of Rome, but it was already empty inside.
Immediately afterwards, Camillus ordered the entire army to start building a camp.
The Roman soldiers looked at their homes right in front of them, but were occupied by robbers and could not enter. Their desires and resentment were very strong. For the purpose of letting the soldiers vent their emotions and other purposes, Camillus also allowed the troops to send soldiers to the city to take turns to curse.
Although most of the soldiers of the Dionian Legion on the top of the city did not understand, they also knew that they were definitely not good things. They asked to go out of the city to attack and give the Romans a good look, but were strictly stopped by the team officials.
The army of Dionia retreated into the city and allowed the Romans to rampant outside the city; while the Roman soldiers were busy building camps, and in addition to being sarcastic, they did not attack the city for the time being. For a moment, the two sides were at peace.
Not long after, all the tasks had been assigned and everything had been arranged was arranged. Camillus, with the guards, came to the south of the city of Rome, in front of the city gate of Cialio.
A follower squeezed the power to the city, rushed to the top of the city, shouted loudly in Greek: "Roman dictator Camillus is going to talk to your king! Roman dictator Tamillus..."
"Legislative Commander, look..." The officer of the Second Legion asked Mattonis, who had heard the news.
"Go and tell Your Majesty!" Martonis said to the messenger without hesitation.
Davers had just finished worshiping the temple and was on his way back to the square. He immediately decided to meet the famous Roman dictator for a while.
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Lucius, who was anxiously waiting with the guard, couldn't help but persuade his father: "The Dionians have not given a reply for so long. Obviously, they are deliberately humiliating us. Let's go back!"
"Lucios, don't worry, it's okay to wait a little longer." Camillus said calmly: "For Rome, this little hardship is nothing, and it can also let the soldiers see the efforts we have been doing."
His words made Lucius think.
Suddenly, a soldier shouted, "Director, look at the city wall!"
I saw two big flags erected at the top of the city above the Silio Gate ahead, emitting dazzling light in the noon sunlight.
Meanwhile, the soldiers of the Dionians burst into cheers on the top of the city.
Camillus' expression became serious and he whispered: "The King of Dionys is here."
The follower who was calling in front also rushed back and reported: "Director, the king of Dionys agrees to talk to you."
"Let's go." Camillus said, and walked forward.
When Lucius saw the enemy soldiers on the top of the city, he suddenly became worried. He grabbed Camillus' arm and said, "Father, don't go first-"
Camillus smiled and said, "Don't worry, haven't I said before that I created the Kingdom of Dionia and won countless victories. How could the King of Dionia, who is known for keeping his promises, deceive me, the old man at the risk of ruining his reputation!"
After saying that, he continued to move forward, and Lucius had no choice but to follow the guards.
Davers had been wearing a plain robe to worship the temple, so he rushed back to the Senate and changed into military uniforms, which delayed a little time. At this time, when he saw the group of Romans in front of him coming to the city, he suddenly said, "Let's go, let's go out of the city to meet the Roman dictator."
"Your Majesty, this is too dangerous!!" When Matonis, Martius and others heard this, they were shocked and hurried forward to dissuade them.
"All the Roman dictators dare to come alone to the city we defended heavily. Do we Dionys dare not go out to meet in the area we defended?!" Davers shouted resolutely: "We Dionys citizens are by no means cowards!"
As soon as these words were said, it was hard for people around to persuade them again.
"Your Majesty, please allow me to accompany you!" Martonis said immediately.
Seeing that he looked firm, Davers had to nod.
The team officials under Matonis solemnly ordered: "You all open your eyes and see clearly. Once you find that the enemy has any abnormal movements, attack immediately!"
Davers turned to the city, and the people accompanying him looked serious, only Heniporis seemed a little excited.
Except for Camillus, the other Romans who were advancing were shocked and suspicious when they saw the two big flags at the top of the city disappear, and then the suspension bridge fell and the city gate opened.
Surrounded by the guards, Davers rode out of the city gate, and held up the flag behind him. After crossing the suspension bridge, he stood in front of the trench.
Chapter completed!