"We should fight with all our might, but we don't have to look too high at the Romans!" Amintas said confidently: "We suffered a lot of losses yesterday. Logically, the Romans should continue to attack today to gain more advantages, but it is almost noon now, why did the Romans not launch another attack?!"

Amintas raised his head, looked at everyone, and said loudly: "I'm sure the Romans suffered greater losses, because they were fighting in siege! This loss actually made the Roman army, which had more than 60,000 soldiers and had been attacking continuously for three consecutive days, unable to organize an attack today. They were scared!"

"The commander is right!" Teris took over the conversation and said, "According to the news from the city of Rome, Roman civilian soldiers have been fleeing the camp ahead in the past two days and fleeing back to the city of Rome. Moreover, not only the Romans were the Romans, but also the Latin city-states and Etruscan city-states. The Romans may not care about casualties, but can their allied armies bear such great casualties?!"

"Master Teris is right!" Amintas hit the back of the chair with his hand again and said loudly: "The source of the soldiers of the Roman army is complex, and they are not as united as our legion. As long as we can repel its attacks a few more times, the enemy will probably collapse. Then that is the time for our attack, so everyone must encourage your soldiers to continue to defend and not relax. Victory will eventually belong to us!"

After hearing this, Crotokatax turned his head and looked at Amintas again. Although his father told him privately, "Amintas is too brave in combat and does not consider the problems in detail and comprehensively. During combat, the army often suffers too much casualties, and is not suitable to be the head coach of the army...", Crotokatax felt that Amintas had the vigorous energy of not afraid of failure and always brave and enterprising, which could well inspire the fighting spirit of the team officers and soldiers under his command, and played a mainstay at critical moments.

"Everyone, while the enemy has not attacked today, organize the soldiers and the people in the city to seize the time and try to block the gap! If you can't block it, set up traps near the gap..." Amintas reminded him, and finally asked: "What else do you have to add?"

Giogris immediately said, "Mr. Commander, when I came, I met Lord Staceykodas. He asked me to tell you that there are too many wounded people in the medical camp now, and there are not enough herbs..."

"Stace Cordas should come and tell me directly!" Amintas complained, but he completely forgot that he had never called the medical battalion people to attend the military meetings these days, and had been staying on the city wall for battle at other times. How could Stace Cordas meet him?

Crotokatax blinked, and through the contacts over the past few days, he found that this was perhaps one of Amintas' biggest shortcomings - being too arbitrary, it was no wonder that his father was a little worried about him.

Giogris hesitated for a moment and said, "Lord Staceykodas has been busy treating the wounded these two days, so I'm afraid I can't take time."

Teris also continued: "In a moment, I will send someone to the port to inform the men of Agums (the great herbal merchant of Turiyi) to see if they have stored herbs there. If not, let them transport them from the Kingdom as soon as possible."

"Well, I'll leave this to you." Amintas said simply, then looked at the others: "Are there any other problems? No, just hurry up and perform your own mission."

As soon as he finished speaking, a guard rushed into the hall: "Report to the commander, His Majesty the King sent a messenger, saying that there was an urgent military order to be conveyed!"

Amintas was stunned and said quickly, "Let him in."

After a while, the messenger walked into the hall, and Crotokatax recognized him as Asinarus, the young adviser to his father.

Asinarus quickly glanced at the people in the hall, then looked at Amintas and said respectfully: "Commander Amintas, commander and lords, I come to Ostia at the order of His Majesty Davers to convey his latest order!" As he said that, he held the sash paper roll tied with black thread in both hands and presented it to Amintas.

Amintas unfolded the scroll of paper, first showing joy, then his expression became solemn, and his eyes looked straight at Asinarus, with a hint of anger in his words: "Are you sure this is the handwritten by His Majesty himself?! Not what your General Staff himself meant?!"

Asinarus said in a humble and arrogant manner: "Mr. Commander, you won't misunderstand Your Majesty's handwriting and his seal, right?! Besides, Your Majesty personally led the army to the expedition, how dare our General Staff issue orders privately!"

"What the hell is going on?" Olivers saw that the atmosphere was not right and quickly interrupted.

"Your Majesty wants us... to evacuate Ostia!" Amintas once again smashed his hand towards the back of the chair.

Everyone was surprised: After all, the soldiers fought bloody battles for three days and suffered great casualties before they tried to defend Ostia, who had to give up it, was unacceptable to anyone.

Therefore, even Giogris asked: "Does your Majesty think we cannot hold Ostia?"

"The Commander did not say the original meaning of His Majesty's order!" Asinarus glanced at Amintas and explained seriously: "Yesterday, we had seized Kesrera and Vie. Kesrera's port is not far from the mouth of the Tiber River and can accommodate more ships. Given that the Roman army continuously attacked Ostia, our army suffered increased casualties, in order to ensure that we have sufficient troops in the next battle, and there is no need to fight with an army that has lost its home and has no hope, His Majesty Davers decided - please note that it is not to want-"

Asinarus secretly confronted Amintas here, and then said in a more intense tone: "The soldiers of the three legions quickly retreated to the north bank of the Tiber River, and then returned to Rome by land. The other troops, as well as all the people, materials, and prisoners of Ostia were transferred to Kesrera! If possible, completely burn Ostia and completely cut off the possibility of the Roman army wanting to use the port of Ostia and attack their fighting spirit! Lord Teris is responsible for commanding the evacuation of the whole city, and anyone must obey his orders! After arriving at Kesrera, Lord Teris takes over as the Chief Executive of the City of Kesrera... This is the entire content of the warrant. Please follow His Majesty's orders and implement them immediately!"

Just as Asinarus was speaking, Olivers and the others were already passing Davers' warrant.

"Indeed, that's what Your Majesty said!" Olivers said loudly.

"This is great. Our soldiers can reduce unnecessary casualties!" Giogris showed joy.

In recent days, due to the continued attacks of the Romans and the arrival of various legions, Amintas served as commander... The whole city was revolving around the war, and Teris was more like a general under Amintas being commanded and commanded. Because his soldiers were ineffective, he had been criticized by Amintas. As the chief executive of this small city, it was impossible to say that he had no resentment. But he was smart and would not show the joy of regaining power at this time, so he remained silent, but he conceived in his mind how to evacuate as soon as possible without being discovered by the enemy.

Although Amintas admitted in his heart that the Roman army's attack caused great casualties, he retreated before he won, which seemed to admit defeat before the battle, and he was really unwilling to do so.

Seeing Amintas holding his chair back with his hands, staring at Asinarus with his eyes, he kept silent. His aura was like a beast ready to pounce on him at any time. He subconsciously reached out and touched the secret order given to him by his father. Only then did he realize that these senior generals who usually smiled at him were not as obedient as he imagined at certain critical moments, but he was full of confidence in his father's prestige.

"Mr. Commander, we should execute your Majesty's orders immediately!" Olivers suddenly said loudly again.

Giogris continued: "Yes, we should be ready to evacuate while the Romans did not attack!"

The successive statements of the two legion commanders made Amintas look away. He looked at Olivers and Giorgris. After a moment, he said in a slight sense: "Then let Lord Teres be responsible for arranging the retreat..."

After saying that, he stood up and walked out of the hall.

The remaining few people looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief.

If one day he can lead the army to fight, how can he make these generals obey the orders? Crotokataks was silently thinking...

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Camillus came out of the camp where the wounded were treated, and the tragic scene of the camp full of struggling wounded people was still lingering in front of his eyes. Their painful moans tightly grabbed his heart and made him feel dazed.

"Father, be careful!" Lucius grabbed Camillus, who was about to fall.

"Luchius...you say, I insist on conquering Ostia...are you wrong?" Camillus whispered in a low voice, holding his son's shoulder.

"Father, if we don't attack Ostia, will we attack Rome?! Father, don't think too much. Titus, Olus, Quintus and they all agreed with your plan. In such a difficult situation, we can only force the Dionians to conduct peace talks with us by constantly killing the Dionian soldiers and capturing Ostia, so that we can have hope!" Lucius said in a deep voice.
Chapter completed!