"Of course I understand what they want." Davers smiled confidently: "They want to be the heroes of Rome again, so I will give them this opportunity to see if their fantasy can finally be realized!"

After hearing this, Henipolis immediately lost his worries, and he wished he could immediately describe this situation as an important material for his biography.

Publius was in a complicated mood. On the one hand, he fulfilled his promise and was happy to fulfill his thoughts. On the other hand, he was also disappointed by Daphs's mind and heroism, and he had no hope for the struggles of the remnants of Rome.

In fact, what they didn't know was that Davers made this decision mainly because Davers took into account the following factors: First, Capitolin Mountain is located in the city, with as many as five or six thousand people on the mountain. If he really starved to death due to the food exhaustion, he was afraid that it would cause a plague, which would cause great trouble to the army of Dionia during the war, and would not be conducive to the rapid recovery of Roman city's prosperity;

Second, the deaths of thousands of people in the urban area were too tragic. Not only did Davers feel unbearable, but he might also make the Romans who had surrendered to Dionyya feel sad and sad, which would affect their perception of the Kingdom of Dionyya and be detrimental to their integration;

Third, he had learned from Publius that the families of most of the noble soldiers in the army under Camillus were on the Capitolin Mountain. Once they had them, Dionia would be better off dealing with the Roman army retreating in the city of Satneycomb.

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After obtaining Davers' approval, Publius went up the mountain again and the two sides quickly reached an agreement.

The next day, the people on the mountain were deported down the mountain, and the Roman senators also allowed a team of soldiers from a detachment of Dionyya to enter the mountain to supervise the entire process (mainly to see whether the Roman senators comply with the agreement, leaving only 500 people).

The Roman people who came to the foot of the mountain were escorted (more supported) by the Dionys soldiers to imprisonment at designated locations. They had sadness on their faces, but more of a sense of ease. After all, the days of starvation have finally passed.

The Roman civilians also came to the square to watch the fun. When they saw these noble families they envied in the past, they now had their faces and were dazed in their hearts. While they were happy, they were also very sad.

Portitus, Marugiressis and other Roman elders, and there were still hundreds of Roman militias standing on the top of the cliff, watching their relatives step into the city occupied by the enemy. Until the entire Capitolin Mountain returned to empty silence, they still stood like stone statues for a long time...

After a long time, the coughing of several old veterans broke the deadly silence.

Scipio of the Great shouted to the soldiers: "Citizens, we must keep here with all our might! Keep our Roman temple! Wait... Wait for the final arrival of victory!"

"Roar!!!..." The soldiers roared in unison, and the roar was more tragic.

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Aquilonria, one of the three major cities of Hilpini (the other two are Beneventum and Abenirum), is located in the northwest of Vinosa City in Pucheti region of the Kingdom of Dionia (this is just a straight line distance, and the distance to walk is doubled). The southwest of Askurum in the Doni region is less than 50 miles away. In the past, it has been used as a base for the advance of the Hilpini invasion of the Apulia Lowlands (including this time), and it has benefited from it, becoming the strongest joint settlement of tribes in the southeast of Hilpini territory, and also a powerful barrier to the southwest of the Hilpini tribe.

Its city is built on hills up to 500 meters high, surrounded by continuous mountains with an average height of about 300 meters. Not to mention attack, it takes a lot of effort to get there alone.

Since Alexis was determined to capture Aquilonia, he naturally made some careful preparations. He drew the light infantry and light armored brigades of the 11th Legion, and then added the two heavy infantry brigades of the 10th Legion and the light armored brigades, light infantry brigades, plus the engineering battalion, medical battalion, baggage battalion, and mountain reconnaissance brigades, a total of more than 6,000 people, and there was a large number of packs carrying food that could supply the army for more than ten days. There were also ten Abeniroma sent by Gerny as guides.

As soon as dawn, he led his army from Vinosa, headed north to the south bank of the Ofanto River, and then marched upstream along the Ofanto River Valley. The march along the way was quite smooth and he was not attacked by the Samonese people.

It is understandable to think about it. In the first two battles, the Samonets were severely damaged, and now they have concentrated their main forces to attack the Campania League. How many young and middle-aged people can fight in the entire territory? Therefore, the smooth marching of this journey has further strengthened Alexis' confidence in taking Agueronia.

In the afternoon, the Dionian army arrived at a river bay in the upper reaches of the Ovanto River, which happened to be the confluence of Ovanto and a larger tributary. Therefore, the terrain is relatively flat and the area is relatively open. It is exactly ten miles south of the city of Agueronia. This is also the camp site that Alexis chose after learning about the surrounding terrain from the Abenirum guide before departure. Because the north of this river bay is also facing the narrow lowland between the mountains (the height of this lowland is also dozens of meters), through which you can approach the mountains where Agueronia is located.

So he ordered the army to seize the time to build a camp on the south bank of this river bay.

The soldiers of the entire army immediately began to act quickly according to the prior division of labor: the engineers surveyed the surrounding terrain and determined the main area; the soldiers used sickles and axes to cut off the weeds in the area, cut off the trees, then leveled the ground, and built wooden fences... The most important thing is to burn the thatch in the swamp area on the shore as much as possible to smoke the mosquitoes hidden in it. Fortunately, the Ovanto River is not a big river and rarely floods, so the swamp area in the river bay is very small, but the thick smoke of fire will definitely attract the attention of the surrounding Samone tribe. However, in order to ensure the soldiers' sufficient rest and health, and have enough physical strength and energy to cope with the subsequent arduous battle, Alexis thought it was worth it.

In order to build a good camp initially and lay a solid foundation for the next attack, at dusk, Alexis also asked someone to light a fire around the camp to illuminate the soldiers' hard work.

The soldiers also knew that this place was not elsewhere, the terrain was unfamiliar and complex, and not only were there wild animals, snakes and insects often in the mountains, but also fierce enemies, so there was no need for the urging of the team officers, and they were all building camps regardless of their fatigue, because they knew that only by building a good camp could they sleep well in this dangerous mountain.

After the evening, the camp began to take shape: a wooden fence was built outside, and a circle of deer forts was simply laid outside the fence. Inside the fence, patchwork of sentry towers were set up in the four corners of the camp. Rectangular tents were arranged neatly in the camp. These tarpaulins sewn with animal skins were both strong and covered with large coverage. They could completely cover the space in the tent, which not only prevents snakes and insects from biting, but also blocks wind, frost, rain and snow. Each tent can accommodate a small team of soldiers to rest, just like the army camps in the territory of the army. This can allow extremely familiar comrades to relax and sleep quickly in unfamiliar battlefield environments, and also facilitate management by the squad leader.

One brigade occupies an area in the camp, with a large distance from the tent area of ​​another brigade. Six brigades are arranged in a circular shape, surrounding the medical camp, engineering camp, and supplies camp in the middle (usually because the pack beasts in the baggage camp have a strong smell and are noisy, they are often arranged on one side of the camp. However, this time, because the camp is not perfect and the defense is weak, it is very vulnerable to attack on the outside of the camp. Moreover, fighting in the mountains, it is difficult to transport food, so pack beasts are extremely important). At the center of the camp is the commander's tent, and there is a large brazier standing outside the tent. The continuous burning flames allow the team officers and soldiers in the camp to find the commander's location even in the dark.

While the soldiers were building the camp, Alexis specially arranged a company to rest. When all the soldiers in the army began to sleep, the company began to stand guard for the camp in the dark, keep watch and patrol.

La Kelesis, Mesapi, the hero holding the flag in the triumphal genre of Turiyi two years ago, is now a company captain. As the company leader on duty tonight, he asked the four teams under his command to be responsible for standing guards in four directions, east, west, south, and north. He also solemnly instructed the four team captains: "You must keep your eyes wide, observe all abnormalities outside the camp, and report the situation immediately! If anyone is careless or even lazy to sleep, I will punish him with military law and never show mercy!"

After arranging the mission, he personally followed the First Team to patrol the north of the camp because he knew that there was a high possibility of an enemy appearing in this direction.

Late at night, the soldiers had already fallen asleep, but outside the camp was not quiet. The "whimpering" wolf howls in the mountains and forests, the "chubby" frogs by the river, the "chubby" birds in the swamp, the various insects in the grass and the gurgling sounds of flowing water... This is the most wonderful melody of nature.

But this harmony will soon be broken. The water birds slapped the water in panic, the frogs stopped chirping alertly, and noisy footsteps sounded across the river...

"Captain of the company, there is an enemy!" the soldier reminded on the mail.
Chapter completed!