"It's not just the troops. I want to withdraw all the people and supplies from Ostia and leave an empty city for the people of Rome." The Devers said with a sinister look in their eyes, "Now the Rome army is constantly sending civilian soldiers back to Rome. The number has reached as high as 4,000 people, but Camillus is still leading the army to attack Ostia endlessly because he thinks Ostia is very important to us. We want to use facts to tell these people of Rome that this is just their fantasy! After their fantasy is shattered, I want to know if they can continue to fight after losing their homes, suffering a lot of casualties, and running out of provisions! "
The Devers' words made everyone present think.
"Tapirus." The Devers looked at the diplomat and continued, "We can't just bear the attack of Rome alone. We have to let our allies move as well! You go to Wolsey and Helnikki and tell them that Rome has been captured by us. We are attracting the main forces of Rome. They can take the opportunity to attack Rome's defenseless areas and take back their territory! "
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"And … the Latin city-states … decades ago, they were enemies with Rome. I don't believe that they are as close as brothers with Rome now. I heard that a few years ago, the Latin city-state of Tuxteron was rumored to betray Rome and was almost annihilated by Rome … You go back and do some research. See if you can get a few Latin city-states to join us. I can promise that as long as they are willing to become an ally of Diónia, our army will not offend them and will protect their safety, just like how we treat Campania and Wolsey … "
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will do my best to complete the task you gave me!" Tapirus replied excitedly. He thought that this time he was useful.
…
After the meeting was over, the crowd dispersed.
The Devers called several Rome reserve commanders headed by Sextus and announced the order to "attack Vic Ai."
Compared to his more excited colleagues, Sextus, who was appointed as the commander, was also a little excited. However, he still mustered up the courage to ask, "Your Majesty, after we capture Vic Ai, how will we deal with the people in the city?"
"The same as in Rome."
The Devers' answer made Sextus feel relieved.
Since the civilians in Vic Ai had migrated from Rome, Sextus knew a lot of them, so he was actually very confident in the Devers' plan. Of course, he did not forget the Devers' reminder.
After walking out of the Senate and gathering the Rome civilian soldiers, Sextus had already roughly conceived the attack plan. He would select 120 Rome civilian soldiers who were most trustworthy and familiar with the people in Vic Ai to form a platoon. They would act as the vanguard to deceive the city gate. He would personally lead 2,000 soldiers to follow behind and firmly prevent anyone from leaving the platoon. Once he saw the vanguard in front of him occupy the city gate, he would immediately lead the army to launch a surprise attack. This was the most likely way to avoid the risk of someone snitching and causing the operation to fail.
…
Printos was the opposite of Sextus. He did not have to worry about the soldiers because he had served in the Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade since the beginning. Y 'Zam thought highly of him and once said that he was the pride of the brigade. Therefore, when he learned that Printos had an important combat mission for the Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade, he was very happy. He actively cooperated with Printos' command and worked together to perfect the plan for the night attack on Cascarella.
Printos was worried about two things. First, the attack could only be carried out at night. However, Cascarella was more than 60 miles away from Rome. They had to set off now to get there in the evening. However, the Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade, who had exhausted a lot of energy, did not have the strength to climb the steep mountains. This became a problem. Fortunately, they could still take the water route, which was fast and easy. Therefore, Printos decided to let the Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade take the cargo ships docked at the new port of Rome in batches. They would first arrive at the port of Ostia. In the evening, the ships would transport them to the coast near the city of Cascarella.
Secondly, how to climb the mountains and the walls of Cascarella in the dark. This might be a big problem for the Legion of Dionysia, but it was not too big of a problem for the soldiers of the Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade. When the Devers established this brigade, they hoped that they would not only play a role in the war, but also play a role in special operations. Therefore, Y 'Zam usually formulated training programs according to this need and strictly trained the soldiers. In addition, the first word in the name of their brigade was "mountain." Climbing mountains was the focus of their training program. Of course, it also included climbing in the dark. The meticulous Printos had also drawn a topographic map of the surroundings of Cascarella during the previous investigation. Y 'Zam called in the scouts who were the best at climbing. Everyone compared the map and discussed how to climb the city of Cascarella.
When the plan was finalized, Y 'Zam immediately ordered the soldiers to prepare materials and tools.
After noon, the Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade came to the new port of Rome in high spirits and was ready to board the ship.
…
In the morning, Amyntas was woken up by the guards. The first thing he asked was, "Rome has started to attack again?!"
"Commander, there is no messenger to report the enemy's attack. It's already morning, and breakfast is ready."
"No attack?!" Amyntas was surprised. In the past few days, the Rome had started to attack the city at dawn and fought until dusk. Their fierce attack made Amyntas feel a little scared.
He rubbed his unshaven face with his hand. He had been worried about the war for the past few days and did not get enough sleep. He always felt a little sleepy, but the words of the guards made him feel a little relieved.
While eating breakfast, he was still thinking. The Rome did not launch an attack at this time as usual. Is it because they can no longer support an attack of this intensity?
Not long after breakfast, Amyntas decided to hold a military meeting in his rare free time.
Oliphus, the commander of the Fourth Legion, Georgis, the commander of the Fifth Legion, and Telis, the governor of Ostia (Telis was previously the military governor of Ostia, so he had the right to participate in the military council), along with Aristolus, Amyntas' adjutant, and Krotocatax, his personal staff officer, also attended the meeting.
The first thing to start the meeting was to report the casualties of the various units yesterday. Because it was already evening when the battle ended yesterday, the soldiers were tired, and the sky was dark. It was impossible to accurately calculate the casualties, so the meeting was postponed until today.
Aristolos, the adjutant of the First Legion, held the data that had just been collected from the various legions. He stood up and said, "Yesterday, the First Legion lost 293 people and 537 people were injured. Legio IV lost 558 people and 722 people were injured. The Fifth Legion lost 536 people and 891 people were injured. The Ostia Reserve Brigade lost 1,021 people and 537 people were injured. (The soldiers of the reserve brigade of the three Turií legions were transferred to the official legions and added to the three legions.)"
In the hall, whether it was the military officers or Klotocataks, their expressions were very heavy. This was because these cold numbers represented the lives of many people.
"Yesterday … our casualties reached 5,000 people, which is more than the total number of casualties of the previous two days!" Amyntas heard this and pounded his fist on the back of the chair with a painful expression.
Cloto Catax looked at the angry Amyntas and thought about the tragic battle that he had seen in the past few days. He couldn't help but feel sad. He even felt that the task that his father gave him was a bit redundant. Under the fierce attack of the Rome, even the defense of the city was a bit difficult. How could they have the ability to go out and fight in the field?
He saw that the usually witty Olivers said with a lingering fear, "The reason why yesterday's casualties were so high was because the Rome had built a barricade that was one meter higher than our city walls. They placed a large number of light infantry on the barricade and used javelins and arrows to attack the ballistas on the city walls. This forced our ballistas to move down the city walls. After that, the Rome pushed their ballistas to the front of the city and bombarded it, causing several sections of the city walls to collapse. This further weakened our advantage of relying on the city walls to defend. Moreover, they had the advantage of numbers and continued to attack wave after wave.
Hades above! This time, I really saw that the Rome's small square formation tactic was similar to ours. Therefore, when they fought with our soldiers at the gaps, their formation was almost unaffected by the terrain. Moreover, the Rome soldiers' bravery did not lose to our soldiers. In fact, their desire to fight was even stronger. I personally saw several Rome soldiers holding on to our soldiers' legs after being stabbed, providing opportunities for the soldiers next to them. Therefore, I felt a little lucky that they were able to break through the gaps in the city walls and finally defeat them … "
"What luck! That's because our soldiers were stronger in the chaotic battle. Their short swords also played a strong role in killing! Olivers, as a legion commander, you are the role model of the legion soldiers. You must always be brave and confident. Only then will your soldiers be confident in victory! " Amyntas immediately reprimanded. His tone was just like how a platoon leader would reprimand a small mercenary like Oliphus twenty years ago.
Olivers was stunned for a moment, then he immediately came to his senses and apologized, "I'm sorry, everyone. I lost my composure just now! Over the years, the legion has been used to winning battles. This is the first time we have encountered such a brave, organized, and skillful enemy. We have lost a lot of brothers! It seems that His Majesty is right. The Rome people are indeed a strong enemy. We should abandon the illusion of an easy victory and go all out to defeat this enemy! "
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