Although Licinius was the commander of this allied army, he did not have any troops under his command. In the face of such a critical situation, the only thing he could think of was to inform Titus and ask him to send an army to stabilize the situation here! Otherwise …
Just as Licinius hurriedly sent out the messengers, the speed of the Latin army's collapse was far faster than he had imagined. A small section of the formation on the right began to collapse, and then the chaos gradually spread to the entire right wing, and then quickly spread to the middle, until the entire formation …
After all, the Latin army was a patchwork of more than a dozen Latin cities and tribes. It was difficult for them to work together and completely obey orders. Besides, part of the reason they were fighting here was to fulfill the covenant, and part of the reason was that they were afraid of being interdependent. They were fighting for their own safety. But they did not have the determination to fight to the death. So when the soldiers of a city fled, the soldiers and generals of the neighboring cities were unwilling to continue fighting and become scapegoats. So the whole formation quickly collapsed like an avalanche.
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The commander of the allied army of Voh was Catemontalis, the Archon of Polevernham. (Since Volci had 5,000 troops in the battle, more than the Helniki, and the Volci had greatly assisted the Helniki before, the Helniki allowed Catemontalis to be the commander of the allied army without any complaints, and the Helniki fully obeyed his command.) Catemontalis charged at the front of the army with a shield and spear in hand. He roared wantonly and felt indescribably carefree. He had never defeated the Latin army as easily as he did today.
After defeating the Latin army, the exhausted soldiers of the allied army of Voh seemed to have been re-energized. They shouted and chased after the fleeing Latin soldiers, forcing most of the Latin soldiers to flee to the north.
When Titus received the report of Licinius asking for help, he was greatly shocked. In fact, the entire army was in the midst of a rapid retreat, and it was impossible to send a unit to support the Latin army in a short period of time. He could only urge the Roman army to speed up the retreat.
However, Titus did not expect the Latin soldiers to arrive so quickly. The Latin light infantrymen, who were only wearing thin clothes, threw away their weapons and clothes, ran to the front in a panic. They were like headless flies, crashing into the Roman army behind them (the Roman soldiers who were in charge of attacking the camp). The Latin light infantrymen's formation was instantly disrupted and hindered the Latin light infantrymen's retreat.
Behind the Latin light infantry were more fleeing soldiers, and behind the Roman army were the Diónia soldiers who were in hot pursuit.
In such a terrible situation, how could Titus dare to stop the retreating army? But when it rains, it pours. "General Titus, there are a few hundred Dionic cavalry charging from the northwest. General Olus is leading the cavalry to stop them!"
"General Titus, more than 2,000 Diónia light infantry are rushing from the north, and they are less than 200 meters away!"
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Titus did not expect the Dionysian Army from Rome to arrive so quickly. He knew very well that there were more Diónia heavy infantry behind the Diónia light infantry. Now, the Roman army was surrounded by the Dionysian Army from the east, the Wohe coalition army from the south, the Dionysian Army from Rome would soon pounce on them from the north, the Diónia cavalry in the northwest, and the only place that was not blocked by the enemy was the southwest. Titus was burning with anxiety. He felt that the retreating speed of the Roman army, which was still maintaining order and formation, was still too slow, and there was the danger of being surrounded at any time. In a moment of desperation, he gave an order, "Inform all soldiers not to maintain formation, drop the unnecessary heavy objects, and quickly retreat to Villette!"
At the same time, he ordered the orderly to immediately rush to the barracks of Tustron and inform the dictator Camillus to retreat to the west.
After Titus' order was issued, it did not take long for the entire Roman army to fall into a state of disunity. Everyone dropped the shields and spears in their hands, and even their helmets and breastplates, desperately fleeing forward.
The Diónia soldiers, Wolsey, and Hellenic soldiers who were chasing after them naturally followed suit. The originally planned encirclement soon turned into a grand and chaotic chase and race.
By the time Titus led his army to the battlefield, it had already become extremely chaotic. In the deafening shouts and dust, the Roman, Latin, Wolsey, Hellenic, and Diónia people were mixed together.
Titus was stunned for a moment. He did not know how to intercept the enemy and ensure the smooth retreat of the Roman army.
He did not need to make a decision at all. Under such a mighty momentum, the soldiers under his command quickly lost their will to fight and fled together with their compatriots.
After the pursuit lasted for half an hour, the Diónia had to blow the bugle to retreat. At this time, the main force of the pursuit had run to the south of Tustron Mountain. Most of the soldiers had lost their organization, and there were several Latin allies of Rome in the surroundings. If they were to launch a surprise attack at this time … The Devers did not dare to take any more risks.
The soldiers escorted the captured Roman and Latin people while cleaning the battlefield and began to retreat one after another.
At this time, the Devers were on the battlefield to meet the Poleverneme Consul, Catemontalis, and the Hellenic general, Nemeri, and others.
In the past, when these Wolsey and Hellenic leaders heard about the magical rumors about Diónia and the King of Devers, they only treated it as a topic of conversation and did not take it too seriously. But this time, the Dionysian Army led by the Devers had captured the city of Rome and finally defeated the Roman army. Such a brilliant record had already attracted the attention of the surrounding forces. Not to mention that after the Diónia occupied the city of Rome, they had successively conquered Casrella, Venus, and Pheidina, and forced Prinister to surrender. They had already taken root in the Latin region and replaced the previous Rome as the new overlord of this region.
It was precisely because of this that Catemontalis and the others were a little reserved when they met the King of Diónia and the Devers.
On the other hand, the Devers had a smile on his face and praised them. "It's a pleasure to see you all, the friendliest allies of Diónia! Thank you for your full cooperation, we have today's great victory! … "
The Devers' words made the leaders of the Woch coalition present feel very happy. Catemontalis bowed respectfully and said, "Your Majesty, it is because of your brilliant plan that we have followed it and achieved today's victory!"
"This is Catemontalis, the Poleverneme Consul, and also the commander of the Woch coalition this time." Tapirus, who was at the side, quickly introduced.
After listening to the translation, the Devers said solemnly, "Wolsey has unreservedly complete trust in us. Whether it was previously trying to prevent Rome's messengers from entering the Tulerus Valley to inform Camillus's army, or this time, you are willing to risk the loss of your territory to carry out our plan with all your might. All of these make me feel that although Wolsey and Diónia have only formed an alliance not long ago, you and I are already good allies who can trust each other and share weal and woe together! So please rest assured, Diónia will help Wolsey to gradually regain your lost territory and help you restore their prosperity! "
Catemontalis did not expect to receive a promise from the King of Devers at this moment. He was pleasantly surprised and repeatedly expressed his gratitude.
Then, Nemeri, the commander of the Herniki army, came forward to greet him.
Of course, the Devers could not avoid making a promise to this new ally. He said sincerely, "Although you Hernikians have regained all your lost territory, I heard that you have suffered heavy losses in this war. Rebuilding your homeland is a difficult process. We, Diónia, have experienced such a painful experience before, so I know it very well! We will do our best to help you restore the prosperity of your territory as soon as possible and ensure your safety! … "
The leaders of the Woch coalition were happy to hear what the Devers said.
At this time, Nemeri asked again, "Your Majesty, Diónia defeated Rome and became the new master of Rome. Now some forces are worried that Diónia will become the second Rome!"
When the Devers heard this, they immediately became serious. "Thank you for your reminder. Which forces are you referring to?"
Nemeri was a little hesitant, but finally said, "I know of the Maxi and Equis. Before I gathered the warriors to participate in this battle, they had sent people to dissuade me and expressed their concerns in this regard …"
The Devers nodded. He glanced at the crowd and found that everyone's eyes were focused on him. He suddenly understood that this was probably not only a problem that the Equis and Maxi were worried about, but also a problem that all the forces around Rome were concerned about, of course, including the Wolsey and the Herniki.
The Devers pondered for a moment, then said in a clear voice, "Diónia and Rome do not border each other, and there is no conflict of interest. It is because Rome has invaded your territory. When you are facing a survival crisis, we, Diónia, have decided to go to war with Rome in order to fulfill the covenant. Until now, Diónia has been fighting with Rome and Rome's allies. The towns that have been captured are also owned by Rome and Rome's allies.
Whether it is the Maxi, Equis, Etruscans, or Sabines, as long as they are willing to live in peace with Diónia, we, Diónia, will never covet their land and fight with them for no reason! On the contrary, we, Diónia, are willing to be friendly with them, conduct trade, promote friendship, and jointly maintain peace and tranquility in this region! …
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