v8 Chapter 281： Achillion falls

The quietly prepared Roman squadrons began to cheer, accompanied by the roar of many Roman aristocratic soldiers. The Roman aristocracy still believes that the death of Rome and the Roman civilians surrendered to Dionia, and Come and be inseparable from them, and Sexus is the biggest traitor to the leader of the Roman civilian soldiers.

Sextus turned a deaf ear to these snorings. He signaled that the 10 Roman soldiers who were behind him were ready, then took a deep breath and led them to start singing loudly: "Tiber, you are the mother of the Romans. For centuries, Rome has been in your arms, and selflessly gives us sweet..."

When I heard this familiar song, Max stunned, subconsciously followed by scorn, and the eyes were slowly red...

"Oh, Tiber River" This is an ancient song that the Romans can sing since they were young, but at this time, it sounds like this. For the Roman aristocrats who are going to stay away from Rome and live in other places, they don’t have a bitter taste.

The snoring is small, the song is loud, and the lyrical songs echo in the wilderness, faintly mixed with the sound of whimpers...

"Hey, the rising river is roaring, the lone wolf is screaming on the Capitoline Hill, the Romans, ploughing on the land that the Tiber River has touched, hard but happy..." Max sang emotionally, suddenly He saw the surrounding Dionysians patted their hands and picked up the tone.

"A very nice song, isn't it!" The team officer raised his glass and smiled at him kindly.

Everyone on the bonfire, the Dionian soldiers raised their glasses to the Roman soldiers...

On this night, the soldiers enjoyed drinking and enjoyed the joyful, and they all vented their negative emotions such as uneasiness, sadness, fear, boredom in the last war.

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On the morning of the 2nd, senior generals headed by Amintas and Matonis gathered in the military conference room at the Trina Naval Base.

"Mattonis, didn't you sleep last night?" Daphus frowned, looking at the second army commander who was slumbering on the wooden chair.

"...Your Majesty." Mattonis got up and yawned and argued: "Last night, Amintas hardened me and drunk him, the bonfire party was over, he still didn't stop... I I was completely drunk and didn’t know when I returned to the camp..."

Upon hearing the accusation of Mattonis, Amintas glanced at him and straightened his chest. He said proudly: "Kid, now you know who is old!"

"Who was the one who fell to me yesterday?" Matones retorted.

"Well, you two are still not enough! Do you want me to give you a few more cans of wine, let you drink enough!" Daves calmed down, the two immediately quieted down, but their eyes were still in each other Despise.

"Last night, you took the soldiers to the excitement, but don't forget to thank Midolades. He arranged for the fleet infantry to maintain the order of the banquet and to stand guard for the drunken soldiers, preventing accidents. It happened..." Daves said that he was serious when he said this. Although he was willing to hold such a large-scale bonfire party because the whole army was in the hinterland of the kingdom, there are still some security issues to consider, such as The Legionnaires relaxed their vigilance after the entertainment, and the surviving Roman aristocrats would take the opportunity to make trouble... So, he let thousands of fleet infantrymen sit back and pay close attention to the camp’s situation, so that the night was smooth, Let him have more confidence in the next command of these Roman aristocratic soldiers.

"Your Majesty, the army is stationed here, responsible for safety is the responsibility of our third fleet." Midolades said modestly.

Daves tipped his head and took out a letter to let Henipolis pass.

Mido Lades began to look at it, suddenly his eyes snapped: "The Carthaginians will send a new fleet of nearly 200 warships to guard Sardinia?!"

As soon as this was said, the other generals were also surprised and rushed to see the secret letter.

"What? Are you afraid?" Daves said faintly.

Mido Lades smiled, and he exclaimed with excitement: "Your Majesty, this is great! Our 3rd Fleet is finally able to fight a real naval battle!"

Davers looked at him and asked seriously: "The Carthage people have nearly 200 warships, and the third fleet has only 150 ships. Are you sure to defeat them?"

"Of course!" Midorades replied without hesitation: "Although the Carthaginians have many warships, they still use traditional naval tactics. Many previous naval battles have shown that our naval tactics occupy Great advantage. Moreover, Carthage set up a new fleet so quickly, and after a period of intruding, he rushed to the battlefield. When it was really combat, their ships could be very good. The cooperation is a problem.

And... In accordance with tradition, the newly built warships will need to be tested and repaired in the sea for a period of time before they can have quality assurance. These new warships of Carthage are obviously not rigorously tested, and they are very intense in the fierce battle. There may be problems..."

After listening to Daves, he turned to Tormed: "What happened to our new warship?"

"Two days ago, the Ministry of Military Affairs sent a message saying, 'Turiy has 26 warships, 23 in Tarantum, 20 in Brindisi, 15 in Crotone, and Trina. 17 ships... So far, 213 three-layer paddle warships have been built in the kingdom, and they are undergoing nautical tests one after another. According to normal procedures, they can be put into use at the end of this month. The introduction of Tolmid language is smooth. In the case of the warship, I asked again: "Your Majesty, do you need to let these warships serve in advance?" ”

Davers shook his head: "No, follow the normal procedure. But when these ships are in service, you must first allocate 50 ships to the Third Fleet."

When Midolades heard it, he was overjoyed: "Thank you!"

Davers slammed the table with his hand and said in a positive color: "The Carthaginians sent this new fleet to Sardinia instead of Sicily, which shows the importance of Sardinia to them. Not to mention, The presence of such a fleet in the Sardinian waters is a great threat to the Latin region we have just conquered and to the west coast of our entire kingdom! So, the mission of Midorades is to find It, annihilate it! Then continue to harass the coast of Sardinia and cut off the connection between Sardinia and Carthage!"

"Your Majesty, the Third Fleet will certainly complete the task you have given!" Midolades responded with categorical criticism.

"But before this, the 3rd Fleet had to guard the army to land in Sicily." Daphus's gaze glanced at the interior generals and said slowly: "Following this news about the new fleet of Carthage, there is also a Sicily." The battle report... The Carthaginians captured Achillion."

Achillion was captured? ! The officials were surprised. They stayed at the Saturnicum camp, considering that they would soon go south to fight, and had a detailed understanding of the battle situation in Sicily. They knew that the army of Carthage had been blocked in Para Gonia and Hena are not allowed to enter, but now they are about to land in Sicily, but the situation has suddenly changed.

"What is Prossous doing?! How can I lose Achillion so easily! The Carthage people seized it and was able to break into the Etna area, not only because Katana was threatened, Naxos Sri Lanka is also threatened!..." Amintas said loudly in exasperation.

"Plosous, as the commander of Sicily, not only defeated the first formed army of Carthage, but also captured Serinus, and disturbed the enemies in western Sicily. Later, he faced the sudden attack of the 100,000 Carthage army led by Ma Ge and the Syracuse. In the case of such a wide disparity in power, he was able to resist the attack of the Carthage and protect the main towns of Sicily. Safety, winning time for us to land in Sicily in time... Prossous can do this only by relying on the military power of the Sicilian territory. It is already very difficult, and we should not be too harsh." Daves whispered His unyielding approval of Prossous (Leo Tizides) made Amintas somewhat embarrassed.

In the other generals, although not convinced kept silent at the moment.

"Your Majesty, the loss of Achillion has little effect on us." Plintos always sat in the corner in the past military conference, but his brilliant record in Latin has made his position obviously The improvement, he not only sat on the large wooden table with the map, not far from Dafos, but also began to take the initiative to speak: "We can see this map, the Carthaginians captured Achillion, in fact It doesn't have much impact on our Sicilian territory. It is a mountainous area that is difficult to transport food. Even if the Carthage people pass through Achillion, they enter the Etna area, as long as Naxos and Katane are in the city, they The offense must not last long, not to mention the two cities of Hena and Hebita threatening their rear."

"Printoles, don't forget the Sikels." Tormid finally caught an opportunity to refute his colleagues: "Achillion has not been incorporated into the kingdom, but it is Xikai. The former center of the people, which is of great significance to the Sikels, is now in the hands of the Carthaginians, and it is likely that the tribes of the Western Kyle will shake our confidence."

"It's not that these West Kyle tribes in the east have been close to us, almost all of them are going to be merged into the kingdom? Willn't it be so easy to surrender the Carthaginians?" Oliver filed an objection.