Chapter 199: Pursuit
Although Licinius was the commander of the allied army, he did not actually have any troops under his command, and the only way he could think of in such a critical situation was to inform Titus and ask him to send an army to stabilize the situation! Otherwise......
Just as Licinius hurriedly sent out the heralds, the Latin allies were routing much faster than he had imagined, starting with a small array on the right flank, then gradually spreading to the entire right flank, and then quickly spreading to the center until the entire array......
After all, the Latin Allies were a patchwork of a dozen Latin city-states and tribes, and it was difficult to work together and follow orders completely. What's more, they are fighting here, partly because they are fulfilling their covenant, and partly because they are afraid of dying and fighting for their own safety. However, they did not have the determination to fight to the death, so when the soldiers of a city-state fled, the armies of the neighboring city-states, whether soldiers or generals, were unwilling to continue fighting and became substitutes, so the entire array quickly collapsed like an avalanche.
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The commander of the Woch coalition was the consul of Polyfnum, Katamentares (given that Wolsey had 5,000 men in battle, more than the Helnikians, and that the Wolsy had previously aided Khernici, because the Helnikians had no complaint about making Katamentares the commander of this coalition and obeying his command), he charged at the front of the line with a shield spear in his hand, and let out a wanton cry, and his heart was indescribably happy, He had never defeated the Latins so easily as he did today.
The originally somewhat tired Warch allied soldiers seemed to be re-energized after the defeat of the Latin allies, shouting and chasing the fleeing Latins, forcing most of the Latin rout to flee north.
Titus was shocked when he received the report of Licinius asking for help, and in fact the whole army was in the process of accelerating its retreat, and it was impossible to divide a force to support the Latin allies in a short time, so he could only urge the Roman army to continue to speed up the retreat.
However, Titus did not expect the Latin rout to come so quickly, and the Latin light infantry, who were only wearing a thin coat and throwing away their weapons and clothing, ran to the front in panic, and then like headless flies, they directly crashed into the Roman army that was still behind (that is, the part of the Roman soldiers who were in charge of attacking the camp before), and immediately broke the formation and hindered their retreat.
Behind these Latin light infantry were more routs fleeing, and behind the Roman army were the onionian soldiers in hot pursuit......
In such a bad situation, how dare Titus let the retreating army stop, but the roof leak happened to rain overnight: "General Titus, there are hundreds of Dionian cavalry rushing from the northwest, and General Aulus is leading the cavalry to stop it!" ”
"Report to General Titus, more than 2,000 Dionian light infantry are rushing from the north, less than 200 meters from us!"
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Titus did not expect the Ionian army to come out of the city of Rome so quickly, and he was well aware that there were more Ionian heavy infantry behind these Ionian light infantry. Now the Roman army was all around: the Dionian army was in hot pursuit to the east, the rear of his army was disrupted by the Voch coalition in the south, the Dionian army from the city of Rome was soon coming in the north, the Dionian cavalry was in the northwest, and the only thing that was not stopped by the enemy was the southwest...... Titus was anxious, he felt that the retreat of the Roman army, which was still in order and formation, was still too slow, and that it might be in danger of being completely surrounded at any time, so in a hurry, he gave an order: "Inform the soldiers of the whole army not to keep in formation, throw down unnecessary heavy objects, and quickly retreat to Villitre!" ”
At the same time, he sent the heralds to the military camp in Tustron at once, and informed the dictator Camillus to retreat westward.
After Titus's order was given, it didn't take long for the entire Roman army to become a mess, and everyone threw down their shields and spears, and even helmets and cuirasses, and fled desperately forward.
Naturally, the Ionian soldiers, Wolsey, and Helnihivian warriors who pursued them did the same, and the planned siege quickly turned into a large-scale and chaotic chase and race.
By the time Quintus arrived at the battlefield with his army, it had become a place of utter chaos, with Romans, Latins, Wolseys, Helnihians, and Dionians mixed in the deafening shouts and the scattered dust......
Quintus was stunned for a moment, and did not know how to proceed to intercept the enemy and ensure the smooth retreat of the Roman army.
There was no need for him to make a decision, and the soldiers under his command soon lost their will to fight under such a huge momentum, and fled with their compatriots......
After the pursuit of the Dionian side lasted for half an hour, it had to blow the trumpet of retreat, because by this time the pursuing force had already run to the south of the Turstron Mountains, and most of the soldiers had lost their organization, and several Latin allies of Rome around them had to go out of the city to raid at this time...... Davers didn't dare to take any more risks.
While escorting the captured Romans or Latins, the soldiers cleaned up the battlefield and began to retreat one after another......
At this time, Davers met on the battlefield with the Polefnum, the consul of Bolefornum, Katamentares, and the general of the Helnihivian army, Nemeri, who had come to lead the army this time.
If the magical rumors about Dioonia and King Davos that these Wolsey and Helnicki chieftains heard in the past were only the usual drinking and chatting conversations, and they didn't pay much attention to it, but this time Davers led the Dionian army to capture the city of Rome and finally defeated the Roman army, such a brilliant record has already attracted the attention of the surrounding forces, not to mention that after the Dioonians occupied the city of Rome, they successively conquered Kesreira, Viai and Phidinae, and forced Priniste...... It has taken root in the region of Latin and replaced Rome as the new overlord of the region.
Aware of this, Catalmontares inevitably felt a little reserved when they met Davers, King of Dionia.
Instead, Davers smiled and praised them: "It's a pleasure to see you, Dionia's friendliest allies!" Thank you for your full cooperation, we will have today's big victory! ……”
Davers's words made the leaders of the Warch coalition present feel very useful, and Catemontales saluted respectfully and said: "Your Majesty, it is because of your brilliant planning and execution that we have achieved today's victory!" ”
"This is Katamentares, the consul of Bolaifnum, and the commander of the Volch coalition this time." Tapyrus, who was on the side, hurriedly made an introduction.
Davers listened to the translator's words and said solemnly: "Your Wolsey has unreserved and complete trust in us, whether it is the previous efforts to prevent the Roman messengers from entering the Tullerus River Valley to inform the army of Camillus, or this time they are willing to risk the emptiness of the territory and carry out our plan with all their might, this makes me feel that although Wolsey and our Dionya have only been in alliance for a long time, you and I are good allies who can trust each other and share weal and woe!" So rest assured, Dionya will help Wolsey gradually regain your lost territories and help you restore their prosperity! ”
Unexpectedly, he would get the promise of King Davers at this moment, and Cartai Montareston was pleasantly surprised and expressed his gratitude repeatedly.
Then Nemeri, the general of the Helnihian army, stepped forward to greet him.
Davos, of course, was not immune to making a commitment to his new ally, and he said sincerely: "Although you Helnihians have regained all the land you have lost, I have heard that you have suffered a lot of damage in this war, and that rebuilding your home is a difficult process, and we in Dionya have had such a painful experience before, so we know it very well!" We will do everything in our power to help restore the prosperity of your realm as soon as possible and keep you safe! ……”
The leaders of the Warch coalition were glad to hear what Davers had said.
At this time, Nemeri asked again: "Your Majesty, Dionya defeated Rome and became the new master of the city of Rome, and now some forces are worried that Dionya will become the second Rome!" ”
When Davers heard this, he immediately became serious: "Thank you for reminding me, what are the forces you are referring to?" ”
Nemeri hesitated, but finally said, "I know of the Masi, the Eque, and they sent men to dissuade me and express their fears before I called my warriors for this battle......
Davers nodded, he glanced at everyone, and found that everyone's eyes were focused on him, and it suddenly became clear in his heart: this was probably not only a concern for the Ekyu and Marsi, but a concern for all the forces around Rome, including the Wolsey and the Helnikians.
Davos groaned for a moment, and then said aloud: "Dionya does not have a border with Rome, and there is no conflict of interest, because Rome has invaded your territory on a large scale, and when you are facing an existential crisis, we Dionya decided to go to war with Rome in order to fulfill the covenant. Until now, Dioonia had fought against Rome and its allies, and the towns it conquered were owned by Rome and its allies.
Whether it is the Masi, the Eque, the Etruscans, or the Sabines, as long as they are willing to live in peace with Dionia, we Dionya will never covet their land and go to war with them for no reason! On the contrary, we at Dionya are happy to be friendly with them, to trade, to promote friendship, and to maintain peace and tranquility in this region! ……
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