After Terrentius touched the iron gate, he had a bottom in his heart, he untied the rope tied to his waist, tied it firmly to the iron bar, and then pulled the rope hard, and after getting the response of his teammates, he grabbed the iron rod in one hand, squatted down, untied the tools on his body, took out the iron saw, and used it to saw the iron rod underneath.

And just when he was busy, he got the news that he passed back through the rope, Izzam couldn't help but be excited, and immediately sent another scout, grabbed the rope that had been connected, smoothly reached the bottom of the sewer from the broken bridge, easily climbed to the exit, gestured to Terrentus, did not speak, directly untied the tool, and did the same thing as his teammates - sawing iron rods, and then breaking them with iron tongs.

In this way, it lasted for more than 20 minutes, and finally a gap was opened under the iron fence for people to climb in and out.

Terrentius took off his belongings, threw them through the gap between the irons, and then fell down on his stomach, clinging to the slippery moss and smelly sewage, laboriously burrowing through the gap, and then leaned his sore body against the stone wall with relief, too tired to care about the filthy garbage clinging to the waterway.

His teammates quickly climbed in, tugging at the rope attached to the bar.

Although Izzam had expected this on the bank of the river, he finally couldn't help but be excited at this moment and whispered: "It's successful!" It worked! Brothers, follow me into the city of Rome! ”

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In the morning, the sleeping Davers was woken up by Crotocatacs.

Last night, Davers had been busy and thinking about today's siege, until late at night, when he received a message from the people sent by Izzam, that he was relieved, and he couldn't resist the sleepiness, and slept until now.

When he was woken up, Davers was still a little confused, and blurted out, "What's wrong?!" ”

"No, father, the Legion Commanders are waiting for your order to attack!" Klotocatax replied hurriedly.

Davers realized that he was a little out of shape, he slapped his face with his hand, felt a little sober, and then stood up: "Bring me the armor!" ”

The servant immediately brought in the armor and put it on for Davers, and Klotocatax helped.

"Don't be in a hurry! Don't panic! Davers comforted his son and asked, "How's the weather?" ”

"Father, it's a sunny day!" Clotokataks replied briskly.

"That's a good sign!" Davers smiled, took the helmet from the slave's hand, put it on, and straightened it up unhurriedly, and then said, "Go, go and meet the protagonists of today's siege!" ”

As he spoke, he strode towards the big tent next to him.

"Your Majesty!!" The generals in the tent immediately stood up and saluted, and then watched with blazing eyes as Davers walked up to the main seat.

Commander Amintas of the 1st Legion, Commander of the 2nd Legion Matonis, Commander of the 3rd Legion Lizarus, Commander of the 4th Legion Olivers, Commander of the 5th Legion Giogris, Commander of the 6th Legion Trotilas, Commander of the 1st Cavalry Legion Ledes, Commander of the 2nd Cavalry Corps Kuzius, and Commander of the Navy of the 3rd Fleet Midorades...... Davers's gaze slowly swept over them, and each of their faces scarred by years of fighting was filled with excitement and anticipation.

At this moment, in Davers's eyes, the twinkling stars in the big tent gave him more confidence, and he smiled: "It seems that everyone's confidence is very high, so what are you waiting for, prepare to attack!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The generals also responded with a smile.

"Lizaru and Midorades, the Third Fleet and the Third Legion led by you will start attacking after half an hour of attack by the other legions!"

"Yes!"

Davers only gave this one sentence, and then said categorically: "Everyone, take the city of Rome before dark!" I am here to await news of your victory! ”

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On the Capitoline Hill in the city of Rome, in the magnificent temple of the Roman god Jupiter, the priesthood was in the presence of the high priest Cato. Julius. Under the auspices of Eulus, prayers were prayed to the gods, and behind them knelt many Roman senators, as well as some high-ranking officers led by Scipio the Great, the governor of the city guard.

The ritual of worship to the gods in Rome was relatively simple, and after the prayer was quickly over, the divination priests appeared, holding a rooster with a red crown on its head and red feathers, and a priest sprinkled a handful of black beans on the ground and released the rooster.

This originally mentally wilted rooster (who had not been fed since yesterday afternoon to this morning), as soon as he saw the black beans on the ground, his eyes suddenly widened, his legs kicked fast, his wings kept flapping, and lightning swooped over, and then his head kept eating, making the people next to him dizzy.

In the blink of an eye, a handful of black beans were eaten by it, and there was not a single one left, and the rooster was still not satisfied and wandered around the temple, looking for new food.

Seeing the performance of the holy rooster in this way, the faces of the people who were watching were happy, and there was no need for a priest to make the final conclusion, and everyone's faces showed joy: this is a good omen!

At this time, the priest who performed the tori division outside the temple also completed his task (one of the most important divination methods of Roman priests, the torio priest divided the sky into four parts, and then saw which part of the sky was abnormal, such as dark clouds, flocks of birds, showers...... It is up to them to decide whether these anomalies are auspicious or bad, and when they enter the temple, they proclaim loudly: "Good luck! It's good luck! ”

Cheers erupted inside and outside the temple.

When the people and soldiers at the foot of the mountain heard the cheers coming from the mountain, they immediately felt more confident.

And at that moment, "Woo! ......" came the sound of a high-pitched military trumpet from outside the city, and the faces of the people on Capitoline Hill suddenly changed: the Dionian attack has begun?!

Scipio the Great hurried to the edge of the cliff and looked to the northwest: he saw that in the distance a number of figures had already appeared in front of the enemy's camp (this was the barracks of the 1st Dionian Legion), and began to form a formation.

Scipio the Great kept his expression calm, turned back to the generals and said, "The Dioonians have begun to attack, each of you go back to your own defense area, command the citizens, and hold Rome!" ”

"Yes!!" The congregation will answer forcefully.

Scipio the Great led them down the hill in a hurry, crowded with women and children, who offered to make way for their generals and wished them victory and drove out the enemy.

After the emergency mobilization the night before and yesterday, the city of Rome called up about 25,000 soldiers, and Scipio the Great divided his forces into four parts according to the garrison of the Ionians outside the city: 5,000 soldiers to defend the northeastern section of the city wall, 5,000 soldiers to defend the western wall, and the strength to defend the southern city reached 10,000 people, which corresponded to the huge Dionian camp outside the city, and the remaining less than 5,000 men defended the Roman vertebral bridge to the north.

In charge of commanding the defense of the northeastern wall was Magus. Atilius, originally the cavalry commander of the 3,000 elite soldiers who remained in Rome, was a battle-hardened veteran of the Roman family, so Scipio the Great entrusted him with the task of handing over the northeastern section of the wall, which was the longest defense and the farthest from the center of Rome. Therefore, after descending the mountain, he did not have to go far, and immediately went up to the top of the city, which was next to the Capitoline Hill.

Some Roman soldiers immediately surrounded them: "General, the enemy is attacking!!" ”

He was surrounded by teenagers under the age of 18, their childish faces mixed with excitement and nervousness, and they had already pulled their spears and leather shields in their hands, and looked at Magus with the eyes of a child looking at their parents with admiration.

"Don't panic, our walls are so high and the trenches are so deep that the enemy can't attack them! The great god Jupiter has given us good signs, the holy chicken has eaten up all the fodder, and the Dioonians will be repulsed! Jupiter will bless Rome! ”

After listening to Magus's encouraging words, the soldiers let out cheers.

Magus squeezed out of the crowd, found his adjutant, and said in a serious voice: "Go and inform the squadron leaders, take care of their soldiers, stick to the positions they should hold, and don't run around casually, otherwise they will be dealt with by military law!" ”

The adjutant immediately went to carry out the military order.

Max saw a line of soldiers sitting against the outer wall, their weapons and even helmets on the ground at hand, almost all gray hair at a glance, talking to each other with relaxed expressions, as if they had no idea that the battle was coming......

These are Roman citizens over 50 years old, although their strength has faded because of old age, and their muscles and bones are no longer vigorous, but it can almost be said that all of them have experienced a hundred battles, so compared with those young soldiers who have not yet experienced battle, Magus trusts these veterans in the true sense of the word, which is also his helplessness, because in his ranks, in addition to the old men and teenagers, there are only some civilians and slaves left, and in his heart, these people who almost made a big mess yesterday are not worthy of his full trust.

Magus held the battlements with both hands and looked into the distance.

Dionia's besieging army had advanced to the distance he could see: Dionia's besieging army was divided into groups of a dozen heavy infantry, with a long, wide plank on its head, and lined up in loose columns, which were spaced apart and approached the walls unhurriedly.

"Blow the trumpet and get the soldiers ready for battle!" Magus gave the order.

The trumpet sounded quickly, and the Roman soldiers, under the command of the squadron leader, quickly put on their armor, took up their weapons, stood in defensive positions, watched the approaching enemy under the city, and were ready to attack; Older citizens acted as auxiliaries, bringing bundles of javelins, arrows, cans of tar, and even stones and wood, and placing them on the prescribed walkways......

The Dionian soldiers at the forefront were already within 150 meters of the city walls, which was already within range of the archers at the head of the city, and Magus did not give the order to attack, but there were still sparse arrows shooting from the city.