Quintus and Frius were so tired that they didn't have time to catch their breath when they met Mezius, who had arrived in a hurry.

"What do you say?! Rome has fallen?!! The two generals stumbled as if they had been hit head-on, almost falling.

"How is this possible?! The walls of Rome are so tall! There are so many people in the city! Didn't hold even a day?!! ...... "Frius couldn't believe this fact.

And Quintus even stepped forward to grab Megus's clothes and asked angrily, "What is the Senate doing?!" What are you doing?! Didn't do anything?! Just watching the enemy attack our city?! ……”

"I did! Of course we did! We did our best to gather reinforcements and desperately attack the enemy in order to relieve the pressure on the defenders of the city...... For this, our army was routed, and even ...... Paulus also died in battle......"

Megus defended with a painful expression, but the man in his 5th year cried helplessly like a child: "...... But the Dioonians made a lot of siege engines that we have never seen before, and they ...... They even erected dozens of pontoon bridges on the Tiber with warships...... And their soldiers are very elite, but what about us! We...... We...... And not just Rome! Even the able-bodied citizens of the surrounding allies were taken to Helniki, how could we possibly fight!! ”

Megius's questioning, in turn, left Quintus and Frius speechless and guilty.

"Let's go! Let's go take Rome now! Quintus suddenly roared and walked out in a rage.

Frius was stunned for a moment, and followed him as well.

Megus immediately stopped them and persuaded them repeatedly: "I understand your feelings, but your army is less than 10,000 men, and it is too risky to attack the Dionians!" Let's wait for the arrival of the army led by the dictator, Lord Camillus, before attacking! ”

"Although we only have 6,000 men, but the enemy has just captured the city of Rome, the losses must be large, the order in the city must be chaotic, and we must be defenseless, just like when Camillus raided Priniste, it may succeed!" Quintus retorted loudly.

Megius continued to exhort: "The Dioonians, unlike the Wolsey and the Marsi, are more disciplined and do not make such mistakes!" Moreover, there are still dozens of miles from here to the city of Rome, and you are already very tired from the long journey, do you still have the strength to fight when you get to the city of Rome! ”

Despite Mezius's persuasion, Quintus insisted on not listening, and scolded him for being a "coward who is afraid of death", and at his insistence, Frius, who was a little shaken, naturally acted with him.

"Damn Claudius' stupid ass!" Megius stomped his feet and scolded, saying that the people of the Claudius clan were stubborn and stubborn, and today can be regarded as insight.

Megus helplessly watched the figures of the two disappear into the distance, squatting on the ground in despair, and after a while, he came back to his senses, suddenly remembered something, and immediately turned around and ran towards the senate in Prinister City.

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At this time, the Romans, who had fled the villages outside Rome before the war, rushed to the place where the army had left and cried to the soldiers.

The news of the "fall of Rome" swept through the entire army like a sudden storm, and the soldiers were shocked and shouted "to repel the Dionians and retake Rome", and the scene became very chaotic.

In fact, at this time, even if Quintus and Frius wanted to act safely, it was already impossible, and the entire army was almost out of control.

But this was exactly what Quintus wanted, and he stood on a high place, waved his fists, and shouted at the soldiers: "Citizens of Rome, our homeland is being ravaged by the enemy!" Our loved ones are being bullied! Do you hear me, they shout for help! Now you are the only ones who can save them! Take up your weapons, move on, drive away the enemy, save Rome, you will be the heroes of the people! ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the soldiers waved their spears and shouted angrily: "Save Rome!" Save Rome!! Saving Rome!! ……”

A thunderous roar reverberated outside the city of Prinister, demoralizing the soldiers, who forgot their fatigue and marched towards the city of Rome under the leadership of Quintus and Frius.

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After visiting the medical camp, Crotokataks did not have an excited smile, but a heavy heart.

Davers saw it in his eyes and thought it was a good thing, but he didn't say anything, everything had to be experienced and understood by Crotocatacuses himself.

Upon returning to the Roman Senate, which had temporarily become the command center of the Dionian army, he immediately summoned Tapilus.

Since Tapyrus had been on a mission to Rome, Davos did not leave him in Ostia, but let him come to Rome with the army, ready to consult him at any time.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty on taking the great city of Rome!" As soon as Tapyrus saw Davers, he immediately congratulated him respectfully.

"The capture of Rome is indeed a cause for celebration, but dwelling too much on this victory could put our army in trouble down the road." Davers said lightly, and then pointed to the wooden chair next to him: "Sit down, Tapilus, can you tell me what enemies we will face here next?" ”

Hearing Davers's question, Tapirus, though he did not understand the purpose of the wise king's sudden question, was clearly related to calling him, and his mind raced, and he muttered, "The returning army of Rome, the Latin city-states around the city of Rome, and ...... Uh, the Etruscan allies of Rome ......? ”

Instead of responding immediately, Davers continued to ask, "How much do you know about Etruscan?" ”

Etruscan?! Tapirus probably understood what Davers was going to ask him to do, as an official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, his department had a lot of information about the surrounding areas of Rome, some of which were even secret, most of which were collected by the intelligence department led by Aristiras, for diplomats to learn and understand, and to be able to do it when they went to foreign countries.

Tapyrus immediately said modestly, "Your Majesty, I have some understanding. The Etruscans were a large power in central and northern Italy, and it consisted of 12 important city-states to form an Etruscan alliance, which had been enemies of the Romans for a long time, but the invasion of the Celts more than ten years ago greatly weakened the strength of the Etruscans, so that the Etruscan city-states north of the Tiber River were conquered by the Romans one after another......

Davers nodded, leaned back, and said solemnly: "Although we have captured the city of Rome, the truly elite army of Rome is about to arrive, and we must do our best to deal with their attack." However, if the Etruscans on the north bank of the Tiber River were to respond to the Romans' demands again and strike again, we would be caught in a two-sided dilemma.

But...... The Etruscans used to be very glorious, even Rome was ruled by them for a long time, and now the Romans in turn want to be their masters, to make them obey the call and obey the orders of Rome, I think these Etruscan city-states conquered by Rome must not be very willing. Therefore, I need a diplomat to send to Kesreira, Volzi, and Tarjuna to bring them our friendly will with Dionia, with whom we are willing to conclude an alliance and help them to regain the lands that have been taken by the Romans.

It's just that we didn't have any formal dealings with the Etruscans before, and I can't guess what kind of attitude they will take towards the envoys we send, so this one is a risky one......"

Tapirus immediately stood up and made an impassioned appeal to Davers: "Your Majesty, the first day I entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, I knew that being a diplomat was a position that required risk, and for the success of this expedition, for the sake of Your Majesty, I am willing to send an envoy to the Etruscan city-state and do my best to complete the mission!" ”

Davers looked at him approvingly, and for a moment he said in a reassuring voice, "I am lucky enough to be able to buy you and give you freedom, and you will surely be an example to all Dionian slaves to be freed!" ”

Tapirus's heart was beating wildly, and he immediately responded sincerely: "Your Majesty, it is my greatest luck to be your slave!" ”

"Good! Good! ......" Davers smiled and nodded, and then said, "In this battle, we have captured some Etruscans, you can go and pick some of them, and when you send an envoy to the Etruscan city-states, release them to show our sincerity." ”

Tapirus's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, can I go and see these captives now?" Learn more about the Etruscan city-states to which they are on a mission. ”

"Absolutely." Davers was pleased with the diligence of his subordinates.

After Tapilus left, Heniporis smiled and said, "Your Majesty, your ability to liberate slaves is very strong, and I think this Tapyrus will be no worse than Alextocrates in the future." ”

"Alex Cratic is now the new senator." Davers glanced at him and said lightly, "Hurry up and bring that Roman senator in." ”

Publius. Manlius was brought into the Roman Senate.

Seeing that the original center of power in Rome has now become the office of the enemy, there are wooden tables and chairs in the center of the venue, and there are enemy soldiers in bright armor standing around, his face twitched a few times, he walked straight over, pulled a wooden chair and sat down.

Davers looked at him, and he looked directly at Davers without showing weakness.

"This is Davers, the king of the mighty kingdom of Dioria! Romans, show your respect immediately! Henipolis shouted. ()

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