Davers seemed to remember something, and turned his head to look at his son who was standing aside: "Croto, give you a task, take a few staff officers to the camp of the reserve brigade, seriously teach the soldiers to play rugby and football, so that they can play, I will ask Tormid to postpone the game of the reserve brigade as much as possible......"

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will teach them in the shortest possible time!" After Klotocátáz's solemn answer, he couldn't help but ask: "Can I play with them?" ”

"I'll have to ask you Uncle Mattonis." Davers smiled again and looked at Martonis.

Faced with Crotokatáz's longing gaze, Mattonis chose to give in: "This ...... Of course. ”

After the celebration of that day in Rome, Sextus now of course knew that Clotocatacáques was the son of King Davos, which shows that Davers attached great importance to the Roman reserves, and of course he warmly welcomed Clotocatacs to join him.

"Your Majesty, we are not attacking Satnikum for the time being, but what about Antium and Villitre?" Oliver reminded.

"For the time being, as before, send cavalry to watch them, and wait for the rugby and football matches to be discussed." Davers said this, and he was ready to turn the next target of his attack to Antium, because the city had few defenders and was a port city, so it would be easier to transport the army and baggage by sea, and at the same time put pressure on the defenders of Satnikum.

"Your Majesty, the Carthaginian army has landed in Sicily, this time is different from the last time, our army in Sicily will face a huge threat, should we end the war in Latin as soon as possible and go to the rescue of Sicily?!" Amintas was reluctant, so his tone of voice was a little heavier.

Davers looked at him, and his expression became serious: "I have already said that the soldiers, like us, are flesh and blood, not iron, and they need proper rest and entertainment to dissipate their melancholy and war-weariness. Go back and see how many new faces your First Legion has now compared to when you first arrived in Wolsey! Don't you feel a little guilty! Since you said that the Carthaginian army was a threat to Sicily, then we could indeed end the war in Latium as soon as possible by paying countless soldiers for the dead and wounded of countless soldiers and taking Satenikum, but do you think we can defeat such a half-crippled army to face the Carthaginian army? ”

Davers's voice was not loud, but everyone could feel the anger in his words, and there seemed to be a cold wind blowing in the big tent, and almost everyone's hearts were cold.

Amyntas's face was slightly red, but he didn't dare to speak again.

Seeing this, Davers smiled slightly, softened his tone, and said slowly: "Just because we don't attack Satnikum doesn't mean that we just let it go. The camp is to continue to advance under the city, remove the traps under the city, and tighten the encirclement; The ballistas were to bombard the walls every day, throwing fireballs into the city; The siege ramparts should be erected as soon as possible, so that the light infantry can attack the Roman soldiers at the head of the city from a distance...... In short, keep the Roman defenders in a state of tension and exhaustion! ”

When Davers said this, he suddenly looked at Sextus in the far corner, and asked softly: "Sextus, before we attacked Satnikum, why didn't the effect be good when we asked the Roman family members who came down from Capitoline Hill to persuade them to surrender?" ”

Everyone's eyes shifted to the Roman general, and the young Sextus was not nervous about his origin, he said with a complicated expression: "I think this ...... It may have something to do with Camillus, he was very respected by these Roman citizens who were born in the nobility, and he was also an example for them to follow, he sent back the family that Your Majesty gave him under the city of Rome, and there will definitely be some citizen soldiers in the city to learn from him, the Roman nobles protect the interests of their clan, and will try their best to obtain honor for the family, so in the past...... Surrender to the enemy...... It will be regarded as a shame by them, so many people may learn from Camillus's practice, and others will have other ideas in their minds and will temporarily follow suit...... And then we attacked too quickly, and the defenders in the city resisted with all their might, so naturally no one would quietly go out of the city and surrender......"

"Camillus is an amazing Roman! Whether it is a person or a person, it is impossible to blame, and at such an old age, he is still good at learning, you see that the defense facilities he arranged under the city are to learn from us, and he has made improvements, but we have suffered a lot! Unfortunately, according to the Tustron people, he is quadriplegic, and it is said that he has difficulty even speaking, and it seems that he will not live long......" Davers sighed.

When the legion commanders heard this, they were more or less unconvinced, and Sextus's face naturally showed a little sourness.

Davers did not dwell on the subject, he looked at Sextus, and said: "It is the beginning of August, and the harvest season is approaching, and it is usually at this time when the Dionian people are running out of food in their homes, and they are waiting for a new harvest, and I think the Latins should be the same. Camillus led the army to retreat to Satnikum in a hurry, even if there was a certain amount of food reserves, I believe it would not be too much, to supply tens of thousands of soldiers, I believe it will not last long, and then let these family members go to the city every day to persuade them to surrender, do you think those Roman soldiers who are tired and hungry and always nervous can still hold on to the honor they respect? ”

Sextus thought about it for a moment, and then replied frankly: "I think there are many people who can't do it. ”

"Yes, it can't be done, hunger is a more painful thing than death." Davers raised his eyebrows slightly, and said loudly: "As long as a small number of people choose to go out of the city and surrender, then it will affect the other Roman defenders, and their morale will quickly decline until it finally collapses...... Sometimes killing with a soft knife is more effective than a frontal hard fight. ”

"Your Majesty is right, if we don't attack, it will be easier to capture Satnikum City, and it will greatly reduce casualties!" Tolmid immediately complimented.

Several legion commanders also expressed their agreement one after another, but Amintas did not speak, and was a little unimpressed.

Davers didn't pay much attention to it, and when he saw Maltius enter the tent, he asked, "What is it?" ”

"Your Majesty, Commander Midorades has sent a messenger."

"Let him in."

The messenger of the Third Fleet saluted King Davos respectfully and said excitedly: "Report to Your Majesty, our Third Fleet captured Alenia in Corsica yesterday!" ”

When everyone in the tent heard the news, they were all taken aback: you must know that Alenia is the largest city-state in Corsica, and the size of its cities is no smaller than that of Adi and Antium, and the Third Fleet has only 6,000 fleet infantry, and there is no heavy infantry, and it actually conquered Alenia in such a short time?!

"How did you come to capture Alenia?" Davers asked curiously, and the other generals pricked up their ears as well.

The messenger immediately recounted the entire process of conquering Alesia.

"Good at listening to the advice of his subordinates, and implementing the plan carefully once it has been made, Midolades has done a pretty good job!" Davers exclaimed: "It is necessary to formulate the most effective battle plan according to the situation of the enemy and the enemy, rather than brute force, so that we can win the victory and have few casualties." From this point of view, Midorades is already a good commander! And the commander of the fleet infantry of the Third Fleet called...... Called......"

"It's called Maiontid." Tolmid immediately reminded in a whisper.

"Maiontid, well, I made a note of it, and he's pretty good!" Davers complimented earnestly.

Several legion commanders also congratulated the victory, but their expressions were a little complicated, after all, the navy had successfully captured a city-state without the help of infantry corps.

Amintas, on the other hand, felt that what Davers had just said was admonishing him.

"Your Majesty, the commander of Midorades wants your consent to go south to attack the Phoenician town of Sardinia." When the messenger saw that Davers was happy, he immediately struck while the iron was hot.

"Go back and tell Midorades that I told him before that he can decide for himself who to invade based on his own circumstances." Davers was in a good mood and said with a smile: "Now that he has captured Alenia and has gained a firm foothold in the Direnian Sea, of course, he can choose the target of the attack according to his own situation, but you go back and tell him a word, just like the capture of Alenia, continue to use more brains to reduce the casualties of soldiers." ”

"Your Majesty, I remember."

After the messenger left, Davers looked around at everyone and said in a high spirit: "Ladies and gentlemen, Alexis has captured Kautim and Beneventum, the Kautini have been completely crippled, the Hirpini tribes have surrendered to us one after another, the Caracheni and Pentneys have retreated into the mountains and are powerless to fight back, and the war in Samonai is nearing its end.

And here in Latim, almost all the Latin city-states have surrendered, and the surrounding forces have also expressed friendship to us, Arcistes has governed Rome well, and has maintained stability, and when the grain is harvested in the autumn, the Roman people will benefit again, and the support for Dionya will be further deepened, and the military food supply of the entire king's ** army will also be greatly improved.

Just now, the 3rd Fleet sent good news that the Carthaginian forces in Corsica had been cleared and they would march into Sardinia...... Now, the fighting in Dionia, north of Ligem, has stabilized, and the battlefields are either largely dominant or coming to an end.

The fact that the Carthaginian army landed in Sicily again seems to me not a bad thing, but a good thing, when the whole situation is in our favor. The Sicilian fleet has the advantage at sea, and the ability of Plesonius and Cipros is very strong, they can resist the Carthaginian attack for a period of time, drag the Carthaginian army, wear down their spirits, and wait until we are done with Rome, and then gather a large army and rush to Sicily to gather and destroy the Carthaginian army! At that time, I don't believe that Carthage will still be capable of sending another large army! ”

Davers's words greatly inspired the generals.

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On the third day after Leotizides led his army to Gera, he was ready to go out of the city to meet the enemy, and he didn't even have time to wait for Pacinus's reinforcements to arrive, why was he in such a hurry?