Sipros looked around at everyone and asked, "Commander Prosous has clearly told everyone his battle plan, do you still have any questions?" If not, we'll follow this plan and discuss how to raise military rations, send citizens to help build defensive camps and fortresses, and plan ahead for spring sowing in the event of a lack of labor—"

"Sipres-sama, I have a question!" Tyrias, the chief general of Tonnis, shouted.

Sipros was interrupted, and instead of expressing any displeasure, he asked calmly, "Speak, Lord Tirias." ”

"The main thing General Prosous said just now is how to defend against the Carthaginian attack, if the Carthaginians really sent an army of seventy or eighty thousand, which is obviously not something that the number of troops we have now can repel them, then when will Dionya send a large army to drive them away?!" Tirias asked with concern.

Leotizides glanced at him and said lightly: "As long as we hold out long enough, even if we don't need to send any more troops, we can repel the enemy." ”

"Long enough? How long will it take?! Tirias exclaimed, "From what you said earlier, General, it can be seen that the Tonnis will be the focus of defense against the Carthaginian attack, and I don't want to see the Carthaginians repulsed and the city of Tonnis in ruins!" ”

Leotizides' face was a little ugly.

"Lord Tiriath." Felicius hurriedly said: "Don't worry, His Majesty Davers has already sent several caravans to Egypt and the Yukexing Sea region to buy food, as long as there is enough military rations, and the Carthaginian army has also begun to attack, several legions in Southern Italy will soon reinforce Sicily...... Your Majesty will not sit idly by and watch the Carthaginians ravage the Sicilian territories of Dionya and the lands of the allies! ”

Tirias and Leotini's chief general, Hippogretta, expressed his satisfaction.

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After the 1st Dionian Army inflicted heavy losses on the Roman army, due to its own losses, the next few days were basically rested in the city of Polyfnum. It was not until the fifth day that they began to prepare for the camp, but they were rewarded by the scouts: "Satnikum has been captured by the Romans, and the Romans there are already marching on the territory of Wolsey to the south!" ”

It took the Roman army a maximum of two days to get from Satnikum to Setia at a normal marching pace, and in these short two days, it was not enough for the First Legion to build a well-defended camp, and the First Legion gave such a big blow to the Romans, his camp would definitely become the target of the Romans' attack, and the weakened First Legion would be able to hold off the Romans' vengeful attack?

After deliberation between Amintas and Printors, they decided to ask the Worseys to "remain in the city of Polyfernham", which was of course welcomed by the Wolseys.

Six days after that battle, Amintas received a letter from Davers.

In the letter, Davos praised Amintas's active search for fighters after arriving in the Wolsey region, and for his brilliant victory, which gave the Dionian army prestige in the Latium region and facilitated the further operation of the Dionian army in central Italy in the future......

At the end of the letter, Davers tactfully reminded: "...... I have heard that this battle has caused a lot of casualties in the First Legion, and I hope that the wounded soldiers will be well treated and recovered! In view of the damage to the strength of the First Army, I recommend that no new military operations be carried out for a short time, and that the soldiers should rest well. We are fulfilling our covenant and assisting the Wolsi against the Romans, not to defend our homeland, so there is no need to do our best......"

Finally, Davers also said with concern: "...... From this battle, we can see that the Romans are strong in combat, so I have sent someone to inform the commander of the Third Legion stationed in the Campania League, Lizaru, you can strengthen the connection with Lizaru, and the First Legion can ask the Third Legion for assistance if it encounters difficulties in future battles, but please remember! The Third Legion could only fight for a short period of time, and could not be stationed in Wolsey for a long time with the First Legion, because Campania still needed them to defend it! ……”

After reading the letter, Amintas was silent: in his opinion, the words in Davers's last letter were a criticism of him. And Davers' hint that the First Army was going to passively avoid the battle in the rest of the battle was a bit difficult for him to accept.

Therefore, when Printhors entered, he did not want to show the letter to Printhors, but the beginning of the letter clearly read: Give it to Commander Amintas to read with Printhors.

So he silently handed the letter to Printors.

After reading it, Printors understood the reason why Amintas was unhappy. In the past few days, the flattery of the Wolsy people to Amintas has been seen by him, and he has agreed to the request of the Wolsey, "When Setia is in danger, he will lead the First Legion and other Wolsey troops out of the city to rescue." ”

Printors was adamantly opposed to this: the Romans had more than 40,000 troops when they combined, and even if they attacked the city with all their might, they would have enough remaining forces to intercept the rescue forces. At the same time, the people of Setia who fled the city were also very likely to be pursued by the Romans and disrupt the formation of the rescue force.

But Amintas did not listen to his advice.

At this moment, he read the letter several times, and while His Majesty's wise decision was secretly applauded, he also had an idea in his heart, and he asked tentatively: "Commander, Your Majesty is afraid that our First Legion will suffer serious losses, so let's not fight the Romans head-on?" ”

"Your Majesty is far away in Turiyi, and I don't know much about the situation here." Amintas made a straight face and said: "If we allow the Romans to attack Setia with all their strength and not go to the rescue, once Setia falls, Polyfnonam will be the next target to be attacked, and the Romans can completely surround Polyfnonam without fighting, and divide their troops to attack the empty cities of Selcher and Teresina, and then ...... Hmph, we're really stuck on this land! ”

Printors laughed and said, "Commander, you didn't understand what Your Majesty meant, he didn't let us fight hard, because he had already given us the means to repel the Romans." ”

Amintas was stunned for a moment, grabbed the letter, and read it carefully, but still did not understand the point, so he said impatiently: "Don't go around in circles, where is the way to repel the Romans?" ”

Printors retracted his smile and said solemnly: "Commander, you see, now the Roman army has more than 40,000 people, all of them are pressed in front of the city of Setia, and it is impossible for them to have enough troops in their rear to defend the land of Wolsey that they have just occupied. And Your Majesty has asked the Third Legion to fight with us, the Third Legion is now stationed in the Campania region, not far from here, and we also have the Third Fleet under the command of Midorades, which controls this sea area, so we can-"

"It is possible to raid the rear of the Romans! Just like when His Majesty besieged Dionysius, but sent Antonios to lead the First Army to raid Sicily! Amintas stood abruptly and interrupted Printors excitedly.

"Yes, Legionnaire." Catching a glimpse of Amintas's expression, Printors knew that he had accepted the offer, so he reminded instead: "Legion commander, in order to prevent the Romans here from coming back, you should lead the coalition army out of the city from time to time, put on a posture of reinforcements, and force the Romans to deal with it with all their might, and dare not divide the army." ”

Amintas crossed his hands on his hips, thought for a moment and said, "Your suggestion is right. However, we must immediately send a messenger to Lizaru in Campania to tell this boy to be ready! ”

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Another Roman army, led by Quintus and Licinius, arrived in the Roman camp and joined up with the armies of Camillus and Frius, bringing their number to nearly 45,000 soldiers.

Upon learning that the Dionians' entry into the war had led to a defeat in the army, the two new military officers were taken aback. However, the successive victories, coupled with the news from the Senate that the allied Carthage would increase their support for them and that an attack on Dionya was about to be launched in Sicily, aroused their fighting spirits rather than fear.

Quintus was a nobleman, and his full name was Quintus. Claudius. Crassus. Sabinus, from the Claudius family, one of the most noble clans in Rome. As early as the founding of Rome, the patriarch Aetius. Claudius led the entire family to Rome, and the men of the family had always been less friendly to the plebeian class, mostly arrogant, tough, uncompromising, strong-willed, responsible, and able-bodied, and Quintus was no exception.

The identity of another military and political officer, Licinius, was also not simple, and his full name was Publius. Licinius. Calvius, although he was born a wealthy commoner, he was the first commoner to become a military officer in the struggle between the Roman plebeian class and the aristocracy in the past ten years, and he has become a role model for the Roman commoners. And this year is his third time as a military officer, and he will never allow himself to retreat in the face of a strong enemy, resulting in a loss of reputation.

In order to sever the link between Setia and Polyfnonam and to better attack the city, the two military officers suggested that the camp be rebuilt between the two Wolsey towns, which Camillus agreed.

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