At Zantiparis's persuasion, the Campanian generals heeded his advice and did not rush to attack, but followed the Dionian army and set up camp a mile southwest of the city of Lola. Zantiparis set up his camp here because of its proximity to the mountains, which made it easy to cut down trees and use them to build camps and siege engines.

Also on this day, the commander of the 10th Corps, Melisanda, under the direction of the Ministry of War, led the remaining four heavy infantry battalions out of Ascurum and marched north to the city of Aekae, where they joined up with the 11th Corps, which had only six heavy infantry brigades remaining.

The acting commander of the 11th Army, Kappuz, was appointed by the Ministry of Military Affairs as the temporary commander of this army, and actively prepared for the next military operation.

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"It's so noisy outside, what's going on?" Konya, Stolo's wife, asked the slave girl who had just entered the house.

"Mistress, they are all saying, 'Tustron has surrendered to Dionia......" The Sabine slave kept her head down, not daring to let her master see the irrepressible joy on her face, because the Stolos were confined to their homes these days, and it was this slave girl who went out to the square to receive food and inquire about the news, and she had learned from others that the slave was in a much better position in the kingdom of Dionya than in Rome, and it was easier to be freed, so she certainly hoped in her heart that Dionya would win the war, Let Rome completely come under the rule of Dionia.

"Turstron has fallen?! How is this possible?! Conya was incredulous, because she had the impression that since the city of Albaronga was destroyed by Rome, Tuxtron, which also had a long history, had repeatedly tried to take possession of the Latin Sacred Mountain because it was close to Lake Albaronga, and often called itself the "center of the Latins", so she felt that this proud city-state should resist to the end for the glory of the Latins, but she did not expect that it would surrender obediently without fighting.

"Ever since the Dioonians captured the city of Gabi, killing all the warriors who resisted stubbornly, and enslaving all the other people they captured, this cruel practice must have frightened the surrounding city-states, Rabikum, Pedum, Artena...... One after another, even Tibur, which was very powerful in the north, surrendered to the Dionians.

Now, with tens of thousands of Dionian soldiers approaching the city of Turström, and the hostages that Turstron had sent to Rome now in the hands of the Dioonians (who had fled with the Roman nobles to the Capitoline Hill and were later sent down among thousands of nobles' families), how could they not surrender......

After hearing this, Konya asked in a trembling voice in a low voice, "So many Latin city-states have fallen, next...... Isn't it time for the Dioonians to attack Villitre, Saturnicum, and Antium next?! The Roman army led by Camillus and Titus...... Can...... Can you repel them? ”

Stolo was silent, and through this time of understanding, he knew: the attacks of the Dioonians were always carefully planned, and the use of troops was cunning, but they were like a storm, swift and difficult! The capture of Rome was so! Capture of Victoria, Kesrela! The capture of Phidine and Lomentum was the same! Even more so when defeating the Roman coalition! It took less than ten days to capture the city of Gabi and surrender to Tustron today, and the Dionian army has only had more than two months from landing on the coast of Latium to today, and it has already possessed most of the Latium region.

After watching the tide of battle for so long, and after many sleepless nights of tossing and turning, Storo had already despaired of this, and he also discovered that the key to the rapid conquest of Latin by the Dionian army was that they were completely different from the Celts, they had a great ability to assimilate, and listen to the cheers outside the mansion, the Roman commoners had completely forgotten their origins and considered themselves to be members of the Dionian kingdom...... Alas! ……

Stolo's silence made Konya understand that in fact, these observations had also given her a vague answer, and when her worries were affirmed, she stopped yelling, but her hands kept rubbing the corners of her clothes, her brows furrowed, and her expression changed.

Suddenly, she grabbed her husband's hand and said eagerly but fearfully, "Stolo...... Or...... You're joining Dionia, right? ”

Storo was shocked when he heard this, and before he could answer, Konya seemed to be inspired at once, grabbed his hand tightly, and said anxiously: "Yes, join the Dionian Kingdom!" Only in this way can you save your father from the danger of defeat and capture! It was possible to convince my father to go down the mountain and surrender! It was possible to convince my sister and brother-in-law to surrender! …… Although we will not all live in Rome in the future, at least they ...... They will not be killed or enslaved......"

Listening to his wife's worried recounting and pleading, Stolo couldn't help but hug her trembling body tightly into his arms, this time he was really a little tempted......

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Today, the people of Rome are so excited not only because of the victory after victory of the Dionian army, which makes their hearts more assured: Dionysian rule in the region of Latium is becoming more and more secure, it is almost impossible for the Roman nobility to regain their rule in Rome, and their newly acquired land and rights will never be regained.

Moreover, they also knew that the army, which had been fighting for more than ten days, was about to return to Rome, including 6,000 Roman soldiers, although in addition to the storming of Gabi City was a tough battle, and then it was a continuous march and surrender, and the casualties of the soldiers were not large, but in this chaotic situation, the Roman people wanted to see their relatives alive and kicking in front of them.

Towards noon, nearly 30,000 Dionian soldiers under the command of Printors arrived in Rome, and King Davos personally led the officials of Rome out of the city to greet them, and announced: "In recognition of the merits of the soldiers for the kingdom, a great banquet will be held for them at noon!" And after the banquet, there will be a rugby team match! ”

When the soldiers heard the news, the fatigue and rush of the days suddenly disappeared without a trace, and a deafening cheer erupted.

It was the first time since the establishment of Dionya that a banquet had been held during the war, and Davers was mainly concerned that such a large number of Dionian legionnaires were a little tired physically and mentally from being away from home for so long and had been fighting on a large scale in an alien land for the first time, and they needed to be given a chance to relax.

And now that the situation in the whole of Latin is gradually becoming clearer, and the order in the city of Rome is becoming more and more stable, Davers dares to make such a decision.

For more than a month, the Dionian army captured the city one after another, forced the city-state to surrender, and seized a large amount of grain, livestock, and property, and it was certainly not a problem to organize a banquet.

But in reality, there was no need to consume a lot of grains, and Davers's chef was the master of the banquet, and the dishes prepared for each soldier were quite rich: a steaming pot of mutton broth, a piece of meaty fried beef, a roasted river fish smoked with herbs, a handful of cabbage that was cleaned and dipped in sauce, a small cup of cooked chickpeas, a handful of olives and nuts, a piece of baked honey bread, and, of course, a can of wine mixed with water......

In order to prepare for this large-scale banquet, more than 500 fat sheep and nearly 100 cattle were slaughtered in the city of Rome......

The soldiers of the legions enjoyed their meals in their barracks, and the 6,000 Roman reserve soldiers who did not have their own barracks, with the consent of Davers, led Sextus to dine in Piazza Mars, northeast of the city of Rome.

The city hall of Rome borrowed the kitchens of nearly 100 civilian families on the Palatine Hill and hired their cooks to prepare the dishes under the direction of Chef Davers, and the baggage battalions of the various legions sent personnel to the Palatine Hill in order to receive food.

Long queues stretch from Palatine Hill to the city, and the scene is spectacular.

King Davers took Crotocatax with him, escorted by the convoys, to the barracks of the various legions in turn to attend the celebratory feast. At each barracks, he would walk among the soldiers with a glass of wine and talk to them cordially, and at the same time he would ask Croto Kataks to take his place and toast the outstanding officers and soldiers as a sign of encouragement.

It was only then that all the legionnaires truly knew that the taciturn young man who often stood behind the king, the young man who led the onslaught at the last moment of the siege of Phidinae and Gabi, was not an officer of the palace guards, but a prince of the kingdom of Dionia!

The soldiers, in addition to their surprise, were more impressed with the mild-mannered young man, and toasted him one after another, and Klotocatax did not refuse to come, and by the time he had finished the various barracks, he was already walking and swaying, and talking drunk.

Davers had no choice but to ask the guards to help him back to his room to rest.

Finally, Davers and his party arrived at Mars Square, and Sextus and his officers welcomed King Davers' arrival.

As a result, Davers offered to stay and dine with the Roman civilian soldiers who had just joined the kingdom of Dionia.

Not only the officers, but even Sextus, who was more familiar with Davers, was surprised, and before he could find a reason to refuse, Davers had already walked straight to the soldiers and sat down on the grass without hesitation.