"Does the dictator know about your return?" Titus was clearly a little unhappy with Quintus's assertions, and his tone was questioning.

"I really wanted to report to the dictator, but he didn't seem to be in good health, and Lucius didn't let me in to disturb me." Quintus had a look of disdain on his face, and said in an accentuated tone, "Titus, this is very worrying! Can Camillus really command his army and lead us to defeat the mighty Dioonians and retake Rome?! ”

"As long as the dictator is alive, he will be the commander of our entire army!" Titus said in a firm tone.

Quintus was a little anxious and blurted out: "Is Camillus really worthy of your trust?!" Since our return from Helniki, the recapture of Rome has been blocked! Defeat to retake Ostia! Rescue Gabi is almost surrounded! After that, there were turtles huddled here, watching Turstron and Aresia...... One alliance after another turned their backs on us and did nothing! Now that the army of Dionya is on the verge of reaching the city, and we have no way to escape, is it not the fault of Camillus? ”

Quintus's voice was so loud that everyone around him heard it and began to whisper.

Tituston was annoyed, and he spoke less politely: "Quintus, you and I are both battle-hardened people, and we should know that from the invasion of the Dioonians to the present, the dictator has not made any mistakes in commanding the battle, and I can't do better with you!" What's more, in the current predicament, only a dictator can unify the whole army and stabilize morale! And we must also unite in order to resist the onslaught of the Dionians and usher in the hope of victory! Therefore, any attempt to create chaos is absolutely not allowed! Titus stared straight at Quintus with a pair of piercing eyes.

Quintus's face changed slightly, and he understood that Titus was warning him.

During this time, Quintus was dissatisfied with Camilus's conservative strategy, and privately persuaded Aulus and Servius to pressure Camillus to change his battle strategy. As a result, Camillus, who got the news, transferred him to Antium in advance, just to ensure the unity of the army. And the reason why Quintus violated the military order and returned without permission was also because he was sure that Camillus would not dare to punish him, and after he returned, he first targeted Titus with persuasion, because Titus had a high prestige among the soldiers, and he could be regarded as the second person in this army, and with Titus' support, he could force Camillus to make concessions and even obtain the command of the army.

But before Quintus could fully express his meaning, the shrewd Titus had already made his position clear and blocked Quintus's mouth.

At this time, Quintus only felt anxious in his heart, but he had nowhere to vent, and his right fist slammed heavily on the battlements: if it weren't for the fall of Rome, the news was cut off, and the senators didn't know their lives and deaths, they couldn't play a role, otherwise he would have accused Camillus of "passive avoidance of war" by virtue of his noble status as the patriarch of the Claudius clan, thus depriving him of command. But without the support of the Senate, his prestige in the army was not high, and except for the citizens and diners belonging to the Claudius clan, I am afraid that no other citizen soldiers would be willing to obey the command, otherwise how could he be angry with the little nobleman of Titus here!

"Unity?!" Quintus sneered: "You are willing to accept the command of Camillus, who has lost his courage, and watch Rome slowly go to the end, but I won't!" Absolutely not! ”

Quintus's angry roar silenced all around.

Titus watched him stride away, and there was a layer of worry in his heart. As the actual commander of these battles with the Dionian army, he knew very well that Camillus did not want to take a more proactive strategy during this time, but the Dioonians did not let their guard down even when they were on the offensive, not only roaming around the Dionian scouts, but also always guarding the flanks of the siege troops with tens of thousands of troops. In order to avoid being caught in the trap of the battle of Gabi again, Camillus had to resort to forbearance in order to save his little strength and wait for a turnaround.

But will the turnaround really come? Titus looked at the sweaty soldiers in front of the city, thinking of the mighty Dionian army and their terrible king, and his eyes were a little more confused......

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Within the city of Satnikum, Servius found Licinius, who had become a city magistrate.

Licinius had previously been questioned by the generals led by Quintus because of his civilian status, and had almost lost the authority to command his soldiers in battle. But after returning to Satnikum, precisely because of his civilian background, the dictator Camillus appointed him as the municipal governor of Satnikum, because Satnikum was a newly established Roman colonial city, and the people in the city were mainly Roman civilians who had migrated from the city, and now the army has been stationed for a long time, and most of the soldiers are Roman clan citizens, which will inevitably lead to conflicts that will lead to the dissatisfaction of the people of Satnikum.

This appointment of Camillus was clearly deliberate, and Licinius's role in this is evident from the presence of the army to the present day, even as the Dionian army approached and the city of Satnikum remained stable.

Licinius and Servius were relatives, Licinius's son Stolo took Ambustus's youngest daughter as his wife, and Servius married Ambustus's eldest daughter, and the two were brothers-in-law. But the relationship between the two sides is not very good, and there is little contact. Because Servius was a nobleman, and had an arrogant personality, flamboyant behavior, and contempt for commoners, he had a similar interest in Quintus, and explicitly supported Camillus when Quintus questioned his battle plan, and finally Camillus sent Quintus to Antium, and at the same time put Servius in charge of the wounded barracks in the city, quietly depriving him of the right to lead the army.

"Licinius, I hope for your help." Servius said bluntly.

"What do you need me to do, please say." Licinius said politely, but he was a little dissatisfied in his heart: Is this the tone of asking for help?!

Servius was obviously not in the habit of observing other people's faces, and he complained loudly: "The dictator asked me to manage the wounded barracks, but it is not only a wounded barracks, it is hell!" Nearly 3,000 seriously wounded soldiers crowded the small square, not only covered with blood, moaning, and stinking, but also a third of them were uncovered by tents, and flies and mosquitoes flew everywhere, which was very disgusting! The day before yesterday there was a heavy rain, and as a result, some of the wounded soldiers were caught in the rain and died of fever......"

Servius had a sad expression: "These are the warriors of Rome!" They fought valiantly for Rome, how can we abandon them so easily, Mars will punish us! So I hope you can free up some houses for these wounded soldiers and send more people so that they can be better housed and better cared for! ……”

Looking at Servius's sad appearance, Licinius only wanted to gag in his heart, he clearly remembered: when Camillus appointed Servius to manage the wounded barracks, the noble general had a black face, and even jumped up to curse, saying "I will never care about those dead people!" ......" and so on, and later reluctantly accepted the appointment under the persuasion of everyone. As far as he knew, he rarely inspected and managed the wounded barracks these days, and now he actually remembered to pretend to be a good person?!

Licinius looked embarrassed, sighed and said: "You are right, these Roman warriors should indeed be well cared for, but it may be difficult to make room for them......"

Hearing this, Servius's face sank.

As if he had not seen it, Licinius continued: "Alas...... As you know, I've put a lot of effort into getting our army of more than 13,000 people in the city! The inhabitants of the entire residential area in the western part of the city have been relocated to house the army, and they have to live together with the inhabitants of other urban areas, and the people of the city have already expressed their dissatisfaction with this, and we have managed to pacify them. If we have to find new accommodation for the wounded soldiers now, I am afraid that many of the city's residents will have to be relocated again, which will inevitably provoke the anger of the people and cause unrest in the city! In the face of an emergency of imminent war with the Dionians, it is best to keep order stable in the city! ”

Servius immediately lowered his face and accused loudly: "Licinius, for the sake of the interests of the civilians, you completely disregard the life and death of the wounded soldiers, and bear to let our warriors die wailing in the wind and rain, are you still worthy of being a Roman general!" ”

Licinius was accused in public, and he was also furious, he knew that if he didn't fight back, allowing these words to reach the ears of the soldiers, it would inevitably lead to the disgust of the soldiers, so he immediately said sharply: "Servius, have you inspected the wounded barracks since you took over the wounded barracks!" Have you ever comforted a wounded soldier who groaned in pain! Have you instructed your men to build more tents to improve their living conditions? …… You keep saying that you are all for the good of the wounded soldiers, but that's just a lie! The real truth is that due to your negligence, the camp of wounded soldiers was not well repaired, resulting in heavy rain that killed some wounded soldiers! You have a big responsibility for this! ……”

"You...... You! ...... "Servius was indeed criticized for the heavy rain, and Quintus also reminded him to take care of the wounded soldiers after he returned, after all, the huge number of wounded soldiers and the soldiers of the army are more or less related to each other, and taking care of them will naturally win the hearts of the army."

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