Of course Valques didn't understand the preciousness of the position of the administrative adjutant, but just relying on the words "power is greater than the Roman mayor" made him unable to believe his ears, and he became a lowly slave two days ago in a blink of an eye. He was a middle-level official who was the envy of the Roman commoners, and the big pie that suddenly fell from the sky made him a little dizzy, and made him panic: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, I... I... I have never held a public office, and I am worried... worried. I can't do it..."
Davers gently comforted him and said, "You don't have to worry, no one is born to do things, I will send someone to assist you, and of course you have to work hard yourself."
Valks nodded again and again.
"Are you literate?" Davers asked.
Valkes shook his head in shame.
"It doesn't matter." Davers encouraged him: "There were a lot of slaves in Dionia who didn't have the opportunity to read and write, but they all seized the time and opportunity to study hard. Official of the kingdom, I think you can do it too! When you have enough knowledge and understand the laws of Dionia, you can make more contributions to Dionia, and you can even be elected to enter. Dionysian Senate!"
Become an elder? ! Valkes was short of breath instantly, which was something he never dared to dream of before. Therefore, when he left, his feet seemed to be stepping on the clouds, and the whole person was erratic.
Seeing Valks in such a state, Henepolis said worriedly: "Your Majesty, can he do it well?"
"I don't expect him to do the job of Roman adjutant, but he will be an example! His example will tell all Roman commoners the rights they could not get from the Roman Senate even if they sacrificed their lives, Dionysius. But you can give them, that's enough!"
Davos smiled slightly, and then said sternly: "Also, Heney, don't underestimate these poor people, once you open the shackles and give them a chance, their determination to change their fate will burst out as you imagined. Unparalleled power!"
"I will pay attention to his performance, and I hope he will not disappoint your Majesty's expectations for him!" Henipolis said seriously.
At this time, Davos rubbed his stomach: "It's time for dinner, I'm a little hungry."
Henepolis hurriedly called the servants to prepare supper.
When Davos sat down at the table, he found that there was one person missing: "Where's Cloto?"
"Oh, Your Majesty." Martius replied hurriedly: "The Prince went to the square and ate with the soldiers of the Second Legion. I asked the guards who fought with him before to accompany him."
Davos was stunned for a moment, and then smiled gratified: "It seems that this child has begun to adapt to the battlefield."
As soon as Davos took a bite of the bread and drank the wine mixed with water, the guards hurried in: "Your Majesty, the scout has come to report that in the southeast of the city of Rome, a Roman army of less than 10,000 people is heading towards Rome. The city is rushing to march."
Hearing this news, Davos looked calm, thought for a while, and said, "Southeastward... During the day we just repulsed the reinforcements of the Latin city-states, and the army that appears now can only be led by the Roman dictator Camelus. The vanguard of the army is now. The distance from Helniki to here is hundreds of kilometers. It is not easy for this army to arrive in more than a day. Inform the commanders of the army, stick to the city wall, and wait for the enemy's morale to run out. , eat it again!"
Davers finished giving the order and took a big bite of the crunchy bread.
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Mount Caltorin, one of the seven hills in the city of Rome, the reason why it has become a holy place for the Romans is because the temple of Jupiter, the protector of Rome, and the temple of the goddess Juno, are built on the top of the mountain. And the temple of Janus, another god of war revered by the Romans. The temple of this god with two heads in the front and back has two gates. When there is war, the gate will be open all the time, and it will be closed in peacetime. , but since the second Roman king Numa, the temple gate has almost never been closed.
Capitoline Hill is the highest among the seven hills in Rome. Although it is only more than 50 meters high, its three sides are steep cliffs, and the narrower side is slightly flat, with a road up the mountain. Due to its small area on the top of the mountain, no one chose it as a place to live when Rome was built, and only a few people lived on it later, including the Manlius clan. It was not until Marcus Manlius Capitolinus was executed on the charge of "attempting to dictatorship" that the Roman Senate issued a new resolution "forbidding anyone to live on Capitoline Hill" for the purpose of The Manlius clan had to be relocated.
The Celts invaded more than ten years ago, and the Roman elders took some citizens to retreat to the Capitoline Hill and held it for more than half a year, so that the entire city of Rome was not completely occupied, and it also inspired the Roman people who fell outside to fight. In the end, Kami Luce led an army to drive out the Celts, which made Capitoline even more sacred in the hearts of the Romans.
This time, the Dionysians attacked Rome aggressively. Originally, the Romans were quite confident that they would be able to hold on until Camillous led his army back. The way made the defenders feel very difficult, and the elders felt that the situation was not good. These Roman nobles who have survived for a hundred years have their own experience in seeking good luck and avoiding evil. So when the Senate made a decision to retreat to Capitoline Mountain, they moved quickly and fled to the mountain with their families and supplies.
The Capitoline Mountain, which was originally lively except for festivals and ceremonies, suddenly became crowded and noisy. After the high priest Ulysses prayed devoutly to Jupiter and Juno and asked for forgiveness, the people were allowed to enter the temple for refuge. . As a result, the temple courtyard was crowded with terrified people, and even the main hall, which was usually forbidden to enter, became a temporary residence and meeting place for the elders.
Ambustus and Scipio hurried into the hall, and the elders who were negotiating nervously immediately set their sights on them.
Portitus asked, "Have you counted the number of people who went up the mountain?"
"A total of 5,642 people." Ambestus replied.
"This is several times more than the number of people on the mountain that time!" The old man Lucretius sighed.
Everyone knew what he said that time, and many people suddenly looked sad.
Someone hurriedly asked, "Is there enough food?"
"Give us food for about a month." Ambestus said, "I have sent a patrol to collect all the food and sent someone to guard it."
The so-called collection is actually forcing the people who go up the mountain to hand over the food in their hands, and then distribute them evenly every day. But the elders have no objection after hearing this. It has only been ten years since the Celts invaded. Some of the elders have personally participated in the battle to defend the Capitoline. They are already familiar with it.
"How many soldiers are there capable of fighting?" asked Marugineensis.
"There are only 650 people, and I have already selected them to form six squadrons." The Great Scipio replied gloomily.
"There are only 650 people!" Someone exclaimed, and then realized that his voice was too loud, disturbing the gods in the temple, and quickly closed his mouth.
"In addition to the patrol, there are more than 800 people. The number of soldiers on Capitoline Mountain has doubled from the last time. We can fully hold on until Camelus leads the army to return and drive the enemy away. You don't have to worry at all. !" Portitus reassured everyone.
"Scipio, after a discussion just now, we decided to let you be in charge of the defense of Capitoline Mountain." Marugineensis said
"Me?" Scipio the Great was a little surprised, knowing that when he fled up the mountain, he was criticized by some elders, thinking that it was his greed for life and fear of death that caused the city of Rome to be broken so quickly.
"Ten years ago, you fought stubbornly against the Celts on this mountain, and stood firm with other warriors for more than half a year, and you are very experienced in this. You have fought hard against the Dionysians for so long before, right? They already know that, besides you, who else can take on this important responsibility!"
Having said this, Marugineensis glanced at the crowd, increased his tone, and said: "The responsibility for the fall of Rome has nothing to do with you. After the battle started, you handed over the command to us... Ei! We didn't think of it. The siege ability of the Dionians will be so strong!"
"It's mainly because the young and middle-aged citizens in the city of Rome are not there!" Plenius said loudly, obviously wanting to put the responsibility for the fall of the city on Camelus.
This time, no one spoke out to defend Camillous, and even Portitus chose to remain silent. The fall of the city of Rome made the elders more or less dissatisfied with Camillous: if the dictator had not proposed to 'concentrate all efforts and conquer Herniki first', how could Rome have suffered such a catastrophe? !
But the elders apparently forgot that Camelus' proposal had received their strong support, and they had thought of getting many benefits from this military operation.
At the moment when the city-state was in danger, Scipio the Great did not refuse and accepted the appointment, but he had just fought the Dionysian army head-on and expressed his concern about the next battle: "Fathers and newcomers, Since I went up the mountain, I have been paying attention to the performance of the Dionysian army in the city of Rome. They did not arbitrarily kill the Roman people who remained at the foot of the mountain, humiliate... The women of Rome did not snatch property, burn buildings, or even because property and Women clash and fight with each other.
what are they doing? ! When they drove the Roman people in the square home, they were actually cleaning the streets, setting up tents in the square, patrolling the city walls... The performance of the Dionysian army in Rome was completely different from the Celts ten years ago! You have high hopes for the coming back of Camelus with an army, but I want you to prepare for the worst... Camelus may not be able to retake Rome any time soon! "