At this moment, the originally quiet Dionys army moved, and the light infantry of each legion quickly approached and used javelins and arrows to strike the advancement of the Roman soldiers. The cavalry legions on both wings had already begun to advance and soon collided with the Roman cavalry...

After a while, the cavalry army defeated the small number of Roman cavalry and pursued, and the light infantry also retreated smoothly to the rear of the military formation.

"Jaberlin preparation!" The commands of the team officials rang one after another in the long military formation.

Roman soldiers who already knew some knowledge of the Dionia tactics raised their long shields in the face of the speeding javelin rain...

After two rounds of javelins, the soldiers of the Dionian charge forward and collided with the rushing Roman soldiers...

The sound of fighting became the only sound in this world.

Crotokatax felt that his breathing seemed to have stopped. He opened his eyes wide, his eyes shining through the dust and mist, and brought scenes of intense battle scenes into his mind. His expression was a little nervous and a little excited.

Next to him, the kingdom's staff officer Thormede, the court clerk Heniporis, the fourth legion commander Olivers, the fifth legion commander Giorgris... etc., the generals who participated in this expedition were closely watching the battle. They all knew that Davers attached importance to Rome, so they all had to take a look at the battle in advance and understand the combat effectiveness of the Romans so that they could make correct judgments in future battles.

The heavy infantry battle on the front of the military formation was still in a fierce stalemate, and some scouts rushed over to report: "Report! The First Cavalry Legion has completed its pursuit and is returning to the back of the attack on the enemy's right wing!"

"Report! The Second Cavalry Legion is attacking the rear of the left wing of the enemy's army formation!"

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After listening to the report, Davers gently patted the horse's neck and said, "Amintas, after the Romans were defeated, you must pursue them boldly, completely disperse them, and drive them to the south so that they cannot hinder our actions tomorrow. If you can take down Lavinim, the troops you lead will no longer need to build camps, and spend the night there tonight so that the soldiers can rest."

"Yes, your Majesty." Amintas saluted.

After Davers returned the gift, he turned his horse's head and galloped towards the beach.

The palace guards followed closely behind.

Crotokatax looked at the battlefield a little reluctantly before leaving.

Olivers, Giogris and others congratulated Amintas before leaving in a hurry. In their opinion, the soldiers of the Dionian Legion blocked the enemy's attack from the front and gained a little upper hand, while the cavalry detoured to the enemy's wings. In such a favorable situation, even if the battle is still going on, the victory is not far away.

As they expected, after the battle lasted for more than ten minutes, the Roman soldiers began to retreat and soon turned into a great defeat.

The Roman army was defeated so easily, in fact, was related to the source of the soldiers of this army. Most of its soldiers were born in the Roman civilian class. They were assigned lands of Villitre, Sartneycomm, and Antium not long ago. They used to assist in combat as light infantry. However, in recent years, due to the reform of the Roman military system and the generous assistance of Carthage, the Roman Senate distributed heavy infantry equipment to them and began to train heavy infantry. However, they obviously lacked the combat skills of heavy infantry and their combat experience, but they encountered strong enemies when they were the main force.

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Just when Amintas led the first, second, third legion and two cavalry corps to pursue the defeated troops, King Davers led the fourth, fifth and sixth legion that had already gathered on the beach to march north along the coast. His goal was the port of Ostia that had been set long ago. As Rome's only port for maritime trade and important materials to obtain important materials, seizing Ostia would not only cut off Carthage's aid to Rome, but also gain a foothold for the Dionysian expeditionary army in the Latinum region, but also provide great convenience for the army's logistics supply and material transportation. This is a good thing that can be killed by a few. Davers had already locked the target to attack before he set out.

Ostia has been a colonial city of Rome for decades, but it has been nearly ten years since the Roman Senate was taken seriously by Carthage. Because she established a closer alliance with Carthage, in order to protect the various materials that Carthage helped Rome, at the suggestion of the Carthage, she began to strengthen Ostia's city defense and protection of ports. Especially after the war with the Dionians, because she was afraid of the strength of the Dionian fleet, the Senate also sent additional garrisons to Ostia. However, they never expected that Dionia would lead a large army to attack at this moment, and bypass the Roman defense system on land, and directly attack Ostia from the sea.

Therefore, when Davers' army arrived outside the city of Ostia, there were only 3,000 defenders in the city. They had already received news of the enemy's attack in advance. While they sent messengers to ask Rome for help, the soldiers were also ready for defense, but when they saw the huge number of Dionian troops outside the city, they couldn't help but feel frightened.

The defending generals loudly encouraged them: "Citizens, it's getting late, and the enemy's attack will not last long. Take out your courage to repel the enemy's attack, and the reinforcements from Rome will arrive tomorrow!..."

His words gave the Roman soldiers greater encouragement, because it was already afternoon and it was indeed not enough time for the Dionians to siege the city.

So after the three Legions of Dionia entered the predetermined position and quickly expanded, Davers issued an offensive order without delay.

Although Davers brought a team of more than 500 engineers this time, due to the haste and no time to build large-scale siege equipment, the ready-made siege equipment was just dozens of crossbows and countless ladders brought with the ship. After the engineers quickly assembled, these crossbows were pushed to the front of the formation and bombarded the city walls.

For a moment, stone bombs in the air kept roaring, the city walls kept roaring, and stone pieces flew around.

Roman soldiers who had never experienced this Hitman formation hid behind the battlements in fear, almost daring to move, and their morale was disheartened.

After more than ten minutes of continuous bombardment, the loud military horn sounded and the attack of the crossbow stopped.

The Roman soldiers had just breathed a sigh of relief and carefully poked their heads out of the city wall. They saw the black siege team of Dionia a hundred meters away from the city, accompanied by a deafening roar, roaring towards the city of Ostia from the east and south.

"Citizens, when the enemy attacks, their crossbows will stop throwing stones, motivate you, take your weapons, teach them a lesson, and let them taste the power of our Romans!..." The defending generals kept shouting loudly, and the Dionian crossbows did not fire stone bombs again, which made them feel a little calmer.

"Archer! Archers are ready to shoot!..." The Roman officials also began to issue orders.

The reason why the crossbows troops did not raise the elevation angle of the crossbows brackets, so that the stone bombs were higher than the city walls and bombarded the city was because there were many port warehouses in Ostia, and Davers was worried that they would be destroyed and affected their subsequent use.

Davers sat firmly behind, watching the battle proceeded calmly.

Crotokatax couldn't sit still. After getting his father's permission, he rode forward and was closer to the battlefield, so that he could see clearly. Of course, Martius followed him with some of the palace guards to ensure his safety.

Siege battles are different from positions. Although the battle is large in scale and the sound of killing sounds are shocking, due to the obstruction of vision, it is difficult to see the casualties and injuries of both sides in the fierce battle. Siege battles are different. Soldiers on one side fell from the city, soldiers climbing the ladder fell down by javelins or stones, and even the entire ladder was pushed down... These pictures can clearly come into the eyes of Crotokatax, and the continuous appearance of these scenes also made him feel heartbroken. He held his fists tightly and kept muttering: "Stop! Go up! Hades, please protect them and occupy the city quickly!..."

But Hades obviously did not respond to the prayers of his descendants. Crotokatax was frightened for a while and was a little afraid to look. He turned around and looked at Davers, who could not move under the army in the distance, and then glanced at the Fourth Legion, which was still resting in a row not far away. He couldn't help but ask in confusion: "Why don't you send the Fourth Legion up immediately and increase the intensity of the siege?"

Martius explained from the side: "Ostia is a small town that cannot accommodate too many soldiers to attack the city. If they are sent, it will cause congestion and increase casualties."

Crotokataks was a soldier in the reserve team of the Legion and worked in the Military Affairs Department for a year. Of course, he knew that the Fourth Legion was called the most capable legion in Dionia. At this time, he could only stomp his feet in a hurry: "If I had known, I should have sent the Fourth Legion to attack the city first!"

Crotokataks could question his father's military arrangements. Martius, who was loyal to his duties, could not continue to say it. He could only comfort him softly: "Siege is very time-consuming. The battle has just begun. The Romans' defense is still very tenacious. We cannot be too anxious. I believe that Your Majesty will have a clear tactical arrangement for the Fourth Legion..."

"Really?!" Crotokatax's eyes lit up.

"Of course, your Majesty never fights a battle without confidence!" Although Martius did not know the specific combat plan, he was obviously full of confidence in King Davers.
Chapter completed!