Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

The Lucanian tribal coalition stopped moving two miles away from the Greek army, and they also began to line up.

The Greek army just waited quietly and did not take the opportunity to attack.This is not surprising, because Turi hopes to change the scene of its passive beating during the first battle, and Lucania wants to use this war to completely eliminate the remaining power of Turi. Therefore, the battle is the common will of both parties.

If the Greek army is attacking at this time, the Lucanian tribal coalition forces can only retreat without completing the formation, and the infantry chasing the infantry is difficult to catch up with at a distance of one kilometer. The time leading to the battle is pushed back.This is unacceptable to General Turiri who has been carefully prepared.Citizens can’t accept it either, because it means they have to be scared for longer.

The Greek army gave the Lucanian tribal coalition sufficient time to set up, and the Lucanians also made full use of this time.Since the detectives had reported the general situation of the Greek army formation to the tribal coalition leaders, the coalition leaders quickly decided the position of the troops in the formation after urgent discussions: The chief of the city of Grummentum Akpiru Leading its tribal warriors six thousand people in the middle road; Niutum and Laos warriors in the two cities a total of 4,500 people on the left; and the main ally of Grumentum-another in the Lucania region A powerful tribe combined with the four thousand people led by the chief of Cincinnati in the city of Pecosis, together with the 1,500 warriors in the Vigo city in the Bruti region, a total of five thousand five hundred people, in Right wing.The Lucanian tribal coalition has a total strength of 16,000 and no cavalry.

The city of Grummentum has been in battle for the past two years, and its chief, Akpiru, is also considered to be highly experienced in the military. Before the war, he sent many spies to disguise into the port of Turiyi (here is free The place with the most people, where fish and dragons are mixed, is not easy to be found), and got a lot of news. Combining the return of the spies today, he already had a mind in mind: Although the Turiri civic soldiers in the middle of the Greek army road are many older, But the number of people is too large to be underestimated. He will deal with it personally; the right wing of the Greek army is the Tarantum reinforcements. I heard that this time the troops repulsed the Mesapi in Tarantum many times, and it is estimated that the combat effectiveness is not bad. Mu and Laos are sister cities, and coordination is not a problem. The 4,500 people are more than enough to deal with them; while the Greek army has the smallest number of left wing, and the horses can see the difference between it and the other two people at a glance, because it The number of people is really too small.It is said that this Greek mercenary once expeditioned to Persia, but after hearing the stories about them, Akpiru believed that the rumors about this army were too exaggerated. It was not just the defeat of the war in Persia and the escape. People always brag about themselves.He has no concept of the Far Eastern power, Persia, and believes that the strength of two thousand people is limited, and the bravery of the Pecosis warriors is not weaker than that of Grummentum, and the ability of his chief, Cincinnati, is not weak. , And son Gnenet (also the son-in-law of Akpiru), the brave whole family, 4,000 warriors plus 1,500 Bruty warriors, almost three times the strength of the other side, fully capable Defeated the left of the Greek army in one fell swoop.Therefore, he locked the victory on his right wing.

The Lukanians were deployed relatively quickly, because their array was not as tight as the Greek army, and the loose formation made the already huge team even larger.

As several long horns sounded, this time an astonishing number of troops came to the Greek army slowly like a mountain...

The battle is about to begin!Ferris' somewhat turbid old eyes could already see the shadow of the enemy on the opposite side.He took a long breath, puffed up some shriveled chests, turned over and dismounted, and commanded the slave to carry: "Bring my weapons and helmet!"

At this moment, he heard a noise from the soldiers ahead.

"What happened?" he asked suspiciously, as did the people around him.He had to mount the horse again, looking intently at the front, with no change in front.But looking in the direction of the soldiers' commotion, he saw hundreds of soldiers on the left rushed out of the square and ran towards the Lucanias on the opposite side...

What are they doing?Is it to surrender to the enemy?...Phillips felt chilled at the thought of this possibility: Is it true as some people say,'Mercenaries without a sense of belonging are not reliable'!

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More than six hundred light infantry were led out of the array by Epidnis and Cpit, and the right wing of the Lukalia tribe allied forces rushed over.Of course, they did not surrender, but they carried out a new tactic that has been practiced in accordance with the requirements of the leader of Davos: that is, before the two armed forces collided, they used light infantry to preempt the enemy with long-range killing, which defeated the enemy’s sharpness and chaos. The purpose of the formation.

In the face of a large number of enemy troops, hundreds of solitary soldiers are like small trees in the wind, and there is a danger of being blown at any time. This psychological pressure and fear will collapse the timid, but these soldiers are Hundreds of thousands of battles have been tempered on the Persian journey. The spirit has been extremely tenacious. Their formation is scattered and not chaotic, and the speed of forwards is accelerating.

When the distance to the enemy was less than 400 meters, Epidnis and Cpit shouted almost at the same time: "Throw the cubs!"

The troopers stopped and began to unravel the trombone ropes wrapped around their waists; while the rest of the soldiers continued to move as fast as 100 meters away from the enemy, the archers stopped; and four hundred light shield soldiers also returned Moving forward...

The reason why Greilat of Picoxis is loved by tribal warriors is that he is the leader of every battle and rushes to the front line.Seeing these Greeks in leather armor lined up in two loose lines, he rushed straight up, and at first he was a little puzzled.To the north of Pecosis is the Greek city-state Ilya. Pecosis has repeatedly invaded his territory. The two sides fought frequently. The fighting style of the Greeks is relatively familiar to Gennanet, but he has never seen it before. Weird behavior.But soon, when the Greeks raised their gleaming spearheads, strode forward, and made preparations for throwing, he was taken aback: "Be careful of javelins!!! Defense!!!"

Hundreds of javelins came roaring with a strong wind.The experienced light shield soldiers did not throw in a straight line, but to the diagonal forward.Although the Lucanians were fully equipped with Greek heavy infantry, they did not learn the principle of "I protect others, others protect me" of the Greek heavy infantry, and hurriedly protected themselves with their round shields, making the original slightly loose front. A large gap was revealed. This javelin, which was thickened by Dave Steve, crossed the gap between the shield and the shield, and most of them penetrated into the ribs covered by the multi-layered linen armor of the tribal warriors. , Falling down.

Grenadt responded quickly, blocking the thrown javelin with a shield. The javelin pierced the copper skin of the round shield and nailed it to the shield.Just when he wanted to pull out the javelin, the person next to him shouted, "Be careful with bows and arrows!!"

Arrows and stones hit like raindrops...

There was a piece on Gennanet's head. Although he was protected by a helmet, it also made him dizzy and nearly fell.

This wave of mercenary bows and arrows hit the rocks. The Lucanias did not lose much, but the first few columns in the middle of the right wing of Lucania were in chaos. However, the Greek light shields took the opportunity to throw a second round of javelins. Make the javelin lethality increase...

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Ferris and Kunogolata immediately saw this kind of sight and were dumbfounded. They had guessed the combat power of the Davos mercenary, but they never expected such a novel tactic, and the effect was so amazing!

Seeing that some of the front lines of the enemy's right wing were almost fragmented, Kunogolata said with excitement, "We knew that these mercenaries are so powerful, we should learn from them earlier and use this tactic!"

Ferris shook his head: "Will our light infantry be so bold that they are hundreds of meters away from the phalanx to actively attack a large number of enemies, and only these battle-hardened mercenaries dare to use this, I am afraid this is They learned the tactics from Persia." Ferris said that with a hint of regret in his heart: before the formal engagement, the combat power of the Davies mercenary exceeded his expectations. Perhaps it should be based on the mercenary The young leader’s suggestion was to allocate him another two thousand mercenaries...

Ferris put this idea down: since the original plan has been executed, it is best to carry it out!This is his many years of experience from the army.

"Almost ready to fight, the enemy is about to attack!" He reminded the surrounding soldiers while dismounting and starting to wear helmets.