Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Not only the soldiers, at the moment of the appearance of the Dionysian Army, Milon’s brain was also blank. He was trembling and pale, and he knew: he was cheated!Deceived by the cunning Dionysians!I thought there were too few enemies, so I hurriedly let my army cross the river in front of an equally large army of enemies. For any qualified general, this is an extremely wrong military action!But now it is too late to retreat.Retreating in front of the enemy and going back to cross the river again is a taboo for the city-state civics who usually do not train much, which means a big defeat without battle, and the Dionysians can easily The attack turned the seemingly gentle River Trionto into the grave of Crotone civil soldiers.

Milon didn't expect that the battle between Crotone and Dionia would suddenly start here and now, but in the face of a decisive battle related to the life and death of the city-state, he tried to force himself to calm down and guilt and fear All left behind, focus on the battle in front of you: "Blow all the bugles! Blow all the drums! Let the soldiers rush! Bravely cross the river! We can hope to win!!" He anxiously raised his arm high call.

The herding soldiers leaped directly into the river and shouted loudly.

The suddenly increased trumpet sound of the trumpet urged the army to advance, and the team officers in the formation were well aware of the danger and took the lead in taking the lead.

Crotone’s army began to accelerate, but the formation of the Dionysian army was quickly reorganized, and it was already forced up. Because of the cobblestones on the ground, neither side charged as the previous heavy infantry battles, but was steadily Close to...

When the two sides were only more than 20 meters apart, Colebus saw the enemy on the opposite side suddenly stopped in the scream of the team officer, the enemy in the front row squatted slightly, and countless cold lights appeared in the enemy formation in the back row.The action made by the other party made him immediately understand what was going on. He even squatted hurriedly without even having the time to spit out the word "Javelin".

Just listen to "Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!..." The continuous roaring sounds, like a sudden gust of wind, accompanied by the screams, the front row of the entire lineup of Crotone fell in a blink of an eye Not only interrupted the advancement of Crotone’s soldiers, but the formation at the forefront of his army was somewhat fragmented.

The Dionysians did not stop, followed by another round of javelin throwing.At such a short distance, the lethality of the heavy javelin is quite amazing.

Just when the Crotone soldiers were so busy trying to avoid the javelin and helping their companions that the formation was in chaos, the Dionysian took the opportunity to make great strides and hit the frightened Crotonene with a round shield, two or three spears at the same time Poke at the enemy who just survived the javelin...

If it weren't for the back row, Crotone's front line almost collapsed.But because of this, Crotone’s forces were blocked on the bank of the river, and Milon’s carefully prepared battle array of more than 20 lines became troublesome at the moment. On most of the river, they were half on the bank and half on the river. In the river.Heavy infantry confrontation, in addition to fighting face to face, pushes the opponent in the same way as the tug of war with the thickness of the array to achieve a breakthrough. It is also another effective way of attacking, but the Crotonians are now in a situation where they cannot effectively form Instead, the united joint force is slowly pushed back by the other party's strong push.

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When the javelin that covered the sky flew into Crotone's formation, Milon felt that his heart would stop beating.

The heavy infantry of Dionia can actually throw a javelin!Milon regretted that he was too careless at the moment, and did not go into more detail to understand the tactical characteristics of the Dionysian army. Look at their light infantry and heavy infantry. This is obviously a uniquely tactical and well-trained force!

Just when Milon was sad about the soldier’s death and injury and regretted his negligence, his men stared closely at the fighting on the other side and shouted anxiously: "The damn Dionysians have so many infantry! It must be them The reinforcements of Niutum and Laos have arrived!"

Indeed, according to the return of the left and right wing heralds, the Dionysian formations have almost the same length, and can oppress your own array to retreat. Despite the convenience of the terrain, I am afraid that its thickness is not much thinner than its own array. Is there currently about 20,000 Dionysians?Listening to the scoldings of his men, but like lightning flashed across Miron's mind, he was always eager to revenge the secret report returned by Turui, so he also knew about the Dionysian Union.

He remembered that the Secret News once said: Turui takes at least three days to Niutum, and it takes the same time to Laos. Even if the cavalry mobilization order is passed to Niutum and Laos, immediately It took six days to assemble the troops and arrive in Turriy. After all, Turrii-Niutum-Laos Avenue was only under construction, and it was only four days from the declaration of war to the present, unless Dionia called the troops in advance.However, three days ago, the mercenaries had not attacked Crimea. He tortured several prisoners, including Kriano and Torikos. They all agreed to conceal Daves and decided to seize it privately. Crimea.Therefore, the reinforcements of Niutum and Laos should still be on their way to Turui, so where did so many Dionysian heavy infantry come from?

There are not so many citizens in Turiri and Amendolara.At this point Milon can be sure, what he suddenly remembered: ...Freeman?!These are the so-called registered freemen of Dionysia!!

Milong suddenly remembered that in the previous confidential report, Dionia also frequently organized their freemen to conduct military training.Milon still remembers that many people in the Crotone council derided Dionysia for being hungry for food, and turned all the free citizens into city-state citizens. It was a mess!But everything in front of me shows that this method of Dionysia is still effective. The armor and shield spears of the free people who were still poor before are probably all from the army of Crotone who was killed or captured in the last battle. Right!

Despite his resentment, Milon more clearly realized that Turriil had even sent these freemen on the battlefield. I am afraid that he had all his money. So do they still have extra troops!!

Milon stared at the battlefield in front of him, but his spirit was uplifted: "Utid Moss!"

"General, what's the matter?" the shouting men just responded.

"You immediately led the two thousand soldiers to the east and handed them to Filadelfoss."

"What?! Didn't you want this unit to step up and strengthen the middle?" Utiedmos asked doubtfully.

"Implement the order!" Myron stared at him. The friend's son worked hard, but he was too active: "You tell General Philadez that there will not be too many enemies on the other side. After crossing the river and repelling the enemy, rush over and attack Dionysia's army! The victory or defeat of this battle depends on his actions!" Milon exclaimed very solemnly.

"Understood!" Utiedmus reminded Milon that he saw the victory and hurried to execute the order.

Milon jumped off the horse, armed with a shield spear, led the guards down the river and waded in the water, joined the battle array, and kept shouting to let the soldiers fight bravely.

Since Dionia’s heavy infantry is mostly composed of reserve citizens, he does not believe that these novices who were freemen half a year ago and have never had any heavy infantry combat experience can master the fighting essence of heavy infantry within half a year. This is his Where faith is.He firmly believed that even if Crotone soldiers faced adversity, they would still be able to persevere with the arrival of the Philippine army.

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A large flag was erected high behind the center of Dionysian Army. The top is also inlaid with the statue of Hades, but it is significantly larger than the legion’s flag, and the flag is also larger. Only "Daveus" is embroidered on it. Very large golden letters.

There are three legions in the Dionysian Union. Of course, Daves must abdicate and return to his original position. According to the old tradition, the consul has originally served as the commander of the city-state army, so Daves has the highest rank in the alliance. The post is the commander-in-chief (ie Supreme Commander) of the Dionysian Union Army.

At this moment, Davers is also paying attention to the movement of the enemy on the other side.

"Sir Commander, the enemy has troops going downstream!" Aristotle reminded loudly that as a talent that Daveus fancy, Daveus had the intention to train him like Yasisters in an all-round way, so he was also in combat. Let him follow, but after all he is just a freeman, so he can only temporarily be named as a clerk.

Davos had long waited for this moment: "Tormead!"

"Sir Commander, please order!" Tommyd's reply was from the heart of respect.

Originally, Crotone's rapid march greatly exceeded the expectations of the generals. When the forces of Niutum and Laos were unable to arrive in time, the difference in the strength of the two sides was somewhat large.During the military discussion, many people proposed that they should give up reinforcements to Castellon and stick to Turriy to wait for the reinforcements to arrive and then make a decisive battle.However, Davies stood out from the crowd and insisted on advancing the front to Castron. Out of the long-established prestige, everyone was finally convinced by him.

He recruited all the trained and combatable citizens and registered free citizens in Turri and Amendolara, and even some free citizens who just arrived in Turri, which did take great risks. It is known that Dionysia’s army is concentrated in Castellon, and Turiri and Amendolara in the rear, except for a few troops in the port, have almost no defensive force.If Crotone's fleet landed on the coast of the Plain of Subari, then Dionia would be irresistible for a while, but Daveus dared to make such a bold action.