Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

The cunning Mesapi cavalry quickly swept forward obliquely, exposing the infantry phalanx behind him.

Then, Mesapi's formation stopped, and confronted Aceta's army again 100 meters away.

However, Akita couldn't wait any longer, and had twice the strength of the enemy, plus the uneasiness in his heart, prompting him to order immediately: the sound of the attack!

In Tarantum, there are many people who are jealous or look down on the Dionysian League, Achita did not.Not only did he have a good relationship with Dionys, the governor of Dionysia, but he also carefully studied Dionysia’s military tactics and absorbed some of them to apply to his troops.Increasing the number of light infantry, forming groups individually, and making full use of its long-range attacks is a major change in the army he led.

When the light infantry first attacked the enemy, the Aceta sitting array was much longer than the rear of the right wing of the enemy phalanx, and directed the right wing heavy infantry to move forward, preparing to form an outcrop on the enemy's left wing.

The Mesapi’s phalanx remains unchanged, and the Mesapi cavalry surrounding the Tarantum array is in action.They came up from all directions, throwing javelins at the soldiers of Tarantum in an attempt to disrupt and prevent the enemy from advancing.

Aceta was unmoved, the offensive trumpet sounded continuously, and the heavy infantry would soon enter a distance where they could charge.

"Woo!...Woo!..." The long and horny horn suddenly sounded on the battlefield.

Aceta was taken aback: This voice came from behind?!!

"There are enemies in the back! There are enemies in the back!!!..." Some soldiers at the rear of the right wing of the phalanx began to yell in panic, and the human figures shadowed in the distant morning mist in the distance could be seen from the side and the rumbling footsteps were heard .

Hit it!The Mesapi people lie here!Achita "giggled" in his heart, and the thought quickly flashed in his mind: Should he move on or retreat?He must make a decision immediately.

Fortunately, he learned the approach of the Dionysian army. The commander was not in the square, but outside the square.It was also because of this that some people accused him in the Senate: it was an act of greed and fear of death not to fight side by side with the citizens in the battle.

He did not change his practice because of criticism, so now he can make adjustments before the battle: "The whole army stopped advancing! Immediately retreating to the left rear with the overall formation!" Aceta immediately gave orders to the heralds and commanders, He hopes that by retreating, he will turn the bad situation of front and back attack into a frontal confrontation with these two enemies.

The bugle sounded.The herding soldiers drove behind the phalanx and shouted loudly.

For the ordinary Greek city-state army, retreating to the left is a complex tactical movement, which is difficult to do during training, not to mention on the battlefield, but Aceta believes that this team he has led has been in battle for half a year. Like the Dionysian army, an army under his strict training can do it.

In many battles with the Mesapi people, he learned the bravery and tenacity of this race. He had no confidence in defeating western enemies that were twice as powerful as him in a very short period of time. The only way to deal with the dangerous situation of front and back is to immediately leave the current battlefield and rearrange the attack.Since the main force of the Mesapi is attacking Mandulia, he believes that even if there are more enemies than his army, he is not much. He is confident to defeat them in a positive battle!

The phalanx stopped advancing and began to retreat slowly, but the Tarantum army did not advance, but the Mesapi infantry began to charge.At the same time, Mesapi cavalry also began to strengthen the attack, they howling, and even drove the horse towards the square to try to disrupt the retreat of the Tarantum.

The desperate play of the Mesapi cavalry shocked Aceta. He felt the determination of the Mesapi to wipe out his army here, and it was hard to keep the calm in his heart.

Should we continue to retreat or strengthen our defense?Aceta was once again in a difficult choice.

However, due to time constraints, the Mesapi cavalry had rushed to the front, and the light infantry retreated to both sides. The Tarantum heavy infantry, unable to withdraw with full force due to the obstruction of the Mesapi cavalry, had to turn around to face the battle, and they fell into the beginning. Passive.

Aceta has no time to regret. In the face of such a dilemma, he let the light infantry use arrows to disperse the Mesapi cavalry, instructing the team officers to shorten the length of the heavy infantry square and thicken the column; at the same time let the square The soldiers at the rear of the array quickly turned back, facing the enemies coming, and marching forward more than ten meters, so that the entire array changed from the original "one-word long snake formation" to a "two-word formation", and two parallel arrays Protect the other party's rear.

Akita believes that even if his troops are temporarily passive, they can repel the Mesapi with a solid defense!

The Mesapi cavalry in the rear had already withdrawn to both sides, and the rumbling footsteps and the shouting voices came clearly from the morning fog...

When the black crushed enemies approached, the Tarantum soldiers were taken aback: Not only were the number of enemies amazing, but they were not the costumes of the Mesapi soldiers. They wore wooden shields and spears, and wore simple helmets and breastplates.

"Sir Archita, it's Pucciti! It's Pucciti!!" After receiving the report of Scout Riding, Archita was equally shocked: Mesapi and Pucciti united!For decades, Mesapi and Puchetti, who have always hatred and often have war conflicts, have united!!

Seeing more and more Puchti fighters rushing over, Akita was trembling all over, not only worried about the security of this unit, but also worried about the situation of Tarantum...

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"Congratulations, King Puchetti! The Tarantum have been surrounded by us!" Tigras, the governor of Igratia shouted in compliment.

"Yes, the Archita who made you eat a lot of defeats was surrounded by my heroic fighters, quickly destroy them! Then go to attack Brindisi!" Pechetti King Tremoni 1 With a happy face, he still does not forget to mock the Mesapi people.

However, half an hour later, the flag of Tarantum in the siege circle still stood. The Mep Allied Forces did not make substantial progress except for compressing the siege circle even smaller. Instead, because of the concentration of Tarantum soldiers, the attack Encountered greater resistance.

King Puchetti personally enlisted, bringing more than 10,000 soldiers, plus the soldiers of Igratia, more than double the strength of the army of Aceta.

In the situation where the other party has been surrounded, the battle is so difficult.

King Puceti, the governor of Igratia, and General Puceti stared at the dusty battlefield with a dignified look.

"Fight! The Tarantums fight! The descendants of the hero Taras don't stop waving your spear! Remember, every time you kill an enemy, your parents, wife, and children will get a safe!..." At the center of the encircling circle, Aketa drove horses back and forth, avoiding the arrows and javelins that were flying, shouting loudly to boost morale.

His voice was hoarse, his horses were breathing hot air, but he didn't even realize it.He knew that this time he was afraid of more and more evil, but even if he died in battle, he would have to hit the enemy hard and reduce the threat for his motherland.

The formation of Tarantum has changed from "two" to a circle. With his encouragement, the light infantry in the center continuously shoot arrows in their hands, regardless of the finger being cut by the bowstring, and the arm muscles are injured The heavy infantrymen clung back and forth, working together to resist the powerful crushing of the enemy, while holding up the spear in their hands, piercing out and retracting from the closely arranged shield wall, and once the spear broke, they immediately pulled out the saber Continue to stimulate the assassination... They know that the road of life is dead, only dead fighting, so the comrades around them keep falling down, and they have not shaken their fighting spirit.

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An hour later, King Puceti was already looking sturdy, because the flag of Tarantum still stood, but his generals asked to suspend the attack, because the soldiers were tired and the casualties were not small.

"Waste, a bunch of waste! Are you still a descendant of the heroic Arcadian King Lucavon! Look at the Greeks surrounded by you, they are not taller than us, nor are we large in number, if you are so afraid of you , I can only replace you and let the real warriors lead my warriors!..." Tremoni yelled and waved his arm, almost sweeping the spear in his hand to the face of the general before the war horse.

"Dear King Puchetti, Akita is indeed a famous general of Tarantum, and his commanding army is indeed powerful! We have to recapture Brindisi, and we should not lose too much of our troops here!" Timo Grasse suppressed the schadenfreude and persuaded.

"Do you mean to stop fighting?" Tremoni glanced at him sideways, scornfully.

"The reason why the Tarantum are fighting desperately is because they have no way to escape. If our encirclement can open a path..." Timothy smiled on his face.

"You mean--" Tremoni was not a mediocre king. When he was young, he led the army to fight for Pucciti's strength. At this time, he was just too obsessed with victory, reminded by Timo Grasse. He immediately awakened and turned his attention to the Mesapi and Puchti cavalry who were waiting on both sides of the battlefield. They united and had nearly a thousand rides, but they lost their place of use because the enemy was surrounded.

"I have the same idea!" Tremoni lifted his chest and said aloud to cover up his previous gaffe.He drove the horse forward, pointing his spear at the Tarantum flag standing in the middle of the chaotic battlefield: "Just don't let go of Archita!"

Because Puchti's soldiers were broad and Mesapi needed them for help, the Mepple coalition negotiated and chose the Igratia infantry surrounded by the west to make way.