Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Trina's herald sprinted on a fast horse, because the water in the Ramato River in front of him was too deep to walk, and he had to make a large circle north.

After crossing the Ramato River, when he arrived at this killing battlefield, he had worn the skin on the inside of his legs and stained the horse's belly with red blood. The whole person was crumbling immediately and saw Dionia His scouts greeted him, and he hissed, "I am... I am Trina's messenger! The Syracuse's fleet carries tens of thousands of soldiers from the Ramato River to reinforce... Hurry! Go and report your commander!..."

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Felicius is in a good mood now. Although the cavalry defeat of the Allied Forces made him really worried for a while, the Syracuse mercenary cavalry was busy chasing the defeated soldiers, instead of assisting their infantry to recover their right wing.Therefore, while feeling lucky, he laughed in his heart: Although the cavalry of the Syracuse is strong, it lacks the discipline and overall view of the battlefield.

Now Dionysia's left wing is advancing, the middle is advancing, and even the right wing is advancing...

Felix has ordered the flag bearer to move forward the erected military flag, and now it seems that he will move forward again.

almost!almost!...... Philophius was thinking about how long the Syracuse could resist.At this moment, he has determined that victory is just like a ripe apple, and it is already within reach.

But at this moment, the scouts came from the west with a speeding switch: "Report the commander! The Siracusa reinforcements are landing on the bank of the Ramato River, there may be tens of thousands!" After the notice, they rushed to the river bank to confirm it, and the sight they saw shocked them.

"What are you talking about! Enemy reinforcements of tens of thousands of people!!" Felixius, who was on the rise, seemed to be splashed with cold water from the skin to the heart.

"Yes, Lord Commander, tens of thousands of reinforcements in Syracuse! They are landing on the river bank one mile away from our right wing!" Scouting anxiously shouted: "We must stop them!"

This amazing news caught Felius by surprise. He glanced at the people around him with a panic, and the people around him were watching it nervously. He was the commander of the coalition, and everyone was waiting for his instructions.

Felixius realized this, he coughed twice, and eased his panic: "Command! Two light armor brigades and two light infantry brigades immediately rushed to the bank where the enemy landed, blocking them at all costs, Don’t let them attack our back!"

"Yes!"

"The trumpet sounded again, urging the Fourth and Fifth Legions to intensify their offensive! Immediately rushed to tell the two legion chiefs and the three generals, Cypros, Azerias, and Askamas, of our present dangerous situation, Let them not have reservations and attack the enemy with all their strength!"

The crowd immediately followed the order to execute.

After everything was set up, Philius had no time to think about it: Where did the enemy come from for reinforcements of tens of thousands of people?Is it Medma's army?But the Trina said that Medema is just a small town, how could it be possible to send tens of thousands of civilian soldiers?...

Felicius had not yet thought about the Siracusa forces besieging the city of Corunna, because the coalition reconnaissance had always been paying off: more than 40,000 Silo coalition forces had been preparing for siege.

Of course, he could not know that at this time, in order to help the South Italian coalition army, General Lidun of the Jimi General even took the risk of attacking Medema, hoping to force the Syracuse army to return and disrupt the Syracuse people. the plan of.

But from this moment on, the anxiety in Philius's heart began to expand...

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There are six miles from the middle of the formation to the coast where Syracuse is landing. Although the speed of the Dionysian light armor and light infantry is fast, it takes some time.By the time they reached the river bank, most of the Campania mercenaries had landed and started the whole team.

Despite the large number of enemies, the black masses occupy the entire river beach.Guided by the high flags of the team officers, the Dionysian soldiers rushed up bravely according to their usual training inertia.

2000 light infantrymen poured arrows and javelins to the enemy. 2000 light armoured soldiers held leather shields and daggers. They walked steadily and directly hit the loose mercenaries.

The raid of the Dionysian army was beyond the expectations of Leptinis. According to the habits of the Greek city-states in the past, he thought that by this time, the two sides should have invested all their troops for victory. It was actually possible to draw a force to block the reinforcements in Syracuse.

Of course he didn’t know that it was not that Philius had known Dionysius’ plan in advance, but that the Dionysian Military Code stipulates, “As a commander, a reserve team should be kept in combat so that Put into the battlefield at a critical moment in the battle to change the battle situation." Felixius did exactly that. 2000 light armor was his reserve team, and 2000 light infantry retreated to the array after completing the initial attack. The rear also became part of the reserve team.

The sudden impact of these 4,000 Dionysian soldiers sent the newly landed Campania mercenaries into chaos for a while.

At a critical moment, Leptinis was busy directing the remaining ships to dock quickly.As the naval commander of Syracuse, his original task was only to transport reinforcements to land, and to lead the reinforcements to attack the enemy was the task of the mercenary leader En Amenas, but now En Amenas is in a mess of soldiers, whether it is life or death Knowing that Leptinez had to shoulder the heavy responsibility of rescue.

He jumped off the ship and directed the remaining mercenaries to land immediately.

The mercenaries had already seen the companions' experiences on the ship. They were all very anxious, and some of them jumped directly onto the beach without waiting for the ship to dock.

After rushing to complete the team, Leptinis led them to bypass the mercenary front that was forced to retreat and nearly collapsed, braving the arrows of the Dionysian light infantry and attacking the Dionysian light armor. flank.

The light armour was forced to stop.In fact, the long-distance march and the previous violent attack have consumed a lot of their physical strength.

The chaotic mercenary front team finally eased up and began to take advantage of their large number of people and heavy armor, and the casualties of Dionysian light armorers rose sharply.If the light armoured soldiers of the First and Second Legion of Dionysia are here, the persistence should be longer, but most of the light armored soldiers of the Fourth and Fifth Legion come from Bruti and Lucania. The combat education they received from childhood is to avoid enemies when they are weak, and not to fight head-on. Although they have been subject to Dionysia’s military training and discipline for several years in the alliance, the idea of ​​life-saving in adversity It has the upper hand...

The Dionysian light armoured soldiers retreated, and of course the light infantrymen without barriers also retreated...

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At this time, the battle had lasted for nearly an hour. The soldiers had been weakened by physical exertion, whether it was fighting or roaring, but suddenly the two sides blew the horns at almost the same time, and the drums were loud, urging to promote the attack.

The soldiers on both sides had to fight for the last force to speed up the attack and defense.

For Dionysius, he had only one idea at the moment: before the reinforcements arrived, withstand the enemy's attack!

For Philius, he also has only one belief: before the arrival of enemy reinforcements, break through the enemy formation and lay the victory!

Both sides have reached the crucial moment to decide the outcome.

Effie Alter, who had several knife wounds on his arm and thigh, was too tired to lift his long shield at this moment, and the hand holding the dagger trembles slightly because of the excessive force for a long time, and his breathing sound is loud. Like a critically ill patient.The enemy on the opposite side is even more embarrassed than him. Because the armor is too heavy, he has thrown away the round shield, holding the spear in both hands, and the whole person is shaking.

Effie Alter did not despise them in his heart. The Dionysian army had no one used the unique characteristics of its formation in the previous battle (that is, the back and the front were interchanged). He thought it was because of the oppression given by the opponent. Too strong, too close, so that the regimental commander dare not easily switch the array.

In fact, the other main reason for not implementing this change is that the 4th and 5th legions are participating in the battle for the first time, facing strong enemies, but they are all alliance troops on the left and right sides. In a hurry, the soldiers make mistakes under strong pressure, coupled with the coalition's lack of understanding and uncooperation, after all, the replacement of the former formation requires the entire formation to be gradually withdrawn, which may cause the entire army to fall into chaos.

The high-pitched trumpet is not only urging the soldiers fighting between the two sides, but also urging other troops, such as the pursuit of the coalition cavalry and the return of the hired cavalry in Syracuse, and of course there are two Syracuses rushing to the battlefield. Reinforcements.

If in accordance with the past habits of General Crotone’s General Askamas, he will be ranked in front of the array and face to face with the enemy, but before the battle, Felix asked the Federal Commander to sit in the rear, do not Joining the battle to facilitate contact, Askamas also mocked the Dionysians for their greed and fear of death. Now he should thank Philip Hughes for this request, because he heard a trumpet sound that was different from the opposite.

The sound of the bugle came from the outside of Crotone's army. It was loud and harsh, and it was getting closer... Then in his sight, countless soldiers with bright helmets appeared...

Reinforcement in Syracuse?!Askamas panicked and fell from the horse, watching them roaring like a tide and rushing towards the back of the Crotone soldiers.

At that terrible moment, there was only one thought in Askarmas's mind: Did Philius mean that the enemy's reinforcements were on the right wing bank?!...