Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Ciplos thoughtfully.

Milton, a native of Crotone, reminded: "The Tachnadi River can be stepped on. Be careful that the Syracuse is not only focused on attacking the left."

Tolmed laughed: "We have gone through a rigorous survey beforehand. As far as we know, it is still difficult to walk in the upper reaches of the Tachnadi River, so His Majesty Daveus had orders to make formations The 7th Legion at the far right must not march past the middle of the middle of the Tachnadi River."

Tolmed's explanation made Milon and Ciplos' faces more dignified.

"Syracuse’s heavy infantry are not weak, they are numerous, and they will definitely arrange those alien cavalry to attack us. Although we Crotonians fear no death, but—" Milon’s face is now difficult The color, although he did not participate in the battle of the Ramato River, but in the siege of Crotone, he witnessed the passing of the Syracuse infantry one day.And from the soldiers' mouth, he also learned the greatness of those hired cavalry: "Once we can't resist Syracuse's full attack from the left, it will inevitably affect the success or failure of the entire battle!"

At this time, Ciplos said: "Since King Davers has deliberately set up such a formation in advance, guiding the Syracuse to focus on the left wing, there must be a corresponding countermeasure."

"That's right," Tolmed said rightly. "The most powerful first and second legions of Dionysia will support the entire left wing with you. I believe that even if there are more enemies, you will not be easily defeated! And on your left there are more than 1,500 cavalry regiments of Dionysian cavalry, blocking the enemy’s cavalry from attacking our flanks. The most important thing is-"Tormid’s face showed a strange look: " Behind you will be a spear brigade, they will be responsible for defeating the enemy's cavalry and counterattacking the enemy!"

A team of no more than a thousand people, actually decided to win or lose the left?!Both Miron and Cipros are confused because they both know Dionysia better and know that Dionysia’s army is relatively fixed. Unlike the general Greek city-states, the number of troops and the number of troops assembled in each battle is large. It’s the same, so they can be sure that they haven’t heard of the formation of a spear brigade in all the Legion of the Dionysian Alliance: Is it a force that was just formed after the outbreak of war, and if so, it will be powerful Fighting power?!

The two looked at each other with doubts in their eyes.

Tolmed smiled mysteriously: "You will know before the battle begins."

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With the steady advancement of the Dionysian army, the Syracuse mercenary cavalry began to retreat quickly.

Dionysia and Syracuse are only nine miles away. After more than an hour of travel, they are getting closer and closer to Syracuse.

When the sun in the middle of the sky began to go westward, Dionysius in front of the center of the large array heard the sound of "Wow! Wow!..." came from the front, getting louder and louder, and even the ground had a slight shock……

The crotch horse began to be restless and hissed, and Dionysius patted his neck angrily, beckoning it to calm down.

The attendant at the side met and hurried to appease the war horse.

"The Dionysians are coming..." He whispered to the attendants dignifiedly.

After a while, I saw the far distance of my sight, and the gray dust mist rose slowly towards them.As the dust and fog progressed, it became more and more huge, and it extended to the east and west ends indefinitely. Without looking at the head, it was like the dark clouds that accumulated thicker and lower in the sky before the storm. It was overwhelming and suffocating. It will make people wonder how terrible the power it is bred and about to burst...

Despite the greater strength of Syracuse, the soldiers who hurried to complete the formation have not had time to experience and integrate into this huge square, so they are facing the Dionysian army pressed like mountains and tides. feel nervous.

Dionysius frowned tightly and said anxiously: "Go to the right and urge Fibidas to quickly complete his plan. The enemy is probably about to attack!"

"Yes, sir!" The subordinate soldiers galloped away.

Dionysius looked forward dignifiedly.

The huge belt of dust and fog has stopped moving at a distance of six or seven hundred meters, and then you can hear the short sounds of trumpets, snare drums, shouts, and the sound of shattering footsteps, armor shield spears crashing across from it... …

Dionysius knew that the Dionysians were rearranging the array, so he was very anxious. Although the herald soldier had just left for a while, he felt that he had left for a long time.

As time goes by, the sound from the opposite side gradually decreases from the volume of the noisy ears at the beginning until it disappears. Finally, the quiet sound seems to have come from auditory auditory sounds, and it has not existed from the beginning, only the sky The dust is gradually drifting...

"Admiral, General Piddas has finished the formation. He hopes that you can delay the time so that the soldiers can take a breath." The commander hurried back, panting.

Dionysius knows.

He looked forward, and the dust and mist had cleared up. At this time, a large number of Dionysian troops were shown in his field of vision. Under the sun, the armor and shield spears of the closely arranged soldiers reflected the dazzling The cold light is like an endless steel wall.

But unlike the last battle of the Ramato River, Dionysius saw not only black, but also yellow and cyan. Several colors intertwine in a huge square, which just shows Dionia Although a surprisingly large army was pieced together, there was no guarantee that every soldier would get what they called "standard equipment", which gave Dionysius a little more confidence, he said to the attendant beside him : "Go tell the Dionysians, I want to talk to their new king!"

The attendant nodded his head to show that he stepped out of the horse and ran to the opposing formation. At 50 meters from the Dionysian, he strangled the horse and shouted, "King Daphos of Dionys, Sir Dionysius, the Plenipotentiary General of Syracuse, will talk to you before the battle! King Dave of Dionysia..."

There was a subordinate who told the Syracuse people's shouts to Daphes at the rear of the center.

Daveus pondered slightly, and said to the nearby Tolmed: "What do you think Dionysius wanted to talk to me for?"

"Your Majesty." Tolmed thought for a while, and said: "...Dionysius may be curious about how his opponent, who is having headaches, looks like."

For Tolmud's obscurant flattery, Davos laughed dumbly: "I don't have time to play this kid's game with him."

Daveus paused and asked, "Is the spear brigade fully seated?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. And according to your orders, they did not raise their spears." Tolmed replied.

"That's because those cruising siracusa hired cavalry found anomalies. Don't underestimate the Sicilian tyrant, he is very alert!" Daveus did not dare to underestimate the enemy, but he was also full of confidence, since the enemy really concentrated heavy soldiers on their Right wing, I hope the spear brigade can give them a surprise.

Daveus stared at the dark front of the enemy, and said generously: "Tolmed, you tell the heads of the legions, let them tell their brothers, for the sacrifice of the head of the Drakos army, for the dead It's time for the warriors and the revenge of the abused Dionysian people! Let them sing Hades chants and prepare to attack!"

"Yes!" Tolmed responded loudly.

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Milon finally saw the spear brigade he had been curious about.

In the military establishment of the general Greek city-states, the size of a large group varies from about 1,000 people, and the spear brigade lined up behind their array has a total of 6,000 people, which is not wrong enough to be unique to Daionia. The establishment of an army.

Moreover, when Daveus first said the word "Lance Brigade", Milon was surprised by the name. Except for the light infantry, almost all Greek infantry were armed with a spear (a spear is a spear). Is it necessary to emphasize it!When he saw the weapon in the hands of the soldiers, he finally understood why it was called a "spear." Although the soldiers did not lift it up, but held it flat, they could clearly see its style despite the stabbing gun. Very similar, but the length is significantly longer!And the soldiers were not wearing armor and wearing single clothes. 6000 people were located behind Crotone and Trina soldiers, but instead of thickening the front array, they adopted a column array to connect with the front.

Long spears, unarmed soldiers, column formations... Milon was full of curiosity and doubt, and couldn't help but think: What is Davis going to do with such a strange force?

Just as he was guessing, Hades chants rang from the array of Dionia: "I praise you sincerely, black-haired and black-eyed Hades!

You are the king of the underworld, the ruler of the night!

You are an impartial judge and a strict supervisor!

..."

Each soldier sings intently and reverently, hoping to receive the blessing of the great god Pluto.Countless sounds gathered over the Dionysian formations, and gradually became uniform in tone, echoed on the battlefield in the tens of miles, echoing the wind and water, extremely solemn and grand!

Dionysius heard very clearly in front of his phalanx, and his face changed greatly: "Damn Dionysians, they are about to attack! Quick! Go and inform the soldiers of the troops to pray to Apollo immediately and prepare attack!"

When he was finished, he pulled his horse back and walked through the gap between the squares to the rear.

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The singing on Dionysia’s side has ended, and the prayer on Syracuse’s side has just begun.