Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

If before, Dionysius would not care too much about this retreat, because the key to Syracuse’s victory in this battle is the right wing, as long as the center and left wing can contain the enemy on the opposite side, keep it when the enemy attacks Staying in balance, the rest is waiting for news of the victory of the right wing.

But when Dionysius learned from the mouth of the scout that "Syracuse's greatest advantage-the cavalry was ambushed by the Dionysians and was temporarily blocked", the originally relaxed mood quickly became Anxious, he became worried about the continuous retreat of the left wing and the center.He not only allowed the commander to sound the command of the charge behind the square formation, but also made the commander yell loudly after the formation, warning: the team officers and soldiers must not back up, they must attack!

After this action, the Syracuse civic soldiers at the rear of the middle road no longer retreated, but forced the Campania mercenaries at the forefront to fight fiercely with the enemies who had come up; the left-wing soldiers were only The speed of retreating has slowed down a little bit, it seems that it is really in a disadvantage in the confrontation.

Dionysius was annoyed: before setting up the formation, he learned about Dionysia’s right wing through reconnaissance, which is obviously not the main force of Dionysia, and the number should only be less than his left wing, but Why is this the case?Didn't the big Greeks seriously fight hard?Or collusion with the enemy?...

Dionysius committed another suspicious illness, and he even began to suspect his ally Lockley, but he also knew: now is not the time to worry about this, the cunning Daphes put his cavalry in trouble, now he only I can expect the right wing led by Fibidas to quickly defeat the enemies in the face, and lay the victory for the whole battle!

The reason why Dionysius is still confident in the battle is that compared with several other poor performances, the right wing's performance now meets his pre-war expectations.

The huge and thick phalanx formed by 25,000 people pressed against Dionia’s left wing. Out of the vigilance of the Dionysians in close combat, the soldiers of Syracuse were closer and closer, and the formation of the gun array was even more. The denseness makes it necessary for the left-wing soldiers of Dionysia to fight at the forefront not only to evade the attack of the soldiers of the former Syracuse, but also to be alert to the jabbing of the soldiers behind them, not to mention the effort to resist Syracuse The tremendous pushing power of the shove forward, so the power of the close combat of Dionia’s heavy infantry is greatly weakened.

However, the soldiers of the 1st and 2nd Legion were all battle-hardened. Although they felt a little nervous because of the huge pressure given by the enemies in front of them, because before the battle, the team officers already knew about King Dai Firth's tactical layout, so they understand that the first thing they have to do in such a situation is to ensure that the array will not be broken by the enemy, drag the enemy, and wait for the arrival of reinforcements.

To this end, the Dionyan soldiers used the flexibility of the formation based on the unit to retreat orderly to relieve the huge pressure generated by the enemy’s attack, while at the same time looking at the opportunity, covering with a long shield and stabbing with a short sword Hurt the enemy.

Piddas was almost seriously injured twice: the first time after the charge, when the collision with the enemy, the shield and shield were against each other, and the people were stuck together across the shield. In his eyes, the long shield will The enemy on the opposite side was completely protected, so he pushed the shield forward with all his strength, trying to knock off the enemy's defense and let the bayonet exert its power.Unexpectedly, the enemy's right hand buried in the long shield suddenly protruded from above the long shield. The dagger's lightning stabbed and was piercing on his Corinthian helmet. It touched and closed, and suddenly made him feel dizzy.

The second time was after he stabbed the enemy in the face, instinctively squeezed into the gap of the opponent's array according to the previous combat habits, and he had not waited for his next move. Stabbing at his ribs, although he responded quickly, he still cut his linen breastplate with a sharp dagger and cut a cut in his right waist.

This injury made him finally realize the strength of his opponent, no longer easily involved in danger, but in line with the surrounding Syracuse soldiers.

Compared to the steady counterattacks of the First and Second Legions of Dionysia, the leftmost Kurt reinforcements are much tougher.Although their phalanx is not as thick as the Syracuses, they are squeezed hard by the Syracuses, and they will not retreat easily. The hatred has given them great courage and strength, even if they are seriously injured, as long as they can still Standing, their bayonet will not stop poking.Even if they fall down, as long as there is a trace of strength, they will hold the feet of the enemy who has crossed them, let them fall, or bite with their teeth.Such a tragic scene was staged many times in front of the Kurt reinforcements, which actually made the Syracuse people with heavy soldiers a little apprehensive. They felt that the opponent who fell on the ground was more terrible than standing. So that they can not advance much faster than their companions.

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Behind this battlefield is another battlefield. After withdrawing from the main battlefield, Dionia’s light infantry rushed to the left under the leadership of Zpitt and Alpence, and wanted to participate in the enemy’s cavalry. The siege, but encountered the Siracusa light infantry holding the same purpose, had to continue the light infantry before the large battle to continue to the end.

The arms of both sides are mainly archers and javelins, and Dionysian has some more slingers.Both sides are in a loose formation, with the javelin in front and the archer in the back, carrying out long-range attacks.Although the battle is not as powerful as the heavy infantry fighting, its severity is not low, because its own protection is far less than that of the heavy infantry. On the battlefield where the arrows and javelins fly, the two sides continue to have soldiers injured and fall to the ground.

The Dionysian light infantry is well-trained, and the tactical cooperation is more tacit; the large number of light infantry in Syracuse is also severe by Dionysius, and the two armies are difficult to win or lose.

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Of course, the most tragic battle is still the easternmost battlefield.

The Celtic cavalry who was caught in the middle and couldn’t get out of sight saw the war horses and tribes who were stabbed and fell down, listening to the wail of the war horses and the screams of their companions, and facing the constantly persecuting spear array, most of them They no longer dared to sit on the horse and waited for their deaths, and were forced to jump off the war horses, holding large swords and stopping to fight.

But this is undoubtedly a car with a mantis.Not to mention that their great swords are difficult to get close to the enemy when confronting the spear phalanx head-on, and under the hasty response, they often fight alone, and soon lose their lives under the lance of the spear.

Like this strong Celtic warrior in front of Tapirus, he roared while wielding his sword. Although he cut off the heads of two spears one after another, he was still forced by a dense array of guns. After stepping back and forth, accidentally slipping under his feet, revealing a trace of flaws, the spear penetrated into the gap and punctured his thigh.At the moment when he bent instinctively, three spears stabbed him in the head and chest at the same time, so he couldn't die anymore.

The constant killing of the enemy also made the soldiers of the spear brigade continue to increase their confidence and advance faster.

The company led by Tapirus in the forefront did not encounter major obstacles, and the penetration speed was faster, staggering a greater distance from the neighboring company.

At this time, a Celtic soldier suddenly rushed into the formation from the side of the messy battlefield, and the entire company was caught off guard. He even cut several soldiers in a row.

The follow-up light armor stepped forward to block him in time, and this Celtic warrior ignored the encirclement, struggling to cut the light armor's skin shield in half, and four or five light shields surrounded him. To solve him, he also paid the price of seriously injuring two light armoured soldiers.

This gave Tapirus a wake-up call, and he had to shout loudly to stop the company's soldiers from moving too fast and wait for the adjacent company.

Although the Celtic cavalry is fierce, in this crowded battlefield, confronting the dense spear phalanx, there is no chance of winning.In addition, their number was not large. At the beginning, many cavalrymen directly hit the spear wall, so in Tapirus they continued to move forward, and they found that the enemy in front was no longer a figure. Tall and strong Celtics wearing thick striped cloths, spire helmets, and large swords, but Namibians with disheveled hair, dark skin, long and thin skin, single clothes, and javelin spears, they fought Courage is much worse than the Celtics. Except for a few people throwing javelins at them, most of them quickly jumped off their smooth horsebacks, turned and drilled into the messy battlefield, and escaped...

Capps didn't need to send spies to scout, but he also knew that his spear brigade was going well, because he was sitting behind the town, following the phalanx.

At this time, a cavalry hurriedly came: "The cavalry led by General Capps, the commander of the Ledes Army was hit by the enemy cavalry, hoping to get reinforcements!"

It turned out that the 1,000 Sicilian Confederate cavalry led by Astaglas did not move very fast and were at the end of the formation. Most of them quickly broke away from the chaotic battlefield.

It stands to reason that this battlefield at this time is no longer suitable for cavalry to fight here, but Astagras knew that these alien hired cavalry were important to this battle, he could not leave them alone, otherwise Dionysius could not spare he.Therefore, after struggling to regroup the scattered Sicilian Greek cavalry, he led the hurriedly gathered 800 cavalry to the left of the battlefield.

On the left, Leiders is leading half of the cavalry corps to stop the enemy’s flight and desperately squeeze it toward the center.

At the beginning, the attack of employing cavalry was quite violent, especially the Celtics caused some casualties to the Dionysian cavalry, but with the advance of the spear phalanx, the Celtics were seriously injured, and Numbia The cavalry is superb in riding and throwing javelins, but once these two advantages are lost, they are just fighting close to the opponent on a short distance, without any protection, and the horseback is smooth. They are not Dionysians at all. Cavalry opponent.

The Numisbians couldn't resist, and some cavalrymen began to escape, trying to squeeze into the chaotic center and then retreat from the rear.

Astagras’ cavalry came suddenly, and their main direction of attack was where Ledes was, because his towering, purple-and-red crested helmet was so striking that if it weren’t for the guards fighting to resist, Leder Sri Lanka will be seriously injured in the first time.