Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Marcias did not expect that the Dionysians even set up traps in the town of Meyaro, which caused a lot of trouble to the offensive troops. He could only let the light infantry catch up and assist the heavy infantry to get rid of the "rats". At the same time urge the reinforcements to fight as soon as possible.

Soldiers of the First Army cannot of course set traps throughout the town, especially in the area where they and the exiles stay. Over time, Syracuse soldiers have entered this area.

At this time, the soldiers of the First Army, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately greeted them, intercepting the Syracuse people in the narrow streets and carrying out frontal fighting.

The soldiers of Syracuse continued to move forward. Once blocked, they would attempt to bypass the streets on both sides, and the other units of the First Army would intercept them in the new streets.The Syracuse's attack was like water. Once blocked, the soldiers behind circumvented and moved forward; while the defense of the Dionysian soldiers was like a stone, blocking every street that the enemy was advancing.

With the development of the war situation, even the Syracuse's offensive forces went around the back of the First Army from both sides.

The more than 5,000 soldiers of the First Army also included more than a thousand light infantry and light armoured soldiers. The strength was already stretched. If it was not for more than 3,000 exiled soldiers, they returned immediately after escorting their families, blocking the Syracuse soldiers from behind. I am afraid that the First Army has already been attacked back and forth.

Now the First Legion and Exiled Soldiers are fighting fiercely with the Siracusa Allied Forces in various streets, gradually forming a circular defensive circle centered on the small headquarters of Antonios.

In addition to the adjutant and 20 guards and heralds, all the troops beside Antonios were sent out. Don’t look at him sitting on the top of the three-story building of the former governor’s house in Meyaro, it seems calm, In fact, I was uneasy: The First Army was surrounded by the enemy, and there was no way out except for the dead fight!And he has no reserve team now. Once a street is breached by the enemy, it will be a disaster for the entire First Army!

So Anthony not only put the long shield bayonet on hand, but also let the adjutant, the guard and some of the heralds are fully armed. Once there was a danger, he had to take the soldiers into battle.

"Peddle! Pedal! Pedal!..." A subordinate soldier ran breathlessly up the roof: "Report leader, east... Our allies guarded firmly in the east, and there was no situation of being forced to retreat. "

"It seems that these exiles, as they say, fight the Sikels and mercenaries in the western mountains all the year round, and sometimes even fight the beasts, whether it is courage, fighting spirit or fighting skills. , We can temporarily rest assured." The adjutant said with relief.

Antonios was also relieved. His biggest worry before was the performance of these exiled soldiers, so he would specifically send heralds to watch closely and report the situation at any time. At this time, he said in his mouth: "Our brothers want Responsible for defense on three sides, they have more than 3,000 people, and they are only responsible for one east. It should also be able to resist the attack of the enemy."

"Admiral Chief, do you think we should transfer some soldiers from them to form a new reserve team?" The adjutant suggested.

Antonios was a little emotional.He looked up at the sky, and the sun had begun to go west.He looked forward. On every street, the soldiers of the First Army were fighting to kill the enemy. The number of them was far less than the opponent. They not only resisted the enemy's attack, but also seemed to cause some confusion to the opponent.

"The real battle has just begun, don't worry, wait for a while..." Antonios said in a deep voice.

Due to the continuous bombardment of the ballistas for more than a day, the streets in Meyaro town are not only covered with gravel, rubble, and from time to time, large stones are scattered in the middle of the road, which leads to the army of Syracuse in the street. Not only could it not be deployed, but due to the above reasons, the dense infantry formations were all split, unable to effectively form a combined force to push the Dionysian soldiers, but instead the Dionysian soldiers were drilled into the formation caused by the terrain obstacles Fissures, close combat, in such close combat, the long shield and short sword of the Dionysian soldiers exerted their power.

At the same time, the soldiers of the First Army did not project the two javelins in their hands as before, but handed them to the comrades in the rear. They either stood on the stones and threw them, or took advantage of When it slipped under the enemy’s feet and lost protection, it was thrown from the gap between the teammates in the front, causing damage to the enemy. This is exactly the first legion. Although the number of soldiers in each street is less than the Syracuse, they can carry The main reason for the opponent's offense, or even a slight upper hand.

After learning about the situation in front, Marcias was surprised by the fighting power of the Dionysians, but also anxious that his strength could not be exerted. After thinking, he ordered the troops blocked in the rear to carry the ladder from The houses between the streets climbed up, and then climbed over to provide support to the soldiers trapped in the streets, forcing the Dionysians to divide their troops.

Originally, these ladders were just a habitual preparation before Massias used to attack the city. With so many ballistas, he never thought of using it this time, and it is now in use.

The soldiers carried it and began to climb away from the battle.

The houses of the Greeks, whether rich or civilian, are basically four walls plus a roof, with an open courtyard in the middle, so Syracuse soldiers climbed in and out, over and over ruined houses, and sometimes had to hide The Dionysian light infantry fighting in it was very hard and dangerous.

More than half an hour later, Antonios received an urgent report of one after another subordinates: "Lord of the regiment, the first captain, Georgris said that the enemy penetrated from the residence and threatened the flanks of his troops. He There are no more soldiers to stop and ask to retreat first!"

"Report to the head of the army, the second captain, Zantiparis..."

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"Retreat, let all the brigades and exiled soldiers retreat to the prescribed area according to the pre-war deployment, and form an array of defenses! Go and inform Zpitt to lead all the light infantry to gather here!"

"Yes!"

Before the battle, Antonios and the captains had considered the worst of the situation, so there was a remedy, but he did not expect to be forced to this last step so quickly: "This Siracusa general Not easy!"

Anthony sighed. He looked up at the sky again and turned to ask Shelovinice: "Should the riot you planned have already begun?"

Selofenice certainly knew that the situation of the First Army was not so good at the moment, and he replied without hesitation: "With my knowledge of Antrapolis, since he dares to ask you, he must be fully prepared. . And from the present time, I am afraid it is all over."

Xenophon's words made Anthony a little bit more hearted, and he said in a deep voice: "In this case, let the First Army and the Syracuses play this final battle here!"

The soldiers of the First Legion retreated slowly in an orderly manner.

Due to terrain limitations and fear of javelins that might be shot from the enemy line, the Syracuse soldiers did not attack fiercely, and they were also approaching cautiously, which allowed each company and unit of the First Army to evacuate the street smoothly.

The exiled soldiers were not so smooth.When retreating, they lacked training and experience, so they were slightly panicked, and the Syracuses took advantage of the situation to step up their attacks, leading to increased chaos.Fortunately, in this direction, Syracuse has the least troops, and the exiles are only responsible for the east defense, and have enough soldiers, and they all have a deep hatred with the Syracuse, making them even more casualties due to chaos. , And will never turn around to escape, so he eventually withdrew from the street.

The governor’s residence where Antonios is located serves as the administrative center of Meyaro, and there is no neighboring with other residential houses. Due to the prior preparation, the first brigade and the exiled soldiers surround it smoothly, forming a thick enough Dense circular array.

However, the Syracuse coalition soldiers who followed the enemy and gathered in front of them did not have much preparation. There was chaos and gaps between the teams coming out of the streets.

The First Army did not completely base itself on the defense, but seized the opportunity to fight back. They launched a short charge of one company and one company in order.

At the same time as a company launched a charge, the soldiers of the seventh brigade on the roof of the ruling mansion, regardless of the numbness of their arms, immediately projected javelins and arrows into the area.

This tactic of the First Army has plunged the face of the Syracuse coalition soldiers into chaos...

Seeing this scene, Marcias, who hurried to the rear of the team, hurriedly sent the commander to sound the offensive bugle, and at the same time ordered hundreds of mercenaries under his command to form a long line, rushing the retreating soldiers back, if they did not listen, Fa-rectification on the spot.He also sent Siculi, Katane, Leotini, the city-state tyrants who followed him, to catch up with their turbulent army.

Fearing that the exiles would not be able to cooperate with each other, and that the first army’s too little strength would fall into the encirclement of the enemy after leaving the formation, coupled with a little confidence in what Selofennis said, let the cautious Anton Rios There was no choice for a full charge, which gave the Siracusa coalition a breathing opportunity. The chaos was recovering, and the generals were commanding the soldiers to return to battle...

At this time, Marcias issued an order: "Go to bring some ballistas outside the town."

The adjutant persuaded in surprise: "General, our soldiers are now fighting the enemy, I am afraid it is easy to hurt ourselves..."