Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

765 Landing the First Battle

"When Pantius arrives, if the strength of the Dionyans on the opposite side has not changed much, maybe we can fight..." Paulus said uncertainly.

It didn’t take long for Villetre’s army to arrive.

After listening to Paulus' brief introduction to the battle, the Pantius, also a former military and political officer and older than Paulus, seemed a little impatient: "What are you waiting for?! Wait for Dionia Have all landed ashore, destroyed the surrounding towns, and attacked Rome?! Now is our only chance to defeat the Dionysians, and we must not miss it! Attack! We must attack immediately!!"

Neither Paulus nor Megius raised any objections, because if they did not want to take huge guilt, this was indeed the only opportunity!

Although the Dionyan army lined up in the distance has more than 25,000 troops, but 7,500 in Antium, 8,000 in Satnikum, and 10,000 in Villetre, the total strength of the Roman army is also the same More than 25,000 people can fight with one.

The Dionysians cannot be allowed to increase their troops any more, so we must seize the time to fight!After the three reached a consensus, they immediately began to act: the troops of Antium and Satnikum had already been arrayed, and the forces of Villetre were quickly arranged next to the right side of the Sartnikum... … Soon, the huge Roman army began to advance.

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The Romans are finally here!Standing in front of the formation, Amintas saw the dust in the distance, and finally smiled, and said jokingly: "If I knew that the Romans came so late, I should not let the second legion appear in the array. Among."

"Do you think the Romans are stupid, we have been landing for so long, and there are fewer than 20,000 troops in the array?! Everyone knows that there must be an ambush!" Matonis retorted immediately.

"It's finally time to officially fight the Romans!" Lizaru's eyes sparkled with excitement. He had heard that the military department had always paid more attention to this Latin city in central Italy. The last time he led a military attack from the coast, and He didn’t feel anything special, but in the two days of conversation with Amintas, he learned that the Romans’ fighting power was indeed not weak, and that their tactics were quite similar to the Dionysian Army, so he was very much looking forward to working with Rome. The hands of people.

"We should go back and prepare for the battle!" Ledes reminded, looking at the long red line faintly appearing in the distant dust and mist.

Amintas immediately saluted several others and solemnly said, "Hadis blesses, victory belongs to the kingdom!"

"Victory belongs to Dionia!"

"We will win!"

The second army commander Matonis, the third army commander Lizaru, the first cavalry army commander Ledes, and the second cavalry army commander Kuchius also responded with salutes. The team officers rearranged the queue to prepare for the game.

The First Army of Dionysia is located on the middle road. The left and right sides are the Second Army and the Third Army. The First and Second Cavalry Army are located behind the wings, with a total strength of about 27,000 men. The entire formation is four miles long.This is one of the most common formations, and it shows the confidence of the heads of the participating legions in their soldiers, because they believe that their side exceeds the other side in terms of number, morale, and combat power. There is no need to use strange moves to reduce the gap.

From the rear of his legion, Amintas was watching the soldiers prepare for the final battle, and the herald rushed in a hurry: "Leader, legion!"

Amintas hurriedly turned his horse's head, and saw more than two hundred horses galloping from behind. The first Daveus wore golden armor and black cloak, and the black feathers draped on the golden helmet fluttered.

Two extremely strong riders on each side behind him held a large flag high.

One of them is a silver-white double-stranded fork wrapped with black silk ribbon, and the double-split fork at the top is tightly encircled by a crown of gold-cast aspen branches. This is the scepter of King Davis.

The other shot is much larger.At the top of it is the golden statue of Hades, and below it there is a cross, inlaid with gold statuettes such as the death god Tanatos, the three hells, the vengeful goddess, the hell three-headed dog and Charon. , They are all subordinates of Hades, and they are also symbols of the Legion. For example: the statue at the top of the flag held by the Legion is the god of death, the statue at the top of the company flag is the goddess of revenge..., there is another one down the flagpole The longer crosspiece is no longer inlaid with any statues, but pendant with some golden small round signs, these discs have heads, they are all dedicated to the death of the heroic temple in the main temple of Turi Hades Heroes of the Kingdom of Dionysia, such as Drakos, Cipet, Saubercos... this is the flag representing the army of the Kingdom of Dionysia, it is like a small tree cast by gold, shaking in the progress The golden discs collided with each other, making a pleasant sound, as if the spirits were murmuring...

Amintas immediately drove the horse forward, and politely marched the military salute: "Your Majesty!"

Daveus also gave a military salute, and then said calmly: "We are here to be an audience, not to interfere with your command."

Amintas thought he had heard it wrong, but when he saw a serious expression on Dave's face, he said happily, "Thank you for your majesty's trust!" Before this battle, several army chiefs negotiated and unanimously selected seniority The deepest Amintas served as the commander-in-chief of this battle. This is the first time that Amintas has independently commanded a multi-unit battle in more than 30 years. He is excited and nervous. Let him direct.

Davies smiled slightly, he had already heard Printols' report on his way, and he did not think that even if there were more soldiers than cavalry and more cavalry than the other, even if it had the influence of previous life history The Romans will win.

When Davies and his party came to the rear of the array, Matonis, Lizaru, Ledes and Cuccius all heard the news and greeted them, and Davos encouraged them one by one.

The soldiers around were very excited when they heard that King Daphes was coming. Due to military law, they could not leave the place, so they turned around and saluted him.

Soon, the cheers spread throughout the entire lineup: "King Daveus wins!!!"

"Your Majesty Wansheng!!!"

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In the tide of cheering, Patroclus, the captain of the First Army, looked back frequently, and even after a long battle, he had an urge to start fighting immediately, so that he could be prominent and distinguished. Father-in-law can see his abilities with his own eyes.

For Adoris in the Second Army, he had been eager to hear the arrival of his adoptive father and felt nervous immediately.

A mile away, Paulus, Mejus, and Pantius, who was commanding the advance of the Roman soldiers, suddenly heard the thunderous cheers erupting from the lineup opposite Dionysia and couldn’t help but rise for the enemy The morale and worry face.

As the distance drew closer, Roman nobles such as Paulus, Mejus, and Pantius, who had received Greek higher education since childhood, could vaguely hear the content of the cheers: "Your Majesty Dapheus..."

Everyone agrees to change color: The King of Dionysia is here?!!The invincible Dionysian king?!!

At this time, due to the war between Rome and Dionysia, the Romans began to carefully understand the information of the Kingdom of Dionysia. Of course, this is more about the rumors of Dionysia. This mercenary-born king has been since After coming to Great Greece more than ten years ago, he has repeatedly started with weak enemies and repeated victories. He has only started with more than 1,000 mercenaries. In just ten years, he has created the powerful Kingdom of Dionysia. This is simply a miracle!Now the person who created this miracle may be ahead, how can this not make these Roman generals nervous!

In particular, Mejus, who was in front of the front of the formation, could clearly see that the two high golden flags behind the enemy formation were dazzling under the sun, and even made his legs feel a little soft.

But the army has already started, the soldiers are advancing, how can they retreat at this critical moment!Not to mention that Dionysia’s previous victory did not come from Rome. The three Roman generals who have not yet fought against the Dionysian army believe that the heroic Roman soldiers and the city-states and races that have previously lost to the Dionysian army The soldiers are different, and they must be so convinced at the moment.

So, the bugle sound was blown again.

The high-pitched trumpet not only excites the soldiers, but also drives away the uneasiness of the generals.

Daveus stood quietly at the rear of the formation, looking at the Roman army in front, but he felt a slight sigh in his heart: Although it was different from the Roman army seen in television and movies in the previous life, this was his life in this life. The first time I saw the Roman army, these Roman soldiers who conquered the entire Mediterranean in their previous lives were armed with long shields and spears. The entire army was like a burning fire and was quickly swept toward the Dionysian army; and The Dionysian army is still in place, silent as a towering mountain, and the color of the armor and shield is like a cold night, which makes people shudder.This red and black, the color is so clear, how will the bloody and powerful sparks collide in this land.

Davers touched his chin with his subconscious hand.

As the Romans approached, the shouts were thunderous, and the ground was trembling. Even the crotch horses of Daveus and the crowd who accompanied him began to feel uneasy. They swayed their limbs and rang their noses.

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Cloto Kataks, who is about to witness the first large-scale battle in his life, clenched his fists and looked nervous, but he was still trying to keep his eyes wide open, and fixedly facing the Roman army that gave him great psychological pressure. .