Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

When the captain screamed "retreat", the light infantry quickly retreated with relief, and passed through the gap of the phalanx to reach the rear.By this time, there were about 700 of them, almost everyone was more or less injured.

When the Eighth Army was 50 meters away from the Carthage formation, it slowed down and quickly transformed the checkerboard array into a compact square formation.

The Balearic troopers and the Lusitania javelinmen also took the opportunity to withdraw from the narrow space between the two armies. They had nearly 200 casualties, slightly prevailing.

After seeing the opponent's light infantry withdraw, the soldiers of the 8th Legion slowed down their pace and drew out their javelins in preparation.

At this time, the Phoenician-Numibian infantry, which was still at the opposite side, suddenly began to make large strides under the command of the team officers, preparing to charge the Eighth Army.

This movement of the Phoenician infantry disrupted the offensive rhythm of the Eighth Army. After throwing the first round of javelins, the soldiers had to charge and fight with the enemy.

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Compared with the right-wing rushing forward, the center and left wings of the Dionysian coalition are still slowly advancing, while the center and right wings of the Carthage army are still in place, even in formation, and well-trained Compared with the Finu infantry, both the Iberian infantry and the Lusitania fighters seemed to be a bit procrastinating. Fortunately, Hasdruba was on the right wing. Under his loud cry and command, the right wing After the Iberians and the Lusitarias lined up, they couldn't wait to move forward.

Especially the rightmost Lusitalia, they run very fast.

At this time, the two sides were 100 meters apart, and the coalition’s left wing was still moving forward, but the soldiers of Kamalina passed through the narrow eyes of the Corinthian helmet, and suddenly found that the other party rushed to the front in a blink of an eye. We hurriedly ordered the charge, but before the speed was fully up, the Lusitania fighters ran into it.

Strong power is transmitted to the body through the round shield. If it is not the thick array behind it as a support, the foremost Kamalina soldiers may be knocked out.But even so, they were knocked over and over, losing their best posture for defense.

Of course, the Lusitania warrior will not let this great opportunity pass, and the sharp Fakata short sword stabs fiercely in his hand.

The Kamalina soldiers screamed and fell down one after another, and the soldiers who defended the attack were also terrified. They were afraid of the tall, burly and vicious enemies in front of them.

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When the two sides in the middle road were finally close, the Dionyan coalition and the Carthage army had entered a full-scale battle. The fighting between the two sides was a big slash, with the army on the north facing the west and the army on the south. Most east.

The Sanlituo front was shrouded in dust that was constantly stirred up by soldiers fighting on both sides. There were cries, fights, and screams everywhere. Even the Leopard can’t do it. The only thing he can rely on is the reconnaissance horses distributed behind the battle array. From time to time, they return the situation of their position to Leotizides behind the middle road.

Are the soldiers advancing or retreating?Is there more casualties on one's own side or more on the other side?The former question is easy to make observations, while the latter question relies more on the judgment ability of the scout.These incidents returned by the detective ride were ultimately recorded by Mukru on the wooden board that he carried, and the merits of the battle were judged based on this.

"Master Commander, look—" Mukruk lifted the board to Leotizides in a solemn expression: "This is what happened just after the battle! This is what is now! Our left wing has receded. A large section, the middle road retreated slightly, and the right wing of our Eighth Army did not move forward much!"

Leotizides stared at the wooden board full of data. In fact, he heard the situation reported by the Scouting Horse, and he knew about it, but the drawing on the board was more intuitive and clear.

Leotizides's indifferent face became more gloomy: it can be said that at the beginning of the battle, his mood was still relaxed, because his original plan was realized, and the Carthaginians really targeted him The first-placed military formations carried out a step-by-step arrangement, and the two sides became face-to-face heavy infantry contests.He believes that by virtue of the strong defense of the heavy infantry of Greece, it is possible to form a long-term stalemate, thereby consuming the physical strength of the other soldier more, which is conducive to the implementation of his next plan.What he did not expect was that after only half an hour of fighting, the left wing was at a disadvantage.

He consciously attached great importance to this army of Carthage, but the enemy's performance exceeded his expectations.

"Let the Cavalry Corps attack." He pondered for a while and gave the order.

Mukruk was slightly shocked. He knew that the original combat plan was not like this, but that after the two sides had been fighting for a long time and were a little tired, even the right wing of the Eighth Army still had a clear upper hand. The 4th Cavalry Army’s The attack will be the final step to establish the victory, but now it is used early.

Of course, Mukruk did not dissuade him. He knew that the situation was a little bit detrimental to the coalition forces.

"Wait a minute." Leotizides said hesitantly, and said again decisively: "Let the light armor brigade and the light infantry brigade follow the cavalry and attack the back of the left side of the Carthaginians together!"

Mukru was stunned. This time he couldn't help reminding: "Master Commander, the light armor brigade is our only reserve team!"

"The Carthaginians have troopers, and they pose a great threat to the cavalry." Leotizides calmly said: "The reserve team is used at the critical moment, and now it is the critical moment."

Mukruk didn't speak anymore. He was a little uneasy when he sent a messenger to inform the three troops. After all, Leotizides would put a handful of winning chips on the Carthaginians. The left, since then, has lost the ability to interfere in the entire war situation.

The 4th Cavalry Regiment and friendly cavalry who had been waiting for half an hour in the rear of the right wing were already impatient, so after getting the order to attack, the head of the regiment took the lead, and other cavalry followed closely, 1000 of the 4th Cavalry Regiment The cavalry formed a long column of four rides, followed by 300 AIA cavalry.

The 4th Cavalry Regiment of Dionynia is the weakest of the 4th Cavalry Regiments of the Kingdom. In the territory of Greater Greece, Brutti, Mesapi, and Puchti are considered to be good at raising horses. The ability of cavalry, and the Sicilian territory does not have such conditions.And keeping horses is different from ordinary horses. It requires not only a lot of forage, but also a lot of legumes to ensure sufficient strength to carry the cavalry, and at the same time control the horses frequently, whether in combat or training horses. Both are extremely vulnerable, so often at least two horses must be kept in the cavalry family to basically ensure the training and combat needs.It can be seen that the breeding of war horses is a big burden even for the wealthy citizens of Dionysia and the citizens who specialize in breeding and selling horses.

The Sicilian territory did not have a tradition of keeping horses, and the people in these territories were mostly refugees who had been persecuted many times in Syracuse. There were not many rich people. Few citizens registered when the 4th Cavalry Corps was first established.After these years of development, the lives of people in the Sicilian territory have greatly improved. In addition, the Kingdom of the Elders has repeatedly passed many preferential bills for citizens who become cavalry. For example, the cavalry family does not pay land tax and is given by the Ministry of Military Affairs every month. Each cavalry is given a certain amount of subsidies... It can be said that cavalry is the only army in Dionysian services that receives a fixed salary.Stimulated by these favorable factors, the number of the 4th Cavalry Corps has just exceeded 1,000, which is far from full.

In these years, the Fourth Cavalry Corps has been spent in the barracks and has not experienced war.From the beginning to the present, they have only acted as supporting roles. They have not made great achievements, and the cavalry are eager to prove themselves, so they bypassed the right wing of the formation and were hundreds of meters behind the enemy’s left wing. After pulling out a long arc, the commander of the regiment, Asitmis, deliberately ignored Leotizides’s instructions and did not wait in place under the influence of the extremely aggressive belligerent sentiments of the surrounding soldiers. The arrival of the Light Armoured Brigade and the Light Infantry Brigade, but decided to try the tentative attack first.

After getting the offensive order, the cavalry started to steer the horses, jogging in small steps, but before the speed was raised, they were first attacked by the flying stones of the Balearic pelmen, even if the distance was a few hundred meters. Flying Stone still has a fair degree of accuracy, and they focused their goals on the horses intentionally. Compared with leather helmets and leather armoured cavalry, war horses and other sensitive animals got a lead shot and immediately called and jumped. The soldiers riding on the horse were thrown away, running around in panic.

For a time, the horse hissed, and the cavalry who fell to the ground anxiously chased their horses. The scene was chaotic, and the attack was forced to stop.

Asitmis finally regrouped the cavalry. After rough statistics, he lost more than 90 cavalry, and even reached 110 legion. He couldn't help but feel sad. He never dared to act rashly, but waited for help. arrival.

After more than 10 minutes, the two brigades arrived.

While waiting, the cavalrymen were not idle. Asitmis sent a team of cavalry to investigate. After paying some casualties, they brought back the general layout of the Carthaginians behind the left wing: the enemy Of the slingers were arranged a loose linear array facing the Fourth Cavalry Corps at a distance of 100 meters from the enemy battle array; there were hundreds of javelin throwers in front of them, and hundreds of exotic light infantry guards (due to Kay The Celts were mostly shirtless and did not wear armor, so the Dionysian cavalry considered them light infantry)...