Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

The four captains of company captain Dioccass piled up one behind the other and became a section of the right wing array about 26 to 7 meters long. In the center, he has been closely watching the battle of the front-line soldiers.

Compared with the original battle in Minoa, the degree of danger is far less than that. The enemy on the opposite does not look tall, nor strong, the attack is not fierce, and the impact on the array is not very strong. The pressure was not too great... but after a long period of close observation by Dioccass, he knew that his soldiers had met a strong enemy.

Because the enemies facing each other had strong defenses, they were very good at defending with shields, and they cooperated well with each other; secondly, they were very experienced in dealing with the soldiers’ dagger attacks, which led to the infantry of the Dionysian Legion. The proud close-knife dagger fight, the effect is not obvious; again, their combat experience is rich, the attack rhythm is well controlled, they do not easily wield the bayonet in their hands, but first concentrate on using the long shield to defend the soldiers 'S brave offensive, with proper retreat to buffer its impact, and when its strength is slow, he immediately returns with a spear, forcing the opponent back, or even stabbing... So, Diocassis The company under the command was always in a state of three steps and two steps back, and progress was slow.

Of course, he would not know that the reason why the Magonid family recruited the Phoenician and Numibian refugees was because their employment costs were low, they were able to endure hardships, and they were not affiliated with any city-state and tribe, and it was easy to cultivate loyalty. .After strict training, the Phoenician infantry has indeed become the main force of the Margonides to fight the Iberian peninsula. Since the enemies they have faced for ten years are fierce indigenous people, the Phoenician soldiers do not have superior power and speed. Relying on tough defense and tacit cooperation, they drag down the enemy in a long-term confrontation, or stick the main force of the enemy, and then let the swift Numbian cavalry or Mauritanian cavalry circle around the enemy to attack, and finally defeat the enemy in one fell swoop. This has become a common tactic for Marco, Hasdrubal and other generals to deal with Iberian natives.Since the Iberian natives mostly use the Fakata short sword, the Felu infantry naturally has a lot of experience in dealing with short sword attacks.

As a senior team officer of the Legion, Diocassis was anxious. Before the war, Leotizides had briefed them about his combat intentions. The Eighth Army was the victory of the Dionysian Alliance in this battle. The key, but Theo Cassis looked at the soldiers who were fighting hard in the front. He suspected that the situation of other companies might be the same. The Eighth Army not only failed to open the door to victory, but fell into a fierce battle. Among them, I am afraid that the dawn of victory will not be seen in a short time...

Just as Diocassis imagined, a familiar hissing sound came behind him: "Warriors of the Eighth Legion, I am the leader of your legion! I order you to step up your attack and defeat the enemies in front of you, Win honors and rewards for yourself! Warriors of the Eighth Army..."

This is indeed the voice of the commander of Prosous!Dioccass was first surprised, and then uneasy. Prosoius in his impressions was relatively cold and lacked passion. Whether in training or in previous battles, he never inspired loudly. Situation, and this time suddenly changed the usual, is the whole war situation against us?

Some team officers as sensitive as Dioccass also had the same uneasiness, but most of the ordinary soldiers of the 8th Legion heard that they had been with them for 10 years and were very demanding of them, but gave them The voice of the captain of the army that brought victory and glory was full of excitement, and the morale was high again. In exchange for his cry, he shouted like a tidal wave: "Hades!! Hades! Fight! Fight! !!!!!!"

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When the soldiers of the Eighth Legion were stimulated and strengthened by Leotizides, behind the left of Carthage, the Dionyan cavalry was rushing to the Balearic stonemen from both sides.

Although the Balearic troopers are conducting long-range attacks with the Dionysian light infantry, they have been vigilant against the Dionysian cavalry, so when they find that the enemy is moving towards them, they immediately ignore the light infantry in front and concentrate Fight the cavalry with all your strength.At this time, there were more than 1,000 troopers. They were divided into two parts, and the dense lead shot flew towards the charged cavalry, trying to shoot them down one after another.

For a time, the horse hiss called, and cavalry kept rolling.

However, since the 4th Cavalry Regiment has launched a charge, it is impossible to stop, otherwise it will cause greater losses. They roared and drove the war horse, passing over the comrades who wailed on the ground and killed not far away. The slinging enemies are always shaken.

Affected by the courage of the Fourth Cavalry Corps, AIA cavalry followed.

Looking at the enemy ride that emerged from the dust in the sky, killing themselves with a forceful force, the distance was getting closer and closer, and the Balearic troopers finally felt panic, and they began to run back.

The Dionyan cavalry rushed forward, stabbed with guns and hit horses, completely dismantling the trebuchet, and then deliberately drove them away to the Carthage formation.

Hundreds of defeated soldiers were forced to impact the left rear of Carthage in battle. The rear Finu infantry had to turn around to kill the defeated soldiers to avoid disrupting the battle. At the same time, they had to deal with it carefully. The javelin thrown by the Dionysian cavalry inevitably dispersed their frontal resistance to the attack of the soldiers of the Eighth Army.

At this time, the Eighth Army soldiers, encouraged by Leotizides, are doing their best to launch a new wave of offensive.

The Phoenician infantry was not afraid of this, but would be happy in the heart, because the enemy had exhausted their spare power prematurely, and it was their turn to fight back.But now, they are somewhat unable to resist and have to retreat again and again.

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On the right wing of Carthage's army, it was the Dionyan coalition that retreated again and again.

The number of soldiers in the Carthage army was higher than that of the Dionysian coalition, and it also displayed a lineup with the same length as the opponent. This means that the thickness of the array on the right wing of the Carthage army even exceeded that of the opponent.The Dionysian coalition soldiers are weaker than the Lusitania fighters in personal combat effectiveness, and they are not as good as the other in terms of overall power push, so after more than an hour of fierce fighting, the Lusitania fighters have the advantage at the beginning of the war Has become very obvious.

Although the attack of the Lusitania fighters has weakened a lot compared with the beginning, the resistance and counterattacks of the Kamanlina and Jera soldiers have become more obvious. The sound of the screams of comrades from time to time has increased their panic. Therefore, the left-wing array of Dionynia continued to retreat under the attack pressure of the Lusitans, and the originally dense formation became more and more sparse during the retreat.

The Lusitania fighters seized the opportunity to squeeze into these gaps, attacking the enemy from the side, continuously expanding the gap, and burning the war to the back of the Kamalina and Gera arrays.

Finally, fear overwhelmed the fighting spirit, and some Camerina soldiers at the rear of the formation began to turn and fled. This escape immediately affected the teammates with the same unstable military surroundings. Everyone also followed the escape, and the defeat inevitably appeared...

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The left wing began to retreat?!Despite his psychological preparations, Leotizides was still somewhat lost after hearing the news.

After a moment, he lifted his spirit and looked forward.To make it easier to understand the battle situation, at this time, he was already close to the rear of the 8th Legion Array, riding on a horse, and even being able to see the face of the enemy fighting with the soldiers: although due to his warfare and his dispatch The four cavalry regiments attacked from the side and rear. The enemy had already retreated, but they did not show excessive panic on their faces. The thin course of the eighth regiment could not seize this opportunity and increase the forward. Push the amount of pressure, and implement a more effective breakthrough... So from the current combat situation, the right-wing stalemate will continue for a while, and now the eighth legion is lacking time.

After spending more than twenty years in Sparta, he was clear: once the traditional Greek heavy infantry on the left flared with soldiers, it would not take too long for the entire left to completely collapse, and then it would spread to the middle...

Leotizides made a decisive decision: "Order the whole army... to retreat!"

Although Leotizides was still expressionless, the volume of his speech still revealed a change in his mood.

Mukru, who was on the side, was also in a mixed mood. When he repeated the order again, his voice trembled a little: "Quick...Quick sound... The retreating bugle!"

Because the resignation of Dionysia was different from that of the Greek city-state army, the commanders had to play twice.

When the trumpet sound similar to the attack of the Greek army sounded, the soldiers of the Eighth Legion were a little unbelievable, because the enemy on the opposite side had not yet retreated. At this time, the sound of the trumpet sound meant: ...We lost?!

Although it was difficult to accept, the habit of observing military discipline strictly for many years made them choose to obey. After a sudden attack to retreat the enemy, the soldiers quickly turned back and retreated...

"Order the soldiers to speed up the retreat and enter the city from the north and east gates of Jera!" Leotizides then ordered that he did not lose his head because of the failure, and he was very clear: once the coalition was completely defeated, panic Most of the soldiers will instinctively flock to the nearest gate of Jera, the west gate, which will inevitably cause congestion and easily become the target of slaughter by the enemies pursued.Although the North Gate is farther away, it will allow the soldiers to enter the city faster because of the smooth road.And because of the formation, most soldiers of the Eighth Army were on the right wing, and they were closer to the north gate than the positions of the middle road and the left wing.