Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 512

[Chapter 179 The Battle of Crotone (5)]

As a result, the clumsy heavy infantry of the Kurt reinforcements slammed into each other, making a noise, and the array became quite chaotic.

However, at this moment, Miron and Cypros have been determined to complete the turn of the array, because as the enemy approaches, the two of them on horses have already seen the enemy’s attack direction. If the formation of the Second Corps remains the same, then the flanks of the Ket reinforcements standing out in front of the array are completely exposed to the frontal attack of the enemy, and all that awaits them is their demise.

So the two of them took the escort of the brigade and quickly rode around to the front of the formation. One by one, they shot the thorns horizontally and shouted loudly

. The Dionysian army stopped advancing, and when he was wondering, the Dionysian left-wing array that was diagonally facing him gradually began to face him…

Phoebe Das was surprised: The enemy is turning the array?

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The enemy dared to turn the array during the battle!

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There is a reason for Phoebe Das to be so surprised: once the Greek heavy infantry battle of this era begins, the enemy and the enemy will move towards each other according to the previous plan, and it is difficult to make major tactical changes.

This is because firstly, the heavy infantry with heavy armor and heavy armor is clumsy, and it is difficult for them to make more flexible maneuvers; secondly, the lack of training characteristics of the city-state civic soldiers also makes them afraid to do complicated maneuvers. Tactical maneuvering so that the array is not cluttered and vulnerable instead.

This is also one of the reasons why Spartans have an advantage in battles. It can be regarded as a professional soldier Spartans can achieve tactical maneuvers in battles that other city-state armies cannot.

But even the Spartans only used the characteristics of the heavy infantry on the march in large battles to interpret the left-handed tactics to the extreme. They seldom made temporary tactical changes after the battle began, just like the opponents on the opposite side. As the Dionians did, this was because Sparta, like most Greek city-states, had Spartan officers and generals who commanded the various armies, according to the Spartan city-state tradition, to be in the presence of the soldiers. In the array, fight with the enemy (the Spartan king does not need, he can sit in command, but his generals are all in the array, and his commanding effectiveness is greatly weakened).

And democratic city-states even require generals to be at the forefront of the army and play a leading role, so as not to be blamed in the citizens’ assembly.

Therefore, when the horn of attack for the battle was sounded and the army marched, the generals almost lost their command of the entire army, and the army formation would conduct the battle according to the pre-established tactics.

The apparent improvisation of Dionysian’s left flank against the attack on Syracuse’s right flank really shocked Phoebedas, and of course he saw the chaos in Dionysian’s formation (mainly Kerte reinforcements) , which more or less makes up for the loss he may have suffered due to his possible inability to attack the enemy’s flank.

“Hurry up! Faster!!…” Phoebe Das shouted loudly, speeding up his steps.

It’s a pity that his cry can only drive a small group of soldiers around him. For the huge phalanx of 25,000 people, it is like throwing stones into a galloping river, and it has no effect.

Syracuse’s right flank was still advancing according to the previous plan,

but as the soldiers strode forward, the distance between it and Dionia’s left flank was rapidly closing…

Syracuse, who was fighting in the middle, was light The infantry had begun to withdraw, and the 7th Battalion of the 1st Army led by Tspit and the 7th Battalion of the 2nd Army of Alpuins were still in front of the phalanx, not only because Dionysian’s checkerboard phalanx had left them with There are enough retreat channels because they want to stop the advance speed of Syracuse’s right flank as much as possible, and buy time for the Kerte reinforcements to complete the turn of the array.

The Syracuse army that was close at hand made the Kerte reinforcements nervous, but also forced them to speed up the evolution.

The efforts of the light infantry of the First and Second Corps could not stop the progress of the Syracuses. They only threw one more round of javelins and shot one more arrow, and had to be forced by the Syracuse array. Retreat to the rear.

At this time, the distance between the two armies was only about 60 meters, and the formation of the Kerte reinforcements barely completed the turn. When Miron and Cypros rushed back to the rear of the phalanx, they were sweating profusely, but their hearts were relieved.

Miron said with a sigh: “Now I know how big the gap between Crotone’s army and the Dionysian Legion is!”

And Cypros said with lingering fear: “Thanks Lord Davos repeatedly asked us to start from the Get out of the phalanx and stand at the back of the queue to facilitate commanding. Otherwise, even if we see the cunning actions of the Syracuse people, there is no way to change it, and it will definitely suffer a big loss!”

“Yes! If Without the persistence of the Dionians, we would not dare to change the formation because of the fear of difficulties!” Miron sighed again.

At this time, Dionia’s left flank and Syracuse’s right flank array almost became two parallel lines, but they were almost perpendicular to Dionia’s central troops that were still advancing south.

The Syracuse right wing army was getting closer and closer to the Dionysian left wing, but the Syracuse soldiers began to clench the round shields in their hands. After fighting the Dionias once, the Dionias were unique The tactical style of play impresses them deeply.

When the Dionian soldiers on the opposite side raised the javelins in their hands, they squatted slightly and covered their heads with their round shields. The rain of javelins that covered the sky hit the Syracuse army formation, splashing flowers. The flowers of death, the screams one after another did not affect their determination to move forward, but made them speed up their progress, forcing the Dionian soldiers to hurriedly throw the second round of javelins, and their killing effect was much worse. .

Now the two armies are less than 20 meters apart, and even Phoebe Das is a little out of breath. He can hear the rapid breathing of the soldiers around him. This is not only because of the previous transition from retreating to attacking, hasty formations, and quick walks. The physical exhaustion caused by running a few hundred meters, but also the extreme excitement of the body as the killing moment is approaching.

Through the narrow eyes of his helmet, Phoebe Das could see the densely packed long shields, spears and armor of the opposing army gleaming. The deep black unique to Dionysian army made people feel cold even in the daytime. dark night.

He knew that the enemy was the main force of Dionia’s army, but he was not afraid, but excited, and he was convinced that the soldiers of Syracuse would not be afraid, not only because they were also the elite of the Syracuse army, And before the war Dionysius had told every Sicilian soldier, ‘they can only return to their homeland successfully if they win, otherwise they can only be buried in a foreign land!

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Without the urging of the bugle, the Syracuse soldiers shouted “Apollo!!”, strode forward, and began to charge at a faster pace. The entire Syracuse right-wing phalanx was like a golden mountain facing the enemy. Rolled away.

At the same time, the neat roar of Dionysian soldiers “Hades!!!” also sounded in the opposing army, and they also began to charge. They were like the Kuroshio surging in a storm at sea, one wave, another wave, Eventually, it converged into a huge wave crest, rushing towards the Syracuse people.

The Kerte reinforcements, holding the hatred of the country and the family, roared, and wanted to turn their anger into infinite power, vowing to kill all the enemies of life and death.

The feet of tens of thousands of people stepped on the ground forcefully, and the rumbling sound was like thunder, and the earth trembled.

With a loud bang, the battle of the heavy infantry began…

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Your Majesty, the left wing has fully engaged the enemy!” Thormid loudly replied the news of the scout’s report.

Davos nodded, but his eyes kept looking straight ahead.

At this time, he pointed to the enemy’s army formation in the distance, sneered a few times, and said, “The Syracuses are moving very slowly. It seems that Dionysius wants to wait for his right flank to win first!”

Tormide laughed jokingly: “But he never imagined that the cavalry he was expecting has been trapped by the wonderful tactics you have formulated, Your Majesty!”

Davos didn’t have the heart to mock the enemy at this time, his expression was serious. Said: “Don’t let Dionysius be too easy! Order all troops to speed up and meet the enemy as soon as possible!”

Thormid did not immediately accept the order, but reminded: “Your Majesty, if our right flank advances too fast, I am afraid that we will reach the reach of the Tachnadi River, and the enemy may send troops to cross it. Tachnadi River, after attacking our right flank!”

Davos had already considered this question, and he immediately replied: “From the current situation, it seems that Dionysius was in Thira. Kuza’s right flank put in enough force that his attack is focused on our left flank. I don’t think Dionysius can draw enough troops to attack my right flank, let alone I have enough There are more reserve teams to deal with his detours.” Indeed, behind Davos, there are 2,000 light armored soldiers from various legions and 1,000 people from the mountain reconnaissance brigade led by Izam, a total of 3,000 people as a reserve team. Didn’t come in handy.

“I understand, Your Majesty.” Thormed turned to go.

“Wait a minute!” Davos stopped him again: “Go and tell each legion commander that the spear brigade, led by Capps, has gained an advantage over the Syracuse cavalry, so it’s up to them. !”

Thormid laughed, he understood Davos’ intention: the spear brigade that had been formed for less than ten days had achieved impressive results, how could other legions fall behind him?

Sure enough, after Davos’s order was conveyed to the various troops, the speed of the phalanx suddenly increased. Whether it was the right wing composed of the sixth and seventh legions, or the middle road composed of the fourth and fifth legions and the Brutite warriors, they were all in the legion. Under the encouragement and urging of the captain and the team officers, they accelerated forward.