Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 516

[Chapter 183 The Battle of Crotone (9)]

Davos saw his doubts and explained: “Caps has completed the plan in advance, our left flank is safe, and victory is only a matter of time. But I didn’t expect that the legions of Matonis and Olivers would do it. It was so good that it pushed the right flank so much. It can be seen that the enemy’s left flank is quite weak. Now I will put more pressure on the left flank of Syracuse. Do you think it will retreat?!

“I will go to inform now .

Izam, I’m afraid he can’t wait.

Thormid, who understood Davos’ plan, rode to the reserve team in the rear.

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At this time, he learned that “the cavalry was repelled, and the right flank was attacked” Dionysius was in a hurry. He didn’t expect that he was eagerly waiting for the news of the victory of the right wing, but this was the result.

“Go and find Astagras at once and let him give the cavalry to the cavalry. I regroup and attack the Dionysians again, or he and his family will go to Hell to meet!

Dionysius roared violently. The

messengers hurriedly rode their horses and rushed to the rear to find Astagras.

“My lord, the Sirius messenger is urgent to report!”

The attendant rushed over and said nervously.

“I’ll talk about it after the battle is over, I don’t have time now!”

Dionysius glared angrily at him, and the attendant closed his mouth in fear.

Who would have guessed that another scout came at this time: “My lord, there are thousands of Dionysian soldiers crossing the tower.” The Chinaadi River, which is going around to the left flank!

”

What?! Hearing this news, Dionysius was completely panicked.

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“You mean what you saw is an empty camp!

After hearing the report from the scout, Hiros asked with some uncertainty,

“Yes, General.”

I and a few other men had already approached the wooden fence of the great camp of Syracuse,

I didn’t see any movement inside.

After listening to the words of the reconnaissance cavalry team leader, Hiros fell into thinking: According to the previous battle report, Syracuse has an army of 70,000 to 80,000 people. So many soldiers are not in the camp, where would they be? The answer is obvious, His Majesty Davos must have led the reinforcements to Crotone! It is impossible for the Syracuses to abandon the camp and return to the Sirius, otherwise his scout cavalry will be able to see the army led by His Majesty Davos now Therefore, the biggest possibility is that the Syracuses are fighting against Dionia!

With this amazing answer, Hiros’s heart jumped wildly, he took a deep breath, calmed himself down, pondered for a moment, and resolutely ordered: “Order the whole army to stop building the camp immediately, put on their armor, take up their shields and spears, form a column, and march on Crotone!

When the

adjutant Hegsitus heard this order, he immediately said “ah”: “You mean… now march to Crotone?”

!

“It’s no wonder that he was nervous. The direction of Crotone was a large army stationed in Syracuse, and the troops led by Hiros dared to go deep alone. If

the south is blocked, this force will be dead.

“I’m sure that His Majesty is fighting with the Syracuses at this time, and we must rush to help His Majesty win this battle that will decide Dionia’s life and death. battle!

“Hiros said decisively.

Although Hegesitus only worked with Hiros in Cosenza for a few months, the two of them cooperated well in political affairs. He knew that Hiros was prudent and not a reckless person. This

time, Hiros stepped down as the chief executive of Cosenza, and Sedorum took over. At the same time, he also served as the wartime governor of the Bruti region. With Sedorum’s knowledge of the Bruti region, there was no need for Hegesi at all. Tusi’s assistance may be considered a hindrance in Cosenza. It must be known that the source of Dionia’s conquest of the Bruti region was the riots of their Cylon tribe. There will be grudges. So Hegositus, on the grounds of recruiting troops for Hiros and managing Bruti warriors, asked Hiros to become the adjutant of this temporary force.

Now Hiros has made a rational decision. Judging, all Hegsitus could do was obey and appease the Brutus warriors.

Not long after the order was passed, Trina Commander Blomaras, who had joined the army, hurried over, and was then persuaded by Hiros’ words: “If this battle is won, Trina City will There is no need for a strong attack, and it will easily return to our hands. If the battle fails, even if we recapture Trina today, it will be recaptured by the army of Syracuse tomorrow, and the whole of Great Greece will be in danger. In the middle!”

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After the battle lasted for two hours, the Syracuse side could basically maintain a balance of power in the middle, but the left and right flanks were in trouble: the right flank and the right end were long Under the attack of the spear brigade and the Ket reinforcements, the losses were heavy. If it weren’t for the lack of cooperation between the spear brigade and the Kete coalition soldiers, they were mixed together for a while and could not unfold smoothly. The right flank of Syracuse was thick enough, and some experienced soldiers They took the initiative to branch out from the rear of the middle and left end to block the further westward attack of the spear brigade. I am afraid that the right flank has already been defeated;

but on the left flank, its soldiers are far less than the elite of the right flank and can survive the attack on the flank. It can maintain morale. Although the attack of the light armor is far less powerful than that of the spear phalanx, the military reform of Dionysius has just begun, and the drawbacks of the large phalanx have not been fully taken into account. Once the battle begins, not only the middle and low-level ranks Team officers and even senior generals have already lost control of the troops, not to mention the complicated composition of the troops on the left flank. Once the flank and rear are attacked, effective command cannot be carried out in time, so that the soldiers in the rear row turn back uniformly to intercept them. enemies, so the array begins to appear disorganized.

Originally, Dionysius, who had a lot of soldiers, could completely avoid this situation. Unfortunately, he was still bound by the Greek military tradition and did not retain the consciousness of the reserve team. Victory, at the beginning, all the troops in his hands were pressed up, and now it was too late to move troops to the main camp to resist the Dionian army that attacked the left flank.

The chaos that appeared behind the left end of the left wing quickly infected the soldiers in the front row. These Great Greek soldiers were not very motivated, and their ears, which were covered by almost airtight helmets, could still vaguely hear the screams of killing from the rear. Later, when the sound became louder and the support from the rear weakened or even disappeared, my heart began to panic. Coupled with the fierce attack of the enemy on the opposite side, fear took over the whole body in an instant, prompting them to be desperate. , turned around and fled back, even at the expense of pushing down the teammates in the rear. When one, two, or three soldiers escaped one after another, panic would spread like a plague… Soon, the entire left wing could no longer support it and began to retreat. .

When the news was urgently sent back to Dionysius, he had already lost his face: for this battle, he was powerless, and even the guards around him had been sent out to assist the left wing before, but… this time The gamble that he had lost, to the new king of Dionysus, whom he both valued and despised…

Dionysius knew that he had to admit this fact, and he had to make a quick decision, despite his reluctance. .

“…Retreat…” He spat the word out of his mouth with difficulty, then immediately pulled his horse and walked back.

Fortunately, the attendant was right beside him, otherwise I might not have been able to hear what he was saying.

“Sir, this…” The attendant was also not reconciled, and still had some expectations, so he instinctively wanted to persuade.

If someone dared to question his decision in the past, Dionysius either reprimanded him, or kept it in his heart, and settled accounts after the fall. At this time, he didn’t have such a mind. What he thought about was how to reduce the army of Syracuse as much as possible after the defeat of the battle. loss, because the collapse of the left flank may lead the Dionians to block the Tachinadi River and cut off the return route of the Syracuse army, and the army must be withdrawn as soon as possible to the camp on the west bank of the Tachinadi River (previously in order to lure Dai Onia’s army crossed the river, and he had ordered the dismantling of the camp on the east bank of the Tacinadi in the heart of Crotone).

When dozens of trumpeters blew their retreating bugles, Dionysius said to the squire again: “Send someone back to the camp and inform Artemis (the commander of the camp’s garrison) to separate his troops and go to the camp. Take us back to camp from the east!”

“Yes, my lord!” The attendant suddenly remembered something and reminded him, “Siridin sent a messenger to report that five or six thousand soldiers from Dionia landed on the Plain of Euphemia, ready to attack Trina.

” After listening to

Onysius

, he was furious: “Why didn’t you say something so important earlier?!!” The attendant felt aggrieved, but he did not dare to argue.

Originally, Dionysius planned to return to the camp to defend first, but now it seems that it is safest to return to the Siri Court

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Even though he has undergone rigorous military training since he was a child, he is already a little tired after two hours of non-stop fighting.

But the enemy in front of him, even after being stabbed several times by him, there are still new enemies rushing up and fighting him bravely, forcing him to do everything possible and deal with it carefully.

In fact, he already felt that there was a problem with his offensive plan, because looking around, not only did the Dionysian left-wing array in front of him not collapse, but the attack became more and more fierce, and the thrust behind him became more and more fierce. weak.

He could vaguely hear the screams of killing coming from the rear. Although he was extremely anxious, he did not dare to be distracted in the slightest.