Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 735

[Chapter 81 Dionia VS Carthage (5)]

For the reserve soldiers who were intercepted at the rear, this was a relatively easy task. Although they had to accidentally injure some allied soldiers and were scolded and cursed by the other side, few of them suffered casualties.

But for the detachments of the Eighth Legion at the forefront, their situation was relatively difficult.

Because once the torrent was cut off, the Carthaginians stayed between the gaps in the phalanx. When they realized that the situation was not good, they would launch an attack on the soldiers of the neighboring Dionysian Legion. will be attacked from all directions.

The legionnaires had to hide behind the long shield, side by side and back to back tightly together. The originally tight array became even tighter due to the surrounding oppression, which made it difficult for them to be washed away. It became difficult for them to even wield their stab guns, so the soldiers in the two outermost columns of the small phalanx threw away their long weapons and drew their short swords. In such a narrow and crowded space, they had an advantage over the enemy.

The squad leader in the center of the small phalanx

kept shouting: “Brothers, hold on! Hold on! Our counterattack is about to start soon!”

While attacking from all directions, the Holy Legion soldiers in the gap were also attacked from all directions. Compared with the Eighth Legion’s premeditated and prepared defense and the unique detachment of the Dionysian military system, it was a strong commander. Every soldier under his command.

The Carthaginian Holy Legion has always practiced tactics similar to the traditional Greek phalanx. From the pursuit to the present, the formation has been completely scattered, and the soldiers of the Holy Legion who have lost their organization are like scattered sand. They launched a ferocious attack on the Eighth Army, but this attack was disordered and could not cause effective damage to the unified Dionysian detachment. On the contrary, they could not form an effective cooperation. They often blocked the front opponents. After the attack, the daggers and spears stabbing from the sides and back could not be prevented, and the casualty rate was much higher than that of the Eighth Army.

To make matters worse, the second step of Leoticides’ plan had already begun.

The bugle sounded again.

The various divisions of the Dionysian Eighth Legion also began to close forward and inward, while the reserve formation at the back slowly pressed forward. The entire Dionysian army formation was like twisting a damp cloth. The moisture contained in the cloth was squeezed out, but it was difficult for the Templars crowded in the gaps of the Dionysian Array to be squeezed out, because there were more Templars crowded outside, and they were at the same time. While the Dionian soldiers were fighting, they also blocked the retreat of the comrades who were trapped in the formation, unless they retreated as a whole.

But in the current situation, this is almost impossible.

Because, they have not been violently attacked by the Dionysian army (the phalanx of the Dionysian detachments in the forefront of contact with the enemy are still in a state of defense); secondly, they lack a unified command and cannot make an active retreat .

Therefore, in order for

the Eighth Legion to transform from a checkerboard array into a complete phalanx, it would mean eliminating the Carthaginian Holy Legion soldiers in the array.

Since then, the sound of the bugle is the footsteps of the god of death, and the battle in the lowlands has suddenly entered a white-hot state where you are either dead or I live…

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Always like to be behind the scenes Monte Adeno, who was in command, rode across the Platani River and slowly followed behind the chasing Holy Legion. After all, the identity and status of the Holy Legion among the Carthaginians was different from that of the ordinary Carthaginian army. More than the Phoenician army, mercenary and Numibian army, he must pay more attention.

It didn’t take long for the reconnaissance cavalry he sent out to scout the situation to turn back from the front: “Sir, the Holy Legion was intercepted by the Dionysian army!”

“The Dionysian army?!” Monte Ardeno was surprised, He thought that there were many Dionian soldiers among the retreating enemy troops: “It’s impossible for the Dionians to organize reinforcements so quickly?! And are they not afraid of being scattered by the rout troops?! ”

Yes, my lord, it is indeed the Dionian army! They are wearing a full set of black armor, arranged in small squares…”

Monte Ardno had not done a detailed study of the Dionian army before, and after listening to the reconnaissance cavalry’s account, he was even more puzzled: Did the Dionysians fail to form a large phalanx because of haste?

Or was it deliberately because it was convenient for the troops to flee?

But with the reports of the scouts, the doubts in his heart began to turn into unease: after all, the Dionysians were able to form a similar array on an area more than two miles wide, completely jamming the entire lowland. Obviously it can’t be done in a hurry, aren’t the Dionians afraid that their loose and strange array will be overwhelmed by the Holy Order army?

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But when he thought about it, he realized something in his heart. After all, the information that the reconnaissance cavalry kept bringing back gave him a quick understanding of the terrain here: the Holy Order army went deep into the lowlands, with hills on both sides, with Dio on them. The barracks of the Allied Forces of Nia, the Greeks can completely come down from the mountain and attack the side of the Holy Order army!

Thinking of this, Monte Ardeno became nervous. He turned around and looked behind him. There were only 3,000 Numibian cavalrymen who had just arrived. He immediately asked the adjutant, “Where are the other troops?”

“My lord, they On their

way.”

“Let them speed up!” Monte Ardeno snapped.

“Yes!”

“Wait! You go immediately to inform the Numibian troops that they don’t have to rush over, just cross the river and attack the Dionysian military camp with all their strength!” Monte Adeno pointed to the distance on his right. The hill on the left, he said firmly, and then pointed to the slightly smaller hill far to his left: “Let the civic troops led by Reguca attack this enemy camp!”

The reason why Monte Ardeno This choice was made because the coalition camp in the south was very close to Minoa City. In fact, they were both at the north and south ends of the same hill. It would be more difficult to attack it, because it was necessary to guard against the army in Minoa City. Raid, so he gave this difficult task to the Numibians.

According to the information just obtained, the area of the hills in the north is much smaller, the corresponding military camp above is also smaller, and there must not be many Greek soldiers stationed in it, so Monte Ardeno gave this relatively easy target to himself. people.

The adjutant rode away with the messenger.

Monte Ardeno again divided the Numibian cavalry into two parts, located on both sides of the entrance to the lowland, and formed a formation. Once they found the enemy coming down from the mountain, they would rush up and attack them with javelins and horses, slowing down. Its attack on the Holy Order army bought time for reinforcements to arrive.

After these deployments, Monte Ardeno was still a little worried.

After a while, the adjutant hurried back to report: “Numibian troops have started to attack the enemy camp!

” The barracks on the side showed no obvious signs of attacking, but the enemy’s light infantry was throwing arrows and javelins down the mountain.

While he was relieved, he also sternly demanded that all troops speed up their attack on the enemy’s army camp, and dispel any attempt by the enemy to besiege the Holy Order army.

All deployments were already intensifying, and Monte Adenoj waited for the Holy Legion to defeat the Dionian army in front of him.

But for such a long time, the Holy Order troop in front has been stagnant

in the same place, and has not made any further progress…

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On the battlefield of 2008, neither the Carthaginian Holy Order nor the Dionysian Legion had ever encountered such a battle before. It was like a kind of stuffed bread in the restaurant of Cristoia, with the front and back ends still intact. The enemy and us are distinct, but the enemy and us in the middle are intertwined and completely mixed.

However, the Dionysian soldiers did so on purpose, and the Holy Order soldiers were forced to do so.

In the sound of bugles, as the Dionysian Array continued to move forward and inwardly tightened, the space for the soldiers on both sides was further compressed, so that it became a little difficult to turn around and swing their arms, spears and spears. It must be unusable. The soldiers of the Holy Order had to draw out their swords. Some felt that the swords were too long, so they simply raised their fists. At such a close distance between two shields, the soldiers of the Holy Order even used their heads. To bump into the opponent, to tear the enemy with their hands, they glared and roared, the arrogance and grace of the noble children had long since disappeared. Struggle for survival in desperation.

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com Dionia’s small phalanx is also difficult to maintain its integrity, and the soldiers of the Holy Order are desperately trying, causing the array to be broken a lot, but the frame of the small phalanx is still there, and its core team officer organization Now, the soldiers can still unite around, cooperate with each other, and continue to execute the plan.

The soldiers of the Eighth Legion hid their entire bodies behind the long shields, almost completely using their eyes to observe their opponents. The short sword in their right hand just kept stabbing, but almost every stabbing would never fail.

If the dagger hits a hard object and it is difficult to advance an inch, it must have hit the opponent’s round shield; if the dagger hits an obstacle, the opponent makes a muffled sound, pushes hard, and can pierce again, it has pierced the breastplate ; If the dagger is slightly obstructed, but can continue to pierce smoothly, and the opponent screams, it must have hit the arm, thigh and other unprotected parts.

When the opponent screamed and fell, the legionnaires carefully squeezed forward, and at the same time, they had to avoid being tripped by the enemy on the ground. Trample causing serious injury or tragic death is the most terrifying thing in this melee.

Although the closing of the eighth legion divisions is difficult, it is still slowly pushing…()

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