Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 859

[Chapter 206 Anti-encirclement]

“Usibek is right, this is our mountain area, and when it’s dark, we are hunting wolves, and the Dionians will only be our prey!”

“That’s right, just do it!”

The leaders expressed their approval, and finally reached an agreement.

50 meters away from the Dionysian army, nearly 7,000 Samonai warriors began to circle the west and north of it, forming an extremely loose formation in an unhurried formation, and some warriors even lay down in the grass. middle.

Alexis saw this situation in the formation, and he had no urge to let the soldiers launch a charge, because he knew that once the soldiers began to charge, these seemingly lazy Samonais would run as fast as rabbits, Luring the soldiers into the mountains would be a disaster.

As a result, the two sides were separated by a distance of tens of meters, and they faced each other face to face, and the time flowed away little by little.

The Samoneites are confident, but the Dionian soldiers are more and more flustered as they go back. After all, this is an unfamiliar land to them.

The various captains asked Alexis successively: Do you want to retreat?

Was firmly rejected by Alexis.

Adjutant Eumatius was on the side and couldn’t help but said: “Lord Commander, this is the first time we have cooperated with the Abenerum people. I think”

“I don’t trust the Abenerum people very much.” Alexis interrupted him and said in a deep voice, “But I trust Paulette more, and what reassures me the most is that Zantiparis is there. Since he has agreed to this plan, he will definitely do his best. Go and execute it!”

Eumatius stopped talking, he knew why Alexis said this, because Alexis fought alongside Paulette in the South-Italian War, and more importantly, Alexis Both Zantiparis and Zantiparis were mercenaries in the expedition to Persia. They had a deep fighting camaraderie and trusted each other very much.

However, as the sun in the sky gradually moved westward, the surroundings were still calm, and the expression on Alexis’ face gradually became solemn…

Finally, he couldn’t help but said to Eumatius: “Go quickly. Summon those Abenerums!”

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“Aren’t these Dionians worried that they won’t have a place to sleep when the night comes?” Usibek couldn’t help but muttered.

“Perhaps the Dionysians thought we would retreat before the night came, so let’s try to see who is more patient with us.” One of the leaders laughed.

“I think they are waiting for reinforcements from their army camp in the Reach, but no matter how many Dionians come, it will be night here, and they will all become our prey.” Another leader confidently said. said.

reinforcements?

With a move in his heart, Usibik hurriedly asked the leaders of Shilpini: “What’s wrong with Abenirum these days?

” Arrived near their territory and sent a team of fighters to stand on the frontier to threaten us, but as soon as our fighters got past, the cowards ran away… If we weren’t at war with Dionia, we’d really like to Let the great leader of Leskuk lead us to fight!” A leader from Beneventum said disdainfully.

Another Shirpini leader understood Usibek’s words and said, “Don’t you suspect that Abenirum has joined Dionysus?! Don’t worry, even if Garni is a bastard, It is also impossible to throw the javelin at his own kin, and he also swore an oath in the name of Suwani in front of the high priest, which is impossible to violate! Besides, the great leader Lescuk specially sent spies to Abe every day. I’m staring outside Nirom’s territory, if there’s anything unusual, I’m afraid I’ll come over and inform us now.”

“That’s right, Usibek, don’t worry, even if there are conflicts in the Shirpini tribe, they will not kill each other.” Several Shirpini leaders immediately responded, and one leader even Said sympathetically: “To be honest, the big leader is too harsh on Abenirum, and it’s really not easy for Gellney these years.”

The leader of Beneventum’s face was a bit ugly, and Ussy Piccolo’s expression became a little gloomy, and he was suspicious: these Shirpini leaders were secretly mocking Segovani, the great leader of Kautini a few days ago, with a trick to trap Quinduk and conquer Nakonia. matter.

The atmosphere suddenly became a little quiet, and the leaders of the other two tribes saw that Usibek’s face was ugly, and was about to say something to resolve the embarrassment.

Suddenly, a scout hurried down from the mountain in the west: “Everyone… all leaders, it’s not good!… South… An army appeared in the south, and there were many, many soldiers, rushing towards here. Come!”

The leaders were shocked.

“Where did the army come from?!” Usibeke asked anxiously, because the south of the spy’s finger did not point to the direction of the Reach, but the west of the Reach, which is in the southwest of this mountain range. , as far as he knew, there were no tribes or towns there.

“I… I don’t know, because they were wearing neither red (Samooneers often wear red singlets) nor black, but black and yellow.” The scout said with a guilty conscience, he was just far away on the mountain at the time When I saw it from afar, I hurried to report, but did not rush over to investigate carefully.

“Black and yellow?…” A Shirpini leader suddenly said: “Is it a Potentian?”

Everyone was shocked when they heard it. They all knew that there was a plant in the Lucania region that could be made It produces yellow dye, so in the past Lucania warriors mostly wore yellow attire to fight, could it be them?

Since the Southern Italian War, the Potentians have not participated in any battles, and the Samonite leaders still have an impression of it that they looted in Potentia’s territory more than ten years ago, and almost took it Genocide.

Since the Lucania region has been incorporated into the Kingdom of Dionia, after the war started, not only the great leaders of the tribes, but even they subconsciously regarded Potentia as a part of Dionia and ignored it. In fact, it exists independently as a free city.

Urgent situation!

Ussibek didn’t have time to find out where the army came from, all he knew was that it couldn’t be the army of the Samonai tribe alliance.

Now how to do?

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Retreat immediately?

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The anxious Usibek looked at the panicked leaders, and then at the surrounded Dionysian army ahead, realizing that he had to make a quick decision.

But before he made up his mind, a loud bugle sounded from the southwest, followed by a majestic horn from the northwest.

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“…General, with such a large-scale army dispatch, it is impossible for them to hide from our spies. Leader Garni will definitely unite with the Potentians and send them to the army. “Here” the Abenerum guide dressed in Dionia’s costume was trying to explain to Alexis when he suddenly heard the sound of bugles coming from the west, and then heard the sound of horns again, and his face was overjoyed: “Come! Our warriors are here!…”

At this moment, Alexis, who heard the bugle, didn’t listen to him at all, but immediately said to Eumatius: “Go and order the light armor to attack! The other battalions will then attack!”

Eumatius was stunned: “Lord Commander, our reinforcements have not yet arrived, should we wait a little longer?”

“Wait, the enemy will run away!” Alexis said without hesitation.

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By the time the bugle sounded, the leaders of Samonay had already understood that they had been fooled by the Dionysians. Retreating was an unquestionable problem, but such a huge army had to retreat in a unified manner, otherwise it would be easy to retreat. It turned into a rout, and it was also a question of which direction to retreat: there were Dionysian troops in the east, large groups of enemies were coming to the northwest and southwest, and since the mountains to the north were steep and difficult to climb, it seemed that only the south was still there. Safer, but the south leads to the Ofanto River, who knows if the Dionians have an ambush there?

The situation was urgent, and the leaders quickly reached an agreement: before the enemy’s reinforcements had fully arrived, they immediately forcibly retreated to the west.

When the leaders were about to quickly run back to their ranks, Dionia’s shield suddenly cracked many gaps, and 2,000 light armoured soldiers rushed out, armed with leather shield daggers, and killed the Samonai warriors. Come.

The confrontation between the two sides lasted for more than three hours. In particular, the Dionysians put on a sticky attitude, which gradually wiped out the fighting spirit of the Samonite warriors. He was already lying on the ground and basking in the sun, only to be called by his companions because he heard the bugle from the west. Before he stretched out, he saw the Dionysian soldier on the opposite side, like a hungry beast, with a hideous face. rushed towards them.

The distance of more than 50 meters is too short, and many of the Samonai warriors who have been relaxed for a long time have not had time to retreat, and the Dionian soldiers rushed in front of them.

Only at this time did Alexis let the trumpeters sound the bugle of the attack.

The assault of the Dionian light armored soldiers disrupted the loose formation of the Samona coalition forces. Some soldiers were retreating, and some soldiers were fighting with the Dionian soldiers. The whole scene became a little chaotic.

Originally, Usibik wanted to wait for the leaders to reorganize their teams and retreat together, but now he had no choice but to order the clarion call for retreat.

As soon as the horn sounded, the remaining fighting spirit of the Samonai warriors was gone.

“Run west! Follow me to the west!…” The leaders shouted hysterically, leading the surrounding soldiers to retreat to the mountains behind them. They wanted to take advantage of the fact that the Dionian soldiers were not good at climbing in the mountains. The disadvantage is to throw off the enemy’s pursuit.