Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

The stone-throwing soldiers put the lead pills into the leather pocket in the center of the sling, and began to rotate the right arm. They only listened to the sound of the wind, and the slings turned faster and faster.

The Romans also saw new enemies hundreds of meters away through the misty fog. Although they were nervous, they had no choice but to move forward.

At this moment, hundreds of lead shots fell from the sky like a hail, accurately sprinkled in the dense formation of the Romans, suddenly screaming into a piece.

In addition to the slight injury of the heavy infantry in the center, the light infantry with little protection was smashed, and the Roman cavalry on both sides was affected. The horses in the lead were called and jumped. The cavalry, who was caught off guard, was thrown into the horse and almost smashed the array of Rome.

For the first time, the Romans were attacked by the Stonemen. They were beaten awkwardly without any precautions.

The Dionysian cavalry was prepared, and when the Romans fell into chaos, they immediately rushed to the enemy, threw out a short javelin, and a scream, the fallen soldiers It is far from being a minor injury like scratching the scalp.

When the Roman light infantry picked up its bows and arrows and javelin and prepared to attack the far-off Diaonian cavalry, another piece of lead pill came.

The continuous blows caused the Roman light infantry to complain, and the soldiers, mainly from the Latin League, fell into chaos and morale was low.

The Roman heavy infantry in the middle of the team remained calm and shouted in unison: "Crush up! Kill them!!"

The first to take action was the Roman cavalry, who hurriedly gathered hundreds of rides and desperately sprinted forward. The horses were flying like four hooves, and they slammed against the solid ground, as if the earth was shaking.

Satyrus still calms and raises his right hand again: "The second company is ready!"

The goose-shaped two-winged bows and arrows lead the arrows, and the Dionysian cavalry also follow these roaring cavalry in all parallels.

When Rome was less than a hundred meters away from the seventh battalion, 350 Dionys archers put their arrows together.

Almost flat arrows shot from the two wings to the center, forming a crossfire. Although the fast-moving Roman cavalry held the shield high, it was difficult to defend. People called the horses, and they fell to the ground, which also hindered the marching of the cavalry.

At this moment, the second round of arrows was shot again, giving the Roman cavalry a greater kill.

A small number of Roman cavalry rushing in front and escaping the bow and arrow looked at the Danone slinger, but they were attacked by a javelin of the third company that rushed out of the ranks. As a result, the survivors were running low.

The Diorian cavalry also took the opportunity to assault the Roman cavalry who had fallen into chaos on the halfway because of the bow and arrow attack.

This, combined with the skillful and repeated blows, almost lost the Roman cavalry from the assault.

At this time, the Roman heavy infantry was still guarding the light infantry. They were struggling to see the horror in front of them. All of them were sad and sad, but they also heard the sound of their unfamiliar military squad in the distance.

The enemy's reinforcements are coming again! The morale of the Romans fell to the bottom of the valley.

Just then, "呜!呜!!呜!!!..." A louder, higher-pitched horn sounded from afar.

"Our reinforcements are coming! Our reinforcements are coming!!..." The Romans finally got excited when they heard the familiar army.

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"The head of the report army, the Roman army in the camp was dispatched! There are about eight or nine thousand people!" The detective rushed to report to Ammintas.

"So fast?!" The rapid reaction of the Romans surprised Amintas. He originally thought about letting the Seventh Brigade, the Eighth Brigade and the Cavalry continue to besiege, without destroying this part of the enemy, in order to lure the Romans in the camp. The purpose of the six heavy infantry squadrons that have just arrived can rest for a while and restore some physical strength. I did not expect the Roman army to come so fast. The large forces of eight or nine thousand people are obviously not light in Dionia. Infantry, light armor and cavalry can block.

Amintas looked at the sweaty Diaonian soldiers in front of them. Although they were tired, they rarely sat down, but put down their arms, gathered together in twos and threes, and slowly walked and chat because they knew the next There will be battles. If you lie down, the muscles will be sore, which will make your body lazy and not want to exercise.

Amintas immediately called the six heavy infantry captains and said with a serious look: "Our enemies have been successful, and the enemy's large forces have been deployed. I hope that you can overcome fatigue, seize them and defeat them. !"

"The head of the army is relieved! The Romans are out, don't want to run back!" The first captain, Krussius, was recognized by other captains.

"Then be ready to go!" Amintas immediately ordered.

Just as the captains gathered to gather their soldiers, Amintas ordered the commander: "I will immediately inform the Sethia, the Wolsey people in the city of Pleefnum, the main force of the Romans has been out. Ask them to participate in the battle."

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After guessing the intentions of the Diaonians, Camilles did not hesitate and immediately summoned nine thousand heavy infantry, leaving only 3,000 people to defend the camp.

Originally, Freuz asked to lead the troops and let the aged Camilos guard the camp.

However, Camilles refused. He sent troops only to save the soldiers who were blocked. He did not intend to fight with the Diaonians. But if you let the young and vigorous Frius lead the troops, it is very likely Will lead to such a result.

Camilles led more than 70 Roman heavy infantry squadrons to the west of the detectives to speed forward, because he knew that the army of Dionia would also come in this direction, he must pick up the trapped as soon as possible. Soldiers, then quickly return to the camp.

Camillaus did not know much about the Dionysian army. In his impression, the surrounding forces and even the Greeks of Campania were fighting in the form of bloated squares, except for the Roman army that he led the restructuring. Because the squadron is the main force of combat, whether it is array or combat, it becomes more flexible. Therefore, he believes that even if the Daonian troops arrive, they need to rearrange the formation, and he will have enough time to organize the retreat.

When Camilles arrived at the battlefield, Dionia’s seventh and eighth brigades and cavalry had taken the initiative to retreat, and the sight in front of him surprised him: the ground was covered with dead bodies, dead horses, and cockroaches. Struggling wounded soldiers, nearly 3,000 people (cavalry and light infantry) who were originally ordered to rescue, lost nearly a third, and the living soldiers were not well-dressed, frustrated, and some were still swollen and swollen. ...

Through the brief account of the trapped team leader, Comus, Kamilus understood the whole battle and was surprised by the lethality of the Diaonian light infantry and cavalry and the close cooperation between them.

This is a well-trained army! Camillaus set the label for the Diaonians in his heart, so he urged the soldiers to bring the wounded soldiers and immediately retreat.

"What about our citizens who died in battle?" The light infantry generals from the Allies demanded that the bodies be brought back.

Camillaus, who has always loved his army, is now hard-hearted and said: "Stop it here and deal with it later. Now we must hurry and return immediately!"

The Allied generals are dissatisfied with this decision and want to say it again.

At this time, the detective rushed to come: "The Camillas military officer, there are about six or seven thousand black soldiers from the south!"

Camilles is in a tight heart and runs out of the ranks. (According to the Roman military tradition, the Roman leading generals must walk as well as the soldiers, showing that there is no difference between the two, and the same is true, but Camilles It is too old and has limited physical strength. Therefore, the Roman Senate approved him to ride horses. The exhibition looked south and saw the dust and fog in the distance...

According to his experience, the enemy is already outside.

He immediately returned to the team and issued an order: "According to the array in front of the enemy, line up and start to retreat!"

The array that he said before the enemy, that is, the 120-person Roman squadron's small square array is arranged in a large scale like a fish scale. Because of the large interval between the squadrons, the movement is flexible and the retreat is relatively quick. When he can't retreat, he can switch to the offensive formation at any time. Because of some uneasiness in his heart, Camilos took this safe approach.

However, how can the Diaonian light infantry around the periphery allow the Romans to easily complete the retreat, and the stone-throwing soldiers once again slammed the slings and threw the lead pellets at the Romans, and the archers even boldly approached the outside of the Roman army. , posing for shooting...

Camillas had to transfer the Roman light infantry to this side as a defense ~ www.novelmtl.com ~ but the Danonian cavalry formed a team, the team ran on the outskirts of the Roman army, from time to time inward into the distance The Roman soldiers were less than 20 meters away and were in a state of surprise.

Although the commander sent by Camilos repeatedly warned the Roman soldiers not to pay attention to the harassment of the Dionyrians, the speed of the entire Roman soldiers was significantly disturbed.

At this time, the army of Dionia was fast, and it was approaching to the position of the Roman army less than 300 meters. The Roman soldiers were able to see the golden flag of the high dust in the dusty fog. Hearing the sound of the drums with strong rhythm, and the rows of seemingly overwhelming black soldiers stepping on them at a more tidy pace...

Just as the soldiers were attracted and shocked by the momentum of the Dionysian army, Camillaus was even more surprised. He found that the formation of the Dionyrian army was moving forward and the tactical formation after the transformation of the Roman army was very Similarly, this makes him suddenly realize that the Diaonians may not spend a lot of time to arrange the formation, they may directly attack themselves. If he forcibly retreats here, it is likely to be pursued by the other party, leading to the team. Chaos, causing a fiasco.

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