Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 175: The Battle of Crotone (1)

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Ciplos thoughtfully.

Milon, a native of Crotone, reminded: "The Tacinadi River can be walked. Be careful that the Syracuses are not only focusing on attacking the left flank."

Tormid laughed and said: "We have gone through a rigorous survey beforehand. As far as we know, it is difficult to walk the upper part of the middle reaches of the Tachnadi River, so His Majesty Daves has ordered , So that the marching position of the 7th Army at the far right of the formation must not cross the middle of the middle reaches of the Tacinadi River."

Tormid's explanation made Milon and Cipros' faces more solemn.

"The heavy infantry in Syracuse is not weak, they are numerous, and they will definitely place those alien cavalry here to attack us. Although we Crotones are not afraid of death, but—"Milon Facing embarrassment, although he did not participate in the Battle of Ramato River, in the Siege of Crotone, he witnessed the destruction of the Syracuse infantry in one day. And from the soldiers, he also learned about the strength of the mercenary cavalry: "Once we can't resist Siracusa's full attack from the left wing, it will inevitably affect the success or failure of the entire battle!"

At this time, Cipros answered: "Since King Davos has deliberately set up such a formation in advance to guide the Syracuses to focus on the left wing, there must be corresponding countermeasures."

"That's right." Tolmid said sternly: "The most powerful first and second legions of Dionia will support the entire left wing with you. Break it down! And on your left there are more than 1,500 horses of Dionia’s cavalry regiment, blocking the enemy’s cavalry from attacking our flanks. The most important thing is—" Tolmid’s face showed a strange color. : "Behind you there will be a spear brigade. They will be responsible for defeating the enemy's cavalry and counterattacking the enemy!"

A team with no more than a thousand people actually decides the victory of the left wing? ! Both Milon and Cypros were puzzled because they both knew Dionian better and knew that the army of Dionian was relatively fixed. Unlike ordinary Greek city-states, the number and size of the army assembled each time they sent troops to battle was large. The same, so they can be sure that they have not heard of the spear brigade in all the regiments of the Dionian League before: Is it a force formed just after the outbreak of the war? If so, it will be powerful The combat effectiveness? !

The two looked at each other with doubts in their eyes.

Tolmid smiled mysteriously: "You'll know before the battle begins."

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As the Dionian army moved forward steadily, the Syracuse mercenary cavalry began to retreat quickly.

The distance between the two armies of Dionia and Syracuse was only nine miles away. After more than an hour of marching, they were getting closer and closer to the armies of Syracuse.

When the sun in the middle of the sky began to shift to the west, Dionysius in front of the center of the array heard the voice of "Wow! Wow!..." from the front, getting louder and louder, even on the ground. A slight vibration...

The horse under the crotch began to restlessly, screaming non-stop, Dionysius patted its neck with some irritation, signalling it to calm down.

The attendant next to me met and hurried over to calm the horse.

"The Dionians are here..." He said quietly to the attendants with a solemn expression.

After a while, I saw a gray dust mist rising from the far distance of my sight, slowly drifting towards them. With the advancing of the dust and fog, it becomes more and more huge, and it extends infinitely to the east and west ends, without seeing the head, just like the thicker and lowered dark clouds in the sky before the storm. It is overwhelming and suffocating. People can’t stop thinking about how terrible the power it conceives and will burst out......

Although Syracuse has more troops, the soldiers who hurriedly completed the formation have not had time to experience and integrate into this huge phalanx, so they are faced with the pressure of the mountains and ocean tides like Dionia The army, all feel nervous.

Dionysius frowned and said anxiously: "Go to the right to urge Phoebe Das, and quickly complete his plan. The enemy may be about to attack!"

"Yes, my lord!" The messenger galloped away.

Dionysius stared straight ahead with a solemn expression.

The huge dust and fog belt has stopped at a distance of six to seven hundred meters, and then one can hear the short bugles, snare drums, shouts, and the sound of footsteps, armor, shields, and spears from the opposite side. Crash...

Dionysius knew that it was the Dionians who were regrouping, so he was very anxious. Although the messenger had just left for a while, he felt that he had already left for a long time.

Time goes on, and the sound from the opposite side gradually decreases from the initial noisy loudness, until it disappears, and finally it is quiet as if the sound just came from the auditory hallucination, and it did not exist from the beginning. , Only the dust and fog in the sky are gradually drifting away...

"My lord, General Phoebidas has finished the lineup. He hopes that you can delay for a while so that the soldiers can relax." Chuan Lingbing hurried back and said, panting.

Dionysius knows.

He looked ahead. At this time, the dust and fog had dissipated. What appeared in his field of vision was a large number of Dionian troops. Under the sun, the armors, shields and spears of the closely-packed soldiers reflected. The dazzling cold light is like an endless steel city wall.

But unlike the last Battle of the Ramato River, Dionysius saw not only black, but also yellow and cyan. Several colors intertwined in a huge square. This just shows that Dai Although Oonia pieced together an astonishing number of troops, there was no guarantee that every soldier would receive what they called "standard equipment." This gave Dionysius a little more confidence. The attendant said: "Go tell the Dionians, I want to talk to their new king!"

The attendant nodded to express his understanding. He ran out of the horse and ran to the opposite army. At a distance of 50 meters from the Dionian, he strangled his horse and shouted: "Dave of Dionian King Dionysius, the all-powerful general of Syracuse, wants to talk to you in front of the battle! King Daves of Dionia..."

There has been a messenger who told Daves behind the center of the army the shouts of the Syracuse.

Daves groaned a little, and said to Tolmid next to him: "What do you think Dionysius asked me to talk to for?"

"Your Majesty." Tolmeide thought for a while, and said: "...Dionysius may be curious about how the opponent that gave him headaches looks like."

For Tolmeid's veiled flattery, Davers laughed blankly: "I don't have time to play this kind of kid's game with him."

Davers paused, and asked, "Is the Spear Group fully in place?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. And according to your instructions, they didn't raise the spear." Tolmeide replied.

"That's for fear that the cruising Syracuse mercenary cavalry will find an anomaly. Don't underestimate the Sicilian tyrant, he is very alert!" Daves did not dare to underestimate the enemy, but he was also full of confidence, since the enemy did indeed gather heavy forces. On their right flank, I hope the Lance Brigade can give them a surprise.

Davos stared at the dark and oppressive enemy front with piercing eyes, and said impassionedly: "Tormid, you go tell the commanders of the army, let them tell their brothers, for the sacrificed Commander Dracos, for The time has come for the warriors who died in battle to avenge the slaughtered Dionian people! Let them sing the Hades chant and prepare to attack!"

"Yes!" Tolmead responded loudly.

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Milon finally met the spear brigade he had been curious about.

In the army establishment of a general Greek city-state, a brigade has about 1,000 personnel, and the spear brigade lined up behind them has a total of 6,000 men, which is not enough wrong for Dionia. The establishment of a unique legion.

And when Daves uttered the term "spear brigade", Milon was surprised by the name. Except for light infantry, almost all Greek infantry were armed with spears (a spear is a type of spear). ), is it necessary to emphasize it! When he saw the weapon in the hands of the soldiers, he finally understood why it was called a "spear". Although the soldiers did not lift it up, but held it flat, it can be clearly seen that it looks like a spear. Very similar, but significantly longer! And the soldiers were all wearing single clothes. 6000 people were located behind Crotone and Trina soldiers, but they did not thicken the front array, but used a column array to connect to the front.

Extra-long stabbing guns, unarmored soldiers, column formations...Milon was full of curiosity and doubts, and couldn't help thinking: What is Davers going to do with such a strange unit?

Just as he was guessing, Hades chants sounded in Dionia's array: "I praise you piously, Hades with black hair and black eyes!

You are the king of the underworld, the master of the night!

You are an impartial judge and a strict supervisor!

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Every soldier sings intently and sincerely, hoping to be blessed by the mighty Pluto. Countless voices gathered in the sky above the Dionian army, gradually becoming uniform in tone, echoing on the battlefield with a radius of tens of miles, echoing the sound of wind and water, extremely solemn and magnificent!

Dionysius heard very clearly in front of his square, his face changed drastically: "Damn Dionians, they are going to attack! Hurry up! Go and notify the soldiers of the troops to immediately attack Apollo. Pray, prepare to attack!"

After speaking, he pulled his horse back, passed through the gap reserved between the squares, to the rear.

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The singing of Dionia has ended, and the prayers of Syracuse have just begun.