Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 205: Encircle
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As soon as Alexis led the army into the mountains, he was spotted by Aquilonian spies. The Aquilonians immediately dispatched the soldiers who are best at running long distances in the mountains to the northwest. There are more than 100 miles of Kautim.
Kautim territory hides the remaining military forces concentrated by the Samona tribe alliance-7,000 fighters. Its commander is Usibik, the leader of the great tribe of Kautini. Yesterday afternoon After he learned the news, he was overjoyed, thinking that it was an opportunity for revenge and shame.
Furthermore, the Aquilonia messenger urged again and again anxiously, because there were more than 200 fighters in Aquilonia. Even if the terrain was dangerous, they might not be able to resist it for long, so Usibic quickly summoned With these 7,000 soldiers, rushed to rescue Aguerolia.
It wasn't until noon today that they arrived near the territory of Aquilonia.
The warriors led by Usibick came from the various tribes of the four major tribes. They were led by their own leaders. During the march, the army gradually became scattered, and the head and tail were more than three miles apart. When the middle of Usibick's team climbed the mountain, the front soldiers had already rushed down the valley and directly attacked the Dionian army.
Usibic saw this situation and knew that he could not stop it, so he simply let him attack, ordering the team in the middle to slow down and waiting for the soldiers from the rear to arrive, while watching the battle ahead.
The main attack on the Dionian army was more than 1,000 Shillpini fighters, most of whom were javelinmen. The Shillpini tribe lost the most in this war. These fighters hated the Dionians, but they also had a bit of fear. So after they rushed down from the hillside, they not only slowed down their progress, Moreover, the team was completely dispersed, and with the undulations of hills and the cover of trees, like a lynx hunting, it slowly approached the Dionian army.
At this time, the Dionian army occupied a higher place in the valley. The 1,500 heavy infantrymen spread out in a semi-circular shape, all squatting down and arranging a shield formation; behind them were two The 1,000 archers in a light infantry brigade bent their bows and set their arrows to watch the approaching enemy; behind the archers, there were 1,000 javelins; 1,000 light armoured soldiers joined the heavy infantry array to form the east side The line of defense, guarding against enemies that might come down from Aquilonia, also made the entire army formation an oval shape; the remaining 1,000 light armoured soldiers were scattered in the open space in the middle of the oval formation.
Alexis stood on a rock, his eyes could see through the soldiers in the front array to see the approaching enemy. The sight in front of him made his brows slightly frowned, because most of the Samona fighters at this time had already entered the range of archers, but they were scattered in twos and threes, one mile away and 50 meters away from the front of the army. Relying on the cover of mounds, rocks, and trees, the Dionian archers did not dare to make a salvo easily, because the killing effect would be very low.
"Go and inform the two light infantry captains, suggesting that they let the soldiers attack on their own, but be careful to save arrows and javelins... because it is possible that today's battle will last a long time." Alexis is not sure about it. Gave the order in his tone.
After the two light infantry captains conveyed the order, the attention of the archers who gained the autonomy became more concentrated, and the bow and arrow hanging down under them were also picked up, facing the area directly in front of them. But the hidden enemy made them unsure of shooting, so they kept pressing arrows.
Samonet’s soldiers did not continue to move forward, because the Dionian soldiers cleared the area 30 to 40 meters in front of the battle, cut off the excessively high weeds, and cut off the miscellaneous trees. Due to the limited time, they still There are some big trees and big rocks, but the entire field of vision has been opened up a lot. Coupled with the fact that the Dionians are condescending, further advancement may increase the risk of being shot.
The two sides suddenly fell into a state of stillness, but the atmosphere became more and more tense.
"Captain, why haven't they attacked yet?" A heavy infantry turned his head and whispered Rachelesis behind him.
"Come down!" Rachelesis reminded in a low voice: "Concentrate! Hide your body and hold the shield tightly!"
The attacks of the previous two nights made Alexis and the team officers aware of the power of the Samonaites' heavy javelins. After discussion, they decided: When defending in the original shield formation, the soldiers can insert the lower end of the long shield on the ground. , Pull down the arm straps on the inner side of the long shield with both hands, squat sideways, and try not to make contact with the shield surface. This is to reduce the damage caused to the soldiers after the heavy javelin penetrates the long shield.
"I see, I see, Captain, you have said it many times before." The soldier replied a little impatiently.
"Attention! The enemy is here!" Rachelesses said solemnly.
The soldier hurriedly turned around, exposed his head from the top of the long shield, and looked out: I saw the small red dots dotted in a patch of green gradually moving in the direction of the army formation.
Every time the soldiers of the Dionian Army participate in military camp training, the first item of almost every time is to stand in a line on the playground, silent for at least half an hour. The Sammonite fighters obviously did not have special training in this area. The two sides competed for less than ten minutes. Some fighters could not withstand this pressure. Some fighters left the shelter and began to continue to move forward (because the range of the heavy javelin was Within 30 meters), it naturally drives other fighters.
Immediately afterwards, the Dionian archers started shooting at the target they aimed at.
Samonet’s warrior holds a small round wooden shield in his left hand and holds a javelin in his right hand. With bare feet on the uneven grass surface, he can quickly run out of "The word route, I want to get close to the enemy line quickly.
However, the continuous firing of arrows by the Dionian archers caused a great obstacle to the advancement of the Samona warriors. Their wooden shields were too small and there was almost no protection on their bodies. When avoiding arrows, , As long as you stay for a while, there may be several arrows shot from several directions at the same time, making it inevitable.
In a short period of time, many Samona fighters fell in the area of 50 meters to 30 meters, and when they were about to rush to 30 meters, they were no longer greeted by arrows, but by javelins. . The thin wooden shield could not withstand the amazingly powerful javelin, and was directly smashed by it.
Some Samona fighters escaped arrows and javelins, and then hurriedly shot the javelins in their hands. Most of them were blocked by the shield formation. A few flew into the formation and aroused a few screams, but Compared with the casualties of the Samonaes themselves, they are too slight.
Therefore, the morale of the Samoneites was greatly affected, and their offensive momentum quickly weakened. At this moment, the horn of the retreat of the Samoneites sounded, and the moaning of the Samoneites had been weakened by the moaning of their companions. The Monet soldier quickly retreated 50 meters away from the Dionian army.
But they did not stay away, but looked fiercely at the Dionian soldiers ahead, seeming to be ready to attack again at any time, which made the Dionian team officers dare not order the soldiers to retrieve them. Arrows and javelins.
Usibic came with the troops behind and joined the first troops. As the Samonaites suffered losses from the attack just now, the leaders of the army took the initiative to surround Usibick.
"The position where the Dionians are located is too open, we can't attack directly like this, otherwise the loss will be great!"
"Don't attack? What about my dozen or so injured people?! They are still lying in front of the Dionians, waiting for our rescue!"
"I think we might as well go around behind the enemy's formation and attack from there."
"That won't work! Their light infantry can also move to the other side to stop our attack."
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The leaders were arguing, but Usibic didn't stop it, watching them quietly, until everyone was red-faced and couldn't come up with a unified opinion.
An old leader of Shilpini finally couldn't help but eagerly asked: "Usibic, you are the commander of the entire team appointed by the leaders. Give me an idea, what should we do? !"
His words stopped the leaders from arguing for a while and focused their attention on Usibick.
Usibic said with a serious face: "Dear leaders, the Dionians occupy favorable terrain, line up their positions, and wait for us to attack, even if we finally defeat Dior with a brave attack. The army of the Nyas, but the casualties suffered by our people will definitely not be small! The war with the Dionians has been carried out so far, and all tribes and tribes have suffered a lot of casualties. We We can no longer casually let our heroic soldiers suffer casualties!"
"Usibic is right!"
"That's right, there is no undead in fighting! Did we bring the people here to send off the Dionians!"
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Seeing the leaders quarreling again, Usibick immediately said loudly: "Of course we have to send the Dionians away! Because as long as the Dionian troops begin to retreat, they must leave the current favorable terrain. , And can no longer maintain the current formation, but we can continue to attack them on their way of retreat, on both sides of the mountain road, on the mountains, until they are finally defeated! This is the way we are familiar with fighting! Dai! The Onia were finally fooled into the mountains by us, fighting in our familiar homeland. We must not let them go!"
"But what if the Dionians don't retreat?" As soon as one leader spoke, they were ridiculed by other leaders: "Don't retreat, where do they rest at night? We are staring here, They dare not build a camp here at all."