Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 24: Battle of Ofanto

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"It's true that although your Majesty is in the name of the king, he has always shared our joys and sorrows, so he won our respect!" a captain said sincerely.

"I said Cettisus, do you still need Patroclus' help! If you get promoted, you can go to Sicily, Mesapi, or Puchetti to be the commander of the army a few years earlier. Occupying the position of the No. 1 Captain of the First Army Corps will make us unable to taste what this No. 1 Captain is like!" The other Captain said half jokingly and half dissatisfied, and the others felt the same. .

"I vacate the position of the legionnaire and pass it to you, isn't it good? I really don't know the good people!" Ketisus pretended to be angry and said, turning his head to look at Patroclus: "Waiting for your wedding. Be sure to invite me to participate!"

"I will invite several brothers to the wedding, and I will bring Cynthia to give you a toast!" Patroclus said happily, but received unanimous thanks from several other captains.

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In the big tent of the Fourth Army, Olivers left the Fourth Captain Alendas alone after deploying the mission.

Alexander is a native of Crotone. Since Crotone voluntarily merged into the Kingdom of Dionia, Crotone has also become a conscript area of ​​the Fourth Army, and even the headquarters of the Fourth Army moved from Asprostum to the city of Crotone. . Crotone citizens who have received long-term competitive training are worthy of good news for soldiers. Once they are familiar with Dionia’s tactics, they begin to stand out, which greatly improves the combat power of the 4th Army, which is not very good. It also made many of the team officers of the Fourth Army begin to be held by Crotones.

"How is Adoris doing in your brigade?" Olivers asked with a smile.

Alexander had expected Olivers to stay here just to talk about "him," and immediately said: "It was beyond my expectation! Honestly, I thought he would be a trouble. But I did not expect that not only did he have outstanding military skills and outstanding performance, but he did not make himself special at all. He was able to unite his teammates. Other soldiers liked to stay with him. He also passed on to me through his team officers. I hope to put his team in the first column of the battle..."

Olivers listened carefully to what he said, with a smile on his face, as if Alex was complimenting his child: "Adoris has excellent results in the military athletics exams at Turiyi School every year. Although his temper is a bit irritable, he has a strong personality and is easy to make friends, and his majesty is strict. He and his brothers and sisters are no different from other children at school. Late, noisy, and fights are punished by the teacher. Adoris is here. He has been punished for many reasons."

Olivers remembered the past, with a smile on his face: "Your Majesty arranged for Adonis to prevent Adonis from receiving special care, so he was assigned to the Fourth Army, but -" Olivers's face became serious. Get up: "Your Majesty does not care, but the swords and spears on the battlefield do not have eyes, and we are not in control. If Adoris is injured or even died, your Majesty may not blame us, but the people of the whole kingdom will accuse us of the Fourth Army. Incompetence, even your Majesty’s children can’t protect! In this way, even if our Fourth Army makes more combat exploits, it will not be enough for the safety of Adoris alone, do you understand?!"

"I see." Alendas said with a vigorous tone, still a hint of frustration in his tone.

"I understand that not only Adoris, but you also want your brigade to be able to fight at the forefront of the army, so I am a little dissatisfied with my deployment just now, right?" The shrewd Oliver saw the identity He reminded me: "Idiot, look a little farther, you can also contribute to the back of the army! You can see where my fourth team is arranged by me?!"

"At the back left of the army formation, next to the cavalry." Alendas blurted out.

"Yes, next to the cavalry! Once our cavalry corps defeats the enemy's cavalry, the third group in front of you resists the enemy in front, then your fourth group—" Olivers laid his palms flat and did Made a turning gesture.

"The wings are roundabout..." Alendas' eyes lit up.

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"...the great master of the underworld, the just and strict arbiter!

Hades, you are the king of the gods, the patron saint of the Kingdom of Dionia!

Under your brilliance, the people of the kingdom put on armors, took up shields and spears, and rushed to the battlefield..."

Every time I sing the Hades odes made by the Temple of Hades specially for Legionaries to fight, Adoris has a sense of sacred pride. After all, his father Daves is recognized Hades descendants. But today's situation is different from previous times, because he stood in an army of tens of thousands, and his magnificent singing united him with all the other soldiers.

Although the comrades lined up in front of him blocked his vision, he knew that there were tens of thousands of enemies on the other side of the river. For him, this was the first time he played, but he didn't have any fear in his heart. Instead, his body was trembling slightly because of his excitement.

"Woo!...Woo!..." The sound of the bugle from behind made his blood boil even more, and then he saw all the flags pointing forward.

"Go forward!" The team officer's voice rang in his ears.

The huge army formation began to move forward slowly.

The drums in the rear also sounded at the right time, and the drumbeats were not hurried, telling every soldier how fast they were going.

As soon as Adoris followed the soldiers ahead stepped into the Ofanto River, the Dawny archers on the opposite bank began to throw arrows.

"Defense with a shield!" the team officer shouted.

The soldiers had already erected their long shields. If it were the old-fashioned Greek armor more than ten years ago, the Legionnaires would not have to raise a shield for defense or fear arrows, but now they wear an open helmet with no cover on their cheeks.

Faced with Downey’s bow and arrow attack, the light infantry battalions of the Dionian regiments were also colored on the river bank, and the ballista group placed behind began to show their strength, with stone bullets sandwiching howling. The sound of the wind crossed the Ofanto River and smashed into the Dauni's army. For a time, people turned their backs on their horses and screamed again and again.

I looked up and watched the stone bullets passing by, and the screams from the other side could be faintly heard in my ears, and Adoris was more heated and bloody.

On their left, thousands of Dionian cavalry, led by Leides, crossed the river with horses shouting, splashing, and rushing to the opposite bank first, fighting with the Dawny cavalry. Together.

Dawny infantry was already afraid of the ballista. Under the leadership of the generals, they rushed to the bank of the river, narrowing the distance with the Dionians, making the ballista not daring because of the approach of the two armies. Wanton bombardment.

"Javelin!" The shouts of the team officers resounded in the army.

Adoris and his teammates stopped quickly, drew a javelin from their backs in their hands, posed, and threw them from the top of their heads. It was too late to see the result, and he couldn't see it at all, and immediately threw another javelin.

At this moment, he heard the team officer shouting: "Offensive!"

Suddenly, the army burst out with a roar that shocked the earth: "Hades!!!..."

The array in front began to accelerate, but it did not charge and leaps as usual in training, because it was in the river, the bottom of the river was a little slippery, and the feet were not very strong.

Adoris and the others followed closely.

After only a while, the array in front stopped abruptly, and then the sound of killing spread throughout the river.

Adoris knew that the two armies had already been fighting head-on, he subconsciously squeezed the lancet in his hand, but unfortunately they were at the back of the army, but at this time they couldn't help a little bit, even holding the front. The body of a comrade-in-arms and the regular tactical movement of pushing forward can not be done, because this is in the river, and the body is not well controlled under the action of external forces. Once someone slips and falls, one piece may fall. The only thing they can do is to stand still, and if they are repelled by the enemy, they can stabilize the formation like a rock.

As the battle continued, Adoris and all his teammates began to show anxiety. The situation that they could only stay behind and could not participate in the battle made Adoris even complained about the uncle Oliver in his heart. How many times.

Dawneys steadily guarded the river bank, using the Dionian Legionnaires to be in the river and unable to fully exert the power of the heavy infantry phalanx, they desperately suppressed the Dionian Legion in the river.

"Woo! Woo! Woo!..." At this time, Adoris heard the bugle sound from behind, he turned his head in amazement, but saw his company's banner pointing to the left.

"All soldiers listen, turn left!" The captain's voice added to his doubts. However, the military orders were like a mountain, not to mention the nearby teams all turned left and moved forward.

The voices of the team officers sounded in the square of the fourth team one after another, and the whole team began to move to the left. At the same time, the rear of the right-wing phalanx is also carrying out similar maneuvers. Soon, the lower left corner and the lower right corner of the entire Dionia's huge army seemed to have been cut off at the same time.

Although there is a plan in advance, such fine force mobilization can be carried out in battle, which shows the advantages of the Dionian regiment's organizational system and the ability of middle and low-level team officers.

When Adoris and his teammates turned right again, his front was already open except for a few comrades.

Because of his preference for the military, Adoris has not only received many years of military training, but at home he has the courage to consult with his brilliant adoptive father on military issues. At this moment, he already understands the purpose of this troop redeployment. Eager to try.

"Speed ​​up!" The command of the team officers made the young soldiers who had been bored for a long time roared in excitement and pounced forward.

Alexis's seemingly mid-range, mid-range array showed his fangs at this moment. Using the flexibility and strength of the Dionian Army, he divided his troops from the two wings halfway through the battle. Make a roundabout to the flank of the Dauni.