Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 255: The Battle of Gela (End)

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The four units under Company Captain Diocassis were stacked one after another, forming a section of about 26 or 7 meters long in the right-wing array. At the center, he had been closely watching the battles of the front soldiers.

Compared with the original battle in Minoa, the level of danger is far less dangerous. The enemy on the opposite side does not seem to be tall or very strong, the offense is not fierce, and the impact on the array is not very strong. The pressure on the soldiers was not too great... but after Diocasis's close observation for a long period of time, he knew that his soldiers had encountered a strong enemy.

Because first of all, the enemy on the opposite side has a strong defense, they are very good at using shields to defend, and they cooperate well with each other; secondly, they are very experienced in dealing with the soldiers’ dagger attacks, which makes the Dionian Army The infantry prides itself on fighting with short swords in close quarters, but the effect is not obvious; again, they have rich combat experience and master the offensive rhythm. They do not easily wave the stinging spear in their hands, but first concentrate on using the long shield. Defend the soldiers' brave attack, use appropriate retreat to buffer the impact that it brings, and when its strength slows down, immediately use the spear to strike back, pushing the opponent back, and even stabbing the opponent... Therefore, Diocca The company commanded by the Sith is always in a state of three steps forward and two steps backward, and progress is slow.

Of course, he would not know that the reason why the Magonis family recruited the refugees of Phoenician and Numibia was because their employment costs were low, they were able to bear hardships and stand hard work, and were not affiliated with any city-state or tribe. Easy to cultivate loyalty. After rigorous training, the Phoenu infantry has indeed become the main force of the Magonis family in the Iberian Peninsula. Because the enemies they have faced for more than ten years are fierce natives, the strength and speed are not superior. Relying on tough defense and tacit cooperation, drag down the enemy in a protracted confrontation, or stick the enemy’s main force, and then let the swift Numibian cavalry or Mauritanian cavalry circle to the enemy’s rear to attack, and finally defeat the enemy in one fell swoop. , This has become a common tactic used by generals such as Margot and Hasdruba to deal with Iberian natives. Since most of the Iberian natives use Wakata daggers, the Firu infantry has a wealth of experience in dealing with dagger attacks.

As a senior team officer of the Legion, Diocassis was anxious. Before the battle, Leotizides had briefly told them his combat intentions. The Eighth Legion was the Allied Forces of Dionian in this battle. However, Diocasis was watching the soldiers fighting hard in the front. He guessed that the situation in other companies would be the same. The Eighth Army not only failed to open the door to victory since the start of the war, but on the contrary. In the midst of a fierce battle, I am afraid that the dawn of victory will not be seen in a short time...

Just as Diocasis was thinking about it, a familiar shout came from behind: "Warriors of the Eighth Army, I am your commander! I order you to strengthen the attack and defeat you. Your enemies, win honors and rewards for yourselves! Warriors of the Eighth Army..."

This is indeed the voice of the commander of Prosius! Diocasis was surprised at first, and then uneasy. In his impression, Proseus had a cold personality and lacked passion. Whether in training or in previous battles, he had never loudly motivated the soldiers. The situation, and this time suddenly changed from the usual, could it be that the whole war situation is not good for us?

There are some team officers who are as sensitive as Diocasis also feel the same uneasy, but most of the ordinary soldiers of the Eighth Army are hearing this one who has been with them for 10 years and is demanding on them. But the voice of the legion commander, who brought them victory and glory, was all excited, and morale was high again. He shouted in exchange for pieces like a tide: "Hades!! Hades!! Fight!" !!! Fight!!!..."

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When the soldiers of the Eighth Army were motivated by Leotizides to step up their attack, behind the left wing of Carthage, the Dionian cavalry was rushing towards the Balearic slingers from both sides.

Although the Balearic slingers are engaged in long-range attacks with the Dionian light infantry, they have been vigilant against the Dionian cavalry. Therefore, as soon as the enemy is moving towards them, they immediately ignore the frontal light. Infantry, concentrate all efforts to deal with cavalry. There were still more than 1,000 slingers at this time. They were divided into two parts. The dense lead pellets flew towards the charging cavalry, trying to shoot them down one after another.

For a while, the horses screamed, and the cavalry kept falling to the ground and rolling.

However, since the Fourth Cavalry Corps has launched a charge, it cannot stop, otherwise it will bring greater losses. They roared, drove their horses, passed by their comrades who were crying on the ground, and killed The enemy who has been slinging slings not far away.

Infected by the courage of the Fourth Cavalry Corps, the friendly cavalry followed closely behind.

Looking at the enemy horses emerging from the dust and fog, they came to kill themselves with a forceful aura, getting closer and closer, and the Balearic slingers finally panicked, and they started to run backwards one after another.

The Dionian cavalry rushed forward, stabbed them with spears and rammed them with horses, to completely disperse the slingers, and then deliberately drove them to the front of the Carthage army.

Hundreds of rout soldiers were forced to rush to the rear of the left wing of Carthage who was in battle. The Phoenu infantry in the rear had to turn around and slaughter these routs to prevent them from disrupting the battle line. Be careful to deal with the javelin thrown by the Dionian cavalry, which will inevitably distract them from the frontal attack of the Eighth Army soldiers.

At this time, the soldiers of the Eighth Legion, inspired by Leonidzides, are doing their best to launch a new offensive.

Originally, the Phoenu infantry was not afraid of this, but would chuckle in his heart, because the enemy had exhausted his spare energy prematurely, and it was their turn to fight back. But now, they were somewhat unable to resist, and had to retreat again and again.

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On the right flank of the Carthaginian army, it was the Dionian coalition that retreated again and again.

The number of soldiers in the Carthage’s army was originally more than that of the Dionian coalition forces, and the formation was the same length as the opponent, which meant that the thickness of the Carthaginian army on the right flank even exceeded other side. The soldiers of the Dionian coalition are weaker than the Lusitania fighters in terms of personal combat effectiveness, and inferior to the opponents in terms of overall force pushing. Therefore, after more than an hour of fierce fighting, the Lusitania fighters have the advantage at the beginning of the war. It has become very obvious.

Although the offensive of the Lusitania fighters has weakened a lot from the beginning, the resistance and counterattack of the soldiers of Kamanlina and Gela have been weakened more obviously, and the screams of their comrades falling down from time to time have increased them. The panic in his heart, so Dionia's left-wing array continued to retreat under the offensive pressure of the Lusitania, and the original dense formation became increasingly sparse during the retreat.

The Lusitania fighters took the opportunity to squeeze into these gaps, attack the enemy from the side, continue to expand the gaps, and burn the flames of war to the back of the Kamanlina and Gela arrays.

Finally, fear overwhelmed the fighting spirit. Some of the Kamenlina soldiers at the back of the army began to turn around and flee. Their escape immediately affected the same unstable teammates around them, and everyone followed suit. The defeat was inevitable. Up...

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The left wing is beginning to retreat? ! Although Leottizides had been mentally prepared, he was still a little lost after hearing the news.

After a moment, he lifted his spirits and looked forward. In order to make it easier to understand the battle situation, at this time he was already riding close to the back of the Eighth Army's array, riding on a horse, and even able to see the faces of the enemies fighting with the soldiers: although due to his supervising the battle and the No. The attack of the Four Cavalry Corps from the side and rear, the enemy has already retreated in large strides, but they did not show excessive panic on their faces, and the thin ranks of the Eighth Corps could not seize this opportunity to increase forward. Push the amount of pressure, and implement more effective breakthroughs...So judging from the current combat situation, the right-wing stalemate will continue for some time, and now the Eighth Army lacks time.

He has been in Sparta for more than 20 years. It is clear to him: once the traditional Greek heavy infantry on the left wing appears and the soldiers rout, it will not be too long before the entire left wing completely collapses, and then it will spread to the middle. ...

Leotizides made a decisive decision: "Order the whole army... to retreat!"

Although Leotizides is still expressionless, the volume of his speech still reveals a change in his mood.

Muklue on the side was also in a complicated mood. When he repeated the order again, his voice was a little trembling: "Hurry...blow... the retreat bugle!"

Because the trumpets of Dionia's retreat are different from the trumpets of the Greek city-state army, the trumpeters need to blow twice.

When the trumpet similar to the Greek offensive sounded, the soldiers of the Eighth Army couldn't believe it, because the enemy on the opposite side had not yet retreated. At this time, the sound of the trumpet meant:...We are defeated? !

Although it is difficult to accept, the habit of strictly observing military disciplines that they have cultivated over the years made them choose to obey. After a sudden onslaught forced the enemy in front of them, the soldiers quickly turned and retreated...

"Order the soldiers to speed up the retreat and enter the city from the north and east gates of Gela!" Leontizides then ordered. He did not lose his head because of the failure, and he knew very well: once the coalition forces were completely defeated Most of the panicked soldiers would instinctively flock to the nearest gate of Gela City-West Gate, which would inevitably cause congestion and easily become the target of being slaughtered by the enemy being pursued. Although the North Gate is farther away, the roads will be smooth, allowing the soldiers to enter the city faster. And because most of the soldiers of the Eighth Army were on the right wing when they were in the array, they were closer to the north gate than they were in the middle and left wing.