Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 259: Taposakus Battle (1)

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"Why can't I see the shadow of a Persian?"

"I heard that those Persians only know about oppressing affiliated races, and all of them are very lazy. I'm afraid they are sleeping in the camp, haha—"

"Hey, what are you doing?"

The soldiers who were chatting and laughing saw their comrades lying on the grass resting suddenly turned sideways and pressed their ears to the ground. After a while, they shouted: "The Persians are here!"

When prompted by their teammates, the soldiers were surprised to find that the dry mud under their feet was shaking slightly.

After a while, the Dionian soldiers began to vaguely hear a rumbling sound from far ahead, as if thunder rolling over the clouds on the horizon, and the voice became clearer and clearer.

Next, a brown-yellow cloud appeared at the junction of the sky and the earth, drifting slowly in the direction of the Dionian army, from the small plume of smoke at the beginning to gradually covering the sky and the earth, horizontally and horizontally. A dozen miles of billowing dust storms.

Under the reflection of the sun, countless rays of light shone in the gray dust and mist, layered on top of each other, like stars in the sky. From the huge dust and fog that enveloped the four wilds, people shouting, horses neighing, stepping, armor and weapons colliding, and even beast roars... all kinds of sounds are intertwined, like thousands of drums humming together, shaking the sky. Shaking the earth, it's irritating and palpitating...

When the dust mist moved closer, the sharp-eyed Dionian soldiers could see through the flying dust from a distance: This is the real sea of ​​people! Tens of millions of soldiers wearing various costumes, holding various weapons, and speaking different languages, are densely packed and boundless, like the vast ocean, surging surgingly toward them, the kind of heavy pressure. It even suffocates them to the point of being unable to breathe...

Many Dionian soldiers changed their faces.

At this moment, the commander of the First Army, Matonis, laughed loudly: "The Persian army is still the same. Don't look at their large numbers, but it's not really useful! I thought we helped the Persian Prince Cyrus fight for it. At the time of the throne, Kunarissa, a few hundred miles ahead, fought a battle with the Persian army. At that time, the commander of the Persian army was today’s Persian king. The number of their soldiers was about the same as today, far more than the small ones. The army of Cyrus.

But at the beginning of the battle, the right wing composed of our Greek heavy infantry defeated the left wing of the Persian army with a single charge. If Cyrus had not acted recklessly and risked the battle and was killed, the Persian throne would have changed its owner. .

Today, our number of soldiers far exceeds that of the little Cyrus army at that time. Our army is more well-trained than the Greek mercenaries at the time. Our arms are more complete than the Greek mercenaries at the time. Our tactics are better than those at the time. The Greek mercenaries are more advanced... We must be able to easily defeat the opposing Persian army, which seems to be strong but weak in reality! "

Martonis' words greatly boosted the morale of the soldiers of the First Legion.

At the same time, the veterans of Trotiras and other troops also successively gave similar speeches to the soldiers under his command.

Seeing that the soldiers returned to normal, the commanders of the corps issued orders one after another: "Assemble the whole team and prepare for the formation!"

When Daves arrived, the side of the Dionian army was also covered with dust.

"Your Majesty!" Five people, Alexis, Matonis, Lizaru, Phillips, and Tormid, hurriedly rode in.

Daves looked at the Legion which was still in the marching column formation in front of him, and after returning the gift, he asked: "hasn't the formation started yet?"

Alexis replied: "The Persian army is very large, but it is too chaotic. It may take a long time to wait for the Persian army to take shape. So after a few discussions, we decided to let Soldiers rest first. At the slow pace of the Persians, they wait until they determine where their Chinese army is, and then they start to line up. It’s completely too late."

Davos nodded slowly, just about to speak, and Amintas shouted behind him: "Since the Persian army is huge and chaotic, why not take this opportunity to attack?!"

Davers coughed heavily and said in a deep voice: "This battle is attracting attention. If we attack while the opponent is not in line, even if we win, we will be ridiculed by the people of other countries. I need an upright splendor. Victory, let the Persians be intimidated! Moreover, I need to hit the main Persian force in this battle, so that the Persians will be unable to fight us in the future. If we launch an attack in advance, it will only cause the Persians to retreat early, but they will not be able to achieve great results! "

Amintas was speechless in embarrassment.

Davos didn't care about Amintas' mood at the moment, he went on to say: "Go, let's go ahead and take a look!"

After finishing speaking, he drove forward, and the court guard immediately came forward and crowded him in the center. Alexis, Phillips, Matonis, Lizaru, and Tormid had no time to stop them, so they had to follow superior. And because Amintas, Hironimus and others have no military affairs, they can only stay where they are.

Davos rode through the gap between the legions and came to the front of the team. Looking east, the Persian army was stationed one mile away. Although it was still dusty and misty, the flat and vast plain was uncovered. Because of this, the situation inside can be seen more clearly, and even the shouts of the Persian generals can be heard.

The Persian army ran from north to south for more than ten miles. In order to have a more comprehensive understanding of the Persian army’s formation, Daves rode forward from south to north on the front of the Dionian army. condition.

However, the Dionian soldiers saw their beloved king passing by, and they were so excited that they shouted: "Your Majesty is victorious!!! Your Majesty is victorious!!!..."

The news quickly spread to the entire army, and the noise increased sharply, like a winter thunder, completely overshadowing the noise from the opposite side, making Daves had to turn an enemy investigation into a pre-war The military tour also aroused the curiosity of the Persians.

"What happened?" Hearing the thunderous roar, Artaxerxes, the king of Persia behind the army, couldn't help asking the leader of the undead army, Persitidayi.

Soon the horse sent back a message: "Report to the King, it is the King of Dionian who is reviewing the army."

"The victory or defeat of the battle is not determined by the strength of the voice." Altaxerxes said weirdly. In fact, he knew very well that if he were to review the Persian army, it would be difficult to obtain this. The protracted cheers were not only because of those affiliated troops, but also because of his lack of prestige among the Persian soldiers. It was precisely because of this jealousy that he impatiently said to Trebasus next to him: "I urge the troops to do as soon as possible. Complete the array, defeat the enemy early, and end this noise early!"

The Persian army is more than ten miles from north to south. Although the Dionian army has not been deployed, the legions are almost evenly distributed in the range of more than ten miles. In order to save horsepower, Daves had to smile at the soldiers. Beckoning, while controlling the horse slowly.

It took more than half an hour before he returned from north to south.

"Your Majesty, look! There should be Artaxerxes!" Alexis suddenly pointed his finger to the east and said loudly.

On the opposite side of the Persian army, there is a magnificent carriage, pulled by four pure white horses, and a person standing on the carriage, wearing gorgeous costumes, reflecting the sunlight, especially dazzling .

Daves reined in his horse, a little curious, and wanted to take a closer look at what the opponent known as the King of Kings looked like.

Altaxerxes was also watching the king Dionia in front of him with a crown.

The two sides looked at each other at a distance of more than a mile. Davos moved his gaze to the front of the King of Persia: dense arrays, thick bucklers, helmets that completely covered the cheeks... It is a Greek heavy infantry!

Daves was not too surprised, because he had learned from Leotichides’ report on the Battle of Asia Minor that there were a large number of Greek mercenaries in the Persian army.

He also carefully observed the spears erected in front of the Persian king’s carriage, like a dense forest. It can be seen that the infantry columns are quite thick, and there are longer spears behind the erected lancets, and then through the shaking. In the gap between the Greek heavy infantry, he saw the long-bearded soldiers wearing long robes, golden armor, and large shields with spears. Corresponding to the information he had learned, he knew clearly: the Persian undead army.

He immediately pointed to the carriage of the Persian king and said confidently: "The center of the Persian army is there!"

Actually, there is no need to say that Davos, Alexis himself has made the same judgment, so when Daves returns to the back of the team, the entire formation of the Dionian army begins. .

The staff officer of the First Army rushed to the front of the First Army and said to the flagman of the Army: "Lead the troops to follow me to the position of the First Army."

The flag bearer heard the words and waved the flag. The soldiers of the First Legion who were resting immediately stood up and lined up quickly.

The 6000 1st regiment heavy infantrymen, under the leadership of the staff officer, bypassed several fraternal troops and came to the position facing the Persian king’s carriage.

"Scattered array!" As soon as the staff officer in front had finished shouting, the six heavy infantry battalions commanded their battalions to expand in a position of three horizontal battalions and two vertical battalions, and each of them widened the distance. Then the soldiers under the command of the company captains quickly formed a square array, and then the team captains split it into four small square arrays, arranged in a crosswise arrangement...

In less than 10 minutes, the soldiers of the First Army completed the formation. The reason why Matonis did not personally command is because in this battle, he was not only the commander of the First Army, but also was appointed by Daves. The commander of the middle road, he still needs to give orders to other legions.

With the first legion as the base point of the entire array, all legions began to act. The generals and team officers did not yell like the Persians to command the soldiers, but used semaphores to guide them. The soldiers also strictly obeyed the orders, and did not joking or laughing during the formation. The only sound from the churning dust and fog was the sound of footsteps and the collision of armor and weapons, and there was almost no noisy human voice. .