Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 26: Turiyi Battle (2)

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The allied forces of the Lukanian tribe stopped advancing two miles from the Greek army, and they also began to line up.

Xijun just waited quietly and didn't take the opportunity to attack. This is not surprising, because Turiyi hopes to change the scene of passive beating in the First World War, and Lucania also hopes to use this battle to completely eliminate Turiyi's remaining power, so the battle is the common will of both sides.

If the Greek army is attacking at this time, the Lukanian tribe’s coalition forces can only retreat before the formation is completed, and the infantry chasing the infantry is difficult to catch up at a distance of one kilometer. In the end, it will only cause the time of the battle to be delayed. This is unacceptable to the well-prepared generals Turiyi. Citizens can't accept it either, because it means they have to worry about it for a longer period of time.

The Greek army gave the Lucanian tribal coalition sufficient time to deploy, and the Lucanians are making full use of this time. As the horse inspector reported to the leaders of the tribal coalition army about the general situation of the Greek army, the coalition leaders quickly decided the position of the troops in the formation after urgent discussion: the leader of Grumentum city Akpiru Leading 6,000 of his tribal warriors in the middle road; a total of 4,500 fighters from the cities of Niutum and Laos on the left; A powerful tribe united with the 4,000 people led by Cincinnag, the chief leader of Picsis City, plus 1,500 warriors from Vig City in the Bruti region, for a total of 5,500 people. Right wing. The total strength of the Lukanian tribe’s coalition is 16,000 without cavalry.

The city of Grumentum has been fighting for the past two years, and its leader Akpiru is also experienced in the military. Before the war began, he sent many spies into the port of Turiyi in disguise ( This is the place with the largest number of freedmen. It is a mixed bag of fish and dragons, and it is not easy to be discovered.) He has received a lot of news. Combined with the return of today’s spies, he has already thought about it: Although the Turyi citizen soldier on the Xijun Zhonglu has a lot of age Slightly larger, but with a large number of people, he should not be underestimated. He will deal with it personally; the right wing of the Greek army is the Tarantum reinforcements. I heard that this time the troops repelled the Mesapi in Tarantum many times, and it is estimated that the combat effectiveness is not bad. Niutum and Laos are sister cities. There is no problem in terms of cooperation. Four thousand and five hundred people are more than enough to deal with them. The Greek army has the least number of left wingers, and it can be seen at a glance that it is different from the other two groups. , Because its number is too small. It is said that this Greek mercenary had expeditioned to Persia, but after Akpiru heard the stories about them, he thought that the rumors about this army were too exaggerated. Didn’t it mean that they lost the battle in Persia and fled back? The business of Greece People always brag about themselves. He has no idea about Persia, a great power in the east. He believes that no matter how strong a force of two thousand people is, the strength of the Picosis warrior is not weaker than that of Grummentum, and the ability of its leader, Cincinnag, is not weak. , And his son Gnainath (also Akpiru’s son-in-law), crowned the whole clan bravely, four thousand fighters plus 1,500 Bruti fighters, almost three times the opponent’s strength, completely capable Defeat the left wing of the Greek army in one fell swoop. Therefore, he locked the chance of victory on his right wing.

The formation of the Lucanians is relatively rapid, because their array is not as tight as the Greek army, and the loose formation makes the already huge team even bigger.

With the sound of several long horns, this time an astonishing number of troops are slowly pressing on the Greek army...

The battle is about to begin! Faris's somewhat muddy old eyes could already see the shadow of the enemy on the opposite side. He took a long breath, puffed up his shriveled chest, rolled over and got off his horse, and ordered his slave: "Bring my weapon and helmet!"

Just then, he heard a noise from the soldiers ahead.

"What happened?" He asked suspiciously, and everyone around was equally suspicious. He had no choice but to mount the horse again and look straight ahead. There was no change in the front. But looking in the direction of the commotion of the soldiers, he saw hundreds of soldiers from the left flank rushing out of the phalanx and running towards the Lucanians on the opposite side...

What are they doing? Is it to surrender to the enemy? ...Fairris thought of this possibility, and his heart suddenly chilled: Is it true that, as some people say, ‘mercenaries without a sense of belonging are unreliable’!

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Epiteans and Spite led more than 600 light infantry soldiers out of the array, rushing to the right flank of the overwhelming Lucalia tribal coalition forces. Of course, they did not surrender, but implemented a new tactic that has been practiced in accordance with the requirements of Chief Davos: that is, before the two armies collide, they use light infantry to kill the enemy at a long distance, so as to defeat the enemy's spirit and chaos. The purpose of the formation.

In the face of a large number of enemy troops, hundreds of soldiers alone are like small trees in the wind, and they are in danger of being blown off at any time. This psychological pressure and fear can cause the faint of heart to collapse, but These soldiers have been tempered in hundreds of battles during the Persian expedition, and their spirits have been extremely tough. Their formations are scattered and not chaotic, but their forward speed is accelerating.

When they were less than four hundred meters away from the enemy, Epithenis and Spite shouted almost at the same time: "Slingers prepare!"

The slingers stopped and began to untie the sling ropes wrapped around their waists; while the rest of the soldiers continued to advance, and when they were almost 100 meters away from the enemy, the archers stopped; and the four hundred lighters The shield soldiers are still running...

The reason why Greilat of Picosis is loved by the tribal warriors is because he takes the lead in every battle and rushes to the front line. Seeing these Greeks in leather armor lined up in two loose skirmish lines, rushing straight up, he was a little confused at first. To the north of Picosis is the Greek city-state Ilya. Picosis has invaded its territory many times. The two sides fought frequently. Gnainath is familiar with the way the Greeks fight, but he has never seen it before. Strange behavior. But soon, when the Greek raised his gleaming spear and took a big step to prepare for the throw, he was taken aback: "Beware of the javelin! Defense!!!"

Hundreds of javelins roared with a fierce wind. The experienced light shield soldiers did not throw straight, but diagonally forward. Although the Lukanians were fully equipped with Greek heavy infantry, they did not learn the principle of "I protect others and others protect me" of the Greek heavy infantry. They hurriedly shielded themselves by the round shield, which made the original line slightly loose. Large gaps were exposed. This kind of javelin, which was strengthened by Davester’s spearhead, slanted through the gap between the shield and the shield. Most of them plunged into the ribs blocked by the multi-layer glued linen armor of the tribal warriors, and screams sounded. , Pour a piece.

Gnainart reacted quickly and blocked the thrown javelin with a shield. The javelin pierced the copper skin of the buckler and was nailed to the shield. Just when he wanted to pull out the javelin, the person next to him shouted: "Beware of bows and arrows!"

Arrows and rocks fell like raindrops...

Gnainath got a piece on his head. Although it was protected by a helmet, it also made him dizzy and almost fell.

This wave of mercenaries’ bows, arrows and flying stones, the Lucanians did not lose much, but the first few columns in the middle of the right wing of Lucania were in chaos, but the Greek light shields took the opportunity to cast the second round. The javelin has greatly increased the lethality of the javelin......

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Feiris and Kuno Gorata were dumbfounded when they saw this sight. They had guessed the combat effectiveness of the Daves mercenaries, but they never expected such a novel tactic, and the effect was so. Amazing!

Seeing that part of the front line of the enemy's right wing was almost fragmented, Kunogolata exclaimed excitedly: "I knew these mercenaries were so powerful, we should learn from them earlier and adopt this tactic! "

Fairris shook his head: "Our light infantry wouldn't be so bold, to leave the phalanx a few hundred meters away, to take the initiative to attack a large number of enemies, and only these experienced mercenaries dare to use it like this. I'm afraid this is the tactic they learned from Persia." Pharys said so, and there was still a trace of regret in his heart: the combat effectiveness of the Daves mercenaries has exceeded his expectations, and perhaps it should be followed. The young leader of the mercenary suggested that another two thousand mercenaries should be allocated to him...

Fairris suppressed this idea: Now that the original plan has been implemented, it is best to implement it to the end! This is his experience gained from many years of military service.

"Prepare for battle, the enemy is about to attack!" As he reminded the soldiers around, he dismounted and began to put on his helmet.