Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 262: Taposakus Battle (4)

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The Persian archers withdrew a long distance before Alsinis gave the order to withdraw.

The soldiers retracted their long shields, stood up and took a look, dumbfounded: the flat ground around them was filled with arrows, and the same was true on the long shields, causing a sudden increase in weight.

In order not to affect the use of the long shield, the soldiers immediately drew out the short swords and slashed off the shaft of the shield.

"Your Majesty, the Persian bow and arrow troops have retreated, and our casualties are not large!" After listening to the instant messages sent by the messengers, Felicius reported to the king with joy.

Davers nodded calmly.

"Thirty years ago, we used this method to successfully defend against the long-range attacks of Persian archers. Now our legionaries have better defense capabilities than we were back then. The Persians still use the old methods against us. It may have taken any advantage!" Amintas said disdainfully.

At the military meeting before the war, it was because of the advice of the veterans that Daves decided not to use light infantry, and let the heavy infantry carry the dominant Persian bow and arrow troops in long-range attacks to achieve consumption. The other party's purpose now seems to have succeeded in the plan.

At this time, Daves looked at the Persian archer who was receding like a tide on the opposite side, and said faintly: "I have eaten the appetizer, and now it's time to eat the dinner."

The distance of one mile made it impossible for the King of Persia and Trebasus to see the casualties of the enemy on the opposite side. Surprised: First send a Persian archer team to fight, this is his suggestion. Because through a detailed understanding of the Battle of Asia Minor and reference to some of Dionian’s previous battles, he found that the Dionian army is different from the Greek army. Their light infantry is not weak, and they like to fight first in the battle to disrupt The formation of the opponent, so he made such a suggestion, hoping to use his powerful bow and arrow troops to defeat the opponent’s light infantry, gaining more advantages while also damaging the morale of the opponent’s army, but he did not expect that the opponent’s light infantry would actually Did not play, and the long-range attack on the Dionia heavy infantry did not achieve great results...

When Trebasus came to Altaxerxes, his face was no longer worried, but he was happy: "The king, the attack of the bow and arrow troops caused the heavy infantry casualties of Dionia. , We should take advantage of the victory and attack, and can’t let the Dionian army relax!"

Altaxerxes was very happy after listening, and said without hesitation: "Then continue to attack!"

"Observe, King!" Trebasus turned around and gave an order: "Chariots, war elephants attack!"

The cavalry was sent out, partly to the front of the center array, and partly to the left flank.

Soon, Altaxerxes heard a high-pitched elephant roar in front of him, his spirits lifted, he slapped the carriage, and said excitedly: "Crush the Dionians!"

Under the command of the mahout, the 50 elephants opened their sturdy limbs and began to move forward. Each step caused a slight tremor on the ground; when they were still accelerating slowly, the sickle chariots on both sides Already advancing at full speed, the four-footed war horse and the fast-turning wheels made a rumbling noise, stirring up the billowing dust and fog. Although there were only more than 200 chariots, it created the momentum of thousands of horses, like The roaring behemoth rushed towards the Dionia army fiercely.

Even if Legionnaires like Alsinis had received training on how to deal with tanks during their stay in Egypt, they couldn't help feeling nervous at this moment.

At this moment, rapid footsteps sounded beside Alsinis. It turned out that the light infantry at the rear of the infantry array quickly passed through the passage between the phalanx units and ran to the forefront of the array.

In fact, after the Dionian Light Infantry Brigade knew the position of the Persian chariot and the elephant on the opposite side, they arranged their tactics in advance, so 5,000 light infantry ran to the front and quickly lined up. The formation is complete, the javelinman is facing the elephant in the middle, and the archers on both sides are facing the chariot.

There is no need to order from the team officer. After the archers stand firm, they immediately draw their bows and shoot arrows straight ahead. Even if the tank is still 100 meters away, they will shoot directly instead of projectiles, because they are carried out in Egypt. Those who have been trained in actual combat know that it is difficult to hit a fast-moving tank with a projectile. On the contrary, even if it shoots farther, the rapid approach of the tank will make them voluntarily hit the arrow in flight.

The archers just fired an arrow, and they didn't see the result at all, so they immediately drew their arrows and shot them again, because the time left for them was very tight.

McJades, a Cretan. Because he won the archery championship in the first Dionian Games last year, the Dionian Military Department invited him. After repeated consideration, he finally decided to join Dionia, after being specially approved by King Daves, he only needs to serve in the army for three years before he can become an official citizen.

After the news was deliberately publicized by the Turiyi City Hall, it aroused heated discussions among the people of the allies. The athletes are gearing up and training actively, preparing to achieve excellent results in the 2nd Dionian Games. In order to get the favor of King Dionian, but the Dionian Games, like other Greek Games, is held every four years, and the time is still relatively long.

After immigrating to Turrii, McGeedes temporarily lived in a military camp. While receiving military training, he also assisted military trainers in training and improving the archery skills of recruits.

Light infantry, especially archers, rely more on personal skills. In the traditional Greek army, archers don’t have any special tactics. They rely more on their own personal skills, but the Dionian army is different. The requirements for the tactical ability of the archers are relatively high. McGaidez has only entered the barracks for half a year. He has just been familiar with the light infantry tactics and encountered this war. The Turiyi Barracks did not intend to enlist him, but he wanted to make military merits as soon as possible. Become a full citizen, repeatedly requesting. Considering his amazing shooting skills, the captain of the light infantry battalion of the First Army recruited him and became an ordinary soldier.

At this moment, McGaidez followed his teammates to the front of the array and saw the galloping chariot rushing through the dust and fog, rushing toward them aggressively, and the soldiers shot arrows in their hands. Although it is the first time that he has experienced such a majestic scene, he is born with a big heart. Otherwise, he would not defeat many strong players at the first Dionian Games and win the archery championship. He did not release arrows immediately, but quickly. He breathed calmly, and while seeing the position of the chariot ahead, he aimed a little, and then released the bowstring.

As the main weapon used by the Persian army to rush into battle, the Persians certainly knew that the sickle chariot had a large target and was vulnerable to long-range attacks, so not only did the warhorse of the pack car be covered with armor, but also the crossbowmen and The archers also wear armor. Although many arrows hit the horse, they were blocked by the armor and did not cause fatal injuries. On the contrary, they screamed and rushed forward under the eager whip of the crossbowman.

At this moment, the arrow shot by McGaidez unbiasedly penetrated the horse’s head that was not covered by armor. The galloping horse suddenly fell, and the entire chariot overturned due to inertia. The crossbowmen and shooters above were thrown into the air, screaming and smashing into the place where McGaidez was.

McJades and his teammates dodge in a hurry.

"Careful! Chariot! Chariot!!!..." The horrified cry of the soldiers behind made McGaids hurriedly turned his head. Not far away, there was a chariot not running straight forward, but sideways. Charge to them.

The distance was very close. McGaidez dodged with rolling, but some soldiers were unable to dodge. Unfortunately, one leg was rubbed by a flash of white light on the axle, and was immediately twisted into several segments. Wailing on the ground.

The soldiers around were all shocked to see this tragic situation.

At this time McGaidez discovered that the driver and archer on this tank had fallen down with an arrow.

When he and his teammates aimed their bows and arrows at the horses, the two frightened horses seemed to feel the danger. The tanks collided head-on.

Amid the screams of the war horses, McGaidez and the others were relieved.

Compared with the teammates standing on the spot shooting arrows, the Javelinmen in the light infantry brigade did not stop, but accelerated forward after rushing out of the array.

When the distance from the slowly running war elephant was only a few tens of meters, they risked being shot by the archer on the back of the war elephant and threw their javelins.

The war elephant’s skin is tough and thick, and arrows are impenetrable, so the Persians did not put on armor for them, but the Persians never thought that the Dionians they despised not only did not fear this behemoth, but also Actively stepped forward to fight, dozens or hundreds of heavy javelins concentrated on shooting a war elephant, but it was enough to threaten the life of the war elephant.

For the Dionian light infantry, the elephants are huge and slow, and they are easier to deal with than the chariots in Mercedes-Benz.

The war elephants were soon shot into hedgehogs.

Although these war elephants have undergone special training, their gentle nature has not changed. They sensed the danger ahead and turned around and ran back, completely disobeying the mahout's instructions. Only a few elephants went mad because of the pain, accelerated forward, and then groaned and fell in the javelin thrower round after round.

When the light infantry rushed up, the Legionnaires did not relax their vigilance. As the team leader, Alsinius even ran to the forefront, staring nervously at the battle ahead.

After seeing a chariot in front of the light infantry blockade, he rushed straight to the phalanx and shouted eagerly: "Dodge! Dodge!"

Because the Dionian army is a loose checkerboard array, there is enough space for the soldiers to flash around. The rushing Persian chariot was difficult to turn due to its inertia, and could only move forward along the passage quickly vacated by the Dionian soldiers. The Dionian soldiers took the opportunity to attack the chariot with stabbing guns from both sides, killing the packhorse and the rider. .