Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 27: Turiyi Battle (3)

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"Oh, these brothers are amazing! They are indeed heroes who can kill Persia and come back!"

"Look at the slingers, they are all my fellow, Rhode Islanders!"

"And we Thracians, see how accurate they throw the javelin! I really want to take off this heavy armor, pick up the javelin, and join them!"

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Dracos heard the admiration and admiration of the soldiers around him, and he squeezed the belt behind the buckler: "Come on, natives, come and taste our power!" At this moment, he was wary.

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The confident leader of Picosis City, Cincinnag, never thought that his troops would get a sap before they officially took the battle. What makes him even more depressed is that originally the traditional weapons of the Lucanians were javelins, spears and daggers. Javelins were also their strengths. But in order to better fight the Greeks, most of them were replaced with heavy equipment, only A small number of Javelinmen are located in the back, and the enemy’s bows and arrows and flying stones have extended to the back. The Javelinmen are evading the attack, and only a few people can fight back. However, the enemy is invisible, and the number of enemies is small and scattered. The result is naturally Very few. Fortunately, the enemy has few light infantry, and the two ends of the right-wing phalanx are rarely affected. Therefore, Sinsingnag had no choice but to urge the two ends to speed up and squeeze toward the center, trying to surround or disperse these nasty and terrifying enemies...

As for the Lukarias in the center and the left wing, seeing the tragic experience of the right wing, they were afraid that they would suffer the same situation. Both the soldiers and the leaders accelerated their advance subconsciously, hoping to contact the Greek army as soon as possible.

Thousands of warriors strode forward and dashed forward, and the earth trembled.

Achita, Feirith, Dracos... etc., every general and leader began to shout: "Shield defense!"

At the forefront of the phalanx, the soldiers stepped slightly forward with their left foot, their right foot was behind the ground, and the round shield was guarded by the left front. The soldiers in the back row were stacked one on top of the other, against the backs of the soldiers in front, stabbing the gun forward, connecting the shields and shields... The entire phalanx was like a huge metal monster with thorns all over it.

With a charge of hundreds of meters and a slightly higher terrain (Although the Subari Plain is flat, the terrain is gradually rising to the west). The infantry phalanx of the army.

With a loud bang, on this day at the end of April, 399 BC, the battle between Turrii and Lukanian tribes officially began...

For both parties, this is a life-and-death battle, but in the eyes of the Mediterranean powers, it is so inconspicuous: Carthage and Syracuse will not notice, because the two sides are building up strength to compete Sicily’s dominance is about to start a new round of confrontation; Rome will not notice, because they are busy besieging and attacking the Etruscan state of the upper reaches of the Tiber River; Sparta and Persia will not notice , Because both sides are making their own preparations for the upcoming war in Asia Minor; Athens will not notice, because their energies are focused on how to restore the national power that has been shining through the years of war as soon as possible, and at the same time, they have to dominate Sparta. Macedonia’s actions are forcibly tolerant; Macedonia will not notice. At this time, its kingdom is torn apart and kings are frequently replaced. Macedonians, who are suffering from internal and external troubles, may be looking forward to the powerful monarch to save them from the distress... hundreds of kingdoms and city-states in the Mediterranean Sea The race and race are either busy surviving or busy in aggression, and have no mind or ability to understand the battle between two unknown forces in the southern Italian peninsula. However, this battle (later called the Battle of Turri) opened the most magnificent and glorious new chapter in the magnificent ancient history of the Mediterranean.

Lukarias are mountain tribes. They are enthusiastic and impulsive. In the rapid sprint, their fighting will continue to rise. So seeing the spear and shield formation in front of them, some soldiers thought of not the previous leaders emphasized. Their shields hit, and their brains were flooded by their high fighting spirit, and they jumped directly in, especially Grumentum. The long-term battle has produced a large number of warriors who make a living by fighting, so they adopt this kind of "recklessness." There are many people in action. Although they are more likely to be stabbed, they disrupted the Greek defense formation.

Especially the Turiyi Citizens and Dracos mercenaries in the middle, because they have not been trained together before, the cooperation is not very tacit, and the horizontal connection of the natural array is not very close, plus Dracos I have never seen this kind of impact on the mountain race, and lack the means to deal with it. Therefore, the Greek Army Middle Road was caught in a hard fight from the beginning...

The Tarantum citizen soldiers on the right wing of the Greek army at the forefront of the phalanx are obviously more experienced in dealing with the impact of the Lukanian fighters, and the Niutum and Laos fighters are far from Grumentu. Mu was so fierce and did not cause much impact on the right wing of the Greek army. The shields of the two sides collided with the shields, spears and spears fought, and they began to push and fight...Two hundred cavalry also rushed forward, and from time to time slammed into the side of Lukaria's left wing. As long as the Lukania soldiers stepped forward to block them, they Immediately retreating, the Greek cavalry were still flowers in the greenhouse. They were far from the superb riding skills of the Numidians, nor were they as sturdy as the Gaul and Germanic cavalry, and could only serve as a starting point for harassment. But even so, Lucania's left wing was on guard, and he did not dare to go all out to attack. Therefore, even if they have more people than the Greek right-wingers and the phalanx is thicker, the two sides are still in a stalemate...

When the battle on the left and center of the Lucania coalition began, the right wing was still advancing slowly. The mercenary light infantry retreated while fighting, successfully slowing the enemy’s advancement speed, and the two armies At a distance of almost 50 meters, the light infantry partly exited the battlefield from the front and outside of the phalanx, and partly passed through the gap left by the phalanx and retreated to the rear.

At this time, the formation of the right wing of the Lucania Allied Forces has become a meniscus, with both ends protruding and the middle road sunken. Cincinnag, who is in the formation, has lost control of the army, and is unable to reorganize the formation. The only thing he can do is to order the trumpeter to sound the charging horn. The only distance of 50 meters will be the last dash for the soldiers. The bonus, when the horn sounded, there was also a rhythmic copper horn on the opposite side, which made Cincinnarg suddenly vigilant, and nervously guessed what action the powerful enemy on the opposite side would have to do next. Gnainath, who was also wounded in the front row and on his body, clearly saw the Greek heavy infantry on the opposite side with their right arms raised and their bodies leaning back, but their legs were striding forward for two steps. This action... Greinert shrank his whole body under the buckler with great speed.

Thousands of javelins jumped a distance of tens of meters in an instant, and fell into the Lucalia array just about to charge. What they set off is no longer the blossoming waves like before, but the wave of death, which is several hundred in an instant. Human deaths and injuries almost blocked the advancement of Lucalia's team...

At this moment, the terrifying bronze horn sounded quickly again, and the Greek mercenaries immediately shouted: "Hades!!!" Holding a shield gun, they charged forward.

The mercenary’s charge was not for the entire army. The far right did not come forward because of the connection with the center. The soldiers at the center and left completely ignored the thinness of their array, the large number of enemies, and their fighting spirit. Rushing towards the enemy is like a long dragon waving its tail very powerfully.

The front line of the Lucanians has not been relieved from the javelin strike just now, and the formation is chaotic. At this moment, the charge of the mercenary army followed. The soldiers used the kinetic energy transformed by the sprint speed very skillfully to fit the body and use the shield to hit the opponent's defenses, and then the pike in the right hand was like a poisonous snake. Quickly and accurately pierce the opponent's throat or face, and the front row of the Lucanians swept down a row of people...

Such a terrifying attack efficiency and compelling aura frightened the Lucarias in the back row. They brave themselves and start to retreat at this moment... The mercenaries are pursuing them step by step, Lucania People retreat step by step... The collapse of the right wing of the Lucania coalition is just in sight.

Note: Vergae is the northernmost town of the Vergae Bruti, bordering Laos.