Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 28: Turiyi Battle (4)

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Although Cincinnag at the back of his body cannot understand the battle situation in detail, it is an indisputable fact that the team is retreating. The screams are constantly coming, looking from both sides, there are even soldiers in the distance. Started to run away... Sinsinag was anxious and angry. At this moment, he had no time to think about why such a bad situation occurred. The top priority is to stop the decline, otherwise the right wing will be defeated, which will lead to the failure of the entire Lukanian tribe's coalition. ! Although Akpiru was a relative in-law, Sinsingnag didn't think that the overbearing Grumentum chief would easily forgive Picsis for his actions. Now the soldiers of Picosis have been fighting head-on, and he is no longer able to command. The only one who can command is the Bruti fighters who have not yet received the battle.

"Go and call the people from Vig City behind to help! Just tell their leader that if this battle fails, the Lucalia people will not forgive Vig City!" Sinsingnag was right. The guard around him hurriedly roared.

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"Big Chief, the Lucanians are too much! Obviously it was Sinsingnag who thought he could easily solve the Greeks and did not let us intervene. Now he said that it was our fault that failed!" The young Saru was angry. Said.

Sedorum looked at the battle not far away and did not respond.

"These Greeks are really amazing. They are so small that they are about to defeat the Lukarias!" Saru looked ahead, and said with excitement and hesitation: "Great boss, Lukanians We're going to lose! Or... Let's stop fighting, let's go! Maybe... Maybe we can take the opportunity to leave their alliance!"

At this time, Sedorum said: "Even if Lucania is defeated, how many people can they die? Do the Greeks dare to enter the mountains?...Saru, as long as the strength of the Lucanias is still They have the final say in the mountains to the west! Unless we, like our fellow Senza, migrate south and are forced to fight Clotone for the land..." Sedorum sighed: "Order the soldiers, gather together Formation, press up from the right end!"

Two thousand Brutis wore leather armor, armed with wooden shields and spears, but they lined up a more compact phalanx than the Lucanians. When the right end of the Picosis array was about to collapse, they posted On its backstage.

The collapsed Lucarians couldn’t move Bruti’s battlefield. Instead, they were pushed forward. In order to survive, most of the Lucarian fighters had to turn around and fight. After all, the array of Lucarians Thick, it was the panic that caused them to rout, but the mercenaries broke through their line. Once reinforcements arrived, they gradually stabilized, the mood of the rout gradually stabilized, and the formation of the organization began to recover...

The casualties of the Lucanians are still increasing, but the mercenaries are gradually retreating...The pushing force generated by the ultra-thick array formed by the Gabrutis of the Lucarians is obviously not mercenaries. The thin array can be compared. Once the gap between the two armies becomes narrower, the superb fighting skills will not be of much use. Fortunately, the experienced mercenaries take the initiative to retreat slowly to ease the pressure on the other side and maintain the front line. Resilience...

Daves is not like other generals who are personally engaged in the battle. Once the war starts, it is completely indifferent to the development of the battle. He rides on the horse, watching the battle closely from left to right and right to left behind the phalanx. The process, through the messenger at any time to give orders. Before the right end of the Lucanian array was about to be defeated, and his heart felt excited. Who knew that the next battle would reverse, and the disappointment in his heart could be imagined. But he did not urge the soldiers to attack again, because he knew that in addition to the arrival of enemy reinforcements, it was also related to the physical strength of the soldiers. Of course, such a fierce and fierce attack could not last long. As long as it is a human, physical strength is limited. Besides, they are heavy infantry. Even at a critical moment, Daves ordered the light shield soldiers who retreated to the rear to join the attack on the far right of the enemy. It's a pity...

If those two thousand mercenaries and two hundred cavalry are under their command, then the soldiers are already chasing the ruined army! I just blame myself for being too confident, not stalking, insisting on asking Turriydo for some troops... Just a thought of regret came up in my heart, Daves killed it. Any unexpected situation in the war can happen, and the commander cannot be able to foresee it. At this moment, the only thing he can do is to keep a cool head and try not to let excessive emotions affect his judgment.

The mercenary’s line was originally an "arc" with the end upturned. Now it has gradually been flattened. As the phalanx moves backward, Daves realizes that the soldiers must be strong with the enemy. Contend with the pushing force of, while preventing the thin array from being broken, but also killing the enemy as much as possible in the fight, the consumption of physical strength and energy is quite large, and it is very good to be able to maintain such a situation! Unless there is a major accident, the left wing of the Turrii Allied Forces will not improve; as for the middle road, the return of Asistes is also not optimistic, even worse than the left wing; the only advantage is the right wing, but the advantage Not big (this is the judgment made by Asistes who went to scout on horseback, based on the fact that Tarantum's line only advanced a little). Knowing that the overall battlefield situation was unfavorable, Daves removed the fluke left in his heart and had to consider the issue of the retreat of the troops after the defeat of the battle...

On the land within a radius of ten miles in the Subari Plain, nearly 30,000 soldiers started a battle between life and death. The dust was flying, the killing sound shook the sky, the contradictions intersected, the blood splashed... After more than an hour of fierce fighting, the Greek army Gradually feel overwhelmed...

The number of the Allied forces of the Lucanian tribe exceeds the number of the Allied forces of Tury by 6,500. The scouts of Turie and Daves originally estimated that there were about 13,000 of the Lucanians based on observations. In fact, the cunning Akpiru also hid some of his troops in the back hill of the camp, and the two thousand people of Vig City joined at the last moment, which caused the Greek army to make a mistake in judgment. The impression of the Lukaria is still a few years ago (he did not participate in the battle last year). In fact, in recent years, the Lucanians have developed rapidly, especially Grumentum. They have begun to break away from the tribal alliance and develop toward the kingdom. In the tribal annexation wars of the past two years, Gru Mentum's soldiers became more brave and tough in the frequent blood baptism.

According to the old concept of General Turíy, as long as they fight head-on, the loosely organized Lucanians will be crushed by the power of the Greek heavy infantry. The facts have proved how ridiculous their ideas are, especially in the middle of the Greek army. The mercenaries in the front row, the Turrii citizen soldiers in the middle, and the freedmen in the back. The three forces have not been able to effectively combine into one. The fighters in Grumentum are fierce. Under the impact of the attack, the Greek army in the middle road retreated from the beginning... As the battle continued, the three different-born soldiers who had their own minds began to have ideas: mercenaries are fighting for money, and there is no hope of victory. Under the circumstances, of course, what they thought was to save their lives first; indeed, the Turiyi civilian soldiers were fighting as hard as they could, but half of them were middle-aged, their physical strength had reached their limit, and they were still holding on because Turiyi is their homeland, which cannot be trampled on by barbarians; while the freedmen have the attitude of trying it out. If they win, they will gain citizenship. If they lose, they will flee Turiyi and go to other city-states to find a new life.

As the Greek army retreats faster and faster, the gap between them and the left and right wings is widening. When the soldiers of Grummentum rushed into the gaps on both sides and attacked the Greek army from the side, the entire center phalanx broke up and the soldiers fled everywhere...

Daves, who has been closely watching the situation here, sighed, suppressed his disappointment, and decisively ordered the retreat. The retreat command designed by Daves is quite special, and it is very different from the general Greek army: it has a long tone, followed by a melody consistent with the charge, the trumpeter repeatedly blew it three times, most of Lucania The soldiers thought that these mercenaries were going to charge again. At this moment of stupefaction, the mercenaries moved a little apart, and the light shield soldiers in the back line threw the javelin again When the Lucarias were busy defending, the mercenaries quickly and consistently completed a series of retreat actions such as turning around and running...

Note: Cosentia, the central town of the Bruti region.