Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 36: Dionia vs Rome (5)

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"Report... Report to the commander of the legion, the seventh brigade... has all arrived, waiting for your order!" The seventh brigade captain Satirrus saluted Amintas breathlessly.

The light infantry brigade of the First Army arrived first, which was expected. After all, they have no armor and no heavy weapons, so they move quickly. In fact, when they received the order of "Rapid March", they were only about seven miles away from Amintas, and they ran out of seven miles in more than an hour. The speed was not very fast. The main purpose was to maintain the integrity and preservation of personnel and formation. A certain amount of physical strength, so that you can immediately go into battle after arriving.

Amintas glanced at the soldiers, all of them sweating profusely, but the spirits were still very vigorous, he nodded in satisfaction, and said loudly, "Brothers, you are here at the right time! The enemy is in front, just wait. Let us eat them, and play our reputation as the First Dionian Army here! Do you have this confidence?!"

"Yes!!!" the soldiers shouted in unison.

"Chairman, come and make arrangements." Amintas said immediately.

Plintors did not refuse, glanced at the record board filled with marks, then pointed to the southwest, and said to the seventh captain Satirrus: "Four miles ahead, there are more than 300 Romans. Heavy infantry, more than 700 cavalry and nearly 2,000 Roman light infantry. In order to prevent their retreat, the First Cavalry Corps was under tremendous pressure. You immediately took the Seventh Corps and rushed to help the First Cavalry Corps to hold the enemy. Wait until the succeeding troops arrive, and annihilate them!"

"Yes!" Satirus turned around and shouted: "Brothers, keep running with me!"

Under the guidance of the scout, the soldiers of the Seventh Battalion rushed to the southwest.

"Plintors, your previous suggestion is correct. As long as you catch this bunch of enemies, I don't believe that the Romans dare not come out to rescue them!" The seventh brigade rushed to let Arminta Si relaxed a little bit, and began to praise Plintors. You must know that Prutus suggested to him "abandon intercepting all Roman food-raising troops, and the concentrated cavalry hindered the nearest distance to them, in fact, the first distance. When the recent Roman squadrons of a regiment, Amintas hesitated for a while. Now not only has it stopped more than 300 Roman heavy infantry, but also the Roman light infantry and cavalry. If many Romans can be nailed, he does not worry that the main Roman forces will not go out of the camp.

Plintors smiled and didn't say much.

At this moment, the adjutant Aristonos shouted again: "League commander, another army has arrived!"

I saw dust and fog rolling in the south, this time it was the Eighth Battalion (that is, the Light Armored Battalion)...

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In the beginning, the various companies of the Cavalry Legion successfully blocked the Roman squadrons that raised food, and gave them some kills. It can be said that they have achieved a lot of results, but the arrival of the Roman light infantry and cavalry turned around. The situation where Roman soldiers were passively beaten.

The Roman light infantry is composed of archers and javelins. Not only do they have a longer range than the javelins of the Dionian cavalry, but they also have more stable and precise shooting. The speed of the Dionian cavalry was limited by the Roman cavalry. Even if the Dionian cavalry wanted to lay down their hearts and drive their horses, the Roman team was mixed with heavy infantry, making this adventure impossible. , On the contrary, it is easy to fall into the encirclement of the enemy.

The combination of Roman heavy infantry, cavalry, and light infantry led to the death and injury of the more exquisite Dionian cavalry. Although now, in the Kingdom of Dionia, the cavalry is not as precious as before. The cavalry of the First Army is mainly from the Bruti area. The people there are good at raising horses and riding horses. Therefore, the preparations of the First Army are The number of cavalrymen is enough to form another corps, but as the commander of the corps, how could Leides not feel sorry for the loss of the cavalry? These are all soldiers he has cultivated so hard! Moreover, in this unfamiliar place, it is difficult to replenish the cavalry after the loss.

Faced with the current bad situation, the commander of the First Cavalry Corps, Leides, hesitated in his heart whether to cancel the order to "intercept the Roman soldiers and return to the camp".

Fortunately, the order of Amintas was delivered in time, so that Leides could concentrate all the cavalry on the three Roman squadrons in the southwest.

For this reason, Leides also asked the cavalry to deliberately drive and persecute the three Roman food-raising forces to join together, which is more conducive to his unified command of the First Cavalry Corps to intercept the enemy.

Faced with nearly 2,000 Dionian cavalry galloping around, the Roman soldiers did not dare to act rashly.

But it didn't take long for the joint arrival of a large number of Roman light infantry and cavalry to change this stalemate.

The Romans were centered with heavy infantry, light infantry on the periphery, and cavalry on both sides, ready to intercept the rushing Diorian cavalry at any time. With this formation, the Romans began to move slowly towards the camp.

Under the attack of the Roman light infantry javelin and bow and arrow, the Dionian cavalry who blocked the front could not throw the javelin, so they entered the range of the Roman light infantry bow and arrow, and the flying arrows made Dionian While the cavalry was hitting arrows, the Roman cavalry would take advantage of the situation to rush over, cover up for a while, and return quickly to avoid falling into the siege of the Dionian cavalry.

The Romans repeatedly used this tactic many times, causing the First Cavalry Regiment of Dionian to suffer considerable losses.

Leides no longer dared to let the cavalry block in the front, and instead harassed from the side. Persevering in the tight formation of Rome, the Dionian cavalry dared not get too close under the threat of bows and arrows.

Looking at the dusty battlefield ahead and the horses neighing, Leides once again fell into a dilemma of hesitation. From the corner of his eyes, he saw a horse carrying a wounded man, led by another cavalry. He was walking towards the back where he was.

The face of the wounded made him feel familiar. He hurried forward and took a closer look. It turned out that it was Pebaricius, the company captain of the 1st Cavalry Corps. His full name is Sobokos Pebaricius. He is The old man of Ryders and the eldest son of the kingdom hero Sauberkos (since Daves named his son Daves Klotokataks, this practice of his has gradually begun in the kingdom Popular, the vast majority of citizens have abandoned the Greek tradition of having only first names and no surnames, and began to use their own names as the surnames of their offspring).

At this moment, the young man closed his eyes tightly, unconscious.

"Leader, the captain's horse was shot by a bow and arrow, and he fell into a coma after falling off the horse." The cavalry who brought him back said.

"Take good care of him!" After Leders exhorted him, he looked forward again and finally made up his mind. He took a deep breath: "Order, cancel the interception of the Romans——"

"Woo!!!..." A high-pitched bugle sounded suddenly in front of him.

"The commander of the legion, it is the first legion! The first legion, they have arrived!!" The cavalry next to him shouted excitedly.

Hearing the familiar sound of the bugle, Leides looked forward, and through the dust and fog, he vaguely saw the glittering golden light on the Dionian flag.

At this moment, Amintas’s messenger also arrived: "Report to the commander of the Ryders, that the seventh brigade of the first legion has arrived. It is on the enemy’s way back and is approaching the enemy. ."

"Only the seventh team?!" Leides was a little disappointed.

The Chuan Lingbing said emphatically: "Other brigades are coming one after another!"

Leides thought about it for a moment, and then ordered: "Let each brigade immediately stop harassing the enemy, increase the distance from the enemy, slow down the speed, and only need to monitor the enemy’s actions, and at the same time let go. The encirclement to the east is to avoid being accidentally injured by the long-range attack of the First Army."

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The soldiers of the Seventh Battalion saw the cavalry in front of them on the dusty battlefield. Although they were exhausted, they were extremely excited, and their steps were also quickening.

As he approached the battlefield, Captain Satirus gave the order to "stop forward".

"Goose-shaped formation!" He then gave another order.

Hearing the waving of the bugle and the flag, the soldiers immediately opened up the distance between each other, and the entire team stretched and stretched to both sides, and soon the entire army formed a concave arc.

At this time, the cavalry of the First Cavalry Corps came: "Brothers of the First Corps, we have gotten out of the front."

The light infantry captain immediately ordered again: "The first company is ready!"

The formation of the light infantry brigade of each legion is a bit special. It has only four companies. The first and second companies are archers, and the third and fourth companies are javelinmen. Each company has 250 men and five divisions. composition. But the light infantry brigade of the First Corps is very special. It has only three companies. The second company is the archer, the third company is the javelinman, and the first company is the sling. This is the only unique unit that Dionia has achieved. There are a total of 350 people, all of whom are citizens of Rhode Island who are good at throwing stones.

The soldiers of the first company untied the slings tied around their waists, and advanced to the front of the team in a loose formation.

Satirus has been watching the front, judging the distance between his brigade and the enemy. This is a basic skill necessary for the commander of the Dionian light infantry. He had expeditioned to Persia and was born in Thrace. As a light shield soldier, he is more experienced and outstanding in combat, so he took the position of the captain of the first light infantry battalion of the First Army of Dionia.

Although the Romans saw that the Dionian cavalry in front had dodged the road, they still did not speed up, because the Dionian cavalry was still standing around, which forced them to maintain a tight formation.

Seeing that the Romans were only about 300 meters away from his team, Satirus raised his right hand: "The first company is attacking!"

The slingers took out an egg-sized lead pellet from the leather bag around their waist. Compared with the pebbles used by the slingers ten years ago, they are now changing shotguns for cannons, and the lead pellets in the center can not only fly well. Farther and more lethal.