Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 364: The decisive battle at Silinus (end)

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The soldiers tightened their spears, rekindling their desire to fight.

"Master Margot, the Dionians speeded up their advancement, and seemed to be ready to attack us first!" Kisgor rushed over to remind.

"It's just right, let the soldiers speed up!" Marge finished speaking, turned over and dismounted, and slapped the horse's buttocks vigorously.

The war horse neighed and then ran away.

Then Margo said to the guard behind him: "Give me a shield and spear."

Kisgold hurriedly stepped forward to stop: "My lord, you should be commanding from behind, not—"

Marco interrupted him loudly: "Stop talking, today I will fight with the soldiers!"

At this moment, the people around were also deeply touched. Pomirka, the adjutant, and the young Carthage nobles who had been ridiculed by Margo as dudes also got off their horses, took up shields and spears, and stood in Ma Next to my brother.

Marco looked at them, smiled, and said proudly: "Let us fight for Carthage today!"

More than 6,000 Phoenician allied soldiers were hurriedly taken out of the camp by Kisgo. In addition, Margo learned that the Dionian army had appeared outside the camp and asked Stikamo to mobilize 4,000. The Carthage citizen soldiers were affected by the defeat. At this time, there were more than 3,000 people who followed Margo...The Carthage’s ability to fight is close to 10,000, which seems to be the same as the number of Dionian troops on the opposite side. There is a lot of difference, and the huge cavalry that Daves had been afraid of before now has only a handful of more than 100 cavalry. Because of the single unit, the speed of the formation is very fast.

Because the generals such as Margot, Pomirka, Kisgo and others all held shields and spears and walked in the forefront of the formation, the soldiers naturally followed them and strode forward, and the frightened soldiers were behind them. Fleeing call sign can't shake their fighting spirit for the time being.

On Dionia's side, the Roman Reserve Brigade is located in the middle, with reinforcements from Potentia and Samona behind it. Both wings are cavalry. Daves led more than 200 court guards in the army. The rear of the center. The temporary formation of nearly 10,000 soldiers was divided into two parts, located behind the two-wing cavalry, but separated by 200 meters.

After the offensive bugle blew, all the soldiers accelerated, especially the cavalry on the two wings. They quickly approached the Carthage army, and hundreds of short javelins flew into the Carthage array, screaming one slice.

There are only a small number of light infantry in this Carthage army, unable to attack the Dionian cavalry from a distance. The heavy infantry can only move forward quickly, trying to narrow the distance with the enemy and fight in close quarters.

But the well-trained Dionian cavalry quickly turned their horses back and ran back in order to regain the distance and throw a javelin in their hands.

The heavy infantry in the running could not protect themselves well, and many were hit by the javelin, which forced them to slow down and hide behind the buckler.

As a result, only the unattacked Carthage's army is still striding forward with unabated speed in the middle.

"Javelin ready!" The team officers shouted.

This is the first time that the soldiers of the Roman Reserve Group have thrown javelins in actual combat, but they are not unfamiliar.

The javelin rain that obscured the sky hit, and Margo only had time to shout: "Be careful!" and hurriedly hid herself behind the buckler.

Then he heard a screaming scream next to him, and his adjutant fell on the grass.

Marco's heart was burning with anger, he raised his spear, turned his head and shouted: "Follow me, rush forward!"

He raised his buckler diagonally and charged forward.

The soldiers also roared and followed.

Seeing that there was not enough time to throw the javelin in the second round, the soldiers of the Roman Reserve Brigade also launched a charge immediately.

Soon, the two sides collided. One side fought for survival, one side fought for honor, both sides tried their best from the beginning, and the battle was fierce.

A few minutes later, the Dionian cavalry finished their javelin throws and galloped to the outside. The two-winged Carthage army dropped hundreds of wounded and howling soldiers, regained the speed of advancing, and soon met with us. The Dionian army that came up launched a fight.

Most of these temporary Dionian soldiers are made up of prepared citizens or free citizens who aspire to become Dionian citizens. Although they lack military training and the combat skills of heavy infantry, they are The desire is not weaker than the Roman soldiers, because as long as they are rewarded for meritorious service, they are a big step from becoming a true citizen of the Kingdom of Dionian. Therefore, their fighting is very heroic, coupled with a large number of people, and the two-winged Jiatai The soldiers of the base army had just been hit by the cavalry javelin, and the casualties were not small, and their morale dropped. Therefore, at the beginning of the battle, the Dionian recruits actually had the upper hand.

At this time, the Dionian cavalry quickly adjusted their formation and assisted the recruits to directly attack the two wings.

They line up in long single formations, straighten their spears, speed up their horses, and pass by the back of the two wings of Carthage. When the enemy blocks the spears with a round shield, the cavalry will quickly loosen. Open the spear in your hand, and hold the horse's neck tightly with the other hand to prevent the recoil from causing the horse to fall.

Even if the soldiers of the Carthaginian army blocked the spear rush of the Dionian cavalry with their bucklers, the powerful momentum would make him stagger, his arms were sore, and he could not even hold on to the bucklers. The second came next. A spear can easily pierce his body...

Delnia's cavalry attacked continuously, like peeling an apple with a dagger. It didn't look violent, and the actual lethality was not small.

As time went by, the array of the two wings of Carthage, who had fallen into a bitter battle, faltered, the morale of the soldiers dropped sharply, and they began to flee.

The middle road still maintains a balance of power.

Up to now, Margo has felt exhausted. He looked at the enemies on the opposite side breathlessly. The appearances that were different from those of the Greeks made him familiar, but also made him feel puzzled and angry: Romans? It turned out to be a Roman! Carthage was involved in this war just to help Rome. However, these former allies were stopped here at this time to take away his only hope of victory. Did they forget that Dionia destroyed Rome? ! How can they become the running dogs of Dionia!

Marco roared, gathered her strength again, slammed forward with a buckler, and then pierced the spear, hitting the enemy's chest. Who knew it broke with a "click", and Marco caught off guard immediately. Before falling down.

"Master Margot!" The soldiers on both sides desperately rescued him from the enemy's spear.

Margo stood up struggling, his arms swelled and his vision blurred due to the loss of strength.

He raised his head with difficulty: The Dionian flag raised high behind the enemy is so dazzling, so close to him! Why? Why are we so desperate? ! But it was impossible to break the Roman array and slay in front of King Dionia! If my Iberian army is here, it must be possible! Definitely be able to catch that **** King Dionia! ...

At this time, there was a sudden commotion in the rear of Margo, and it was rapidly expanding, and the panic shouts of the soldiers reached his ears: "Oh my God, it's the Numibian cavalry!"

He turned his head subconsciously in a trance, and saw a rain of arrows flying from the sky, and then a sharp pain came from his cheek...

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There were routs everywhere outside the Carthage camp. The soldiers of the Dionian legion were chasing after them, and thousands of cavalry swept back and forth, which not only made it impossible for these routs to gather again, right. Due to the chase, the scattered Dionian army posed a threat, and many Carthaginian soldiers raised their hands and surrendered because they had no hope of escape.

This time, Daves did not let the army chase after the victory. When the time entered the dusk, he quickly issued the order: retreat to the city.

On this day of battle in Serinus, the Dionian army and the Numibian cavalry deliberately retreated in the city, attracting the main force of the Carthaginian army to continue their offensive, and then combined inside and outside, launching a fierce counterattack, just paying At the cost of more than 2,000 casualties, it completely defeated the Carthage army.

On the Carthage side, more than 30,000 Numibiaqi and Numibian troops rebelled. The remaining troops experienced siege and two battles, resulting in more than 6,000 casualties. They were fleeing. Nearly 8,000 people were captured. The remaining A, B, C, and C either fled westward into Mazara City, or fled northward into Segesta, and a small number of soldiers fled in a panic in the wrong direction, starving in the mountains to the east. After spending an entire night, he took the initiative to return to the city of Selinus on the second day and asked the Dionian army to take him in.

At dusk, Daves led the court guard into the city of Selinus, and he decided to hold a banquet.

Due to the long siege war, the two sides competed repeatedly in the city, resulting in ruins. The venue of the banquet was set at the temporary residence of the Sicilian fleet commander in the port area.

After intensive preparations, food and drinks were already on the dinner table in the evening. The commanders of the corps and two staff officers arrived one after another. They were surprised to find that the specific location of the banquet was not in the hall, but in In the courtyard after entering, there were dozens of tables full of tables in this relatively spacious open space, and their king was sitting at the most central table, which made them unable to sit in accordance with the usual practice, and could only be seated in Marti. Under Uth's guidance, he sat around Daves in a circle.

Daves did not order the opening of the seat immediately, but first asked about the course of the battle today and the casualties of the army.

Except for the first and second legions that caused heavy casualties when they first defended against the Carthage’s attack on the inner city wall, the other legions basically had minor casualties, but they captured a lot, except for capturing nearly 10,000. A soldier even took down the main camp of Carthage. The piles of food and the huge amount of ordnance made the household officials who went to the inventory to laugh from ear to ear, not to mention they also captured them. With more than 2,000 war horses...So every legion commander looked relaxed, talking and laughing Yan Yan.