Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 40: Dionia vs Rome (9)

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Amintas paused, and Plintors reminded him in time: "Don't forget the Roman soldiers who just retreated!"

The adjutant Aristonos said with a slight disdain: "Do those defeated soldiers have the courage to fight?"

"Don't underestimate the enemy." As it was said, Amintas didn't think that the retired Roman soldiers could regroup so quickly, but he was still cautious: "Let the third team center. Support!"

After giving the order, he looked back at the soldiers of the Eighth Battalion who were resting not far behind him.

It would be great if they were also heavy infantry! At this time, Amintas actually had such an idea in his heart, which also shows the psychological pressure caused by the Romans' active offensive.

"Send someone immediately to urge the Wolsey people to speed up their advancement!" Amintas no longer had the lighthearted mood before.

After Steflos led the company back from the front line, it basically maintained its original formation, but most of the soldiers sat on the ground, panting.

As soon as the soldiers eased a little, Captain Ketisus sent an order: "Brothers of the First Battalion, according to the current formation order, immediately turn to the left flank to meet the incoming enemy!"

The soldiers scolded and used lances to prop up their sore legs, picked up the long shields that were already heavy, and under the command of company captain Stefluos and detachment captains, following the other company soldiers, The square formation of the entire first brigade rotates to the left and then marches forward in large strides.

As soon as they reached the edge of the left wing, the soldiers saw that the Romans were not far away.

And these Roman soldiers who came quickly saw that enemy reinforcements had arrived in front of them, but they didn’t stop the whole team and arranged them in a big square to fight, but instead faced them in small squares formed by squadrons. The array that the first group of Dionia had just stood still launched a charge.

This kind of offensive method that is often seen in the training of the Dionian Army actually appeared on the opponent, and Stefluos felt both absurd and nervous.

"Shield defense!" He gave this order and there was no way. The soldiers were tired and unable to launch a charge to offset the opponent's charge.

While the Dionian soldiers at the forefront hung a long shield with their entire left arm and steadily stepped sideways, the team leaders also reminded them loudly: "Put on the dagger! Put on the dagger. !......"

When the soldiers are tired and their muscles are sore, using the lancet will not only reduce the accuracy of the stab, but also when the opponent slams into it, the lancet will slip back and scratch the palm. Affect the use of weapons. The short sword is more conducive to control, especially when the enemy wants to use power to get close to crushing, it is even more useful. This is the experience summed up in countless battles, and was compiled into the "Military Law" by the Dionian Military Affairs Department, so the team officers can use it in time.

The six roaring Roman squadrons were all composed of young soldiers. They ran vigorously and roared like thunder.

Actually, most of the soldiers of the First Army are 25 or 6 years old, which is the peak period of physical strength, but they set off from Selshe in the morning and have not rested until now. , Consumes too much physical strength, naturally can't compare with the other party now.

The Roman squadron slammed into Dionia’s shield one after another, like a boulder bombarding the city wall, causing the shield to dent one by one.

The Roman soldiers used the strong kinetic energy of the charge to smash the opponent's shield and stab the staggering enemy with their spears.

The Dionian soldiers exhausted all their strength, first resisted the enemy’s charge, and then followed the soldiers behind to retreat slowly to ease the opponent’s strong offensive. While shielding the whole body with a long shield, the short right hand The sword stabbed from the gap from time to time, killing enemies who dared to come close and violently attack.

The Romans attacked fiercely. The soldiers at the front were stabbed, and the soldiers at the back stepped over the wounded and continued to attack.

The Dionians are also tenacious in defense, constantly stepping forward to fill in the gaps that have been opened, and trying to maintain the integrity of the front line of defense.

The battle went into intense heat from the beginning.

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At this time, Amintas got a bad news from the scout again: "Report the legionnaire that more than 2,000 Roman heavy infantry are moving fast to our right flank!"

Hearing this news, Amintas looked very ugly: the Romans still have so many troops? ! Could it be that they regrouped the previous defeated soldiers so quickly? !

Time is too late for him to think about it anymore. He looked back at the resting light armoured soldiers and issued an order: "Let the third team quickly rush to the right wing to organize defenses, and after receiving the enemy, let the eighth team quickly go around. The enemy flanks behind and flanks!"

"Legislative commander." Plintors reminded on the side: "Since the Romans’ tactics are similar to ours, I am afraid they will not be afraid of being attacked on the flanks. On the contrary, when the enemy is strong, let the light armour Fighting with heavy infantry will probably not be their opponent... Well, we are not going to defeat the enemy, but to defend and delay time...

Plintors’ reminder made Amintas ponder for a while: indeed, since the Romans fought on the basis of a squadron of more than one hundred men, when the light armour moved to the side and rear of its array, its The rear squadron only needs to turn around flexibly to form a face-to-face battle...

Soon, he changed his order: "Let the third group reduce the thickness of the array, extend the length of the formation, and completely block the enemy’s attack! Let the eighth group rush to the rear of the third group, increase the thickness of the entire array, and resist the enemy Impact!"

"Yes!" The messenger drove away.

At this time, Amintas is no longer as calm as before, and Plintors is also the same, and the atmosphere has become a bit solemn.

Leides hesitated and said, "Well, do you want my cavalry to attack the reinforcements from the flanks to relieve the pressure on the First Army?"

Amintas' eyes lit up, and then he shook his head: "Leides, thank you! My First Legion can withstand the enemy's attack. Let your cavalry rest. I don't want to wait for the enemy to retreat. When the cavalry ran out of horsepower, they could not pursue it."

"Okay." Although Ryder looked regretful, he was actually relieved by Amintas' words.

"Send the messenger to urge the Wolsey!" Then Amintas's impatient words made everyone around him understand that this legion commander was not as confident as he said.

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Actually, Camilos did not send out all the heavy infantry. He left three new squadrons in the rear to protect the light infantry and cavalry from being attacked by the opposing cavalry.

Although there were more light infantry in the Roman Allies than the Dionian light infantry, they did not dare to attack the Dionian light infantry because of their fear of slingers.

In fact, the number of lead shots carried by the Dionian slingers is no longer large, but they put on an offensive posture, keeping the two sides at a stalemate.

Camillos closely followed the progress of the battle ahead.

The new front formed by the old and middle-aged soldiers not only blocked the enemy’s attack, but also began to oppress the enemy’s retreat, but their advance was very slow, which did not satisfy Camilos, because he knew very well in his heart: The number of heavy infantry in Dionia was smaller than them, and after a long march, the physical strength was not as good as them. After defeating his first line, he was able to maintain a roughly stalemate with the more powerful second line of soldiers. , This can't help but surprise him.

Therefore, in order to defeat the enemy as quickly as possible, Camilos did not retain the third-line reserve team, almost all of them were invested in the attack on the enemy's flanks. Now all available measures have been used up, and all available The force he used was pressed up, and all he had left was waiting anxiously and praying to the gods.

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The Captain Patroclus, who was behind the sixth team array, was also surprised. This was the first time he had encountered such a difficult enemy since he served.

These Roman soldiers used constant shield strikes and jabs to consume the physical strength of the Dionian soldiers, but seldom used brute force to collide with the shield formation, avoiding too deep into the front line, so they can basically keep relatively Continuous lines of attack.

Under such conditions, it is difficult for the Dionian soldiers to exert the power of the dagger, because actively approaching the enemy will undoubtedly consume more of their fatigue.

So, under the steady and continuous attack of the Romans, the front that forced Dionia slowly retreated.

But on the flanks of the army, the Roman youth soldiers attacked more violently, especially the 2,000 or so Roman youth soldiers who were sent to the field at the end. Some red-eyed soldiers also carried out life-and-death fights, which put tremendous pressure on the Third Battalion of the First Army of Dionia, which resisted their attack.

Comus is one of these 2,000 men. His squadron was previously attacked by the Dionian cavalry, and then defeated by a javelin attack by the Dionian heavy infantry. The soldiers had long been suffocated. After reorganizing the team, they were sent to attack the enemy's flanks and rushed to the forefront.

From the back of the squadron, Comus watched several soldiers being stabbed in the chest by the enemy with a short sword, but did not immediately fall down. Instead, he exhausted his last strength to hold on to the opponent's short sword. Teammates provide the opportunity to kill each other.

The heroic performance of the soldiers also made Comus, a long-time veteran, burst into flames. He was tall and saw a general with a white cap and a white cap behind the enemy array was constantly shouting loudly, he thought Without thinking, he threw the spear in his hand vigorously, and then he saw that the general fell down, but the enemy's array was not chaotic, as if nothing happened, the Dionians remained the same. In a tenacious defense against the soldiers' attack.