Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 41: Dionia vs Rome (ten)

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It didn’t take long for the soldiers under his hand to have more than half of the casualties, which made the rear group that Comus was in front. But when he looked at the enemy opposite him, he was stunned. The white capped team officer who was thrown by the spear.

At this time, the enemy had a big hole in the breastplate of his right shoulder, and blood was still leaking out. He lowered his right hand and held the shield in his left hand, glaring at Comus.

Without a spear, Comus drew out the saber around his waist to fight. A sword that is more than one meter long is good for slashing, but the narrow space and the opponent's well-defensive long shield are not conducive to the power of his saber. , The experienced he used the power gap to keep hitting the opponent's long shield.

The enemy who was already badly wounded obviously couldn't withstand such a powerful blow, with a painful expression on his face, and finally fell to his knees because he couldn't support it.

Comus stepped forward again, condescending, and slashing down with his sword, but suddenly felt a sharp pain in his left leg, and saw a short sword stabbing his calf.

It turned out that although the enemy's right shoulder was severely injured, he still held the short sword in his right hand, but hid it behind the shield, pretending to be unable to hold a weapon. Then, he pulled outwards violently, and the sharp blade immediately severed the tendon.

Comus screamed, his leaning body was unstable, and his whole body fell forward, crushing the enemy with his shield to the ground.

The enemy grinned in pain, but the dagger in his right hand was still swinging, slashing the ankle of the advancing teammate next to Comus until the soldier behind Comus pierced the enemy’s chest with a spear. , He spurted blood, called "Hades", and died with relief...

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Although the 3rd Battalion of the 1st Corps fought bravely, the number of Roman youths in front of it was more than doubled. Under their frenzied attack, the 3rd Battalion’s array appeared many gaps, and the light armoured soldiers at the rear We did not hesitate to make up in time, bravely resisting the attack of the heavy armored Roman heavy infantry...

The battle has been going on fiercely, and the scout is constantly passing messages back and forth.

"Report the corps commander, the second company commander of the fourth squadron was injured!"

"Report to the captain of the army, the captain of the third company of the first squadron died!"

"Report, the captain of the first company of the third group was injured!...the captain of the third company was killed!...the captain of the fifth company was killed!..."

According to the operational practice of the Dionia Corps, the general company captain seldom went to battle personally. In fact, the company captain also went to battle personally, which only means that the company's soldiers suffered heavy casualties.

Listening to the rewards of the scouts one by one, Amintas's face was as gloomy as a clouded sky.

At this time, another scout came galloping over: "Report the legionnaire, Captain Heterballus of the third squadron asks you for reinforcements! The third squadron has suffered heavy casualties, and the squadron has personally fought and killed!" /

"Go back and tell Heitbarus that I have no reinforcements and don’t want to hear him say any casualties, but he must stand there and stop the Romans from attacking! He died in battle, I Go on!" Amintas sternly shouted.

The scout rides away.

Amintas glanced at the guard behind him and said loudly: "Let’s go to the rear of the Eighth Team!"

Amintas spoke with an overwhelming momentum, and Plintors opened his mouth. He wanted to persuade, but finally gave up.

At this time, Leides said: "I sent the cavalry over to flank the enemy and relieve the pressure on the third team."

Amintas glanced at him, this time he didn't refuse, and nodded.

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Of course, the movement of the Dionian cavalry can’t hide from the eyes of the Roman scouts. Now the right flank of Dionian is the area where the Romans are attacking the fastest. Where will the Dionian cavalry go, of course. Can understand.

Camillos immediately said to Lucius: "You immediately lead all the cavalry and three heavy infantry squadrons to the enemy's right flank. After repelling the enemy's cavalry, lead them to continue to strengthen their attack on the enemy's flank! Completely defeat the enemy!"

Lucius hesitated: "But father, your safety--"

"The fiercer your offense, the safer I will be! Go! Go!" At the urging of Camilos, Lucius led his troops away.

There are only more than 1,400 light infantry left by this old military and political officer. He recruited several allied generals and said sincerely: "Next, the life of my old man will be given to you."

Camillos is not only highly prestigious in Rome, but also well-known throughout the Latin League. People respect him very much, because it is he who led the army to repel the Celtics that ravaged the Latin area.

Several generals of the Roman Allies immediately made a promise: "Master Camillos, don't worry, if the enemy wants to hurt you, unless they step over our corpse!"

As soon as they went back, they hadn't set up their defenses when the lead pellets of the Dionian slingers smashed over.

After seeing the cavalry and heavy infantry leaving behind the enemy, the Seventh Battalion of the First Army also began to attack the position where the Roman flag was erected, attempting to sack the opponent's commander and reverse the situation in one fell swoop.

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The front and flanks of both sides are heavy infantry and light infantry fighting, and there are cavalry and light infantry fighting on the periphery... Rome is in full battle with the Dionian army.

After the battle lasted for nearly two hours, it has entered the final contest.

The Romans have had a clear upper hand, Dionia’s entire front has been compressed into a semicircle, especially the rightmost line of defense is crumbling, if it weren’t for Legion Commander Armintas himself holding a shield and a gun. In the battle to kill the enemy, the legion's banner was erected behind them. The third group and the light armoured soldiers may have retreated, but now they are just trying their last breath and trying to support it.

Leides' 1st Cavalry Corps is also struggling to block the reinforcement of enemy cavalry and heavy infantry.

Although the Roman cavalry were brave, they were few in number and weak in lethality. But their heavy infantry caused the Dionian cavalry to pay a lot of casualties.

Although Leides is heartbroken, he knows that the First Cavalry Corps can't avoid it. Otherwise, although there are not many new troops, with their participation, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Just as Leides was distraught because it was difficult to stop the sudden attack of the Roman heavy infantry, a cavalryman shouted: "Legionard, look!"

In the diffuse dust and fog, Leides turned his head and looked south, only to see a large black shadow appearing in the distance, quickly approaching here.

Wolsey! Leidston was energetic and shouted: "Brothers, hold on for a while! Our reinforcements are here! Our reinforcements are here!!"

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The first thing that arrived at the battlefield was the 1,000 Wolsey warriors led by Archon Krenners of Antiium, followed by the 1,000 Wolsey warriors of Setia. . The Antiium warriors who set off from Polevernham arrived earlier than the Wolsey warriors who set off from Setia, which shows how strong they want to find the Romans for revenge.

They rushed to the battlefield, almost without stopping, directly launched a fierce attack on the red Roman soldiers.

The Roman cavalry was defeated first.

Next, the three Roman heavy infantry squadrons that were being blocked by the Dionian cavalry were also impacted. Just as they turned to resist, Setia's soldiers rushed to surround them.

The equipment of the Roman heavy infantry is not comparable to that of Volsi fighters with spears, shields, helmets and no breastplates, but their numbers are too small, and they have fought fiercely with the Dionians for so long. , Physical exhaustion was very heavy, so it was quickly overwhelmed by the crowd of Wolsey.

As Wolsey’s troops rushed to the battlefield one after another, the forward Antiium fighters and Setia fighters continued to rush towards the young Roman soldiers who were fighting fiercely with the third group of Dionian and the light armour, the Roman army A hurried retreating bugle sounded from the back of the formation...

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When Antiium’s fighters attacked the three Roman squadrons, Camilos received an urgent report from the scout that "a large number of Wolsey fighters appeared on the battlefield" made him hit hard. , It took a moment to relax.

At this time, regret and self-blame were intertwined in his heart. He thought that relying on the large number of troops and good physical strength, he wanted to defeat the Dionians first, and then retreat. This was the safest way, but he did not expect Dioni Yaren is so difficult! The battle lasted for so long, not only did not repel the Dionians, but ushered in the Wolsisi...

"Blow the retreat bugle!" Camillos suppressed the regret in his heart, and immediately issued the order without hesitation.

"Camillos officer, wait a minute! We will be able to defeat the Dionians soon!" The adjutant urged anxiously, "Wolsey has just arrived. Maybe they are not the one who came. Many, our soldiers can completely stop them—"

"Blow the trumpet and retreat!" Camilos still firmly said loudly: "Blow the trumpet and retreat!"

The battle-tested Camilos has never had a fluke in the war. If he is defeated, he must try to preserve the lives of the soldiers as much as possible.

The retreating bugles sounded continuously. The first reaction of all the Roman squadron leaders who heard the trumpets was a little unbelievable, because what they saw was that the troops under their command were now gaining the upper hand. The captain of the squadron already felt that the enemy on the opposite side was a little difficult to support, but out of absolute trust in Commander Camillos, they still gave orders to their soldiers to retreat.

The old and middle-aged soldiers in the frontal offensive array on the left, center, and right wings soon began to retreat, distanced themselves from the enemy on the opposite side, and then quickly and orderly turned and retreated.

Patroclus, who had already taken up a shield and spear and fought with the soldiers, certainly knew what the ultimate goal of the army commander Amintas was for them to rush here from the place where they built the camp, so the enemy in front of him suddenly The retreat caused the defensive pressure of his brigade to suddenly relax, he took a breath, and immediately realized: the enemy is going to flee! Did the Wolsey come? !