Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 43: Bow and arrow battle

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"Will Persia too?" Assistus asked curiously.

"Where is Greece?" Mariji immediately looked back and asked unwillingly.

Davers glanced at them and said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "If you live long enough, you may be able to see it in fifty years."

"Is this an oracle?" Assistus asked excitedly.

Marigi obviously didn't believe it.

Davers smiled, and didn't answer again. If his butterfly's wings are not weak enough to change the course of history, decades later (he can't remember the exact time), Alexander of Macedonia conquered the mainland of Greece and then destroyed Persia. Because the Greeks did not think that the Macedonians in the north were their own people, in a sense, he conquered the two most powerful forces in the Mediterranean at that time.

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Two days later, the Greek mercenaries still marched briskly.

Until the third day, Tissafunis’ army appeared.

At present, the 50-member light cavalry squad of Greek mercenaries is basically used as scout cavalry by Davos. After all, the Persian cavalry has strong personal abilities, fighting one-on-one, and the Greek cavalry is not an opponent. Therefore, a group of five of them did not dare to get too far away from the large army. They only moved within a radius of two or three miles. They saw the Persian troops from a distance and immediately reported back.

"The Persians are here, ready to defend!"

"Pass on the order of Rethorpes, prepare to defend!"

The messenger wandered quickly around the periphery of this huge phalanx, conveying orders.

The center of the hollow and large phalanx adopted by the Greek mercenaries is guarding the heavy camp, so it is impossible to change the formation before receiving the enemy. They just let the heavy camp gather in the center, and the soldiers hold shields and spears to increase their vigilance and slow down. The marching speed keeps the formation intact.

Soon, the Persians appeared right behind the team. From the flying flag, the soldiers knew that Tisafonis was coming. The Greek mercenaries defeated him easily in the Battle of Kunasak, so they didn't take it too seriously.

Next, another team appeared on the left wing of Tissafunis. As the array progressed, the Greeks' hearts became tight. This is another army of no fewer than 10,000! Everyone is familiar with the emblems on the flag. Armenian Governor Orontas is here, which was originally estimated by the leaders.

Next, a large army appeared on the right wing of Tissafunis, no less than 10,000 people, and the flag held high made everyone familiar.

"Oh, I remember! That was the army we met on the road, and is said to be led by the brothers of the Persian king!" Assistus yelled.

"This army that was supposed to march in the opposite direction of us appeared here! I am afraid it has been quietly following us! Tisafonis has long been malicious towards us!" Felicius said solemnly.

Davers nodded stiffly, clutching the rein with both hands.

Tisafonis’s army also includes the remnants of Cyrus, led by Alireus. The four-way army gathered together in a mighty geese shape, slowly approaching the Greek army...

The seemingly boundless, dense crowds are the most Greek mercenaries have seen after the Battle of Kulassac. The last time Cyrus was dependent on them, the mercenaries are only in charge of the right wing, and now they want Facing the whole Persian army, everyone is inevitably a little nervous.

Despite the tension, when the Greeks knew that only a **** battle would have a way of life. Criano had been watching the distance of the enemy's travel, and seeing that he was about to enter the range of the slingshot, he immediately issued an order: "Slingshot is ready!"

The slingers in the entire rear guard immediately began to sling the slings. At a distance of more than 300 meters, the accuracy and strength of the flying stones will be worse, but the Persians are so many and dense, almost Every stone fell, there was a scream, the Persian army in the middle was in chaos, and the pace of advance almost stopped.

"Your Excellency, the enemy's attack is too fierce! Should we retreat temporarily and let the troops on the two wings push up first?" An adjutant beside him suggested to Tisafonis.

Tisafunis' face was also ugly, but he refused without hesitation. Although he was appointed by the king as the chief in charge of the plan to expel the Greeks, Orontas only assisted, while the king's brother Sitilus only assisted with friendship. But one governor who was equal to him was the king's son-in-law; the other was the king's brother. If he did not give his life, how could he hope that they would help them with all his strength, not to mention that they had a close relationship with the king, and went back to tell Artaxerxes his own performance privately. The good impression that he finally built in the heart of the Persian king is all Was destroyed.

Tisafonis gave the adjutant a fierce look, and immediately ordered: "Speed ​​up, continue to approach!" This time, he concentrated nearly 50,000 troops in his hand. People, what he has! Since the Greeks want to compete with him in long-range firepower, it's a good time to compete and see who can shoot accurately! See who can stand it! Anyway, he was not prepared to fight melee with Greece. After the battle of Kulasak, the scene where the Greeks charged with heavy infantry and easily defeated the left wing of the Polish army happened next to him, and the impact on him was too great.

The Persians screamed and rushed all the way, and Tisafonis even sent a pro-army supervising the battle, cutting down the deserters one by one to warn the whole army. Under such circumstances, the two wings of the Polish army quickly surrounded the mercenaries. Because the Persians had too many troops and the mercenaries were in a square circle, the Persian army stretched its front and almost surrounded the entire mercenary.

Daves had already dismounted, and the horse was led to the barracks in the center of the phalanx. Facing the approaching enemy, he was not as nervous as he was at the beginning: "Build a shield wall!"

Asistus and his two messengers communicated Davers's orders throughout the left wing.

The four heavy infantry squadrons began to move closer and close, and the bucklers stacked on top of the bucklers, and soon a long copper wall was erected. The buckler of the Greek heavy infantry is unique among the infantry of the Mediterranean countries. The buckler has a diameter of one meter, a wooden core, and is wrapped in copper. It is not held by hand. It is a two-way grip with the entire forearm passing through the back of the buckler. The handle is therefore labor-saving and not easy to slip off. Because it is large and hard enough, it is difficult to be penetrated by a bow and arrow.

The archers wandering behind the heavy infantry also quickly approached the shield wall, reducing the damage of the opponent’s bow and arrow. Because the 6,000 people of Altauzus were wiped out before, the Cretan archers among the mercenaries not only replaced Persia. People’s recurve bows, and even selected heavy infantry and light shield soldiers who are good at bows and arrows, and joined the ranks of archers, bringing the number of mercenary archers to five hundred, they are scattered on the rear guard and the left and right wings. .

When the Persian army approached within 100 meters, both sides fired arrows almost at the same time.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!..." A series of bowstrings sounded, and countless arrows flew into the air, like a large black cloud, covering the blue sky and the scorching sun. The secret of the arrows even caused many arrows to collide in the air. When most of the "dark clouds" fell on the mercenary army, there was a crisp sound of "clang! clang! Screaming; when a small part of the "dark clouds" fell on the side of the Persian army, it was screaming again and again...

The arrows go back and forth between the two sides.

The Persians even pushed their front line fifty meters away and stopped advancing by half a minute. Because the Persians knew very well that further forward, the Greek light shields should go into battle.

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The bow battle lasted for a while.

Except for the land under this long square shield wall, the mercenaries are still clean, and the surrounding area is densely filled with arrows. The Greek archers with empty quiver do not have to worry at all. They just pull one on the ground. "Arrow grass", he shot back.

Daves has become accustomed to the sound of arrows hitting the buckler, and he is even more worried about the muffled moan that comes into his ears from time to time, which means that someone has hit another arrow. His left arm was also a little sore, but he remained motionless in the same posture, not daring to withdraw the buckler. Now both sides are fighting for perseverance, to see who can hold on to the end.