Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 5: The Battle of Trionto River (3)

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On Dionia's side, there are 3000 light infantry in the center and right wing, including archers, slingers, and javelins. Most of them are freedmen from the port of Turii, drawn from the first and second legions. Several hundred veterans of the light infantry brigade were appointed officers.

More than four hundred cavalry on the left have always been fighting soy sauce. According to the plan, this time has become the key to victory in this battle. No wonder Ryder, who has always been stable, is a little unsufficient. He repeatedly urges the cavalry captains. Things to pay attention to after the battle starts.

"I said Captain, we all know it well, don't worry!" Solicos said. The large group of coachmen financed by the loan from Kristia Bank not only increased the Union’s tax revenue, but also all of them were able to ride well and had enough horses. Therefore, they became the key targets of the cavalry recruitment. As citizens, they are all duty-bound. Out of action. Soricos' age is just at the upper limit of the age of conscription. He is personally very active. An infantry of 50 years old is definitely a chore, but the cavalry he thinks is more than enough to be a captain based on his experience.

"Well, then get ready to fight." Leides nodded.

"We know it, but do those people behind do it? Don't mess it up then!" a young cavalry captain interjected.

Leides looked back at him with a smile and said, "Don't worry, Kutchius, they have fought more battles than you have eaten. In Persia they faced more cavalry than this A lot more."

The young cavalry captain was not convinced, and wanted to say more.

At this moment, someone shouted: "Look, our slingers are attacking!"

There was no offensive horn and no loud shouting. Under the leadership of the veterans, the slingers quietly left the array, ran quickly to the enemy's front, and began to wave the slings at a distance of more than two hundred meters. Soldiers in Rotone immediately enjoyed the baptism of the "stone rain". Many soldiers had no time to raise their shields for protection, and many of them suffered from smashed heads and bloodshed.

"Shameless Dionians! Cunning Dionians! Apollo will punish you!" Filade Foss didn't expect the enemy to come and was caught off guard, and suddenly yelled.

"Attack! Attack! Attack now!" he yelled furiously.

"Woo!...Woo!..." The high-pitched offensive horn sounded.

Alisosis, who was impatient for a long time, pointed his spear forward: "The cavalry forward!"

The 800 Crotone cavalry were in the shape of an inverted fan. All of them clamped their legs to the belly of the horse, shaking the reins, and the horses began to move forward with four hooves and trot slowly.

Leides' cavalry formed a loose wedge-shaped formation. At the top were two experienced cavalrymen, each holding a red flag waving in the wind. Seeing that the enemy had begun to take action, Leides took a deep breath, restrained his excitement, patted the beloved horse's neck with his nose, and watched the enemy ride a certain distance before yelling: "Go ahead." !"

"Drive! Drive!..." everyone shouted, urging the horses to move forward. Different from the attacking posture of Crotone cavalry that controlled the rein with the left hand and the spear with the right hand, the Dionian cavalry controlled the rein with both hands, and the spear was still hung on the hook. They run as fast as they can, otherwise they will easily fall off the horse without touching the enemy.

The sun at noon in spring is not hot, but the horses are jetting like clouds, raising their hoofs to forge ahead, grass mud is splashing, dust is flying, and the distance of 500 meters is just around the corner.

When the distance was only fifty or sixty meters, Leides behind the flag bearer shouted: "Turn right!!!"

Soricos, who was parallel to his left, immediately shouted: "Turn left!!!"

The two flag bearers in front quickly separated to the left and right.

In cavalry combat, because the speed is too fast, the cavalry in the rear may leave the formation without paying attention. The wedge-shaped formation is characterized by a small head and a large tail, so the cavalry behind can see the direction of the cavalry in front of the formation. Coupled with the two red flags that are fluttering in the wind, even in the dusty battlefield, the Dionian cavalry can basically do it. In concert, they smoothly split the wedge-shaped formation into two, into two strands, bypassing the oncoming enemy from the front and the outside.

The cavalry at the forefront of Crotone had no idea that the Dionians would make such a move. They were completely dumbfounded, but they did not dare to stop, and they did it without planning and coordination in advance. Any action will not only disrupt the formation, but will also be knocked down by the cavalry behind, trampled into flesh, and can only sprint to the end, then turn around and return.

But after passing by the Dionian cavalry, and moving forward, what they saw was countless sharp lances sticking out from the morning mist, showing them a hideous cold light.

"Heavy infantry! Heavy--" The Crotone cavalry exclaimed, trying to restrain the horse, but their strong inertia made them slam into the horse with the horse and the horse. Spears smashed and splashed...

Some heavy infantry were directly knocked out by the powerful impulse, but the other soldiers did not see, holding the stabbing spear at the end of the ground with their motionless hands, and dozens of horses and people stood upside down in front of them. Struggling in a pool of blood...

There is no real heavy cavalry in this era. Not only the Greek cavalry, but the cavalry of any Mediterranean country has never faced a densely arranged spear array and dared to charge directly. The cavalry behind was horrified to control the horse to prevent it from colliding, but the sensitive and timid horses screamed first, and suddenly stopped the fast-advancing body. The cavalry on the horse was pushed out by inertia and crashed Spear Lin, was pierced and crossed...

Alisosis, located in the center of the cavalry team, finally stopped the advancing horse, but saw that the surrounding comrades fell down, turned around, how they shouted, and the horse did not go, wailing, The screams and the whirring of horses are intertwined, and the entire cavalry team is chaotic...

Alisosis knows that he has been caught in the trick of the Dionians, and the situation is critical, so he can't let him think: "Turn left! Turn left! Go out from the side!"

He screamed, and the guards around him also yelled. The chaotic Crotone cavalry had the backbone and soon became orderly.

Just as they turned their horses' heads and wanted to bypass the lancet phalanx ahead, the two cavalry that Dionia had bypassed before suddenly closed like human arms.

There were screams of killing sounded all around Ali Sosis, and he suddenly realized that his cavalry was surrounded: the cavalry was surrounded by infantry and cavalry. This is simply impossible, but it is now becoming a reality. !

"Kill out to the left together! Kill out together!!" Ali Sosis hissed angrily.

But a louder and more powerful voice in front of him overwhelmed his yelling, and the charging horn of the heavy infantry blew.

"Brothers, kill these Crotones and avenge Timathon and the others!!" Zantiparis took off his helmet and rushed up with a stabbing gun first.

More than a thousand mercenaries roared and charged forward with him. The soldiers who had been knocked down before also struggled to get up, drew out their sabers, and went forward to fight.

The previous solid "spear wall" turned into pervasive water, quickly infiltrating the chaotic Crotone cavalry. Killing the static cavalry is no easier for these experienced mercenaries. Even most of them missed the valuable goal of horses, and adopted two mercenaries to deal with a cavalry at the same time: one is responsible for restraining and attracting the attention of the other party, the other is looking for opportunities, quickly approaching from the side and rear, accurate He stabs the spear diagonally upward, and the tip of the spear pierces the lungs from the gap between the leather armor under the ribs and reaches the heart, killing him with one blow. If they escaped the stabbing, the mercenary would sweep the lancet down and knock the cavalry off the horse. Before they could get up, their head would be hit hard, and the neck would be directly kicked off.

The killing efficiency of mercenaries is very high, even the Dionian cavalry saw them, and they subconsciously stayed away from these evil spirits.

The battle ended very quickly. Except for dozens of Crotone cavalrymen who fled, more than a hundred cavalrymen surrendered, and all the others were killed. Aliothosis was not in the battle. The Dionians also won more than 400 horses, with only more than 50 cavalry and more than 20 mercenaries casualties. This is a complete victory! The tactic invented by Daves succeeded! Leides listened to the results of his report with a smile on his face, but he knew that the whole battle was not over yet.

He assigned 70 cavalrymen to continue chasing the remnant enemy, urging the rest of the cavalrymen to go to Castellon city not far away: "Hurry up and get the javelin!"

"Leides, let's go with you." Zantiparis and a lot of mercenaries arrived on the captured horses.

"You..." Ryders instinctively wanted to refuse, but the mercenaries played a decisive role in this battle after all, so it's hard to speak directly.

Zantiparis saw his thoughts and said, "You don’t have many cavalry. Although our riding skills are worse, we are better at throwing javelins than you. If there are more people, Crotone can be bigger. The pressure. End the battle here sooner, so it’s better to reinforce Daves sooner!"

Zantiparis' words reminded Leides that he no longer struggles with the question of whether he is a cavalry: "I hope you can keep up with our speed. I will not stop and wait for you."

"Don't worry." Zantiparis laughed.

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Filade Forth didn't know that his cavalry was almost wiped out, and now the light armoured soldiers he led in the middle are in trouble.

As soon as the offensive horn sounded, the light armoured soldiers rushed forward.

The enemy's slingers hurriedly retreated.

Further forward, then the arrow rain...and then the javelin...

After some casualties, the light armoured soldiers were very close to the enemy.

At this moment, the light infantry in the middle of the enemy retreated as a whole.

The light armor will chase again, and the enemy will retreat. If the light armoured soldiers chase faster, the enemy will retreat faster; if the light armoured soldiers chase slower, the enemy will retreat more slowly...The two sides always keep a distance of tens of meters.