Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 54: crossing the river (below)
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When we reached the middle of the river, the depth of the water was as deep as Kerrythorpes said, only to the crotch. This made the soldiers who were a little worried in their hearts completely relieved, and their pace accelerated.
The Persian army was originally some distance away from the river bank, but in a hurry, the dense reefs on the river bank affected their speed. The slingers behind the mercenaries used their super long range to disrupt the Persian army’s array. Therefore, some chaotic Persian troops have not yet reached the shore. The archers have not fired two rounds of arrows in total. Rushed to the shore.
Aurontas, this Persian nobleman who spends more time drinking wine and playing dancers in the camp all day, has never made detailed investigation and understanding of the surrounding areas of the battlefield. This is how he faced mercenaries. Wading across the river easily and quickly, approaching him fiercely like a hungry wolf, he was completely panicked.
Fortunately, his adjutant was calmer and urged the infantry to quickly step forward to encircle.
After the first few columns of mercenary soldiers washed ashore, they had to slow down because of the rugged rocks on the shore. This gave the Persian army some time to breathe. They finally gathered around like a tide and gradually brought the mercenaries ashore. The package is tight...
For close fights, mercenaries are never afraid. The buckler in their left hand protects themselves and their teammates, and the lancet in their right hand is raised high, over the top of the buckler, and stabs at the enemy on the opposite side. The soldiers in the back rows also stretch the lancet forward as much as possible to protect the front line. At the same time as his teammates, he also deterred the enemy. Although the soldiers behind the array could not participate in the fight, they did not stand idly by. They tried their best to push forward against the soldiers in front, hoping to use force to push the opponent's line back, or even squeeze through...
The sturdy Kaldan directly faced the fierce impact of the mercenaries, and flung their spears back without showing weakness. The greater strength and higher terrain of the Persians also offset some of the impact of the Greek heavy infantry. The archers behind the Persian army formation and the archers further behind did not dare to show weakness, and desperately fired rounds of sharp arrows to counter the long-range strikes of the Greek slingers and archers.
The two sides launched a **** fight on the north bank of the Kentrit River. If the mercenaries win, they will set foot on the land of Armenia and ravage the land of Armenia. This is something that Orontas and his Armenian soldiers would not want to see; and if the mercenaries fail, they will face destruction. So both sides are trying their best.
The mercenaries standing in the river face the biggest dilemma: on the one hand, the biting river water is gradually taking away their physical strength; on the other hand, most of the arrows of the Persians fall on them. This allows them to protect themselves with the round shield, but also to prevent them from being washed away by the river.
Daves saw a soldier slipping and falling. The surrounding soldiers came forward to rescue him. He escaped from the protection of the shield. He was shot by an arrow and poured into the water. The injury was not very serious but he was heavily armored. , And it’s hard to get up...
Why didn't the Spartan soldiers show up yet? Daves looked forward anxiously in his heart.
Standing on the height of a large rock, Orontas stabilized his mind because of the balance of the battle. From time to time, when he saw the Kentrit River, mercenaries were struggling to be washed down by the river, and his heart began to feel hopeful again. . Of course, he can't see, and won't go to see his soldiers are also falling down...
Suddenly, there was a loud noise from the right wing of the army.
"What is Atukas doing?" Orontas looked angrily to the right. He saw a shocking scene: the light infantry and archers behind the right wing were fleeing in panic, behind these defeated soldiers. Hundreds of heavily armed Greek soldiers formed a thin infantry line and drove the defeated soldiers towards the middle...
"Greek! It's a Greek! Quick! Quick!..." Orontas panicked again, shouting loudly.
The adjutant led the governor’s personal guards to greet them, trying to stop the routs and prevent them from rushing through the formation in the middle. Who knows that the Greek soldiers are not like ordinary Greek heavy infantry. They run fast, chasing the rout that fell behind. The soldier stuns one with a wave of a shield, and stabs one with a gun. It is an efficient killing tool. The Persians run like **** demons, and the guards can't stop them. They are immediately wrapped up and forward to the left. Fleeing, the formations of the Persians on the right and center are completely shattered...
The mercenaries who were blocked on the river bank now easily broke through the line of the panicked Kaldan people and began to massacre...
It has to be said that the Spartans who have been engaged in military training since childhood have strong tactical qualities. According to rough plans in advance, they began to consciously drive the routs to the river bank. Except for a few sober Persians, most of them The soldiers did not discern their direction, but fled with the flow of people. When they saw the wide Kentrit River ahead, they all cried in despair...
After the guards escorted Orontas to escape to safety, Orontas couldn't help crying when he saw that the mighty army of more than 20,000 people now followed him with only a few hundred people. He knew that his power could not stop the Greek mercenaries from setting foot on Armenian territory.
The mercenary leaders were excited. Faced with a large number of surrendered Polish soldiers, they quickly made a decision: release soldiers from other races of Armenia, such as the Kardan people, and express the goodwill of the Greek mercenaries to them; Persians, the leaders, including Daves, chose to slaughter!
The Greek heavy infantry in a dense array ignored the pleadings of thousands of unarmed Persian soldiers. They used shield walls and stabbing guns to drive them into the Kentrit River, stabbing them randomly, using stones and arrows. They are pushing in chaos in the river, and those who fall into the water will pull other people around in order to survive, just like crabs in a tank pulling each other's legs, no one can escape...
Not long after, Daves looked at the dense floating corpses on the river. He sighed secretly, looked away, and cast his sights on the other side: The Dukeya could no longer see a trace. Obviously they saw the Polish army. After the defeat, he was too scared to flinch.
The mercenary’s rear guards and barracks were able to easily cross the Kentrit River, and then under the leadership of the leaders, the whole army occupied the deserted camp of Orontas, leaving behind the Persians who fled in a hurry. A large amount of material and supplies were put down, so after the whole army made sacrifices to Zeus and Okeanos, the carnival celebration after the victory began.
Because everyone knows: After the defeat of Orontas, no one in Armenia can stop them from moving forward. They are more confident about whether they can return to Greece!
Volume One Concluding Remarks
After finishing the first volume, Daves’ adventures in Persia came to an end temporarily. In fact, the content I wrote is only a small part of Xenophon’s "Long March". The mercenaries also experienced it later. There are many difficulties and frustrations, but there is no need to waste pen and ink on this, because that is not the focus of the book, and it is not my boast. ……laugh!).
Daves was reborn in this era, adapted to this era, and through his own wisdom and hard work, became a mercenary leader, gradually mastered military skills, won the military's heart, gained a firm foothold, and has reached this volume. the goal of. Next, he should fight for his ideals instead of fighting endlessly on the way back to his hometown...
For me, it’s a sigh of relief, because this volume too restricts my imagination and thinking. After all, the concept of the novel volume cannot deviate from the time, characters, and events in "Long March" After there were too many clues, on the basis of keeping about 20% of the original book's story, 80% innovation was carried out.
The place where the next story takes place is an area that readers are unfamiliar with and scholars are not familiar with. The history of this area is only in Herodotus's "History" and Thucydides's "Bero "History of the Pennesian War" and other fragments of the works left by scholars of that era have only a few words, combined with historical evidence such as ruins, inscriptions, cultural relics, etc., excavated by later generations, scholars have a rough idea of the history of the region during that period. However, there is no detailed record of its history. Therefore, the recorded history of each city-state is intermittent. Not only are the political systems and diplomatic relations of the city-states ambiguous, but the people, events, and time of occurrence are also unclear. Too specific.
Based on the information I collected (there is even less information about it in China), combined with my own inference, coupled with my imagination, I conceived a more reasonable story clue, as Davers moves forward His footsteps have unveiled its mystery. Hope you can be satisfied.
Daves' life journey is still very long, this is just the beginning. Let us accompany him, encourage him, and experience his legendary journey together...
Tomorrow, please start to enjoy the second volume: ####