Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 62: The first battle between Dionia and Samona (2)

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"I can be sure!" Krigoru confidently pointed to the mountains ahead, and said, "These Samonais came here after the tribe of Potentia, but I don't know where to get the news. , I actually want to ambush us here, but I don’t know that their every move has already been clearly seen by my men."

"Krigoru, your team made a contribution today, and I wrote it down." Alexis patted a restless warhorse under his hips: "Although our army has not trained in Potentia , But the terrain here, I think you guys have not forgotten Lizaru."

"You have taken us to the mountains of southern Potentia several times in casual clothes. How dare you forget! Our military law has strict regulations. All ranks of corps officers must engrave the terrain in their jurisdictions in their minds. Inside!" Lizam pointed to his head.

"Master Davos is a great man!" Alexis exclaimed. It is this military law that Davos has formulated for the officers and soldiers to strictly enforce, so that the army will be in wartime. Be prepared. He also remembered Davers's advice when he became the commander of the Third Legion, and said sternly: "Now is the time to test you, and at the same time, let us see how powerful the Samonais are!"

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Gerney saw the waving flag in the opposite mountain. Obviously the enemy was also attacking Abrini’s team at the same time. At this moment, he had no intention of worrying about his friends, and rushed down the mountain with his more than 1,000 soldiers. Except for the colorful crown on the helmet, his equipment is no different from other fighters. The golden copper helmet and a loose red short-sleeved robe are as long as the knee. The waist is fastened with a leather belt, and his right hand Holding a spear, four or five javelins in his left hand, nothing else.

Because it was considered in advance that he was going to ambush the Dionian army, the soldiers that Gellney brought out were light-armed warriors. They saw the steep slopes like flat ground, shuttled between rocks and trees, as agile as apes, barefoot. Stepping on the thorns and gravel did not feel the slightest pain, and soon approached the Dionian army that was climbing up.

Compared with the speed at which the Samoneites descended the mountain, the Dionian troops went up the mountain at a slower speed. They were made up of light infantry, light armoured, and heavy infantry. They formed a loosely curved line. Trying to cover all this side of the forest so that the Samonais could not escape, but he didn't want the Samonais to come so quickly.

As the temporary commander of this mixed unit-Captain Kesim of the 2nd Battalion of the 3rd Army, he did not panic at all. If it had been a few years ago, the Lucania area had not been merged into Dio. When encountering this situation in the Nia Alliance, Xima would definitely lead the warriors of the tribe to meet him in a melee, and now he is a qualified team officer in the Dionian Legion.

"The archer prepares! Protect the heavy infantry!" At the same time Kesimah gave the order, the heavy infantry of the regiment had been leaning on the tree trunk, leaning on the rock, erected a long arc shield, and protected himself and the archer behind the shield. , The light armoured soldiers and the javelinmen retreated further, and the Samonais had difficulty attacking them unless they dashed through the heavy infantry line of defense.

Under the protection of a long shield, the archer calmly draws the bow and draws the arrow, aiming at the Samonais who are rushing, the more loose formation of the Samonais, plus the mountains and lush trees, The team-style projectile may have little effect, so a more precise pair of direct shots is needed.

The Samoneites are condescending. Although they are a hundred meters apart, the javelins thrown by them while running carry strong kinetic energy, and they fly to the heavy infantry in an instant. They only hear "Boom! Boom! Boom!" ..." With the continuous sound, more than half of the javelins were accurately slammed on the long shield. The heavy infantry looked at the sharp spear tip that came out of the hole, and couldn't help feeling a little palpitating: it turned out to be a heavy javelin!

And the sharp arrows of the Dionian archers also shot out. The unprotected and lightly armed Samona warriors quickly crawled under the rocks or hid behind the tree trunks to avoid the arrows.

For a time, shooting and shooting in the mountains and forests.

The Dionian soldiers have stronger protection, and the archers have a more stable platform for in-situ archery; the Samonais rely on flexible movement and the powerful penetrating power of the javelin to contend, even if they have no protection, The casualties are gradually increasing, and their fighting spirit has not been weakened.

Gerney and his men, relying on the cover of the trees, have approached within 40 meters of the Dionian, when they saw the javelin they threw so hard that the long shield erected by the Dionian heavy infantry After shaking, the soldier almost fell, he slapped the last javelin in his hand, and thought to himself: Get closer, get closer, and he will definitely kill another one!

He thought confidently, swiftly drilled out of the hidden trees, swiftly circled the serpentine route, and continued to plunge downward.

Samonet’s skirmish line is roughly 30 meters closer to the enemy. Gailny leaned on a big tree and dodged the enemy’s arrows like other warriors. While the archer was taking the arrow, he once again He came out and was about to throw his javelin at the heavy infantry in front of him. At this moment, he saw a shocking scene. The Dionian heavy infantry suddenly threw off the long shield in their hands and made a throwing action.

"No good, Javelin!" Gellney's eyes widened suddenly.

The heavy infantry on the opposite side unexpectedly threw a javelin. Thousands of arrows mixed with javelins were thrown out, and the Samoneites were caught off guard. Many Samoneites who had not had time to hide were immediately struck by the javelins. , A scream.

Gerney didn’t have time to make a judgment. When the Dionian heavy infantry threw the javelin, the javelinman ten meters behind them also rushed up, threw the javelin in his hand again, and followed them. They were light armoured soldiers. While the Samonaes dodged the javelin attack, they crossed the heavy infantry line of defense and quickly approached the enemy.

"Retreat! Retreat!..." Gherney knew that he could no longer be strong at this moment. The peculiar tactical combination of the Dionians disrupted their offensive rhythm. If they delay, they may not be able to leave.

Gerney moved back quickly while gesturing, and the trumpeter who had been following him immediately blew the horn.

But the speed of the Delia light armour is also not slow. As a Lucanian, they are good at climbing mountains and ridges. Moreover, they are also wearing light clothing and have gone through the previous rejuvenation. Therefore, Sa The Monet hesitated for a while before they were overtaken, not to mention the wounded soldiers.

On the hillside with staggered trees and full of rocks, spears against leather shields and daggers, it is not an easy task for Samona warriors to keep widening the distance to exert the power of long weapons. When the Dionian light armour was close, the Samonais were in danger.

On the mountain, one flees and the other chases, and one-on-one fights with spears and swords are often seen.

When Gellney had crossed the mountains, escaped the pursuit of the Dionians, and regrouped, he found that there were only more than 500 people following him, and he had almost lost half of his fighters.

By the time he met with Abrini's team, his good brother had already received a javelin and was dying. The 1,000 fighters he had led were only more than 300 people left.

Originally, I wanted to ambush the Dionian army, but he was ambushed by the Dionians. The angry and frustrated Gailny took the remnant soldiers and defeated them. Without resting, he quickly retreated north.

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"This is the Sammonites?!" Alexis looked at the corpses on the ground carefully, and even touched the thick calluses on their bare feet regardless of their filthiness: "It's very hard, It’s like wearing a pair of shoes. Kesimah, you just fought with the Samonais. Talk about the feeling of fighting with them."

Xima thought for a while, and said: "Leader, the Samonais are quite brave. You see, they are all light infantry. They dared to rush to a place less than 30 meters from our line to throw a javelin... They The formation is quite loose, with large intervals, which reduces the accuracy of our light infantry’s long-range attacks. This tactic is very similar to our light infantry tactics... and, look—"Xima grabbed a Zamo. Nei’s javelin was handed to Alexis.

Alexis squeezed it with his hands, and then brought the tip of the spear to his eyes, and his expression became a little dignified: "It is a javelin with a heavier spearhead. It is not much different from our javelin, so you have Nearly a hundred people were injured because of it?"

Xima nodded and said in a serious tone: "I think their javelin skills are not inferior to that of the Epithenis legionary and their light shield soldiers. As long as the long shield is hit by him head-on, they can often pierce the shield. , My brothers are hurt like this..."

Alexis looked down at the long shield that was pierced by several javelins, and then said: "I heard the soldiers say that the Samonais are running fast in the mountains and forests, and you can't catch them, so they can escape. Up."

Xima retorted unconvincingly: "Samonets run very fast, but our Lukanians are not bad at climbing mountains and forests. If it weren't for our clothes heavier than them, I have caught up with them long ago!"

"The Potentians said that although the Samonaites also have heavy infantry wearing breastplates, most of them are light infantry with tender guns..." Alexis looked at the rolling mountains ahead, feeling more in his heart. A hidden worry: "Order the legion to speed up the march and rush to the nearest camp in the upper valley of Basento!"

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In a former Potentian village less than a mile north of Potentia City, Gherny lowered his head in frustration and stood in front of Shillpini Chief Veronni.

Villany did not criticize him because his son arbitrarily attacked the Dionians, causing damage to the soldiers and soldiers. He knew that Abrini’s death had caused Gailny to blame himself very much, so he asked in a gentle voice: "Guy Ernie, you are the first leader of Samona who has fought against the Dionians. Although you have suffered a little loss, you also learned about this mighty enemy south of us. Tell us, Dionians What is the difference between a man in a battle and a Campanian?"