Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 79: Dionia VS Carthage (3)

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The bugle sounded.

"Barr Harmon! Bless you!!..." The soldiers shouted the name of the protector of Carthage.

This elite Carthage army, known as the "Bal's Hammer," stepped into the Plettara River in a dense formation, aggressively killing the Greeks on the opposite bank...

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"What are you talking about?! The Holy Corps army is already at war with the Greeks?!" Monte Adeno was taken aback, he immediately took the scene and said angrily: "This Millefio, don’t obey my orders. ! I told him long ago, don't fight with the Greeks at this time!..."

"My lord, this battle was initiated by the Greeks. At that time, General Millefio was still discussing matters in your tent. When he arrived at the Plettara River, the battle had already expanded... Chuan Lingbing defended.

"I don't care what the situation is now, you immediately rush to tell him, let him immediately withdraw the troops!" Monte Arderno said sharply.

"I can't convince him!" The reason why the herald dared to speak to a Carthage army commander like this was because he was Millefio's cousin, who was also born in Carthage. Distinguished family.

Montadno was angry and decided to call Millefio back himself, but before setting off, he was cautiously sending people to notify the other generals, bringing the soldiers back to the camp, gathering them, and waiting for orders.

Monte Adeno had already heard loud screams on the way to the upper reaches of the Plettara River.

When he arrived at his destination, standing on the West Bank and looking eastward, I saw: The Holy Group's troops have all rushed across the East Bank, and the speed of advancement is gradually accelerating. After all, after the Greeks discovered the Carthaginians’ offensive attempts, they hurriedly assembled their soldiers and organized a troop in an attempt to block the Carthaginians’ attack, but they lacked a unified command and the soldiers came from different city states. , Also lacked tacit cooperation, and the number of people was also less than that of the opponent, so under the onslaught of the soldiers of the holy group, they gradually couldn't resist it.

Just as Monte Arderno was hesitating "whether to recall the Holy Corps troops under such a favorable opportunity", the battlefield in front suddenly broke out more noisy voices.

The Greeks are defeated!

They fled to the east in a hurry, and then a louder voice sounded behind them: "Follow us to escape here!! Follow us to escape here!!!..."

The holy regiment began to take strides and pursued. The right-wing cavalry unit that had been hidden behind the phalanx rushed out at this time and used their ultra-long cavalry to stab the fleeing rout, tall. The Iberian war horse trampled the fallen Greek with its powerful four hooves...

Looking at the Holy Regiment troops in front of him, Monte Adeno finally stopped hesitating. He immediately asked the messengers to notify the Phoenician troops, Lumibian troops and the troops waiting in the camp. The Lumibian cavalry rushed here to cooperate with the Holy Corps troops to completely defeat the Allied Dionian forces on the other side of the river.

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Where are the soldiers of Dionia at this critical time? This starts with the establishment of a camp by the Dionian coalition forces next to the city of Minoa.

The east bank of the lower Plaitara River is not flat land like the west bank, but undulating hills. The Dionian coalition chose to build the camp to the north of the city of Minoa. There are three larger hills, all over a hundred meters above sea level, and they are about one mile apart, facing the river bank in an "inverted shape". . Considering that the number of Carthage's army is far more than that of coalition forces, in order to be able to defend against the enemy's offensive, Leotizides and allied generals decided after discussion: the generals camp should be built on these three hills.

Since Dionia has the largest number of soldiers and the strongest combat effectiveness, their barracks are set on the largest hill in the middle, and the hills to the north are composed of Agrigento and Economs. The soldiers are stationed in the south, and the hills to the south are stationed by soldiers from Gela, Kamanlina, and Pachinus.

At the foot of the hill to the north of the hill where the Dionian army is stationed, there is a relatively large, approximately rectangular lake called gorgo. When the soldiers of the League gang ran to the Plettara River to find coolness, the Dionian soldiers certainly had the same needs. For safety, Leotizides let the soldiers cool off in Lake Gog, which is closer to the camp.

Leotizides is not Monte Arderno. Although he is also in the big camp, his mountain reconnaissance team and scouts are constantly monitoring the surrounding area and reporting abnormal movements to him at all times.

When the soldiers of Agrigento clashed with the Carthaginians in the Plettara River, he quickly got the news. He keenly felt that the situation was not right, and immediately sent the messenger to the foot of the mountain and ordered The Dionian soldiers quickly returned to the base camp.

At the same time, he also sent messengers to other camps, so that the Allied generals immediately withdrew their soldiers on the river bank, especially the Agrigento.

However, the situation is developing very fast. After the soldiers of the allied army who lack discipline and restraint are shot into real fire, how can they be restrained by allied generals who have no authority.

The expansion of the conflict and the appearance of Carthage’s heavily armed soldiers meant that this had evolved into a battle.

When Leotizides learned through the scout's return that "Carthage's holy army has all started and is rushing to the river bank", he was very anxious.

While he informed the troops to prepare for the rescue, he stared at the map around the camp that had just been drawn, and conceived the rescue operation plan.

At this moment, the adjutant next to him said: "Commander, we don't need to rescue them at all. They are defeated and can escape directly into the barracks. Anyway, the camp is only two miles away from them."

Leotizides shook his head and said, "The Carthaginians will pursue the chase, so they might even lose the camp!"

The adjutant thought for a while, and said, "Then don't let them escape into the camp, guide them to escape from here." He said, pointing a few times on the map with his hand.

Leotizides looked at the place where the adjutant had drew with his hand. It was the low ground between the north and south camps!

The three camps of the Dionian Allied Forces are "inverted". The north and south camps are closer to the river bank, and the middle camp is closer to the east. There is a lowland between the three camps. This lowland is close The length of the river bank was about two miles, and it happened to be facing the river bank where the conflict occurred. The coalition soldiers turned around and fled directly. They could quickly pass through the lowlands, then bypass the hills where the Dionian military camp was located, and ran into the mountains. , The Carthaginians might not dare to chase them anymore, the total distance is only three or four miles, but most of the defeated soldiers will instinctively flee to their barracks first, so the adjutant will say that they need to be guided.

But the adjutant’s words flashed through Leotizides’s mind. He suddenly fell down and stared at the arrangement of the three camps on the map and the section of the river in front of him, and at the same time asked:" How many people are there in Carthage’s holy regiment?"

"According to intelligence, it is about 10,000 people."

"Has this force been dispatched?"

"That's what the report from the scout said."

"How many coalition soldiers are fighting the Carthaginians on the river now?"

"The scene there was too noisy and chaotic, and the scouts could not give detailed figures. Their general judgment is that there are no less than two thousand people, and this number is still increasing..."

Leotizides thought for a moment, tapped **** the map with his hand, and said loudly: "Command! The six heavy infantry groups of the Eighth Army and the first, second, and second 3. The Fourth Heavy Infantry Group immediately went to the foot of the mountain in front of the barracks, facing the river bank! Let the Eighth Battalion (that is, the Light Armored Battalion) rush to the river bank and disperse to the rear of the formation of the coalition soldiers. Once they are defeated, immediately Guide them to escape in the direction of our main force!

Let the 5th Heavy Infantry Brigade in the reserve immediately rush to the camp to the north to help them defend against the enemy's attack. (This is because the northern camp is stationed by soldiers from Agrigento and Economus. More than half of the fighting on the river bank is Agrigento. Therefore, Leotizides is worried about the northern camp. Defensive force is insufficient). Let the seventh brigade (that is, the light infantry brigade) also go to the north camp, and all the light infantry in the reserve team go to the south camp, facing the low ground and condescending. When you find the enemy, don't attack, let them go, and wait for the heavy infantry to start the battle. , And then attack their side.

In addition, you sent someone to inform the allied generals in the two camps that my Dionian army is ready to fight the Carthaginians, so that they must guard their camp no matter what! "

The lieutenant who has been strictly trained in the General Staff picked up the board that had just been recorded, retelled Leotizides’ order quickly and accurately, and then curiously asked: "Your Excellency Commander, you Are you going to lure Carthage’s holy regiment troops to go deep into our camp, and then wait for work to completely defeat them?"

Leotizides nodded slightly, and said, "Let’s inform now."

The adjutant was about to go out with excitement, Leottizides remembered something, and called him: "Wait a minute! There is one more thing, you send someone to inform the West Kells in the mountains immediately, Let them harass the rear of the Carthage army after the battle, and reduce the pressure on our defense!"

"Yes!"

"By the way, what is your name?" Leontizides suddenly asked. Since his original adjutant Stefros left, the Eighth Army's adjutant has changed more than ten in the past two years. On the one hand, the lieutenants thought that Leotizides had a weird temperament and were difficult to get along with and took the initiative to transfer. On the other hand, Leotizides was demanding and always felt that those young people were not capable enough, so the lieutenant would Keep changing like a revolving lantern. Before preparing for this war, he specifically asked the Ministry of Military Affairs: Given the scale and difficulty of this war, he hoped to send a capable adjutant.