Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 81: Dionia VS Carthage (5)

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For the reserve soldiers who intercepted the flow at the rear, this is a relatively easy task. Although they had to accidentally wound some allied soldiers and received scolding and curse from the other side, few people paid casualties.

But for the units of the Eighth Army at the forefront, their situation is relatively difficult. Because once the torrent is cut off, the Carthaginians stay in the gap between the phalanx. Realizing that the situation is not good, they will launch an attack on the soldiers of the neighboring Dionian Legion. Will be attacked from all sides.

The Legionnaires had to hide behind the long shields, shoulder to shoulder and back to back tightly together. The originally tight array became tighter due to the surrounding pressure, but it made them not easy to be washed out, but narrow. The space made it difficult for them to even wield a lancet, so the soldiers in the two outermost rows of the small square throw away their long weapons and drew out short swords. In such a narrow and crowded space, they are more occupied than the enemy. Advantage.

The squad leader in the center of the small phalanx kept shouting: "Brothers hold on! Hold on! Our counterattack will begin soon!..."

Yes, while the small phalanxes of Dionia were attacked from all directions, the soldiers of the Holy Regiment in the gap were also attacked from all directions, which can be compared with the Eighth Army’s premeditated and prepared defense. As well as the unique detachment of the Dionian military system, they strongly command every soldier under his command.

The Holy Legion of Carthage has always implemented a large square formation tactics similar to the traditional Greek. From the pursuit to the present, the formation has been completely scattered, and the soldiers of the Holy Legion who have lost their organization are like scattered sand, even though they find that No, I consciously launched a fierce attack on the Eighth Army, but this attack was disordered and could not cause effective damage to the unified Dionian squad. On the contrary, they could not form an effective cooperation. They often blocked it. After the front opponent's attack, the daggers and lances stabbed from the side and back could not be prevented, and the casualty rate was far greater than that of the Eighth Army.

To make matters worse, Leotichides’ second step plan has already begun.

The bugle sounded again.

The units of the Eighth Army of Dionia also began to close forward and inward, while the rear reserve array slowly pressed forward, and the entire formation of Dionia was like a damp cloth. , To squeeze out the moisture contained in the cloth, but the Holy Corps soldiers crowded in the gaps of the Dionian array are difficult to squeeze out, because there are more Templar soldiers crowded outside. While fighting with the Dionian soldiers, they also blocked the retreat of their comrades in the battle, unless they retreated as a whole. But as far as the current situation is concerned, this is almost impossible. Because they have not yet received a fierce attack by the Dionian army (the frontmost Dionian squadrons in contact with the enemy are still in a defensive state); secondly, they lack a unified command and cannot make an active retreat. .

Therefore, if the Eighth Army wants to convert from a checkerboard array to a complete square array, it means to eliminate the soldiers of the Carthage Holy Order in the array.

From then on, the sound of the bugle was the footsteps of the **** of death, and the battle in the low ground suddenly entered a white-hot state where either you were dead or I was alive...

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Monte Adeno, who always likes to control and command behind the scenes, rode across the Platani River, slowly following the chasing holy army. After all, the holy army’s identity and status among the Carthaginians is different The general Carthage army is incomparable to the Phoenician army, mercenary army and Numibian army. He must pay more attention to it.

Not long after, the scout he sent out to scout the situation turned back from the front: "My lord, the holy regiment was blocked by the Dionian army!"

"The Dionian army?!" Monte Arderno was surprised. He had thought that there were many Dionian soldiers among the enemy troops that had retreated: "The Dionian can’t organize so quickly. Raise reinforcements?! And are they not afraid of being broken up by routs?!"

"Yes, my lord, it is indeed the Dionian army! They are wearing a full set of black armor, arranged in small squares..."

Monte Adeno has not conducted a detailed study of the Dionian army before. After listening to the narration of the scout, he is even more puzzled: the Dionian has not been listed as generous because of haste Array? Or was it because it was convenient for the soldiers to flee, deliberately?

But with the rewards of the scouts, the doubts in his heart began to turn into anxiety: After all, the Dionians were able to line up similar arrays in an area more than two miles wide, completely jamming the whole Lowland, this obviously can't be done in a hurry, don't the Dionians fear that their loose and strange array will be overwhelmed by the Holy Corps army? !

But when he thought about it, he understood something in his heart. After all, the information that the scouts kept bringing back gave him an understanding of the terrain here: the holy regiment went deep into the lowlands, and there were hills on both sides. With the barracks of the Dionian coalition army, the Greeks can come down from the mountain and attack the side of the holy army!

When he thought of this, Monte Arderno became nervous. He turned around and looked behind him. Only the 3,000 Numibian cavalry who had just arrived, he immediately asked the adjutant: "Where are the other troops?"

"My lord, they are on their way here."

"Let them speed up!" Monte Arderno snapped.

"Yes!"

"Hold on! You immediately inform the Numibian troops that they don’t have to rush over, cross the river directly, and attack the Dionian barracks with all their strength!" Monte Adeno pointed to the far right on his own The hill said firmly, and then pointed to the slightly smaller hill on his left far away: "Let the civic troops led by Reguka attack this enemy camp!"

The reason why Monte Arderno made this choice is because the coalition camp to the south is very close to Minoa City. In fact, they are both at the north and south ends of the same hill. It will be more difficult to attack it, because it is also The army in Minoan must be guarded against a surprise attack, so he gave this difficult task to the Numibians. According to the information just obtained, the area of ​​the hills to the north is much smaller, and the barracks above are correspondingly smaller. There are certainly not many Greek soldiers stationed inside, so Monte Adeno gave himself this relatively easy target. people.

The adjutant rode away with the messenger.

Monte Adeno divides the Numibian cavalry into two parts. They are located on both sides of the lowland entrance and spread out. Once they find the enemy coming down from the mountain, they will rush up and hit them with javelins and horses. Attack, delay its attack on the holy regiment army, and buy time for the arrival of reinforcements.

After completing these deployments, Monte Arderno is still a little worried.

After a while, the adjutant rushed back to report: "Numibian forces have begun to attack the enemy camp!"

After another while, 12,000 soldiers of the Carthage Civil Army ran past him, and the enemy’s military camps on both sides showed no obvious signs of attacking, but the enemy’s light infantry was approaching. Throw arrows and javelins down the mountain. While letting go, he also severely asked all troops to speed up their attack on the enemy's barracks and dispel any attempts by the enemy to besiege the troops of the Holy Regiment.

All deployments have been intensified, and Monte Arderno waited for the Holy Legion to defeat the Dionian army in front of him.

But for such a long period of time, the Holy Corps troops in front have been stagnant in place, and have not made any further progress...

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On the battlefield that is about two miles long and tens of meters thick, neither the soldiers of the Carthage Holy Order nor the soldiers of the Dionian Legion have encountered such a battle before, just like Christo Like a stuffed bread in Ya's restaurant, the front and rear ends are clearly enemy and us, but the enemy and us in the middle are intertwined and completely mixed together. However, the Dionian soldiers did this intentionally, and the soldiers of the Holy Regiment were forced to helplessly.

Amidst the sound of the bugle, as the Dionian array was tightening forward and inward, the space between the soldiers on both sides was further compressed, so that even turning around and swinging their arms became a bit difficult. The spear was definitely unusable. The soldiers of the holy regiment had to draw out their matching swords. Some of them felt that their swords were too long, so they just raised their fists directly. At such a close distance between only two shields, the soldiers of the holy regiment even They hit their opponents with their heads, and tear their enemies with their hands. They stared, groaned, and roared. The arrogance and grace that had previously been the children of the nobles had long since disappeared. The reason why they were so **** was just retreating. Struggling for survival in a retreatable desperate situation.

At this time, it was difficult for the small phalanx of Dionia to maintain its integrity. The soldiers of the Holy Regiment desperately made the array appear a lot of fragments, but the frame of the small phalanx was still there. The core team officer organization is still there, and the soldiers can still unite around, cooperate with each other, and continue to implement the plan.

The soldiers of the Eighth Legion hide their entire bodies behind their long shields, almost completely observing their opponents without eyes. The short sword in their right hand just keeps stabs out, but almost every stab will not fail. If the dagger hits a hard object and it is difficult to make an inch, it must have hit the opponent's buckler; if the dagger hits an obstacle, the opponent makes a muffled noise, slams hard, and can pierce again, that is, it has pierced the breastplate. ; If the short sword is slightly obstructed, but can continue to penetrate smoothly, and the opponent makes a scream, it must have struck an unguarded part such as an arm or thigh.

When the opponent screamed and fell, the Legionnaires squeezed forward cautiously, and at the same time, they had to prevent being tripped by the enemy on the ground. Otherwise, if the teammates couldn’t pull it up in time, they would be in a crowded crowd. Because of repeated trampling leading to serious injuries or tragic deaths, this is the most terrifying thing in this melee.

Although the closing of the units of the Eighth Army is difficult, it is still pushing slowly...