Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 82: Dionia VS Carthage (6)

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Because when building the camp, Leotizides asked the Allied barracks to be built in the style of the Dionian barracks, so this added a lot of difficulties to the Carthaginian army’s offensive, especially The Numibian troops suffered a lot when they attacked the city of Minoa, and suffered a lot of casualties. Their morale was low and their actions were cautious. Therefore, despite their large numbers, they put pressure on the southern barracks. It's not big.

But for the northern barracks, the situation is not optimistic. Its hills are small and the hills are relatively short, so its barracks are also small in size and easier to attack. The two thousand soldiers responsible for the attack on the North Battalion in Carthage were mainly Carthage civilians, and a small number of them were citizens of the Phoenician allies adjacent to Carthage, such as Utica. Compared with the Numibians, this army has much higher fighting enthusiasm and is well equipped, mostly heavy infantry.

But at this time, the main defensive force in the northern barracks-most of the Agrigento people are not in the camp, and there are not enough troops to send the camp to harass the Carthaginians who are trying their best to remove the traps, so they can only ask to be sent before. The Dionian light infantry who went to the hills to attack the holy army retreated to the camp to fight together, but the javelins and arrows they threw were simply not enough to cover the Carthage army encircling the camp.

Seeing that the Carthage army was approaching the trenches, thousands of Sikel fighters suddenly rushed out of the mountains to the north, and invested a lot of javelins in this Carthage defender, although Carthage The Ki people had anticipated the appearance of the Sikais and made some precautions, but they did not expect that there would be so many Sikais who came to harass, and they were caught off guard...

"What did you say?! Four or five thousand Western Kyles appeared in the north?!" Monte Arderno was taken aback.

"Yes, my lord. The attacks by these Westkels have caused a lot of casualties to Lord Reguka's army, preventing them from attacking the Diorian's barracks with all their strength," said the scout.

"Damn barbarian!" Monte Arderno yelled angrily. After thinking about it, he turned his head and said to the adjutant: "Notify the Rumibia cavalry who are idle and okay to go to the north immediately, to the west. The Erren launched an offensive and drove them back to the mountains, so that Reguka could attack the enemy camp with all his strength! And...you go to the south in person and transfer 6,000 Lumibians!"

The adjutant had to leave.

Soon, 3,000 Numibian cavalry set off a large cloud of dust and galloped northward.

Monte Arderno didn't care about it, frowning, his eyes fixed on the front. Although the scout could not go deep into the formation to investigate and understand the real situation, judging from the screaming screams and the constant screams, the battle should be quite tragic. Up to now, the battle has lasted for more than half an hour, and the Holy Regiment army is still unable to advance, which makes Monte Arderno very uneasy.

He wished to put the Numibian troops on top and replace the Holy Legion, but this was impossible, so he could only call in the Numibians to thicken the Holy Legion’s array and give them More power support.

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As the small phalanxes of the Eighth Army of Dionia gradually approached each other, their strangulation speed against the soldiers of the Holy Regiment became faster and faster, because the soldiers of the Holy Regiment faced enemies from all directions... …

The array of the Eighth Legion finally slowly closed, and the sound of fighting in the formation gradually disappeared, and even the screams became silent because the holy soldiers fell on the ground after countless feet trampled. ...

Although the four teams under Diocasis finally formed a whole, he did not feel relieved, because each team lost some soldiers, especially the top two teams with the most casualties. , And when the soldier who fell in such a tragic close combat cleared the battlefield after the war, he was either seriously injured or dead. Few could heal. How could he be happy, but now it’s not a sad thing. There are also enemies fighting.

At the beginning of the battle, the Carthaginian attack in front was a little messy due to lack of effective command, but now it is even more chaotic, because many of the holy regiment soldiers who were squeezed out didn’t want to Fight again, and just want to escape. Although they were brave in the battle before, they were brave enough to survive. As the children of the nobles of Carthage, who had gone through rigorous training, they were strong. Body, but I have never experienced such a fierce battle. I saw the comrades around me injured and fell to the ground one by one, and then trampled into flesh... This tragedy frightened them and made them just want to escape from this hell. In ordinary places, they also pushed and even clashed with the holy regiment soldiers who blocked their way...

"Brothers, attack! Attack! Destroy the Carthaginians!" Diocasis shouted loudly, encouraging the soldiers to continue fighting.

The shouts of the team officers rang one after another in the array, and Leotichides, who had been watching the battle closely on the mountainside, would not let this great opportunity pass.

"Woo!..." The high-pitched bugle sounded through the battlefield.

The soldiers of the reserve team heard the trumpet and immediately strode forward. The entire rear array was attached to the eighth legion array in front. The powerful advancing force is not at all what the Holy Group troops, which have lost nearly half their number and are in chaotic formation, can resist. They retreat again and again, and finally collapse...

Milefio, who was at the back of the Holy Regiment’s troops, rode his horse tirelessly when the army was blocked by the Dionian troops. He ran back and forth in the rear to find the team he was familiar with among the chaotic soldiers. Officer, encourage them to reorganize the soldiers. After his long efforts, it seems that the holy regiment army in battle has some order, but suddenly it becomes more chaotic, and then quickly retreats.

Millefio was ignorantly wrapped up by the rout soldiers and fled back. He was hit by this and his brain was blank on the way to escape. He never wanted to understand: how such an elite holy army could do it inexplicably Lost?

The soldiers of the Dionian Legion who had been fighting for nearly an hour continued their pursuit despite fatigue, and did not give the defeated Carthage Holy Legion any chance to regroup.

Leotichides also dispatched the 4th Cavalry Corps and the Light Armored Corps. These two units were already swift in action and have been reserving their energies. They were reserved from both sides of the Dionian army. Killed out of the passage, and soon ran to the front of the heavy infantry, and carried out a fierce and continuous pursuit of the defeated soldiers of the Holy Group.

The 6000 Numibian troops who were transferred to the lowland just entered the lowlands. They were surprised to see that the Carthaginians, who usually flamboyant and wore colorful armor, threw their beautiful shields and beautiful helmets at this moment. Now, with a disheveled hair, he yelled at them in panic: "Help! Help! The Dionians are here! Hurry! Hurry up and stop them! Hurry up!..."

Thousands of people rushed towards them like a bereaved dog, and the morale of the Numibians is rare to make a consistent move-turn around, run away...

Thousands of soldiers rushed out of the lowlands, with a terrifying aura.

Monte Arderno was stunned for a moment when he saw such a scene.

The adjutant on the side also persuaded: "My lord, we...we have lost, let's return to the camp first--"

Before the words were finished, Monte Arderno turned his horse's head and clamped the horse with his legs.

The war horse neighed and drove him quickly across the Plettney River...

Although the Numibians were fleeing, they were not too panicked because there were holy regiment soldiers running behind them, but when some of the cavalry of the 4th Cavalry Corps rushed into their rear from the diagonal thrust, Panic spread quickly throughout the team, forcing the Numibians to scramble to flee.

The Platani River, which was originally very shallow and narrow, became the biggest obstacle to their escape. Some people were slipped by the mud on the bottom of the river because of panic. The man was pulled down, which blocked the escape of the soldiers of the holy regiment behind. They pushed and hurled angrily, and the soldiers were chaotic in the river...

The Dionian cavalry and infantry who chased afterwards used spears and stabbing spears to stab them indiscriminately, screaming again and again, floating corpses on the river surface, and blood staining the Plettani River.

The defeated soldiers escaped across the river and ran straight to the camp. The Dionian soldiers chased after them. Because of the previous battle, Monte Arderno almost emptied all the troops in the camp, and there was nothing in the camp. Defensive force, how dare the defeated soldiers stay in the camp for a long time and continue to flee west.

The sudden defeat of the Holy Legion was beyond the expectations of the two Carthage armies attacking the coalition camp on both sides. After receiving the news, the Numibian army in the south immediately turned and ran down the mountain and began to flee. When the Numibian cavalry in the north learned of the defeat in the middle, they immediately stopped fighting with the Sikelians, and fled to the west after dialing their horses. Instead, they fled in the forefront.

It was Reguka, the general who commanded the Carthage civic soldiers, who learned of the defeat in the middle. After being shocked, he immediately withdrew the troops that were attacking the barracks, reorganized the formation, and wanted to lead them to attack from the side. The Dionian army was pursuing, trying to reverse the situation and save the fleeing soldiers.

However, many Carthaginian soldiers saw the surging momentum of the Dionian army on the right, and they all felt guilty and persuaded: "General, let's retreat! The Holy Legion is defeated, Numibi The Cavalry also fled, and the Numibians are even more unlikely to stay and fight! If we don’t flee, we may be surrounded by the Greeks!"

Le Guka still hesitated.

There was a bugle in the army camp on the hill. The Dionian heavy infantry reserve group sent to the barracks by Leotizides and the Agrigento soldiers who rushed back to the camp after reorganization, A total of more than 3,000 people rushed out of the camp and killed the Carthage army at the foot of the mountain, and the thousands of Sikel soldiers also rushed towards the Carthage army from the north.