Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 83: The Battle of Anleen Hills (2)

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"I promise my soldiers can kill in the shortest time!" Thinking of the purpose of coming here specially, Matonis mustered up the courage to say loudly.

Davers's face sank: "Naughty! You think this is playing a rugby game, do whatever you want?! Go back and command your brigade quickly, if it affects the entire army's offensive, military law can't spare you!"

Davos saw Matonis leaving in an anguish, turned his head and said to Tolmeide: "Go tell Amintas, Matonis asked to replace his team, on the grounds that the third team can do more. Okay, let him figure it out."

Tolmeide immediately understood Davers's intentions and rode away.

Yumakas saw that Daves’ commanding generals and soldiers acted like arms. They were not at all comparable to the generals temporarily designated by Tarantum, and he felt a little complicated.

"Master Eumarkus, let's go up to the hill." Daves led the guard to the hill behind him.

"Eh?" Umarcus asked in amazement: "Master Daves, shall we not participate in the attack?"

"If I participate in the offensive, who will direct the battle?" Daves laughed.

"After the battle begins, do I still need to command?" Yomakas, who also participated in the battle many times when he was young, could not understand that a consul did not take the lead, but "hidden" behind the troops. You can see Dai The soldiers behind Firth all had expressions for granted, obviously not thinking that their consul was a coward.

Yumakas had to follow behind with a little doubt.

"My lord commander, I...what is the combat mission of my brigade?" Izam rushed up and asked Davers directly. Now his men have completed the task of exploring the way, and they are moving from everywhere. return.

"Your brigade..." Daves turned to look at the mountain reconnaissance brigade that was gathering not far away. He almost forgot this important force. He thought for a while and said: "For the time being as a reserve team, let They first hid and rested in the narrow road when we came."

"Ah...reserves?!" Izam was a little dissatisfied when he heard it.

"Don't worry, mountain warfare is your specialty, and you will be indispensable when the battle begins." Daves comforted him.

Izam chuckled.

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"How about? I said you will fail! After you have been with Davers for so long, you still don’t understand him. Once you start a war, you will be like a different person. No matter how good your relationship is with him, You will be strictly required to obey orders, otherwise...hehe..." Olivers said half jokingly and half comforting when seeing the dejected Matonis return.

Matonis ignored him and walked straight to the banner of his brigade.

"Captain, the companies have lined up!" The lieutenant stepped forward to report.

"Call the captains here, I have something to say!" Matonis said with a sullen face.

Soon, five company captains arrived.

"Listen, you all, I only have one request. All soldiers must attack with all their strength. Our third squadron must be the first to break through the enemy's line!" Matonis looked straight at them and said decisively, "Which company? , Which squad, which squad, which soldier performed badly, I will not only scold him! And don’t even want to see my good face in the future!"

"Understood!!" The company captains replied loudly. They didn't feel pressure, but each looked excited.

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"Listen, brothers, take off your helmet!" The team leader gave the order.

Although the soldiers followed the order and took off the heavy Corinthian helmets, some recruits were surprised: "The war is about to start, why do you want to take off the helmets? Isn't it easy to get injured?"

The veterans who have experienced the Persian expedition and have fought many mountain battles will tell them: "We have to climb upwards and attack with our heads up. The helmets are too heavy to make us fall easily, and the helmets have small eyelets. When heading, the helmet slips back, which can easily block our vision, which is not conducive to fighting..."

"But without the protection of a helmet, we are easily injured!" The recruits were still a little worried.

"Isn't there still a buckler." The veteran posed a pose, put the buckler on top of his head, and tilted his body forward at a great angle: "See! There are bucklers and slopes to protect your body. It won’t be hurt!” At this point, he sighed: “It’s a pity that our new helmet can’t be worn this time. Otherwise, if you wear it, there will be no problem with climbing and fighting!”

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"My lord, look at the enemy's right flank!" General Pucherti under the finger of Pullo: behind a group of "square" Greek arrays, there is an endless stream of troops moving to the far right wing...

"The number of their right wing is obviously more than the left wing! Our army does not have that many people. In order to form an array as long as theirs, the thickness of the formation must be reduced, so that the strength of the defense will be increased. Weakened, but if we don’t do this, their soldiers will turn around from the outside of our left flank and attack our flank..."

Tremoni frowned and watched the changes underneath the mountain. He understood the enemy’s intentions. Looking at the enemy, they had only initially formed "small squares", which had not yet been connected to form a large square. So Think there is enough time to adjust.

Puchetti’s troops are all located on the top of the hill, and Daves can’t see the approximate number of Maple’s allied troops. In fact, Tremoni’s army is less than 12,000, plus more than 3,000 Mesapi soldiers headed by Igratia, and the total number is only 15,000. As for the Dionian reinforcements, only the two Dionian regiments amounted to 14,000 people, plus a mountain reconnaissance brigade of 1,000 people, as well as 3,000 people from Heraclea and Metapontum. The Maple coalition has an additional 3,000 troops.

Tremoni has fewer enemies and more enemies, and the biggest reliance is the hills. He must not lose his condescending advantage. So, he made a decisive decision: "Pullow, you quickly bring 1,500 people over to strengthen the left wing!"

Just as the Puchetti began to mobilize troops in a panic and prepare to go to the left flank, the bugle under the mountain suddenly sounded.

Trimoni was very surprised: The Greeks rushed to attack before they formed a square formation?

In his puzzled eyes, the "small squares" formed by the Dionians have begun to move forward slowly, and then turned to look at his army, although the Puchetti are not closely arranged like the Greeks. The phalanx also had a neat and orderly formation, but at this moment, due to the deployment of troops, the soldiers were completely messed up.

"Pullow, stop sending troops!" He hurriedly ordered.

"Yes! But what about the left?"

Tremoni thought for a while and said: "You immediately tell Timothy, let him transfer all the cavalry who are idle behind to assist our left wing!"

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Triphias did not expect that the Dionians would attack so soon, while his army was still on its way to the right flank.

"My lord, what shall we do?!" the subordinate asked anxiously.

"Come to our place first." Trifias said calmly.

Fortunately, because of the advance of the Dionian army, the mountain pass has become less narrow, making it easier for them to march.

Davos heard the bugle sound and couldn't help but praised: "The First Army moves quickly!"

Next, a bugle sounded on the right.

He nodded: "The Second Army is not slow!"

"Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief!" Tolmid came from the bottom of the mountain, panting and said, "Heraclea and Metapontum's troops have not arrived at the predetermined position and cannot launch an offensive."

"Don't worry, they will attack later, which is better." Daves said calmly, as if everything was under control.

Tormid is also a wise man. As soon as Daves reminded him, he immediately understood: Heraclea and Metapontum soldiers are weak in combat effectiveness. If they attack at the same time, they will face the fierce Maple Alliance and Being at the disadvantage of upside-down attack, it is very likely to encounter failure and become a drag on the whole army. And their late arrival will make the enemy on the opposite side confused and likely to participate in the battle with the Second Legion, making the late Trifias and their 3,000 people an extra surprise on the battlefield!

Yumakas can’t be as relaxed as Daves. After the bugle sounded, his heartbeat began to accelerate, and his eyes moved with the movement of the army below the mountain. A battle of nearly 40,000 people is about to begin. This battle The victory or defeat will determine the fate of Tarantum's army...

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The Tarantum army, who was about to be destined to be destined, was not far from this battlefield. On the narrow winding valley pass, their six-mile marching column was ambushed by the Da Mesapi. In the chaos and panic, the organization and command have been completely lost, and they can only fight on their own.

Diomelas has no time to regret not observing Davers's words at the moment. He shouted loudly to cheer up the soldiers around him and fight bravely for survival. But on the boiling battlefield, his voice was like a stone thrown into the rapids, and it didn't play any role.

The flanking attacks from both sides of the Mesapi gradually compressed them tightly on the narrow road, making them feel difficult to even swing their spears.

Diomilas’ ears were filled with the screams of the soldiers, and he gradually felt desperate...

At this moment, there was a commotion on the battlefield, regardless of the enemy and us.

"The bugle! It's the bugle! Our reinforcements are coming!!" The cheers of the soldiers broke into Diomilas's somewhat numb ears, making him cheer and listen carefully. .

The hustle and bustle of the sky still can't stop the sharp bugle sound, it breaks through the heavy resistance, and faintly echoes in the valley where the killing sound shook the sky...

The image of Davos immediately appeared in Dionilas' mind. At this moment, he no longer disgusted. Instead, he exclaimed with joy: "Citizens, hold on! The Dionians are coming! ..."

Needless to say, the soldiers have seen hope of life, and their morale has risen naturally. But the Mesapi are stepping up their offense...