Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 92: The Battle of Ramato River (1)

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This area is not too flat, the ground is undulating, and small mounds and thorn bushes can be seen everywhere. On the west side is the Ramato River, and on the north side is the middle reaches of the Kolache River, which flows from northwest to southeast.

Obviously, Felicius chose to deploy here because he considered the strength of the Syracuse cavalry, and wanted to use the terrain to limit his play and detours to the utmost extent. At the same time, this kind of terrain is undoubtedly more advantageous for the more adaptable and flexible infantry of the Dionian Army.

Dionysius certainly saw the disadvantages of this kind of terrain, but he still led his army.

More than 100,000 people from both sides gathered on this land of more than a dozen li, densely packed, like mountains and seas, stirring up the dust and sand, and shaking the sky...

Dionysius squinted his eyes and looked forward with great effort. Even though the sight was blocked by the dust and fog, the black attire of the soldiers of the Dionian Legion was particularly conspicuous, and they were in Dionysius. Directly opposite.

"The Dionians are in the middle!" Dionysius was determined, because he also invested his most elite 15,000 soldiers in the middle, all of whom were from Campania and mainland Greece A mercenary soldier who fought in Sicily with him for many years. Most of the soldiers were granted citizenship by him, obtained a share, and became a new citizen of Syracuse. This is his most loyal and trusted core force.

"In this way, according to the previous battles of the Dionians, their focus of attack is on their left flank!" Phoebedas reminded: "I suggest that at least more than 20,000 soldiers should be deployed on our right flank. In order to block the enemy's attack!"

Dionysius didn't answer immediately, he tilted his head and looked to the front left.

What he saw was the southern Italian coalition forces in the dust and fog, still in line, the noisy noise and commotion stretched out of sight...

After a while, he issued an order: "Send all the Siracusa civic soldiers to the right!"

The messenger got the order and drove eastward.

Dionysius turned to the Spartans and said in a deep voice: "Phoebe Das, I appoint you as the commander of the right wing. I hope you can lead the army to block the enemy’s attack and gain time for victory. Hope You can accept it!"

"This is my honor!" Phoebe Das readily confessed his life, without the arrogance of "I am a Spartan, you have no right to appoint me" and was able to lead more than 20,000 soldiers to participate in this scene. The large-scale battle was Phoebeidas's first, and probably the last, so the temptation to him was too great for him to refuse.

"In addition, when encountering difficulties, you have the right to order the Numibia and Celtic cavalry on the outside of the right wing." Dionysius emphasized again.

Phoebe Das felt trusted, and he paid a rare military salute to Dionysius.

"Astagras." Dionysius continued.

"Here!"

"You lead the city-state army of Sicily and the army of Hibernian to guard the left flank! Remember, I only need you to hold the enemy, and you don't need to be too aggressive, understand?!" For this brave subordinate , Dionysius gave the order severely.

"Yes, my lord!" Astagras's heart trembled.

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"Master Commander, Trina’s troops have arrived on the battlefield. Master Cypros asked me to tell you that Trira’s troops have arrived with a total of 8,500 soldiers!" The messenger arrived on horseback and reported to Felicius. .

8500 people! ! Felicius was taken aback when he heard this number. Doesn't this mean that there are only a few hundred soldiers left in Trina. Because when discussing today’s battle plan yesterday, Trina’s representatives said that they can send up to 6,000 people to participate, but they did not expect an additional 2,500 people today. Immediately, Felicius thought of the Trinian's intention: this is preparing to devote all his strength to a battle!

Philipsius was also very encouraged at this moment. He said loudly, "Go tell Master Arcesias and let him move the part of the Silitian army that was originally to be placed on the right wing to the left wing, and let the hammer's The hammer head becomes thicker!"

"Yes!" A messenger turned his horse's head and resigned eastward.

"Go and tell Master Cypros, Trina’s troops are next to the Dionian Legion, lined up on the right flank, and the distance between the far end of the phalanx and the Ramato River should not be too large. To prevent the enemy's cavalry from detouring and harassing!"

"Yes!" Another messenger was ordered to go west.

Seeing the messenger disappear in the dust, Felicius once again looked at the Dionian soldiers in front of him. Only watching these well-trained Legionnaires skillfully team up and line up can make him feel at ease. Get rid of the tension and irritability in the heart.

After watching for a while, he suddenly felt something was wrong, and said: "Immediately notify the two commanders of Dracos and Epithenis, and slow down the formation of the soldiers, and wait for the allied troops on both sides. , Don’t expose our intentions prematurely!"

"Yes!" The other two messengers galloped forward.

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"Felicius was also too careful. With the strength of our army, there is no need to play such tricks. Blow the offensive horn and just kill it!" Dracos received the order of Felicius. Some dissatisfaction.

But he didn't dare not follow the orders of his superiors, so he said to the lieutenant: "Go tell the team officers, let the brothers slow down and line up, don't get excited too early, slow down, and use your strength and spirit. Save to the moment of charging."

"Understood, Commander of the Legion!"

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"Oh, I would have forgotten this if it weren’t for the reminder of Lord Felicius! Adjutant, quickly let the brothers slow down and wait for the Trina next to them. But to be honest, let them It's easy to get up quickly. If you want to slow down, we haven't practiced like this for many years...Haha..." Epithenis teased and gave orders.

The adjutant held back his laugh, and said: "Understood, commander of the legion!"

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Before and after the long array on both sides, hundreds of cavalrymen were seen galloping back and forth to convey orders. In the noisy and chaotic array, the team officials at all levels were also shouting loudly. Two huge phalanxes are slowly taking shape......

The time it takes for more than 100,000 people to line up is quite long. The Syracuses complete the formation faster than the Southern Italy Allied Forces. After all, most of their forces come from the same city-state and often fight together. Unlike the Southern Italy Allied Forces not only from multiple city states, but also the first Cooperate at once.

At noon, the loud noise gradually died down, and the diffuse dust gradually dissipated because of the soldiers' stillness...

The soldiers at the front of the phalanx of both sides can clearly see the enemy hundreds of meters away. In their eyes, the dense phalanx of the opposing side is like a thick steel wall extending endlessly to both ends...

The sun at noon in early winter is not hot, but the dazzling light shines on the bright armor and weapons of the soldiers, making it impossible to look directly at them. Only when the line of sight fell in front of the Dionian phalanx, the unique and uniform outfits of the Dionian soldiers naturally attracted the attention of the Syracuse soldiers and made them feel palpitations, because black is always Means unknown.

The sea breeze blowing from Squillace Bay made the sweaty soldiers in heavy armor feel a little cool after just tossing...

In the long array of both sides, large and small military flags are fluttering in the wind. The largest flag is erected behind Dionysius. It is not only painted with the traditional "three-legged" symbol of Syracuse, but also Dionysian The real name of Hughes was also greatly embroidered on the flag. In comparison, the opponent of the Southern Italy Allied Forces Commander Felicius is a bit shabby. Due to the rush of taking office, as the commander of the two legions, the Ministry of Military Affairs has no time to make a special ensign statue for him, so he can only use the legion flag statue. , And then simply accompanied by a larger flag.

Filisius didn’t care about it. At this moment, he was surprised to see that the flag representing Dionysius in the opposing army was slowly moving forward. After a while, the army chess had moved to Before the formation, and under the banner of the army, the generals with golden helmets and golden armors followed.

Such a gorgeous dress, should it be Dionysius himself? Felicius hesitated for a moment, and moved forward.

The two met in the middle of the battlefield, Dionysius looked at Felicius with a sharp gaze, and Felicius also responded with his gaze without showing weakness.

"Are you the commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces of Southern Italy?"

"Are you the tyrant of Syracuse, Dionysius?"

"I am Dionysius."

"I am the commander of the Dionian army, and the commander-in-chief of the Southern Italian Allied Forces, Felicius!" Under Dionysius' silent gaze, Felicius subconsciously increased the volume.

"Felicius, it seems that your commander's name, your subordinates do not agree." Dionysius turned his head and looked at his sides, with a mocking smile on his face. Seeing cavalry on both sides of the east and west galloping here quickly.

"The big and small city-states in the Southern Italian League are equal, unlike the Greek city-states in Sicily!" Felicius's face turned red, learning the tone of the colleagues of the Dionian Senate when they were debating.

Dionysius laughed: "During the battle, shouldn’t the army obey the orders of one person to ensure the unity of the army’s actions? I think your consul Daves knows it very well, doesn’t he? Tell you?"

Felicius found that he was not an opponent of Dionysius in terms of eloquence, so he was silent and just stared at him coldly.

Dionysius narrowed his smile and showed a gloomy look: "There is one sentence you are right. The Greek city-state of Sicily is my sole responsibility! And after this battle, Great Greece will also be I have the final say!"

"Then I won't know until after the fight!" Felicius replied concisely.