Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 95: The Battle of Ramato River (4)

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Effiart quickly withdrew his short sword and hid his body under the long shield, avoiding the stabbing and saber slashing of the enemies in the front and rear, while the teammate on the right also grabbed the enemy and fell to the ground. At that time, he squeezed forward beside him, and while fighting alongside him, it also broke the shield wall at the front of the enemy even more.

As soon as the rabbit flew and fell, Effiart injured two people.

In close combat, the combination of the long shield and short sword of the Dionian regiment creates a greater danger than the combination of the buckler and saber of the Syracuse heavy infantry. After all, the Greek saber has a certain range. Curved, more suitable for slashing, rather than straight stab, and the protection of the whole body by the round shield is not as comprehensive as the long shield. The Syracuses had to be more focused, because the sharp point of the sword would pierce through the gap between the shield and the shield from time to time, and would be injured if they were not careful.

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On the left flank of the coalition forces, Crotone citizens throughout Greece, known for their wrestling and boxing, continued to release their violent violence.

Although Phoebedas thickened the right wing of Syracuse, he was unable to increase the number of soldiers he led. Therefore, under the pressure of the Crotones, the right wing of Syracuse slowed down as a whole. Retreating makes the arc of the formation more and more curved.

Flying Bida is in accordance with the tradition of the Spartans, standing in the forefront of the phalanx and fighting with the enemy. Even if the situation is a bit unpleasant, he cannot leave the array and make some arrangements to change the situation on the field. , He can only hope that the mercenary cavalry can faithfully implement the plan before the battle. In fact, the mercenaries of Syracuse, the mercenary cavalry, have already begun operations.

In the face of such an exciting battle, the more militant Numibian and Celtic cavalry have long been eager to try.

Axirita screamed, and about 2,000 Numibian cavalry followed him and galloped out.

They gradually formed a slender column in the Mercedes, passing quickly from the outside of the coalition cavalry, making weird roars, and throwing javelins at the coalition cavalry.

The coalition light infantry immediately fired arrows at the enemy cavalry.

Because the Numibian cavalry rushed forward in single line and diagonally, and the formation was loose, and in the fast movement, not many arrows fell, and at the same time many coalition cavalry were stabbed by the javelin.

The coalition cavalry began to agitate, and Sauberkos repeatedly greeted them to remain calm.

When Axirita led the Numibian cavalry in a big circle, turned back from the dust and fog, and prepared for another round of javelin throwing, many coalition cavalry finally couldn't stand it and rushed head-on. Up.

They took the lead, and the other cavalry rushed forward.

Sobokos couldn't stop him at all. Although he was the temporary commander of the Allied Cavalry, the Dionian Cavalry did not occupy the majority of the Allied Cavalry, only 500 Cavalry. Moreover, in the eyes of the Greeks, the cavalry is the privilege of the nobility and the stage for personal bravery. Its organization has always been loose, so how can they obey the orders of Sobisokes.

Soon Bokos discovered that only the Dionian cavalry and the coalition's nearly 4,000 light infantry were still standing in place.

Axirita smiled when the coalition cavalry rushed forward.

He maneuvered the horse's rein flexibly, turning the forward war horse into a galloping diagonally forward, and then turned to the east to accelerate the evacuation. Because he was at the head of the team, the Numibian cavalry behind could see his movements clearly, and immediately followed suit. The entire Numibian cavalry turned around and ran east.

The coalition cavalry thought that the enemy was fleeing, rushing to pursue them.

Soboks is in a dilemma: Is it to catch up? Still stay behind?

A few hundred meters away in the dust and mist, there seems to be an enemy cavalry on the opposite side. However, as the commander of the coalition cavalry, if he does not act with other city-state cavalry, he would be ashamed of Dionia as a southern cavalry. The strength of the Italian leader is suspected of sitting by and watching the coalition cavalry fail and not going to rescue.

Sobokos thought and thought, and finally made a painful decision. He first gave an explanation to the light infantry commander and told them to pay attention to the remaining cavalry on the opposite side. Then led the 500 Dionian cavalry to the direction of the Allied cavalry pursuit.

Shortly after the departure of the Dionian cavalry, the coalition light infantry heard the rumble of horseshoes, accompanied by a breathtaking roar, as if thousands of drums were beating the drums, the entire ground All trembling.

"Let's release the arrow! Hurry up!..." the commander of the Allied Light Infantry screamed anxiously.

The light infantry have never seen a cavalry on such uneven ground with such a high speed, dense and wide front, and desperately drilled out of dust and fog, and charged at them. The pursuit of extreme speed and the impossibility of not fearing life and death scared them sore and numb, hurriedly shot arrows, turned around and fled.

The Celtic cavalry active in the Po River Basin in northern Italy cut straight into the loose coalition light infantry like a sharp knife.

I heard a scream of horses. Many Celtics fell from the horses that had stopped. The light infantry of the coalition were either stabbed by spears or hit by horses, and more often fled. .

How did the bloodthirsty Celtics let them go easily, drove their horses to chase them down, stabbed the fleeing enemies one by one, then jumped out of the horse, and according to the Celtic fighting customs, they stabbed the soldiers to death. The heads were cut off one by one and hung on the horseback...

Sauberkos never imagined that the 4000 Allied Light Infantry that he had high hopes for was defeated by the Celtic cavalry with only 800 horses so quickly. But at this moment, he had no intention to consider the situation of these left-behind light infantry.

Feirisus originally chose to fight here in order to restrict the cavalry of Syracuse. Now due to the cavalry's rash attack, the terrain has become their shackles. The speed is slowed, and it is not too big for someone to fall off the horse. The problem, the most dangerous thing is that the Numibian cavalry is much more flexible than they can control their horses on this terrain. They even play like children, specializing in rough areas and riding, and from time to time they look back to the coalition forces driving them. The cavalry threw a javelin.

The teammates who were shot down from time to time made the chase queue of the coalition cavalry sparse, and they also began to shrink.

But when the Numibian cavalry saw that the coalition cavalry did not chase, they took the initiative to post it.

And Sobokos, who was hurried to the rear, used his more calm mind to find that dust and fog had risen on both sides of the chaotic pursuit formation of the Allied cavalry, and he suddenly felt nervous: the enemy tried to outflank the Allied cavalry!

"Quickly let them retreat! Quickly let them retreat!!" Sobokos immediately urged the messenger beside him.

Before the messengers accelerated forward, the Allied cavalry began to retreat in panic.

They finally realized: Compared with these mercenary cavalry in Syracuse, their riding skills are far worse, and if they chase them down, the whole army will be destroyed.

But how could the Numibians let the prey that fell into the trap easily run away? Although the big net was not fully opened yet, Axirita still blew the horn.

The Numibian cavalry with unkempt heads, wearing only simple cloth robes, and the backs of their horses so smooth that there is no cushions, immediately circumvented them from three directions at the same time at a riding speed faster than the Allied cavalry.

The coalition cavalry ran back in panic like a captured bird, some even fell off the horse because of too much fear, and was trampled by the running horse into mud.

This time the Dionian cavalry ran at the forefront of the entire retreat and pursuit team.

When Sauberkos led them back to where they were stationed, hoping that the 4000 Allied light infantry who stayed there could stop the enemy’s pursuit, the sight of the Dionian cavalry was shocked: The coalition light infantry in the geese-shaped arrangement no longer exists. There are only human corpses, horse corpses, and groaning wounded soldiers. Some bare-chested natives (ie Celts) are pulling something in the corpse from time to time. Give a knife to the wounded coalition soldiers alive, and even cut off their heads...

Seeing such a tragic scene, the Dionian cavalry, who is also experienced in combat, also felt heart palpitations.

The Celtics saw cavalry coming, and they turned on their horses one after another, preparing to step forward to intercept.

At such a critical moment, Soboks didn't have time to think too much.

"Go north! Go north!..." Soboks waved his spear and pointed forward. There was only one thought in his mind: to distract these terrifying alien cavalry, lest they give the whole battle away. cause trouble.

Sauberkos took the lead, and the Dionian cavalry led the frightened Allied cavalry to retreat to the Kolache River.

The upper reaches of the Kolache River are neither wide nor deep, but when Sobokos urged the horse to run down the sloping embankment, the front hooves of the crotch horse suddenly slipped, and he was tired, unable to hold the horse’s neck tightly. The frightened war horse dropped to the ground.

"Boom!" Sobokos fell heavily to the ground. He immediately felt a sharp pain in his leg, which made him almost faint. The old man cried out: Oops, my leg is broken!

He tried to get himself to stand up with his hands on the ground, but it was all in vain, which made the pain worse.

"Captain! Captain!" The Dionian cavalry saw Sobokos fall off his horse, and immediately rushed towards him anxiously.

This change of their direction immediately hindered the advancement of the cavalry in the rear. The Dionian cavalry and the Allied cavalry entangled and crowded together on the river bank, making the retreat of the cavalry in this area almost stagnated. Regiment, and the enemy is approaching quickly...

Sobocos endured the severe pain and yelled: "Leave me alone! Go! Go! Don't let the flag...the flag fall in the hands of the enemy! This is an order!!"

He shouted while sitting on the ground, solemnly placing his right fist on his left chest.

Most of the Dionian cavalry with tears in their eyes returned to the Israeli military salute, then turned their horses' heads and rushed into the Kolache River.

There were still a small number of cavalry who insisted on rushing over, and at this moment, the javelin of the Numibian cavalry had flown over, and the first few cavalry immediately rolled off their horses.