Battlefield of All Sides

Chapter 146 The Advantages and Disadvantages of Tightness
The picture of a phalanx composed of 4000 people advancing steadily forward was very shocking. It was more touching than the picture Li Mu saw in the dark space before.

The enemy's arrows can't do enough damage to the opponent's formation at all. The lethality of these bows and arrows before BC is very limited. Li Mu can even see some arrows shooting at people, but suddenly The ones were bounced off by the cloth armor.

The two sides met as scheduled, Li Mu stood on one side of the team, and the fat man in front had already hid in the formation.

Rows of spears were firmly held horizontally, and the chests and throats of the enemies who rushed up were instantly pierced. Before the weapons in their hands touched the Macedonian soldiers hiding behind the spears, they died one after another. Falling down.

At this time, the phalanx officer next to him began to raise his sword and order the phalanx to move forward. Li Mu also shouted to his phalanx.

But it took a while for the entire phalanx to move slowly.

In such a huge and noisy battlefield, the soldiers actually couldn't hear the orders of their officers clearly, nor could they hear the horns and drums behind them.

All they can rely on is the front, back, left, and right sides. When they watch them move, they move with them.

But fortunately, these spearmen have been indoctrinated with an absolute idea.

That is to move forward, hold the weapon in your hand, step forward, never stop.

So at this time, the phalanx began to move slowly, and this human flesh harvester began to truly exert its power.

The rows of spear points are facing forward, and each enemy army has to deal with several spear points. Often, one of them is ignored, and the other has already arrived in front of him.

But more people were trampled underfoot by the advancing phalanx in front of them and the comrades coming up from behind.

The messy swarm tactics are very disadvantageous in this situation. It is easy for personnel to get stuck together, and there is no way for officers to carry out effective dispatching.

And if they get stuck together on such a fierce battlefield, it must be the end of death.

The Macedonian phalanx advanced steadily, and those enemy troops fell down like wheat. They screamed and entered the foot of the Macedonian phalanx, and were hacked and killed by the sword and shield fighters hidden in it. Due to his injuries, he thought he would survive the catastrophe, but the rear echelon composed of non-citizen civilians, sinners, and slaves began to end again.

They carried all kinds of weapons and began to harvest heads, stabbing the tip of a short spear into the head of every enemy soldier lying on the ground, dead or alive.

After such an intensive sweep, the Macedonian army did not get any prisoners, only dead bodies everywhere.

However, the shortcomings of the Macedonian phalanx were gradually exposed at this time. The movement of this large phalanx brought about an inevitable problem, that is, the long-range weapons made it impossible for the entire phalanx to change its attack direction.

They have only one direction, that is the front, and they cannot guard against the left, right and rear.

Although at the beginning the pace of each phalanx was tight so that there was not much space between them, it was difficult for the enemy to seize the opportunity to infiltrate.

However, when the phalanx gradually advances in the battle, each phalanx moves at a different speed due to the different attack intensity they face, so the distance between each other begins to increase, and this makes some phalanxes on the left and right The side was exposed, and the enemy troops who had been blocked in front began to move to the two sides, and the edge position of the phalanx began to have problems.

Li Mu discovered that this situation was because the edge of the phalanx he was in had already begun to be besieged by the enemy.

Their own phalanx advances faster, which leads to the exposure of more spearmen at the edge. The spears in their hands can only face the front, and they can almost watch the enemy go around and face the other side. Attack yourself.

Although there were Macedonian skirmishers in the phalanx who began to attack on both sides, they were obviously too late to face the huge number of enemy troops.

And Li Mu also saw an even worse situation, that fat Philip is now at that gap.

But he was already in a daze, facing such a situation, he seemed to have completely lost the look that an officer should have.

Li Mu quickly ran over, already holding the dagger and shield in his hand. When he saw an enemy soldier was about to chop down Philip, he quickly threw away the shield in his hand.

The shield hit the soldier's face and he was stunned. Li Mu sped up, pulled Philip past him, and then jumped up and raised the dagger in his hand to plunge into the chest of the enemy soldier in front of him.

But there are still more enemy troops rushing forward, and the surrounding enemy troops are all rushing to this gap. This is not only their life-saving straw, but also the key to their victory in battle.

Li Mu turned his head and shouted at Philip, "Philip! Get up and fight!"

Li Mu didn't care whether he stood up or not and continued to participate in the battle. He turned his head and swung away the few enemy soldiers in front of him. He approached the edge of his phalanx and shouted at the soldiers in it.

"Slow down, slow down!!"

Li Mu shouted a few times, and the captains in the phalanx also reacted and slowed down one by one.

But such a phalanx is too big, and it is not so easy to slow down. The gap is still very large, and many enemy troops are trying to tear this gap.

Li Mu is also a little anxious at the moment. The harm caused by the movement of this super-large phalanx is too great. If this continues, it will definitely lead to the collapse of the entire front.

Li Mu was keenly aware of this, and immediately looked around, looking behind him, at the place guarded by the phalanx of cavalry spears.

Li Mu hoped that Alexander could come out and solve the situation.

But at this moment, there were booming sounds on both sides.

Li Mu turned his head to look again and saw huge smoke and dust rising from both sides of the team.

It was cavalry, and the Macedonian cavalry around the two sides dispatched, and the speed was very fast, they were quickly pinching the enemy!

This is the opportunity!

Li Mu's eyes were shining, and immediately he raised his sword and slashed and killed several enemy soldiers in front of him, and then rushed to the other side to order another phalanx to move forward at a faster speed.

Both sides exerted their strength at the same time, and the formation began to slowly pull back at this time. Li Mu saw that the formation had returned, and he slowly let go of his hanging heart.

The cavalry had won the battle, and those enemy troops were already under the sword of the cavalry and the phalanx.

At this time, someone behind him suddenly patted Li Mu on the shoulder, and Li Mu immediately got goosebumps all over his body, and when he turned around, he kicked him, and the man rolled on the ground with a loud sound, and Li Mu recognized that it was Philip.

"Yake, what are you doing?" Philip shouted immediately, but his expression was painful, but Li Mu glanced around and saw that there were no enemies, so he took two steps forward and pulled him up.

The weight of this guy is very unusual, Li Mu took a lot of strength to lift him up, but this guy is not at all unusual, he said to Li Mu immediately.

"Yake, thank you, I almost lost my life here."

Li Mu glanced at him, seeing that he was not injured, but immediately pulled aside and continued to move forward with the team.

"Philip, you are an officer, following the front is not only to command, but also to ensure your own safety!"

Li Mu took advantage of the opportunity to teach him a lesson. His situation was very bad just now. If he hadn't appeared in time, he might have been hacked to death by that person.

I know what this guy is capable of. He is not a warrior in the first place, and he shouldn't be on this battlefield. He should be an honest nobleman in the kingdom.

"Yake, what are you talking about? Of course I know this. I just... killed an enemy just now."

Philip was so despised by Li Mu, but he replied stiffly.

Li Mu raised his eyebrows, turned his head and glanced at the other party, especially the dagger in his hand, and immediately snorted coldly.

There was no trace of blood on his short sword, which did not prove what he said at all.

Moreover, Li Mu also saw Philip's trousers at this time, a pair of red trousers, the crotch was already dark red, it was obvious that just now, he was scared to pee...

Li Mu couldn't even imagine how this man became an officer.

At this time, a new round of horns sounded on the battlefield, the enemy had already begun to retreat, and the phalanx was slowly stopping.

Li Mu hurried forward to check the situation.

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(End of this chapter)