Douluo: The Adventures of King Skin

"While this doesn't prove anything, this fact always reminds me of an uncomfortable truth about life: In this world, the bad guys always seem to work harder."

——Luo Yonghao's "My Struggle"

Four thousand, four hundred people.He only left a dozen or so men to guard the city gates.

As long as he defeated the chaotic team in front of him - that was inevitable, although he didn't know why the opponent didn't defend the well-built camp and insisted on coming out to fight with him - the Philais would still be his;

On the other hand, if he were defeated due to some unforeseen circumstances, the mercenaries in the queue would not accompany him to stay in the acropolis of Philais.

Thinking of the mercenaries, he felt more and more urgent about time.He had to grab one in Pharsalus or Philae or Larissa before Philip or Cassander arrived, otherwise he would not be able to pay his military pay.

**

The maximum range of a bow and arrow is probably one stadia.The distance the other party extended the queue was almost four stadia.

Therefore, Tagui of Pyrrhus led his army to line up four stades away from the enemy, which was a relatively safe distance.

200 Macedonian heavy cavalry were on the right, and 500 light cavalry hired and a small number of Thessalians were on the left. He could no longer trust the Thessalians, so he could only force most of them to give up their horses and disperse. infantry formation;

He has 500 Macedonian pikemen, all placed on the right side of the array. It is difficult for the Greek heavy infantry to resist the Sarissa spears. This will be his main force to achieve a breakthrough;

1000 mercenary heavy infantry are on the far left, divided into three large square formations;

About 1000 pikemen, this is a relatively unreliable force, so put them in the middle;

There are also about 1000 light infantry, including archers, slingers, and harpooneers. This part serves as skirmishers and general reserves.

Finally, 200 cavalry followed him, which would be his last reserve.

Although the overall array is a straight line, it forms a disguised diagonal formation due to the different attack distances of the Sarisha spears, spears, and stabbing spears.

He has already seen that the opponent's army is almost one-third smaller than his, which means that his military formation can be stacked almost six layers, while the opponent's army only has about four layers.

The military formation was quickly arranged. Tagui looked at it and signaled to the leaders to start praying.

Chaotic prayers came from the queue, including to Athena, Ares, Apollo, Zeus, their various weird aliases, and various unknown gods...

The morning sun is a bit harsh, but that won't last long.And he is confident that he can beat the opponent before then.

The prayer is completed.As soon as the flag moved, the array began to move forward.

To strike first is the calmness of the strong.

As the distance got closer, he heard the man with the big red crown on the opposite side addressing the soldiers.

That person must be Pyrrhus.

**

Within two stadia, the light infantry of both sides began to throw attacks at each other.

Both sides stood scattered before going out into formation. First, the bows and arrows with the longest range began to shoot at each other. As the distance got closer, the slingers began to join in.The braver ones will stand further forward, shoot more accurately, and hit harder.

Tagui saw that although there were many of his light infantry, they seemed not as brave as their opponents.

Then the distance between the arrays continued to shrink, and all the light infantry joined the attack and began throwing javelins at each other.Both the opposing counterparts and the opposing infantry array were thrown.

This thing has a limited hit rate, but once it hits, it will cause tragic damage.

In the end, the distance was less than one stadia. Both sides sent out signals, and the light infantry retreated from the gaps in the infantry square to the rear in an orderly manner.

Your own array is constantly moving forward, and the light infantry can retreat as long as they stand still.Tagui saw that his light infantry seemed to retreat a little earlier than the opponent.

**

The heavy infantry began to throw javelins, and the pikemen shrank into formation and covered each other with shields hung on their chests.Light javelins can generally throw two shots, while heavy javelins can often only throw one shot because they use a wrapped leather rope to assist the throwing.

Because Tagui's troops kept advancing, they seemed to be suffering some losses in range.But both sides threw at almost the same time.

For a moment, dense black shadows intertwined in the sky between the two sides, and then there was the sound of gun heads breaking through metal, wood, leather and flesh.

Although it is very powerful, the actual damage caused is not as good as the light infantry shooting just now.

The heavy infantry's large shield provides good protection, while the pikeman's light shield is smaller, but even if it is penetrated when covering each other, it can only cause minor injuries.

The officers of both sides shouted loudly and asked the soldiers to use short weapons to clear the javelin poles nailed to the shields.Even during this process, the light infantry's projection attacks continued to fall from overhead.

**

The Sarissa spear begins to engage the opponent!

Tagui stretched his neck on his horse and looked to the right wing.I saw densely packed long spears pressing against the large shield wall of the heavy infantry. Although a breakthrough could not be achieved for a while, the opponent had no power to fight back.

He has clearly seen that the opponent's people are not only one-third less than him, but also he is arranged in a large square formation with 80 people wide and 6 rows thick, but the opposite side is about 20 people and less than [-] rows wide. The small phalanx, the one in the middle is still a spear phalanx that can neither attack nor defend.

The opponent could only retreat step by step under the power of the Macedonian spear. It seemed that it was only a matter of time before they collapsed.

It's just that the obviously denser projection attacks of the light infantry on the opposite side are annoying, constantly disturbing the Macedonian phalanx.

The opponent's light cavalry was patrolling further outside, threatening the flanks of the pike phalanx.

Tagui thought for a while and sent someone to give an order to the deputy general in charge of heavy cavalry on the right wing so that he did not have to take the initiative - as long as he defended the opponent's light cavalry, the Macedonian phalanx would be able to break through the opponent's array sooner or later.

**

The battle in the middle was uneventful. The pikemen on his side were basically on the defensive against the mixed small phalanx on the opposite side. However, as the Macedonian pike phalanx on the right continued to move forward, there was a risk of being disconnected from the pike phalanx in the middle.

He immediately detached 500 light infantry to strengthen the joint on the right side of the pike phalanx.

**

The heavy infantry on the left wing and the heavy infantry on the other side were pushing against each other.Both sides were constantly firing spears through the gaps in the shield wall, but it was difficult to achieve results.

Our side is a large phalanx with 6 rows thick and 150 people wide, while the opponent is probably 4 rows thick, with three heavy infantry phalanxes and three pikemen phalanxes staggered with each other.

It's hard to say which one has more advantages in killing, but in terms of pushing tactics, the pikemen will be at a disadvantage.What's more, the opponent's array is already relatively thin.Therefore, the left wing as a whole is also in a state of gradual advancement.

According to conventional tactics, the left wing should retreat.But it doesn't matter, as long as it doesn't cause a tear in the battle line, all that's left is to wait for the Macedonian spear on the right wing to make a contribution.

However, although the enemy's right wing was slowly retreating along the entire front, the heavy infantry phalanx on the far right was still advancing unswervingly.

Tagui's eyes lit up after careful observation.

——He found that the heavy infantry phalanx was obviously wider than other small phalanxes, with probably more than 30 people in one column. Although the shield wall seemed to have only two thin layers, it was reinforced with two rows of pikemen and two rows of Macedonians at the back. Lancer.

The weapons of three lengths were intertwined, putting great pressure on the leftmost side of the heavy infantry phalanx.

There’s something about this Pyrrhus!