Douluo: The Adventures of King Skin

"He realized that our city-state needed a commander, and Greece needed a city-state to shoulder the responsibility of leadership, so he dedicated himself to his motherland, and dedicated this city-state to Greece, for the cause of freedom."

——Hyperides

Horse hooves galloped, and the bright red cavalry flag stretched at half-mast in the wind.

A centurion of Alpha Hussars advanced slowly in a 5x10 line.

As the grass target in front gradually approached, the front camp team accelerated away from the queue and launched a wall charge towards the grass target in front.

Then came the second team, and a little later the third team...

Their flat-end spears, as the horse speed gradually increased, the formation gradually became closer, reaching the maximum speed when they were more than ten meters away from the grass target queue.

The spears penetrated the grass targets one after another, stirring up grass clippings all over the sky.

After completing the charge, the camp team did not stop, quickly reined in their horses and drew their guns, and left the battlefield from the right side; at this time, the second team was about to reach its maximum speed...

Five teams of cavalry rushed through, and the grass target array was ravaged into disgrace.

Representatives from various places on the viewing platform once again let out incomprehensible exclamations of admiration.

Although they also have considerable military experience, they are limited by their cultural level and cannot accurately summarize the mysteries.But that doesn't stop them from seeing the awesomeness of it.

Although not all Greek city-states were civil democracies, all city-states had elements of civil democracy.Commanders are often elected, while soldiers are often voluntary.

The advantage of this is that soldiers have higher morale and are more proactive in combat; but the disadvantage is that commanders cannot force soldiers to perform tactics they do not approve of.

The heavy infantry tactics that have been popular in the Greek world for a long time were not developed by military strategists and then practiced, but were developed after countless wars.

In other words, the emergence of a new tactic must stand the test of time before it can be accepted by soldiers; only when soldiers accept it can commanders implement it.

Thessaly was rich in cavalry, and the cavalry often had a status similar to that of citizens.Regardless of whether Pyrrhus's tactics were effective or not, just the fact that he could enable the light cavalry to implement new tactics already illustrates his commanding ability.

The formations of cavalry charge are nothing more than horizontal formations, columns, wedges, crescents, and skirmish lines. The ever-changing cavalry tactics are inseparable from these basic formations.

The cavalry wall charge tactic was highly praised on the Internet in later generations, but it was a matter of life and death for soldiers, and Pyrrhus had to make a choice based on the actual situation.

After many rounds of experiments, Pyrrhus himself had to admit that wall charging was indeed the best tactic for his current situation.

The most prominent feature of this tactic is to attack in turns, which can launch a steady stream of attacks on the enemy array. No matter how strong the infantry array is, it can withstand one or two rounds, but there will always be times when it cannot withstand it. If manpower can outweigh horse power, , then why are the cavalry still riding horses?

But is it necessary to use horizontal formations when taking turns to attack?

For example, if your cavalry's penetrating power is strong enough, how about taking turns to attack and directly penetrate the enemy's formation multiple times?

But the reality is that Pyrrhus's cavalry is not strong enough or elite enough, and the biggest reason why he chose the wall charge is that it is easier to train in a horizontal formation.

The current cavalry wall charge still has major flaws. The top speed of the charge cannot reach the maximum horse speed, otherwise the formation will break up and the spear cannot be used normally; at the same time, the interval between the two attack waves is not short enough.

But for a bunch of newbies it's pretty good.And it’s enough to check in with Sander.

Well, there's still room for rolls.

In the following confrontation exercise of the pikemen's composite formation, personnel were replaced and the formation changed during the battle.To be honest, apart from this mixed formation, there is nothing else to look at.

Then came the light infantry.

The archers perform indirect shooting at various distances under the command of the team officer.Pyrrhus explained to the guests that generally a bow and arrow can reach the longest distance when shooting at an angle of 45 degrees without losing the kinetic energy of the arrow.

Slingers use a kind of stone projectile that is similar to a spindle shape. Although the range is almost half further than that of bows and arrows, the trajectory is low and flat, so they can only shoot directly and simply perform volleys and diffuse shots.Volleys can really cause damage to armored enemies, while diffusion can generally only suppress them.

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According to common sense, it is a bit unreasonable that the time-travelers military parade does not have a queue format, but the time is too tight at the moment, and Pyrrhus can only focus on actual combat training.

This is also a fly in the ointment.Fortunately, the Magnesian representatives were very satisfied.

The last step was for Pyrrhus to receive the meritorious soldiers of the Independence Army and the Volunteers and award them with cloaks.

Pyrrhus left more than 5000 people in the Onchistas camp, including the women's battalion that was originally scheduled to be out of combat order.Even so, there were less than 6000 people left around him.So I plan to take this opportunity to recruit a group of soldiers from the volunteer team to prepare for the next decisive battle.

The soldiers who are about to receive the ceremony are almost finished. On one side is the independent army with a neat military appearance. Many of them have already received cloaks, but they have made new achievements in the battle and will soon receive longer cloaks. On the other side are soldiers who have served in uniform. The colors are messy, and most of them can even be said to be in rags, but their morale seems to be very high.

Most of the volunteers were Panisters and other slaves, who, in accordance with Pyrrhus's policy, had an opportunity to gain a new identity through combat.Obtaining the red cloak means that the military merits have been recognized, and they have entered the citizenship sequence. How can they be unhappy?

Looking at these people, Pyrrhus felt a little complicated.

The risks these people have to pay in fighting the Macedonians are far greater than those of the independent army soldiers.

If he just talks, others will risk their lives to fight for him for the sake of benefit. Is this a good thing?

Maybe forget it.After all it was not actually him who gave them their freedom, but Thessaly.

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Every time Pyrrhus tied a cloak on a volunteer member, he would ask, "Are you willing to join the independent army and continue fighting?"

Most of the answers I received were yes.There is also a part of me that wants to go back and be reunited with my family and start a new life after the war is over.

Of course, there are also those who are playing the upper hand. They feel that the collective military exploits of the Independent Army are not worth it to them, and want to go back and continue the more exciting business...

A small figure stood on tiptoe at the back of the queue, trying to see what Pyrrhus looked like.It's a pity that Pyrrhus is only fifteen this year. Although he is much taller than his peers, he is still not as good as adults.

"Nikesi!" A bearded volunteer member next to him grabbed the little man and said, "Don't move around in the queue."

"I got it, Uncle Oded." Nicesi looked a little disappointed after being scolded.

Oded said to him: "King Pyrrhus will come over soon. Do you know what to say? He may not accept children. I will speak for you."

"I know, Uncle Odd!" Nicesi became happy again.

"Stand back quickly, I think I'm coming!"

Nikesi quickly stood up straight, his body tensed, his head held high, and his eyes fixed, just like those soldiers of the Independence Army.