Douluo: The Adventures of King Skin

"Fish will stink after being left out for three days, and it will be disgusting for guests to stay for three days."

——Titus Maxius Plautus

Antipater the Younger brought a full three thousand cavalry, most of which were Macedonian companion cavalry, and a small part were Thracian light cavalry.

They circled all the way from the right wing and stopped when they almost reached the range illuminated by the fire on the ground.

The companion cavalry began to adjust their front in the dark; the light cavalry distributed torches. Their task tonight was to provide lighting.

The companion cavalry uses light spears called Xusitong and is almost the only cavalry in this era that can launch spear attacks.However, they did not have saddles or stirrups, and would only lay some slippery animal skins on the horse's back. Therefore, when charging, they held the lance with their backhand and raised it above their heads, and stabbed at an oblique downward angle to avoid reaction. The force directly pushed the rider off the horse.

Even so, this combat technique can only be mastered by elites who have undergone years of training.And Alexander and his sons relied on such elite cavalry to sweep countless powerful armies from west to east.

No army can stop the determined charge of the companion cavalry!

Little Antipater had absolute confidence in this.

So the two thousand infantrymen were nothing more than bait in his mind. Once the Thessalians' attention was attracted, he would light up his vision immediately and then take away all the enemies in one wave!

At this moment, he had to wait quietly.

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At this time, the Macedonian infantry commander on the left wing was nervously watching a row of light spots approaching him on the opposite side.

The cavalry certainly could not directly attack the Macedonian spear phalanx. What on earth were they thinking?

Just as another nine rays of fire flashed across his head, he quickly used the light to observe the cavalry on the opposite side.

As a result, at this moment, the area where the ballista on the left had been bombarding suddenly lit up with a large area of ​​flames!

what is that?

The Macedonian commander screamed in his heart that it was bad.Then I was shocked to see the flames turn into a dense line of fire and fly towards the unprotected right wing of the phalanx!

How did they hide there?

Before he could figure out the problem, he was even more shocked to see that the rocket caused an extremely exaggerated fire!

The leaping flames turned into three walls of fire and spread along the infantry square!

The ground is on fire!This is a Thessalian trap!

The originally tight square formation was suddenly thrown into chaos because of the flames igniting under the feet!

At this moment, the roar of the horse's hooves became louder and louder!

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"charge!"

Scopas hissed!

He caught a glimpse of the moment when the Macedonian phalanx was shaking, and took the lead and rushed out!

Although the enemy's spears were still dense, all the cavalry followed without hesitation and charged!

They flat-ended their spears and let out loud war cries!

Macedonia was already in chaos at this time.

The flames under their feet could not cause immediate damage, but the brief confusion and the charge of the enemy cavalry caused them to waver in an instant.

——When one person turns back, a thousand armies are shaken.

The wavering further caused chaos, and the first batch of people to run away in the face of the chaos quickly destroyed their confidence!

Confidence is everything in Phalanx!

Before the cavalry's attack arrived, the front line had basically collapsed. The originally hedgehog-like Salissa spears had become a mess, and all that was left was a one-sided massacre!

The light cavalry were like a black stream rushing into the wall of fire, quickly overwhelming the Macedonian infantry who were still resisting; and those who had their backs turned to them were helpless and were pierced by the spears that were chasing them...

Scopas struggled to get up from the ground, while neatly pulling out the scimitar of Corpis.

His horse overturned as soon as he entered the battle, and he fell to the ground in pieces, but at this time, adrenaline prevented him from fully feeling the pain.

He stood in the wall of fire and looked around, finding only the bodies of men and horses around him.

The light infantrymen who had been lying under the ballista fire in the middle of the battlefield to ambush him now ran over and recognized him immediately.

Scopas found a sergeant and asked him to blow the horn he was carrying to recall the pursuing cavalry.

At this time, a fire suddenly lit up on the east side of the battlefield far away from them.

It was an indescribable torch, held by countless rangers, illuminating more densely packed enemy riders who were already in formation!

Scopas soon realized what was happening.

Unexpectedly, the enemy has more cavalry than infantry!

"The light infantry goes to destroy the ballistae! All the cavalry reinforces the left wing!"

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Cassander crossed the river anyway.

Scopas was wrapped in plain linen gauze all over his body, like an Egyptian mummy.

He fell from his horse in the battle last night and suffered multiple fractures. Then he was hit by a spear and seriously injured during the fight with the Macedonians.

After the Macedonian cavalry launched the attack last night, the Southern Route Army was at a disadvantage all night long and suffered heavy losses.

The only result achieved, apart from burning half of Cassander's camp, was the annihilation of the enemy's two thousand infantry and ballista battalions.

Under the impact of the companion cavalry, the left-wing heavy cavalry force was quickly defeated, and then lost its organization in the darkness, and could only carry out harassment in small groups.

However, the more than 20 centurions who faced the crossbow attack and hurriedly adjusted their formation failed to maintain the integrity of the battle line, and soon fell into a state of fighting on their own under the powerful impact of the Macedonians.

Finally, even the light infantry operating the seven-tip cannon pushed forward.

Just as the small phalanxes were gradually collapsing, Scopas finally came with light cavalry to support them.

After a successful flank attack, the second round of fighting turned into a bloody cavalry charge...

Until daybreak, little Antipater lost the cover of night and could no longer strike more with less.

So both sides made a tacit agreement to withdraw their troops and return to camp.

At this time, Scopas had become a bloody man, leaning on the horse and motionless.

But he is still alive at this moment.

He was carried on a stretcher to the camp wall and watched Achilles leading his troops to carry out the final raid.

After observing for a long time, Stratton next to him showed a rare smile, but it was not obvious hidden in his big beard:

"It seems that last night's hard work was not in vain. Cassander should have lost most of his baggage. Their food may not be enough to join them north. Just rest well. Achilles will take over the next battle."

Scopas was wrapped in bandages and couldn't make a sound. He just let out a long breath after hearing this.

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Philip could wait no longer.

Since leaving Kastnaiya, his communication with the Western Route Army has been completely cut off.

Now he has gone all the way north to near Herakrum on the Macedonian border, which is already the north side of the Tempe Valley. The Western Route Army's marching distance is shorter than him, and it should have passed through the Tempe Valley by this time.

Even if the Western Route Army stopped midway to besiege the city of Larissa, they should mobilize their best forces to break through the blockade and maintain communication with him.

This was the most disgusting fight he had fought in more than ten years.

He quickly wrote and drew on the wax tablet, and then called his attendant:

"Go and send a message to the fleet. We are preparing to break camp."