Douluo: The Adventures of King Skin

"...Such things are nonsense and have no basis. They are only for the entertainment of ordinary people after tea and wine. Everyone should remember that as long as the sword is in hand, you must keep in mind the following sentence: A famous king spits out words If you speak arrogantly, the enemy will die!"

——Pyrrhus, after being questioned about the omens in his dream

The Macedonian cavalry that blocked Thessaly's roundabout troops was completely caught off guard by the second round of attack.

The entire combat effectiveness of the cavalry lies in speed. The Thessalians paid the price of more than 200 men to make them lose their speed, leaving them unable to fight back in the face of a new round of attacks.

The second wave of cavalry who completed the impact turned around and left neatly, while the defeated remnants of the first wave that retreated in front had already joined the remaining people, and the third wave of attacks was about to come.

**

At this time, on the south side of the battle line, three hundred cavalry were divided into three echelons and rushed towards the flank of the Greek heavy infantry, while the Macedonian interception force had to engage in a brutal hedging with the oncoming five hundred cavalry!

The higher up the hillside, the more difficult it becomes for the cavalry to deploy. They faced the [-] Salian horses head-on, with only [-] Macedonian cavalry, and the other [-] led by the commander to make a difficult circuitous route up the slope.

The speed of both sides was raised to the highest level regardless of the situation!

The Macedonian riders held their spears upside down, while the Thessalian riders held their specially made extended spears.On the short journey, cavalry from both sides fell off their horses one after another because of the slippery ground.

When the two armies finally collided, the Macedonians were shocked to find that the enemy's spear was actually thicker and longer than their own!

Blood spurts!Sawdust is flying!

The two teams collided in a dense formation, causing terrible damage to each other!

Even though many of the Macedonian riders were simply knocked off their horses, the Thessalians had a clear advantage.

However, they had already discarded their spears the moment they completed their attack. At this time, they were not prepared to draw their swords and engage in a melee. Instead, they turned their horses and retreated directly to the rear.

As soon as he turned around, the melee cavalry behind him had already followed, passing by the light cavalry and blocking the Macedonian cavalry who was about to pursue them.

They rode tall camels and draft horses, sat on special saddles that looked like small benches, held long axes and swords in both hands, and slashed at the Macedonians unceremoniously and condescendingly!

The Macedonian cavalry couldn't resist it. They retreated in time, trying to distance themselves for their familiar impact operations. However, on the muddy ground, the speed of camels and draft horses was not much slower than that of war horses. The close combat cavalry troops were pursued like gangrene. As they continue to cause damage...

The Greek heavy infantry, which lost the cover of cavalry, began to withstand successive attacks from Thessalian cavalry.

The several columns that went out to outflank were quickly killed and wounded under the attack from both sides, and the heavy infantry in the main body of the phalanx behind, a dense phalanx of nearly 3000 people, actually began to waver under the attack of a wave of a hundred cavalry!

The first shock cavalry to retreat was already less than [-] in number.

Nedian ordered them to go to the center to support Pyrrhus immediately after getting the new spears.Then he ordered people to recall the chasing melee cavalry, and he himself took five hundred cavalry and began to attack the Macedonians...

**

By this time, Oandros and others had arrived at the southern end of the battle line.

Here the two sides are engaged in a fierce spear attack. More and more people are falling, and the formations of both sides are getting more and more crowded. People on the edge have stepped into the water to fight, and the first phalanx on the left has been trapped on three sides. Surrounded!

The water in the river fell only at a rather slow rate.

Oandros hesitated for a moment, then handed over the command to Philonides, dismounted with a hundred men, and began to take off each other's armor.

He knew that the war had reached a critical juncture, and he could not wait until the opening mentioned by Pyrrhus appeared.

Ignoring the dissuasion of his old comrades, he threw down his shield and helmet.

After reciting the names of his wife and daughter silently in his heart, he took the lead and plunged into the surging river.

The Macedonians on the edge discovered their attempt to swim around, and began to stab the water with their spears. Some people were stabbed one after another, and bright red surged in the turbid water; more people were forced deeper, and some were stabbed one after another. Swept away by the rapids.

Philonides watched anxiously from behind, but simply ignored him and led the remaining men to attack the gaps in the phalanx.

When Oandros finally came ashore behind, there were fewer than 70 men around him, and waiting in front of them was a hastily organized row of Macedonian spearmen.

He took a deep breath, moved his cold body, and prepared to charge...

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500 men of Mala came to join Pyrrhus.

At this time, the dislocation between the various square formations has become more and more serious.

The second phalanx on the left wing retreated step by step, while the flanks of the Macedonian spearmen on the opposite side were already facing the flanks of the central phalanx. However, both sides were shield sides, and they had nothing to do with each other. They just fought their own way.

Seeing that the distance in the middle was getting wider and wider, Pyrrhus nodded to Philip on the opposite side and put his helmet back on.

The two of them went towards the cavalry behind them.

The troops on both sides were very close, divided into three columns, each with about 300 men.

Under the intentional contraction of the grassroots commanders, the gap in the middle gradually approached the width of two riders.

Pyrrhus asked Aminstar to take a large infantry shield and told him: "Just hold the shield later and cover my flanks!"

After adjusting the small shield on his left arm and the scimitar on his waist for the last time, Pyrrhus shouted:

"Listen to my order! Charge!"

Both sides began to charge forward almost at the same time, rushing towards the gap in the middle of the battle line!

Pyrrhus took the lead, keeping an eye on Philip, who was getting closer and closer to the rain curtain. He moved his horse slightly to the right, and pressed the moon sword to the left...

At the moment when the two of them met, Philip raised his spear backwards and stabbed him!

And Pyrrhus swung upwards with his sword in both hands!

Snapped--

After a clang of gold and iron, the warriors in the cavalry fought each other one after another.

For a moment, blood splashed everywhere, sparks flew, people shouted and horses neighed!

When Pyrrhus finally rushed out, he lowered his head and saw that half of the spearhead was stuck in his breastplate. However, the adrenaline was still high at this time and he couldn't feel any pain at all.

The weapon in his hand had also broken, leaving only a short piece of iron.

Pyrrhus blushed. After the fight with Philip, he waved at the enemy cavalry. It turned out that there was only one stick left...

Turn around and regroup, checking your own casualties.

There were only about 700 riders left out of more than [-], almost everyone was injured, and there were many fewer weapons.The shield Aminsta held was also heavily dented.

Looking up, I saw that there were about a hundred more people on the opposite side than here, but many of them were empty-handed.

Philip was still on the horse safe and sound. His helmet fell off somewhere, and half of his head with green stubble was covered in blood.

He was also looking over here, and smiled when he saw Pyrrhus.

**

The rain and snow had stopped at some point, and the situation on the battlefield had changed drastically.

The left and right wings of the Macedonians were showing signs of collapse. Hippias and others, who had dispersed the blocking force behind them, were about to arrive to launch the final blow.

Now that the war has started, the defeat of the Macedonians is only a matter of time.

At this time, more than 300 cavalrymen who rushed to the opposite side dismounted collectively.

Only Philip was still on his horse, holding the Scimitar of Corpis and raising it to Pyrrhus.

"..."

Pyrrhus sighed, threw away the stick, drew his scimitar, and asked the riders around him to dismount.Aminsta tried to persuade him, but Pyrrhus just waved his hand.

Damn it’s a bit of a disadvantage!This guy's shield is bigger than mine, and he's taller than me!

Despite this thought, Pyrrhus still spurred his horse and charged again.

The horse galloped all the way, passing through the scattered weapons and corpses of men and horses on the ground, and the distance between the two people quickly shortened.

Left to left!

At the moment when the horses' heads crossed each other, Pyrrhus thrust out his curved sword!And Philip slashed down high!At the same time, they all raised their shields to block!

The two clashes sounded almost at the same place!

Even if he passed by the wrong horse, there would be no injuries.

But the power of a full-out attack when the horse is hedging is no small matter.Pyrrhus only felt that the left hand with the shield was numb, and blood was already oozing from the tiger's mouth of his right hand.

On Philip's side, the handle of his shield was broken and he could only fight with bare hands!

Turn the horse around and do it again!

This time it was right to right, both of them held knives with both hands and swung at each other with all their strength!

Weapons clash!The war horses stand up!