Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

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The soldiers tightened their spears, rekindling their desire to fight.

Lord Margo, the Dionysians accelerated their advance, and they seem to be preparing to attack us first! Kisgor rushed over and reminded.

It's just right, let the soldiers speed up! After Marco finished speaking, he got off his horse and slapped the horse's hips hard.

The warhorse neighed and ran away.

Then Margo said to the guards behind him, Bring me a shield and a spear.

Kisgo hurriedly stepped forward to stop: Sir, you should be commanding from the back, not-

Marco interrupted him loudly: Don't say it, I'm going to fight with the soldiers today!

At this moment, the people around were also deeply touched. Pomirka, the adjutant, and the young Carthaginian nobles who had been ridiculed by Marco as playboys also dismounted, took up their shields and spears, and stood in Marco's body. beside.

Marco looked at them, smiled, and said proudly, Let's fight for Carthage together today!

There were more than 6,000 Phoenician allied soldiers who were hurriedly taken out of the camp by Kisgow. In addition, Margo learned that the Dionysian army had appeared outside the camp, and he urgently asked Sticamo to transfer 4,000 Carthaginians. The citizen soldiers were hit by the collapsed soldiers. At this time, there were more than 3,000 people following Margo... The Carthaginian side was able to fight close to 10,000 soldiers, which seemed to be quite different from the number of Dionysian troops on the opposite side. , and the huge cavalry that Davos had been afraid of before now has only a few more than 100 cavalry. Due to the single type of troops, the speed of the formation is very fast.

Moreover, since Marco, Pomirka, Kisgo and other generals were all armed with shields and spears and walked at the forefront of the formation, the soldiers naturally followed them with great strides. It was impossible to shake their fighting spirit for the time being.

On Dionia's side, the Roman Reserve Brigade was located in the middle, with reinforcements from Potentia and Samone in the rear, and cavalry on both flanks. Davos led more than 200 palace guards in the rear of the center of the army formation. . The temporary formation of nearly 10,000 soldiers was evenly divided into two parts, located in the rear of the two-wing cavalry, but separated by 200 meters.

After the attacking bugle sounded, all the soldiers accelerated, especially the cavalry on the two wings. They soon approached the Carthaginian army, and hundreds of short javelins flew into the Carthaginian formation, screaming.

There were only a small number of light infantry in this Carthaginian army, and they could not attack the Dionian cavalry at a distance. The heavy infantry could only move forward quickly.

You want to close the distance with the enemy and engage in close combat.

But the well-trained Dionian cavalry quickly turned their horses and ran back in order to regain the distance and throw their javelins.

The heavy infantry on the run could not protect themselves very well, and many were hit by the javelin, which forced them to slow down their progress and hide behind the round shield.

In this way, only the middle lane of the unattended Carthaginian army continued to stride forward without slowing down.

Javelin ready! shouted the officers.

The soldiers of the Roman Reserve Brigade threw javelins for the first time in actual combat, but they were not unfamiliar at all.

When the rain of javelins hit the sky, Marco only had time to shout, Be careful of defense! and hid himself behind the round shield in a hurry.

Then he heard shrill screams beside him, and his adjutant collapsed on the grass.

Marco's heart was burning with anger, he raised his spear, turned his head and shouted: Follow me, rush forward!

He raised his round shield diagonally and charged forward.

The soldiers also roared and followed closely behind.

Seeing that time was not enough to throw the second round of javelin, the soldiers of the Roman Reserve Brigade immediately launched a charge.

Soon, the two collided. One side fights for survival, the other side fights for honor, both sides do their best from the beginning, and the battle is fierce.

A few minutes later, the Dionysian cavalry finished throwing their javelins and galloped to the outside. The Carthaginian army on both flanks left behind hundreds of wounded and wailing soldiers and resumed their advance speed, and soon matched with the approaching Dai. Onia's army started fighting.

These temporary Dionian soldiers were mostly composed of reserve citizens or freedmen who aspired to become Dionian citizens. Although they lacked military training and the fighting skills of heavy infantry, their desire to win was not Weaker than Roman soldiers, because as long as they are rewarded for meritorious service, they are a big step away from becoming real citizens of the kingdom of Dionia, so their battles are very heroic, coupled with their large numbers, and the two flanks of Carthaginian army soldiers They had just been hit by the cavalry javelin. The casualties were not small, and the morale had dropped. Therefore, at the beginning of the battle, the Dionysian recruits actually had the upper hand.

At this time, the Dionysian cavalry also quickly adjusted their formation, assisting the recruits to launch a direct attack on the flanks.

They lined up in a long, single-line formation, straightened their spears, accelerated their horses, and swept past the rear of Carthage's two wings. When the enemy blocked the spears with their round shields, the cavalry would quickly release their grips. Spear, while the other hand is wrapped around the horse's neck to prevent the recoil from causing the horse to fall.

Even if the Carthaginian soldiers blocked the dash of the Dionian cavalry's spear with a round shield, the powerful force made him stagger, his arms were sore, and he couldn't even grasp the round shield, and the second spear that followed It was easier to stab him in the body...

The Dernia cavalry attacked continuously, like peeling an apple with a dagger. It didn't look violent, but the actual lethality was not small.

With the passage of time, the formation of the two flanks of Carthage, which had been in a hard battle, crumbled, the morale of the soldiers dropped sharply, and they began to flee.

The mid lane is still balanced.

Until now, Margo felt exhausted. He panted and looked at the enemy on the opposite side. The faces that were different from the Greeks were familiar to him, but also made him puzzled and angry: Romans? Turned out to be Romans! Carthage was involved in this war precisely to help Rome, but these former allies stopped here at this time to take away his only hope of victory. Did they forget that Dionysus destroyed Rome ! How could they be Dionia's lackeys!

Marco roared angrily, gathered his strength again, and slammed forward desperately with the round shield, and then stabbed the spear out, hitting the enemy's chest, who knew that it would break with a click, and Marco, who was caught off guard, immediately fell forward. .

Master Margo! The soldiers on both sides desperately rescued him from the enemy's spear.

Marco struggled to stand up, his arms were sore due to the loss of strength, and his vision was blurred.

He raised his head with difficulty: the Dionysian flag raised high behind the enemy was so dazzling and so close to himself! Why? Why are we so desperate? ! But it is impossible to break through the array of Romans and kill in front of King Dionia! If only my Iberian army were here, it would! Must be able to catch that goddamn King Dionia! ...

At this time, a commotion suddenly appeared in the rear of Margo, and it was rapidly expanding. The panicked shouts of the soldiers entered his ears: Oh my God, it's the Numibian cavalry!

In a trance, he turned his head subconsciously, only to see a rain of arrows flying from the sky, and then there was a sharp pain in his cheek...

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Outside the Carthaginian camp, there were rout soldiers everywhere, the Dionian legionnaires were in hot pursuit, and thousands of cavalry swept back and forth. The threat of the scattered Dionian army caused many Carthaginian soldiers to raise their hands and surrender because they had no hope of escaping.

This time, Davos did not let the army chase after the victory. When the time entered dusk, he quickly issued an order: withdraw the troops and return to the city.

In the battle at Serinus on this day, the Dionysian army united with the Numibian cavalry, and deliberately retreated in the city first, attracting the main force of the Carthaginian army to continue to attack, and then cooperated with the inside and outside to launch a violent counterattack, only paying 2000 casualties At the cost of many people, the Carthaginian army was completely defeated.

On the Carthage side, more than 30,000 soldiers from Numibia and the Numibian army rebelled successively. The rest of the troops experienced sieges and two battles, with a total of more than 6,000 casualties, and were captured during the escape process. Nearly 8,000 people were left, and the remaining A, B and C either fled west to Mazara City or north to Segsta, and a small number of soldiers fled in the wrong direction in a panic, suffering from hunger and cold in the mountains to the east. After spending one night, he took the initiative to return to Serinus City on the second day and asked the Dionysian army to take him in.

At dusk, Davos led the palace guards into the city of Serinus, and he made a rare decision to hold a banquet.

Due to the long siege battle, the two sides repeatedly competed in the city, resulting in ruins. The banquet was held at the temporary residence of the Sicilian fleet commander in the port area.

After intense preparations, food and drinks were all set on the table in the evening, and the commanders of each legion and two staff officers came one after another. As a result, they were surprised to find that the specific location of the banquet was not in the hall, but in the restaurant after entering the door. In the courtyard, there are dozens of dining tables in this relatively spacious space, and their king is sitting at the most central dining table, which makes it impossible for them to take their seats according to the previous practice. Under the guidance, I sat around Davos.

Davos did not order the seat to be opened immediately, but first asked about the course of the battle today and the casualties of the army.

Except for the first legion and the second legion, when the first legion defended the fierce attack of the Carthaginian army on the inner city wall, the casualties were a little large. It even took down the cargo camp of the Carthaginian camp completely. The mountains of food and the huge amount of ordnance made the cargo officials who went to count them laughed heartily, not to mention that they also captured more than 2,000 people. A warhorse... Therefore, each army commander looked relaxed and talked and laughed Yan Yan.