Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Sorry, my lords! Felixius bowed slightly towards the surroundings, unable to hide the joy on his face, and said excitedly, I am late because I have to receive a messenger from the Third Legion at the Military Affairs Department. He brought Good news—

Felixius looked around at the elders and said loudly: The Third Legion has defeated the rebels of Picocis and Grummentum outside Grummentum! Except for a few who escaped, most of them were captured. , while the Third Army has only dozens of casualties, and the commander of the Hieronymus Army is leading the army to advance towards the city of Picocis. It is reported that the troops in the city are empty, and it is only a matter of time to take Picocis!

The venue immediately boiled: Great! This is really a brilliant victory!

Picoses! We're finally going to have a seaside city on the west coast that truly belongs to us!

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The elders, who were in a cold sweat from the scene described by Polyxis just now, burst into cheers like never before.

Polyxis stared at these cheering elders in jaw-dropping, and he hadn't recovered from this sudden reversal...for a long time, he said unwillingly: ...I didn't expect that Hieronymus could also Create great victories like Lord Davos...

No. Felixius corrected him loudly and said, In fact, this victory was planned by Lord Davos and the Third Legion in advance, and also won the two allies of Laos and Elijah. The help. Otherwise, how could it be so easy to win!

Oh... Kunogolata, Cornerus and the others had the expressions they should have, and then they asked with interest the detailed process of the battle.

Pollux stopped talking.

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The battle of the Punat River has lasted for more than an hour, and the battle lines between the two sides have changed from a curved line at first to a curved meniscus.

On the right flank of the Dionian army, the troops led by Triphias remained almost in their original positions. On the opposite side, the Bruti left wing composed of more than a dozen Bruti tribal warriors could not effectively unite into a unified force, and continued to maintain pressure on the Dionysian right wing phalanx.

In the middle of Dionysus, Vig, Ambalia and some Cosenza fighters are on the offensive. The phalanx of the First Army began to retreat gradually after a period of stalemate, causing the entire middle road to sink in. The proud soldiers of the First Legion did their best, but the long-term construction of the camp had consumed too much physical strength. After putting on the heavy armor again, they were already exhausted.

On Dionia's left flank, the II Corps and the Cosenza warriors were still fighting fiercely. The Cosenza warriors washed away the shame of the last siege failure, relying on the superhuman endurance that they had cultivated in the plateau since childhood (according to the words of later generations, the plateau people have more red blood cells and high oxygen carrying capacity), and they are taller than the Greeks. Physique, maintaining a high-intensity attack for a long time. The Second Corps maintained the balance by virtue of its solid defense and the full cooperation of the major teams.

And on the far left is the only place where Dionia has an absolute advantage. The light shields led by Epithenes killed the Brutian cavalry at the beginning, and in the close-quarters fighting, the Brutian cavalry suffered a lot from the experienced Dionysian light shields. , if this was not a battle of life and death for Brutus, the cavalry leader would have led the remaining cavalry to escape, but in order to prevent the Dionysian light shields from being able to support other battlefields, he led his subordinates and Dionys The Asian Light Shield Soldiers distanced themselves and used the speed of the cavalry to roam around the periphery, attacking the Dionysian light infantry who had left the team. But the javelins and bows and arrows of the Dionians were not vegetarian, and the number of Brutian cavalry was still decreasing little by little.

The light infantry led by Tspit encountered some troubles. Although the Bruty light infantry could not be compared with Dioria in terms of quantity and the ability of the light infantry, the angry Bruti light infantry was eating After the enemy's suffering, he gave up the long-range attack and rushed up to fight with Tspit's troops with javelins and short blades.

Tspit can retreat backwards completely and open up the distance, which is the tactic of light infantry. But Tspit, who had been fighting with Davos for a long time, knew very well that the light infantry and free people he led were part of the great battle, and the sudden retreat would expose Epithenes' flank, which would make him fight against the enemy. The Light Shields suffered huge losses. Therefore, Tspit did not retreat, biting the bullet and fighting the Bruti light infantry. He already had few light shield soldiers in his hands, and the free people could shoot arrows and tender guns. If they were to fight close to the ferocious Brutians, they would soon be unable to support them.

Fortunately, Davos still had a lot of cards in his hands. Hearing the news of the plight of the far left wing, he quickly dispatched a mountain reconnaissance brigade. These lightly armed soldiers armed with leather shields and short swords rushed all the way to the far left flank and immediately joined the flank, quickly turning the situation around.

In the dust mist, a messenger cavalry rushed towards Davos behind the army formation.

Thormid hurried up to meet him.

Lord Commander, Kapus has sent someone to warn you. The soldiers of the First Legion can't stand it anymore. They are so tired that they can't even lift their copper shields! As soon as Thormed got the information, he said: Urgently report to Davos.

It seems that the First Army has reached the limit of its physical strength. Davos concluded.

Not only the First Corps, Drakes also sent someone to report before, saying that some of his Second Corps soldiers began to feel dizzy and weak, and even dared not order the front and rear teams to change, for fear of major chaos. Tolmi De reminded.

Our soldiers are so tired. No matter how good Bruti's strength is, I'm afraid it won't be much better. Davos stared ahead. The dust was flying everywhere in front of him, the silhouettes were full of people, and the sound of killing was loud, but he seemed to see the chance of victory: Go and inform the two Bissinian leaders of Broome and Krem, aren't they clamoring to fight to kill the enemy? , now is the chance! I want them to lead the Vicinian warriors to the left flank immediately, attack the enemy's flank, defeat the Cosenza with the most swift attack, and show us how powerful the Vicinian warriors are!

Yes! Thormed replied excitedly.

At the same time, the cavalry brigade of Ryders should have enough rest, and let them immediately go to assist Epithenes, Tspit and the others. After they quickly defeated the enemy's cavalry and light infantry, they turned north and crossed the battlefield to attack the enemy's cavalry and light infantry. In the back of the middle, attack the First Army back and forth, and defeat them in one fell swoop! Davos clenched his right fist and swung it down heavily.

Understood, Lord Commander! Tormid led the two messengers to get on their horses and gallop to the left. He wanted to give the order in person.

Davos turned his head to look at the two troops behind the phalanx, far to the left, who had not participated in the battle. The distance a few miles away was just a hazy shadow, and he couldn't see it clearly at all.

After a while, Thormid rushed back: They have already dispatched.

Blow the horn of attack! Davos ordered immediately.

Beep! Beep! Beep!... The high-pitched bugle overwhelmed the clamor of fighting and spread throughout the entire battle formation.

It's the offensive horn! Brothers hold on, our reserve team is dispatched! Zantiparis heard the sound of the horn, and his spirits were lifted. Before the war, Davos had told his battle plan to the two legion commanders, and the two legion commanders conveyed Davos' tactical intentions to their brigade captains, company captains, and division captains. Under these circumstances, the defense lines of the First and Second Corps were still able to hold on, because the team officers had a bottom line in their hearts, and now they are finally looking forward to the sound of the attack.

Drums! Drums! Zantiparis shouted the order in his already hoarse voice.

The drums sounded, and the flag pointed forward. Although the soldiers were physically exhausted, their spirits were refreshed.

All the captains of the First and Second Corps did almost the same thing as Zantiparis.

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When the bugle sounded into Pianlon's ears, he was in the right flank of Bruti, and he followed the soldiers to advance hard. Although every step was very difficult, the Cosenza soldiers were advancing.

The Dionians are dying! A thought flashed through Pian Lun's mind. Although he was a little tired, his desire for victory prompted him to work harder. At this moment, Dionia's bugle shocked his heart: Could the enemy have reinforcements coming?

A sense of urgency came to his mind. He was in the formation and couldn't understand the overall situation. He could only speed up to defeat the enemy in front of him: The descendants of Brutus should work harder! The enemy is dying!... He shouted, surrounded by The guards followed and shouted, thereby infecting the other warriors... The Cosenza warriors used their remaining strength to attack desperately. ,

However, the defense of the Second Army was also greatly strengthened, but the Brutians' advance in the middle and right flank was more difficult than before.

Under the leadership of Broome and Kleirou, more than 2,000 Vicinian soldiers who had been holding back their energy for more than an hour and had nowhere to vent their energy ran all the way, bypassing the outer sides of the military formations on both sides, roaring furiously, and pounced fiercely towards The Brutians are behind the right flank.

The thunderous shouts and rumbling footsteps made the Cosenza warriors look back in a hurry, and then they saw countless Brutite warriors dressed similarly to them with ferocious faces, wielding spears, and attacking them viciously.

It's Vicinians! We're surrounded!!... The Cosenza warrior turned around in a hurry to defend.

At this time, Ryders' cavalry brigade easily defeated the Bruti cavalry and light infantry who were struggling to support. Just as the cavalry brigade, the reconnaissance brigade, and the light infantry gave up their pursuit of the routed soldiers, they marched mighty northward. As they prepare to pass behind the enemy's right flank and attack the rear of the Bruti army's central line, the exhausted Cosenza fighters begin to disperse after being violently attacked from the rear by the Bissinians...