Vol 5 Chapter 67: Maple Union

A sneaky Mesapi cavalry quickly swept toward the front and exposed the infantry array behind him.
Then, Mesapi’s military squad stopped moving forward and entered the confrontation with Aqita’s army again 100 meters away.
Acheta can no longer wait, having twice the strength of the enemy, coupled with the sense of uneasiness in his heart, prompts him to immediately order: the sound of the attack!
In Tarantum, there are many people who are embarrassed or despise the Union of Dionya, and Achta does not. Not only did he have a good relationship with the Dionian consul, Davers, but he also carefully studied the military tactics of Dionia and absorbed part of it and applied it to his own troops. Increasing the number of light infantry, grouping them separately, and giving full play to its long-range attacks is a major change in his army.
When the light infantry first attacked the enemy, Achita’s array of arrays far exceeded the rear of the right wing of the enemy squadron, commanding the right-wing heavy infantry to advance, ready to form a package for the enemy’s left wing.
The Mesapi people’s square is still motionless, acting in the Mesapi cavalry that surrounds the Tarantum array. They forced them from all directions to throw javelins at Tarantum soldiers in an attempt to disrupt and hinder the enemy.
Achta was unmoved, the offensive sounds had been played, and the heavy infantry soon entered the distance that they could charge.
"Hey!...... Hey!..." The long, horn sounded suddenly on the battlefield.
Achta was shocked: This voice came from behind? ! !
"There are enemies behind! There are enemies behind!!..." Some soldiers at the back of the right wing of the square began to scream with horror, and the side of the rear can already see the shadows in the distant morning mist, and hear the rumbling footsteps. .
Counted in! Mesapi people are set here! Achita’s heart was
squeaky
and the thought flashed quickly in his mind: Is it moving on or retreating? He must make a decision immediately.
Fortunately, he learned the practice of the Dionyrian army, the commander did not take the lead in the square, but outside the square. Previously, because of this incident, some people accused him in the Senate: practicing a decadent aristocratic style in the battle, not fighting alongside the citizens, is an act of greed and fear of death.
He did not change his practice because of criticism, so now he can make adjustments before the battle: "The whole army stops moving forward! Immediately retreat to the left rear with the overall formation!" Acheta immediately issued orders to the commanders and divisions. He hopes that by retreating, the bad situation of front and rear pinch will be turned into a positive confrontation between the two enemies.
The military number blew. The commanders rushed behind the square and shouted.
For the usual Greek city-state army, retreating to the left is a complicated tactical action, which is difficult to do during training, let alone on the battlefield, but Achta believes that the one he led has been fighting for half a year. Like the Dionysian army, the army that is strictly trained by him can do it.
In the many battles with the Mesapi, he learned the bravery and tenacity of this race. He did not have the confidence to defeat the enemy in the west, which was twice as weak as his strength, in a very short period of time, and did not want to fall into the trap. The only way to get rid of the dangers of front and rear pinch is to get out of the current battlefield and re-arrange the attack. Since the main force of the Mesapi people is attacking Manduria, he believes that the number of enemies in this place is even more than his army, and he is not much. He is confident to defeat them in a positive battle!
The square stopped moving forward and began to slowly retreat, but the Tarantum army did not advance, but the Mesapi infantry began to charge. At the same time, the Mesapi cavalry also began to strengthen the attack, they screamed, and even drove the horse to the square, in an attempt to disturb the retreat of the Tarantum.
The desperate play of the Mesapi cavalry made Achta feel terrified. He felt the determination of the Mesapi to annihilate his army, and it was difficult to maintain the calm before.
Is it to continue to withdraw or to strengthen defense? Achta is once again in a difficult choice.
But the time was tight, the Mesapi cavalry had already rushed to the front, the light infantry hurriedly retreated to the sides, obstructed by the Mesapi cavalry, and the Tarantum heavy infantry who could not fully withdraw was forced to turn to face the battle. Passive.
Achta has no time to regret it. In the face of such a dilemma, on the one hand, he let the light infantry use the arrows to disperse the Mesapi cavalry, and inform the team officers to shorten the length of the heavy infantry square and thicken the column; The soldiers at the rear of the battle quickly turned back and faced the coming enemy, marching a dozen meters forward, so that the entire array changed from the original "word-snake formation" to the "two-word formation", two parallel arrays of each other. Protect the rear of the other party.
Achta believes that even if his troops are temporarily passive, they can defeat the Mesapi people with strong defense!
The Mesapi cavalry in the rear has been withdrawn to the sides, and the footsteps of the rumble and the shouts of the shouting sound clearly came from the morning fog...
When the black-pressed enemies approached, the Tarantum soldiers were shocked: not only did the number of enemies be amazing, but they were not the costumes of the Mesapi soldiers. They were armed with wooden shields and spears, wearing simple helmets and breastplates.
"Achta, is a Pucciti! It is a Pucciti!!" Received a report on the detective, Achta was equally shocked: Mesapi and Puchetti joined forces! For decades, Mesapi and Puchetti, who have always had hatred and frequent war conflicts, have united! !
Watching more and more Pucciti fighters rushing over, Achta is shuddering all over the body, not only for the safety of this unit, but also for the situation of Tarantum...
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"Congratulations, King Pucciti! The Tarantums have been surrounded by us!" Igratia's consul Timothrace shouted.
"Yes, the Achta that made you lose a lot of defeat is surrounded by my heroic soldiers, and quickly destroy them! Then go to attack Brindisi!" Petchi king Tremo The face is happy, not forgetting to ridicule the Mesapi.
However, after half an hour, the Tarantum flag in the encirclement was still standing, and the Meppe coalition did not make substantial progress except for the smaller compression of the encirclement. Instead, the concentration of the Tarantum soldiers was concentrated. More resistance.
King Pucciti’s pro-insurance brought more than 10,000 soldiers, plus the soldiers of Igradia, who were more than double the number of Achta troops.
In the case of having surrounded the other side, the battle was so difficult.
King Pucciti, the Igortia consul, and the Pucciti generals all stared at the dusty battlefield and looked dignified.
"Fighting! The Tarantum fight! The descendants of the hero Taras don't stop waving your spears! Remember, every time you kill an enemy, your parents, wife, children will get a safe!..." In the center of the encirclement, Achta rushed back and forth, avoiding the arrows and javelins that were constantly flying, and shouting loudly to boost morale.
His voice was already hoarse, and his horse had been spurting hot air, but he was unaware. He knows that this time he is afraid of a lot of fierceness, but even if he is killed, he will also let the enemy be hit hard and reduce the threat for his mother country.
The formation of Tarantum has changed from "two" to round. Under his encouragement, the central light infantry did not stop shooting the arrows in their hands, ignoring the fingers being cut by the bowstrings and the muscles of the arms were pulled. The heavy infantry officers clung to each other and worked together to resist the powerful collision of the enemy. At the same time, they raised the spears in their hands and poked and retracted from the tightly arranged shield wall. Once the spear broke, they immediately took out the sword. Continue to stimulate the slash... They know that the road to life has been broken, only the death of the war, so the comrades around them continue to fall, and did not shake their fighting spirit.
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An hour later, King Petchi had already looked at the blue, because Tarantum’s flag was still standing, and his generals demanded a moratorium on the attack because the soldiers were exhausted and the casualties were not small.
"Waste, a group of waste! Are you still the descendants of the heroic King Arcadia Lukaon! Look at the Greeks surrounded by you, they don't have us tall, and we don't have a lot of people, if you are afraid I can only replace you and let the real warriors command my soldiers!..." Tremone yelled and waved his arm, almost sweeping the spear in his hand to the face of the former general of the horse.
"Respected King Puccity, Achta is indeed the famous star of Tarantum~EbookFREE.me~ The army of his commanding army is indeed powerful! We have to recapture Brindisi and should not be wasted here. Too many troops!
Timogras suppressed the feeling of gloating and persuaded him.
"Do you mean to stop fighting?" Tremeni squinted at him and scorned.
"The reason why the Tarantum people fight to death is because they have no way to escape. If our encirclement can open a path..." Timograss showed a faint smile on his face.
"You mean --" Tremeni was not a mediocre king. When he was young, he led the army to fight for the power of Pucciti. At this time, he was too obsessed with victory, reminded by Timograss. He immediately awakened and turned his eyes to the Mesapi and Puceti cavalry who were waiting on both sides of the battlefield. They joined together and had nearly a thousand rides, but they lost their place because the enemy was surrounded.
"I have the same idea!" Tremeni stood up and shouted to cover up the previous gaffe. He drives the horse forward, and the spear points to the Tarantum flag that stands in the middle of the chaotic battlefield: "Just don't let Acheta go!"
Because the Pucciti soldiers will be wide, Mesape is in desperate need of their help, so the Meip coalition has been negotiating to choose the Igradia infantry surrounded by the west to give way.