Vol 5 Chapter 120: Pre-war investigation of the Punat River battle

Daves did not intend to fight with the Bruce Alliance at this moment, so he chose to camp here. At the same time, he believes that the Brudy Union experienced the failure of the previous day's siege. It will be more cautious, abandoning the geographical advantage, and the possibility of marching for dozens of miles to challenge is not great, but I did not expect the enemy to come. Since it is here, fight it!
Both sides have equal strength, although half of the soldiers in the Dionysian army may be fatigued by the construction of the camp, but this is not a reason to avoid the war. The enemy came out of the nest, and Davers was asking for it. He suddenly stood up and asked, "How is the camp built?"
"The trench has been dug up and the earth is being built." Tormed replied, and asked again: "Need to let the soldiers back to the trench?"
Daves waved his hand and said that he refused. The Dionysian Army has always been dominated by offenses. Although the trenches can increase the enemy's offensive difficulty, they also limit their offensive ability and make the morale of the soldiers not fully utilized. He will not do this in special circumstances. .
"Blow the set of military numbers, and then call Caps, the two captains of Dracos, and the captain of the cavalry, Leddes... Yes, and also called Epiphanis and Chipeter. Daves gave orders.
"Yes." Tolmid quickly rushed to the order.
"Would we like to fight with the Brutus people here?" Trephias was a little nervous.
"Yes, it seems that the days of the end of the war with Bruce are ahead of schedule!" Daves smiled confidently, and Trephias was infected by his smile, relaxed, and performed a Greek military salute: " Then please allow me to call my soldiers first."
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Pi'an led the army to the Punat River, turning over a high slope, down to a broad, flat grass. On the grass, countless Greeks are gathering and arraying. From a height, it looks like a pile of ants piled up in a mess, and it is a bit of a contempt for him.
"Stop moving forward, prepare for the array!" He immediately gave the order.
Although the formation of the Greeks has not yet taken shape, he stood on a high and overlooked it. There is also a general impression: the right side of the Dionys is the intersection of the Punat River and the Krati River, all the way to the left. It is a flat grass without any terrain obstacles, and the rear is a pit that has been dug by them.
After watching it for a while, he had a decision in his heart: because of the difficulty in the side of the river, the small room for attack and maneuvering, he placed 5,000 tribal fighters from the tribes on the left wing; the middle road was Ambaria. And more than 5,000 warriors in Vige City; the right wing is the 12,000 soldiers of Cosenza.
Obviously, he wants to use his most powerful and most powerful Cosenza warrior to lay the victory on the right wing.
Pi's original thought was: 趁 the enemy organized chaos, and quickly listed the offensive!
But the troops of more than 20,000 people are from different tribes. To complete the formation in a short time, what is needed is a complete command system, long-term military training and very disciplined soldiers. The Brutiers did not meet the requirements, so the entire army began a slow formation in the chaotic state of the horn, the drums, the shouting, the screaming, and the noisy.
Pi's original leisurely side observes the enemy's movements while waiting for his own array to complete. But after a while, his face was a little bad.
Because the Dionys who had just messed up quickly formed a "small square", then the countless small squares moved to a fixed position like a building block that quickly but did not interfere with each other. Soon, the formation of Dionia began to take shape.
It was a formation that Pi'sen had never seen before. The "small squares" were not tight, but there were quite a few gaps. Looking from the top down, it is like a piece of green and white wool blanket (because the linen breastplate is white). Although Pi'anun didn't know how powerful the blame was, the speed of the Dionyrian array made him feel uneasy.
He shouted to Petalou, who was next to him, "Go reminder to Bakham and let them move faster!"
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The confusion of the Dionysian array that Pi's first saw was the moment when the First Legionnaires hurriedly climbed out of the camp in the heat, wearing armor and returning to the team. And now the formation is initially unfolding, and Davis’s nervousness is also settled.
"Commander adults, our right wing is still in formation, has not yet started!" Tormed anxiously came to report.
"Don't worry, there are allies on the right wing, and the reserve team of the army. The source of the soldiers is the most mixed." Davers rides on the horse and looks to the left: at the end of autumn, it has not rained for ten days, the land is dry, on The movement of the 10,000 soldiers has long stirred up the dust, and there is still a little bit of the right wing.
Daves said quite leisurely: "Trifias did not hurry to go to the array, but to reorganize the troops first, but let me feel at ease."
His fingers are pointing forward: "You see that the Bruti people have not moved on the grass slope. It is estimated that they are also in the array. It just gave us time to let the soldiers of the First Legion rest and recover a little energy."
Tormide is fixed on his eyes: the front of the 500 meters is also filled with dust and fog...
"To inform Ledes." Daphus once again ordered: "Let him send seven or eight cavalry units to harass the enemy's left, middle and right three roads, delay their speed, and observe their response, Come back to report to me."
"Yes."
"Wait a minute. You tell Ledes, I am talking about harassment, not hard fight. If the enemy cavalry is chasing, immediately return, don't let the cavalry damage!" Daves repeated.
"Understand, adults."
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"Kids, keep up!"
"Uncle, we don't run faster than you."
"Bad boy, your skin is itchy, go back and have your looks good."
"Captain, you should have done this long ago!"
The cavalry detachment led by Solikos had crossed the entire battlefield in a burst of laughter and reached the Punat River.
"Stop!" Soricos tapped the spear and the entire squad stopped moving forward.
"All down!"
"Why, captain?! We haven't reached the enemy's front!" The cavalry screamed.
"Subject to the order!" Sorikos shouted.
Although the cavalry were reluctant, they were forced to do so because of the military regulations. They shouted in dissatisfaction: "The captain, other detachments have already thrown javelins at the enemy. Do you want us to be deserters?!"
"Shut up! Our team is ordered to harass the enemy's leftmost wing. The distance is the longest. The horse is also tired. Let them rest for a while, so that they can complete the task better! I will bring you out, I will take you smoothly. go back!"
"Well, captain, we listen to you. But how long will it take?!"
"Wait for me to order."
The cavalry had to pat the swaying horses while observing the gray battlefield ahead, watching their teammates rushing into the dust and sometimes pulling out... screams and screams In the ear, let them feel itchy.
Time flies so slowly, just when they are somewhat intolerant, "Getting started!" Sorikos's shouts are like the long drought and the rain, let them feel great.
The 50 horses opened their four hooves and began to trotting, gradually forming a wedge shape during the advancement.
At the forefront, Sorikos waved his spear forward two times: "Accelerate!"
In front of the 30-meter-high grass slope, although not steep, it is also necessary to prevent the cavalry from slowing down when it goes uphill, and is attacked by the enemy.
The horses flew in four hooves, and the cavalry hugged their horses and leaned forward to speed up the battle.
Soricos first jumped on the grassy slope. Tens of meters away, the dense Brutus people extended from the shore of the Punat River. I don’t know how far it is, one column, two columns, three columns... It is also difficult to tell how thick their squares are.
Solikos felt himself standing in front of the enemy, like an ant standing in front of an elephant. The invisible pressure was on his chest, making him feel a little breathless. He took a deep breath and pulled out a short javelin. The legs were caught in the horse's belly and the horse was accelerated again.
The cavalry followed.
50 meters, 40 meters, 30 meters... The raised horse's hooves fell on the cracked soil, as if the drumsticks hit the drumhead, and the sound of "Hey! Hey!" and the rapid advance of the cavalry unit , even caused a lot of momentum, causing a burst of turmoil in the array of Brudy.
Just as the Brudy soldiers shouted and exclaimed each other, Sorikos cast a javelin in his hand~EbookFREE.me~ Then dozens of javelins followed the enemy, and the screams sounded one after another.
The Brutiers are more chaotic, some are panicking and some are angry.
Solikos's spear waved to the left, and the cavalry detachment quickly turned left at a distance of more than 20 meters from the enemy line, running along the front of the Brudy array. Wherever he went, it was like a rock breaking into the calm water. The cockroaches that came up were not able to calm down for a while, and the panic and chaos of the enemy were all reflected in the eyes of Soricos. His conscious task has been achieved. Decisively ordered: "Turn left!"
The cavalry had just turned around and returned, and the Bruty cavalry arrived and chased.
The Dionysian light infantry arrived in time to meet and threw hundreds of Brute cavalry with javelins.
Daves skillfully used the cavalry's "fire reconnaissance" to make the response of the various departments of the opposite Brudy array, through the report of Ledes, let him have a general understanding of Brudy's array. Judging from the performance of cavalry harassment, Brudy's left wing is the worst, and the strongest is the right wing, which makes the Dayonian cavalry pay the price of more than a dozen riding injuries. Obviously, the thoughts of the Bruti people are the same as those of Davers. They arrange the weakest troops on the side of the river and put the strongest troops on the outside. After all, this is in line with the principle of art.