Vol 6 Chapter 61: The first battle between Dionya and Samona (1)

Pu'am, who was watching the enemy in the city, was anxious, but he did not dare to send troops out of the city to stop the attack, because the city of Potentia was already surrounded, and the strength of the Samonais far exceeded the information he had received in advance.
Some tribes in the southern part of the Potentia territory thought that the Samonais were far away from them, and they were not careless. They were not annihilated or captured by the tides of the Samonets. They were frightened and desperate to the south. Retreat within the territory of Grummentum.
The panic atmosphere brought by these fleeing Potentia tribes was naturally transmitted to the tribes in the north of the Grummantum territory, and they had already received information from the reconnaissance soldiers when they began to clamor for the south. Alexis felt the situation was urgent and decided to stop waiting for the order of the Senate. He immediately led more than 8,000 soldiers who had returned to the military camp to head north.
In the legion reforms in recent years, Daves not only equipped the regimen with a reconnaissance team for each legion, but also considered: fighting in Italy, mountains and mountains, light infantry after the long-range strike, the arm has been numb, but also assisted heavy infantry attack The enemy's flank, chasing back and chasing, its physical energy consumption is no less than heavy infantry, but the combat efficiency is reduced. Therefore, after deliberation and discussion with the officers, he added a light armored brigade to the legions. They wore leather helmets, leather breastplates, carrying triangular leather shields, leather armor and leather sandals. The combat weapons were 1.2 meters long. The double-edged thick iron sword, the young and middle-aged citizens who are good at running, can climb the mountain, and the reserve citizens are selected into the brigade to assist the heavy infantry in the main battle.
At the same time, Davers also reformed the original light infantry brigade. Because the excellent source of the stoning squad in Deonia is mainly from Rhode Island (the other Balearic Islands, which are rich in stone squadrons, are under the control of the Carthaginians), the scarcity of the soldiers has made it difficult for the later established corps to recruit again. To the stone throwing hand, in addition to the first and second legions and the cast stone soldiers, the other army light infantry brigade is half archer, half of the javelin. In addition, the number of excellent Thrace Light Shields can no longer meet the speed of the expansion of the Dionysian Army. Therefore, from the Fourth Army, there is no light Shield in the Light Infantry Brigade. Its function is mainly by javelin. The battalion and the light armor are responsible, which makes the formation of the legion more simplified and more unified.
Coupled with the engineering camps, equipment camps, cavalry squads, medical camps and other auxiliary agencies in the Legion, the number of a Dionyrian army is now close to 8,700. It can be said that it is a full-fledged army.
While Alexis was on the north, he also sent people to inform Bagul to defend the northern territories of Grummentum.
The Lucania region is mainly mountainous, and Potentia is the highest elevation in the region, with an average elevation of over 500 meters. Fortunately, the majority of the soldiers of the Third Army are Lukanians. They have lived here since childhood and have already adapted to the environment here.
The Third Army straddles the lowlands and valleys between the mountains and the mountains in three columns. It travels between the mountains and the mountains like a long dragon, stretching from the head of the team to the end of the team for five or six miles...
At this moment on a hill, the son of Illyni, the son of Veronica, is closely watching the movement under the mountain.
"The leader, look!" the soldier next to him suddenly shouted.
"Stupid, whisper!" Gailny kicked him and shouted: "Don't scare the enemy away!"
I saw a little golden light flashing in the distance from the mountain road covered by trees. After a while, this golden light became a flag of high lift. The brass statue of Hatdy with a double-stranded fork at the top of the flag was extremely glaring in the sunlight. The standard hand was a tall armor. Man, he is still wearing a complete animal fur, so it is extraordinarily burly (in fact, the fur of a large hound, the hound has the loyalty and bravery, the loyal dog of Hades is the three-headed dog, Pallas, and then wear The modern thinking of Firth does not allow the men to hunt animals because of the need for decoration.
"Oh, good-looking is good-looking." There was a whisper of the Samonai warrior's disdain: "I just don't know if I can fight."
Gherny did not speak. He concentrated on the Dionyrian army who was approaching him slowly. He knew very well that this time the father contacted the two tribes of Pentini and Kautini and attacked together. Potentia is not only because of the strong financial support and shackles of Syracuse, but also because of the oppression of the sudden rise of the powerful neighbors of the South.
At this moment, he has to open his eyes and see clearly. What is the strange enemy in the face of the future?
Behind the holder is the flag-bearer, and the high-profile black flag is embroidered with the golden "Daonia Third Army" letter, flying in the air in the air. Originally it was the red flag, which was the influence of Dafoss in previous life, but when he became more and more integrated into this era, Hades’s faith had penetrated into the hearts of the Dionia people, considering Hades. It is the Lord of Darkness, advocating black, so he changed the color of the flag.
Behind the legion of the Legion, followed by the flag of the first brigade, holding a statue of death that is smaller than the statue of the King of Pluto. Then there is the legion drum trumpeter...
Gilney licked his slightly tired eyes: the army of Dionia looked pretentious, but these fancy things were too much.
He was groaning in his heart, and the next Daonian army soldier made him wide-eyed: the black bronze helmet was not wrapped around the Corinthian helmet worn by the Greek soldiers he saw in Campania. The head, leaving only two eyelets, is like an inverted bowl, the whole face is exposed, and the cheeks cover the side of the face. The style is similar to that of the Samonei warrior, but the crown is not decorated. Feather or multicolored pony tail. Black linen breastplate, black armor, right hand holding a stab gun, left hand carrying a shield...
This shield...Gerney found out that the shields worn by the Dionian soldiers were similar to the shields of their Samonet soldiers. They were half-height, rectangular, centrally convex, concave on both sides, shield The surface is curved. The only difference is that the shields of the Dionian soldiers are painted black instead of red...
Is Dionia a Greek city-state? Why didn't they use the Greek traditional round bronze shield and Collins helmet, and so similar to our Samoans? !
Surprisingly, Gailney certainly didn’t know that in the past few years, Dionia’s Archon Daves had finally completed the update of the Legion’s weapons and equipment, abandoned the clunky Collins helmet and the round shield, and changed into a new helmet and a long arc. Shape shield, and such a large shield can of course not be wrapped in copper, just wood, a layer of cowhide bread, so that the soldiers' weight is reduced by at least ten pounds, the ability to move has been enhanced, but also brought some New tactical changes.
In addition to the occasional wearing of red, white, purple and other crowns on the helmet, the Dionysian army should be the team officer and the generals. The other is almost black, making the whole team feel like hell. The black snake that was drilled out was filled with death and coldness.
Gailney unconsciously took two breaths and put a pair of colorful ponytailed helmets on the top of the crown. He pulled down his cheeks and whispered: "Notify the Abrini on the opposite side of the mountain." When the enemy's former army passed, we will launch an attack and give a powerful look to these enemies who are enchanted."
"Yes, the leader!" The rider swayed the red flag with the wolf's head on the top of the mountain. The Dionysian soldiers under the mountain could not be seen, and the Samonets on the top of the mountain also swayed the flag in response.
The Samonah warriors held their breath, holding javelins and stones, crouching on the mountains and waiting for the Dionyns to pass under the mountains.
But at this moment, the Diaonians stopped moving forward, and a horse-riding general rushed to the front of the team, seeming to be talking to the soldiers.
After a while, the team began to move forward, but after just a few steps, it stopped again, and the general said something to the soldiers.
Three times in a row, stop and go. The Dionyns are almost going into the ambush, but they are grinding in this small distance and delaying too much time.
Gellney felt that his patience was about to be used up. He rubbed his body with his hands and sweared at the Dionians, and he was slow.
Just then, there was a sudden commotion on the top of the mountain.
"The enemy is coming! The enemy is coming!..." The soldiers shouted loudly.
"What's the matter?!" Gailny also refused to ambush at this moment, and hurriedly asked ~EbookFREE.me~ leader, Diony... The Dionyrians forced from the back hill, wanting Surround us! The guards who ran to see the situation rushed to report.
In fact, he does not need to say more, Galney has overlooked the black shadows flashing between the back of the mountain and between the trees.
be cheated! The embarrassing Dionyns have long known that we are ambushing here, deliberately attracting my attention in front, but thinking about annihilating us! Gellney flashed such a thought in his heart, but he did not panic, immediately ordered: "Blow the horn! Since the Diaonians dare to go up the mountain, let them taste the power of our Samonets!"
The long, long horn sounded to the foot of the mountain, and Alexis, the head of the Third Army, who was riding on the front of the team, immediately looked up.
"It seems that the Samonais have discovered the troops we have returned." The first brigade commander Lizaru said in a more fluent Greek that he has spent a lot of time training his Greek since he was humiliated in the isthmus. There has been a noticeable improvement.
"Crigoru, are you sure that there are only 1,000 Samonets on the mountains on both sides?" The deputy of the Legion once again confirmed to the reconnaissance captain Krigoru.