Vol 6 Chapter 178: Crotone Battle (4)

The lens of the Dion can be approached, and the Celtics in the forefront are directly facing the threat of a terrible spear wall. They were already very angry because of the collision of the Nubians. Now in order to escape, some of the violent warriors simply waved their swords and killed the killers of the Numidians who blocked them. This caused the anger and resistance of the Numidians, and even delayed the escape of the entire cavalry.
The leaders and team officers of the two families, such as Axirita and Gabba, shouted loudly and even blew the horn of the retreat, but they were on the battlefield where the dust, sand, and chaos were a few miles away. Effort can only be futile...
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When the Celtic cavalry even smashed the huge figure of the horse to Tapulus, they couldn’t help but tighten their eyes, closed their eyes, and subconsciously clamped the spears, ready to withstand the impact of great power. .
Only heard the tragic roar of the horse, a strong force was transmitted to the gun, making him almost impossible to grip. The soldiers in the first few columns also rushed at him and pushed him back.
"Stabilize, brothers! Steady!..." The soldiers behind him struggled to resist his body and gave him strength while also cheering for them loudly.
The 15-row long-range rifle and the light armor at the rear of the squadron gave a nearly 20-story thickness to Tapirus with enough strength to support them and stabilize them.
Tapirus blinked and saw the horse's heel hoisting on the ground, the front hooves raised, and eighty-nine spears were tied in his neck and chest, and it was placed in the air, but still not dead, no Stop crying. The enemy immediately has been pierced by two spears and left and right, lying on the ground, and already dead. Horse blood, human blood flow down the gun...
The soldiers laboriously pulled the spear out.
Tapirus was surprised to discover that although the enemy’s riding was in a raging situation, the soldiers did not have major casualties, and the formation remained relatively complete. Only a few soldiers’ rifles were broken. After this time the cavalry crashed, the enemy did not dare to continue to attack, but instead stopped the war horse in an emergency, and panicked to escape, their front is a messy scene...
The tight hearts of Tapirus and other soldiers were put down, and the cowardice of the enemy also contributed to their courage.
"Brothers, move on!" Tapirus shouted, and the soldiers responded with a snoring.
They stepped past the enemy's body, bypassing the dying horse and moving on.
The rear of the square array, Capps, was pleasantly surprised to see that the entire phalanx succeeded in blocking the advancement of the enemy’s huge number of cavalry, and the enemies who were in chaos also made him realize that they could not be lost, and they no longer came, so they decisively ordered: charge!"
Yes, the soldiers of the Spear Brigade will not only steadily move forward, but they can be charged like heavy infantry without wearing any armor. This is the tactic that is focused on training these days.
The continuous blow of the military number made the soldiers feel great.
"Attention! To charge!!..." Tapirus screamed.
The company soldiers are no longer so tight, but they are pulling apart some of their own spacing. The foot is still a small step, but the pace is gradually accelerating...
The speed of the square array has accelerated, and the enemy rides have been stabbed one by one, and the screams have come and gone.
At the same time, the entire phalanx has become discontinuous, and there have been a lot of gaps. The light armor soldiers have flown into the array along the gap, and cooperated with the spearmen, and they rushed together and stopped. enemy.
When the Dionyrian cavalry lured the enemy in the previous turn, a few cavalry accidentally hit the spear square because of the tension, and some of the cavalry at the end of the queue were killed by the Celtic cavalry that was caught up... After the casualties, they smoothly withdrew from both sides. At the same time as the spears blew the charge, the quickly reorganized Dionysian cavalry immediately returned from both sides and they bravely blocked the passages on both sides.
"Revenge for Sobers!!" Ledes screamed and ordered the offensive.
The infantry has an unyielding hero, Dracos, and the cavalry also has the hero of the death, Sobes. At this time, the Dionysian cavalry were humiliated by the murder of the Syracuse hiring cavalry before they were washed, and they killed the enemy with desperation.
On the battlefield where the horses can't run, the gap in riding can't be seen and can't be used. This makes the Dionysian cavalry on the two sides and the Celtics and the Numidians fight. The enemy could not escape from the battlefield smoothly from both sides, which led to the compression of the regional space of the central battlefield and the inability to evacuate from the rear for a time, thus creating conditions for the large number of enemy of the spearmen and light armor.
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"Your Majesty, the spear brigade blocked the impact of the enemy cavalry, and now is counterattack!" Hearing the excited report of Tolmide, Dover's uneasy heart settled down, but his look was still dignified: "Now see the first The Second Legion and Milon are theirs!"
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Fyidas, who is in the military array, does not know the battle of his own cavalry. He is now focusing on leading the right wing of Syracuse, while he is walking and watching the array line of the entire right wing, as he expected. The entire array is gradually tilted to the left.
The infantry tactics that the Spartans are best at are "left-handed tactics." During the battle, the Spartans used the heavy infantry to hold the shield on the left, the body tilted to the right, and the array was gradually turned to the left. The right-most soldiers were designed to accelerate forward. After reaching the enemy, the right wing turned naturally. So, directly attacking the side of the enemy's left wing, causing the lack of trained enemies to be defeated first when the flank is violently attacked. Most of the time, the other two roads have not been in front of each other, and the battle is over.
At such an important conference time, the same nervous Pibidas chose his most familiar tactics. Although the Syracuse army could not achieve a neat and consistent left-handed blow in the battle, as the Spartan warriors who had undergone rigorous training together since childhood, the Syracuse army also had the advantage that the Spartan army did not have. There are a large number of infantry and cavalry, and they have more soldiers than the Diaonians, and they have more cavalry than the Dionyrians. After a brief understanding of the situation of Dionya, Phibidas was delighted to discover that he could gather heavy troops on the right wing and take the lead in defeating the enemy's left wing, laying the foundation for the victory of the entire battle!
As the beginning of the journey, the left end of the right wing is connected to the middle road (the cavalry connected to the right end has already rushed to the front). According to the previous habit, the instinct of speeding is slower than the soldiers without friendly forces on the right side. The characteristics of the right-handed approach when the heavy infantry marched, the entire array of Syracuse right-wings for more than two miles after the advancement, the entire array has a significant tilt.
In this regard, Fibidas rejoices in his heart and is happy to see it. He figured out that when touching the left wing of Dionia, the tilted array should be able to cut to the enemy's flank. At that time, the cavalry should have solved the Daonian cavalry and then attacked the rear of their left wing. The left wing of Deonia was hit on three sides. Even if the heavy infantry is stronger, I am afraid it will not be able to withstand it!
Fibidas can detect the anomalies of the array, and the experienced team officers in the first and second legions of the Dionynia are also able to detect that the two officers who have been reported are immediately aware of the situation. Some are wrong, but the two armies are less than 400 meters apart.
Antonios immediately sent a commander to the two heads of Amintas and Milon and Cipros to convey his suggestion: immediately stop moving forward and reorganize the array to deal with the enemy in front.
Soon I got the consent of the Second Army Head, Amintas.
Antonios couldn't wait to hesitate to respond to Milon and Cipros, decisively sounding the "stop ahead" of the military number, and then the second leg also issued the same order.
The first and second legions are the ones with the earliest establishment, the most veterans, and the strongest combat force. The strongest combat power also means the strongest ability to execute orders.
The military number blew, the flag waving, and the team officers and soldiers stopped moving forward despite the doubts. ~EbookFREE.me~The two Dionysian regiments stopped moving forward, letting the leftmost Crotone The Rena reinforcements were at a loss, and the hesitant Milon and Cipros had to immediately order: stop moving forward!
Their city-state civics did not have systematic military training and complicated military doctrines and preparations like Diaonia. They even did not have the military number of
stopping forward
. They could only send a lot of commanders before and after the battle. The commands are heard loudly, so the entire array appears to be a bit confusing. Fortunately, they were connected to the First Corps. The first legion did not move, which naturally affected the neighboring Kate soldiers to rush to stop.
At this time, the first and second legions have begun to turn the entire array without hesitation, and the Ketter coalition can only follow suit, which is somewhat difficult. Because the Dionysian Legion is travelling in a row of intensive small squares, with strong flexibility, and with strong team officers and highly trained soldiers, it will be a smooth queue. Come over and let the front of the formation face the enemy again. The array of the Ketter coalition is a whole array of dense arrays, about half a mile long and 15 columns thick. The soldiers are heavy-armed heavy armor. The thick and closed Collins helmet is a bit difficult to receive sound commands. It is not easy to make a local turn in the usual training. What's more, this is the battlefield of killing the sound. In the face of the rapidly approaching enemy army, the Kete reinforcements want to complete such a more complicated tactical maneuver. It is even more difficult.