Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - v9 Chapter 259： Battle of Taposakus (1)

“But why can’t I see the shadow of a Persian?”

“I heard that those Persians only know about oppressing affiliated races. They are all lazy. I’m afraid they are sleeping in the camp, haha—”

“Hey, what are you doing?”

The soldiers who were chatting and laughing saw their comrades resting on the grass suddenly turned sideways and pressed their ears to the ground. After a while, they shouted: “The Persians are here!”

At the prompt of their teammates, the soldiers were surprised to find that the dry mud under their feet was shaking slightly.

After a while, the Dionian soldiers began to faintly hear a rumbling sound from far ahead, as if thunder rolling over the clouds on the horizon, and the sound became clearer and clearer.

Then, a brown-yellow cloud appeared at the junction of the sky and the earth, slowly drifting towards the direction of the Dionian army, from the original small plume of smoke to gradually covering the sky and the earth. The billowing dust storm.

And under the reflection of Xiyang, countless rays of light shone in the gray dust and mist, layered on top of each other, like stars in the sky. From the huge dust and fog that enveloped the fields, people shouting, horses neighing, stepping, armor and weapons colliding, and even beast roars… all kinds of sounds are intertwined, like thousands of drums humming together, shaking the sky. Shaking the earth, it makes my heart palpitations…

When the dust mist moved closer, the sharp-eyed Dionian soldiers could see through the flying dust from a distance: This is the real crowd! Tens of millions of soldiers wearing various costumes, holding various weapons, and speaking different languages, are densely packed and boundless, like the vast ocean, surging surgingly toward them, the kind of heavy pressure. It even suffocated them to breathe…

Many Dionian soldiers changed their faces.

At this moment, the commander of the First Army, Matonis, laughed loudly: “The Persian army is still the same. Don’t look at their large numbers, but it’s not really useful! I think we helped the Persian Prince Cyrus fight for the throne. , Kunarissa, a few hundred miles ahead, fought a battle with the Persian army. At that time, the commander of the Persian army was today’s Persian king, and their number of soldiers was about the same as today, far more than Cyrus little. Of the army.

But at the beginning of the battle, the right wing composed of our Greek heavy infantry defeated the left wing of the Persian army with a single charge. If Cyrus had not acted recklessly and risked the battle and was killed, the Persian throne had long changed its master.

Today, our number of soldiers far exceeds that of the little Cyrus army at that time. Our army is more well-trained than the Greek mercenaries at that time. Our arms are more complete than the Greek mercenaries at that time. Our tactics are better than those of the Greek mercenaries at the time. The soldiers are more advanced… We must be able to easily defeat the opposing Persian army, which seems to be strong but weak in reality! ”

Matonis’ words greatly boosted the morale of the soldiers of the First Legion.

At the same time, veterans of Trotiras and other troops also made similar speeches to soldiers under his command.

Seeing that the soldiers had returned to normal, the commanders of the legion successively issued orders: “Assemble the whole team and prepare for the formation!”

When Daves arrived, the side of the Dionian army was also covered with dust.

“Your Majesty!” Five people, Alexis, Matonis, Lizaru, Phillips, and Tormid, hurriedly rode in.

Davers looked at the legion which was still in the marching column formation in front of him. After returning the gift, he asked: “hasn’t the formation started yet?”

Alexis replied: “The Persian army is very large, but it is too chaotic. It may take a long time to wait for the Persian army to take shape. So after a few discussions, we decided to let the soldiers first Rest. At the slow pace of the Persians, wait until the location of their central army is determined, and then start to line up. It is completely too late.”

Daves nodded slowly and was about to speak. Amintas shouted behind him: “Since the Persian army is huge and chaotic, why not take this opportunity to attack?!”

Davers coughed heavily and said in a deep voice: “This battle is attracting attention. If we attack while the opponent is not in line, even if we win, we will be ridiculed by the people of other countries. I need an upright and brilliant victory. The Persians are intimidated! Moreover, I need to hit the main force of Persia in this battle, so that the Persians will not be able to fight us in the future. If we launch an offensive in advance, it will only make the Persians retreat early, but will not be able to achieve great results!”

Amintas was speechless in embarrassment.

Daves didn’t care about Amintas’ mood at the moment. He went on to say: “Go, let’s go ahead and see!”

After he finished speaking, he drove forward, and the court guard immediately stepped forward and crowded him in the center. Alexis, Phillips, Matonis, Lizaru, and Tormid had no time to stop, so they had to keep up. And because Amintas, Hironimus and others have no military affairs, they can only stay where they are.

Davos rode through the gap between the legions and came to the front of the team. Looking east, the Persian army was stationed one mile away. Although it was still dusty and misty, the flat and vast plain was unobstructed. The situation inside can be seen more clearly, and even the shouts of the Persian generals can be heard.

The Persian army ran from north to south for more than ten miles. In order to have a more comprehensive understanding of the Persian army’s formation, Daves rode forward from south to north on the front of the Dionian army, observing the enemy’s situation while walking.

However, when the Dionian soldiers saw their beloved king passing by, they were so excited that they shouted: “Your Majesty is victorious!!! Your Majesty is victorious!!!…”

The news quickly spread to the entire army, and the noise increased sharply, like a winter thunder, completely overshadowing the noise from the opposite side, making Davers had to turn an enemy investigation into a pre-war army inspection , Also aroused the curiosity of the Persians.

“What happened?” Hearing the thunderous roar, Artaxerxes, the king of Persia behind the army, couldn’t help asking the leader of the undead army in front of Persitdai.

Soon after he visited the horse, he returned a message: “Reporter King, it is the King of Dionia who is reviewing the army.

“The victory or defeat of the battle is not determined by the strength of the voice.” Altaxerxes said grotesquely. In fact, he knew very well in his heart that it would be difficult for him to review the Persian army. His cheers were not only because of the affiliated troops, but also because of his lack of prestige among the Persian soldiers. It is precisely because of this jealousy that he impatiently said to Trebasus next to him: “Using the troops to complete the array as soon as possible. , Defeat the enemy sooner, and end this noise sooner!”

The Persian army was more than ten miles from north to south. Although the Dionian army did not expand, the legions were almost evenly distributed within a dozen miles. In order to save horsepower, Daves had to smile and wave at the soldiers while waving. Control the horse slowly.

After more than half an hour, he began to return from north to south.

“Your Majesty, look! There should be Altaxerxes!” Alexis suddenly pointed his finger east and said loudly.

I saw a magnificent carriage in the Persian army on the opposite side, pulled by four pure white horses, and a person stood on the carriage, wearing gorgeous costumes, reflecting the sunlight, and extraordinarily dazzling.

Daves stayed on the horse, a little curious, and wanted to take a closer look at what the opponent known as the King of Kings looked like.

Altaxerxes was also watching the king Dionia in front of him with a crown.

The two sides looked at each other for more than a mile, and Daves moved his gaze to the front of the Persian king: dense arrays, thick bucklers, helmets that completely covered the cheeks… infantry!

Daves was not too surprised, because he had learned from Leotichides’ report on the Battle of Asia Minor that there were a large number of Greek mercenaries in the Persian army.

He also carefully observed the spears erected in front of the Persian king’s carriage, like a dense forest. It can be seen that the infantry column is quite thick, and there are longer spears behind the erected lancets, and then through the shaking Greek weight. In the gap between the infantry, he saw the bearded soldiers wearing long robes, golden armor, and large shields with spears. Corresponding to the information he had learned, he knew clearly: the Persian Undead Army.

He immediately pointed to the carriage of the Persian king and said confidently: “The middle army of the Persian army is there!”

In fact, there is no need for Daves to say, Alexis himself has made the same judgment, so when Daves returns to the back of the team, the entire formation of the Dionian army begins.

The staff officer of the First Legion rushed to the front of the First Legion and said to the Legion Standard Bearer: “Lead the troops to follow me to the position of the First Legion.”

The flagman heard the words, UU read www.uukanshu. com waved the flag, and the soldiers of the First Corps who were resting immediately stood up and lined up quickly.

Under the leadership of the staff officer, 6000 heavy infantrymen of the First Legion bypassed several fraternal units and came to the position facing the carriage of the Persian king.

“Split the array!” As soon as the staff officer in front finished shouting, the six heavy infantry battalions commanded their respective battalions to expand in a position of three horizontal battalions and two vertical battalions, each widening the gap. Then the soldiers under the command of the company captains quickly formed a square array, and then the team captains split it into four small squares, arranged in a crosswise arrangement…

In less than 10 minutes, the soldiers of the First Army completed the formation. The reason why Matonis did not personally command was because in this battle, he was not only the commander of the First Army, but was also appointed by Daves as the commander of the center. Officer, he still needs to give orders to other legions.

With the first legion as the base point of the entire array, all legions began to take action. The generals and team officers did not yell like the Persians to command the soldiers, but used semaphores to guide them. The soldiers also strictly followed the orders, and did not joking or laughing during the formation. The only sound from the churning dust and fog was the sound of footsteps and the collision of armor and weapons, and there was almost no noise. .

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