Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - v9 Chapter 262： Battle of Taposakus (4)

The Persian archers withdrew a long distance before Alsinis gave the order to withdraw.

The soldiers retracted their long shields, stood up and took a look, dumbfounded: the surrounding flat ground was filled with arrows, and the same was true on the long shields, causing a sudden increase in weight.

In order not to affect the use of the long shield, the soldiers immediately drew out the short swords and slashed off the shaft of the shield.

“Your Majesty, the Persian bow and arrow troops have retreated, and our casualties are not large!” After listening to the instant messages sent by the messengers, Felicius reported to the king with a smile of joy.

Davers nodded calmly.

“Thirty years ago, we used this method to successfully defend against long-range attacks by Persian archers. Now our legionaries have better defensive capabilities than we were back then. The Persians are still using the old methods against us. Any cheap!” Amintas said disdainfully.

At the military meeting before the war, it was because of the advice of the veterans that Daves decided not to use light infantry, and let the heavy infantry carry the dominant Persian bow and arrow troops in long-range attacks to achieve the purpose of depleting the opponent. Now it seems that the plan has succeeded.

At this time Daves looked at the Persian archer who was receding like a tide on the opposite side, and said lightly: “I have eaten the appetizers, and now it’s time to eat the dinner.”

The distance of one mile made it impossible for the king of Persia and Trebasus to see the casualties of the opposing enemy, but from the retreat of the generals, Trebasus learned that the result of the battle was not ideal, and was shocked: first Dispatch the Persian bow and arrow troops to fight, this is his suggestion. Because through a detailed understanding of the Battle of Asia Minor and reference to some of Dionian’s past battles, he found that the Dionian army is different from the Greek army. Their light infantry is not weak, and they like to fight first in the battle to disrupt The formation of the opponent, so he made such a suggestion, hoping to use his powerful bow and arrow troops to defeat the opponent’s light infantry, while gaining more advantages, but also to destroy the morale of the opponent’s army, but he did not expect that the opponent’s light infantry would actually No battle, and the long-range attack on the Dionian heavy infantry did not achieve great results…

And when Trebasus came to Altaxerxes, his face was no longer worried, but he was happy: “Majesty, the attack of the bow and arrow troops has caused a lot of damage to the Dionian heavy infantry. We should Taking advantage of the victory and attacking, can’t let the Dionian army ease its breath!”

After hearing this, Altaxerxes was very happy and said without hesitation: “Then continue to attack!”

“Yes, my lord!” Trebasus turned around and gave an order: “Chariots, war elephants attack!”

The cavalry was sent out, partly to the front of the center array and partly to the left.

Soon, Artaxerxes heard a high-pitched elephant roar in front of him, his spirits lifted, he slapped the carriage, and said excitedly: “Crush all the Dionians!”

Under the command of the mahout, the 50 elephants opened their sturdy limbs and started to move forward. Each step caused a slight tremor on the ground; when they were still accelerating slowly, the sickle chariots on both sides were already at full speed. Moving forward, the four-hooved war horse and the fast-turning wheels made a rumbling noise, stirring up the billowing dust and fog. Although there were only more than 200 chariots, it created a mighty force like a roaring giant. The beast rushed viciously towards the Dionia army.

Even if Legionnaires like Alsinis had received training in how to deal with tanks during their stay in Egypt, they couldn’t help feeling nervous at this moment.

At this moment, the sound of rapid footsteps sounded beside Alsinis. It turned out that the light infantry at the rear of the infantry array quickly passed through the passage between the phalanx units and ran to the front of the array.

In fact, after the Dionian Light Infantry Brigade knew the position of the Persian chariot and the elephant on the opposite side, they arranged their tactics in advance, so the 5,000 light infantry ran to the front and quickly formed a formation. , The javelinman is facing the elephant in the middle, and the archers are facing the chariot on both sides.

There is no need to order from the team officer. After standing firm, the archers immediately draw their bows and shoot arrows directly in front of them. Even if the tank is still 100 meters away, they will shoot directly instead of projectiles because they have been trained in Egypt. They know that it is difficult to hit a fast-moving tank with a projectile. On the contrary, even if it shoots farther, the rapid approach of the tank will cause them to actively hit the arrow in flight.

The archers had just fired an arrow, and they didn’t see the result at all, so they immediately drew their arrows and shot again, because the time left for them was very tight.

McGaidez, a Cretan, because he won the archery championship in the first Dionian Games last year, the Dionian Military Department issued an invitation to him. After repeated consideration, he finally decided to join Dionian. Ya, after the special approval of King Daves, he only needs to serve in the army for three years before he can become an official citizen.

After the news was deliberately publicized by the Turiyi City Hall, it aroused heated discussions among the people of the allies. The athletes are gearing up and training actively, preparing to achieve excellent results in the 2nd Dionian Games, hoping to get Dai Favored by the King of Onia, but the Dionian Games, like other Greek Games, is held every four years, and the time is relatively long.

After immigrating to Turriy, McGaidez temporarily lived in a military camp. While receiving military training, he also assisted military trainers in training and improving the archery skills of recruits.

Light infantry, especially archers, rely more on personal skills. In the traditional Greek army, archers do not have any special tactics. They rely more on their own personal skills. However, the Dionian army is different. The requirements for tactical ability are relatively high. McGaidez has only entered the barracks for half a year, and he encountered this war when he was just familiar with the tactics of light infantry. The Turiyi Barracks did not intend to enlist him, but in order to make military merits and become a full citizen soon , Repeatedly requested. Taking into account his amazing shooting skills, the light infantry captain of the First Army recruited him and became an ordinary soldier.

At this moment, McGaidez followed his teammates to the front of the array, and saw the galloping chariot rushing through the dust and fog, aggressively rushing towards them, and the soldiers shot arrows in their hands. Although it is the first time that he has experienced such a magnificent scene, he is born with a big heart. Otherwise, he would not defeat many strong players at the first Dionian Games and win the archery championship. He did not release arrows immediately, but quickly. He breathed calmly, and while seeing the position of the chariot ahead, he aimed a little, and then released the bowstring.

As the main weapon used by the Persian army to rush into battles, the Persians certainly knew that the sickle chariot had a large target and was vulnerable to long-range attacks, so not only did the warhorse of the pannier be covered with armor, but also the crossbowmen and archers on the chariot. Wear armor. Although many arrows hit the horse, they were blocked by the armor and did not cause fatal injuries. On the contrary, they screamed and rushed forward under the eager whip of the crossbowman.

At this moment, the arrow shot by McGeedes unbiasedly penetrated the head of the horse that was not covered by armor. The galloping horse suddenly fell down, and the entire chariot overturned due to inertia. The hand and the shooter were thrown into the air, screaming and slamming into the place where McGaidez was.

McGaidez and his teammates dodge in a hurry.

“Be careful! Chariot! Chariot!!!…” The horrified cry of the soldiers behind made McGaidez hurriedly turned his head. Not far away, there was a chariot that didn’t run straight forward, but rushed towards them sideways. Come.

The distance was already very close, McGeedes crawled away, but some soldiers could not dodge. Unfortunately, one leg was rubbed by a flash of white light on the axle, and was immediately twisted into several segments and fell to the ground wailing. .

The soldiers around were all shocked to see this miserable situation.

McGaidez discovered at this time that the driver and archer on this tank had fallen down with an arrow.

When he and his teammates aimed their bows and arrows at the horses, the two frightened horses seemed to feel the danger. They ran back in panic with the chariot, and with a “bang”, they even faced a chariot of their own. Collide.

In the screams of the war horses, McGaidez and the others were relieved.

Compared with the teammates standing on the spot shooting arrows, the javelinmen in the light infantry brigade did not stop after rushing out of the array, but accelerated forward.

When the distance from the slowly running elephant was only tens of meters, they risked being shot by the archer on the back of the elephant and threw their javelins.

The war elephant’s skin is tough and thick, and arrows are impenetrable, so the Persians did not put on armor for them, but the Persians never expected that the Dionians they despised not only did not fear this behemoth, but also took the initiative to move forward. In the face of the battle, dozens or hundreds of heavy javelins gathered to shoot a war elephant, but it was enough to threaten the life of the war elephant.

For Dionian light infantry, UU reading www. The uukanshu.com battle elephant is huge and slow, making it easier to deal with than a Mercedes-Benz tank.

War elephants were soon shot into hedgehogs.

Although these war elephants have undergone special training, their gentle nature has not changed. They sensed the danger ahead and turned around and ran back, completely disobeying the mahout’s instructions. Only a few elephants went mad because of the pain, accelerated forward, and then groaned and fell in the javelin thrower round after round.

When the light infantry rushed up, the Legionnaires did not relax their vigilance. As the team leader, Alsinius even ran to the forefront, staring nervously at the battle ahead.

After seeing a chariot in front of the light infantry blockade, he rushed straight to the phalanx, shouting eagerly: “Dodge! Dodge!”

Since the Dionian army is a loose checkerboard array, there is enough space for the soldiers to flash around. The rushing Persian chariot was difficult to turn due to inertia, and could only move forward along the passage quickly vacated by the Dionian soldiers. The Dionian soldiers took the opportunity to attack the chariot with stabbing guns from both sides, killing the packhorse and the rider. .

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