Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - v9 Chapter 264： The Battle of Taposakus (6)

“Let it go!” In the voice of the team officers’ commands, the Bariari soldiers took advantage of the trend and threw Sonne’s lead pill.

Immediately afterwards, they put the smallest type of lead shot (according to several tests by the Ministry of Military Affairs, an excellent Balearic sling can throw this type of lead shot at a distance of about 400 meters) into the cable pocket, and then Once swinging the sling, throwing the lead shot again, so back and forth, without stopping.

A lead pill the size of a red date cannot cause much damage even if it hits a person, but when such a lead pill falls from mid-air, it causes a lot of trouble for the Persian mixed cavalry who is starting to speed. Whether it hit the cavalry or the horse, it is very easy for him to turn upside down, and even die under the horses of the rear cavalry, especially after the camel cavalry running in the front was hit and overturned by the lead shot. The size has become a major obstacle, tripping up teammates who cannot dodge behind.

The two-winged Persian mixed formations were originally loose in formation. After the attack, the formation became more fluffy. They each had two-mile-long and nearly one-mile-thick front lines. 4000 lead shots were scattered. In fact, it did not cause much damage to the entire Persian cavalry. There were heavy casualties, but it continued to fall like hail. From 450 meters to 150 meters, the Bariari slingers actually threw 5 rounds, causing continuous damage to the Persian cavalry, which not only made the formation of the Persian cavalry more The sparseness also forced their overall forward speed to slow down and morale lower.

“150 meters! 150 meters!…” When the observer’s voice reached the light infantry in front of the slingers, nearly ten thousand archers on both sides of the entire Dionian formation shot arrows in their hands almost simultaneously.

At the same time, Kutchius said loudly: “It’s time to watch our cavalry!”

When the flagman beside him heard this, he immediately waved the flying flag and pointed forward.

The Dionian cavalry drove their horses and began to jog forward.

The formation of the Dionian cavalry is exactly the opposite of the Persian mixed cavalry. The horses are very close to each other, and the formation has only two rows, so its length is also nearly two miles. After receiving the offensive order, the Numibian light cavalry, which was originally in a loose formation at the rear, armed with bows and arrows and javelins, quickly moved to the outermost side, revealing the thousands of light-armored soldiers hiding behind them.

These light armoured soldiers were armed with leather shields and short swords, and quickly followed the cavalry regiment ahead.

In order to avoid accidentally injuring their cavalry, the Dionian archers on the two wings only shot two rounds, but because their number is more than three times that of the slingers, and the lethality of the bow and arrow exceeds the lead shot, it kills the Persian cavalry. Also bigger.

The smug Maldonos did not expect that the sly Dionian would ambush the light infantry behind the cavalry. Since he led the cavalry forward, the mid-air was splashed with stone rain and then covered the sky again. When the sun-shielding arrows came, the guard cavalry who had surrounded him gradually became sparse, and even he himself shot an arrow, but fortunately, thick scales blocked it, causing fatal damage.

With lingering fears, he desperately urged his horse to speed, with only one thought in his heart: to fight the Dionian cavalry as soon as possible, defeat them, everything is safe!

However, when he saw the Dionian cavalry approaching, he was stunned: The Dionian cavalry stood next to each other, like a fast-moving wall, never seen in his decades of military career. Over such a cavalry charge.

In fact, there are occasional wall assault trainings in the military training of Dionia, but this is the first time it has been used in actual combat, and it is in such an important battle, so Kuchius led the cavalry forward. The palms of my hands are all sweaty.

The young Dionian cavalry didn’t think so much. They held a spear in one hand and pulled the reins in one hand. They leaned forward, and their legs kept putting pressure on the horse: “Drive! Drive!…” They were full of enthusiasm, and the comrades next to them made them feel at ease, so they were fearless in the face of enemy riders getting closer.

In a short distance of 100 meters, the rapid increase in horse speed made it difficult for the Dionian cavalry to maintain a compact formation, but the two armies were already close.

In an instant, the cavalry collided, splashed blood, spears broken, soldiers fell to the ground, war horses mourned… Dionian cavalry lines ceased to exist in a blink of an eye, but at the same time the momentum of the Persian cavalry rushing forward was also affected. After containment, the cavalry battlefield basically stopped.

The sacked Maldonos stood up staggered with the support of the guards. He drew out the saber around his waist and was about to lead the guards to kill the same fallen enemies. Then he saw countless black helmets in horror. A, Dionian soldiers armed with leather shields and short swords rushed out from the gap between the cavalry to kill them.

The cunning Dionians hid the infantry behind the cavalry! … Seeing this, Maldonos trembled and his brain went blank.

“My lord, go!” The guards hurriedly carried Maldonos on their backs and fled back hastily.

How can the Persian cavalry who have lost the speed advantage be the adversary of the well-trained Dionian light armour in close combat, while the Persian light cavalry that did not participate in the charge, such as the Scythian cavalry, was also light The cavalry is restrained and unable to provide support. The Persian mixed cavalry is completely at a disadvantage under the attack of the Dionian light armour. This is what Daves asked the Dionian cavalry to take such a dense linear array attack. The reason is.

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Seeing the enemy holding a buckler lance and approaching cautiously, Alsinius knew that this was the Greek soldier hired by Persia mentioned by the legion chief.

“Traitor!” He spit out contemptuously, then shouted: “Javelin!”

The soldiers who had prepared for a long time threw the only remaining javelin.

This did not cause any damage to the Greek mercenaries who had been prepared, but it stopped them temporarily.

“Charge!” Alsinis shouted again.

“Hades!!!” The soldiers roared in unison, rushing towards the enemy 30 meters away.

The infantry on both sides began to fight in the middle, on the left wing, and on the right wing for a long ten-mile battle. The battle finally started in full swing.

Even though the Dionian army has a considerable advantage in close combat, the battle of the infantry can not be seen in a short time. What’s more, the Persians are well aware of the weaknesses of their troops and have deliberately made some changes. The Greek mercenaries and undead troops, who were not weak in close combat, also equipped the sturdy Kaldan, Dukeya and other mountain races with iron helmets, chain armor, copper shields and one-handed hammers, hoping that they could Contend against the Legionnaires of Dionia.

It is a pity that shortly after the battle began, the Duke Yaxokant tribal warriors suddenly retreated under the command of the chief leader Remy and the leaders, while shouting loudly: “We lost, we lost!!!… …”

The Persian generals who were in charge of supervising the troops in the back suffered from this change. They panicked and tried to send the law enforcement team next to them to kill the Dukeya fighters who took the lead in fleeing to force them to stop running and return to the fight.

However, the Xokant tribal warriors were prepared to retreat. How could the law enforcement team’s manpower be able to withstand the attacks of thousands of Dukya warriors, and they were quickly knocked down, and even the Persian general was also cut down.

The retreat of Xokant’s troops was a sudden 200-meter gap in the right-wing infantry line of the Persian army. The soldiers of the 11th Dionian Corps who fought closely followed the Duqueya soldiers and rushed into the gap. Fast forward under the command of the team officers, instead of immediately starting to attack the enemies on both sides of the gap, so as to facilitate the 18th Army and the 19th Army to continue pouring into the gap behind them.

The sudden retreat of the Xocant tribal warriors also seriously affected the Dukya fighters on both sides, especially when they saw the Dionian soldiers rushing through the gap and appearing behind them. The panic in their hearts can be imagined. However, fighting spirit is declining sharply.

Not far behind the array formed by the Duqueya fighters are the Persian archers. They followed their infantry array. They were originally prepared to use their few arrows to attack the rear of the Dionian infantry array from a distance. Provide support, which is the traditional tactics of the Persian army. Now I saw that the Dukeya fighters in front were defeated as soon as they received the battle, and they also attacked and killed the supervising team, all were shocked.

At this moment of crisis, the commander of this archer force resolutely ordered the archers to draw out the daggers and step forward to meet the enemy in order to plug the gap and prevent the collapse of the front line.

Let the light infantry carry the well-equipped Dukya fighters and the Dionian legionaries frontally. It was a joke about their lives, but the archers showed the blood of the Persians at this time. Gathered and started a fierce battle with the enemy in an attempt to maintain the line, and at the same time sent a messenger to quickly rush back to the original formation for help.

After Alta Xerxes learned of the terrible fighting situation on the right wing, UU paled with fright when he read www.uukānshu.com.

“Terrebasus, now we…what shall we do?” He asked his most trusted counselor in panic.

Trebasus was also panicked, but he forced his composure: “The king…The archers led by General Arteos will not be able to withstand the enemy for long. We must press the reserve forces as soon as possible! Our strength is strong, as long as we can re-stabilize the enemy. The front line of the Kayas, the advantage is still on our side!”

Altaxerxes was said to have regained some confidence. Not only did he immediately give orders, but he also cursed: “The cursed dukya, why did I believe these shameless villains before? I won the battle, and I must completely eliminate them!”

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“Your Majesty, the Persian reserve forces have moved!” Felicius, who had received the news, reported to Daves.

As soon as the voice fell, Tolmid exclaimed excitedly: “Look! The King of Persia is here too!”

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