Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 1292

[Chapter 241 The Battle of Asia Minor (2)]

In fact, the predicament of the light infantry in the front has also had a certain impact on the Greek coalition soldiers in the rear, but Agsilaus, Ipamironda, Ifikrates… these powerful generals are on the same list Orticides’ thoughts were almost the same, so he firmly controlled the army he belonged to and remained motionless on the spot.

Although there were some small disturbances in the Allied armies in central Italy, they had been attached to the Kingdom of Dionia for more than 10 years. The long-term close exchanges and military cooperation made them accustomed to obeying the orders of the commander of Dionia and did not issue offensive orders. They will never strike lightly.

On the contrary, there were some Greek city-state armies, both generals and soldiers, who saw the light infantry in front kept falling and became restless. Fortunately, Leoticides dispatched more than 10 messengers to gallop across the entire right wing. In the rear, shouting his orders, forbidding them to attack, barely controlled the entire army.

On the other hand, after learning that the opponent’s cavalry suddenly appeared on his right flank, Fanabazos was worried that the Greek coalition would allow the cavalry to attack the Persian archers who were too advanced to restore the current disadvantage, so he quickly issued the “All Army Advance”. order to shorten the excessive distance between the main force and the archers, and provide support and protection for the archers.

Fanabazos had a good idea, but when the army of up to 80,000 troops moved forward in an array of seven or eight miles, the whole situation was out of his control.

Some of the Persian generals who were responsible for leading the cavalry were already impatient for a long confrontation, ignoring the order given by Phanabazus to only advance, and directly ordered their cavalry to attack the enemy on the opposite side.

Their unauthorized actions naturally led other Persian cavalry, so the cavalry at both ends of the Persian army quickly increased their speed and galloped towards the two wings of the Greek coalition army.

No matter how angry Phanabazus got the news, he had no choice but to let the trumpeters sound the bugle of the attack.

Leoticides, who was standing high on horseback, saw the fast approaching Persian army, and also immediately let the trumpeters sound the bugle.

The two horns with similar sounds and different rhythms echoed throughout the battlefield, making it easy for untrained soldiers to distinguish them, but for the Dionysian Light Infantry Brigade, this was not a problem at all. The soldiers supported the injured comrades and quickly retreated, passed through the gaps in the checkerboard formation, and retreated to the rear of the entire army formation.

The other coalition light infantrymen were repeatedly told by their generals before the battle to “keep up with the pace of the Dionysian light infantry brigade”, so they also followed suit.

The retreat of the entire Greek coalition light infantry undoubtedly provided a good opportunity for the Persian archers to attack, but the Persian archers did not take the opportunity to attack. On the contrary, they retreated earlier than the opponent’s light infantry, because the Persian infantry formation was relatively dense. When the Persian infantry units are behind them, the Persian archers will retreat, which will inevitably lead to some confusion in

the formation. If at this time, the Greek coalition forces, which are already very close, suddenly launch an attack, then the entire Persian army formation will encounter. big trouble.

The archers who finally retreated to the rear of the Persian army followed the infantry formation, while the Dionysian light infantry brigade retreated to the rear of the formation, but quickly ran towards the left flank of the formation.

At this time, there were no cavalry on the left end of the left flank of the Greek coalition, but there were three Dionian light armour battalions arranged in a looser formation, perpendicular to the left flank, to protect the flank.

The Epirus light shield soldiers, who numbered less than a thousand people, did not follow the light infantry brigade to the left, but went to support the cavalry on the right under the leadership of the Dionysian officer.

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On the frontal battlefield, facing the approaching Persian infantry formation, the Greek coalition formation still stood still. , but the Allied cavalry on the left moved.

The Persian infantry was still on the way, and the Persian cavalry had already rushed down the hillside.

At this time, the Greek coalition cavalry located at the right end of the right wing was arranged in a square formation. The commander of the Thessaly cavalry regiment in the front row in the center immediately gave the order to attack.

The cavalrymen clamped the horse’s belly, shook the reins vigorously, and the horse spread its hooves and began to run…

From top to bottom, the speed increases rapidly.

First, the Thessaly cavalry, followed by the Macedonian cavalry, and finally the cavalry of the Greek city-states, gathered into a powerful force, like a raging torrent, making a deafening noise, and howling towards the Persian cavalry at the foot of the mountain.

Most of the Persian cavalry are light cavalry, some of them are equipped with javelins, some are equipped with bows and arrows, and close combat is not their strong point.

In Thessaly and Macedonia, although the terrain is relatively flat, the edge areas are mostly hills, and their main opponents are the indigenous people in the surrounding mountains. The horses are galloping on the hills, and the riders cannot maintain a stable posture to throw javelins or shoot arrows. It was easier to be overtaken by the natives, so the cavalry had to improve their ability to fight at close range, so the Thessaly and Macedonian cavalry were mostly melee cavalry.

In fact, it is not only them, but also the Gallic cavalry and Lusitania cavalry in the Western Mediterranean. Only the Numibians have exercised the ability to mount archery and tender guns in the flat and vast African inland.

After Dionia incorporated the Thessaly cavalry into the legion, it was equipped with a full set of leather armor, 3-meter spears and sabres specially made for cavalry, which enhanced their melee capabilities without weakening the cavalry on horses. balance and flexibility.

The Persian cavalry originally wanted to use javelins and bows to kill the Greek cavalry and infantry after approaching the Greek flanks, thereby disrupting the enemy’s array.

Their formation is loose and their speed is very fast, but their speed naturally slows down when going uphill.

At this moment, the Greek coalition cavalry, who had been standing still, suddenly rushed down towards them, as fast as lightning, and rushed to the front in an instant. The Persian cavalry could not dodge in time. The other party, bite the bullet and push it up.

If the entire Greek coalition cavalry at this time is a sharp knife that pierces quickly, the Thessaly cavalry is the sharp blade on this sharp knife. Although the speed of the galloping speed makes them feel palpitations, they still stare at the front with wide eyes. Hold the horse’s neck tightly with the left hand and the spear with the right hand, and release the right hand immediately when the enemy is stabbed to avoid being knocked off the horse by the powerful momentum.

Although the Thessaly cavalry had undergone countless charge training in the past few years, many people still fell off their horses because of this. Of course, more Persian cavalry fell off their horses, and they were either killed or injured.

What was even more terrifying was that due to the strong kinetic energy of the straight down, the coalition cavalry could not stop the horse at all.

The following coalition cavalrymen stepped on the wounded soldiers and horses everywhere, and quickly smashed through the formation of the Persian cavalry.

The charge of the Greek coalition cavalry caused the Persian cavalry not only to stop advancing, but most of them were crowded together.

And after the Thessaly cavalry who fell off their horses got up from the ground, they immediately pulled out their sabres and slashed at the surrounding enemies and warhorses, making the scene even more chaotic.

The coalition cavalry that pierced through the enemy’s formation quickly circled back and attacked the chaotic Persian cavalry again

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The 4,000 cavalry on the right flank successfully approached the left flank of the Greek coalition, but with Dionysian light armour guarding their side, the arrows and javelins they fired caused some casualties to the light armoured soldiers, but they did not disturb the main force. purpose of the array.

Afterwards, the light infantry arrived one after another. Their bows and javelins had longer range, more stable and accurate output, and posed a great threat to the Persian cavalry, forcing them to retreat to a greater distance, thereby alleviating the threat to the light infantry. A soldier’s pressure.

At the same time, the soldiers of the Persian army have stepped on the gentle slope one after another and began to march upwards.

When the curved Persian army formation was about 50 or 60 meters away from the main force of the Greek coalition forces, and the Persian archers behind it began to bend their bows and shoot arrows, the Dionian soldiers on the center and left flank of the Greek coalition forces suddenly stepped forward neatly. Taking a big step, he violently threw the javelin in his hand.

Previously, when the light infantry and Persian archers were at a disadvantage in the fierce battle, the legionnaires did not step forward to help their comrades under the strict orders of the team officers, and this was the moment they were waiting for.

The Persian army did not know much about the tactics of the Dionysian Legion. Although Jason had heard of it before, he had never fought with the Dionysian army. Their silence made the Persian infantry and Greek mercenaries relax their vigilance. As a result, when the javelin hit the sky, they hurriedly defended, and it was too late.

Because the Dionian soldiers were located at a high place, the javelins thrown were more lethal. After a round, they fell down and were either killed or injured.

When the Persian army was in shock, another round of javelins followed, like a gust of wind blowing, and the front of the Persian army’s center and right flank suddenly became fragmented.

“Woo!…Woo!…” At this moment, the offensive bugle of the Greek coalition blew.

Whether it was Dionian soldiers, Greek soldiers, or Italian allied soldiers, they all roared in unison and launched a charge one after another.

The Persian archers pulled their bowstrings desperately, wanting to let the arrows cover the sky to weaken the enemy’s charge, but most of the arrows fell on the heavy infantry with heavy armor and heavy armor, causing little damage. When the army formations collided head-on, it almost presented a one-sided situation. The left, middle and right sides of the Persian army formation were all struggling to deal with the enemy’s attack. Under the strong pressure, the entire army formation was forced to slow down. Slow back…

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