Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 1293

[Chapter 242 The Battle of Asia Minor (End)]

“Report Commander, the cavalry on the left flank of Persia has been completely defeated!”

After receiving the good news from the messenger, Leoticides still looked serious: Pass my order, and the cavalry on the right flank and Epirus will lighten up. The shield soldiers immediately attacked the Persian flank!

He knew very well in

his heart: according to what he had known before, although the cavalry on the left flank of the Persian army lost the opportunity, they were very heroic in the difficult situation. It also cost a lot. But now is not the time to rest, because judging from the entire battle situation, although the coalition forces have the upper hand, they will not be able to defeat the Persians for a while and a half, and the Persian archers continue to shoot from the rear of their army formations. However, the arrows continue to consume a lot of the energy of the soldiers at the rear of the formation, affecting their strong support for the soldiers at the front of the formation.

What is more troublesome is the thousands of cavalry on the Persian right flank, although the Dionian light armor and The light infantry had been mixed together, facing away from the main force of the Greek coalition, forming a relatively loose formation, closely watching the movements of the Persian cavalry, ready to defend it against the rear of the coalition’s main force, but the speed of the Persian cavalry After all, it is fast, and if you really want to move quickly in a large area, the light armor and light infantry can only stay behind, and at a critical moment, their desperate surprise attack may bring big trouble to the whole battle, so he hopes to be able to do it as soon as possible. Victory was established.

While thinking about the entire battle situation, Leoticides was paying attention to the battle situation ahead. At this moment, the captain of his personal guard suddenly shouted: “Lord Commander, the Persian cavalry is charging at us!

Leoticides

turned around and saw that the countless Persian cavalry who were cruising in the distance were galloping towards him. The light infantry fired arrows and javelins at them, and the Persian cavalry kept falling Dismounted, but they did not retreat again as before, but accelerated the speed of advance.

Leoticides’ face changed slightly: his worries were fulfilled, but the target of the other party’s surprise attack turned out to be himself—— Commander-in-Chief of the Greek Army.

As a former Spartan soldier, he did not lack courage, but as the commander of the coalition forces, he could not have accidents at the most important moment of the battle, and he could not let the flag of the coalition army held high beside him be taken away, which would greatly affect the soldiers. Their morale, so he did not hesitate to lead the escort to the place where the light armor and light infantry were most concentrated.

And the officers of this mixed army also felt the crisis, and loudly greeted the soldiers to gather.

Facing the enemy in front, this Persian cavalry unit, mainly light cavalry, no longer chose to dodge as before, but instead held the horse’s neck tightly, accelerated the horse’s speed, and charged straight towards the opponent.

This indomitable momentum made many Dionian soldiers feel palpitations. The officers shouted “The Name of Hades” to stabilize the army, and at the same time commanded the light infantry to immediately conduct long-range attacks to hinder the enemy’s charge.

One of the warhorses shot by the arrows rolled down to the ground with the cavalry on their backs in the scream,

and then was trampled into flesh by the Persian cavalry closely behind…

The long-range attack of the Dionysian light infantry though Failed to repel the Persian cavalry, but also slowed their charge, giving the light armoured time to rush into formation.

Facing the Persian cavalry who charged forward with amazing momentum, the Dionysian light armored soldiers, despite their pale faces, still held their leather shields and lined up in a dense array to block them.

“Peng! Peng! Peng!…” Dionysian soldiers were constantly being knocked away, bringing down their comrades in arms, but there were also soldiers who came to join the interception array.

In the constant screams and exclamations, the Dionysian array was shattered, but it never collapsed, and the charge of the Persian cavalry was finally contained…

Leoticides kept paying attention to his back .

At this time, he not only felt relieved, but also felt joy in his heart. He knew very well that once the fast Persian cavalry lost their speed, if they did not retreat in time, they could only be destroyed, and he could finally pay full attention to it. All bets on the war ahead.

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On the right flank of the Greek coalition army, the two elite troops next to each other, the Spartan warriors and the Thebes holy team, due to their previous grievances, in order to prove that they are stronger than each other and compete with each other, their enemies have suffered a lot. pressure.

At this time, the attack of the coalition cavalry and light shield soldiers from the flank became the last straw that broke the camel’s back, and the Persian soldiers began to rout…

Although a small local rout would affect the army formation that was seven or eight miles long, it would take a certain amount of time. At the same time, perhaps there may be other turning points for the Persian army during this time.

But Fanabazos, who learned the news, obviously did not have such a fluke. When the left, center and right lanes were all at a disadvantage, and no reinforcements were available, it was obvious that the defeat was set, and he made a decisive decision. The order to “retreat” was given.

When the Persian soldiers heard the trumpet, they immediately turned and fled, and the coalition soldiers took advantage of the situation to cover up.

The entire battlefield is like a dam bursting, and the river is rushing in all directions.

The tens of thousands of Greek mercenaries in the middle of the road were not only slow to respond, but also slow to move due to the thick armor that affected their hearing. They fell behind and became the best targets for the coalition soldiers to pursue.

At this time, Jason could no longer care about the mercenaries he had spent years training hard. He threw away his eye-catching helmet and heavy breastplate, and rode his own horse, like fleeing Greece a few years ago. They

fled the battlefield with a complicated mood…

At dusk, the coalition soldiers who had stopped chasing were cleaning the battlefield. They stripped off the armor and weapons from the corpses, or found valuable items from the captives, and they couldn’t help laughing. Sound…

The coalition generals gathered together in twos and threes, looking at the battlefield full of corpses with joy, and excitedly discussing the previous battle.

On the other hand, Leoticides sat alone on the hillside with his eyes closed, and when he heard footsteps beside him, he remembered, and without opening his eyes, he asked directly, “How is the loss?”

The Greek coalition staff officer and Leoticides’ old partner, Mukru, said in a deep voice: “According to preliminary statistics, we have more than 6,400 casualties, including 1,300 cavalry casualties, and the death rate is as high as 60%. There were more than 3,000 light infantry, and the death rate was only 30%. The light armored soldiers also exceeded 1,000 people, and the death rate was only 30%… The rest of the heavy infantry who suffered casualties were mostly allied soldiers, and the most casualties were – Spartans who lined up alone. Warrior.”

Leoticides suddenly opened his eyes and turned to look at Mukru.

Muklu seemed to have expected this reaction, and continued with his face unchanged: “According to the report of the messenger, the Spartans really showed great bravery in this battle. They were the first to defeat the enemy in front of them. Of course, it also cost nearly a hundred casualties…”

Leoticides didn’t speak, but his right hand quietly tore off a piece of grass beside him.

“One more thing… I think you should know…” Mukru whispered hesitantly: “Agasilaus is dead…”

Leoticides suddenly widened his eyes.

Muklu’s voice was lowered: “I heard that after the Persians were defeated, Agsilaus, who was sitting behind the Spartan army and commanded, was so excited that he wanted to chase after the soldiers, but he fell. , never got up again…” The

old guy finally died… The block that had been pressing on Leoticides’ heart for a long time suddenly disappeared, but at this moment he did not feel relieved, but felt a little empty in his heart. He looked around the battlefield in a loss, and finally fixed his eyes on a corner on the left side of the battlefield: there were hundreds of strong men with long braids and shirtless, bowing their heads solemnly and praying for something. A row of corpses, there must be the remains of Agesilaus…

Leoticides thought so, but he didn’t go over to pay homage with them. What Agesilaus said when he left…

Just when he was lost, Muklu’s report continued: “The Persians left nearly 6,000 corpses and wounded soldiers on the battlefield, most of which were cavalry. We also captured more than 6,000 routed soldiers, most of them A

Greek mercenary…”

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Yalitaka, a well-known Tyrian nobleman who served twice as He led the Tyre fleet and followed the Persian army to fight against Egypt. He also made contributions in the war to quell the rebellion in western Asia Minor and was rewarded by the Persian king.

Therefore, after the turmoil in Egypt, the King of Persia, who wanted to take the opportunity to retake Egypt, obviously did not forget him, and sent messengers to Phoenicia, asking the city-states of Phoenicia to gather all the warships, and by Asia Commander Litaka, ready to cooperate with the Persian army to attack Egypt.

But it didn’t take long for the Dionysian Holy Kingdom to declare war on Persia, and then the Dionysian army landed in Egypt, pacified the unrest, stayed for a long time, and even its troops were still stationed in Pe-Rameses, threatening Gaza’s Security… and so on, a series of news came one after another in more than two months, making the entire Near East region tense.

During this period, Persia, which was undergoing comprehensive military mobilization, required that the coastal areas such as Cyprus, Syria, and Issus must concentrate the warships owned by their own areas in the naval ports of Tyre and Sidon, form a unified Persian fleet, and appoint Asian Litaka was the commander of the Persian fleet and asked him to lead the fleet to guard the Near East Sea to prevent the invasion of the Dionysian fleet.

Yalitaka, who was the only important task for the first time, was naturally very diligent. He repeatedly sent messengers to urge Cyprus and Syria to provide warships as soon as possible, and at the same time seized the time to reorganize and train the warships under his command.

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