Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 1310

[Chapter 259 The Great Battle of Tabosacus (1)]

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

“I heard that those Persians only know how to oppress their subordinate 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 lying on the grass to rest suddenly turned sideways and pressed their ears to the ground. After a while, they shouted: “The Persians are here!”

I was surprised to find that the dry mud under my feet was shaking slightly.

After a while, the Dionian soldiers began to vaguely hear a rumbling sound coming from the far distance ahead, as if a dull thunder was rolling on the clouds in the sky, and the sound became clearer and clearer.

Then, a brownish-yellow cloud appeared at the junction of the sky and the earth, slowly drifting towards the direction of the Dionysian army. The billowing dust storm.

Under the reflection of the sun, countless rays of light shone in the gray dust mist, layer upon layer, like the stars in the sky.

From the huge dust mist that enveloped the four fields, people shouted, horses neighed, stepped, armored weapons collided, and even beast roars… All kinds of sounds were intertwined, like thousands of drums, shaking the sky. Shaking the ground, making people irritable and palpitating…

When the dust and fog moved closer, the sharp-eyed Dionian soldiers were able to see the situation inside from a distance through the flying dust: this is a real sea of people!

Tens of millions of soldiers dressed in various colors, held various weapons, and spoke different languages. They were densely packed and boundless, like the vast sea, surging towards them. Even suffocating them to the point of being unable to breathe…

Many Dionian soldiers changed their faces.

At this moment, the commander of the First Corps, Matonis, laughed loudly: “The Persian army is still the same. Don’t look at how many soldiers they have. In fact, they are not useful! I think back when we helped the Persian prince Cyrus the young to fight for the throne. , Kunaresa, a few hundred miles ahead, had a battle with the Persian army. At that time, the commander of the Persian army was the Persian king today. But at the beginning of the battle, a charge from the right flank composed of our Greek heavy infantry defeated the left flank of the Persian

army

. If it wasn’t for the reckless behavior of little Cyrus, who risked his death and was killed, the Persian throne would have changed its owner long ago. .Today

, our soldiers are far more than the army of the little Cyrus 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, and our tactics are better than those of the Greek mercenaries at that time. The mercenaries are more advanced… We will definitely be able to easily defeat the seemingly strong but weak Persian army on the opposite side!”

Mattoni’s words greatly boosted the morale of the soldiers of the First Legion.

At the same time, Trotiras and other veterans in the army were also giving similar speeches to the soldiers under his command.

Seeing that the soldiers were back to normal, the legion commanders issued orders one after another: “Assemble the whole team and prepare for the formation!”

When Davos arrived, the side of Dionia’s army was also full of dust and fog.

“Your Majesty!” Alexis, Matonis, Lizaru, Philisius, and Thormid rushed over on horseback.

Davos looked at the legion that was still in a marching column formation in front of him. After returning the salute, he asked, “Hasn’t the formation started yet?”

Alexis replied, “The Persian army is very large, but it is too disordered. If you want to wait. The formation of the Persian army is slightly rudimentary, and I am afraid it will take a long time, so after a few discussions, we decided to let the soldiers rest first. According to the slow speed of the Persians, we will determine the location of their central army before starting. Array, completely in time.”

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

Davos coughed heavily and said in a deep voice : “This battle is attracting attention from all over the world. If we attack before the other side is in formation, even if we win, we will be ridiculed by the people of other countries. I need a glorious victory that will convince the Persians! Moreover, I need to be in this battle. If we attacked in advance, it would only make the Persians retreat in advance, but they would not be able to obtain great results!”

Amyntas was speechless in embarrassment.

Davos had no intention of caring about Amyntas’ mood at the moment, and he continued, “Let’s go, let’s go ahead!”

After that, he drove his horse forward, and the palace guards immediately stepped forward and surrounded him in the center. Sis, Philisius, Matonis, Lizaru, and Thormid had no time to stop them, so they had to keep up.

And Amintas, Hironimos and others could only stay where they were because they had no military affairs.

Davos rode through the gap between the legions and came to the front of the team. Looking east, the Persian army was stationed about a mile away. Although the dust and mist were still flying, the flat and vast plain was unobstructed. I can see the situation inside more clearly, and I can even hear the shouts of the Persian generals.

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

However, when the Dionysian soldiers saw their beloved king passing by, they were all excited and shouted: “Your Majesty is victorious!!! Your Majesty is victorious!!!…” The

news quickly spread throughout the army .

, the sound increased greatly, like the thunder of winter, completely overshadowing the noise coming from the opposite side, so that Davos had to turn an enemy investigation into a military parade before the war, which also caused the Persians to curious.

“What happened?” Artaxerxes, the Persian king behind the army, heard this thunderous roar, and couldn’t help but ask Persitidai, the commander of the undead army in front.

Immediately after visiting the horse, the news came back: “Report to the king, it is the king of Dionia who is reviewing the army.”

“The victory of the battle is not determined by the strength of the voice.” Artaxerxes said yin and yang strangely, In fact, he knew very well in his heart that if it was him who came to review the Persian army, it would be difficult to get such lasting cheers, not only because of those affiliated troops, but also because of his lack of prestige among the Persian soldiers, and it was because of this jealousy, It made him impatient and said to Trebassus next to him: “I urge all the troops to complete the formation as soon as possible, defeat the enemy as soon as possible, and end this noise as soon as possible!” The

Persian army stretched for more than ten miles from north to south. Before the deployment, the legions were almost evenly distributed within a range of more than ten miles. In order to save horsepower, Davos had to smile and wave to the soldiers while controlling the horses slowly.

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

“Your Majesty, look! That should be Artaxerxes!” Alexis suddenly pointed to the 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 standing on the carriage, wearing gorgeous clothes, reflecting the sun, was particularly dazzling.

Davers stopped the warhorse, and was a little curious to take a closer look at what this opponent, known as the king of kings, looked like.

Artaxerxes was also staring at the crown-wearing King Dionia in front of him.

The two sides were separated by a distance of more than a mile and looked at each other for a while, and Davos turned his eyes to the front of the Persian king: a dense array, a thick round shield, a helmet that completely covered his cheeks… It turned out to be a Greek heavyweight. infantry!

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

He also carefully observed that the spears were erected in front of the Persian king’s carriage, like a dense forest. It can be seen that the ranks of the infantry were quite thick, and there were longer spears behind the erected spears. In the gap between the infantry, he saw long-bearded soldiers wearing long robes, golden armor, and holding spears and large shields. Corresponding to the information he had learned, he knew in his heart: the Persian undead army.

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

In fact, Davos did not need to say more, Alexis himself had already made the same judgment, so he waited for Davos Back at the rear of the line, the formation of the entire Dionian army began.

The staff officer of the First Corps rushed to the front of the First Corps team and said to the flag bearer: “Let the troops follow me and go to the position where the First Corps is arrayed.” The

flag bearer heard the words, UU read www.sonicmtl. com waved the flag, and the soldiers of the First Legion who were resting immediately stood up and lined up quickly.

Under the leadership of the staff officer, 6,000 heavy infantrymen of the First Corps bypassed several fraternal troops and came to the position facing the Persian king’s carriage.

“Dispersed formation!” The staff officer in front had just finished shouting, and the six heavy infantry battalion leaders directed their respective battalions to form a formation of three horizontal battalions and two vertical battalions, and widened the distance between them.

Immediately afterwards, the soldiers under the command of each company captain quickly formed a phalanx, and then the squadrons split it into four small phalanxes, which were arranged in front and back…

In less than 10 minutes, the soldiers of the First Legion completed the formation.

, The reason why Matonis did not command personally is because in this battle, he was not only the commander of the first army, but also appointed by Davos as the commander of the middle road, and he also needed to give orders to other legions.

With the First Legion as the base point of the entire array, all the legions began to move, and the generals and officers did not command the soldiers by shouting like the Persians, but used semaphores to guide.

The soldiers also strictly followed the orders and did not laugh at random during the formation process. In the stirring dust and mist, the only sound of footsteps and the collision of armor and weapons was heard, and there was almost no noisy human voice. .

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