Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 1314

[Chapter 263 The Great Battle of Tabosacus (5)]

Although the Persian sickle chariot was a terrifying weapon for rushing into battle, it was either shot by light infantry or eliminated by legionnaires in the face of the Dionian army’s well-prepared tactics, causing extremely little damage to the Dionysian army. .

Artaxerxes and Trebassus, who were hundreds of meters away, could not see the battle situation on the other side due to the dust and fog raised by the chariots and war elephants in their advance. Therefore, shortly after the chariots and war elephants were dispatched, the Persian king sent 3,000 armored cavalry in the front row of the middle road, hoping that they could follow the impact of the chariots and war elephants and completely break through the Dionysian army.

The undead army of Persia not only includes infantry, but also chariots and cavalry, and these 3000 armored cavalry are part of the undead army. They are the elite selected from the huge Persian cavalry, and they also ride on the strongest and tallest war horses. Armor, the cavalry wears a full set of leather armor, holds a Persian saber, and is also equipped with a double-edged hand axe and bow and arrow.

In the traditional tactics of the undead army, the cavalry team launched the second round of attack on the enemy line after the chariot team, and often defeated the enemy without waiting for the infantry to appear. This time they also hoped to repeat the old trick.

After the King of Persia issued an order, the cavalry team started to jog forward in three horizontal formations across the entire front row (the reason why a dense diamond-shaped array was not adopted is that Trebassus considered that the impact of the chariots and war elephants must have already The Dionysian formation has caused damage, and the cavalry’s rushing formation is not hindered by much. Therefore, it is necessary to increase the attack range of the cavalry as much as possible to cause a larger area of damage to the Dionysian formation, making it difficult to recover. , allowing the next infantry charge to completely defeat the middle of the Dionian army).

However, the cavalry team encountered some trouble shortly after departure. They ran into the fleeing war elephant head-on. These behemoths, who had become sensitive and irritable due to their injuries, saw the Persian cavalry rushing towards them, thinking it was not good for them, so Angrily swayed the proboscis, trampled and smashed, disrupting the cavalry’s charge formation, and then the red-eyed war elephants strode towards the Persian infantry formation in front of them. The mahout on the elephant’s back had to endure the pain. The long iron nails were driven into the brain of the war elephant, causing it to fall to the ground in a groan.

There were also a very small number of war elephants who threw off the mahout on their backs in the runaway run and crashed straight into the dense formation of infantry, causing a commotion.

Artaxerxes witnessed this situation and felt a little uneasy: “Trebassus, what’s going on?!”

Trebassus didn’t dare to respond directly, but reminded eagerly: “Your Majesty, don’t die. The cavalry has been dispatched, and it’s time to launch a full-scale attack!”

“Now?” This was a plan that had already been drawn up, but when the time came, Artaxerxes seemed a little hesitant.

Artaxerxes’ hesitation did not make Trebassus dissatisfied. On the contrary, he was glad that the attention of the Persian king had been diverted. He had led his troops on many expeditions and knew that the biggest disadvantage of war elephants was that they were difficult to control. Clashing into his own army formations also happened from time to time, but there had never been so many battles like today.

At this moment, he had no time to think about the reason, and just urged loudly: “The chariots, the war elephants, and the cavalry have already started one after another. We have launched an impact on the Dionysian Middle Army formation, we must seize this opportunity, launch a full-scale attack, and completely defeat the enemy on the opposite side!”

Trebassus’ words temporarily dispelled the haze that rose again in Artaxerxes’ heart. , he cheered up and nodded.

Hearing the high-pitched bugle sound, and seeing the Persian messengers galloping past incessantly shouting, Remy took a deep breath. He knew that the important moment to decide the life and death of his tribe was finally coming, and he suddenly felt heavy. There was a bit of relief mixed in, because he had been tormented for a while, and now there is finally a result.

He looked back at the Persian commander who was constantly shouting at the rear, with a contemptuous smile on his face.

In front of the far right wing of the Persian army, Mardonius, who was waiting impatiently, received the order of the King of Persia conveyed by the messenger. !attack!……”

He was so excited not only because he was not only a descendant of Gobrias, but also a descendant of Mardonius, the commander of the Persian army who commanded the battle of Plataea, who died heroically in battle , but because of the failure of the Battle of Platia, it was criticized by the Persian nobles, which also affected the reputation of the entire family.

Maldonios has decided to make the first contribution in this battle to wash away the stigma of the family.

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_ The entire team advanced, but the next few thousand Dionian light infantry fired arrows in the sky, causing the Persian cavalry to have more trouble.

McGaggides was satisfied to see the Persian cavalry in the distance rolled to the ground with their horses and horses. Just as he was about to draw the second arrow, he heard the shouts of the officers, but the battlefield was too noisy, making him He didn’t respond, but the teammates next to him pulled him and shouted anxiously: “Retreat! Retreat!”

McGacides was dragged back by his teammates, and he said loudly, unwillingly: “I still If you have time, you can shoot another arrow!”

“Shit!” his teammates scolded: “It will take time for the heavy infantry to line up!”

McGacides was dumbfounded. In the traditional Greek battle, the light infantry served as an auxiliary, attacking and retreating. He is completely his own boss, and in the Dionysian army, the various branches of the army need to cooperate closely. As a recruit, he has not fully adapted.

McGacides and his teammates quickly fled into the infantry formation, while Alcinis and other team officers looked forward nervously. The Bosnian cavalry came very quickly and were very close to the infantry formation.

“Javelin!” Alcinis roared, and the legionnaires who had been prepared for a long time threw the javelin in their hands.

This is a more terrifying wave of death than the previous arrow rain. The armor of the Persian cavalry and the warhorse was easily penetrated by the heavy javelin, and fell in pieces with screams and screams, and also hindered the advance of the cavalry behind. .

Taking advantage of the chaos of the enemy formation, the phalanx of the rear detachment after throwing the javelin quickly rushed up and joined the phalanx in the front row, but at the same time it also blocked some light infantry who had not been able to withdraw to the rear of the array in time. outside.

The undead cavalry who fortunately escaped the long-range attack never imagined that the Dionysian army, which had experienced the impact of chariots and war elephants, could remain so intact. Although they were surprised, they were the most elite and brave soldiers in Persia. , who had already rushed to the front of the formation, facing the heavily guarded shield formation spear wall, they continued to charge forward without the slightest hesitation.

Although the dense thorns stabbed the warhorse, they could not stop the huge kinetic energy contained in the weight of nearly 1000 pounds in the continuous running. In the sad sound of the warhorse, the shock of “Boom! Boom! Boom!…” continued. With the sound of exclamation, the soldiers in front of it were knocked out and flew out, and small gaps appeared in the army formation in the middle.

But it is a pity that the Persian cavalry has only three horizontal formations, and it has been weakened a lot by arrows and javelins. After this round of impact, it can no longer continue, and the Persian infantry formation is still halfway forward, so The Dionian Legionnaires quickly wiped out the undead cavalry who had fallen into battle.

“Your Majesty, it seems that our infantry phalanx has blocked the impact of the Persian cavalry, and there are not too many casualties… There is no need to use the reserve team to replace them for the time being.” Philippe, who has been paying close attention to the battle in the middle. Si said happily.

When the veterans such as Amyntas and Epithenes heard this, they all breathed a sigh of relief; The thrilling scene has never been encountered before. Although there was a careful plan in advance, I was sweating in my heart.

Davos looked calm and stared straight ahead, revealing countless figures faintly on the dusty and foggy battlefield.

“The Persian infantry has come up, and the cavalry on their flanks should also start attacking…” Davos said in a steady tone, paused, and asked, “Have our slingers started to attack?”

The Persian’s full-scale offensive has just begun. The Bari Ali slingers are located on the two wings of the army formation, eight or nine miles away from the command center in the middle. No matter how fast the messengers reporting the battle, they cannot reach Diver in an instant. in front of him.

Philisius was dumbfounded for a moment, but Thormid next to him reacted quickly: “Your Majesty, please rest assured! Although the citizens of Bali Ali were less often recruited after the incorporation of the kingdom, their long-term I participated in the training of the Iberian military camp in 2018, and there is no problem in cooperating with other arms. I believe they will complete the task assigned by you, Your Majesty!”

Davos nodded after listening, and said leisurely: “As long as If we can defeat the Persian cavalry again, I have nothing to worry about in this war.

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… In the continuous shouts of various tones, more than 30,000 cavalrymen on both wings began to advance one after another, like a flood flooding the embankment, and its momentum was far more terrifying than the attack of the infantry in the middle.

Looking at a billowing wall of dust in the distance ahead, Kuchius, the commander of the First Cavalry Corps, did not have a trace of nervousness on his face, and he turned around and looked at it quite leisurely.

“450 meters! …… 450 meters! …… 450 meters!” The observers at the forefront of the Dionysian formation reported the distance between the Persian cavalry and the formation to the Bariari slingers at the rear of the formation. These soldiers Apart from carrying a sling and a few bags of lead pellets, there was no other protection on their bodies. After the cavalry on the opposite side was dispatched, they had already started to swing the sling under the command of the team officer.

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