ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 1175 Battle of Tegea ([-])

Just in case, the First Cavalry Corps sent 500 cavalry to follow and protect them.

The group quickly arrived near the city of Tegea, and from a distance, they saw thousands of Spartan soldiers spreading north and south in the southwest of the city of Tegea. The scene was noisy and chaotic, and Tegea There was constant shouting and killing from the top of the city. Obviously, the Spartans were still unwilling to give up the siege and were still making the last effort.

Seeing that the cavalry led by Clotocartax continued to approach, the Spartan formation also sent a lot of cavalry, intending to drive them away.

In order to prevent accidents, Printors had to ask Clotocathax to retreat immediately.

On the way back, Clotokatax saw that Printoles had been frowning and deep in thought, and couldn't help but ask: "Is there anything wrong with the Spartans' formation?"

Printors came back to his senses and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, have you seen those real Spartan warriors? They are actually lined up on the left wing of the array!"

After Printors' reminder, Clotokatax recalled the scene he had seen before: thousands of Spartan warriors wearing traditional red cloaks were indeed arrayed in a battle formation that was several miles long. At the southernmost point.

Clotocathus spent some time in the staff office of the Ministry of War and participated in the study of previous battles that took place in the Mediterranean. He knew that due to their small population, the Spartans were very difficult to fight in larger battles. They rarely fought independently and almost always commanded coalition forces to fight. Sparta's own warriors were often concentrated on the right wing, relying on Sparta's traditional left-hand tactics to ultimately determine the outcome of the battle. But this time the Spartan warriors actually Concentration on the left wing, indeed unexpected.

He thought for a while and said: "Is it because of the failure of the Battle of Leuctra? Well, the Spartans thought that their traditional tactics were no longer applicable, so they changed their formation? Or... they just put up a random formation. , pretending to have a battle with us, just to slow down our rescue of Tegea?"

Printors knew the current situation in Sparta. The only person who could lead and command such a large army was their old king Agesilaus. He knew about this veteran's past battles and his style. Cunning and changeable, he was very different from the traditional Spartan generals. Of course, this change in the battle formation that was different from the past attracted his attention, but for a while he couldn't guess the other party's true intention, so he suppressed the doubts in his heart for the time being. Said: "Your Highness, you are right, we should rescue Tegea first now!"

But when the Dionian army approached Tegea, the Spartan army had all stopped attacking the city and continued to line up east of the Dionian army. It seemed that they were really preparing to fight Dionian troops here. The Nian army fought to the death.

Clotokatax immediately called together the commanders of the legions and told them the battle plan that he had discussed with Printors.

"Your Highness, our First Legion has the strongest combat effectiveness, but you have placed us on the left wing and the Fourth Legion on the right wing to fight against the Spartans. I think this seems a bit unreasonable!" Ctissus objected.

"I think it's very reasonable! The Fourth Army is fully capable of repelling the Spartans on the front and winning the entire battle!" Olivers not only retorted loudly, but also showed his seniority: "Ctissus, look Come on, as soon as you became the commander of the army, you don’t take us seriously.”

"Sir Olivers, how dare I." Ctissus cried out in humiliation and responded unwillingly: "I just told a fact for the sake of victory."

Seeing this, Clotokatax quickly stepped forward and advised: "Don't argue, both of you! I believe that the combat power of the Fourth Army can completely resist or even repel the Spartan attack, but the entire battle will be won." The key lies in our left wing!

Commander of Ctisus Legion, you must lead the First Legion to defeat the enemy in front of you as soon as possible, and then attack the enemy's flank in the middle, so as to win the whole battle. I hope you can do it! "

Ctisus lifted his spirits, and immediately said confidently: "Your Highness, please rest assured, the First Legion has never disappointed the commander!"

The conflict seemed to be resolved, but then the commander of the Seventh Army, Tygetilos, said dissatisfied: "Your Highness, you are so unfair to the Seventh Army! The soldiers who stayed behind in Messenia were my soldiers from the Seventh Army! The soldiers who stayed behind in the new camp Those are the soldiers of my Seventh Legion! Now there is a battle, and the reserves are still my soldiers of the Seventh Legion! Could it be that the Seventh Legion worked so hard to accompany you to the Peloponnese Peninsula, and the battle ended up being ruined? If they don’t catch it, how will they face their relatives when they go back!”

The more he talked about it, the more aggrieved Tegtilos felt, and his voice became louder and louder, causing the surrounding soldiers to look over.

Compared with the Seventh Legion, the other legions have benefited after all. The legion commanders quickly looked at their noses and noses, looking like they had nothing to do with me.

Although Crotocatacus was contradicted in this way, he was not angry. Instead, he persuaded him very apologetically: "The commander of the Tagetilus army, the commander of the Spartan army is King Agesilaus. He has always been good at Using troops, it may not be easy to win this battle, so by using the Seventh Army as a reserve team, I hope you can influence the entire battle at the critical moment and win for us! Even if we defeat Sparta, we will still be in Greece. The war will not end here. In future military operations, I guarantee you that the Seventh Army will be the first consideration!
After hearing these words, Tajtilos looked a little pale, and immediately said: The Seventh Legion will perform the duties of the reserve team.

Tagtilos looks big and thick, but he is actually very thoughtful.Before leaving Thurii, Davos talked to him specifically. He felt King Davos's ardent expectations for Crotoka Tax. How could he risk offending the king and not carry out the order? It was just an opportunity to act rudely, attract the attention of the prince, and earn more benefits for the Seventh Legion. After all, compared with the First, Fourth, and Sixth Legions, the Seventh Legion did not have any advantages.

"Time is running out, please head back to your own legion immediately after accepting the mission."

Seeing the legion commanders riding away, Printors, who had been silent before, sincerely praised: "Well done, Your Highness!"

Muklu, who was on the sidelines, understood why Printols said that.As the commander of the Dionian army, facing the doubts of his subordinates, he can completely resolve them with just one sentence - this is an order!After all, according to the "Dionysian Military Law", after an order is issued, junior officers must strictly implement it.But Clotokatax was still very patient in persuading these generals at this time, which shows that the statement that "His Royal Highness is a humble man" is indeed not a lie.

Under the orders of the commanders of each legion and the command of team officers at all levels, all soldiers of the Dionian army took action quickly.

Although the Dionian army started to line up later than the Spartan army, half an hour later the Dionian army's formation was basically completed: the first army on the left, the sixth army in the middle, and the sixth army in the middle. The four legions are on the right wing. The thickness of the array is 15 columns and the length is about 4 miles. The first cavalry legion is evenly divided into 1000 cavalry each and is located at both ends of the array.

Agesilaus, who was standing in front of the queue and observing the formation of the Dionysian army, saw that his opponent was moving quickly and quickly stopped making noise. He frowned and looked back at the somewhat chaotic array on both sides behind him. I couldn't help but say: "Hurry up and urge the generals to speed up the formation!"

"Father." Archidamus hesitated: "Didn't you ask them to slow down the formation on purpose?"

"I think even if they don't have to slow down deliberately, the Dionians will be in line first." Agesilaus said helplessly: "Go and notify us quickly. If the Dionians suddenly attack, we will How can we fight if our formation is still so chaotic?"

"Yes, father!" Archie Damus quickly ran back to the formation.

Agesilaus looked at Dionia's army again, and his vision was black. After looking at it for a while, he couldn't tell where the advantage of Dionia's army was. Instead, he felt his eyes sour, and he was helpless. He gave up observing the enemy formation, held a walking stick in hand, and slowly walked back to the rear of the military formation under the protection of the guards.

The sun has begun to shift towards the western sky, and the warm sunshine shines on the Tegea plain. On the east side is the dazzling four-mile-long Spartan military formation, while on the west side is as dark as ink. , the Dionian army formation is also four miles long. The two armies are three miles apart and are surrounded by green wheat fields. They are like two yellow and black parallel lines drawn on a piece of green cloth, and between these two parallel lines The midpoint of the northern end of the line is the city of Tegea.

"Father, the formation has been drawn up, why haven't you launched an attack?!" Archidamus hurried over and asked.

"Don't be anxious, wait a moment." Agesilaus glanced at him and said calmly.

"What are you waiting for? The soldiers have been waiting for half an hour. If you wait any longer, the sun will set!" Archidamus urged anxiously.

Agesilaus immediately darkened his face and said in a stern tone: "You should stay with your soldiers instead of coming here to mess around. Go back quickly!"

Looking at the back of Archidamus leaving, Agesilaus subconsciously rubbed his face with his hands. In fact, he was not waiting, but fearing.

How can a veteran who has been on the battlefield for decades be afraid?
But that's what it is.Although Agesilaus has experienced countless wars, this is the first time he has commanded a battle that can determine the life and death of Sparta, and his opponent is still the powerful Dionia. He has just witnessed the well-trained soldiers of the other party. , although he had made careful arrangements for this battle in advance, but when the battle came, he felt inexplicably guilty. The life and death of Sparta depended on his order, and he could not open his mouth with difficulty.

　Happy Dragon Boat Festival everyone! !

　　
　
(End of this chapter)