ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 1309 The Battle of Taposakus ([-])

"But why can't I see a single Persian?"

"I heard that those Persians only know how to bully the subordinate races. They are all very lazy. I'm afraid they are sleeping in the camp, haha——"

"Hey, what are you doing?"

The soldiers who were chatting and joking suddenly turned around when they saw their comrades resting on the grass and put their ears to the ground. After a while, they shouted loudly: "The Persians are coming!"

Under the reminder of their teammates, the soldiers were surprised to find that the dry mud was shaking slightly under their feet.

After a while, the Dionian soldiers began to vaguely hear rumbling sounds from far ahead, as if muffled thunder was rolling on the clouds on the horizon, and the sounds became clearer and clearer.

Then, a brown-yellow cloud appeared at the junction of the sky and the earth, slowly drifting towards the direction of the Dionysian army. It gradually turned from the small smoke column at the beginning into a cloud covering the sky and the earth, spanning more than ten miles. The billowing dust storm.

And under the reflection of Xi Yang, countless rays of light shone in the gray dust and mist, layer upon layer, like stars in the sky.From the huge dust mist that shrouded the surrounding areas came the sounds of shouts, the neighing of horses, the sound of footsteps, the collision of armor and weapons, and even the roar of beasts... Various sounds were intertwined together, like the sound of thousands of drums, shaking the sky. Shocking, disturbing...

When the dust mist moved closer, the sharp-eyed Dionian soldiers were able to see the scene inside from a distance through the flying dust: This is a real sea of ​​​​people!Tens of millions of soldiers dressed in various colors, holding various weapons, speaking different languages, densely packed and boundless, like a vast sea, surging toward them, with a heavy pressure. Even suffocating them to the point where they can't breathe...

Many Dionysian soldiers changed their faces.

At this moment, the commander of the First Army, Matonis, laughed loudly and said: "The Persian army is still the same. Although they have many soldiers, they are actually useless! Think of the time when we helped the Persian prince Cyrus fight for the throne. , just a few hundred miles ahead, Cunarisa fought a battle with the Persian army. The commander of the Persian army at that time was today's King of Persia. The number of their soldiers was about the same as today, far more than Cyrus the Younger. army.

But as soon as the battle began, the right wing composed of our Greek heavy infantry defeated the left wing of the Persian army with a single charge. If Cyrus had not acted recklessly and risked charging into the battle and was killed, the Persian throne would have changed its owner long ago.

Today, the number of our soldiers far exceeds the army of Cyrus the Younger 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. Our tactics are better than those of the Greek mercenaries at that time. The soldiers are more advanced... We will definitely be able to easily defeat the Persian army on the opposite side, which looks strong but is actually weak! "

Matonis' words greatly boosted the morale of the soldiers of the First Legion.

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

Seeing that the soldiers had returned to normal, the legion commanders issued orders one after another: "Gather the entire team and prepare for formation!"

When Davos arrived, the sky was also filled with dust and fog on the side of the Dionian army.

"Your Majesty!" Alexis, Matonis, Lizaru, Felicius, and Thormid hurriedly arrived on horseback.

Davos looked at the legions in front of him who were still in a marching column formation. After returning the salute, he asked: "The formation hasn't started yet?"

Alexis replied: "The Persian army is very large, but it is too chaotic. It may take a long time to wait for the Persian military formation to take shape, so after several discussions, we decided to let the soldiers first Rest. According to the slow speed of the Persians, it is completely late to wait until they have determined the location of their center before starting to form an array."

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

Davos coughed heavily and said in a deep voice: "This battle is attracting the world's attention. If we attack while the opponent is not in formation, even if we win, we will be ridiculed by the people of other countries. I need an upright and glorious victory to let The Persians are in awe! Moreover, I need to severely damage the main Persian force in this battle so that the Persians will be unable to fight against us later. If we launch an attack in advance, it will only make the Persians retreat early, but they will not be able to achieve great results!"

Amyntas was speechless with embarrassment.

Davos didn't care about Amyntas's mood at the moment. He continued: "Let's go to the front and take a look!"

After speaking, he drove his horse forward, and the palace guards immediately stepped forward and surrounded him in the center. Alexis, Felicius, Matonis, Lizaru, and Tormid had no time to stop them, so they had to keep up.Amyntas, Hieronymus and others could only stay where they were because they no longer had military duties.

Davos rode through the gap between the legions and came to the front of the team. Looking east, the Persian army was stationed a mile away. Although the dust and fog were still flying, the flat and vast plain was unobstructed. The situation inside can be seen relatively clearly, and the shouts of the Persian generals can even be heard.

The Persian army ran for more than ten miles from north to south. In order to have a more comprehensive understanding of the Persian army's formation, Davos rode on horseback from south to north at the front of the Dionian army, observing the situation of the enemy on the opposite side as he walked.

However, when the Dionian 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, and the noise increased even more, like bursts of winter thunder, completely covering up the noise coming from the opposite side, forcing Davos to turn an enemy inspection into a pre-war military patrol. , also aroused the curiosity of the Persians.

"What happened?" King Artaxerxes of Persia at the rear of the army heard the thunderous roar and couldn't help but ask Pesitidai, the commander of the undead army in front.

Soon Tanma sent back the news: "Report to the king, it is the king of Dionia who is reviewing the army."

"The outcome of the battle is not determined by the strength of the voice." Artaxerxes said angrily. In fact, he knew very well that if he were to review the Persian army, it would be difficult to achieve such a lasting result. The cheers were not only because of the auxiliary troops, but also because of his lack of prestige among the Persian soldiers. It was precisely because of this jealousy that he impatiently said to Trebasus next to him: "Urge 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. Although the Dionian army did not spread out, the legions were almost evenly distributed within a dozen miles. In order to save horsepower, Davos had to smile and wave to the soldiers while Control the horse and move slowly.

More than half an hour later, he started 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 on top of the carriage stood a person, wearing gorgeous clothes, reflecting the sunlight, which was particularly dazzling.

Davos reined in his horse 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 looking intently at the king of Dionysia wearing a crown in front of him.

The two sides looked at each other for a while with a distance of more than a mile, and then Davos moved his eyes to the front of the Persian king: a dense array, a thick round shield, a helmet that completely covered the cheeks...it turned out to be a Greek heavy armor. infantry!
Davos was not too surprised, because he had already learned from Leotichides' Asia Minor battle report that there were a large number of Greek mercenaries in the Persian army.

He also carefully observed that the spears and spears stood upright in front of the Persian King's carriage, like a dense forest. It could be seen that the infantry column was quite thick, and there were longer spears behind the erected spears, and through the swaying Greek heavy weight Between the infantry, he saw bearded soldiers wearing long robes, golden armor, and holding spears and large shields. Corresponding to the information he had learned, he knew clearly: the Persian Undead Army.

He immediately pointed to the carriage of the King of Persia and said firmly: "The center of the Persian army is right there!"

In fact, there was no need for Davos to say more. Alexis himself had already made the same judgment, so when Davos returned to the rear of the team, the formation of the entire Dionian army began.

The staff officer of the First Legion rushed to the front of the First Legion and said to the flag bearer of the Legion, "Lead the troops to follow me and go to the position where the First Legion is arrayed."

The flag bearer heard the words and waved the big flag. The resting soldiers of the First Legion immediately stood up and quickly lined up.

Under the leadership of the staff officer, the 6000 heavy infantry of the First Army bypassed several brother troops and came to the position facing the carriage of the King of Persia.

"Platoon dispersed array!" As soon as the staff officer in front shouted, the six heavy infantry captains commanded their respective brigades to spread out in a formation of three brigades horizontally and two brigades vertically, and each of them widened the distance between them.Immediately afterwards, each company captain commanded the soldiers under his command to quickly form a square formation, and then the squad captains split it into four small square formations, arranged in a crosswise manner...

In less than 10 minutes, the soldiers of the First Army completed their formation. The reason why Matonis did not take command personally was because in this battle, he was not only the commander of the First Army, but was also appointed by Daves as the commander of the center. Officer, he still needs to give orders to other legions.

With the first legion as the base point of the entire array, all legions began to take action. The generals and team officers did not command the soldiers by shouting like the Persians, but used semaphores to guide them.The soldiers also strictly followed the orders and did not joke or joke during the formation. In the stirring dust and mist, there was only the sound of footsteps and the collision of armor and weapons, and there was almost no noisy human voice. .

(End of this chapter)