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Chapter 205 The Battle of Trionto River ([-])

Not only the soldiers, but at the moment when the Dionia army appeared, Milon's mind was also blank. He was shaking all over and his face was pale. He knew: he was deceived!Deceived by the cunning Dionians!Thinking that the enemy is too few, he rashly lets his army cross the river in front of the enemy's equally large army. For any qualified general, this is an extremely wrong military action!But it's too late to retreat now.Retreating in front of the enemy and having to turn back and cross the river is a taboo for city-state citizen soldiers who do not usually train much. It means a big rout without fighting, while the Dionians can easily The attack turned the seemingly gentle Trionto River into a grave for Crotone's citizen soldiers.

Milon did not expect that the battle between Crotone and Dionia would suddenly start here and now, but in the face of this decisive battle related to the life and death of the city-state, he tried hard to force himself to calm down and put away his guilt and fear. Put everything behind them and focus on the battle in front of them: "Blow all the bugles! Beat all the war drums! Let the soldiers charge up! Charge across the river bravely! Only then can we have hope of victory!!" He raised his arms anxiously. call.

The messengers jumped directly into the river and shouted loudly.

The suddenly intensified sound of bugles and drums urged the army to advance. The officers in the formation were well aware of the danger they were in and took the lead.

Crotone's army began to move faster, but the Dionysian army reorganized quickly and was already approaching. Because of the cobblestones on the ground, neither side charged like previous heavy infantry battles, but steadily moved forward. so close...

When the distance between the two sides was only more than 20 meters, Kolbus saw that the enemy on the opposite side suddenly stopped advancing amidst the shouts of the team officer. The enemies in the front row squatted slightly, and countless cold lights appeared in the enemy formation in the back row.The actions made by the other party made him immediately understand what was going to happen. He squatted down hastily before he even had time to utter the word "javelin".

Just listen to the continuous whistling sound of "Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!..." It was like a strong wind suddenly blowing. Along with the screams one after another, in the blink of an eye, the entire front row of soldiers in Crotone fell down. , not only interrupted the progress of the Crotone soldiers, but the formation of the front line of the army was also somewhat fragmented.

But the Dionians didn't give up, and another round of javelin throwing followed.At such a close range, the lethality of the heavy javelin is quite astonishing.

Just when the Crotone soldiers were in a hurry to avoid javelins and rescue their companions, so that the formation was chaotic, the Dionysians took the opportunity to stride forward, holding round shields to hit the frightened Crotones, and two or three stabbing spears were fired at the same time. Stab the enemy who just survived the javelin...

If the back row hadn't made up for it in time, Crotone's front line would have almost collapsed.But this also caused Crotone's troops to be blocked on the river bank. Milon's carefully prepared battle formation of more than 20 columns became a problem at this moment. On most sections of the river, half of them were on the river bank and half on the river bank. In the river.In a heavy infantry match, in addition to fighting face to face, the thickness of the array is similar to a tug-of-war to push the opponent to achieve a breakthrough. It is also another effective way to attack, but the current situation of the Crotones is not only unable to effectively form The unified force, instead, slowly retreated under the strong push of the other party.

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When the sky-blocking javelin flew into the Crotone formation, Milon felt that his heart was about to stop beating.

Dionia's heavy infantry can actually throw javelins!Milon regrets very much at this moment that he was too careless and did not understand the tactical characteristics of the Dionysian army in more detail. Take a look at their light infantry and heavy infantry. This is obviously an army with unique tactics and good training. force!
Just when Milon was heartbroken about the casualties of the soldiers and regretted his negligence, his men stared at the fighting on the other side and shouted anxiously: "The damn Dionians actually have so many heavy infantry! It must be them Reinforcements from Niutum and Laos have arrived!”

Indeed, according to the reports from the left and right wing messengers, the Dionysian military formations are almost the same length, and can force their own array to retreat. Although it takes advantage of the terrain, I am afraid that its thickness is not much thinner than its own array. Are there currently about 2 Dionians?Listening to the curses of his men, it was like a bolt of lightning flashed through Milon's mind. He was bent on revenge and always carefully studied the secret reports sent back by Thurii, so he also knew something about the Dionia Alliance.

He remembered that the secret report said: It will take at least three days from Turui to Niutum, and the same time will be needed to get to Laos. Then even if the cavalry mobilization order is passed to Niutum and Laos, they will immediately It would take six days to assemble the troops and arrive at Turiyi. After all, the construction of the Turiyi-Niutum-Laos road had just begun, and it had only been four days since the declaration of war, unless Dionia summoned the troops in advance.However, the mercenaries had not attacked Crimesa three days ago. He tortured several prisoners, including Crisiano and Tolikos. They all admitted that they had concealed Davos and decided to seize it privately. Crimesa's.Therefore, the reinforcements from Niutum and Laos should still be on their way to Thurii, so where did so many Dionian heavy infantry come from?

Thurii and Amendolara do not have so many citizens.Milon was sure of this. He suddenly remembered something:...free people? !They are the so-called registered free citizens of Dionia! !

Milon suddenly remembered that Dionia frequently organized their free people for military training in previous secret reports.Milon still remembers that many people from the Crotone Council laughed at Dionia for being hungry and turning the vulgar free people into city-state citizens. It was simply indiscriminate!But everything in front of me shows that Dionia's method is still effective. The armors and shields and spears worn by these previously poor free people are probably all from the Crotone army that was killed or captured in the last battle. Bar!

Although Milon was angry, he realized more clearly that even these free people of Turiyi were sent to the battlefield, and they probably spent all they had, so do they have any extra troops? !

Milon looked at the battlefield with loud killings in front of him, but his spirit was lifted: "Eutydemus!"

"General, what's going on?" the subordinate who had just shouted responded.

"Immediately lead these two thousand soldiers to the east and hand them over to the leadership of Philadephos."

"What?! Didn't you ask this army to step forward to strengthen the middle?!" Euthydemus asked doubtfully.

"Execute the order!" Milon's eyes widened. This friend's son worked hard, but was too active by nature: "Tell General Philadefus that there will not be too many enemies on the other side, and ask him to fight as soon as possible regardless of casualties. After crossing the river and repelling the enemy, he rushed over to attack Dionia's army! The victory or defeat of this battle depends on his actions!" Milon warned extremely solemnly.

"Understood!" Euthydemus was reminded by Milon and saw the opportunity to win, and rushed to execute the order excitedly.

Milon jumped off his horse, held a shield and spear, led his escort down the river, waded into the river, and joined the battle formation, constantly shouting for the soldiers to fight bravely.

Since most of the Dionian heavy infantry is composed of reserve citizens, he does not believe that these novices, who were free citizens half a year ago and have never had any heavy infantry combat experience, can master the essence of heavy infantry combat in half a year. This is his Where confidence lies.He firmly believed that even though the Crotone soldiers were in deep adversity, they could still persist until the arrival of Philadephos' army.

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There is a large flag erected high in the middle of the Dionian army. The top is also inlaid with the statue of Hades, but it is obviously larger than the army flag and the flag is also large. Only "Davos" is embroidered on it. Big gold letters.

The Dionysian Alliance currently has three legions. Of course, Davos must abdicate and return to his original position. According to the old tradition, the consul was also the commander of the city-state army, so Davos was the highest in the alliance army. His position is the commander-in-chief of the Dionia Alliance army (i.e., the supreme commander).

At this moment, Davos was also paying attention to the enemy's movements on the other side.

"Commander, the enemy has troops swimming downstream!" Aristocrates reminded loudly that as a talent that Davos favored, Davos was determined to fully train him like Asistes, so he also Let him follow, but after all, he is still a free citizen, so he can only be temporarily named a clerk.

Davos has been waiting for this moment: "Tormid!"

"Commander, please give the order!" Tomimeed's answer came from the heart of respect.

Originally, Crotone's rapid advance greatly exceeded the generals' expectations. When the armies of Niutum and Laos were unable to arrive in time, the difference in strength between the two sides was quite large.During the military meeting, many people proposed to abandon the reinforcement of Castellon and stick to Thurii to wait for the reinforcements to arrive before the decisive battle.But Davos defied all opinions and insisted on advancing the front to Castellon. Out of the prestige he had established for a long time, everyone was finally convinced by him.

He conscripted all citizens and registered freedmen in Turii and Amendolara who had participated in training and were able to fight, and even some freedmen who had just arrived in Turii. This indeed took a great risk. Knowing that Dionia's army was concentrated in Castellon at this time, Thurii and Amendolara in the rear had almost no defensive force except for a few troops at the port.If Crotone's fleet lands on the coast of the Sybari Plain, Dionia will be unable to resist for a while, but Davos dares to make such a bold move.

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