ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 287 The Battle of Anlern Hills ([-])
The Pucheti warrior screamed, leaned forward, lost balance, and rolled down the hillside screaming.

Zipit quickly rolled to the left, avoiding the spear...

This kind of situation happened from time to time on the Puchetti's defense line, forcing the Puchetti to retreat involuntarily, and naturally the javelins thrown at the Dionian soldiers were greatly reduced.

"Seventh Brigade, well done!" Behind Leotizides, a soldier praised loudly.

"Speed ​​up! Climb up quickly!..." Taking this opportunity, Parmenius, the squad leader in the center of his small phalanx, urged loudly.

The flag bearer waves the flag continuously forward.

Leotizides and his teammates saw the peltasts showing off their power alone and how could they be left behind, so they cooperated with each other and struggled to climb up. The height of 30 meters was quickly trampled under their feet, and the peltasts had retreated. When they reached both sides of the small phalanx, only the enemy was left in front of them.

"Hades!!!" The soldiers shouted loudly the name of the alliance's patron saint, raised their round shields and faced them...

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The troops of Triphias and Tudeples rushed to the preset position on the right flank.Usually, they still need to spend a long time reorganizing their queues before they can launch an attack, but now that the Dionian army has already engaged, they have been stimulated to speed up.

Since there were no enemies in the front, Triphias and Tudeples both mixed the light infantry into the phalanx to increase the thickness of the entire phalanx, and hurriedly started climbing the mountain in a more scattered formation.

It is easy to climb the empty and gentle slope of more than 20 meters high. They will attack the enemy's flank to determine the victory of this battle.

But when they set foot on the hillside with confidence and ease, a large number of enemies suddenly appeared on the top of the hill.

Messapei Cavalry!Triphias was shocked, but then calmed down: Although the Messapian cavalry is powerful, this is not flat land and there is not enough area for them to gallop. Do they still dare to fight the heavy infantry head-on? !

The combined forces of Heraclea and Metapontum continued upward.

The cavalry on the top of the slope began to throw short javelins.

Just as the Greeks raised their shields to defend, many people began to exclaim: "Cavalry! The Messapian cavalry is behind us!!"

The soldiers only heard the rumble of cries behind them. A large group of Messapian cavalry circled into the mountain road from a distance and began to throw javelins at the back row of the Greek soldiers who were climbing the hill.

Suffering such a sudden blow, the Heraclea-Metapontum coalition forces were a little confused for a while.

In fact, not only the Messapian cavalry appeared here, but also the Pucetti cavalry, a total of 1300 cavalry.At this moment, the cavalry on the top of the mountain began to caress the heads of their mounts, and leaned down to whisper something to Aiqi. There was extreme reluctance in their eyes, and soon their expressions became determined.

"Lycaon!!!" Puccietti cavalry raised their hands and shouted.

"Lycaon!!!" The Messapian cavalrymen also responded one after another.King Lycaon dared to tease the Greek god Zeus. Although he was turned into a wolf, most of his descendants considered him a hero and would shout his name before every battle to boost morale.Due to the influence of Hellenism, the Messapian people gradually abandoned this tradition, but now they are picking it up again.

The cavalry on the top of the mountain hugged the horse's neck with both hands, and clamped the horse's belly with their legs. Hundreds of horses began to run down the hillside in a loose formation, and the speed became faster and faster. From time to time, some cavalrymen and their horses rolled to the ground. But it does not affect the speed and fighting spirit of the cavalry.

"Raise...raise your shield to defend..." When Triphias saw this situation, his mind went blank for a moment.

In the eyes of the soldiers of the Heraclea-Metapontum coalition, this is like facing rows of boulders rolling down the mountain. Who dares to block the powerful roaring momentum!Just as they were trying to dodge in fear, the cavalry had already collided head-on with the phalanx - suddenly, the horses neighed, the horses bucked and the men flew, and the Greek soldiers fell to the ground in pieces, with almost no one standing... …

The Greek phalanx collapsed instantly.

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Davers soon received a reward from Tormid: a large number of enemy cavalry suddenly appeared on the right wing.

He immediately felt a little uneasy and made a decisive decision: "Izam, lead your brigade to immediately reinforce the troops of Triphias and Tudeples. After repelling the enemy's cavalry, continue to attack the enemy's flank!"

"Yes!" Izam finally waited for the mission. He punched his right chest with his left fist in excitement. After giving a military salute to Davos, he ran down the hill and came to the pass. He shouted to his subordinates: "Brothers, follow me. Go kill the enemy!"

Amidst the cheers, the soldiers of the reconnaissance brigade held the smaller leather shields in their left hands and the daggers only equipped for them in their right hands, and rushed to the right wing briskly.

Umarchus didn't understand why these Dionysians were so keen to participate in the battle, but he was still shocked by their high fighting spirit, and secretly made up his mind: Tarantum should try not to fight against Dionysians who love fighting unless they have no choice. Asian conflict.

"Lord Davos, no matter how powerful the Messapian cavalry is, they can't defeat the Greek heavy infantry. What's more, this is a mountainous area. There is no need for you to send more troops for reinforcements." Umarchus couldn't help but persuade.

"How could the Messapians, who are good at cavalry, not know what we all know, but they still sent cavalry. There is a problem." Davers said calmly.

Umarchus heard that what he said was reasonable, and he felt a little more worried.

Previously, the herald Tormid had summarized the information continuously sent back by the heralds waiting at the rear of the two legions and each brigade, and reported to Davos: "The brigade led by Amyntas will reach the bottom of the central valley. The Mesapi heavy infantry was forced to retreat step by step... The first and second armies on the left and right wings also had a slight advantage in the fight with the Puchetti people who occupied the ground. Moreover, after the two light infantry brigades withdrew from the frontal battle, According to your instructions, we have begun to unite our troops and then circle to the left (because Heraclea and Metapontum's troops are on the right to circle) to attack the enemy's flank..."

With an advantage on all fronts, Davos has realized that the enemy has fewer troops than himself. This is the first time since he led the army in Magna Graecia that he has an advantage in strength in a battle, so he has the confidence to send reinforcements. Nip any possible disadvantages in the bud.

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The King of Puchetti, Cremony, never expected that the current situation on the battlefield was completely opposite to what he had imagined. Not only were the Mesapi people stationed heavily in the lower part of the valley forced to retreat step by step, but even his proud Puchetti warriors occupied the battlefield. Despite its obvious geographical advantage, it failed to repel the enemy.

Although it is now in a stalemate stage, judging from the on-site fighting situation, this stalemate cannot last long, because Tremoni knows that his soldiers are poorly equipped and he has few soldiers. He almost sent soldiers to assist the left wing before, just to be able to Make your array roughly the same length as the enemy's array to prevent flank attacks.But when the geographical advantage and the bravery of the warriors are not enough to block and repel the enemy, a stalemate will only benefit the other party.Now, the only good news was that the cavalry routed the enemy on the far left.

Tremoni hoped that after quickly dispersing the enemy, they could assist the left-wing troops to defeat the enemy in front of them, thus establishing the victory of the battle.

At this time, Tremoni saw his scout horse rushing down the mountain from a distance, dismounted, and hurriedly ran up the mountain, feeling a little uneasy in his heart.

"Your Majesty, more than 1000 enemies have reinforced the left wing, and our cavalry is... trapped in a bitter battle!"

In fact, saying it was a tough fight is just a euphemism. In fact, the Maple mixed cavalry rushed down from the top of the mountain, attacked from both sides, and defeated the Heraclea-Metapontum coalition army. However, when they pursued the defeated army, due to the mountain road It was already narrow, and the enemy and ourselves were mixed together, which made it somewhat blocked. The speed advantage of the cavalry was completely lost. It was just that the Greek soldiers lost their courage and just ran away without resisting.But when Yizam's brigade bypassed the mountain road and surrounded the mountains from both sides, disaster struck for the Maple Cavalry.

Riding on horses without saddles and fighting on the spot, the riders could not use their full strength to fight against the Dionians, but it was almost impossible to retreat from the crowded road immediately.The soldiers of the Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade were protected by leather shields, and the daggers in their hands could not only stab people, but also injure horses.With help, the fleeing Greek soldiers gradually regained their morale and began to join the battle... The Maple Cavalry was trapped in a trap and was not far from defeat.

"What?! How can the Greeks still have troops that haven't joined the battle?!" Tremoni stared at the scout.In this era, city-states did not have the habit of retaining reserves in combat, and all forces would be pressed together during battles. That's why Tremony dared to use cavalry to attack in terrain that was obviously not conducive to cavalry. Now his greatest hope of victory It was snuffed out just like that.

He took a few steps forward and looked at the top of the mountain opposite. He could vaguely see the towering golden flag. He knew that the enemy's commander was there.

"The powerful military genius in southern Italy..." Tremoni muttered in a low voice, feeling depressed.

"My lord, what should we do now?" Seeing that Tremoni was in a trance, Purlo hurriedly asked.

what to do?retreat?Now that the two armies are strangled together, how can they easily retreat? That will only increase the casualties of the Puchetti people. I still underestimated the Dionians!This army of the newly emerging city-state alliance is said to have a very strong fighting capacity. If you can avoid fighting with it in the future, try to avoid it... A trace of fear actually arose in Tremoni's heart, and he regretted that he should not have carried out his ambition for a while, but You should choose to ambush the Tarantum people and leave the task of intercepting the Dionian reinforcements to the Messapians...

"...Wait." After a long time, Tremoni uttered one word.

Purlo was stunned and quickly understood that what Tremoni meant was to wait for the Messapians to finish off the Tarantums and then rush in for reinforcements as soon as possible. This was placing their hopes on others. This was not special at all. Lemoni’s usual approach!

Purlo thought worriedly: What if the Mesapians arrive late?

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