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Chapter 395 The first battle between Dionia and Samonai ([-])
"I'm sure!" Krigolu confidently pointed to the mountains ahead and said: "These Samnites came here chasing the tribe of Potentia, but they didn't know where they got the news, and they actually wanted to Ambushing us here, but I don't know that my men have seen their every move clearly."

"Krigolu, your team has made a great contribution today, and I have written it down." Alexis patted the restless war horse on his crotch: "Although our legion has not trained in Potentia, here I think all of you, Lizaru, have forgotten the terrain."

"You have brought us to the southern mountains of Potentia several times in civilian clothes. How dare you forget! There are strict regulations in our military law. Army officers at all levels must keep the terrain within their jurisdiction engraved in their minds!" Lizam pointed to his head.

"Lord Davos is a great man!" Alexis sighed. It is the military law formulated by Davos that allows the officers and soldiers to strictly implement it, so that the army can be prepared for war.He recalled Davos's instructions when he took office as the commander of the Third Army, and said sternly: "Now is the time to test you, and at the same time, let us see how powerful the Samnites are!"

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Garni saw the flags waving in the mountains opposite. It was obvious that the enemy was also attacking Abrini's team at the same time. At this moment, he had no intention of worrying about his friends and rushed down the mountain with more than 1000 of his soldiers. The colorful crest, his equipment is no different from other warriors, a golden copper helmet, a loose red short-sleeved robe, the length only reaches the knees, his waist is tightened with a leather belt, and he holds a spear in his right hand , holding four or five javelins in his left hand, and nothing else.

Because they had considered ambush the Dionysian army in advance, Gairni brought out all lightly-armed warriors. They regarded the steep slopes as flat ground, shuttled between rocks and trees, and were as agile as apes, stepping on thorns with bare feet. There was no pain at all on the gravel, and they soon approached the Dionian army that was climbing up.

Compared with the speed of the Samnites going down the mountain, the Dionysian troops went up the mountain more slowly. They were a mixture of light infantry, light armored soldiers, and heavy infantry. They pulled out a loose arc front in an attempt to clear the forest. This side was completely covered so that the Samnites could not escape, but they did not expect the Samnites to come so quickly.

As the temporary commander of this mixed force, Kesima, captain of the second brigade of the Third Army, was not panicked at all. If it were a few years ago, the Lucania region had not been merged into the Dionia Alliance. When encountering this situation, Kesima will definitely lead the tribe's warriors to meet him and have a melee, and now he is a qualified team officer in the Dionysian Legion.

"Archers ready! Heavy infantry protection!" Kesima gave the order, and the heavy infantry of the legion had already leaned against the tree trunk and the rock, erected a long curved shield, protecting themselves and the archers behind the shield, and the light armored soldiers And the javelin soldiers retreated further, unless the Samnites rushed through the heavy infantry defense line, it would be difficult to attack them.

Under the protection of their long shields, the archers calmly drew their bows and arrows, aiming at the Samnites who were rushing towards them. The Samnites' more loose formation, coupled with the leafy trees all over the mountains and plains, formed a team-like formation. Ejection may have little effect, so a more precise one-on-one direct shot is needed.

The Samnites were condescending. Although they were hundreds of meters away, the javelins they threw while running carried strong kinetic energy and flew in front of the heavy infantry in an instant. All they heard was "Bang! Bang! Bang!..." With a continuous sound, more than half of the javelins hit the long shield accurately. The heavy infantry looked at the sharp spear tips that came out of the hole, and couldn't help but feel a little palpitated: It turned out to be a heavy javelin!
The sharp arrows of the Dionysian archers also shot out. The unprotected and lightly armed Samnite warriors quickly crawled under the rocks or hid behind tree trunks to avoid the arrows.

For a time, guns and arrows were flying in the forest.

The Dionian soldiers have stronger protection, and the archers have a more stable platform to shoot arrows on the spot; the Samnites rely on flexible movement and the powerful penetration of the javelin to compete, even if they have no protection, their casualties are gradually increasing. The increase did not weaken their fighting spirit.

Garni and his men relied on the cover of trees and had approached within 40 meters of the Dionians. When they saw that the javelin they threw hard made the long shield erected by the Dionian heavy infantry shake a few times. When the soldier almost fell, he weighed the last javelin in his hand and thought to himself: Get closer, get closer, and I will definitely be able to kill another one!
He thought confidently, and suddenly emerged from the tree where he was hiding, quickly making a snake-like path and continuing to rush downward.

The entire Samnite skirmisher line was roughly 30 meters closer to the enemy. Garni leaned against a big tree, and after dodging the enemy's arrows like other warriors, he emerged again while the archers were taking arrows. , preparing to throw the javelin in his hand at the heavy infantry in front, when he saw a surprising scene. The Dionian heavy infantry suddenly threw away the long shield in their hands and made a throwing motion.

"No, javelin!" Gairni's eyes suddenly widened.

The heavy infantry on the opposite side actually threw javelins. Thousands of arrows mixed with javelins flew out, catching the Samnite people off guard. Many Samnite warriors who had no time to hide were immediately hit by the javelin and screamed. There was a lot of sound.

Garni had no time to make a judgment. When the Dionian heavy infantry threw the javelin, the javelin soldiers ten meters behind them also rushed up and threw the javelin in their hands again, followed closely by the light soldiers. Armored soldiers, taking advantage of the Samnite dodging the javelin attack, they crossed the heavy infantry line of defense and quickly approached the enemy.

"Retreat! Retreat quickly!..." Gairni knew that he could no longer be brave at this moment. The Dionians' strange tactical combination disrupted their attack rhythm. If they delayed any longer, they might not be able to leave.

Gailney retreated quickly while gesturing, and the trumpeter who had been following him immediately blew his horn.

However, the speed of Delnian light armor soldiers is not slow either. As Lucanians, climbing mountains and ridges is also what they are good at. What's more, they are also lightly armored and have gone through the previous recuperation, so the Samnite people After a moment's hesitation, they were overtaken by them, not to mention the injured soldiers.

On a hillside covered with trees and rocks, it was not easy for the Samnite warriors to constantly open a distance to exert the power of their long weapons, pitting spears against leather shields and daggers, and once Dionis If the light armor soldiers were close, the Samnites would be in danger.

On the mountain ridge, one is running away and the other is chasing, and one-on-one fighting with spears and swords is often seen.

When Gairni crossed the mountains, escaped the pursuit of the Dionians and regrouped his team, he found that there were only more than 500 people following him, and he had lost almost half of his warriors.

And when he joined up with Abrini's team, his good brother was already dying with a javelin, and there were only more than 300 of the thousand soldiers he led.

Originally he wanted to ambush the Dionian army, but he was unexpectedly ambushed by the Dionians. The angry and frustrated Gairni led the remaining troops to defeat, and quickly retreated north without rest.

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"Is this the Samnite?!" Alexis looked at the corpses on the ground carefully, and even touched the thick calluses on the soles of their bare feet with his hands, regardless of how dirty they were: "It's very hard, like it's worn through A pair of shoes. Xima, you just fought a battle with the Samnites, tell me what it was like to fight them."

Kesima thought for a while and said: "Legion commander, the Samnite people are quite brave. You see, they are all light infantry. They dare to rush to throw javelins less than 30 meters away from our line... Their formation is quite good." It is loose and has large intervals, which reduces the accuracy of our light infantry's long-range attacks. This tactic is very similar to our light infantry tactics... And, you see-" Xima grabbed a Samnite javelin. , handed it to Alexis.

Alexis weighed it with his hands, then brought the tip of the spear to his eyes for a closer look. His expression became a little solemn: "It is a javelin with a weighted spearhead. It is not much different from our javelin weight, so nearly a hundred of your men were injured." , is that because of it?”

Xima nodded and said seriously: "I think their javelin skills are no worse than the light shield soldiers of the Epithenes Legion. As long as the long shield is hit by him from the front, it can often pierce the shield, brothers." They are all injured like this..."

Alexis lowered his head to look at the long shield that was pierced by several javelins, and then said: "I heard from the soldiers that the Samnites ran very fast in the mountains and forests, and you couldn't catch up no matter how hard you chased them, so they escaped."

Kesima retorted unconvinced: "The Samnites run very fast, but we Lucanians are also good at climbing mountains and forests. If we hadn't worn heavier clothes than them, we would have been killed long ago. They caught up!"

"I heard from the Potentians that although the Samnites also have heavy infantry with breastplates, most of them are light infantry with javelins..." Alexis looked at the rolling mountains in front of him, feeling a little worried in his heart. : "Order the legions to speed up their march and rush to the Basento upper valley camp closest to us!"

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In a former Potentian village less than a mile north of the city of Potentia, Gairni lowered his head in frustration and stood in front of the chief leader of Shirpini, Velani.

Villani did not criticize his son because he attacked the Dionians without permission, resulting in the loss of troops. He knew that Abrini's death had made Gharni blame himself very much, so he asked in a gentle voice: "Gharni, You are the first Samnite leader to have fought against the Dionians. Although you suffered a little loss, you also gained an understanding of our powerful enemy to the south. You told us that the Dionians were fighting What’s the difference between neutralizing the Campanians?”

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