ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 507
The messenger did not answer, but emphasized again: This is the order of King Davos!

Mattonis was speechless for a moment, and he ordered angrily: "Tell the captains to lead the brothers to retreat, and retreat very, very slowly!..."

For the experienced legion commanders, there was no need for Davos to give more detailed instructions. They all knew how to deal with the incoming cavalry and sent the seventh group of the legion to the front of the team.

When the Numibian cavalry and the Celtic cavalry pursued the Dionian cavalry and came to the front of the Dionian formation, what they saw was a long infantry array retreating, and the light infantry guarding the rear was The infantry formed a skirmish line, and they fired arrows at the enemy cavalry, preventing the Numibian cavalry from getting close to the array and throwing javelins.

Although these foreigners are fierce, they will not attack such a huge military formation foolishly. They stopped their pursuit and kept a safe distance from the Dionian army...

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"What did you say?! The Dionysians are retreating!" Dionysius, who had just crossed the east bank of the Tachinadi River, heard Axilita's report and became even more anxious. He was afraid of the Dionysians. After realizing that they had been deceived, the people retreated quickly and retreated to the north bank of the Neto River before he led his army. Then the efforts made in the past two days were in vain.

"Order the troops to speed up and don't let the enemy escape!"

"Yes!"

"Wait a minute!" Phoebus suddenly shouted.

Although Dionysius was unhappy with him for interrupting his order, he also knew that there must be some reason why the silent Spartan spoke up at this critical moment.

"You just said that Dionia's 'array' is on the back side. You used the word 'array'. Why?" Phoebidas asked Axilita directly.

Axilita hated Phoebus's rude tone, but he knew that the Spartans were not easy to mess with, and said impatiently: "Yes, I said 'array', because the Dionians are originally Retreating in formation."

When Dionysius heard this, his heart skipped a beat.

"What kind of array?" Phoebus asked.

Axilita thought for a while and simply drew a 'cross' on the dirt with her toes: "It's very long like this..."

Phoebidas bent down, looked at the ground, and asked: "In which direction are we?"

"Here." Axilita tapped the front of the "one horizontal line" with her toes.

The guess in Phoebidas's heart was confirmed. He raised his head, stared at Dionysius, and said in a deep voice: "I'm afraid the new king of Dionia has already prepared for our plan. He is arranging a plan." Open a big net and wait for us to rush into it. By then, your soldiers will be exhausted and will not have a complete formation. They are no match for the Dionians at all. What awaits you can only be failure. "

Dionysius looked down at the ground that had just been wiped by Axilita's feet, and fell into deep thought. Although he did not want to believe that the seduction plan he had worked so hard to implement had been seen through by the young man from Dionysia. , but was seduced by the other party, but Phoebus's words were like a slap in the face, making his face feel hot. Fortunately, this war was about life and death. He didn't have the mind to care about it. He just coughed a few times and said : "So what do you think we should do now?"

"Stop moving forward immediately, arrange your formation, and press forward at normal speed!" Phoebidus used his foot to draw another "one horizontal line" in front of the "one horizontal line".

"If you do this for too long, the Dionysians may escape." Dionysius said worriedly.

As a bystander, Phoebidas was able to maintain a calm attitude: "It is better to let them escape than to be defeated by them."

Dionysius was silent after hearing this. He was indeed worried about gain and loss and extremely conflicted.

He turned his head and looked back at the dust and mist stirred up by the huge, rapidly marching team...

Looking closer, he looked at the densely packed soldiers passing quickly in front of his escort. Although the armor, shields and spears were only carried on their shoulders, sweat had soaked through the lining, and the rapid breathing sounds gathered together, even a little deafening...

Looking ahead, on the vast Croton Plain, except for the occasional sight of mercenary cavalry galloping, everything is unusually quiet, but Dionia's army may be waiting for work somewhere he can't see...

Dionysius hesitated for a while and finally made up his mind: "Phoebidas, just do as you say. I have decided that you will arrange the formation."

Phoebus didn't put off and looked excited, which was exactly what he had hoped for.

"Do I need to withdraw all my men?" Axilita asked.

"You and Gaba's cavalry continue to drive away the enemy's cavalry to prevent them from spying on our formation. At the same time, you must pay close attention to the enemy's movements." Phoebidas began to give orders: "And... tell me, The details of the array deployed by the Dionians..."

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It was past noon, and there was still no sign of the Syracuse army. Davos was confused.Fortunately, although the Dionian cavalry was suppressed and could not observe the enemy, the Dionian fleet was rampant on the sea. They had circled to the coast of the southern plain of Croton. Since Syracuse, which was supposed to be retreating, was not found After gathering a large army, Midorades, who was confused, decisively sent a clipper to quietly land on a secluded beach, and sent sailors ashore to investigate. It didn't take long for them to discover the secret of the Syracusans.

It turns out that the people of Syracuse are in formation!After receiving the news from the Clippers, Davers' mood was a bit complicated. It couldn't be said whether it was regret or expectation.

He whispered to himself: "It seems that you, Dionysius, are quite cautious. Since you are not coming, then I will go over and let us duke it out in an upright manner!"

"Order, the entire army turns around and march south!" Davos burst into pride and gave the order loudly.

"Why are you going south again?!" Many soldiers were confused and dissatisfied with the back-and-forth orders.

However, the corps commanders and senior officers have already sensed that the battle is approaching, and militants such as Amyntas and Matonis have become excited.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, 5000 reinforcements from Crotone and Trina have arrived!"

When Davos heard this, his spirits were lifted: "Great! Who is the leading general?"

"Trina is Sipulos, Crotone is Myron."

Davos was stunned: "Myron? Myron who was expelled from Crotone?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. I have already confirmed that it is him! After the war broke out this time, he was recalled by Crotone, and after the fall of Crotone, he was urgently elected as a general by the people of the Acropolis. "Tolmed knew that Davos would have questions, so he did some research in advance.

These two generals are old acquaintances!After the second Crotone War, Davos has some understanding of Myron's command ability.And he has frequent contact with Cipros, and Davers even believes that "he is a political figure with a broad mind, a flexible mind, and the best ability to see the general situation in the city-states of the Southern Italian Alliance."

Both of them were very capable, and Davos was relieved. He asked again: "Are the reinforcements they led all heavy infantry?"

"There are only 300 light infantry, and the rest are all heavy infantry." Tormid replied.

"In that case..." Davos thought for a moment and said, "Let them form an array at the left end of the first legion and advance with the army."

"Line up on the far left?" Tormid, who understood Davos's battle plan, asked with some worry: "Your Majesty, that may be the focus of the enemy's attack. Can they block the enemy's attack?"

"The Syracuseans captured their city and massacred their relatives. Their hatred for the Syracuseans was far greater than ours, and their fighting spirit was stronger than our soldiers! I believe that even if they fight to the last man, they will never be defeated. I won’t back down!” Davos said slowly but firmly.

"I understand." Tormid did not hesitate any more and turned around to rush towards the messengers, but was stopped by Davos: "Go and tell Milon and Sipulos in person that I can't go because the military situation is urgent. Welcome them. The war is coming. I hope they will prepare with all their strength and work together to avenge the Syracuse people who invaded our homeland and slaughtered our people!"

"Yes." Tormid gave a military salute excitedly.

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The armies of Crotone and Trina descended the hills and went around to the north gate of the city to leave the city. All they saw along the way were broken eaves and ruined walls. This only increased the anger in the hearts of the soldiers. Myron and With great difficulty, Siprnos controlled the small number of Numibian cavalry who were only dispersing rather than chasing the harassment. Finally, they caught up with the Dionian army marching south, and received the order conveyed by Thormid. Both Myron and Sipulos breathed a sigh of relief.

Because their troops came from the east and were located at the far left end of the entire Dionian army array, they only needed to spread out the team and connect with the first Dionian army without spending more energy. You know, the soldiers were out of breath all the way.

Seeing that the two generals were somewhat relaxed, Tormid couldn't help but remind him: "Two adults, according to your majesty's pre-war analysis, our left wing will be the focus of the enemy's attack. You must be more vigilant!"

"Why?" Milon and Sipulos asked in unison.

Before each battle, Davos would explain his combat intentions to the legion commander and senior team officers in detail to ensure that they could be executed smoothly.What's more, the war was about to begin, and Tormid had no need to hide it. He said seriously: "Because Syracuse has more soldiers than us, His Majesty led the army to cross the Neto River and let the Seventh Army March along the east bank of the Tachinadi River. In this way, if the Syracuseans want to take advantage of their numbers, focusing on attacking our left flank is their best choice."

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