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Chapter 736 Dionia VS Carthage ([-])

Since when building the camp, Leotizides required the Allied military camps to be built according to the style of the Dionysian military camp, this added a lot of difficulties to the Carthaginian army's attack, especially Numibi. The sub-unit, when they attacked the city of Minoa before, they suffered a lot and suffered a lot of casualties. Their morale was not high and they acted very cautiously. Therefore, despite the large number of people, they did not put much pressure on the southern military camp. .

But for the northern military camp, the situation is not optimistic.Its hills are not large and low, so its military camp area is also smaller and easier to attack.The 1 soldiers of Carthage responsible for attacking the northern camp were mainly composed of Carthage civilians, and a small number were citizens of Phoenician allies adjacent to Carthage, such as Utica.Compared with the Numibians, this army is much more enthusiastic about fighting and has good equipment. Most of them are heavy infantry.

But at this time, most of the Agrigento people, the main defensive force in the northern military camp, were not in the camp. There were not enough troops to send out the battalion to harass the Carthaginians who were trying their best to dismantle the trap. They could only invite the people who had been sent to the hill before. The Dionian light infantry who were preparing to attack the Holy Legion army retreated to the camp to cooperate, but the javelins and arrows they threw were not enough to cover the Carthaginian army that surrounded the camp.

Seeing that the Carthaginian army was approaching the trench, thousands of Sikel warriors suddenly rushed out of the mountains to the north and invested a large number of javelins at the Carthaginian rearguard. Although the Carthaginians were facing The appearance of the West Kells had been anticipated and they had taken some precautions, but they did not expect that so many West Kells would come to harass them, and they were caught off guard...

"What did you say?! Four or five thousand Sikelians appeared in the north?!" Monte Adeno was startled.

"Yes, sir. The attack by these Sikelians caused a lot of casualties to Lord Reguka's army, making it impossible for them to attack the Deolian camp with all their strength," the scout said.

"Damn barbarians!" Monte Adeno cursed angrily, thought for a moment, turned to the adjutant and said: "Inform those idle Lumibian cavalry to rush north immediately and launch an attack on the West Kells. Attack and drive them back into the mountains so that Leguka can attack the enemy camp with all his strength! And... go to the south personally and mobilize [-] Lumibians!"

The adjutant was ordered to leave.

Soon, 3000 Numibian cavalry kicked up a large cloud of dust and galloped away to the north.

Monte Adeno had no intention of paying attention to this. He frowned and stared straight ahead.Although the reconnaissance cavalry could not penetrate deep into the formation to investigate and understand the real situation, judging from the deafening shouts of death and the never-ending screams, the battle should be quite brutal.So far, the battle has lasted for more than half an hour, and the Holy Order's troops are still unable to advance, which makes Monte Adeno very uneasy.

He wished he could push the Numibian troops up and replace the Holy Legion, but this was impossible, so he could only transfer the Numibians to thicken the array of the Holy Legion troops and give them more strength. Strength support.

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As the small phalanxes of the various units of the Dionian Eighth Legion gradually approached each other, the strangling speed of the Holy Legion soldiers they faced became faster and faster, because the Holy Legion soldiers faced enemies from all directions...

The formation of the Eighth Legion finally slowly closed up, and the sound of fighting in the formation gradually disappeared. Even the screams became silent because the Holy Legion soldiers who fell to the ground one after another were trampled by countless feet...

Although the four detachments under Diokasis finally formed a whole, he did not feel relaxed because each detachment lost some soldiers, especially the two detachments at the front that suffered the most casualties, and in The soldiers who fell in such a tragic close combat were either seriously injured or died when the battlefield was cleared after the war. Very few of them could recover. How could he feel happy? But it was not a sad thing now. There were still enemies ahead. fighting.

At the beginning of the battle, the Carthaginian attack in front seemed a bit messy due to the lack of effective command. Now it is even more chaotic because many of the Holy Order soldiers who were squeezed out did not want to fight anymore. And just wanted to escape. Although they had performed very bravely in the formation before, it was for survival. As children of the Carthaginian nobles who had been well-dressed and well-fed since childhood, although they had undergone strict training and had a strong body, they They have never experienced such a brutal battle. They saw their comrades around them injured and falling to the ground one by one, and then trampled into pulp... This kind of horror frightened them and made them just want to escape from this hell-like place. , so they pushed and even clashed with the Holy Order soldiers blocking their way...

"Brothers, attack! Attack! Completely defeat the Carthaginians!" Diocasis shouted loudly, encouraging the soldiers to continue fighting.

The shouts of the team officers rang out one after another in the array, and Leoticides, who had been paying close attention to the battle situation on the mountainside, would not miss this great opportunity.

"Woo!..." The high-pitched bugle sounded throughout the battlefield.

When the soldiers in the reserve force heard the sound of the trumpet, they immediately strode forward. The entire rear array moved toward the front of the Eighth Army array. The two merged into one, a powerful forward force of tens of thousands of people gathered together. It was completely beyond the strength of the Holy Order troops, whose numbers had been reduced by nearly half and whose formation was in chaos. They retreated continuously and finally collapsed...

When Milephio, who was originally at the rear of the Holy Order's troops, was blocked by the Dionysian army, he worked tirelessly on horseback, running back and forth in the rear, finding his familiar team officers among the chaotic soldiers, and encouraging them. They reorganized the soldiers. After his long efforts, it seemed that the Holy Legion army in the battle had some order, but suddenly it became more chaotic, and then quickly retreated.

Milephio was confused and was dragged back by the defeated troops. After being hit by this, his mind went blank during the escape. He never figured out: How could such an elite Holy Order army be defeated inexplicably?

The soldiers of the Dionian Legion, who had fought fiercely for nearly an hour, continued to pursue despite their fatigue, without giving the defeated Carthage Holy Legion army any chance to breathe and regroup.

Leoticides also sent out the Fourth Cavalry Legion and the Light Armor Brigade. These two troops, which were already moving quickly and had been recharging their strength, killed each other from the passages reserved on both sides of the Dionysian army. After going out, he quickly ran to the front of the heavy infantry and launched a fierce and continuous pursuit of the defeated troops of the Holy Regiment.

The 6000 Numibian troops who had been mobilized had just entered the lowlands when they were surprised to see that the Carthaginians, who usually showed off their power and wore colorful armor, had thrown away their beautiful shields and beautiful helmets, and their hair was disheveled. , shouting at them in panic: "Help! Help! The Dionians are coming! Quick! Go and stop them! Go!..."

Thousands of people rushed toward them like bereaved dogs. The Numibians, whose morale was already low, rarely made consistent actions - turned around and ran away...

Tens of thousands of rout soldiers rushed out of the lowlands with a terrifying momentum.

Seeing such a scene, Monte Adeno was stunned for a moment.

The adjutant on the side also advised: "Sir, we... are defeated, let's return to the camp first——"

Before he finished speaking, Monte Adeno turned the horse's head and clamped the horse with both legs.

The war horse neighed and carried him across the Pletani River quickly...

Although the Numibians were fleeing, they were not too panicked because there were soldiers of the Holy Legion running behind them. However, when some cavalrymen of the Fourth Cavalry Legion rushed into their rear from the diagonal thrusts, they quickly panicked. The news spread throughout the entire team, forcing the Numibians to scramble to escape.

The Platani River, which was originally very shallow and narrow, turned out to be the biggest obstacle on their way to escape. Some people slipped on the mud at the bottom of the river out of panic. They grabbed hold of others in panic in the river, and pulled down more people. This blocked the escape of the Holy Regiment soldiers behind them. They pushed and fought angrily, and the defeated soldiers became a mess in the river...

The Dionian cavalry and infantry who then caught up stabbed and stabbed randomly with spears and spears, screaming repeatedly, corpses floating on the surface of the river, and the Pletani River dyed red with blood.

The defeated soldiers fled across the river and fled straight to the camp, with the Dionian soldiers chasing after them. Because of the previous battle, Monte Adeno had almost exhausted all the troops in the camp, and there was no defense force in the camp at all. How dare the defeated troops stay in the camp for a long time and continue to flee westward.

The sudden rout of the Holy Legion was beyond the expectations of the two Carthaginian armies on both sides who were attacking the coalition camp.After the Numibian army in the south got the news, they immediately turned around and ran down the mountain and began to escape.When the Numibian cavalry in the north learned of the defeat in the middle, they immediately stopped fighting with the Sikelians, turned their horses and fled westward. As a result, they fled at the front.

However, General Reguca, who commanded the Carthaginian militia, learned about the defeat in the middle. Shocked, he immediately withdrew the troops who were attacking the military camp, reorganized their formation, and wanted to lead them to attack the pursuing troops from the rear. The Dionian army tried to turn the tide of the battle and rescue the fleeing soldiers.

However, many Carthaginian soldiers felt guilty when they saw the turbulent pursuit of the Dionian army on the right front, and advised: "General, we'd better retreat quickly! The Holy Legion was defeated, and the Numibian cavalry also If we escape, those Numibians will be even less likely to stay and fight! If we don’t escape, we may be surrounded by the Greeks!”

Lei Guca was still a little hesitant.

But the bugle sounded in the barracks on the mountain. The Dionian heavy infantry reserve brigade sent to the barracks by Leotizides and the Agrigento soldiers who rushed back to the barracks after reorganization, a total of more than 3000 The people rushed out of the camp together and rushed towards the Carthaginian army at the foot of the mountain, and the thousands of Sikel warriors also rushed towards the Carthaginian army from the north.

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