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Chapter 1180 The Battle of Tegea ([-])
This sentence is not only to praise the Dionian warriors in the battle, but also to comfort himself.

That night, he took the risk and sneaked into the city of Tegea alone, and through Pausanias, he summoned the councilors closest to Sparta in the city.He first told them that "the entire Greek anti-Dionysian alliance was about to be established and the Dionysia army would fail", and then told them that "the Spartan army will assist them in regaining the leadership of Tegea." At the same time, he also made a promise: The Spartans will never kill a Tegea citizen indiscriminately!

It was precisely because of his personal danger that the councilors finally agreed to his plan, so on the second day the Spartan army suddenly surrounded the city of Tegea. Just as the Tegea soldiers came to defend the city one after another, the pro- The Spartans quietly opened a city gate, causing the Spartan army to rush into the city and massacre the anti-Spartan MPs.

Since Tegea has always implemented an oligarchy with the support of Sparta, ordinary citizens have no power. The pro-Spartan nobles regained power and quickly took control of the situation in the city.Moreover, they and the Spartan army began to pretend to defend and attack the city. Since the entire city was surrounded and blocked, even the dissatisfied people could not get the news out.

And considering that if this battle fails, Tegea will definitely suffer revenge from the Dionians, so the pro-Spartans also made a promise to Agesilaus: they will send all Tegea’s Citizens capable of fighting launched an attack on the Dionians.

Now that Agesilaus's deliberate trap for the Dionysian army finally succeeded, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. He can imagine how the next battle will develop: Dionia has escaped. The left-wing soldiers were attacked from the front and back by the Spartan warriors and the Tegea army. Even if they still had fighting strength, they would be defeated quickly.Then, taking advantage of the victory, the Spartans swept through the middle and finally won the entire battle.

Agesilaus did not indulge himself for too long. He knew very well that the Dionysian army liked to leave part of the army as a reserve in the battle, so he immediately said to the messenger: "Go and notify the Thracians immediately. Let them attack the right flank of Dionia as planned!"

Although Agesilaus firmly believed that Dionia's left wing would be defeated under attack from both sides before Dionia's reserve troops arrived, he was still more cautious and prepared to attack Dionysia The right wing also stabbed him, completely disrupting the judgment of Commander Dionia.Because he has learned from the intelligence coming from the Arcadians that his previous strategy has taken effect, Leoticides has been transferred, and the new Dionysian commander is actually the son of King Davos. , I heard that the young man whom Davos regards as the heir to the throne has little command experience. Faced with such a complex battlefield situation, it may be difficult to make a more correct response.

He suppressed the joy in his heart and prayed to Zeus, hoping to give Sparta a great victory to reverse Sparta's current predicament.

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Muklu galloped on his horse. Halfway through, he saw smoke and dust billowing in front of him. Countless soldiers in black helmets and black armor were rushing toward them with shields and guns behind them.

Muklu hurriedly pulled his horse out of the way, and then sped towards the place where a purple-red tasseled helmet was faintly shaking. When he got closer, he saw that it was indeed the person he was looking for. He hurriedly shouted: "Tegti Commander North, where are you going with your troops?!"

"I want to lead the Seventh Army to the left wing." Tagetinos said with annoyance in his tone: "Your chief of staff suspected that the Tegea army had rebelled, and asked me to rush to rescue the First Army immediately!"

"The Tegea army has indeed rebelled. They have already invaded the 1st Army's formation from the rear. The situation is very critical!"

"Damn it, Printols really got it right!" Tagtinos exclaimed and immediately doubled his volume: "Brothers, the First Legion is in danger and must be saved by us. Please speed up your pace, and I'll kick the ass of anyone who runs slower!"

"Roar!!!..." The soldiers immediately shouted in unison, the footsteps became louder, and the dust mist raised became larger.

Calisenos, a Mandinian, looked at the Dionian soldiers who were passing quickly in front of him with excited expressions. He seemed to have a little more confidence after he had no hope for this battle.

While he was dazed, Muklu had already thrown him far behind and headed straight for the command center.

Seeing Crotokatax wearing a black pendant tassel helmet from a distance, Muklu waved and shouted: "Your Highness, the Tegea army has rebelled and attacked the First Legion from the rear!"

Although he had been persuaded by Printors before, Clotokatax still had a trace of luck in his heart. Now that it was confirmed, his color changed instantly and he suddenly felt nervous. However, he still tried his best to pretend to be calm and spoke with a smile. He asked in a trembling voice: "Lord Printors, thanks to your suggestion, we sent reinforcements in time. Do you think... our left wing can withstand it?"

In the end, Crotokatax couldn't hold back and asked about his worries.

Printors saw his thoughts and immediately comforted: "Your Highness, there were strict regulations in the "Dionysian Military Law", 'When chasing a defeated army, heavy infantry must try their best to maintain the formation of squads and detachments. The First Legion, as a model for the entire army, has always been resolute in enforcing military law. Even if it was hurriedly encountered by the Spartan army from two sides, it would still be able to confront the enemy with a square formation of each unit, and not only would it not be defeated , On the contrary, our army is accustomed to fighting independently in separate units, and maybe it can gain an advantage in such a large melee!"

"That's good." Clotokatax was doubtful.

"Your Highness, I have another suggestion."

"Please speak."

"The Spartans set up traps here to fight us. They were well prepared, making us relatively passive. We cannot be led by the enemy. We must regain the initiative on the battlefield in order to win the final battle." After confirming After receiving the news that the First Army Corps was being attacked from both sides, Printors finally made up his mind to implement the plan he had just been brewing. He said in a solemn voice: "I suggest that we send three light armored brigades. Go north, bypass the left wing, and attack the flank of the Spartan army. This is not only to further rescue the First Army, but also to eliminate Sparta's own strength as much as possible.

Sparta did not have many young and middle-aged citizens who could fight. To them, each one was precious, so in previous battles they used more allies and mercenaries. This battle involved the rise and fall of city-states. They just dispatched so many Spartans.

If we set out to attack its right flank with all our strength, the Spartan commander will inevitably launch an all-out rescue effort.After waiting for the light armored brigade to be dispatched for a while, we sent out the final reserve group, the mountain reconnaissance brigade, to attack the flank of the left flank of the Spartan army, thereby establishing victory in one fell swoop! "

Clotokatax listened carefully, thought for a while, and said firmly: "Then I will implement your suggestion!"

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The Tegeans did not expect that they would join the Spartan warriors in the Dionian formation so quickly. In their initial assumptions, the Dionian left wing faced the fierce front and rear of them and the Spartan warriors. Under the attack, they will be defeated quickly, and then they will take advantage of the opportunity to pursue the defeated troops, and finally win the entire battle.

But the reality was beyond their expectation. Dionia's left wing did not collapse. Instead, it shrank into small square formations and continued to fight. At that time, they rushed into Dionia without thinking about it in a swarm, which seemed to be about to collapse. In Niya's formation, it didn't take long to find that he seemed to be stuck in a quagmire.

Although like the Spartans, most of the soldiers who participated in the Tegea battle were heavy infantry, but unlike the Spartans who had been trained hard since childhood, they wore Corinthian helmets and were better at frontal combat, and in this crowded and small place In the space, they seemed too clumsy.

What's worse is that not long after the First Army's pursuit of "the rout", it quickly stopped advancing due to the Taegyan attack and switched to on-site defense. At this time, the units and companies of the First Army in the rear did not Run away completely. When forming a small phalanx, not only is the organization complete, but the distance between the phalanxes is relatively close. This is the basis for the First Army to use the tactics of detachment phalanxes.

Although Ctissus was not decisive enough in giving orders at the beginning, he had rich war experience after all. He did not hide in any phalanx with his followers in a panic. Instead, he looked at the direction and led them into the rear part of the formation. In a square formation in the center, just as the Tegea soldiers rushed in like a tide, he asked the buglers to blow the bugles continuously.

Although the soldiers in the nearby squadron formation couldn't see clearly what was going on around them, they could hear the familiar sound of the bugle. It was as if the ships sailing in the dark had seen the lighthouse and began to consciously move in the direction of the sound of the bugle. Although each phalanx moved very slowly, their unanimous actions made it more difficult for the Tegea soldiers crowded between the phalanxes.

Not long after, a greater disaster struck. Three thousand infantrymen of the Seventh Legion led by Tagetinos finally arrived, and they immediately launched a fierce attack on the Taigean soldiers.

The rear part of the Taigea army was mainly made up of light armored soldiers. They could not confront the heavy infantry head-on, not to mention these Dionian legionnaires who came like wolves and tigers. They were quickly defeated, but were defeated by the second army. The attack line that the Seven Legions had already launched was rushing to attack the dense crowd in front, which not only made the Taigea army confused, but also made the already crowded space even narrower.

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