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Chapter 1314 The Great Battle of Taposakus ([-])

"Let go!" At the command of the team officers, the Balearic soldiers took advantage of the situation and threw Sonnet's lead shot with all their strength.

Immediately afterwards, they put the smallest type of lead shot (according to many tests by the Ministry of Military Affairs, an excellent Balearic slinger can throw this type of lead shot about 400 meters away) into the rope pocket, and then Swing the sling once, throw the lead shot again, and so on without stopping.

Even if a lead shot the size of a red date hits a person, it cannot cause much damage. However, when such a lead shot falls from mid-air, it causes a lot of trouble to the Persian mixed cavalry who are speeding up. Whether it hits the cavalry or falls on the horse, it is very easy for the cavalry to flip over, or even die tragically under the hooves of the cavalry at the rear. Especially after the camel cavalry running in the front was hit by lead shot and overturned, its huge The size also becomes a major obstacle, tripping up teammates who cannot dodge behind him.

The Persian mixed troops on both wings were originally in a loose formation. After the attack, the formation became even more loose. Each had a line two miles long and nearly one mile thick. 4000 lead pellets were scattered. In fact, it did not cause much damage to the entire Persian cavalry. Heavy casualties, but it kept falling like hailstones. From 450 meters to 150 meters, the Balearic slingers actually threw 5 rounds, continuously causing damage to the Persian cavalry, which not only made the Persian cavalry formation more The sparseness also forced their overall advance to slow down and their morale to decrease.

"150 meters! 150 meters!..." When the observer's voice reached the light infantry in front of the slingers, nearly [-] archers on both sides of the entire army formation in Dionia shot the arrows in their hands almost simultaneously.

At the same time, Kuchius said loudly: "Then it's up to our cavalry!"

When the flag bearer next to him heard this, he immediately waved the fluttering military flag and pointed forward with all his strength.

The Dionian cavalry drove their horses and began to jog forward.

The Dionian cavalry formation is exactly the opposite of the Persian mixed cavalry. The horses are very close to each other, and the formation has only two rows, so its length is nearly two miles.After receiving the order to attack, the Numibian light cavalry, which was originally in a loose formation behind them, quickly moved to the outermost side with bows and javelins in hand, revealing the thousands of light armored soldiers hiding behind them.

These lightly armored soldiers were armed with leather shields and daggers, and they quickly followed the cavalry regiment in front.

In order to avoid accidentally injuring their own cavalry, the Dionian archers on both wings only fired two rounds. However, because their number was more than three times that of the slingers, and the lethality of bows and arrows was greater than that of lead shot, they were unable to kill the Persian cavalry. Bigger too.

The smug Mardonios did not expect that the cunning Dionians actually ambushed the light infantry behind the cavalry. Since he led the cavalry and started to advance, there was a non-stop rain of stones in the air, and then it covered the sky. The sun-blocking arrows were shot, and the cavalry guards that originally clustered around him gradually became sparse. Even he himself was hit by an arrow. Fortunately, his thick scales blocked it, preventing him from causing fatal damage.

With lingering fear, he desperately accelerated his horse, with only one thought in his mind: to engage the Dionysian cavalry as soon as possible, defeat them, and everything would be safe!
However, when he saw the Dionysian cavalry approaching, he was suddenly stunned: the Dionysian cavalry were one after another, like a long, fast-moving wall, which he had never seen in his decades of military career. After such a cavalry charge.

In fact, in Dionia's military training, there are occasional such wall charge training, but this is the first time it is used in actual combat, and it is in such an important battle, so Kuchius, who led the cavalry forward, My palms were all sweaty.

The young cavalrymen of Dionia didn't think so much. They held a spear in one hand and pulled the reins in the other. They leaned forward and kept putting pressure on the war horses with their legs: "Drive! Drive!..." The sharply soaring speed of the war horses made Their blood was boiling, and the close proximity of their comrades made them feel at ease, so they were fearless in the face of the approaching enemy cavalry.

In the short distance of a hundred meters, the sharp increase in horse speed made it difficult for the Dionysia cavalry's formation to remain compact, but the two armies were already close.

In an instant, the cavalry collided, blood spattered, spears broke, soldiers fell to the ground, and war horses screamed... The curving cavalry line of Dionia ceased to exist in the blink of an eye, but at the same time, the momentum of the Persian cavalry's rush was also affected. Without containment, the cavalry battlefield basically came to a standstill.

Mardonios, who fell from his horse, staggered to his feet with the support of his guards. He drew out the sword from his waist and was about to lead his guards to kill the enemy who also fell from his horse. Then he was horrified to see countless black-helmeted and black soldiers. A. Dionian soldiers holding leather shields and daggers poured out from the gaps between the cavalry and came towards them.

The cunning Dionians actually hid the infantry behind the cavalry! ...Seeing this situation, Mardonios' whole body trembled and his mind went blank.

"Sir, let's go quickly!" The guards hurriedly picked up Mardonios on their backs and fled back in a hurry.

How could the Persian cavalry, which had lost its speed advantage, be an opponent of the well-trained Dionian light armor in close combat? The Persian light cavalry that did not participate in the charge, such as the Scythian cavalry, were severely damaged by the Numibian light armor. The cavalry was restrained and unable to provide support. The Persian mixed cavalry was completely at a disadvantage under the attack of the Dionian light armor. This is exactly what Daves asked the Dionian cavalry regiment to adopt this dense linear array attack. The reason is.

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Seeing the enemy approaching cautiously holding a buckler and spear, Alsinis knew that these were the Greek soldiers hired by Persia mentioned by the legion commander.

"Traitor!" he spat contemptuously, and then shouted: "Javelin!"

The soldiers who had been prepared threw the only remaining javelin with all their strength.

This did not cause any damage to the prepared Greek mercenaries, but it caused them to stop temporarily.

"Charge!" Alsinis shouted again.

"Hades!!!" the soldiers roared in unison and rushed towards the enemy 30 meters away.

The infantry of both sides began to fight on the long front of more than ten miles in the center, on the left wing, and on the right wing. The battle finally began in full swing.

Even though the Dionian army has a considerable advantage in close combat, the infantry confrontation cannot be determined in a short period of time, not to mention that the Persians are well aware of the weaknesses of their own army and have made some changes to this. In addition to The Greek mercenaries and the undead army, who were not weak in close combat, also equipped the sturdy mountain races such as Kaldan and Dukiya with iron helmets, chain armor, copper shields and one-handed hammers, hoping that they could Fight against the legionnaires of Dionia.

Unfortunately, not long after the battle began, the soldiers of the Duyaxokant tribe suddenly retreated under the command of the chief leader Remi and the leaders. At the same time, they shouted loudly: "We are defeated, we are defeated!!... …”

The Persian general who was responsible for supervising the troops at the back was panicked by this change, and even tried to send his law enforcement team to kill the Dukiya soldiers who took the lead in escaping, so as to force them to stop escaping and return to fight.

However, the soldiers of the Xokant tribe were well prepared to retreat. How could the law enforcement team withstand the attack of thousands of Dukiya soldiers? They were all quickly defeated, and even the Persian general was chopped down.

The retreat of the Xokant troops caused a gap of nearly 200 meters suddenly appeared in the Persian army's right-wing infantry front. The soldiers of the Dionysian No. 11 Legion who fought with them closely followed the Dukiya soldiers and poured into the gap, and Move forward quickly under the command of the team officers, instead of immediately starting to attack the enemies on both sides of the gap, so that the No. 18 Corps and No. 19 Corps as reserves behind them can continue to pour into the gap.

The sudden retreat of the Xokant tribe warriors also seriously affected the Dukiya warriors on both sides, especially when they saw a steady stream of Dionysian soldiers rushing through the gap and appearing behind them. You can imagine the panic in their hearts. As you know, fighting spirit is declining sharply.

Not far behind the formation formed by the Dukeya warriors are Persian archers. They followed their own infantry formation. They were originally planning to use the few remaining arrows to attack the rear of the Dionian infantry formation from a long distance. Providing support is a traditional tactic of the Persian army.Now, everyone was shocked to see that the Dukiya warriors in front were defeated as soon as they engaged in battle, and even attacked and killed the supervising team.

At this critical moment, the commander of this archery unit resolutely ordered the archers to draw their daggers and step forward to meet the enemy to block the gap and prevent the collapse of the front.

Letting the light infantry carry the Dukiya warriors and Dionian legionnaires equipped with sophisticated weapons head-on was simply a joke with their lives, but the archers showed the blood of the Persians at this time, and they came from all around. They gathered together and started a fierce battle with the enemy in an attempt to maintain the front. At the same time, they also sent messengers to rush back to the formation to ask for reinforcements.

Artaxerxes turned pale with fear when he learned of the dire situation on the right wing.

"Trebasus, now we... what should we do?" He asked his most trusted adviser in panic.

Trebassus was also panicked, but he forced himself to calm down: "Your Majesty... the archers led by General Arteus can't resist the enemy for long. We must let the reserve troops press forward as soon as possible! We have strong troops, as long as we can re-solidify Du The Hakya people's front, the advantage is still on our side!"

Artaxerxes regained some confidence after what he said. Not only did he immediately issue the order, but he also scolded: "Cursed Ducians, why did I believe these shameless villains before? Wait. I have won the battle, and I must completely eliminate them!"

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"Your Majesty, the Persian reserve troops have moved!" Felicius, who received the news, reported to Davos.

As soon as he finished speaking, Tormid shouted excitedly: "Look! The King of Persia is coming up too!"

(End of this chapter)