ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 144 Surprise Attack ([-])

This time, following Melancius out to fight, I didn't expect it to be so smooth. The city of Turui was captured easily, and Colebus also grabbed a lot of spoils. No wonder many people said that Melancius is the darling of the goddess of luck. .Moreover, he also heard that the Crotone City Hall was planning to immigrate to the Subari Plain, so he planned: After returning to Crotone, first cash out the booty, save money and marry a wife first, and then join Crotone The land of the Subari Plain is flatter and wider than the Croton Plain in Crotone, and he should be able to get a large piece of land.

That night, Kolbus had a sweet dream, but was awakened by pain. When he opened his eyes, he saw his comrades in the tent running out like wasps that exploded their nest. He who was sleeping next to the tent door had been stepped on. Several kicks.

"Watch it!" he yelled angrily.

"The enemy is attacking! Come out and fight!" teammates shouted as they rushed out of the tent.

"Enemy attack? Where did the enemy come from?" Colebus was still a little confused.

At this time, a series of screams came into his ears. He was so excited that he put his hands on the ground and barely stood up.I drank a lot of wine last night, and it was not mixed with water, so it had a lot of stamina.His mind was dizzy, his body was a little out of control, and he almost fell. He had no time to put on his helmet and armor. He grabbed the bayonet from the ground and staggered out of the tent. In his sleepy eyes, he saw the neatly dressed heavy infantry lined up closely. The front line quickly approached them, and the two companions rushed forward with bayonets in hand, and were quickly stabbed down by the enemy. The tacit cooperation and concise and skillful fighting scared Kolebus completely, and fear instantly occupied him. He threw away his stabbing gun, turned around and ran away.

"Run away! Get out of here!" Colebus had a strong desire to survive. He looked at the position of the sun in the sky while running. He made up his mind to escape east, because to the east was the city of Castellon.

After running for a while, I saw some people running towards me, shouting in horror: "There are enemies, run quickly!..."

Are there enemies in the east too? !When Kolbus heard this, he panicked and had to run away.

Next, he ran around like a headless fly. More and more people were around him, and there were even many beasts of burden running around. He injured many people, but he still couldn't get out.

By this time, no matter how panicked Kolebus was, he still understood that they were surrounded, and the circle of encirclement was shrinking...

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Davos's legion headquarters is located behind the second group, between Camp Cristina and Castellon City. Thirty guards stood ready, their attention mainly focused on the east, and captain Martius raised the legion's banner.Davers was listening carefully to Ryders' report on the latest battle conditions from his subordinate cavalry.

"The first brigade begins the attack!"

"The second group begins to attack!"

"The third group begins the attack!"

"The Seventh Brigade and the Lucania Brigade begin to attack!"

"The first brigade's sudden advance was successful, and the enemy did not resist!"

"The second brigade's breakthrough went smoothly!"

"The first brigade crossed the baggage area and continued to advance forward!"

"So fast?!" Davos was a little surprised and asked, "How did they do it?"

Ledes replied from the side: "The people staying around the baggage area were all the free people and slaves of Thurii who had taken refuge in Crotone. When they saw our attack, they all ran away. Capps and the others directly bypassed this area, leaving One detachment slowly wiped out, while the other troops moved on."

"Well, Capps made the right choice!" Davos nodded appreciatively.

At this time, another cavalryman came to report: "The second group has become two horizontal lines!"

"The first group became two horizontal lines!"

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"Legion Commander, our attack is going very smoothly, and the encirclement is shrinking rapidly!" Asistes looked excited.

"Yes, it went smoothly beyond my expectations!" Davos breathed out to relieve the tension in his heart, and then asked Ryders: "Is there still no movement in Castellon City?"

"No."

"It seems that the enemy's vigilance and reaction to danger are very slow. Alps will not be able to win the battle this time." Davos was in the mood to joke at this time: "Wait until the sports meeting champion wakes up from his sleep Come on, you must be wondering, 'Where are all his troops?'"

The surrounding people burst into laughter.

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In fact, Davers' judgment was still wrong. The sentries of Castellon did not fail to notice the strangeness of the Crotone military camp. Although the Crotone military camp was about three miles away from the city of Castellon because of the woods. Separated from the river, even if you stand on the city wall, you cannot see the outline of the military camp, but the huge sound mixed with the screams and exclamations of tens of thousands of soldiers can be vaguely transmitted to the ears of the sentry.

So, the sentinel notified the abnormal situation to the captain, and the captain thought: Crotone's camp should be very safe!The Brutis in the west are blocked by mountains and cannot get through at all.Turui to the north has been burned, not to mention the protection of the Trionto River.Crimea in the south also joined Crotone.The northeast is blocked by our Castellon.At this moment, Crotone has no enemies at all. Could it be that these arrogant Crotones got up early in the morning and are having a carnival again?
Out of professional habit, he sent a few cavalry to see what was going on in a symbolic way. As a result, when the cavalry passed through the woods, they were fired upon by Alps' archers who were ambushing there, and all of them were annihilated. .

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As the encirclement further narrowed, some companies even had to form three columns because the attack line was too close, and the surrounded Crotone army became more and more crowded due to the shrinking space.

Melanthius and other senior officers were invited to the city for a banquet and carnival and were unable to return. However, the centurions were still there, especially the officers who were sleeping in the center of the camp. As soon as they realized that something was wrong, they began to struggle to greet their subordinates. Armor, pick up weapons (because most of them were drunk), and prepare for battle.It's just that the Amendolara people's attack speed was too fast, and there were deserters running around everywhere, disrupting their hastily organized team.But now that the compression of space prevents the deserters from running around, the centurion wearing a brightly colored tassel and helmet has become their backbone.

"We are surrounded. The only way to survive is to rush out to the east! Rush out to the east!..." The centurions shouted in unison, attracting the attention of the people around them. Under their leadership, they began to rush toward the sun one after another. Go, Amendolara's army also ushered in the most severe test since the raid.

Dracos didn't panic at all when he saw the dark enemy coming.This is not the first time that the Second Battalion has encountered this situation. Last time they blocked the ferocious Lucanian food attack. After several months of training, they are more confident to block these unarmored, incomplete weapons, and even There are also naked enemies.

"Send the order, defend on the spot!" Dracos ordered the drummers (each brigade is equipped with five drummers. In addition to conveying orders, the drums can also be used to adjust the pace of the soldiers during the march to keep the formation consistent, and at the same time Boost morale).

Rhythmic drum beats sounded, and the flag bearers of each company waved the team flags.In fact, the squad leaders had already begun to order the soldiers to stop advancing and prepare for defense based on their own judgment.

Crotone's charge was like a row of large waves. Although it was majestic, its power was dispersed.The defense of the second brigade was like an iron wall. Although it was thin, it was very strong.

The two armies collided.One has been maintaining an offensive posture and consumes a lot of energy; the other has been fleeing from the beginning and is exhausted.One was fully armed, the other was ill-equipped.One person is less and one person is more.The two sides fought close to each other, and the outcome was obvious.But the Crotone people finally showed their courage at this critical moment: without weapons, they hit with their bodies and kicked with their feet; when they were stabbed by a spear, they held on tightly with both hands...

For a time, the second brigade was in a bitter battle.

Davos got the news as soon as possible and immediately ordered: "The remaining brigade speeds up the attack and can recruit the enemy!"

At the same time, he asked Ledes to quickly call Alps to lead the light infantry back to assist the second group in the attack, while he led the guards to the front.

When the Legion's flag appeared behind the defense line of the Second Brigade, and the tall bronze statue of Pluto shone with golden light in the morning light, the morale of the soldiers of the Second Brigade who were struggling to support them was suddenly boosted.

"Drakos, can you still resist?" Davos deliberately loudly asked the second captain who was commanding from behind.

"Legion Commander, we will be able to push the enemy back soon!" Dracos gritted his teeth, turned around and shouted to the drummers: "Blow the drums of attack! We must attack!"

Under the gaze of the commander and with the sound of the attacking war drums, the soldiers cheered up. Although the formation of only three columns seemed weak compared to the enemy, they began to counterattack, waving their bucklers hard and striking forward, and stabbing powerfully with their spears. In the exposed gap, if the enemy grabs the bayonet, draw your saber and slash.Originally, the battle between Greek infantrymen was irritating. The metallic sound of shields colliding with each other, the clang of spears piercing armor, and the shrill sound of sabers cutting each other. It was impossible to defeat the opponent after fighting for a long time. .But now, with every swing, every thrust, every slash, you can hear the enemy's groan of pain, the tearing sound of metal piercing into bone and flesh, and the strings of blood beads brought up by the saber...

The rapid counterattack of the second group withstood the enemy's impact, and the courage of these Crotones, most of whom did not wear armor or even weapons, quickly weakened in front of the iron wall.

The light infantry who arrived quickly fired arrows and flying stones to hit the rear of the Crotone assault line, making it impossible for their subsequent forces to keep up and forming a combined force.

What put the last weight on the scale of war was the fierce attack of the other three brigades. The encirclement was shrinking sharply. The Crotone army in the center was almost crowded, and it became difficult to even turn around, let alone break out of the encirclement. up.

Nearly ten thousand people were tightly surrounded in this large circle with a radius of less than a mile. Arrows and flying stones kept falling from the sky. Shouts of surrender and not killing were heard all around. Some people kept screaming and falling. Terror and fear quickly spread among the enemies...

Freemen and slaves were the first to kneel down.

Then came the soldiers of Silitium, Crimesa, and Castellon.

Finally, the exhausted Crotones lowered their proud heads...

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