ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 285 Battle of Anlern Hills ([-])
"I guarantee that my soldiers can kill them in the shortest time!" When he remembered the purpose of coming here, Matonis mustered up the courage to say loudly.

Davos's face darkened: "Nonsense! Do you think this is a rugby game and you can do whatever you want?! Go back and command your brigade. If it affects the entire legion's attack, military law will not spare you!"

After seeing Martonis leave angrily, Davers turned to Tormid and said: "Go tell Amintas that Martonis asked to replace his brigade on the grounds that the third brigade can do better and let He figures it out."

Tormid immediately understood Davos's intention and rode away.

Umarchus felt quite complicated when he saw that Davos commanded the generals and soldiers so well that they were not comparable to the generals temporarily appointed by Tarantum.

"Lord Uumakas, let's go to the hill." Davos led the escort towards the hill behind him.

"Huh?" Yumakas asked in astonishment: "Master Davos, aren't we going to participate in the attack?"

"If I participate in the attack, who will direct the battle?" Davos smiled.

"After the battle begins, do you still need to command?" Umarchus, who had participated in many battles when he was young, could not understand that a consul did not take the lead, but "hided" behind the troops. You can see behind Davos The soldiers all had a matter-of-fact expression, obviously not thinking that their consul was a coward.

Umarchus had no choice but to follow behind with doubts.

"Commander, I... what is the combat mission of my brigade?" Izam caught up and asked Davos directly. Now his men have completed their mission of exploring the path and are returning from various places.

"Your brigade..." Davos turned to look at the mountain reconnaissance brigade gathering not far away, almost forgetting this important force. He thought for a while and said: "As a reserve team for the time being, let them hide first. Rest in the pass from which we came.”

"Ah...reserve team?!" Izam was a little dissatisfied upon hearing this.

"Don't worry, mountain fighting is your specialty. You will be indispensable when the battle begins." Davos comforted him.

Izam chuckled.

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"How about it? I'll tell you that you will fail! You have been with Davos for so long and you still don't understand him. Once you start a war, it's like a different person. No matter how good you are with him, you will always have strict requirements. You obey the order, otherwise... hum..." Olivers said half-jokingly, half-comfortingly when he saw the dejected Matonis coming back.

Matonis ignored him and walked straight to the flag of his own brigade.

"Captain, all companies have lined up!" the adjutant came forward to report.

"Call the company captains over, I have something to say!" Matonis said with a sullen face.

Soon, five company captains arrived.

"Listen, all of you, I have only one request. All soldiers must attack with all their strength. Our third group must be the first to break through the enemy's lines!" Matonis looked directly at them and said decisively: "Which company, which detachment?" , Which team, which soldier did not perform well, I will not only scold him! And don’t even want to see my good face in the future!”

"Understood!!" the company captains replied loudly. They did not feel pressured, but instead looked excited.

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"Listen up, brothers, take off your helmets!" the squad leader issued the order.

Although the soldiers followed the order and took off their heavy Corinthian helmets, some recruits felt strange: "The battle is about to begin, why do they have to take off their helmets instead? Isn't it easy to get injured?"

Veterans who have experienced the Persian expedition and fought many mountain battles will tell them: "We have to climb up and attack with our heads raised. The helmet is too heavy and it is easy for us to fall. Moreover, the eye holes of the helmet are small. When we raise our heads, The helmet slides back, which easily blocks our sight and is not conducive to fighting..."

"But without the protection of helmets, we are easily injured!" The recruits were still worried.

"Don't you still have the round shield?" The veteran posed a pose, put the round shield on top of his head, and leaned forward with a large angle: "See! There are round shields and slopes to protect your body, so you won't get hurt !" At this point, he sighed: "It's a pity that our new helmet cannot be worn this time. Otherwise, if you wear it, you will have no problem climbing mountains and fighting!"

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"Your Majesty, look at the enemy's right wing!" Pucetti General Pullo pointed down the mountain: Behind the "square"-like Greek arrays, there is an endless stream of troops moving to the far end of the right wing...

"Their right wing has obviously more people than their left wing! Our army there doesn't have that many people. If we want to form an array as long as theirs, we have to thin the thickness of the array, which will weaken the defense. But If we don’t do this, their soldiers will come around from the outside of our left wing and attack our flank..."

Tremony frowned tightly, watching the changes at the foot of the mountain. He understood the enemy's intentions. He saw that the enemy had only formed "small squares" one by one, and had not yet joined together to form a large square formation. Enough time to adjust.

Pucetti's troops were all located on the top of the hill, and Davers could not clearly see the approximate number of Maple's coalition forces.In fact, Tremoni's army was less than 1 men, plus more than 3000 Messapian soldiers led by Igratia, the total number was only 15000.As for the Dionian reinforcements, there are 14000 people in the two Dionian legions alone, plus a mountain reconnaissance brigade of 1000 people, and 3000 people from Heraclea and Metapontum. There were 3000 more troops in the Maple coalition.

Tremony has many enemies with fewer enemies, and the biggest advantage is the hills. He must not lose his condescending advantage.So, he made a decisive decision: "Purlo, you quickly bring 1500 people to strengthen the left wing!"

Just as the Puchetti people began to mobilize their troops in a panic and prepared to rush to the left wing, the bugle at the foot of the mountain suddenly sounded.

Trimoni was very surprised: The Greeks had not formed a phalanx and they attacked in a hurry?

In his doubtful eyes, the "small squares" formed by the Dionians had begun to move forward slowly, and then turned to look at their own army. Although the Puchetis did not have a tightly arranged phalanx like the Greeks, , but there was also a neat and orderly formation, but at this moment due to the deployment of troops, the soldiers were completely in chaos.

"Pullo, stop mobilizing troops!" he ordered hurriedly.

"Yes! But what about the left side?"

Tremoni thought for a while and said: "Go and tell Timogras immediately and ask him to transfer all the idle cavalry behind to assist our left wing!"

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Triphias also did not expect that the Dionysians would start attacking so soon, while his army was still on its way to the right wing.

"My lord, what should we do?!" the subordinate asked anxiously.

"Get to our location first." Triphias said calmly.

Fortunately, due to the forward movement of the Dionian army, the mountain pass became less narrow and more convenient for their march.

When Davos heard the bugle, he couldn't help but praise: "The First Army moved very quickly!"

Then, a bugle also sounded on the right.

He nodded: "The Second Legion is not slow either!"

"Lord Commander-in-Chief!" Tormid came from down the mountain and said breathlessly: "The troops of Heraclea and Metapontum have not arrived at the predetermined position and cannot launch an attack."

"Don't worry, it will be better if they attack later." Davos said calmly, as if everything was under control.

Tormid was also a smart man. Once Davos reminded him, he immediately understood: Heraclea and Metapontum soldiers were weak in combat effectiveness. If they attacked at the same time, they would be in a position to attack from above in the face of the fierce Mepp coalition. The disadvantage is that it is likely to suffer failure and become a drag on the entire army.And their late arrival will make the enemy on the opposite side at a loss what to do, and they are likely to participate in the battle with the Second Army, making the 3000 men of Triphias who arrived late become an extra surprise force on the battlefield!
Umarchus could not be as relaxed as Davos. After the bugle sounded, his heartbeat began to accelerate. His eyes moved with the movement of the army at the foot of the mountain. The battle of nearly 4 people was about to begin. The outcome of this battle would be determined. The fate of Tarantum's army will be decided...

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The Tarantum army whose fate was to be decided was not far from this battlefield. On the narrow and winding valley pass, their six-mile marching column was ambushed by the Messapians and fell into chaos and panic. Among them, they completely lost their organization and command, and could only fight on their own.

Diomelas had no time to regret that he had not listened to Davos's words at the moment. He shouted loudly to cheer up the soldiers around him and fight bravely for survival.But on the boiling battlefield, his voice was like a pebble thrown into the rapids and had no effect.

The Mesapei people's attacks from both sides gradually compressed them tightly on the pass, making it difficult for them to even swing their spears.

Diomelas's ears were filled with the screams of the soldiers, and he gradually felt desperate...

At this moment, there was a commotion on the battlefield, regardless of whether it was the enemy or the enemy.

"The bugle! It's the bugle! Our reinforcements are coming!!" The cheers of the soldiers broke into Diomeras' somewhat numb ears, cheering him up and listening carefully.

The din all over the sky still couldn't stop the sharp sound of the bugle. It broke through all the resistance and faintly echoed in the valley where the killing sound was loud...

The image of Davos immediately appeared in Dionilas's mind. At this moment, he no longer had any disgust, but instead shouted happily: "Citizens, hold on! The Dionysians are coming!..."

Needless to say, the soldiers had seen hope of survival, and their morale naturally increased.But the Mesapeans are stepping up their attack...

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