ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 41 The Hellish Encirclement and Annihilation War
"Report, the Persians have left the canyon and are already chasing them!"

"Very well. How many people are there?"

"There are about six to seven thousand people, and they all seem to be archers and horse archers!"

"Damn Persians! They must have the ridiculous idea of ​​​​defeating us all with bows and arrows!"

"That's right! The more they come, the more we kill!"

"Can Davos block it?"

"So our attack must be fast and brave!" Cleethorpes said firmly: "Everyone, please return to your command positions immediately, form your formation immediately, and we will press forward!"

"Roar!!..." The leaders geared up and started to take action.

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When Artauzus came out of the canyon, he couldn't wait to set up a battle formation. Just like the day before, the archers were in the center and the cavalry were on the two wings.

Just two miles out of the valley mouth, the scouts came back and reported: "The Greeks are coming towards us!"

Although Altauzus was in a state of excitement, he had rich combat experience after all. This kind of harassment tactic required room for maneuver, and he did not want to be confined to the mouth of the canyon.So he immediately ordered the entire team to move to the left.

Cavalry and archers are both highly mobile units, but when a team of 7000 people has already set up a battle formation, it takes time to change the formation, and the Greeks did not give him this time.

Not long after Artauzus gave the order, the figure of the Greek appeared in the field of vision.He suddenly became nervous, and he knew very well that changing the formation when the enemy was approaching was undoubtedly asking for death.

He ordered to resume the battle formation again, thinking quickly in his mind: After a while, after firing two rounds of arrows and disrupting the enemy's progress, he immediately moved quickly to the left, broke away from contact with the Greeks, and looked for a fighter again.

However, his expression soon changed, because the Greek front line on the opposite side was very long, far exceeding his own wings, and was continuing to extend to both wings as it marched.

Artauzus is familiar with the traditional Greek phalanx. They tend to pile up the array very thickly, usually more than seven or eight columns, and use the powerful impact to crush the opponent.And now the opponent's formation is so thin that there are probably only two or three columns. Why do you dare to do this?Artauzus immediately understood: Because his side was full of light cavalry and archers, the Greeks could still win without relying on the strength of numbers.

The Greeks want to surround themselves!Careless!Artauzus was a little flustered, his expression changing.He wanted to retreat immediately, but felt that the formation had been deployed, so he went back in despair. Not only was his morale affected, but the key was that time was wasted.

I made a promise, at least let me shoot a round of arrows.He thought to himself: Seven thousand arrows can disrupt their formation, and maybe cause them confusion, even if they can't, there is still time to retreat.

Thinking of this, Artauzus decided to take the risk.He quickly called his generals and told them to remember the order of retreat...

When everything was arranged, he felt much more relieved. Looking at the Greeks approaching step by step, he decided to wait until the distance between the two sides was close to about [-] meters before ordering the arrows to be released.

Come, Greek barbarians, come and die!He grinned grimly.However, at a distance of about 200 meters, the sound of a bronze horn sounded from the opposite side, and the Greeks stopped advancing!He was anxious, but he didn't want the team to push forward. Immediately switching from attack to retreat would easily lead to chaos. However, Artauzus just wanted to retreat smoothly, so he should continue to wait for the Greeks to attack. He now felt that he had more troops. There is also the disadvantage of poor command.

Then, he suddenly saw countless arms stretching out from behind the Greek heavy infantry on the opposite side and starting to circle above their heads.

Slingers! !Artauzus was frightened. He remembered that there were no slingers in the Greek mercenaries. Why did they suddenly appear again? !
At this time, there was no time for him to think carefully. Countless fist-sized stones hit the center of the Persian army like hailstones. These Persian archers were drawing their bows and ready to go. They were hit instantly. Without the protection of armor, they The head was smashed and bleeding, and some were even knocked unconscious...

The middle of the Persian army was suddenly in chaos.

The slingers' firing frequency was very fast, and in an instant the opponent's array threw another piece of flying rocks, covering the sky...

Artauzus's eyes were red with anxiety, and he shouted at the top of his lungs: "Retreat! Retreat quickly!!..."

The trumpeter was about to blow the horn, but the high-pitched brass trumpet sounded first from the opposite side. The Greek heavy infantry who had been standing still shouted: "Ares!!!" and began to stride towards the Persians. The front of the Greeks was like a surging tide, without fear of the rocks and shoals in front of them, they swore to swallow the land. It was an indomitable and powerful momentum, which was enough to break the weak morale of the Persians, and even split a line in the front row of the Greek army. Dozens of cavalry rushed out of the passage and charged at the enemy Persians.

The Persians completely collapsed!They completely ignored the general's orders, and even coerced them and ran backwards. The pre-arranged retreat sequence could not be carried out at all. The cavalry, archers, right wing, left wing, and center swarmed towards the mouth of the canyon. They had only one thought in their hearts: One thought: stay away from those terrible Greeks!
Lost!Lost!Defeated without firing an arrow! !Artauzus had previously participated in the battle of Kunasak, and as a teammate he cheered on the ease with which the Greeks defeated the army of the king of Persia.But now when he faced the charge of the Greeks in person, he felt the horror of the Greek heavy infantry. At this moment, his mind went blank, he just hugged the horse's neck with both hands, surrounded by attendants, and rushed towards the mouth of the canyon.Because he was in the rear team in the middle, closest to the Taniguchi, he and the cavalry were almost at the forefront of the Persian army.

Ahead was the mouth of the valley, where the vast space suddenly narrowed, and the steep and continuous mountain peaks made the air flow only at the mouth of the canyon. Altauzus, who had just entered the mouth of the valley, was blown by the fierce mountain wind and could hardly open his eyes.

"Drive!" He tightened his grip on the horse's belly, knowing very well: the faster he rushed through the canyon, the less people and horses he would lose!
The road in the canyon is not a straight line, but a curved "S" shape. For the Persian cavalry who gallop on the battlefield all year round, this is not a problem. They control their horses very well. Even if there is a turn in front, they are not too Slow down the horse.

Just as they quickly turned around the foot of the mountain, a half-man-high wall made of simple piles of stones and wood suddenly appeared in front of them. Artauzus and his attendant cavalry were unable to catch up, so they ran straight into it. Suddenly people were shouting and horses were neighing, and there were screams again and again...

Altauzus was thrown away, and the final sight he saw was the rapidly enlarging mountain wall in front of him...

The Persian troops entered the canyon like a violent mountain torrent, filling the canyon to the brim and pushing forward...

When the remaining cavalry in front stopped advancing in horror, the soldiers in the rear were still desperately running forward...

As a result, a more tragic scene happened: the soldiers in the front were squeezed down, and before they had time to get up, they were trampled by the soldiers pouring in from behind. While struggling desperately, they stumbled over the advancing soldiers, and the defeated soldiers behind them tried to Fleeing the killings of the Greeks, they are still pouring in madly...

In the canyon, people kept falling, being trampled, falling, trampling... Behind the stone wall, Persians were piled up in layers, extending to the mouth of the canyon. Some soldiers had been trampled into minced meat, and some were still struggling, pooling in blood. Howling in the stream... it is simply purgatory on earth!
"Erect a shield wall!"

"Javelin ready!"

Seeing the Persian soldiers crowded in front of the stone wall, although Davos was a little nervous, he still issued orders one by one with a clear mind and clear pronunciation!

The Persians who struggled to climb over the stone wall were first fired at by the javelins of the light shield soldiers led by Epithenes, and then the Greek heavy infantry formed a shield wall in a dense formation, blocking their way. The soldiers in the first four rows pressed their chests against their backs. Their backs provided strength support to the first row of soldiers, and their spears could also reach in front of the first row of soldiers, forming a spear wall that blocked the passage tightly and easily stabbed the panicked and unorganized Persians. fall.

Davos asked the soldiers to carry stones and wood and simply piled up this stone wall. The original intention was to prevent the impact of the Persian cavalry, because once the horses started running wild, the heavy infantry might not be able to stop them no matter how many rows they lined up. , and would suffer heavy losses, so roadblocks were used to slow down the Persian cavalry.Unexpectedly, the effect of the stone wall was far beyond imagination. It and the mountains of corpses blocked the canyon, preventing the defeated troops from gathering together to attack the defense line of the Davos organization.

The battle didn't last long. Under the harsh situation of chasing troops behind, no way out, and hell in the middle, the defeated Persian soldiers completely collapsed mentally and surrendered one after another...

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