ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 515 Battle of Crotone ([-])

However, Ledes, who reacted, ignored the danger and immediately drove his horse with a spear to fight with the enemy cavalry charging from the south. At the same time, he shouted: "Brothers of the Cavalry Corps, hold on! Never let the enemy escape from us!" "

Laides took the lead, so that even if the Dionian cavalry was attacked from two sides, they would not lose their fighting spirit and stand up to resist.

The Sicilian Alliance cavalry, Numibian cavalry, and Dionysian cavalry strangled together, and the battle was fierce.

Capps had anticipated this situation before the battle and had already made arrangements, so he did not hesitate to send out the 500 light armored reserve troops left by his side.

The light armored soldiers with leather shields and leather armor quickly rushed to the left side of the spear phalanx and immediately launched a fierce attack on the Syracuse cavalry. Now it was the Syracuse cavalry's turn to be attacked from two sides.

Astagoras was also not to be outdone, and called on the cavalry to fight bravely.

The four teams were engaged in a bloody battle, making it the most brutal area of ​​the battlefield.

In the end, the Numibians on the inner side were the first to be unable to bear it, and they saw that the battlefield in the rear became less crowded due to the withdrawal of the Numibian companions in the central rear. After stabbing the tribesmen in front off their horses, their fighting spirit began to fade, and they all turned around and tried to escape.

The situation of the single-handed Sicilian Alliance cavalry became even more difficult. Astagras saw that the situation was not good and wanted to retreat, but the Dionian cavalry and light armor soldiers persisted. In the end, only more than 300 Sicilian Alliance cavalry escaped.

Almost all the Celtic cavalry were wiped out in the formation, and their leader Gaba was also killed in the battle. Their resistance bought some more time for the Numibians.

Nearly a thousand Numibian cavalry were able to escape contact with the spear phalanx. These races from the African desert are usually extremely arrogant, but this time they were obviously frightened, even though there were only more than 600 people on the right side of the spear phalanx behind them. Pursued by the Dionian cavalry, they did not dare to turn around to fight or throw javelins. Instead, they panicked and fled south, including their leader Axilita, who fled at the front.

As soon as the battle on the left ended, Ledes fell from his horse. His men were so shocked that they rushed to rescue him. They saw that he was covered in blood and suffered many wounds all over his body, especially the outside of his left leg, which was stabbed by a spear. There was a wound the size of a date palm, and blood flowed uncontrollably.

The guards were busy bandaging his wounds, but he shouted feebly: "Quick... hurry up and call Cuccius... call Cuccius."

The former young and energetic cavalry captain, now an experienced cavalry captain, Cuccius, heard the legion commander's call and immediately rushed to Ledes' side.

"I order... I order you to lead the remaining cavalry (that is, the Dionian cavalry fighting on the left side of the spear phalanx) to continue chasing... chasing the enemy, don't give... them any chance to breathe."

"Yes!" Kuchius gave a powerful military salute, turned around and was about to leave, then stopped and said with concern: "Legion Commander, you take good care of your injuries and wait for my good news!"

Leders waved his hand impatiently: "Go quickly... go quickly..."

Curchius got on his horse and shouted: "Brothers, follow me to kill the enemy!"

Although the remaining more than 400 cavalry were exhausted, the victory injected them with new strength. They shouted in unison and followed Kuchius to pursue the fleeing Syracuse cavalry.

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"Captain, we have won! We repulsed the enemy's cavalry!" The cheers of the soldiers rang in his ears. Tapirus looked at the blurry figure of the enemy fleeing in embarrassment in front of him, and felt relieved in his heart, feeling his spear-holding hands. His arms were sore and swollen, and his clothes were soaked with sweat, stuck to dust, and stained with sweat. It was very uncomfortable, but he knew that this was not the time to relax. According to the pre-war deployment, there was still a battle to be fought.

"Regroup! Everyone, regroup!..." Just as he shouted to his soldiers, a high-pitched bugle sounded, causing the somewhat excited spearmen who wanted to pursue to stop their advance.

Orders galloped in front of and behind the phalanx, calling for senior officers to reorganize their formation.

At this time, Capps had already rushed to Ryders' side and paid attention to his injury.

"Don't worry...I can't die." Leders tried his best to squeeze out a smile, but the shock when the guards carried him onto the stretcher still made him frown with a painful expression.

"Lighter! Lighter!" Capps shouted dissatisfied.

"Caps." Ryders' face was pale. At this moment, he stopped calling the old comrade in front of him. He said softly: "We cavalry... have completed our mission... You can rest assured, Syracuse." The cavalry will not come again...The next step is up to you..."

Capps nodded solemnly, got on his horse, and gave him a military salute: "Recuperate well, victory belongs to Dionia!"

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The spear brigade finally reorganized their formation. At this time, the line was no longer facing the south, but directly facing the rear of Syracuse's right wing a hundred meters away.

Cappus let all the soldiers with broken spears withdraw from the battle, so there were only nearly 4000 soldiers left in the entire phalanx.At this time, there were only more than 200 people left in the 170-man company of Tapirus's company, and 112 people with spears still intact.

"Woo!!!..." The attack bugle sounded quickly, and the military flag waved, pointing forward.

Tapirus and the other team officers shouted: "Forward!"

The soldiers moved forward steadily, and the victory gave them enough confidence. This time their opponents would be heavy infantry.

On the left side of the spear phalanx are two thousand light armored soldiers. They will do their best to protect the biggest weakness of the spear phalanx - the flanks.

As the battle continued and the number of wounded increased, the Kett reinforcements were no longer able to maintain a stalemate with the enemy as they had initially.The thick Syracusan array began to show its power, and the force of their forward squeezing made the Cute reinforcements feel more and more strenuous, forcing them to retreat to relieve the pressure.However, they were forced to retreat and were unable to control the rhythm of the entire army's advance and retreat as skillfully as the First and Second Dionysian Legions. As a result, they were under increasing pressure.

Under the loud shouts of Milon and Sipulos, the soldiers struggled to hold on with their bloody courage...

At this moment, a loud bugle sound suddenly sounded from behind the right end of Syracuse's right wing in front of them.

Milon and Sipulos asked each other uncertainly: "Is it the sound of Dionia's bugle?"

Antonios, who was a few hundred meters away from them, had accurately determined that it was Dionia's charge horn. Knowing the battle plan of Davos, he understood that the spear brigade must have repelled Syracuse's cavalry. Just as he was about to flank the rear of Syracuse's right flank, he suddenly lifted his spirits.

Immediately, the bugle for the First Army's attack sounded.

Immediately afterwards, Amyntas, the commander of the Second Army, even drove his horse close to the rear of his army and shouted loudly: "Brothers, attack! Attack! It's time to let the people of Syracuse know how powerful we are!..."

In fact, the attack of the spear phalanx cannot cover the entire rear right wing of Syracuse, and can only directly help the Cort reinforcements. However, the attack of the first and second legions can contain the enemy in front of them and let them We dare not deploy too many rear soldiers to block the spear phalanx.

"The enemy! The enemy is attacking from the rear!..." The soldiers behind the far right end of Syracuse's right wing heard the sound of bugles, and then heard the roar from behind. They looked back, and then they all panicked. , the team officers hurriedly organized them to turn around and fight.

Just when the organization at the rear of the right end of Syracuse's right-wing phalanx was somewhat chaotic, the soldiers of the Dionysian spear brigade began to increase their pace, and the originally erected spears began to be leveled one by one: the first column, The second column, the third column, the fourth column, the fifth column... formed a dense wall of spears in front of the phalanx.

"Apollo, this spear is too long!" The Syracuse soldiers watched in horror as the approaching enemy stopped three meters away from them. Countless trembling spear points had already stabbed their chests. body, but their spears could not reach the enemy at all. The Syracuseans, who encountered this situation for the first time, were in panic.

"Shield wall! Put up the shield wall!..." Some Syracuse team officers shouted in panic. In such a chaotic situation, the Syracuse phalanx lacked unified and effective command and emergency means.

The pressure on Kurt's reinforcements suddenly eased.

How could Milon and Sipulos let go of this opportunity? They immediately gave the order to charge.With vengeful fury, the soldiers once again charged at the enemy who had burned their homes.

The Syracuse soldiers at the front of the phalanx heard the noisy shouts of their comrades behind them, but at the same time they couldn't feel the support they gave them. They couldn't help but wonder: What happened?Surrounded?Are they going to run away? …

Their fighting spirit is declining and they are no longer able to fight with all their heart.

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"Your Majesty, the spear brigade led by Capps has repelled Syracuse's cavalry and is now attacking Syracuse's right wing!" Tormid reported to Daves excitedly.

Davos took a long breath, and his nervousness was relieved. He calmed down a little, and immediately issued another order: "Tolmed, you immediately notify Lizam and let him lead the reconnaissance brigade and the two Thousands of light armored soldiers, cross the Tachinadi River and attack Syracuse’s left flank in a roundabout way!”

When Tormid heard this order, he was stunned for a moment. He knew: In Daves' original plan, this reserve force of 3000 soldiers was intended to be used in case the left wing of Dionia could not withstand the enemy's heavy troops. When attacking, throw it into the left wing to enhance its defense; or when the spear phalanx attacks the enemy's rear, throw the reserve into the left wing at the same time to speed up the defeat of the enemy's right wing, but now take this power away Attack Syracuse's left wing? !
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