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Chapter 516 Battle of Crotone ([-])

Davos saw his doubts and explained specifically: "Caps has completed the pre-plan, our left wing is safe, and victory is only a matter of time. But I did not expect that the legions of Matonis and Olivers would do this." I have done such a good job and advanced the right wing so far. It can be seen that the enemy's left wing is quite weak. Now I am going to add more pressure to Syracuse's left wing. Do you think it will collapse?!
"I'm going to inform Izam now. I'm afraid he can't wait any longer." Thormid, who understood Davos's plan, rode towards the reserve team at the rear.

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At this time, Dionysius, who learned that "the cavalry was repulsed and the right flank was attacked", was anxious. He did not expect that he was eagerly waiting for the news of the victory on the right wing, but what he waited for was such a result. .

"Go find Astagras immediately, ask him to reorganize the cavalry for me, and attack the Dionians immediately, otherwise he and his family will go to Hades to gather together!" Dionysius Roared violently.

The messenger quickly rode on horseback and rushed to the rear to find Astagras.

"Sir, the Xiliting messenger is here to report urgently!" the attendant rushed over and said nervously.

"If you have anything to do, we'll talk about it after the battle is over. I don't have time now!" Dionysius glared at him angrily, scaring the attendant into closing his mouth in fear.

Unexpectedly, another scout cavalry arrived at this time: "Sir, several thousand Dionian soldiers have crossed the Tachinadi River and are moving around to the rear of the left wing!"

What? !Upon hearing the news, Dionysius was completely panicked.

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"You mean what you saw was an empty camp!" Hilos asked with some uncertainty after hearing the scout's report.

"Yes, General. I and several other subordinates have approached the wooden fence of the Syracuse camp, but we haven't seen any movement inside." After listening to the captain of the reconnaissance team, Hilos fell into thinking: According to According to the previous battle report, Syracuse had an army of 8 men. If so many soldiers were not in the camp, where would they be?The answer is obvious, His Majesty Davos must have led the reinforcements to Crotone!It is impossible for the Syracusans to abandon the camp and retreat to Xiliting, otherwise his reconnaissance cavalry would be able to see the army led by His Majesty Davos at this moment. Therefore, the greatest possibility is that the Syracuses are fighting with Dio Battle in Nia!
With this astonishing answer, Hilos's heart was beating wildly. He took a deep breath to calm himself down, pondered for a moment, and resolutely ordered: "Order the entire army to stop building camps immediately, put on armor, pick up shields and spears, and line up in formation. Column, march to Crotone!"

When the adjutant Hegesitus heard this order, he immediately said "Ah": "You mean... march to Crotone now?!" No wonder he was nervous, Scylla was stationed in the direction of Crotone. Kuza's army, led by Xilos, dared to go deep alone. Once Syracuse's army pressed in from the north and the Siliting garrison blocked it from the south, this army would be dead.

"I'm sure His Majesty is in a battle with the Syracuse people at this time, we must rush to help His Majesty win this battle that will determine Dionia's life and death!" Hilos said firmly.

Although Hegesitus had only worked with Hilos for a few months in Cosenza, the two worked together harmoniously on political matters. He knew very well that Hilos was steady and not a reckless person.

This time, Hilos resigned as the administrator of Cosenza, and Sedorum took over. He also served as the wartime governor of the Bruti region. With Sedorum's understanding of the Bruti region, Hegsitu was not needed at all. With Si's assistance, he might have thought he was a hindrance in Cosenza. You must know that the source of Dionia's war of conquest against the Bruti region was the rebellion of their Silen tribe. Who knows if Sedorum would have it in his heart? There is a grudge.So Hegesitus made a request to Xiros on the pretext of recruiting soldiers for Xiros and managing the Brutian warriors, and eventually became the adjutant of this temporary army.

Now that Hilos has made a rational judgment, all Hegesitus can do is obey and appease the Bruti warriors.

Not long after the order was conveyed, General Bromaras of Trina's army, who had already joined this force, hurried over and was convinced by Xiros's words: "If this battle is won, the city of Trina will be defeated." It will easily return to our hands without a strong attack. And if the battle fails, even if we recapture Trina today, it will be recaptured by the army of Syracuse tomorrow, and the entire Magna Graecia will be in danger. middle!"

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After the battle lasted for two hours, Syracuse's side could basically maintain a balance of power except for the center, but both the left and right wings were in trouble: the right end of the right wing was under the attack of the Spear Brigade and the Cutter reinforcements, and suffered heavy losses. If not The pike brigade and the Celt coalition soldiers lacked coordination and were mixed together for a while, unable to unfold smoothly. The right wing of Syracuse was thick enough, and some experienced soldiers took the initiative to separate from the rear of its middle and left end to block the pike. A further attack by the brigade to the west may have led to the defeat of the right wing;

But on the left wing, its soldiers are far less elite than the right wing, and they can maintain their morale even when they are attacked from the flank. At the beginning, the drawbacks of the large phalanx were not paid enough attention to. Once the battle started, not only the middle and low-level team officers, but even the senior generals lost control of the troops. What's more, the left wing has a complex composition of troops. , unable to conduct effective command in time, causing the soldiers in the rear row to turn backwards uniformly to intercept the enemy, so the array began to appear chaotic.

Dionysius, who originally had more soldiers, could have prevented this situation from happening. Unfortunately, he was still bound by the Greek military tradition and did not have the consciousness of retaining a reserve team. He also wanted to defeat Dionia in one fell swoop and win the battle. Victory, he suppressed all the troops in his hands from the beginning. Now it is too late to mobilize troops in the camp to resist the Dionian army attacking the left wing.

The chaos behind the left end of the left wing quickly infected the soldiers fighting in the front. These Magna Graecia soldiers were already low in fighting spirit. At first, their ears covered by the almost airtight helmets could still vaguely hear the shouts of killing coming from the rear. Later, when the sound became louder and louder, and the support from the rear weakened or even disappeared, they began to panic. Coupled with the fierce attack of the enemy on the opposite side, fear instantly took over the whole body, prompting them to be desperate , turned around and fled back, even pushing down his teammates in the rear. When one, two, or three soldiers fled one after another, panic would spread quickly to the surroundings like a plague... Soon, the entire left wing could no longer support it and began to retreat. .

When this news was urgently sent back to Dionysius, he already looked defeated: there was nothing he could do for this battle. Even the escort team around him had been sent out to assist the left wing before, but... this He had already lost the big bet, to the new king of Dionysia whom he both valued and despised...

Despite his reluctance, Dionysius knew that he had to admit this fact, and he had to make a decision quickly.

"...retreat..." He struggled to get the word out of his mouth, then immediately pulled out his horse and walked back.

Fortunately, the attendant was beside him, otherwise he might not be able to hear clearly what he was saying.

"Sir, this..." The attendant was also unwilling to give in, and still had some expectations, so he instinctively wanted to persuade.

If someone dared to question his decision in the past, Dionysius would either reprimand him or keep it in his mind to settle the score later. But at this time, he had no such intention. What he was thinking about was how to reduce the Syracuse army as much as possible after the defeat of the battle. The loss, because the defeat of the left wing may cause the Dionysians to block the Tachinadi River and cut off the return route of the Syracuse army, the army must be withdrawn to the camp on the west bank of the Tachinadi River as soon as possible (previously in order to lure Daionia Onian's army crossed the river, and he had ordered the dismantling of the camp on the east bank of the Tachinadi River in the core area of ​​Crotone).

When dozens of trumpeters blew the retreat bugle, Dionysius once again said to the attendants: "Send someone to rush back to the camp and inform Artemis (camp garrison commander) to separate the troops and go to the camp. The east side will take us back to camp!"

"Yes, sir!" The attendant suddenly remembered something and reminded him: "Siliting sent a messenger before to report that five or six thousand soldiers from Dionysia landed on the Euphemia Plain, preparing to attack Trina."

After hearing this, Dionysius became furious: "Why didn't you say such an important thing earlier?!"

The attendant felt aggrieved, but did not dare to argue.

Originally, Dionysius planned to retreat to the camp for defense, but now it seems that it is safest to retreat to Xiliting...

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Phoebias, who was at the forefront of Syracuse's right wing center, had undergone rigorous military training since he was a child, but now he was a little tired after two hours of non-stop fighting.But even after being stabbed to death by several enemies in front of him, new enemies still rushed up and fought bravely with him, forcing him to use all his strength and deal with them carefully.

In fact, he already felt that there was something wrong with his offensive plan, because looking around, not only had the Dionia left array in front of him not collapsed, but the attack was becoming more and more fierce, and the thrust behind him was getting more and more fierce. weak.He could vaguely hear the shouts of killing coming from behind, and although he was extremely anxious, he didn't dare to distract his hands in the slightest.

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