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Chapter 691 Dionia vs. Rome ([-])

"Report... report to the commander of the army, all members of the seventh battalion... have arrived and are waiting for your orders!" Captain Satyrus of the seventh battalion panted and saluted Amintas.

The light infantry brigade of the First Army arrived first, which was expected.After all, they don't wear armor or have heavy weapons, so they move quickly.In fact, when they received the "hurry march" order, they were only about seven miles away from Amyntas. They ran out of seven miles in more than an hour. The speed was not very fast. The main reason was to maintain the integrity and preservation of the personnel and formation. A certain amount of physical strength so that you can jump into battle immediately upon arrival.

Amyntas glanced at the soldiers. They were all sweating profusely but still full of energy. He nodded with satisfaction and said loudly: "Brothers, you came just in time! The enemy is right in front, waiting for us. Eat them and establish the reputation of our First Legion of Dionia here! Do you have the confidence?!"

"Yes!!!" the soldiers shouted in unison.

"Staff officer, please make arrangements." Amyntas said immediately.

Printors did not refuse, glanced at the record board full of marks, then pointed to the southwest, and said to the seventh captain Satyrus: "Four miles ahead, there are more than 300 Roman heavy infantry, With more than 700 cavalry and nearly 2000 Roman light infantry, the First Cavalry Legion was under tremendous pressure to stop their retreat. You immediately rushed with the Seventh Battalion to assist the First Cavalry Legion to hold the enemy and wait until the successor troops Arrive and annihilate them!”

"Yes!" Satirus turned around and shouted: "Brothers, keep running with me!"

Under the leadership of the scout cavalry, the soldiers of the seventh group ran toward the southwest.

"Printors, your previous suggestion was right. As long as we capture this large number of enemies, I don't believe the Romans dare to come out to rescue them!" The arrival of the seventh group made Amyntas feel a little better. After relaxing for a while, he began to praise Prentols. You must know that Plutus suggested to him to "give up intercepting all Roman grain raising troops and concentrate the cavalry to hinder the closest to them, in fact, the closest to the First Legion." "These Roman squadrons", Amyntas hesitated for a while. Now he not only stopped more than 300 Roman heavy infantry, but also attracted the Roman light infantry and cavalry. These more than 3000 Romans If he could be pinned, he would not worry that the main force of Rome would not leave the camp.

Printors smiled and said nothing more.

At this time, Adjutant Aristonos shouted again: "Legion Commander, another unit has arrived!"

I saw dust and mist billowing from the south. This time it was the Eighth Brigade (the Light Armored Brigade) coming...

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Initially, the various companies of the cavalry legions successfully intercepted the Roman squadrons that were raising food and inflicted some casualties on them. It can be said that they achieved considerable results. However, the arrival of Roman light infantry and cavalry reversed the passivity of the Roman soldiers. The situation of being beaten.

The Roman light infantry was composed of archers and harpooners. Not only did they have a longer range than the javelins of the Dionysian cavalry, but they also had more stable and accurate shooting.The speed of the Dionysian cavalry was limited by the Roman cavalry. Even if the Dionysian cavalry wanted to rush into the battle, the Roman team was mixed with heavy infantry, making this adventure impossible to realize. , but it is easy to fall into the enemy's siege.

The combination of Roman heavy infantry, cavalry, and light infantry resulted in the more sophisticated Dionysian cavalry beginning to suffer casualties.Although now, in the Kingdom of Dionia, cavalry is not as valuable as before. The cavalry of the First Legion mainly comes from the Bruti region, where the people are good at raising and riding horses, so the preparations of the First Legion alone The number of cavalry is enough to form another legion, but as the commander of the legion, how could Ledes not feel sorry for the loss of cavalry? These are the soldiers he has trained so hard!Moreover, in this strange place, it is difficult to replace the cavalry after it is lost.

Faced with the current bad situation, Ledes, commander of the [-]st Cavalry Legion, was hesitant to cancel the order to "intercept Roman soldiers returning to the camp".

Fortunately, Amyntas' order arrived in time, allowing Ledes to concentrate all his cavalry on dealing with the three Roman squadrons to the southwest.

To this end, Ledes also let the cavalry deliberately drive and force the three Roman food-raising troops to join together, which was more conducive to his unified command of the First Cavalry Legion to intercept the enemy.

Facing nearly 2000 Dionysian cavalry galloping around, the Roman soldiers did not dare to act rashly.

But not long after, the combined arrival of a large number of Roman light infantry and cavalry changed the stalemate.

The Romans had heavy infantry in the center, light infantry on the periphery, and cavalry on both sides, ready to intercept the approaching Diolian cavalry at any time.With this formation in place, the Romans began to slowly advance toward the camp.

Under the attack of the javelins and bows of the Roman light infantry, the Dionian cavalry blocking the front was unable to throw the javelin, and entered the range of the Roman light infantry bows and arrows. The flying arrows hit the Dionian cavalry. At the same time as the arrows were being fired, the Roman cavalry would also take advantage of the situation to rush over, kill them for a while, and then return quickly to avoid being trapped by the Dionysian cavalry.

The Romans repeatedly used this tactic many times, causing the Dionysian First Cavalry Corps to suffer considerable losses.

Ledes no longer dared to let the cavalry block the front, but instead harassed them from the side and rear.Unexpectedly, Rome's tight formation prevented the Dionysian cavalry from getting too close under the threat of bows and arrows.

Looking at the dusty battlefield ahead and the horses constantly neighing, Leders once again fell into the dilemma of hesitation. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a horse carrying a wounded man. Pulled by another cavalry, he was heading towards where he was. Come from behind.

The face of the wounded man felt familiar to him. He urged his horse forward and took a closer look. Sure enough, it was Pebaricius, the captain of the First Cavalry Legion. His full name was Sobocos Pebaricius. He was Ledes. The eldest son of Sobokos, an old subordinate of the kingdom and the hero of the kingdom (since Davos named his son Davos Crotokatax, his practice gradually became popular in the kingdom, and it was absolutely Most citizens successively abandoned the Greek tradition of having only first names and no surnames, and began to use their own names as the surnames of their descendants).

At this moment, the young man's eyes were closed and he was unconscious.

"Legion commander, the captain's horse was shot by a bow and arrow. He fell off the horse and fell into a coma." The cavalryman who brought him back said.

"Take care of him!" Leders warned, and then looked forward again, finally making up his mind. He took a deep breath: "Order, cancel the interception of the Romans -"

"Woo!!!..." A high-pitched bugle sounded suddenly from the front.

"Commander of the Army, it's the First Army! The First Army has arrived!!" the cavalry next to them shouted excitedly.

Hearing the familiar sound of the bugle, Leders looked forward, and through the diffuse dust and mist, he vaguely saw the golden light flashing on the Dionia flag.

At this moment, Amyntas's messenger also arrived: "Report to Commander Ledes, the [-]th Brigade of the First Army has arrived, is on the enemy's way back, and is approaching the enemy."

"Only the Seventh Brigade?!" Ryders was slightly disappointed.

The messenger said emphatically: "Other brigades are arriving one after another!"

Leders thought for a moment, and then ordered: "Let each brigade immediately stop harassing the enemy, increase the distance from the enemy, slow down the horse speed, just monitor the enemy's actions, and at the same time keep out of the way of the enemy to the east." Encirclement, to avoid being accidentally injured by the long-range attack of the First Legion."

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The soldiers of the [-]th Brigade saw the cavalry crisscrossing the dusty battlefield ahead. Although they were physically exhausted, their spirits were extremely high, and their pace was also quickening.

As they were approaching the battlefield, Captain Satyrus gave the order to "stop advancing".

"Flying geese formation!" He then issued another order.

Hearing the waving of the bugle and the flag, the soldiers immediately distanced themselves from each other, and the entire team stretched and stretched to the sides, and soon the entire army formation showed a concave arc.

At this time, the cavalry of the First Cavalry Corps arrived: "Brothers of the First Cavalry Corps, we have given way to the front."

The light infantry captain immediately ordered again: "The first company is ready!"

The formation of the light infantry brigade of each legion is somewhat special. It has only four companies. The first and second companies are archers, and the third and fourth companies are javelin soldiers. Each company has 250 people and is composed of five detachments.But the light infantry brigade of the First Legion is very special. It has only three companies. The second company is archers, the third company is javelin soldiers, and the first company is slingers. This is the only unique unit left in Dionia. , a total of 350 people, all of whom were citizens born in Rhode Island and were good at throwing stones.

The soldiers of the first company advanced to the front of the team in a loose formation while untying the slings tied around their waists.

Satirus has been looking at the front to judge the distance between his own brigade and the enemy. This is a basic skill for the commander of the Dionian light infantry. He has been on an expedition to Persia and was a Thracian light shield soldier. He is even more experienced and has outstanding military exploits, so he took the position of captain of the first light infantry battalion of the First Legion of Dionysia.

Although the Romans saw that the Dionian cavalry in front had moved out of the way, they still did not speed up, because the Dionian cavalry was still around, which forced them to maintain a tight formation.

Seeing that the Romans were only about 300 meters away from his own group, Satirus raised his right hand: "The first company attacks!"

The slingers took out a lead pellet the size of an egg from the leather bag on their waist. Compared with the slingers who used pebbles ten years ago, now they have replaced shotguns with cannons. The lead pellets with the center of the circle can not only fly farther, but also can fly farther. And more lethal.

(End of this chapter)