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Chapter 694 Dionia vs. Rome ([-])

Especially in the first row, after the Dionian soldiers used the force of the charge to break through the enemy's shield, the stabbing spear in their right hand thrust out like lightning. The Roman soldier dodged the stabbing, and there was another stabbing next to him. The spears are coming... Due to the disparity in numbers, Roman young soldiers often face dangerous situations of one-on-two. Therefore, despite their bravery in combat, casualties are gradually increasing and the array is constantly retreating.At the same time, screams continued to sound in the array. Most of them came from the wounded soldiers who were hit by javelins and lying on the ground. They were trampled many times by the retreating Roman teammates, and their wailing gradually became silent. This only added to the panic among the young soldiers...

Camillus, who was riding behind the center, looked at the retreating front line in front. He frowned and quickly made a judgment: This was not only true for the center, but also for the left and right wings.The initial javelin attack by the Dionians, as well as the right and swift charge, confused the young soldiers who were more brave than calm.

"Blow the bugle immediately and change the array!" Camillus gave the order without hesitation.

Out of trust in the commander-in-chief, the trumpeters blew the curved brass trumpets without hesitation.

Lucius, who was beside him, asked his father a question: "Although the frontline soldiers' front line is unstable, they are still fighting tenaciously. If they are allowed to retreat at this time, it will easily increase their casualties. It is better to... wait for the battle to unfold. Make the switch after it's a little stable."

"If you issue the order later, the losses will only be greater!" Camillus looked slightly remorseful: "I did not expect to encounter the Dionian army in Wolsey. I should have learned more about their battles in detail beforehand. Features!”

Lucius wanted to comfort him and said, "Even if you want to understand, no Roman knows." But looking at the serious expression on Camillus's face, he did not say this.

Hearing the sound of the bugle, the phalanxes of the Roman veteran squadrons on the third line began to move forward. When they were about to touch the gaps between the phalanxes of the middle-aged squadrons on the second line, they did not squeeze in immediately. Instead of forming a complete new front, it stopped there, leaving gaps enough to fit into a squadron phalanx.

Hearing the repeated blowing of the bugle, the young Roman soldiers who were struggling to resist the Dionian attack breathed a sigh of relief. However, under the reminders of various squadron leaders and officers, they still had to work hard while Supporting the front line, they slowly retreated.

However, under the pressure of the Dionian soldiers' attack, part of the Roman array had begun to collapse, but the second-line squadron was not far behind them, and the two sides soon came into contact.The squadron of young soldiers in the rear was holding on, and the squadron of young soldiers in the front finally gained some confidence.The young soldiers who were not supported by the squadron in the rear accelerated their speed and retreated into the gap, and then slipped through the gaps on both sides of the veteran squadron in the rear.

The Dionian soldiers who have been fighting face to face will also squeeze into this gap, and they will face a situation of being surrounded on three sides. Of course, the young soldiers and middle-aged squadrons who have not retreated from the other side are also facing this situation. The front lines are like interlocking canine teeth, tightly bite together.But as the phalanxes of the middle-aged soldiers continued to retreat, the young soldiers would eventually retreat completely to the rear, and the middle-aged soldiers and veteran squadrons would eventually form a new formation.

Amyntas, who was also in the middle and rear of the Dionysian army, had learned from the cavalry wandering around the periphery of the Roman army that the Romans were undergoing an array transformation. He had been leading troops to fight in Dionia for more than ten years. Facing the Roman army with similar tactics, he still couldn't understand what the Romans were going to do next.

"Legion Commander, we should blow the bugle and let the [-]th, [-]th, and [-]th Brigades come forward." While Amintas was still thinking, Printors suggested from the side.

Amyntas hesitated for a moment. He understood why Printors made this suggestion. He must have considered that the Dionian soldiers on the front line had an advantage in the offensive at this time. If they could continue to strengthen the offensive , then the Romans' formation changes cannot be easily accomplished, but will cause more casualties due to chaos.But judging from the current battle situation, the frontline soldiers failed to do it. This may be because the rapid offensive just now may have exhausted the excess physical strength accumulated by the frontline soldiers. Otherwise, according to the combat characteristics of the First Army in the past, At this time, they will definitely seize the opponent's chaos and attack fiercely, so that the opponent's front-line soldiers are likely to be defeated during the retreat, but now the soldiers' attack speed is constantly slowing down...

Amyntas stared at the battle situation ahead, and he knew in his heart: Once the Romans' formation conversion was completed, the soldiers of the first, second, and third brigades who lacked physical strength were likely to suffer a loss when facing the Romans' well-prepared new formations. They are our own soldiers.

Although he longed for the warriors to kill the enemy bravely, he did not want them to encounter difficulties and affect the outcome of the battle, so he finally adopted Printors' suggestion.

Dionia's bugle sounded, and the officers and soldiers of the fourth, fifth, and sixth brigades were not surprised when they heard the order, because they saw the performance of the comrades in front.

The team officers and soldiers who were fighting breathed a sigh of relief. Many of them were so tired that they were even breathing hard. Fortunately, the enemy had been retreating. Otherwise, if the enemy came hard, some soldiers might have died due to weak legs. Fall to the ground.

As a result, the panicked young Roman soldiers saw a strange scene. The enemy who was chasing them suddenly began to retreat...

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Hearing from the scouts that the enemy had also retreated and changed formations, Camillus did not escape the luck. The calmness of General Dionia and the determination of his soldiers to execute the order made him frown deeply.

At this time, the battle lines between the two sides had opened up to a distance of nearly 20 meters. The battlefield that had been filled with loud killings had become a little quiet, with only dead bodies lying scattered in the open space in the middle, and a few wounded soldiers crawling on the ground groaning. The vast majority of those who died in this battle were Roman soldiers.

However, the young and old Roman soldiers not far away from them were holding weapons and staring at the enemies in front. No one went up to rescue the wounded soldiers.

Camillus understood that the Dionians could spend time without fear, but his army couldn't afford to wait, so he ordered again: step up the attack!
Amid the shouts of the squadron leaders, the new Roman soldiers were more cautious. They covered their upper bodies with long shields and moved forward steadily. Apparently, the previous javelin attack had made them more cautious.

But in fact, the Dionian soldiers of the fourth, fifth, and sixth brigades who had already cast their javelins felt a little funny when they saw their opponents being so cautious.

But when the two armies approached and started fighting again, the Dionian soldiers could no longer laugh.

The Roman soldiers were skilled in the combined use of shields and spears. The thrusts of the spears were accurate and hard, and the shield formation cooperation among the soldiers was also very tacit. Their overall combat effectiveness was not weaker than that of the Dionysian legion. This is indeed true. The Dionia team officers on the battlefield were surprised.

If the Dionian soldiers know Rome, they will know that these newly replaced Roman soldiers have served for more than eight years, participated in many foreign battles, and many soldiers have won the civil crown, they may not You will be surprised (Citizen's Crown is a commendation given by the Roman Senate to Roman citizens who have performed bravely in many battles. In public places, all Roman citizens, including the senators, will show respect to the citizens who attend wearing the Citizen's Crown, and even Even their fathers will be treated with courtesy. This is an honor with no material reward, but Roman citizens highly respect it and want to have it. This shows that the Romans are also a Tichang Wushu, with great A race with a martial spirit).

For a while, the frontline soldiers of both sides were at a stalemate in the fierce fighting.

Of course, Camillus would not be content with just maintaining a frontline battle with the Dionysians. He had to seize the time to defeat the enemy.

So, he ordered again: Let the 12 Roman squadrons as reserves (including ten squadrons of young soldiers and two squadrons of mature soldiers) be divided into two lines, bypass the front line arrays on both wings, and attack the enemy's flanks.

After giving the order, Camillus turned around and asked, "Have our casualties been counted?"

"About... more than 400 civilian casualties..." When Lucius made the report, he couldn't help but tremble in his heart: The initial battle did not last long, but in this short period of nearly 20 minutes In the contact battle, they lost four squadrons, which they had never encountered in the past ten years of fighting.

Although Camillus was also heartbroken at this time, the order he gave was very firm: "Let the retreating squadron reorganize immediately and wait for my order before attacking the enemy! The humiliation they suffered before requires them to use victory. Come and wash yourself!”

At the same time, Amyntas was also asking his adjutant: "How is the situation over there with the Volscians?"

Aristonos glanced at the record board and said: "The messenger reported that they have set off as a team! Setia has dispatched 1000 people and Polevenam has dispatched 7000 people, and they are coming here!"

Amyntas was determined and continued to pay attention to the battle situation ahead.

At this time, the reconnaissance cavalry galloped over: "Report to the commander of the regiment, the enemy has sent more than 700 infantry, and they are moving around the side and rear of our left wing!"

As soon as he finished speaking, another reconnaissance cavalry galloped over: "Report to the commander of the army, we found seven or eight hundred enemy heavy infantry on the right wing approaching our flank!"

Amyntas's face changed slightly, and he said loudly without hesitation: "Let the first brigade rush to protect the left wing! The second brigade protect the right wing! The third brigade..."

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