ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 733 Dionia VS Carthage ([-])

The bugle sounded.

"Baal Harmon bless you!!..." The soldiers shouted the name of the protector of Carthage.

This elite Carthaginian army, known as the "Hammer of Baal", crossed into the Pletala River in a dense formation and attacked the Greeks on the other side with great force...

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"What are you talking about?! The Holy Order's troops are already at war with the Greeks?!" Monte Adeno was shocked. He immediately stood up and said angrily: "This Milephio, did not obey my orders! I would have Told him not to fight the Greeks at this time!..."

"Sir, this battle was initiated by the Greeks. At that time, General Milephio was still discussing matters in your tent. By the time he arrived at the Pletara River, the battle had already expanded..." The messenger argued.

"I don't care what the situation is now. Go and tell him immediately and ask him to withdraw his troops immediately!" Monte Adeno said sharply.

"I can't convince him!" The reason why this messenger dared to speak like this to a Carthaginian army commander was because he was Milephio's cousin and was also born into a prominent Carthage family.

Monte Adeno was so angry that he decided to call Milephio back in person, but before setting off, he still cautiously sent people to notify other generals and called the soldiers back to the camp to assemble and wait for orders.

On his way to the upper reaches of the lower Platela River, Monte Adeno had already heard the deafening shouts of killing.

When he arrived at his destination, he stood on the west bank and looked eastward, only to see that all the Holy Regiment troops had crossed the east bank, and their forward speed was gradually accelerating.After all, after discovering the Carthaginian attack attempt, the Greeks hurriedly gathered soldiers and organized a force in an attempt to stop the Carthaginian attack. However, they lacked a unified command and the soldiers came from different city-states. , also lacked tacit cooperation, and the number of people was smaller than the opponent, so they gradually became unable to withstand the fierce attack of the Holy Legion soldiers.

Just when Monte Adeno was hesitating "whether to recall the Holy Order troops under such a favorable fighter opportunity," the battlefield ahead suddenly erupted into even more noisy sounds.

The Greeks were defeated!

They fled eastward in a hurry, and then a louder voice sounded behind them: "Follow us and run this way!! Follow us and run this way!!..."

The Holy Legion troops began to take big strides and pursue the pursuit. The right-wing cavalry troops that had been hiding behind the phalanx rushed out at this time and stabbed down the fleeing soldiers with their super-long lances. The tall Iberia The war horse trampled the fallen Greek with its powerful four hooves...

Looking at the Holy Order troops in front who were pursuing the victory, Monte Adeno finally no longer hesitated. He immediately asked the messenger to notify the Phoenician troops, Lumibian troops and Lumibian troops who were waiting in the camp. The sub-cavalry rushed here and cooperated with the Holy Regiment troops to completely defeat the Dionian coalition forces on the other side of the river.

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Where are the soldiers of Dionia at this critical time?This started when the Dionysian coalition built a camp next to the city of Minoa.

The east bank of the lower reaches of the Puletala River is not flat like the west bank, but has rugged hills.The Dionysian coalition chose to build the camp to the north of the city of Minoa. There are three larger hills here, all with an altitude of more than [-] meters, and they are about a mile apart, facing the river bank in an "inverted shape" .Considering that the Carthaginian army was much larger than the coalition forces, in order to defend against the enemy's attack, Leotizides and the allied generals decided after discussion to build the general camp on these three hills.

Since Dionia has the largest number of soldiers and the strongest combat effectiveness, their military camp was set on the largest hill in the middle, while the northern hills were stationed by soldiers from Agrigento and Economus. , and the hills to the south were garrisoned by the soldiers of Gera, Camanlina, and Pachinus.

At the foot of the hill to the north of the hill where the Dionysian army is stationed, there is a relatively large, approximately rectangular lake - Lake Gorgo.When the soldiers of the alliance ran to the Pretala River to find refreshment, the Dionian soldiers certainly had the same needs.For the sake of safety, Leotizides asked the soldiers to cool off at Lake Gog, which was closer to the camp.

Leotizides is not Monte Adeno. Although he is also in charge of the main camp, his mountain reconnaissance team and reconnaissance cavalry are always monitoring the surrounding area and reporting abnormal movements to him at all times.

When Agrigento's soldiers clashed with the Carthaginians at the Pratala River, he quickly received the news. He keenly sensed that something was wrong and immediately sent messengers to the foot of the mountain to order Dionysius The soldiers quickly returned to the camp.

At the same time, he also sent messengers to other camps to ask the Allied generals to immediately withdraw their soldiers on the river banks, especially the Agrigento people.

However, the situation developed very quickly. After the soldiers of the Allied Army who lacked discipline were exposed to real fire, how could they be restrained by the Allied generals who had little authority in the first place.

The escalation of the conflict and the arrival of heavily armed Carthaginian soldiers meant that this had become a battle.

When Leotizides learned from the report of the reconnaissance cavalry that "the entire Carthaginian Holy Order army has been mobilized and is rushing to the river bank", he was very anxious.

While he notified all the troops to prepare and go to the rescue, he stared at the newly drawn map of the surrounding camp and conceived a rescue plan.

At this time, the adjutant beside him said: "Commander, in fact, we don't need to rescue them at all. They are defeated and can flee directly into the military camp. Anyway, the camp is only two miles away from them."

Leotizides shook his head and said: "The Carthaginians will pursue them, and in this case, they may even lose their camp!"

The adjutant thought for a while and said, "Then don't let them escape into the camp. Guide them to escape from here." As he spoke, he drew a few times on the map with his hand.

Leotizides looked at the place where the adjutant had drawn with his hand. It was the lowland between the south and north camps!
The three camps of the Dionysian coalition are in an "inverted shape". The south and north camps are closer to the river bank, and the middle camp is closer to the east. Between the three camps is the lowland, which is close to the length of the river bank. About two miles, just opposite the river bank where the conflict occurred, the coalition soldiers turned around and fled directly. They could quickly pass through the lowlands, then bypass the hills where the Dionia military camp was located, and run into the mountains. Carthage I am afraid that the base people will not dare to pursue them anymore. The total distance is only three or four miles, but most of the defeated troops will instinctively flee to their own barracks first, so the adjutant will say that they need guidance.

But the adjutant's words flashed through Leotizides's mind like a flash of light. He suddenly leaned down, stared at the arrangement of the three camps on the map and the river section in front, and asked at the same time: "Carthage How many members of the Holy Order are there?"

"According to intelligence, it is about 1 people."

"Has the entire force been dispatched?"

"That's what the scout reported."

"How many coalition soldiers are there now fighting the Carthaginians on the river?"

"The scene there was too noisy and chaotic, and the detectives couldn't give a detailed number. Their rough judgment is that there are no less than 2000 people, and this number is still increasing..."

Leotizides pondered for a moment, tapped the map hard with his hand, and said loudly: "Order! The six heavy infantry brigades of the Eighth Army and the first, second, third, and third reserve groups of the Eighth Army. The fourth infantry group immediately went to the foot of the mountain in front of the military camp and formed a formation facing the river bank! Let the eighth group (i.e., the light armored infantry group) rush to the river bank and disperse to the rear of the formation of the coalition soldiers. Once they are defeated, guide them immediately. Escape in the direction of our main force!

Let the fifth heavy infantry group in the reserve rush to the camp to the north immediately to help them defend against the enemy's attack. (This is because the northern camp was garrisoned by soldiers from Agrigento and Economus, and more than half of the people fighting on the river bank were Agrigento, so Leotizides was worried about the northern camp. The defense force is insufficient).Let the seventh group (i.e. the light infantry group) also go to the north camp, and all the light infantry in the reserve group go to the south camp, facing the low ground, from a high position. When you find the enemy, don't attack yet, let them go, and wait for the heavy infantry to start to engage. , and then attack their flanks and rear.

In addition, you send someone to inform the allied generals of the two camps, saying that our Dionysian army is ready to fight the Carthaginians, and let them defend their camps no matter what! "

The adjutant, who had been strictly trained in the staff department, picked up the wooden board that had just been recorded, repeated Leotizides' order quickly and accurately, and then asked curiously: "Commander, are you going to order something?" To lure the Carthaginian Holy Order troops deep in front of our camp, and then wait for their work to completely defeat them?"

Leotizides nodded slightly and said, "Go and notify immediately."

The adjutant was about to walk out in excitement when Leotizides remembered something again and called him again: "Wait a minute! One more thing. Send someone to immediately notify the Sikel people in the mountains and ask them to After the battle, harass the rear of the Carthaginian army to reduce the pressure on our defense!"

"Yes!"

"By the way, what's your name?" Leotizides asked suddenly. Since his original adjutant Stepforos left, more than ten adjutants of the Eighth Army have changed in the past two years. They felt that Leotizides had an eccentric temperament and was difficult to get along with, so he took the initiative to transfer. On the other hand, Leotizides was very demanding and always felt that the young people were not capable enough, so the adjutants were like a revolving door. The ones keep changing.Before preparing for this war, he specifically requested from the Ministry of Military Affairs: In view of the scale and difficulty of this war, he hoped to send a capable adjutant.

(End of this chapter)