ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 83 Retreat
The Tarentum reinforcements on the right wing of the Greek army were also forced to retreat. Fortunately, they had two hundred cavalry waiting on the side. The Lucarian warriors in front of them did not dare to pursue too much, fearing that the team would be too scattered and be attacked by the Greek cavalry. Taking advantage, Tarantum's reinforcements retreated more smoothly...

Only the middle of the Greek army was in disarray and completely lost its organization...

"General Ferris, we have lost! We have lost!! What should we do? What should we do?!..." Kunogolata, the usually witty and eloquent general in the city hall, was panicking at this moment. At a loss.

"What else can I do!" Ferris laughed bitterly, and said regretfully: "It's my fault that I failed to stick to my opinion! It's my fault that I underestimated the enemy! I was stubborn and failed to listen to others Suggestion, it’s my fault! Turiyi’s defeat today is all my fault!”

He looked at the defeated soldiers running past him, and his expression became very determined: "Go back to Thurii quickly and let the citizens prepare for defense! And I will buy time for Thurii so that I can confess my sins to Apollo. Sin!" As he said that, he picked up the shield gun with his withered arm, pushed aside the fleeing soldiers, and faced the surging enemy.The personal guards, slaves, and tribesmen around him shouted: "Fight for Turiyi!" Hundreds of people surrounded the old general and bucked the trend.Wherever they passed, some Thurii citizens were infected and stopped fleeing to join them.

Kunogolata hesitated for a moment, and finally turned his horse to run back. As he ran, he comforted himself: Ferris was right, if everyone died here, who would protect Thurii!

When facing the enemy, the team led by Ferris had reached 800 people.The sixty-year-old veteran shouted: "Apollo!" He was the first to break into the enemy's formation, and everyone launched a counterattack. The soldiers fought bravely to kill the enemy without fear of death, but they were surprised by Gru, who was scattered due to pursuit. To the surprise of Mentum's soldiers, their formation was almost exposed, forcing Grumentum to gather the soldiers and surround and kill this small group of unusually brave and tenacious Thurii soldiers...

The most tragic scene in this battle finally came to an end. All the eight hundred Tuliyi people led by Ferris died in the battle, and no one escaped.

Kunogorata wanted to rush back to Thurii as quickly as possible. On the way to escape on horseback, he was almost knocked down by the defeated troops several times. He was worried about the safety of the city, but also a little regretful: he should not have been trying to gain prestige. And to join this battle...

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The city of Turiyi is only five or six miles away from the battlefield. The whole city is paying attention to this battle that affects the fate of the city. Every family is praying for the soldiers either at home or in the square.

When the scouts fled back to the city in embarrassment and shouted in panic: "We are defeated! We are defeated!..." the news quickly spread throughout the city, like five thunders hitting the top, making the people feel that the sky was falling. The coward fainted immediately; the suspicious person thought that the scout was spreading rumors and wanted to drag him off his horse and beat him up; the pessimist declared that Turiyi was going to perish and asked everyone to flee the city quickly; the scoundrel was in despair. , and even took the opportunity to make noises, fish in troubled waters, and want to take advantage of the chaos... The whole city, especially the square, was full of crying, and the scene was extremely chaotic.

The two most important principals among the "Nine Generals" are both on the battlefield. Fortunately, dealing with last year's defeat has given the generals some experience.At the critical moment, several generals headed by Neances stood up, first dispatching patrols to maintain order in the city, and then calling on the people in the square, regardless of men, women, old or young, to take up arms and defend their homes.And took the lead to lead the clansmen and slaves up the city wall.

At this moment, several horse-riding nobles headed by Kunogorata rushed across the suspension bridge and rushed into the city.

The people who heard the news immediately surrounded them and asked about the news of their relatives. Kunogorata, who knew the emergency, seemed to have not heard, and shouted anxiously: "The Lucalians are coming soon! Hurry up!" Close the city gate! Close the city gate quickly!! Don’t let them come in!! Otherwise Turiyi will be finished!!!”

Neances frowned and said: "If the city gate is closed, the soldiers will not be able to enter the city!"

"Let them go around the city wall and jump into the Krati River. We will pick them up in a boat! Lucanians can't swim!" Kunogolata had already thought of a countermeasure on the way.

At a time of crisis when people were panicking, the appearance of Kunogora Tower and his suggestions immediately gave the people a backbone. After discussion, everyone felt that it was feasible, so they pulled up the suspension bridge, closed the city gates, and began to attack the defeated troops who ran to the bottom of the city. They all shouted: "Jump into the river, we have a boat to pick you up! Jump into the river..."

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Davos sent Asistes to rush back to the camp first to report the battle situation. He led his troops to retreat quickly to the camp. Ledes beside him held the flag high to guide the entire army.

The warriors of Picosis were attacked by light shield soldiers before, so they put some distance between themselves and the mercenaries. However, Grumentum was counterattacked by Ferris, which slowed down the pursuit. The mercenaries' retreat can be said to be Smooth without much risk.However, broken soldiers continued to rush into their team along the way, and the mercenaries knocked them down without mercy with their shields.But the organized retreat of the Davos mercenaries, and their relatively neat military appearance naturally attracted the panicked troops. Even if the mercenaries treated them with violence, they allowed them to be beaten and scolded, and followed them obediently like tame domestic dogs. back……

When the troops passed through the city of Turiyi, Davos's team became a bit bloated, but he didn't care. He looked at the countless broken troops gathered under the city of Turiyi in the distance, then looked back to observe the movements of the pursuers, and then continued He passed the flag, handed it over to Asistes, and said to Ledes: "Go to the city of Thurii and tell the soldiers that the Lucanians will be here soon. Our camp is very strong, so that they can reach us first." Camp shelter.”

Ryders took the order and left.

"All troops, move to the right!" Davos shouted loudly, and the red battle flag fluttering in the wind guided the troops not to enter directly from the west gate of the camp, but to turn to the south gate...

The warriors of Pyxis led by Gnainath pursued the mercenaries.Ever since he became a warrior and participated in dozens of battles, he has never been so useless, even almost lost his life, and these Greeks wanted to slip away slickly after killing his people, which made him even more angry .Therefore, he only has this mercenary in his eyes: catch it!Slaughter it! !

Even though the broken troops under the city of Thurii were closer to him, he didn't care. As a result, Picosis's team collided with the soldiers of Grumentum who were chasing the broken troops of Thurii. When they separated, the Davos mercenaries had already entered the camp.

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After all, the Turiyi generals headed by Kunogolata had little battlefield experience (the only experienced person had died in battle), so they simplified the problem.

Indeed, the shouts from the city made some people leave the city gate and jump into the Krati River, but some of the defeated soldiers were unwilling to leave. After all, the city gate was right in front of them, and they were exhausted and really didn't want to go far away. road, to jump in the icy cold Krati River.They begged and cursed outside the city. During the delay, Grumentum's soldiers arrived. After a chase and killing, the defeated soldiers had no choice but to jump into the river even if they didn't want to. However, In panic and in a hurry, without even taking off their armor, many people sank directly into the river and were drowned alive...

The people in the city watched their relatives below the city being killed alive and drowned, and they all burst into tears. Some women even jumped off the city wall, shattered into pieces, and accompanied their husbands who died in the battle to hell...

The ferocious appearance of the Lucanian warriors and this bloody and tragic scene have become an inescapable nightmare for the Turiyi people in their lives...

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The Lucanians failed to pursue them in time, which made Davers relieved. He did not enter directly through the west gate, but went around the south gate because he was worried that the soldiers would be slow to enter the camp.His worries were not in vain, it was even worse than he expected. The panicked soldiers disrupted the order of the troops entering the camp.

Davos had no time to regret. He rushed up to the wooden wall and directly commanded the soldiers to knock out more than a dozen defeated soldiers. Only then did he frighten such frightened guys and allowed the team to enter the camp smoothly.

　Sorry, the update is late today. I went to dinner with a few old classmates. I thought it would end at 9 o'clock, but I found out that the guests in the private room next door are also old schoolmates, so the drinking time is long, don't blame it!
　　
　
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