Chapter 82 The Battle of Anlern Hills (1)

Only then did Solikos breathe a sigh of relief: he knew how powerful the 7th Brigade of the First Army was. In the case that there is not enough space to dodge on the narrow mountain road, it may be difficult to dodge the javelin throw of the light shield soldiers.

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The Udier consul Pasimerus led the Messapi city-state alliance soldiers to charge down from the hills on both sides and attacked the Tarantum in the mountain pass.

The Pucherti and Igratian soldiers did not go into battle, because the scout reported that the Dionians had also entered the Anlern Hills.

Tremoney wanted to see them rushed to reinforce the Tarantum, so even if they had more soldiers than the Puchetti, another ambush would kill them all.

But the news brought by the scout who escaped made his wish come to nothing.

"What?! The Dionians didn't move towards us along the mountain road, they disappeared?!" Tremoney scolded with jumping feet: "You still have the face to say you don't know, don't think you are May Sapien, I dare not punish you! You must find out where the Dionians have gone!"

"King Puchetti, the Dionians suddenly sent hundreds of cavalry to surround and suppress our scout cavalry. They were very lucky to have escaped." Timorglass, the consul of Iglatia, stepped forward and persuaded: "Dio The Nia will definitely come to rescue the Tarantum, the key is to know which direction they are coming from, so that we can intercept them in time, otherwise the situation will be very dangerous.”

"Send all the cavalry out and search for them as soon as possible! An army of tens of thousands of people, I don't believe they can hide it!" Tremoney shouted angrily, the cunning Dionian was obviously Come prepared, and let Tremoni's previous arrangements go to waste, and then think about the fact that the Dionysian army ignored the temptation of the Maple coalition and marched straight to Brindisi, let Tremoni Realized: I underestimated the commander of Dionia.

"What's the name of that young commander in Dionia?" Tremoney asked seriously.

"It seems to be called... Davos." Timoglass replied.

Tremoney repeated the name several times, and his eyes lit up with excitement...

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Taking the place where the Tarantum people were ambushed as the center, there were cavalry fighting on every mountain road and every low hill in the half fan area to the south, and Davos took the time to scatter the mountain reconnaissance team. , exploring the road ahead, and under their guidance, he led the army to the direction of the killing sound.

However, Davos did not expect that although the hills here are not too high, they occupy a large area. Sometimes the hills are connected, and there is no path to pass through. It can only pass through the low places between the hills. So the original idea was to just go around a small circle to the east, avoid the ambush of the Maple coalition army, and quickly rushed to the rear of the enemy's side to rescue the Tarantum army. But in fact, the circle is getting bigger and bigger.

The distance continued to increase, causing the soldiers of Heraklia and Metapontum to complain a lot. Although Dionia's soldiers were also a little dissatisfied, few of them said it.

Yumachus was extremely anxious: the return of the scout and the thunderous shouts from afar shattered his luck of surviving, and the Mesapis really had an ambush!

When he remembered the warning Davos had given before, he felt extremely regretful in his heart: he didn't believe in Davos more firmly before, and he was more determined to stop Diomelas from acting without authorization, and now he has tasted the bitter fruit.

At this moment, he pinned all his hopes of rescue on Davos, but did not dare to urge him, so as not to annoy this young military genius and affect the rescue of Tarantum's army.

Davos was equally anxious, and the long mountain march was equally irritating. He saw the exhaustion of the soldiers. The battlefield should be not far ahead, and the fighting and screams became clearer and clearer, but he was not sure whether there were any difficult hills ahead, forcing them to have to. Detour again.

"Lord Commander, Izam is back!" Thormed shouted from the front.

"Quick! Bring him here!" Davos hurried up to meet him.

"Lord Commander, ahead... you don't need to take a detour in front, you can go directly..." Izam breathed heavily, gave a military salute, and said eagerly: "You can reach the battlefield after two hills. However, My subordinates found that the enemy is also rushing here!"

Davos calmed down at this time: after such a long time, it was normal for the Maple coalition to detect the movement of his army, and they were on the inside, and there was no regret in rushing in front of him to intercept. However, the other party also arrived in a hurry, and it is impossible to have any defensive measures, and an ambush is even more impossible. Fighting face to face, the Dionysian Legion is not afraid of anyone, as long as there is no need to detour!

At his request, Izam drew a simple forward map on the ground with sticks.

Davos pointed to various points and asked them in detail, and he had already calculated: "After ordering the whole army to speed up and pass this hill, then start the formation. The first army is on the left, the second army is on the right, and the rest of the army is reserved. team!"

"Yes!" Thormed replied excitedly.

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In fact, the Dionysian reinforcements circled in a big circle, and they had approached the exit of the Anlern Hills, which was equivalent to reaching the rear of the Maple coalition, where the terrain gradually flattened.

The Dionian army crossed the path between the hills, and in front of them lay a continuous line of hills, which fortunately were no more than 30 meters high and were easy to climb.

Flip it over to reach the battlefield! The Dionysian soldiers heard the sound of fighting from the hillside clearly ringing in their ears, watching more and more aliens appearing on the hill, the fighting spirit in their hearts began to boil...

Finally caught up! King Puchetti, Tremoni, climbed the hill, looked down at the Greek soldiers who were gushing out of the mountain road in front of him, and let out a long breath.

"Your Majesty, look there!" A Puchetti general pointed to the foot of the mountain, and saw a few Greeks wearing brightly colored helmets galloping along the path in front of the hill, stopping from time to time to point Here, what is being discussed. A group of soldiers followed closely behind them, and the first one held a large golden flag high.

"Da-F-S!" Tremoney whispered the name that felt a bit awkward, and took a few steps forward, subconsciously wanting to see his opponent more clearly.

"Your Majesty, do you want me to send some archers down and shoot them a few arrows?" the general Puchetti asked.

"Of course not!" Tremoni refused without thinking. He glanced at his subordinate and said with a slightly excited expression: "Let's have a fight with that young Greek general and the Greek heavy infantry on the mountain. A real fight!"

Davos carefully controlled the warhorse and ran back and forth along the mountain road to observe the entire battlefield terrain.

"Where do you think is the easiest place for us to break through?" Davos asked suddenly.

"There!" Caps and Drakes, the two legion commanders, pointed to the same place in unison.

There is the lowest point among the continuous valleys, with a height of only four or five meters. It is not only gentle, but also has sufficient width.

Davos nodded, but reminded: "The easiest place to pass is often the most heavily defended place by the enemy!"

He stared at the two of them with bright eyes: "Now, the Tarantum army is being ambushed, and the time is urgent. I am going to let Amyntas' brigade attack there, and try to break the enemy's block in the shortest time!" A large group has the strongest comprehensive combat power, but the group led by the brave Amyntas does have a stronger impact. What Davos needs most at this time is time.

Capps nodded to show his understanding. Dix wanted to say something, but he stopped talking after listening to Davos.

"When the legionnaires are ready, you will attack on your own!" Davos ordered decisively.

Caps and Drakes hurriedly finished the military salute, and each rode their horses and ran back to their legions.

"Let the armies of Heraclea and Metapontum spread out as far as possible on the right side of the Second Corps in turn. After the Second Corps attacks, they can attack forward." Davos continued to order.

"Yes, the commander-in-chief!" Tormide immediately turned to the mountain road behind him with two messengers.

After Davos had arranged everything, Eumacas asked suspiciously: "Why did Lord Davos arrange the troops of Triphias, Tudpres and the others on the right? , on the left side of the entire array, isn't the enemy's array longer than ours?"

"Every battle must be arranged according to the actual situation, so as to grasp the initiative of the battle. Our goal now is to break through the enemy's interception and rescue the ambushed Tarantum army. The enemy's purpose is to stop us from advancing. My The right flank has more troops than the enemy, and it is easier to form a breakthrough on the right flank. Even if the enemy blocks our left flank, but the right flank breaks through, the enemy's attempt will also fail..." Davers gave the order, a little idle, but very patient He explained to Eumacas: "And, haven't you noticed, the more you go to the right, the smoother the mountain is (because it is close to the edge of the hill), making Heraklia and Metapontum's less powerful Troops are better able to use their power."

"But the enemy can also see our formation on the top of the mountain, and it will definitely change." Yumachus reminded.

Davers smiled confidently: "They don't have time."

Yumachus was curious and wanted to ask why he didn't arrive in time, when he heard Davos shout: "Matonis, why are you here instead of leading your troops?!"

"Dave...Oh, Lord Commander!" Matonis immediately became nervous when he saw Davos' serious expression: "I...I request...my brigade to attack there." Matonis pointed his finger far away. , the breakthrough mentioned earlier.