Chapter 121 The Cavalry Attack of the Battle of Punat

Davos placed the Allied and Legion Reserves on the right flank, the First Legion in the middle, and the Second Legion, which had no physical exertion, on the left. He also wanted to use the strongest force to break through from the outside, and finally achieve the purpose of surrounding the enemy.

After getting to the bottom of his heart, Davos said to Ryders: "The cavalry brigade has worked hard! Let the brothers retreat to the rear and have a good rest!"

When Ryders heard this, he hurriedly said: "Lord Davos, there are five or six hundred cavalry on the enemy's right flank. We retreat to the back, who will deal with them?"

"They have their own people to deal with, and your cavalry must give the enemy a fatal blow at a critical time! Before that, let your subordinates recover their physical strength and horsepower!" Davers explained unmoved.

Ryders stepped back helplessly.

Davos immediately asked Thormid to call Epithenis and Tspit, and said with a serious look: "When the enemy is attacking, I want you to lead the light infantry and free people to carry out long-range strikes on the enemy's right flank. At the same time, We also have to repel the attack of the enemy cavalry and light infantry. This task is quite difficult, can you do it?”

"When we were in Persia, we fought against the Persian cavalry and archers many times, and defeated them many times. Will the Brutian cavalry be stronger than the Persian cavalry!" Epithenes said confidently.

"Hades will bless us!" Tspit chanted reverently.

Davos looked at the firm eyes of the two and gave them a solemn and powerful military salute: "I'm waiting for the news of your victory!"

After sending the two away, Davos' battle deployment has been fully implemented, just waiting for the Brutians to attack.

At this time, Martius and Bachilippi's nephew Rodom came over and asked him for instructions: "My lord, Brim and Kleirou, the leaders of Bisinia, insist on seeing you!"

Davos looked back and saw that the two Bissinian leaders who were stopped by the guards were yelling, and immediately dismounted and strode over.

"Consul of Dionia, we Bissinians strongly demand to go forward to meet the enemy, instead of hiding behind like a coward, this is a humiliation to our warriors!" Brim exclaimed emotionally.

humiliation? After listening to Adepygis' translation, Davos glanced suspiciously at the messenger Thormid who was following him.

Tormide hurriedly explained: "I have patiently told the leader of Bream many times, but he seems unwilling to accept the statement of being a reserve team..."

After listening to Davos, his expression immediately became serious, and he said coldly: "Since the Bissinian warriors are already Dionians, they must know that Dionian soldiers must obey the orders of their superiors unconditionally. If it can't be done, then please lead the troops away! Let our real Dionian soldiers enjoy the glory of victory alone! That's it!" After speaking, he threw another sentence to Adepigis: "Translate according to the original words! "Then turned and left.

Thormid followed behind, turning his head from time to time, only to see Brem and Krell leave angrily.

"My lord, aren't you afraid that the Bixinians will leave in anger?" Tormid said with some worry.

Davos smiled: "The more you explain to some stubborn people, the more he asks for more, it is better to cut off his idea from the beginning! Besides, even if the Bixinians leave, it will not affect us. victory!"

Thormed was suspicious, and secretly sent messengers to observe the movements of the Bissinian team. It was found that after Brim returned, he obediently led the team to wait in the rear, and did not make trouble or scream. He couldn't help secretly ashamed: and many mercenaries After dealing with the leader for more than ten years, his understanding of human nature is not as good as that of a 20-year-old young man. Only "God's favor" can really explain it.

Due to the harassment of the Dionysian cavalry, it was almost afternoon when the Brutians' formation ended. Pianlon saw that the expressions of the soldiers were no longer as excited as they were at the beginning, and they were a little anxious. He knew his people too well, the Brutians—the race that lived in the gap between the Greeks and the Lucanians, the warriors who lived freely in the mountains and plateaus,

They are brave but cowardly, passionate but inferior. The key is to inspire their fighting spirit.

So he led the Guards out on horseback and came to the front of the center of the array. The Guards attracted the attention of thousands of soldiers with neat shouts, and he shouted loudly: "Bruti, my dear. My compatriots! For hundreds of years, we have lived freely on this beautiful plateau. Amara gave birth to us with her sweet cock, and Brutus gave us peace. And now our peace is broken! Our lands are invaded! Who is occupying our towns! Massacre our people!"

"Dionians!!!"

"Damn the Greeks!!!"

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The soldiers began to respond angrily.

"Are we going to let these evil aliens occupy our land, destroy our temples, humiliate our women, turn our children into slaves, lose their freedom, and live like cattle and sheep!!" Pian Lun Asked loudly with the Guards.

"No!" The soldiers in front of him responded angrily, and this response gradually spread throughout the entire formation.

"No!!!" 20,000 Bruti warriors shouted in unison.

"Defeat the Dionysians and set us free!" Pianlon raised his spear high.

"Kill them!"

"Kill them!!!"

Thousands of soldiers roared hysterically.

"Roar! Roar! Roar!..." They kept pounding the ground with their spears, and their fighting intent rose sharply.

Affected by this, Pian Lun also felt his blood boil. Facing the soldiers who could no longer hold back, he pointed his spear forward and said loudly: "Attack!"

The trumpeter behind him blew the horns, followed by the sound of horns all over the army at the same time.

"Ugh!!!..." The Battle of Punat, which decided the ownership of the Bruti region, began.

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Hearing the thunderous roars from the opposite side, Thormid couldn't help but ask: "Lord Davos, the Brutians are boosting morale, should you also..."

"In a boxing match, it's not the loudest who wins. The winners are usually calm players. What's more, what the soldiers need now is to block the enemy's attack first. The needless shouting will not only consume their little physical strength, And it will make them lose their defensive position because they are too excited." Davos stared ahead and said.

Thormid nodded convincingly.

"The Brutians are attacking, sound the defensive bugle!" Davos heard the sound of the horn on the opposite side and began to order, and at the same time took the Guards quickly through the gap of the small phalanx to the rear of the array.

More than a dozen bent copper horns blew low orders. The soldiers who were sitting and resting immediately picked up their gun shields, stood up, and moved their numb hands and feet. The teammates moved closer to each other and arranged the somewhat loose array more closely. , for the upcoming battle.

The small phalanxes in the front row of the entire formation began to quickly connect with each other, and the center and left flank of the Dionysian Army were quickly connected with the right flank of the coalition forces.

Epithenes and Tspit led a total of 4,000 light infantry and freemen, who walked from the outside of the left flank to the front of the left flank. They each have their own division of labor: Tspit led more than 2,500 people forward for 50 meters, then stopped, and slingers, archers, and a few harpooneers lined up in turn; while Epithenes led nearly a thousand lighters The Shield Soldiers and the Javelinmen continued to walk to the outside of the left flank, and as they walked, they turned into an elongated column that was almost out of the field.

In the sound of the horn, the long front of the Brutians that stretched for nearly eight miles did not leave any reserve troops, and they slowly moved forward together.

The Bruti people evenly distributed their light infantry in the front of the army. Archers account for the vast majority of the light infantry. After the light infantry came the infantry, mostly shield spearmen with leather shields and spears. On the far right, there are 600 unarmored cavalrymen. Although the Brutians occupy the entire plateau, they use this precious land mainly for grazing cattle and sheep to raise a large population. Although they also raise some horses, they are mainly Pack horses, there are not many people who really own war horses, and they are mainly concentrated in the tribal nobles. 600 horses are almost the maximum number that the Brutians can gather.

As soon as the Brutians walked down the grassy slope, the right flank was baptized by the flying stones of the Dionian slingers. The infantry continued to walk slowly with their leather shields on. They were still far from the Dionian formation, and they could not pass. Early charge. But the Bruty light infantry had already begun to run, and their duty was to clear the way for the main battle.

The Brutian cavalry on the far right had already begun to accelerate. At the beginning of the battle, according to tradition, the cavalry on both flanks always engage first, because they are the fastest. The harassment of the Dionian cavalry before can be said to have given them a slap in the face, and now they are going to fight back.

The cavalry shook the reins and clamped the belly of the horse repeatedly, which made the speed of the war horses have been raised, and the feeling of galloping at high speed made their blood boil even more. They could clearly see that the enemy's cavalry was on the outside and rear of the light infantry 300 meters away.

Dispersing the light infantry in front first, and then attacking these stationary enemy cavalry, the odds are quite large. The leader of the cavalry charging at the forefront was thinking about it in his heart. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of dozens of meters on the right side. I don't know when a lot of figures appeared, and they quickly ran towards the cavalry.

The leader immediately felt uneasy, and before he could react, countless javelins flew over a distance of 30 meters and landed in the Mercedes-Benz cavalry group.

In an instant, people called Ma Nei. In the fast running, whether it is a person or a horse, once the gun rolls to the ground, it is not only difficult to survive, but also affects the surrounding cavalry.

Epithenes knew the cavalry too well. Instead of confronting the cavalry from the front, he pretended to leave the battlefield, but was actually preparing to strike the cavalry from the outside.