Chapter 175 The Battle of Crotone (1)

Cypros thought.

Miron, a native of Crotone, reminded: "The Tacinadi River can be walked on foot, be careful that the Syracuses are not only focusing on attacking the left flank."

Thormid smiled and said: "We have undergone a rigorous survey in advance. As far as we know, it is still relatively difficult to walk in the upper section of the middle reaches of the Tachnadi River, so His Majesty Davos has ordered to let the formation The marching position of the 7th Corps on the far right must not cross the middle of the middle of the Tachinadi River."

Tormid's explanation made Miron and Cypros' faces even more solemn.

"Syracuse's heavy infantry is not weak, there are many, and they will definitely arrange those alien cavalry to attack us here. Although we Crotones are not afraid of death, but-" Miron was embarrassed Although he did not participate in the battle of the Lamato River, in the siege of Crotone, he witnessed with his own eyes how the Syracuse infantry broke through the city in one day. And from the soldiers' mouths, he also learned the power of those mercenary cavalry: "Once we can't resist Syracuse's full attack from the left flank, it will inevitably affect the success or failure of the entire battle!"

At this time, Cypros answered: "Since King Davos has deliberately set up such a formation in advance to guide the Syracuses to focus on attacking the left flank, there must be corresponding countermeasures."

"That's right." Thormid said sternly: "Dionia's most powerful First and Second Corps will support the entire left flank with you, and I believe that no matter how many enemies there are, they will not easily defeat you! And on your left side there are more than 1,500 cavalry corps of Dionia, blocking the enemy's cavalry from attacking our flank. The most important thing is-" Tolmid's face showed a strange color: "In the There will be a spear squad behind you, and they will be responsible for defeating the enemy's cavalry and counterattacking the enemy!"

A brigade of less than a thousand people actually has to decide the victory or defeat of the left wing? ! Both Miron and Cypros were confused because they knew Dionia better and knew that Dionia's army was relatively fixed, unlike the general Greek city-states, which had a large number of troops and a large number of troops assembled each time they sent troops to fight. The same, so they can be sure that they have not heard of the formation of the spear brigade in all the legions of the Dionian League before: is it a force that has just been formed after the outbreak of the war, and if so, it will be powerful combat power? !

The two looked at each other with doubts in their eyes.

Thormid smiled mysteriously: "You will know before the battle starts."

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With the steady advance of the Dionian army, the Syracuse mercenary cavalry also began to retreat rapidly.

The armies of Dionia and Syracuse were only nine miles apart,

After more than an hour of marching, the army of Syracuse was getting closer and closer.

When the sun in the middle of the sky began to move westward, Dionysius, who was in front of the center of the great formation, heard the sound of "Crash! Crash!..." from the front, getting louder and louder, and even the ground had a slight tingle. shock……

The warhorse under its crotch began to be restless and neighed non-stop. Dionysius slapped its neck angrily, signaling it to calm down.

The attendant next to him saw it and hurried over to appease the horse.

"The Dionians are here..." He said softly to the attendants with a solemn expression.

After a while, they saw a very far distance from the line of sight, a gray and dusty mist rose, slowly drifting towards them. With the advancement of the dust fog, it becomes more and more huge, and it extends infinitely to the east and west ends, and you can't see the end. It will make people unable to stop thinking about how terrifying the power it is about to burst out...

Although Syracuse has more troops, the soldiers who have completed the formation arrangement in a hurry have not had time to experience and integrate into this huge phalanx, so they are faced with the Dionysian army that is pressing like mountains and tides. feel nervous.

Dionysius frowned and said anxiously, "Go to the right wing and urge Phoebe Das to complete his plan quickly, the enemy is probably about to attack!"

"Yes, my lord!" The messenger galloped away.

Dionysius stared ahead with a solemn expression.

The huge dust and fog belt has stopped advancing at a distance of six or seven hundred meters, and then I can hear the sound of short bugles, snare drums, shouts, and the sound of small footsteps, armor, shields and spears colliding one after another. …

Dionysius knew that it was the Dionysians who were rearranging the formation, so he was very anxious. Although the messenger had just left for a while, he felt as if he had left for a long time.

As time went on, the sound from the opposite side gradually decreased from the loud and deafening volume at the beginning until it disappeared, and finally it was quiet as if the sound just now came from auditory hallucinations and did not exist from the beginning, only the sky. The dust mist is gradually drifting away...

"My lord, General Phoebe Das has completed the formation. He hopes you can delay the time so that the soldiers can take a breath." The messenger hurried back and said, panting.

Dionysius understood.

He looked ahead, and the dust and mist had dissipated. What appeared in his field of vision was a large Dionian army. Under the sunlight, the armor and shields and spears of the closely arranged soldiers reflected dazzling light. The cold light is like an endless steel city wall.

But unlike the last battle of the Ramato River, what Dionysius saw was not only black, but also yellow and cyan, and several colors were intertwined in a huge square, which just showed that Dionysius Although a staggering army has been assembled, there is no guarantee that every soldier will receive what they call "standard equipment", which makes Dionysius a little more confident, he said to the attendant next to him. : "Go and tell the Dionians that I'm going to talk to their new king!"

The valet nodded to show his understanding, and rushed out on his horse, rushing to the opposite army formation. At a distance of 50 meters from the Dionysian, he restrained his horse and shouted loudly: "King Davos of Dionia, Lord Dionysius, the plenipotentiary general of Syracuse, wants to speak with you before the battle! King Davos of Dionia..."

A messenger had already told Davos in the rear of the center of the Syracuses what the Syracuses were saying.

Davers pondered for a while, and said to Thormid next to him, "What do you think Dionysius is talking to me for?"

"Your Majesty." Thormid thought for a while and said, "...Dionysius may be curious about what his opponent who gave him a headache looks like."

Davos laughed dumbly at Tormide's obscure flattery: "I don't have time to play this kind of kid's game with him."

Davos paused and asked, "Is the spear team fully in place?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. And they did not raise their spears, as you ordered," replied Tormide.

"That's because those cruising Syracuse mercenaries find something unusual. Don't underestimate that Sicilian tyrant, he's very alert!" Davers did not dare to look down on the enemy, but he was equally confident that since the enemy did gather a lot of troops on their side Right wing, hope the spear brigade can surprise them.

Davos stared at the dark enemy formation in front of him with piercing eyes, and said impassively, "Tormid, you go and tell the commanders of the legions, and let them tell their brothers, for the commander of the Drakes who died in battle, and for the commander of the army who died in battle. Warriors, it's time to avenge the slain people of Dionia! Let them sing the Hades hymn and prepare to attack!"

"Yes!" Thormed responded loudly.

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Miron finally meets the spear brigade he's always been curious about.

In the military establishment of a general Greek city-state, the establishment of a brigade ranges from about 1,000 people, and the spear brigade lined up behind their array is full of 6,000 people, which is not wrong enough that is unique to Dionia. The formation of a regiment.

And when Davos said the word "spear brigade" as a child, Miron was surprised by the name. Except for light infantry, almost all Greek infantrymen were armed with spears (a lance is a kind of spear). Does it need special emphasis? When he saw the weapons in the hands of the soldiers, he finally understood why it was called a "spear". Although the soldiers did not lift it up, but held it flat, he could clearly see its shape, although it was similar to a stab gun. Very similar, but significantly longer in length! And the soldiers were not wearing armor and wearing single clothes. 6,000 people were located behind the Crotone and Trina soldiers, but they did not thicken the front array, but adopted a column array to connect to the front.

Super-long stab guns, unarmored soldiers, column formations... Miron was full of curiosity and doubts, and couldn't help thinking: What is Davos going to do with such a strange army?

Just as he was guessing, the Hades hymn resounded in Dionia's array: "I praise you devoutly, Hades with black hair and black eyes!

You are the king of hell, the master of the night!

You are a fair judge and strict supervisor!

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Every soldier sings attentively and devoutly, hoping to be blessed by the mighty Pluto. Countless voices gathered in the sky above the Dionysian army, gradually becoming uniform in rhythm, echoing on the battlefield in a radius of dozens of miles, echoing the sound of wind and water, extremely solemn and grand!

Dionysius could hear very clearly in front of his own formation, and his face changed greatly: "Damn Dionysians, they are going to attack! Hurry up! Hurry up and tell the soldiers of all troops to pray to Apollo immediately and prepare attack!"

After speaking, he pulled his horse back, passed through the space reserved between the squares, and reached the rear.

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The singing on Dionia's side had ended, and the prayers on Syracuse's side had just begun.