Chapter 183 The Battle of Crotone (9)

Davos saw his doubts and explained: "Caps has completed the plan in advance, our left flank is safe, and victory is only a matter of time. But I didn't expect that the legions of Matonis and Olivers would do it. It was so good that the right flank was pushed forward so much. It can be seen that the enemy's left flank is quite weak. Now I will put more pressure on Syracuse's left flank. Do you think it will retreat?!

"I'm going to inform Izam now, I'm afraid he can't wait." Thormid, who understood Davos' plan, rode to the reserve team behind him.

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At this time, Dionysius, who learned that "the cavalry was repelled and the right flank was attacked", was in a hurry. He did not expect that he was eagerly waiting for the news of the victory of the right flank, but this was the result. .

"Go and find Astagras immediately, let him reorganize the cavalry for me, and attack the Dionysians immediately, otherwise he and his family will go to Hell to meet!" Dionysius roared violently.

The messengers hurriedly rode their horses, rushed to the rear, and searched for Astagras.

"Sir, the Siri Court messenger is here to report urgently!" The attendant rushed over and said nervously.

"I have nothing to say after the battle, I don't have time now!" Dionysius glared at him angrily, making the attendant shut his mouth in fear.

Unexpectedly, another scout came at this time: "Sir, thousands of Dionysian soldiers have crossed the Tachnadi River and are going around the left flank!"

What? ! Hearing this news, Dionysius was completely panicked.

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"You mean what you saw is an empty camp!" After hearing the report from the scout, Hiros asked again with some uncertainty

"Yes, General. I and a few other men have approached the wooden fence of the camp of Syracuse,

I didn't see any movement inside. After listening to the words of the reconnaissance cavalry team leader, Hiros fell into thinking: According to the previous battle report, Syracuse has an army of 70,000 to 80,000 people. So many soldiers are not in the camp, where would they be? The answer is obvious, His Majesty Davos must have led the reinforcements to Crotone! It is impossible for the Syracuses to abandon the camp and return to the Sirius, otherwise his scout cavalry will be able to see the army led by His Majesty Davos now Therefore, the greatest possibility is that the Syracuses are fighting against Dionia!

With this astonishing answer, Hiros's heart skipped a beat, he took a deep breath, calmed himself down, pondered for a moment, and resolutely ordered: "Order the entire army to immediately stop building camps, put on armor, pick up shields and spears, and form a line. Column, march on Crotone!"

When the adjutant Hegsitus heard this order, he immediately said "ah": "You mean... now march to Crotone?!" No wonder he was nervous, but Crotone was stationed in Thira. The army of Kuza, led by Hiros, dared to go deep alone. Once the army of Syracuse came over from the north, and the Siriting garrison blocked from the south, this army would be dead.

"I'm sure that His Majesty is fighting with the Syracuses at this time. We must rush to help His Majesty win this battle that will decide Dionia's life and death!" Heros said decisively.

Although Hegesitus only worked with Hiros in Cosenza for a few months, the two of them cooperated harmoniously in political affairs. He knew that Hiros was prudent and not a rash person.

This time, Hiros stepped down as the chief executive of Cosenza, and Sedorum took over. At the same time, he also served as the wartime governor of the Bruti region. With Sedorum's knowledge of the Bruti region, Hegsitu was not needed at all. With his assistance, he might think he was a hindrance in Cosenza. We must know that the source of Dionia’s war of conquest against the Bruti region was the riots of their Cylon tribe. There is mustard. Therefore, Hegositus, on the grounds of recruiting troops for Hiros and managing Bruti warriors, requested Hiros and eventually became the adjutant of this temporary force.

Now that Hiros has made a sensible judgment, all Hegsitus can do is to obey and appease the Brutus warriors.

Not long after the order was passed, Trina Commander Blomaras, who had joined the army, hurried over, and was then persuaded by Hiros' words: "If this battle is won, Trina City will There is no need for a strong attack, and it will easily return to our hands. If the battle fails, even if we recapture Trina today, it will be recaptured by the army of Syracuse tomorrow, and the whole of Great Greece will be in danger. middle!"

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After the battle lasted for two hours, the Syracuse side could basically maintain a balance of power except in the middle, and both the left and right flanks were in trouble: the right flank and the right end were under the attack of the spear brigade and the Keter reinforcements, and suffered heavy losses. The spear brigade and the Quet coalition soldiers lacked cooperation. They were mixed together for a while and could not unfold smoothly. The right flank of Syracuse was thick enough, and some experienced soldiers took the initiative to separate from the middle and the rear of the left end to block the spears. The further westward attack of the battalion, I am afraid that the right flank has been defeated;

But on the left flank, its soldiers are far less elite than the right flank, and they can maintain morale even if they are attacked on the flank. Although the attack of the light armour is far less powerful than that of the spear phalanx, the military reform of Dionysius At the beginning, the drawbacks of the large phalanx were not fully taken into account. Once the battle began, not only the middle and low-level officers, and even the senior generals had already lost control of the troops, not to mention the complicated composition of the troops on the left flank, once the side and rear were attacked , unable to carry out effective command in time, so that the soldiers in the rear row turned backward uniformly to intercept the enemy, so the array began to appear chaotic.

Originally, Dionysius, who had a lot of soldiers, could completely avoid this situation. Unfortunately, he was still bound by the Greek military tradition and did not retain the consciousness of the reserve team. Victory, all the troops in his hand were overwhelmed at the beginning, and now it is too late to transfer troops to the main camp to resist the Dionian army attacking the left flank.

The chaos that appeared behind the left end of the left wing quickly infected the soldiers fighting in the front row. These Great Greek soldiers were not very motivated, and their ears, which were covered by almost airtight helmets, could still vaguely hear the screams of killing from the rear at first. Later, when the sound became louder and the support from the rear weakened or even disappeared, my heart began to panic. Coupled with the fierce attack of the enemy on the opposite side, fear took over the whole body in an instant, prompting them to be desperate. , turned around and fled back, even at the expense of pushing down the teammates in the rear. When one, two, or three soldiers escaped one after another, panic would spread like a plague... Soon, the entire left wing could no longer support it and began to retreat. .

When the news was urgently sent back to Dionysius, he had already lost his face: for this battle, he was powerless, and even the guards around him had been sent out to assist the left wing before, but... this time The gamble that he had already lost, to the new king of Dionia, whom he both valued and despised...

Despite his reluctance, Dionysius knew he had to admit this fact, and he had to make a quick decision.

"...Retreat..." He spat the word out of his mouth with difficulty, then immediately pulled his horse and walked back.

Fortunately, the attendant was right beside him, otherwise I might not have been able to hear what he was saying.

"Sir, this..." The attendant was also not reconciled, and still had some expectations, so he instinctively wanted to persuade.

If someone dared to question his decision in the past, Dionysius either reprimanded him, or kept it in his heart, and settled the accounts after the fall. At this time, he had no such intention, and all he thought about was how to reduce the army of Syracuse as much as possible after the defeat of the battle. loss, because the collapse of the left flank may lead the Dionians to block the Tachinadi River and cut off the return route of the Syracuse army, and the army must be withdrawn as soon as possible to the camp on the west bank of the Tachinadi River (previously in order to lure Dai Onia's army crossed the river, and he had ordered the dismantling of the camp on the east bank of the Tacinadi in the heart of Crotone).

When dozens of trumpeters blew their retreating bugles, Dionysius said to the squire again: "Send someone back to the camp and inform Artemis (the commander of the camp's garrison) to separate his troops and go to the camp. Take us back to camp from the east!"

"Yes, my lord!" The attendant suddenly remembered something and reminded him, "Siridin sent a messenger to report that five or six thousand soldiers from Dionia landed on the Plain of Euphemia, ready to attack Trina."

After hearing this, Dionysius was furious: "Why didn't you say something so important earlier?!!"

The attendant was aggrieved in his heart, but did not dare to argue.

Originally, Dionysius planned to return to the camp for defense first, but now it seems that returning to the Sirius is the safest...

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Even though Phoebe Das, who was at the front of the center on the right flank of Syracuse, had undergone strict military training since he was a child, he was already a little tired after two hours of non-stop fighting. But the enemy in front of him, even after being stabbed several times by him, there are still new enemies rushing up and fighting him bravely, forcing him to do everything possible and deal with it carefully.

In fact, he already felt that there was a problem with his offensive plan, because looking around, not only did the Dionysian left-wing array in front of him not collapse, but the attack became more and more fierce, and the thrust behind him became more and more fierce. weak. He could vaguely hear the screams of killing coming from the rear. Although he was extremely anxious, he did not dare to be distracted in the slightest.