Chapter 24 The Battle of Ovanto

"That's right, although His Majesty bears the name of a king, he has always been with us through thick and thin, so he won our respect!" A captain said sincerely.

"I said Ketisus, do you still need the help of Patroclus! If you are promoted, you will be able to go to Sicily, Messapi, or Puchetti to be a legion commander in a few years. You have to dominate this The position of the first corps captain of the 1st Legion is not released, so that we can't even taste what this first corps captain is like!" The other corps captain said half-jokingly and half dissatisfied, and the others felt the same way.

"Is it not good for me to pass the position of the commander of the army to you, I really don't know good people!" Ctisus said pretending to be angry, turning his head to look at Patroclus again: "When you have your wedding, Be sure to invite me in!"

"I will invite several brothers to the wedding, and I will bring Cynthia to toast to you!" Patroclus said coincidentally, but received unanimous thanks from the other captains.

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In the tent of the Fourth Corps, Olivers left the Fourth Corps captain, Aleendas, alone after completing the mission.

Alejandros is from Crotone. Since Crotone was voluntarily incorporated into the Kingdom of Dionia, Crotone has also become the jurisdiction of the Fourth Legion's recruitment, and even the headquarters of the Fourth Legion has been moved from Asproustum to the city of Crotone. . Crotone citizens who have received competitive training for a long time are worthy of being a good soldier. Once they are familiar with Dionia's tactics, they begin to stand out, which greatly improves the combat power of the originally not very good Fourth Legion. It also made many of the officers of the Fourth Corps begin to be served by Crotones.

"How is Adoris doing in your brigade?" Olivers asked with a smile.

Alejandros had long expected that Olivers would stay with him just to talk about "him", and immediately said: "I didn't expect it! To be honest, I thought he would be a problem, but I didn't expect it. Not only is he outstanding in military skills and performance, but he doesn't make himself special at all. He is very good at uniting his teammates. The other soldiers like to stay with him. He also sent a message to me through his team officer. His squad is in the first row of the battle..."

Olivers listened to him carefully, his face blossomed with a smile, as if Alejandros was complimenting his own children: "Adoris has excellent grades in the military athletics exam every year at the Turii School, although he has a little temper. He is impatient, but he has a good personality and is good at making friends, and His Majesty is strict. He and his siblings are no different from other children at school. They are punished by teachers for being late, noisy, and fighting. Adoris has no shortage of this. been punished."

Olivers remembered the past with a smile on his face: "In order to prevent Adonis from receiving special care, His Majesty arranged him to the Fourth Army, but—" Olivers' face became serious: " Your Majesty may not care,

However, swords and spears do not have eyes on the battlefield, and it is not up to us to decide. If Adoris is injured or even killed, His Majesty may not blame us, but the people of the whole kingdom will accuse our Fourth Legion of being incompetent, and even His Majesty's children will be protected. No! In this way, no matter how much military exploits our Fourth Legion makes, it cannot equal the safety of Adoris alone, do you understand? ! "

"I see," Alejandros said, cheering up, still with a hint of frustration in his tone.

"I understand, it's not just Adoris, you also want your brigade to be at the forefront of the army, so I'm a little dissatisfied with my deployment just now, right?" The shrewd Olivers saw what his subordinates were thinking. , reminded: "Idiot, look farther, you can also make contributions behind the army! Look where your fourth brigade is arranged by me?!"

"On the left rear of the formation, next to the cavalry," Alejandros blurted out.

"Yeah, next to the cavalry! Once our cavalry corps has defeated the enemy's cavalry, and the third group in front of you has resisted the frontal enemy, then your fourth group-" Olivers flattened his palm and made a turn gesture.

"Flanking detours..." Alejandros' eyes lit up.

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"...The great ruler of the underworld, the just and strict judge!

Hades, you are the king of the gods, the patron saint of the kingdom of Dionia!

Under your brilliance, the people of the kingdom put on their armor, took up their shields and spears, and rushed to the battlefield..."

Every time he sang the Hades hymn specially made by the Temple of Hades for the Legionnaires to go into battle, Adoris felt a sense of divine pride, after all his father Davos was recognized as Hades descendants. But today's situation is different from the previous ones, because he stood in the army of tens of thousands of people, and his magnificent singing brought him and all the other soldiers together.

Although the closely arranged comrades in front blocked his view, he knew that there were also tens of thousands of enemies on the other side of the river. For him, this is the first time to fight, but there is no fear in his heart, but his body is trembling slightly because of excitement.

"Woo!...Woo!..." The sound of the bugle from behind made his blood boil even more, and then he saw all the fronts of the military flags.

"Go forward!" The team leader's voice sounded in his ears.

The huge army formation began to move forward slowly.

The drums in the rear also sounded at the right time, and the drums were not rushing to tell the pace of each soldier's pace.

Adoris had just stepped into the Ovanto River following the soldiers in front, when the Downey archers on the other side began to throw arrows.

"Raise your shield for defense!" the team officer shouted.

The soldiers had already erected their long shields. If it was the old-fashioned Greek armor more than ten years ago, the legionnaires did not need to raise their shields to defend themselves and were not afraid of arrows, but now they are wearing open helmets and their cheeks are not covered.

In the face of Downey's bow and arrow attack, the light infantry battalions of Dionia's legions also responded on the riverbank, and the ballista group at the rear also began to show their power. The Ovanto River smashed into the army formation of the Downeys, and for a while, the people turned on their backs and screamed again and again.

Looking up at the stone bullets passing over his head, he could vaguely hear the screams from the other side, and Adoris was even more passionate.

On their left, thousands of Dionysian cavalry, led by Ryders, crossed the river on horseback. People shouted the horses neighing and splashed. They rushed to the opposite bank first and fought with the Downey cavalry.

The Downey infantry was already afraid of the ballista's attack. Driven by the generals, they rushed to the bank of the river and shortened the distance with the Dionians, so that the ballista would not dare to bombard recklessly because of the proximity of the two armies. .

"Javelin!" The shouts of the officers resounded in the army formation.

Adoris and his teammates stopped quickly, drew a javelin from their backs in their hands, posed, and threw them from the top of their heads. I didn't have time to see the result of the battle, and I couldn't see it at all, and immediately threw another javelin.

At this time, he heard the team officer shout: "Attack!"

Suddenly, a shocking roar broke out in the army: "Hadis!!!..."

The array in front began to accelerate, but it did not charge and leap forward as usual during training, because it was in the river, the bottom of the river was a bit slippery, and the feet were not very good.

Adoris and the others followed closely.

After only a while, the array in front suddenly stopped, and then the screams of killing spread throughout the river.

Adoris knew that the two armies had begun to fight head-on. He subconsciously clenched the stab gun in his hand, but unfortunately they were behind the army formation, but at this time they couldn't help a little, and even touched the body of the comrade in front. , The conventional phalanx tactical action of pushing forward cannot be done, because this is in the river, and it is not easy to control the body under the action of external force. Once someone slips, it may fall down. The only thing they can do is stand firm in place, in case the front line is repelled by the enemy, they can stabilize the formation like a rock.

As the battle continued, the faces of Adoris and all his teammates began to show anxiety, and the fact that they could only stay behind and could not participate in the battle made Adoris complain about that Uncle Olivers many times in his heart.

The Downeys held the river bank firmly, and took advantage of the fact that the Dionian Legionnaires were in the river and could not fully exert the power of the heavy infantry phalanx, and desperately suppressed the Dionian Legion in the river.

"Woo! Woo! Woo!..." At this moment, Adoris heard the sound of the bugle sounding from the rear, and he turned around in amazement, only to see the flag of his company pointed to the left.

"Listen to all the soldiers, turn left!" The captain's voice added to his doubts. However, the military orders were like mountains, not to mention that the nearby squads all turned left and advanced.

The voices of the team officers rang out one after another in the phalanx of the fourth brigade, and the entire team began to move to the left. At the same time, a similar maneuver was being carried out in the rear of the right-wing phalanx. Soon, the lower left and lower right corners of the entire Dionia's huge army array seemed to be cut off in two pieces at the same time.

Although it was planned in advance, the fact that such fine troop movements could be carried out during the battle was a testament to the advantages of the Dionian Legion's organizational system and the capabilities of the mid- and low-level officers.

When Adoris and his teammates turned right again, there was an open field in front of him except for a few comrades in arms.

Because Adoris likes military affairs, not only has he received many years of military training, but he also dared to ask his adoptive father, who has a brilliant record of military affairs, at home from time to time.

"Speed ​​up!" The command of the team officers made the young soldiers who had been suffocated for a long time roar excitedly and swooped forward.

Alexis' seemingly medium-sized formation showed his fangs at this moment. He took advantage of the flexibility of the Dionysian Legion and the advantages of a large number of soldiers. In the middle of the battle, he divided his troops from the two flanks and attacked Downey. People flank detours.