Chapter 79 Dionia VS Carthage (3)

The bugle sounded.

"Bless Barr Harmon!!..." The soldiers shouted the name of the protector of Carthage.

This Carthaginian elite army, known as the "Hammer of Baal", stepped into the Plaitara River in a dense formation, and aggressively killed the Greeks on the opposite bank...

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"What did you say?! The Holy Order army has already fought against the Greeks?!" Monte Ardeno was shocked, he immediately slapped the table, and said angrily: "This Milefio, do not obey my orders! Told him not to fight the Greeks at this time!  …”

"My lord, this battle was initiated by the Greeks. At that time, General Milefio was still discussing matters in your tent. When he arrived at the Praetara River, the battle had already expanded..." The messenger defended.

"I don't care what the situation is now, you rush to tell him immediately and ask him to withdraw the troops immediately!" Monte Ardeno said sharply.

"I can't convince him!" The reason why this messenger dared to speak to a Carthaginian army commander in this way was because he was Milefio's cousin, who was also born in a prestigious family in Carthage.

In a fit of rage, Monte Ardeno decided to call Milfio back in person, but before he set off, he cautiously sent someone to notify the other generals, and called the soldiers back to the camp, assembled them, and waited for orders.

On the way to the upper section of the lower reaches of the Plaitara River, Monte Ardeno had already heard the deafening screams of killing.

When he arrived at his destination, he stood on the west bank and looked eastward, only to see: the Holy Order troops had all rushed over the east bank, and the speed of advance was gradually accelerating. After all, after the Greeks found out that the Carthaginians were planning to attack, they hurriedly gathered their soldiers and organized a force in an attempt to stop the Carthaginians from attacking, but they lacked a unified command, and the soldiers came from different city-states. , also lacked tacit cooperation, and the number of people was also smaller than the other party, so under the onslaught of the Holy Order soldiers, it was gradually unable to resist.

Just as Monte Ardeno was hesitating about whether to recall the Holy Order under such a favorable fighter plane, the battlefield in front suddenly erupted into a louder sound.

The Greeks are defeated!

They fled east in a hurry, and then a louder voice sounded behind them: "Follow us to escape this way!! Follow us to escape this way!!..."

The Holy Order began to stride and pursue,

The right-wing cavalry unit, which had been hidden behind the phalanx before, rushed out at this time, stabbing the fleeing rout with their long lances, and the tall Iberian warhorse trampled the fallen Greek with its strong hooves. people……

Looking at the Holy Regiment troop who were chasing after the victory, Monte Adeno finally no longer hesitated, and he immediately asked the messenger to notify the Phoenician troops, the Lumibian troops and the Lumibi troops who were waiting in the camp. The Asian cavalry rushed here, cooperated with the Holy Order, and completely defeated the Dionysian coalition on the other side of the river.

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Where are Dionia's soldiers at this critical time? This started when the Dionian coalition built a camp next to Minoa City.

The eastern bank of the lower Pretara River does not have flat land on the west bank, but undulating hills. The Dionysian coalition chose to build the camp to the north of Minoa City. There are three larger hills, all above 100 meters above sea level, and each about a mile apart, facing the river bank in an "inverted shape". . Considering that the Carthaginian army was far more numerous than the coalition, in order to be able to defend against the enemy's attack, Leotides and the allied generals decided after deliberation that the general's battalion should be built on these three hills.

Since Dionia had the largest number of soldiers and the most effective fighting force, their barracks were located on the largest hill in the middle, while the northern hills were stationed by the soldiers of Agrigento and Economus. , while the hills to the south were garrisoned by the soldiers of Gera and Kamanlina and Pachinus.

At the foot of the hill to the north of the hill where the Dionian army was stationed, there was a relatively large, approximately rectangular lake - Lake Gog (). When the gang's soldiers ran to the Plaitara River to find the cool, of course the Dionysian soldiers had the same needs. For safety, Leotidides let the soldiers cool off on Lake Gog, which was closer to the camp.

Leotidides is not Monte Ardeno. Although he is also in the main camp, his mountain reconnaissance team and reconnaissance cavalry are constantly monitoring the surrounding area and reporting abnormal movements to him at all times.

When the soldiers of Agrigento clashed with the Carthaginians at the Praetara River, he quickly got the news. He keenly sensed that something was wrong, and immediately sent messengers down the mountain to order Dionysus. The Asian soldiers quickly returned to the main camp.

At the same time, he also sent messengers to other camps to have the Allied generals immediately withdraw their soldiers on the banks of the river, especially the Agrigentos.

However, the situation developed rapidly. After the soldiers of the Allied army who lacked discipline themselves were fired, how could they be restrained by allied generals who had no authority in the first place.

The expansion of the conflict and the presence of the heavily armed soldiers of Carthage meant that it had turned into a battle.

When Leotidides learned from the report from the scout that "the Carthaginian Holy Order has all moved and is rushing to the river bank", he was very anxious.

While notifying the troops to prepare and go to the rescue, he stared at the map around the camp that he had just drawn, and conceived a rescue plan.

At this time, the adjutant beside him said: "Lord Commander, we don't have to rescue them at all. They are defeated and can flee directly to the military camp. Anyway, the camp is only two miles away from them."

Leotizides shook his head and said, "The Carthaginians will pursue them, so they may even lose their camp!"

The adjutant thought for a while and said, "Then don't let them escape into the camp, guide them to escape from here." He said, and drew a few fingers on the map with his hand.

Leotides looked at the place where the adjutant swiped his hand, which was the lowland between the south and north camps!

The three camps of the Dionysian coalition have an "inverted shape". The south and north camps are closer to the river bank, and the middle camp is more eastward. Between the three camps is a lowland, which is close to the length of the river bank. About two miles away, just opposite the river bank where the conflict occurred, the coalition soldiers turned around and fled directly, they could quickly pass through the lowlands, then bypass the hill where the Dionysian military camp was located, and ran into the mountains. Carthage I am afraid that the base people will not dare to chase anymore. It is only a distance of three or four miles in total, but most of the defeated soldiers will instinctively flee to their own barracks first, so the adjutant will say that they need guidance.

But the adjutant's words flashed like a light in Leotides' mind. He suddenly fell down, stared at the arrangement of the three camps on the map and the river segment in front, and asked at the same time: "Carthage How many people are there in the Holy Order?"

"According to the intelligence, there are about 10,000 people."

"Has the entire army been dispatched?"

"That's what the report from the scout said."

"How many coalition soldiers are fighting the Carthaginians on the river now?"

"The scene there is too noisy and chaotic, and the scouts cannot give detailed figures. Their general judgment is that there are no less than 2,000 people, and this number is still increasing..."

Leotidides pondered for a moment, tapped the map hard with his hand, and said loudly: "Command! The six heavy infantry battalions of the Eighth Army and the first, second, third, and third battalions of the reserve team. The quadruple infantry brigade immediately went to the foot of the mountain in front of the barracks and formed an array facing the river bank! Let the eighth brigade (ie the light armour brigade) rush to the river bank and disperse to the rear of the formation formed by the coalition soldiers. Once they were defeated, immediately guide them, Run away in the direction of our main force!

Let the fifth infantry battalion in the reserve rush to the camp to the north to assist them in defending against the enemy's attack. (This is because the northern camp was guarded by Agrigento and Economus soldiers, and more than half of the fighting now taking place on the banks of the river were Agrigentos, so Leotizides was worried about the northern camp. defense forces are insufficient). Let the seventh brigade (ie light infantry brigade) also go to the north camp, and the light infantry in the reserve team all go to the south camp, facing the low ground, condescending. , and then attack their flanks.

In addition, you sent someone to inform the Allied generals in the two camps, saying that my Dionian army is ready to fight the Carthaginians, and let them defend their camps no matter what! "

The adjutant, who had been strictly trained in the staff, picked up the board that had just been recorded, repeated Leotidides' order quickly and accurately, and asked curiously, "Lord Commander, are you going to To lure the Carthaginian guilds deep into our camp, and then take it easy and completely defeat them?"

Leotidides nodded slightly and said, "Go and inform immediately."

The adjutant was about to go out excitedly, when Leotizides remembered something again, and stopped him again: "Wait a minute! There is one more thing, you send someone to inform the Sikelians in the mountains immediately, and let them in After the battle, harass the rear of the Carthaginian army and relieve the pressure on our defense!"

"Yes!"

"By the way, what's your name?" Leotizides asked suddenly. Since his former adjutant, Steveros, left, there have been more than ten adjutants of the Eighth Legion in the past two years. On the one hand, the adjutant They felt that Leotidides was usually eccentric, difficult to get along with, and took the initiative to transfer away; on the other hand, Leotides was strict and always felt that those young people were not capable enough, so the adjutant was like a revolving light. changing constantly. Before preparing for the war, he specifically asked the Ministry of Military Affairs: In view of the scale and difficulty of the war, he hoped to send a capable adjutant. ()

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