Chapter 29 Retreat
The Tarantum reinforcements on the right flank of the Greek army were also forced to retreat. Fortunately, they had 200 cavalry on the side waiting to move. The Lucalia warriors in front of them did not dare to chase too much, for fear that the team would be too scattered and would be caught by the Greek cavalry. Taking advantage of it, the retreat of the Tarantum reinforcements was also smoother...
Only the middle route of the Greek army was scattered and completely lost its organization...
"General Ferris, we are defeated! We are defeated!! What should we do? What should we do?!..." Kunogolata, the usually witty, eloquent and eloquent general at the city hall, panicked at this moment. at a loss.
"What else can I do!" Ferris laughed bitterly and said remorsefully: "It was my fault that I failed to uphold my opinion! It was my fault that I despised the enemy! I was stubborn and failed to listen to others. Suggestion, it's my fault! Turiyi has today's defeat, and it's all my fault!"
He looked at the rout soldiers running past him, and his expression became very determined: "Go back to Turii and let the citizens prepare for defense! And I will buy time for Turii to confess my sins to Apollo. Sin!" With that, he picked up the shield gun with his dry arm, pushed aside the fleeing rout soldiers, and faced the surging enemy. The personal guards, slaves, and clansmen he brought with him shouted: "Fight for Turiyi!" Hundreds of people surrounded the old general, bucking the trend. Wherever they passed, some Turii citizens were infected by it, and they stopped fleeing and joined them.
Kunogolata hesitated for a while, and finally turned his horse back to escape, while running, he comforted himself: Ferris is right, if they all die here, who will protect Turiyi!
When faced with the enemy, Ferris led an army of eight hundred men. The veteran general, who was over 60 years old, shouted: "Apollo!" The first to enter the enemy's line, and everyone launched a counter-charge. The soldiers fought bravely to kill the enemy without fear of death. The Mentum warriors were surprised that they were almost pierced through their formation, forcing Grummentum to gather the warriors and besiege this small group of exceptionally heroic and tenacious Turii soldiers...
The most tragic scene in this battle finally came to an end, and the 800 Turians headed by Ferris were all killed and none escaped.
Kunogolata wanted to hurry back to Turii as soon as possible. On the way to flee on horseback, he was almost knocked down by the defeated soldiers several times. He was both worried about the safety of the city and regretted that he should not have been trying to gain prestige. And join this battle...
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The city of Turii is only five or six miles away from the battlefield. The whole city is paying attention to this battle that affects the fate of the city. Every family is either at home or in the square to pray for the soldiers.
When the detective cavalry fled back to the city in embarrassment, he shouted in panic: "We are defeated! We are defeated!..." When the news quickly spread throughout the city, it was like five thunders hitting the top, making the people feel that the sky was about to fall. The timid person fainted immediately; the suspicious person thought that the scout was spreading rumors and wanted to drag him off the horse and beat him; the pessimistic person declared that Turii was going to perish, and told everyone to flee the city quickly; the rogue was in despair. , and even took the opportunity to roar, trying to fish in troubled waters, trying to take advantage of the chaos... The whole city, especially the plaza, was full of crying, and the scene was extremely chaotic.
The two most important principals of the "Nine Generals" are both on the battlefield. Fortunately, dealing with last year's defeat has given the generals an experience. At a critical moment, several generals headed by Neonsis stood up, first sent patrols to maintain order in the city, and then called on the people in the square, men, women and children, to take up arms to defend their homes. And took the lead in leading the tribes and slaves to the city wall.
At this moment, several nobles on horseback, led by Kuno Gorata, rushed across the drawbridge and entered the city.
The people who heard the news immediately surrounded them and asked for the news of their relatives. Kunogolata, who knew the emergency situation, seemed to have not heard it, and shouted anxiously: "The Lucarians are coming soon! Hurry up! Close the gates! Quickly close the gates!! Don’t let them come in!! Otherwise Turui will be finished!!!”
Neonsis frowned and said, "Close the gate,
The soldiers will not be able to enter the city! "
"Let them go around the city walls and jump into the Krati River. We'll pick them up by boat! Lucanians can't swim!" Kunogorata had already thought of a countermeasure on the way.
At a time of panic and crisis, the appearance of Kunogolata and his suggestions immediately gave the people the backbone. Once everyone discussed it, they felt that it was feasible, so they pulled up the drawbridge, closed the city gate, and started at the front of the city. They all shouted: "Jump into the river, we have a boat to pick you up! Jump into the river..."
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Davos sent Asisters to rush back to the camp first to report the battle situation. He led his troops to retreat to the camp quickly, and Ryders beside him held the flag high to guide the entire army.
The soldiers of Picocis were attacked by the light shield soldiers before, so they kept a distance from the mercenaries, and Grummentum was desperately counterattacked by Ferris, slowing down the pursuit speed, and the retreat of the mercenaries can be said to be Smooth and without too much risk. Along the way, however, rout soldiers broke into their ranks, and the mercenaries unceremoniously knocked them down with their shields. However, the organized retreat of the Davos mercenaries, and the fairly neat military appearance naturally attracted the panic-stricken soldiers. Even if the mercenaries treated them violently, they let them beat and scold them, and follow them obediently like tame domestic dogs. back……
When the troops passed through Turiyi City, Davos's team became a little bloated, but he didn't care. He looked at the countless defeated soldiers gathered under Turiyi City in the distance, and then looked back to observe the movement of the chasing troops, and then received He passed the flag, handed it to Asistes, and said to Ryders: "Go to the city of Turii and tell the soldiers that the Lucanians will be here soon, and our camp is very strong, so that they can come to us first. Camp escape."
Ryders took the order and left.
"All troops go to the right!" Davos shouted loudly, the red battle flag fluttering in the wind to guide the troops, not directly entering from the west gate of the camp, but turning to the south gate...
The mercenaries were pursued by the Picosses soldiers led by Gneinart. Since he became a warrior and participated in dozens of battles, he has never been so useless, and even nearly lost his life, and these Greeks wanted to slip away after slaughtering his clan, which made him even more angry. . Therefore, he has only this mercenary in his eyes: catch up with it! Slaughter it! !
Even if the rout under the city of Turii was closer to him, he didn't care, and as a result, Picocis's team collided with the soldiers of Grummentum who were chasing the rout of Turii, and it was difficult for the two armies to wait. When they left, the Davos mercenaries had already entered the camp.
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After all, the Turii generals headed by Kunogolata had little experience in the battlefield (the only experienced person had died in battle), so they thought the problem was simple.
It is true that the shouting from the city made some people leave the city gate and jump into the Klaty River, but some of the soldiers were reluctant to leave. After all, the city gate was right in front of them, and they were exhausted and really reluctant to go around. Road, to jump the icy Krati River. They were begging and scolding under the city, and at this moment of delay, the soldiers of Grummentum arrived and chased and killed. In addition to panic, the time was rushed, and even the armor did not take off. Many people sank directly into the river and were drowned alive...
The people in the city watched helplessly as their relatives under the city were killed and drowned, and they all cried aloud. Some women even jumped off the city wall, smashed their bones, and accompanied their dead husbands to hell...
The hideous appearance of the Lucanian warriors and this bloody and tragic scene have become a nightmare that the Turians can't get rid of in their lives...
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The Lucanians failed to pursue in time, which made Davos relieved. He didn't go directly to the west gate at first, but went around the south gate because he was worried that the soldiers would be slow when they entered the camp. His fears were not in vain, even worse than he had imagined. Those panicked soldiers disrupted the order of the troops entering the battalion.
Davos didn't have time to regret it, so he rushed to the wooden wall and directly commanded the soldiers to stun more than a dozen soldiers who were defeated.