v5 Chapter 5： Trionto River Battle (3)

On the side of Dionia, the middle and right wing are each 3,000 light infantry, including archers, slingers, and javelinmen. Most of them are free men from the port of Turui, and hundreds of them are drawn from the first and second legions. The veterans of the Light Infantry Brigade are the team officers. Look at ΔΔ书阁WwんW. 『kan→shu→ge. La

More than 400 cavalrymen on the left wing have always been soy sauce. According to the plan, this time has become the key to winning this battle. It is no wonder that the always stable Ledes is somewhat unsettled, and again, the cavalry captains and other battles are launched. Things to pay attention to later.

"I said the captain, we are very clear, you can rest assured!" said Sorikos. This large group of drivers funded by Christopher Bank Loan not only increased the Union tax, but also able to ride the good and have enough horses, so they became the focus of the cavalry recruiting. As citizens, they are duty-bound. Go out. The age of Soricos is exactly at the upper limit of the age of conscription. He is very active. The 50-year-old is definitely awkward, but the cavalry thinks that he is more than enough to be a captain based on his experience.

"Okay, then get ready to fight." Ledes nodded.

"We are clear, but are the people behind it clear? Don't mess up!" A young cavalry squad leader interjected.

Ledes looked at him with a smile and said: "Do not worry, Kuchius, they have played more than the salt you have ever eaten. In Persia they face more cavalry than this. ”

The young cavalry captain was not convinced and wanted to say it again.

At this time, someone shouted: "Look, our stone throwers attacked!"

There was no attacking horn and no loud yelling. The stone squadrons sneaked out of the array under the leadership of the veterans and quickly ran to the front of the enemy. At the distance of more than two hundred meters, they began to wave the slings, and they were still arranging the formations of Crotone. The soldiers immediately enjoyed the baptism of "Stone Rain". Many soldiers couldn't get the shield protection, and the heads of the beggars broke through a lot of blood.

"Shameless Deonians! The deceitful Dionya! Apollo will punish you!" Ladfus did not expect the enemy to come to this hand, was caught unprepared, suddenly screamed.

"Offensive! Offense! Attack immediately!" He screamed with anger.

"Hey!...... Hey!..." Gao Song’s offensive horn blew.

Alisos, who couldn’t wait for it, immediately pointed the spear forward: "The cavalry is going!"

The 800 Crotone cavalry were in the shape of an inverted fan. They clamped the horse's abdomen with their legs and shook the reins. The horse began to open four hooves and walked slowly.

The Riders cavalry became a loose wedge-shaped array with two sophisticated cavalry on the top, each holding a red flag in the wind. Ledes saw that the enemy had begun to act. He took a deep breath and suppressed the excitement. He patted the neck of the snoring horse and watched the enemy ride a certain distance before he shouted: "Go forward. !"

"Drive! Drive!..." The crowd sipped and urged the horse to move forward. Unlike the Crotone inner cavalry, the left-handed control and the right-handed spear have different offensive postures. The Dionysian cavalry controls the shackles with their hands, and the spears are hung on the hooks. From the trot to the acceleration, the cavalry control the speed and dare not let Their speed is the fastest, otherwise they will easily fall off the horse before they reach the enemy.

The midday sun in the spring is not hot, but the horses are jetting like clouds, the hoofs are advancing, the grass is splashing, the dust is flying, and the distance of 500 meters is instantaneous.

At a distance of only fifty or sixty meters, Ledes, behind the flag bearer, shouted: "Right turn!!!"

On the left side of his side, Soricos immediately shouted: "Left turn!!!"

The two standard-bearers in front are quickly separated to the left and right.

In the cavalry battle, because the speed is too fast, the cavalry behind the inattention may be able to leave the formation. The wedge-shaped array is characterized by a large tail and a small tail, so the rear cavalry can see the forward direction of the cavalry in front of the formation, and the red flags that are flanked by the wind on both sides, even the dusty battlefield, the Dionyrian cavalry basically did. Consistent action, they smoothly split the wedge array into two, splitting into two strands, and circumventing the enemy from the front outside.

The cavalry in the forefront of Crotone did not expect the Dionyans to make such a move. They were completely dumbfounded, but they did not dare to stop and rushed to make any move without prior planning and coordination. Not only will it disrupt the formation, but it will be knocked down by the cavalry in the back, trampled into the mud, can only sprint to the end, and then turn back.

But after crossing the Dionysian cavalry, they went forward and saw the sharp thorn guns sticking out of the morning fog and revealing their chills.

"Heavy infantry! There is heavy--" Crotone inner cavalry exclaimed, wanting to hold the horses, but the powerful inertia allowed them to even hit the horse straight, and instantly called the horse, the spear and blood splash……

Some heavy infantry were directly slammed out by powerful impulses, but the other soldiers were not seen, and the motionless hands held the thorn guns at the end of the squatting field. In front of them, there were dozens of horses and people in the blood. struggle……

There is no real heavy cavalry in this era. Not only the Greek cavalry, but the cavalry of any Mediterranean country has never faced a closely arranged spear array, and dare to face the charge. The rear cavalry was frightened to control the horse and prevent it from colliding, but the sensitive and timid horses screamed first, suddenly stopped the body that quickly rushed in, and the cavalry immediately flew out and slammed into the air. The spear forest is being worn by a pair...

Arisossis, who is in the middle of the cavalry, couldn’t stop the war horses, but watched the surrounding comrades have fallen, turned around, how to sip, and the horses did not go, screams, shouts, The horses are intertwined and the entire cavalry team is in a mess...

Ali Sossis knew the Dionian tricks, and the situation was critical. He could not allow him to think more: "Left turn! Turn left! Go out from the side!"

He shouted, and the guards around him shouted, and the chaotic Crotone cavalry had a backbone, and soon there was order.

Just as they turned their horses and wanted to get around the front of the bayonet, the two cavalry that Dionia had bypassed suddenly slammed like a human arm.

Alisosius was screaming around, and he suddenly understood that his cavalry was surrounded: the cavalry was surrounded by infantry and cavalry, which was simply impossible, but now it is becoming a reality!

"Come together to the left! Kill together!!" Ali Sossi screamed in a screaming scream.

But a higher, louder voice in front of him covered his shouting, and the rifle of the heavy infantry blew.

"Brothers, kill these Crotones and avenge them for Tima Song!!" Zandiparis took off his helmet and rushed up with the first gun.

More than a thousand mercenaries roared and followed him to charge. The soldiers who had been knocked down also struggled to get up, took out the sabers and smothered them.

The sturdy "spear wall" was transformed into a pervasive stream that quickly penetrated into the chaotic Crotone cavalry. Killing the quiescent cavalry is no easy task for these warriors. Even most of them have let go of the horse's worthy goal, taking two mercenaries and dealing with one cavalry at the same time: one is responsible for attracting the attention of the other party, and the other is taking advantage of the opportunity to quickly approach the side, accurate The lancer is slanted upwards, and the spear tip penetrates the lungs from the gap between the ribs and the skin, reaching the heart and hitting the commandment. If you have escaped the sniper, the mercenary will sweep the rifle to the next, and the cavalry will be laid down. Before they get up, the head will be kicked and the neck will be kicked off.

Mercenary murders are highly efficient, and even the Dionysian cavalry sees them, and they are subconsciously far from these fierce gods.

The battle ended very quickly, except for dozens of Crotone cavalry who fled, more than a hundred cavalry surrendered, and the rest were all killed, and Alisos was not in the line. The Dionyns also won more than 400 horses, killing more than 50 cavalry and more than 20 mercenaries. This is a victory! The tactics invented by Duffus have been successful! Ledes listened to the results of his report and smiled, but he knew that the whole battle was not over yet.

He divided 70 cavalrymen to continue chasing the remnants, urging the rest of the cavalry to rush to the city of Castellón not far away: "Come back to take the javelin!"

"Ledes, let's go with you." Zandiparis and many mercenaries rushed on the captured horses.

"You..." Ledes instinctively wanted to refuse, but the mercenary played a decisive role in this battle, and it was not easy to speak directly.

Zandiparis saw his mind and said: "There are not many cavalrymen under your command. Although we have a poor riding, we can throw a javelin better than you. If you have more people, you can give Crotone more pressure. End the battle here early, and also reinforce Daves early!"

The words of Zantee Parish reminded Leddes He is no longer entangled in the question of whether it is a cavalry: "I hope you can keep up with our speed, I will not stop to wait for you."

"Do not worry." Zandiparis laughed.

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Ladfoss did not know that his cavalry was almost completely annihilated, and now the light armor of the middle road he led is in trouble.

When the attacking horn blew, the light armor rushed forward.

The enemy's slinger hurriedly withdrew.

Then rushed in, then the arrow rain came... and then the javelin...

After the light armor paid some casualties, he was very close to the enemy.

At this moment, the light infantry in the middle of the enemy was pulled back.

The light armor will chase again and the enemy will retreat. The light armor will catch up faster, the enemy will retreat faster; the light armor will catch slower, and the enemy will retreat slowly... The two sides always maintain a distance of several tens of meters.