v5 Chapter 8： Trionto River Battle (End)

Has it broken? Ladfords, did they arrive? ! An excitement in the heart of Malone, who couldn’t wait to go ashore with the soldiers. But after a while, the troops stopped moving forward and then forced to retreat a little bit...

"Keep on, the soldiers! Add more effort, the enemy is almost gone!" Milon, who is not sure, thinks that the troops are weak, knowing that his shouting will not play a big role, or can't help but scream. I want to evoke their fighting spirit.

But the Crotone inner army has never been able to go any further. The front line of the Dionysian army that completed the array conversion was the newly-elected former second-line soldiers. Their physical strength was quite sufficient to make up for their lack of heavy infantry experience, and the Crotone soldiers who were against them were After killing for more than three hours, it is already exhausted, self-protection is still strenuous, and the offense is naturally powerless.

Just as they were struggling to support them, the Crotone inner light infantry who was behind them and retreated to the opposite side of the Trionto River suddenly shouted in panic: "The enemy! The enemy came over!!..."

Although Milon, who was in the back of the center of the prescription, couldn’t quite understand what they were yelling, the horrified voice made him subconsciously turn back and look at him. He was shocked: I saw hundreds of people on the back of the river. The cavalry flew like a wolf to the Crotonian light infantry who fled the panic, and behind the cavalry were countless unarmed soldiers who quickly dispersed their formations, bowed their arrows, and armed with javelins. This direction of yourself. Where did so many enemies come from? ! What about his troops in Ladfoss? ! ! ... This moment, his thoughts flashed through countless thoughts in his mind, and finally there was only one sentence in the heart: we lost! ! !

In fact, not only did he see the scene of the river bank behind him, but many Crotone soldiers also saw it. The Diaonian Detective, standing on the opposite side of the bank, also saw it. It was in Miron’s horror, Croto. While the soldiers’ hearts were floating, Davers was eager to give orders: “All the troops attacked!!!”

The attacking military number blew, and the same sound was heard on the other side. Just as the Dionysian heavy infantry began a brave attack, nearly 6,000 Diotian light infantry consisting of free men fired the first round of arrows and the first round of flying stones on the back side of Crotone’s right-wing soldiers. The first round of javelin...

The front is the heavy infantry that is still fierce after the long battle, the cold river under the feet, the arrows and javelins that are shot at different times to take away their lives. The already exhausted Crotone soldiers can no longer hold on, first the right wing The retreat, followed by the middle road, then the left wing, Crotone's line of more than two miles and a dozen or so thick lines, like an avalanche, quickly collapsed, the soldiers rushed to the south bank, and the free-spirited long-range firepower It has accelerated their retreat, and the charge initiated by the Diaonian heavy infantry has made this large-scale collapse become more and more chaotic. Nearly 20,000 people are under the attack on both sides. What kind of misfortune is to cross the river? image?

In the South Bank, I witnessed the passage of the entire passage of Zantiparis, when he talked about the defeat of Crotone in Anthanos, who wrote The History of the Great Greece, and he couldn’t bear to look back. He recalled: "...Crottone Everyone screamed in horror, 'Escape! We are defeated!...' The volume even overshadowed our squad, they ran to the South Bank desperately, shoving each other, even falling behind, being us In order to escape, the Crotones chased by the warriors madly knocked down the people in front of them with a shield and stabbed them with a gun... 唉...The river of Trionto is not deep, but almost none of the people who fell in the river Can climb up again, because once it falls, not only does it help, but because of the heavy equipment and the crowds of others, it will only drown in the river... In fact, whether it is the pursuit of heavy infantry, or The casualties caused by our light infantry long-range attacks can't make up for the damage that the river has on the Crotones... It must have been the wrath of Poseidon! I can't help but think of the expeditionary army in Kentry. The scene of the Battle of the River and the Persians... Hey, when the battle is over, when I return, I see the body of the Crotone inside the Tritone River. It seems that even the river is blocked. It’s really scalp! It’s said that the body was picked up later. There are more than 3,500, which is not enough to drift into the sea..."

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The Crotone soldiers who fled back to the South Bank had no time to breathe. Although the Diaonian heavy infantry was exhausted, under the urging of Daves, he was still on the attack and continued to exert psychological pressure on the defeated soldiers. The huge number of free-light infantry without heavy armor was chasing. The main force, they swooped from the flank, almost the whole Crotone inside the right wing wrapped dumplings, the lost Crotones in front of the blockage, and after the pursuit of soldiers in desperate circumstances, have surrendered.

After the light infantry handed over the captives to the heavy infantry, they continued to pursue.

At this time, the cavalry became the main force of chasing. Nearly three hundred cavalry were spread out under the leadership of Ledes. The back and forth crushed the soldiers. The Crotones were not hit by the running horses and could not afford to be injured. It was forced to change the escape route and eventually captured by the light infantry.

The escaping Crotone soldiers screamed on the road, and eventually they fell to the road because they were exhausted, or like the soldiers who had been captured once in Tratus, they saw that they had no hope of escaping and simply surrendered and surrendered... In the end, The Dionysian light infantry all dried up to **** the prisoners.

In the end, the Crotones fled into the marshes, and many people rushed into the danger zone. The Dionysian cavalry also followed the entry into the swamp, but because the terrain was unfamiliar, many horses fell into the mud, and because the sky was getting darker, they eventually had to give up.

This battle to decide the fate of Dionia and Crotone is over.

The Crotone side invested about 27,000 people, and eventually 7,000 people were killed or injured (because it was defeated, the injured soldiers could hardly escape), about 12,000 people were captured, 8,000 people fled the battlefield, and only the real escape to Crimea Less than 5,000 people, more than 3,000 people lost in the forests and swamps, some escaped after a few days, and some never came out. Milon was lucky enough to escape to Crimea under the protection of the guards.

The Dionya side also invested about 24,000 people, and eventually only suffered more than 4,000 casualties and won a brilliant victory.

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On this day, Achilles, the chief general of Castellon City, has been uneasily watching the development of the entire war. In order to ensure the firepower of the Diaonian light infantry, Davers has asked Castelón to provide enough Arrows and javelins, so Amigris is also responsible for organizing and transporting military materials to the battlefield. When the Crotone troops who were involved in the downstream were annihilated, he even got news even earlier than Daves, when he was excited to tell the members of the Castellon Council that the Dionysian victory had set.

Everyone will be suspicious. After all, Crotone has been tyrannical in the Great Greece for many years. The city-states have been afraid of it, and their main force has not been damaged. Who knows whether it will force a game back.

Until an hour later, countless bodies were floated up the upper reaches of the Trionto River, attracting people from all over the city to watch the port. After the guards checked them one by one, they were all Crotones. The news came out that the uneasy heart of Castronians finally fell: Certainly, the Dionysian League won! Our Dionysian League has won! !

When the cheers resounded throughout the city, the shadow of Crotone's threat in the heart of the Castellon was finally eliminated. The generals and the members of the council face each other and show a happy smile: they endure the threat of the Crotones, and the decision to take the initiative to support Dionia is correct!

When Davers led his army back to Castron, the whole city was illuminated by candlelight. Amy Klees led the members of the council and the people to the city to meet, the momentum is great, and some of them are beyond the expectations of Daves He hurriedly walked down.

"Wansheng, Dionysian League!!!" The crowds burst into a landslide and tsunami-like cheers, deafening.

"Congratulations, Deavers! It's unbelievable, you have achieved a brilliant victory!!" Amigris congratulated Davis.

"It depends on the blessing of Hades! And you - the help of the Castellon people!" Daves said modestly.

"Crotone can't afford to attack after the failure of this battle." Amigris turned around and wondered what Daves had to do next.

Daves certainly heard his words, and smiled slightly: "If the injured lion does not take the opportunity to hunt, is it necessary to revenge after it recovers! Tomorrow we will attack the Crimea, take it, and then directly Rotonet!"

Amy Klees breathed a sigh of relief and reminded him: "I think Crotone may ask for peace talks like the last time, in order to release these prisoners."

"Harmony?" Daves sneered a few times and looked at the 2,000 prisoners who had been escorted from the front. He originally wanted to force these captives as a vanguard tomorrow, attacking the Crimea, and even attacking Croto. Inside, if I want to come to the Crotones to face the attack of their compatriots, they will inevitably shrink their feet, so that Dionia can easily capture the two cities. This is one of the common tactics used by the Mongols and Jurchens to capture the world.

However, Daves, who has lived in this era for a year and a half, turned to think and chose to give up. Because he knows that the Greeks of this era still retain some of the characteristics of the ancient times, respecting heroes, advocating strength, and like positive killing. Killing enemies in battle is understandable, but using captives to attack the city to win, this will undoubtedly be chilling and ridiculous. So in the past city-state wars, no one has ever done it.