v8 Chapter 252： Gera Battle (2)

Moreover, Leo Tizides considers that there are some older citizens of Gera’s soldiers (the Gera people can be regarded as a nest in order to defend their homeland), and the array is specially thickened so that it cannot be The enemy easily breaks the front.

At the same time, considering the weakness of the Greek heavy infantry - the flank was attacked and easily collapsed, Leo Tiddides approached the left wing to the coast, thus preventing the Carthaginians from returning from the left and attacking the side of the friendly.

In addition, his thickening array has another purpose to shorten the length of the battle array, because the land on the west side of Jela is flat, but not wide, only 7-8 miles from the coast to the mountains, Leotize Sri Lanka needs to leave enough space outside the right wing for the cavalry to ride, because he has set the victory of the Deonian coalition on the right wing, because there is the 8th legion he trusts, and he can always go opposite. The 1,300 cavalry (the 1000 cavalry of the 4th Cavalry Corps plus 300 of the cavalry of Gera and Cammanina) attacked on the side of the Carthage Army. He learned from the Gera population that the cavalry was not found in the Carthage army that came to the siege. The two days of the Dionysian detective also confirmed the news.

After thinking carefully, he wanted to understand the reasons, so he dared to fight with the Carthaginians so quickly, and the cavalry was his greatest dependence.

Leo Tiddides and the adjutant Mukhlu were riding in front of the military array, watching the situation of the opposite Carthage, and the detective was always reporting to him about the entire formation of the Carthaginian army.

Although the Dionysian intelligence department did not collect much intelligence from the Carthage army in the Iberian region (this is because Carthage had previously agreed to peace with Dionia in order to protect its source of precious metal mines). The article clearly stated that “the Dionysian merchant ship is not allowed to trade in the Carthage territory of Iberia”, and Marge’s control over his territory is also strict, and the outsiders are full of vigilance, the Diavian intelligence personnel It is quite difficult to get into the southern part of Iberian to which Carthage belongs. Leo Tizides still knows: wearing a pointed helmet, wearing a white linen breastplate, a jacket chain, a spear and a long shield are Phoenician and Numisbian infantry; wearing flat-top helmets, white linings with purple piping, coat armor, long shields and short swords are Iberian infantry; and those wearing black robes and armor Soldiers with the same long shield and short sword may be the rumored Lusitania warriors...

After a general understanding of the situation of the Carthaginian queue, Leo Tizides sighed in relief and turned to Mukhlu: "It seems that the Carthaginians are really worried about the attack power of our Legionnaires. Their main force in Iberia was put on the left wing, so that we first arrayed, and the purpose of attracting the other side's main force and reducing the pressure on the friendly soldiers with the Eighth Army was achieved."

The reason why he said this is because Mukhlu reminded him before: It is best not to pre-empt the enemy before the enemy arrives, because it was mentioned in the "Dyonia Military Law" that it is best not to let before the battle. Enemies know their own array deployment first, so that they have the opportunity to make targeted arrangements.

At this time, Mukher did not blindly echo, he reminded: "Commander adults, Carthage people but put those Lusitania on their right wing!"

"The rumors that the Mesapi people were fierce, the Lucanias were fierce, the Samonets were fierce...but they did not pose much threat to Diaonia, and now the Lusitanias are rumored to be fierce. I think we should not blindly listen to these rumors, let’s look at the situation of the battle first.” Leo Tizides’s calm tone with a hint of disdain, he in turn reminded Mukr: “Greek heavy infantry is the biggest The advantage is that their frontal defense is strong and their attack power is not weak. This is precisely the place where our coalition forces are superior to the other side except for the cavalry. Therefore, as long as it is a positive kill, we will not be in a disadvantage."

At this time, the commander of the Eighth Corps came and reported to him: The Legion had already completed the formation.

Leo Tizides immediately looked back at the left side, and the noise was still constant. Some dissatisfaction was caused: "I will immediately send people to urge the Gera and Kamanina to speed up the array!"

After that, he turned the horse's head, crossed the gap of the military array, and returned to the rear of the middle road.

"Oh!..." After more than ten minutes, the Dionyrian coalition blew the horn of the attack.

The entire military array began to move slowly, and the fastest was the Light Infantry Brigade of the Eighth Army. They crossed the gap of the Eighth Legion's checkerboard and rushed to the opposite enemy in a loose formation. They wanted Use bows and javelins to give the enemy a first wave of blows, disrupt the enemy's formation, and lay the groundwork for the next heavy infantry attack.

Hasdrupa and Kisgo have learned about the defensive interests of Dionia. They know this pair of heavy infantry tactics. When they see the eighth corps of black helmets and black armor. When they were on the opposite side of their left wing, they had preparedness, so when the Eighth Army Light Infantry Brigade rushed out of the military squad, Kisgo also responded to the army waiting for the rear of the left wing.

There are about 1,700 people in this army, 500 of whom are Lusitania javelinmen in black robes. They are armed with a javelin with a hook. After the javelin is stabbed in the human body, it is difficult to pull out. Therefore, the Lusitania javeliner is fascinating in Iberia.

And the 1,200 soldiers behind them were wearing white singles, with a heavy bag around their waists, a dagger hanging, no helmets, no armor, and even bare feet, just holding them in their hands. A slinger woven from a mixture of wool and linen... Yes, they are stone throwers, stone throwers from the Balearic Islands.

The Balearic Islands are a series of islands in the western Mediterranean that are close to the east coast of the Iberian Peninsula. The inhabitants of the island have always had a tradition of training archers. Children have been trained by soldiers since their childhood, and their mothers even started. Do not give the child bread, until he hits the target in the distance with the slinger for the first time. The Balearic people, who lack resources and are poor in food, use a large number of cheap slingers to defend the island's safety. Residents with superb stoning techniques often use this skill to obtain meat and improve their lives, such as using stone to fight birds.

Margo occupies the southern part of Iberia (mainly the southeast), just adjacent to the Balearic Islands. He used the way of providing sufficient food for the Balearic people and gained the allegiance of the Balearic people in the process of fighting in Iberia. In the middle, the Balearic casters played a big role. This time in the Sicily, Marge brought 1,500 Balearic stone soldiers.

After the Balearic people walked out of the military squad, they stopped moving forward. They put their hands into the pockets of their waists. The bags were divided into three compartments, and three types of lead pellets were placed. They took the lightest lead pellets. Put it in the cloth pocket of the sling and start waving it.

As the Dionysian coalition forces just started to move forward, the Eighth Army’s light infantry squadron rushed out of the military squad, and the enemies from the opposite side were still more than 400 meters away, so they were advancing fast, the formation was not completely scattered, and suddenly saw the slant There was a dark cloud flying in the sky above.

"Be careful with flying stones! Pay attention to protect the head!" The light infantry commander shouted loudly and his face changed a little.

At the reminder of the team officials, the light infantrymen who had never been attacked by the slingers had bowed their heads and hugged their hands around their necks. Although the Dionysian Light Infantry was wearing a single coat, it was equipped with a leather helmet. After the plumb boulders fell, a squeaking sound was heard, but it did not cause much casualties.

"Accelerate the speed! Approach the enemy!" Under the reminder of the team officials, the light infantry who had been stunned by the flying stone accelerated the speed of advancement.

In the process, they took a few rounds of lead shots. Due to the closeness of the distance, the Balearic casters had replaced the small lead pellets with medium ones and finally changed to large ones.

As the Lusitania javelinmen have already rushed up, and the Diaonian light infantry will of course start attacking, it is impossible to use both hands to cover the face, which causes their injuries to rise straight, especially the archers. Because of their long range, they became the target of the key attack of the Balearic Stonemen.

Archery is a fine sport that requires a lot of physical strength It requires most of the muscles of the archer to work together to pull the bowstring and shoot the precise and powerful arrow, and the lead shot does not hit the head. The muscles and tendons that hurt other parts of the body can also seriously affect the archer's combat effectiveness.

The opposite of the Carthaginians have casters? ! Leo Tizides listened to the emergency report of the detective and was slightly shocked.

"Commander adults, this may be the Balearic stone throwers mentioned in the intelligence!" Mukhlu reminded.

The Ministry of Military Affairs had previously mentioned that "the squadrons of the Balearic Islands in the Numisian army of Margo". But this time after the army led by Ma Ge landed in Sicily, whether it was in the siege of Serinus or the sneak attack on the Sikels, this unit was not used for Enna and the siege of Jela. Therefore, Leo Tizides ignored its existence for a time.

At this point, he immediately issued an order: "Let the squadron blow on the right wing to speed up the military number, let the soldiers of the Eighth Corps fight the enemy as soon as possible, to avoid being disturbed by the slingers!"

"Oh..." The military number rang in the back, and the officers of the Eighth Corps who heard the sound immediately instructed the company and the flag of the brigade to frequently wave forward the high-ranking flag. The entire right-wing soldiers gradually accelerated. The speed of advancement.

The Light Infantry Brigade is at a disadvantage in the remote contest with the other side, but they are still supporting the teeth. As a member of the entire legion, the Light Infantry officers are very clear that they must win time for the rear heavy infantry comrades and cannot let each other The slingers can free their hands to attack the phalanx of the Legion.