v9 Chapter 265： Overlord of the Mediterranean (end of book)

Daves squinted his eyes, his sharp gaze passed through the soldiers fighting in front of him, through the diffuse dust and fog, and saw the Persian king flags fluttering in the wind gradually becoming larger in his field of vision.

When Altaxerxes ordered all the reserve forces to press on, his horse-drawn carriage had to follow the large forces slowly. If he stayed still, there would only be the Royal Guard guarding him around him. A few thousand, too eye-catching, made him feel very insecure.

The driver carefully drove the four "Nicea horses" carrying the royal carriage (this white horse is produced in the Nisiah Plain, the most fertile land in the Zagros Valley, and is regarded by the Medes as the finest and largest The horse was offered as a tribute to Assyria. The Persian royal family even sanctified it, claiming that the white horse of Nisiah was a holy artifact bestowed by the gods on the Achaemenid royal family. Anyone except the Persian officials licensed by the king (Not to be privately owned) Follow the reserve forces and advance toward the battlefield that is in fierce fighting.

Some worried Artaxerxes felt that the advance of the reserve forces was too slow, and was about to give an order to Trebasus to urge the troops ahead to speed up, but saw the adviser suddenly stop. The war horse put his hands on his forehead, looking up at the sky, and the royal guards beside him did the same.

Artaxerxes subconsciously looked at the sky ahead.

At this time, the sun was already west, and Artaxerxes raised his eyes hastily. Even if it was covered by dust and fog, he felt the sun was particularly dazzling. He quickly closed his eyes and was about to open them, but he heard Trebasus panicked. Shouted: "Ballista! It's the stone fired by Dionia's ballista!"

Altaxerxes was shocked, ignoring the tingling of his eyes, hurriedly opened his eyes, and saw a dozen round black shadows flying quickly above his head, and then there was a roar from behind.

Altaxerxes looked back and saw that a few dozen meters away from him was dusty, and dozens of coconut-sized round rocks had smashed a pit.

Alta Xerxiston was shocked in a cold sweat.

"Majesty, the Dionians tried to attack you with a ballista! Hurry! Retreat quickly!" Without the permission of the King of Persia, Trebasus eagerly asked the carriage to turn around and retreat.

The luxury carriage of the Persian King is pulled by the "four Nisiah horses". Not only is the size larger than the average carriage, but it is also much heavier. It is not easy to make quick turns, let alone turn around. The carriage is surrounded by royal guards, and it is difficult to clear enough space in a short time.

At this moment, behind the Dionian Infantry Formation, a simple three-meter-high outpost has been erected at some point. Under the control of the engineering battalion workers, the experienced ballista unit is watching. Standing on the outpost, looking forward, and based on the impact point of the first round of stone bullets and the position of the Persian king's carriage, quickly correct the ballista firing data, and report loudly to the ballista unit next to the outpost.

The ballistamen quickly adjusted the elevation angle of the ballista and the strength of the string... Soon, the second round of stone bullets were ejected.

At this time, the carriage that Altaxerxes was riding in was still turning around, but he saw dozens of stone bullets roaring down in midair.

The first one fell beside the carriage, smashing a royal guard to pieces, and even splashing the brain and blood on Artaxerxes' face.

In an instant, Altaxerxes' mind was blank, standing blankly, without any response to the panic shouts of the guards.

"Boom!" Another stone bullet fell in front of the Nisiah white horse, and the dust splashed on them. The fertilized white horse realized the danger and struggled to break the yoke of the carriage, and did not listen to the driver. Command.

The carriage was swaying violently, and the lost Alta Xerxes was thrown out.

"Great King!!!..." The royal guards rushed to the rescue when they were panicked. At this moment, a stone bullet hit the carriage, and the sawdust flew across and screamed everywhere.

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The high-ranking generals of Persia knew that the ballista was a siege weapon made by the Dionians, and the siege weapon was rarely used in field battles between armies, so they were stuck in a blind corner of their thinking. The Onia army actually used the ballista to attack itself during the battle, so it entered the range of the ballista without any defense.

In fact, Daves ordered 30 ballistas to be deployed in the rear of the center before the war. Although he used the tactic of beheading by chance, he did not have much hope for its realization, because according to Daves It is known that the Persian king Artaxerxes seldom came to the battle line in the past.

The focus of the ballista's attack is not in the middle, but on the right flank of Persia and the reserve army behind the Dukeya unit, to prevent them from promptly rescue the front.

According to the Dionian military system, a corps is equipped with 10 guns, so there are nearly 200 ballistas in the army commanded by Daves, 170 of which are concentrated on the rear left wing of the Dionian army. , Facing the Dukeya troops, at the same time that the Xokante tribe was defeated, the ballista troops here also erected outposts in time to closely observe the movements of the enemy reserve forces.

Just when the ballista in the middle was aimed at the carriage of the Persian king, some of the reserve forces on the right wing had already been bombarded by stone bullets, because they were in a hurry for rescue and entered the range of the ballista early.

The stone bullets fired by a single ballista did not cause much damage, but the concentrated firing of 170 ballistas was not only astonishing, but also caused terrible killing effects. As long as they fall within a rough range, they can produce A small **** scene of **** flesh.

Altaxerxes’ first-line troops deployed in the battle were either elites of the Persian army or subordinate ethnic troops with fierce combat effectiveness. Most of the reserve troops were of average combat effectiveness, and the Caspian states located behind the Duqueya troops The troops were not even reluctant to contribute to Persia. They came here just to cope with errands, but they were asked by the Persians to urgently come forward for rescue. After several rounds of stone bombing, their morale was lost. , Many people run away in panic...

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And just as the Persian right-wing messengers went to ask for help from the Persian king, after the well-prepared soldiers of the Dionian legion poured into the gap in the Persian front, they would rush with the fighters of the Xokant tribe. The Persian archers who came to close the gap launched a fierce attack.

When the Persian reserve forces were dispatched, the Persian archers who had suffered a large number of casualties had been forced to retreat. Taking advantage of the Persian reinforcements being attacked by ballistas halfway, they fell into chaos, and countless Dionian soldiers continued to rush across the Persian front. Instead of attacking the side rear of the Dukya army on both sides of the gap.

The originally low morale of the Dukeya fighters was flanked back and forth and quickly collapsed. Some even responded to the Xocokant tribal warriors and invested in Dionia.

When the messenger reported the situation of the left wing to the command center, there was a lot of joy and laughter. Both the veteran and the young staff were all excited because they knew the victory was set.

Daves also had a smile on his face and asked: "How is the cavalry fighting on the two wings?"

Felicius replied in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, the Persian cavalry has begun to retreat. Our cavalry is regrouping and preparing to attack the flanks of the two-wing enemy formation."

"Very good! Very good! Very good!" Daves praised three times in succession, with a greater smile on his face, completely relaxed in his heart, and looked back at these old comrades who were also talking and laughing easily: "It's very hot, everyone Are you all thirsty? Henney, let everyone drink the pulp."

"Your Majesty, it's boring to drink water, we want to drink fine wine in the palace of Babylon!" Amintas said jokingly.

"Hahaha..." Everyone laughed.

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Although the soldiers of the Dionian Legion continued to defeat the enemy on the left flank and widen the gap in the enemy's line, even though the Dionian cavalry and light armoured soldiers turned to attack the enemy's flanks after defeating the Persian cavalry... The Dionian army had mastered it. The key to victory, but for a huge battlefield that stretches for more than a dozen miles, a full victory will not come soon.

It was almost dusk when the Persian army completely collapsed. The Persian Undead and Greek mercenaries in the middle of the battle ended up fighting, and they were surrounded by heavy besieges and could not escape.

This great battle caused heavy losses to Persian elite troops, such as Maldonos, Halpergs, Persitidai and other high-ranking Persian generals who were either captured or killed in battle. The only regret is Artaxer. Sith fled the battlefield.

Therefore, Davers, who was victorious in the battle, issued an order: the cavalry continued to chase the defeated army, and each legion should shorten the rest time and speed up the march to Babylon.

The fastest pursuit is of course the Numibian light cavalry. They did not have much advantage in the battle with the Scythian cavalry in the Persian mixed cavalry unit. However, because the main force of the Persian cavalry was defeated, The opponents had no intention of fighting and fled one after another, making them start to rest in the second half of the battle, so they have more physical strength than other troops.

The rapid advance of the Numibian cavalry made the city of Nisefonia, which was not far from the battlefield, lacking adequate defense. When it contained the defeated soldiers, it broke into the city and had to surrender.

Before Davos enters the city to rest, he sends a messenger to the west, telling Leotichides who is hurriedly coming: The Dionian army has completely defeated the Persian army, so that he does not need to lead his army to come and meet. , But returned to Asia Minor and completely conquered the area.

Early the next morning, the Dionian cavalry continued to pursue eastward and caught up with Artaxerxes and the royal guards by a tributary on the north bank of the Euphrates River.

The Persian king at this time was completely different from the spirited appearance when he led the mighty army from Babylon before. After the army was defeated, the soldiers fled and the king’s prestige disappeared, even his most trusted royal. There were also many soldiers in the **** army who fled in the dark, and there were fewer than 500 guards beside him.

After he himself was attacked by a ballista and fell from a carriage, his 60-year-old was hit by such a strong impact, and he immediately fell into a coma, and he has not been awake, which also slowed down their escape speed.

After being overtaken by the Dionian cavalry, Trebasus, who was still with the Persian king, led the remaining guards and chose to surrender very simply, and at the same time demanded that Artaxerxes be treated as the king.

Daves who arrived later readily agreed and sent the best medical staff in the army to treat him.

With the King of Persia in hand, the Dionian army’s offensive to the east was smoother. Corsoti, Talmand and other important towns along the Ratti River surrendered.

In early December, the Dionian army entered the Babylonian region.

When Davers's army passed a small village, all the veterans of the army became excited because the name of the village was Kunasak.

"Back then, we camped here! I still remember that the tent I lived in seemed to be in this location!"

"Over there! Over there is the battlefield! One of our charges defeated the left wing of the Persian king. It's a pity that Cyrus was too reckless, otherwise we should have won the battle..."

"What a pity! Fortunately for him to fail, your Majesty will stand out, lead us to create Dionia, and let us come back here today as a conqueror!"

"That's right, we all have to thank Your Majesty! Your Majesty Wansheng!"

"Your Majesty Wansheng!!"

When the veterans were touched by the scene and cheered sincerely to Daves to express their gratitude, King Dionian and the new overlord of the Mediterranean Daves rode motionless on the horse like a statue. Clay sculpture, he stared at the open space where Georgris stood in front of him, with emotions in his heart: It was there that he was reborn from a 21st century Chinese citizen to a lowly mercenary in the ancient Greek era. At the beginning, I struggled to survive, went to Yanlu Lanli to create Dionia, and worked hard in this strange world for more than 30 years...

At this moment, scenes of past events flashed through his mind quickly, like a dream.

"Report! Your Majesty, Babylon surrendered to the city, and the commander of the Kutchius army has entered the city!" The voice of the messenger awakened the dazed Daves. He looked around at the soldiers who had begun to cheer. A smile slowly bloomed: No, this is not a dream! Here is the turbulent ancient Mediterranean world! And I, Hades Daves, is now the most powerful person in the world!

He waved his right hand vigorously: "Go! Let's go to Babylon!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" everyone responded in unison. Thousands of soldiers surrounded the great king with excitement, and drove toward the great eastern city that had opened their arms to them...

(End of book)

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