Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 38: Dionia vs Rome (7)

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After thinking about it again and again, Camilos finally made up his mind: first repel the enemy in front of him, and then retreat!

Since the decision has been made, Camilos immediately acted. He sent a messenger to convey his order: the Roman army is required to face the incoming enemy and immediately arrange in a three-line formation. There are ten Roman squadrons composed of young soldiers, forming the front line of 1,200 people; behind them, there are six Roman squadrons composed of middle-age soldiers, totaling 660 people; and the last row is composed of It consists of six veteran squadrons, also 660 men, and this middle road alone is equipped with a total of 2500 infantrymen. On the left and right wings, he also lined up in the same way.

The Romans have been conducting wars continuously in accordance with new tactics for the past ten years. They are very familiar with this. In addition, they have already arranged the enemy formation based on the squadron, so they only need to The small squares formed by each squadron interspersed, moved closer, and joined each other, and it didn't take long to form a huge three-line array that stretched for one mile.

Camillos brought a total of 9,000 troops, all heavy infantry, a total of 75 squadrons, plus three trapped squadrons, a total of 78 squadrons, of which there are 40 youth squadrons, 25 A squadron of senior soldiers and 13 squadrons of veterans. In the array, the number of veteran squadrons was not enough, so he replaced them with a squadron of middle-aged soldiers. When the formation was completed, a total of 7,600 Roman heavy infantry were put in.

At this time, he still had 12 squadrons, most of which were composed of young soldiers. He arranged them in the fourth column behind him as a reserve team. While guarding the wounded, he also took precautions to cruise in the rear. Dionian cavalry and light infantry.

He arranged the remaining 500 Roman cavalry on both sides of the rear array, and distributed more than 1,500 light infantry between the fourth row of reserves, mainly to guard against the opposing cavalry and light infantry.

While the Romans set up the formation, the forward speed of the Dionian First Army was slowing down. At 200 meters from the enemy, the entire army stopped advancing and quickly adjusted according to the opponent's array layout.

Amintas put the first, second, and third teams at the forefront, and the fourth, fifth, and sixth teams at the rear. The length of the entire formation is almost the same as that of the Romans.

The two sides lined up almost at the same time.

At a distance of 200 meters apart, the soldiers on both sides are staring and looking at each other curiously.

The ordinary Dionian soldier is dressed in black, wearing a bowl-shaped hooded helmet with cheeks, and a crown on the helmet, some without caps, and some with more or less black caps, (this It is determined according to the length of service of the Legionnaire. The longer the age, the denser the tassels. This is a veteran, and most of them are squad leaders. Wearing a black single-layer linen breastplate and a layer of chain mail (this It is a change gradually implemented after the establishment of the kingdom. Compared with the initial multi-layer glued linen breastplate, the weight is almost the same, but the hardness of the defense is increased, and it is easy to remove during the march), under the legs are black leather greaves, Wearing leather sandals, holding a half-man high-convex long shield in his left hand, a two-meter-long lancet in his right hand, a sharp dagger on his waist, and two javelins in his back.

The Roman soldier also wears a cheek-protected helmet with two colored feathers inserted on both sides of the helmet top. The squadron leader with a red cap with horsehair in the middle is the captain. The soldiers were wearing red short-sleeved linings and coats of chain mail. Only the squadron leader was wearing a bronze breastplate, a bronze shin armor, leather sandals on his feet, a half-man high-convex long shield in his left hand and two right hands. Meter long spear, dagger at waist.

In the Roman formation, there were no other flags except the flag bearers on the left, center, and right wings each holding a red flag with an eagle embroidered on it. In the army formation of Dionia, the unit flags, company flags, and brigade flags are distributed in various small squares in an orderly manner, around the central legion flag fluttering in the wind, and the **** statue on the top of the flag shines with golden light. Like the stars in the night sky, it is really beautiful.

After the two sides line up, the entire battlefield is half black and half red. The soldiers on both sides stand like mighty statues, their spears are arranged in dense forests, and the shields erected are towering long walls... …

Both sides remained silent, but the thick murderous aura that permeated the battlefield was dispelling the diffuse dust...

Amintas, who has always attacked bravely, did not immediately issue an attack order. On the one hand, he wanted to let the soldiers who had come all the way breathe more and regain their strength; on the other hand, he also wanted to delay more time and wait for the Wolsey to arrive. After all, compared with the opponent, The number of heavy infantry in the First Army was reduced by several thousand, and the opponent could quickly line up a formation similar to Dionia. He felt that this opponent was very different from the previous enemy, so he acted more. cautious.

But he can wait, but Camilos can't. He can roughly guess why the Dionian army stopped advancing after chasing here. Therefore, after waiting for the Roman soldiers to line up and stabilize, he immediately issued the order: "The whole army is attacking!"

"Woo!..." The bugle screamed.

The Roman soldiers carried their shields and spears, and moved forward slowly. The four fronts basically maintained a relatively neat array, pressing towards the Dionian army.

Camillos rode behind the center of the array, and from time to time he looked back at the Dionian cavalry cruising behind the flank of the Roman army.

At this time, Ryders had already rushed to Amitas' side on horseback.

"Thank you, old friend!" Amintas nodded and thanked him.

"In order to stop the Romans, my legion paid more than 300 casualties!" Leides said solemnly.

Amintas was silent for a while and asked: "Can your cavalry fight again?"

Leides shook his head: "The horses are running back and forth, they are very tired, and the cavalry has used up their javelins, now they need to recover their horsepower. They can only be used when the Romans collapse. But... …The enemy you are facing is not easy!"

"Don't worry, the Romans want to use the tactics learned from us to defeat the teacher. That can only be a joke!" Amintas said confidently while watching the battle ahead. If Daves heard this, he might feel a little ashamed.

Leides glanced at the only reserve team composed of light armoured battalions behind him, feeling a little uneasy, but he didn't speak any more.

The company commander Steflos (Amintas' adopted son) who led the company at the forefront clearly saw the Roman soldiers in front moving to a distance of 50 meters, and stopped one after another. He narrowed his eyes slightly and shouted: "Brothers, prepare for the javelin!"

"Get ready for the javelin!..." The shouts of the officers of the Dionian formation squadron came one after another.

The soldiers have held javelins in their hands.

"Mars!!!..." The Roman army uttered an earth-shattering roar. The young Roman soldiers in their 20s who were in their mid-twenties were still full of energy even though they had just gone through the rush. Take a big step and charge forward.

Stiflos looked carefully. The Romans did not slant the long shield on the top. Obviously they didn't understand the characteristics of the Dionian heavy infantry fighting, and there was a sneer on his face.

As the pace moves forward, the speed of the Roman soldiers' charge is rapidly accelerating, generating an indomitable and powerful momentum.

The soldiers of the First Army of Dionia stand like a mountain, unmoved.

Until the Romans had rushed to a distance of 30 meters, "Javelin!..." In the shouts of the team officers, Dionia's two-line arrays simultaneously threw their javelins, and the battlefield seemed to be scratched. There was a hurricane, and the forward momentum of the Roman youth soldiers who charged in front came to a halt. The dense heavy javelin flew over a distance of more than 20 meters, and fell into the Roman youth soldiers array that was ten columns thick, and easily penetrated. They lost their chain mail and threw them to the ground. The heavy javelin that hit the wooden shield was deeply embedded in the shield surface, and the spearhead was bent and dragged to the ground.

At this time, most of the Roman youth soldiers with inexperienced in combat did not continue to charge forward, but subconsciously pulled up teammates struggling on the ground or wanted to remove the javelin on the long shield, which was Dioni The sub-soldiers throwing the second round of the javelin provided sufficient time to prepare, so when the second round of the javelin was thrown, more Roman soldiers fell.

Camillos, who has always been able to remain calm and wise in battle, yelled distressedly when he saw the scene of the battle. He never expected that the Dionian heavy infantry could even throw javelins, and the unguarded Roman young soldiers suffered a lot of blows. Of course, what he would not have thought of was that "heavy infantry bidding gun before the battle" was originally a characteristic tactic of the Roman Legion, but this tactic was established in the history of the previous life because in the war between Rome and the Samonaes, The Samonais, who were good at using javelins, suffered a lot from the Romans. They began to learn from their opponents and improved their tactics, so that the Roman heavy infantry, which was almost a single arm, had the ability to strike in the middle.

Just when the Romans were suddenly hit and temporarily plunged into chaos, all the flags in the Dionian army pointed forward, and the soldiers shouted the name "Hades" and rushed to the enemy fiercely.

"Fight! Fight!..." The uninjured Roman squadron captains and squadrons shouted, and took the lead to rush to the forefront to fill the gap in the fragmented front. The young soldiers in the back row did not hesitate. Rushing to the front, they want to avenge the wounded comrades.

But before Rome's frontline array was refilled, the charge of the Dionian soldiers had already arrived.

The front lines of the left, center, and right wing of the two sides collided with each other. Although the first line of the two sides are all ten lines thick, they are the same as the first, second, and third teams of the Dionian First Corps. In comparison, the Roman youth army, which had just been hit by a javelin and had a broken formation, was obviously unable to fight against it in terms of strength.