"Put!" At the sound of the officers' orders, the Bariali soldiers took advantage of the situation and threw the lead pellets of Thorne with all their might.

Immediately afterwards, they put the smallest type of lead shot (according to several tests by the Ministry of War, a good Balearic slinger can throw this type of lead shot at a distance of about 400 meters) into the rope pocket, once again waved the sling, once again threw the lead shot, and so on and so on, without stopping.

A lead shot only the size of a red date can not cause much damage even if it hits a person, but when such a lead shot falls from mid-air, it causes a lot of trouble to the Persian mixed cavalry that is starting at a speed, whether it is smashed on the cavalry or on the war horse, it is very easy for its people to roll over on their backs, and even die tragically under the hooves of the rear cavalry, especially after the camel cavalry running in front is hit by the lead shot and overturned, its huge size has become a major obstacle, tripping the teammates who can't dodge in the rear.

The Persian mixed soldiers on both wings were originally loosely formed, and after the attack, the formation was even more fluffy, each with a line of two miles long and nearly one mile thick, and 4,000 lead pellets were sprinkled down, in fact, it did not cause much casualties to the entire Persian cavalry, but it continued to fall as if it was hail, from 450 meters to 150 meters, the Barali slingers actually threw 5 rounds, and continued to cause damage to the Persian cavalry, which not only made the formation of the Persian cavalry more sparse, but also forced their overall advance to slow down. Morale decreases.

"150 meters! 150 meters! ......" When the voice of the observer reached the light infantry in front of the slingers, nearly 10,000 archers on both sides of Dionia's entire army fired their arrows almost simultaneously.

At the same time, Kucius exclaimed: "It's time to see our cavalry next!" ”

When the flag bearer beside him heard this, he immediately waved the fluttering military flag and pointed forward vigorously.

The Ionian cavalry drove their horses and began to jog forward.

The Dionian cavalry formation was the opposite of the Persian mixed cavalry, the horses were very close to each other, and the formation had only two horizontal columns, so its length was nearly two miles. After receiving the order to attack, the Numibian light cavalry, which was originally in a loose formation behind them, quickly moved to the outermost side with bows and arrows and javelins, revealing the thousands of light armored soldiers hiding behind them.

Armed with short swords with leather shields, these lightly armored soldiers quickly followed the cavalry legion in front of them.

In order to avoid injuring their own cavalry, the Dionian archers on both flanks fired only two rounds, but because they were more than three times as numerous as the slingers, and the bows and arrows were more lethal than the lead pellets, they were also more damaging to the Persian cavalry.

The ambitious Mardonios did not expect that the cunning Dionians would ambush the light infantry behind the cavalry, and since he led the cavalry to begin to advance, there was a non-stop rain of stones in mid-air, and then arrows that covered the sky and the sun, and the cavalry guards that had been clustered around him gradually became sparse, and even he himself was hit by an arrow, fortunately blocked by thick scale armor, in order to inflict fatal damage.

He desperately urged his horse to speed, and there was only one thought in his heart: to engage the Dionian cavalry as soon as possible, defeat them, and everything would be safe!

However, when he saw the Dionian cavalry approaching, he was stunned: the Dionian cavalry was next to each other, like a fast-moving wall, and he had never seen such a cavalry charge in his decades of military career.

In fact, there were occasional such wall charge drills in Dionia's military training in peacetime, but this was the first time it had been used in actual combat, and it was in such an important battle, so Kucius, who led the cavalry forward, had sweat on his hands.

The young cavalrymen of Dioonia didn't think so much, they held spears in one hand, pulled the reins in the other, leaned forward, and constantly put pressure on their horses with their legs: "Ride! Drive! ...... "The rapid surge of the horses made their blood boil, and the comrades next to them made them feel reassured, so they were fearless in the face of the enemy horses that were getting closer and closer.

In the short distance of 100 meters, the horse's speed soared dramatically, making it difficult for the Dionian cavalry to maintain a compact formation, but the two armies were already close.

In an instant, the cavalry collided, blood splattered, spears broke, soldiers fell to the ground, and horses screamed...... The zigzag cavalry line of Dionya ceased to exist in an instant, but at the same time, the momentum of the Persian cavalry's furious advance was curtailed, and the cavalry battlefield was largely still.

Maldonios, who had fallen from his horse, staggered to his feet with the support of his guards, drew his sword at his waist, and was about to lead the guards to kill the enemy who had also fallen from his horse, when he was horrified to see countless Dionian soldiers in black armor and leather shields pouring out of the gaps between the cavalry and killing them.

The cunning Dioonians actually hid the infantry behind the cavalry! …… Seeing this, Maldonhos' whole body trembled, and his mind went blank.

"My lord, let's go!" The guards hurriedly picked up Mardonios and fled back in a hurry.

How could the Persian cavalry, which had lost its speed advantage, be the opponent of the well-trained Dionian light armoured men in close combat, while the Persian light cavalry, such as the Scythian cavalry, which did not participate in the charge, were held back by the Numibian light cavalry and could not provide support, and the Persian mixed cavalry was completely inferior under the attack of the Dionian light armoured soldiers, which was why Davers asked the Dionian cavalry corps to attack in such a dense linear array.

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Seeing the enemy approaching cautiously with round shields and bayonets on the other side, Arsines knew that this was the Greek soldier hired by Persia as mentioned by the commander of the legion.

"Traitor!" He spat contemptuously, then shouted, "Javelin! ”

The soldiers, who had been prepared, threw the only javelin that was left.

This did little damage to the Greek mercenaries who had been prepared, but it brought them to a halt for a while.

"Charge!" Arcinis shouted again.

"Hades !!" The soldiers roared in unison and rushed towards the enemy 30 meters away.

The infantry of both sides began to fight one after another on a long battle line of more than ten miles in the center, on the left flank, and on the right flank, and the battle was finally in full swing.

Even though the Dionian army has a lot of advantages in close combat, but the infantry confrontation can not be seen in a short time, not to mention that the Persians are well aware of the weakness of their army, and have made some special changes to this, in addition to the Greek mercenaries and undead who are not weak in close combat, they also equipped the fierce Caldan, Dukea and other mountain races with iron helmets, chain mail, copper shields and one-handed hammers, hoping that they can compete with the Dionian legionnaires.

It's a pity that not long after the battle began, the warriors of the Dukeyak Sokant tribe suddenly retreated under the command of the big leader Remy and the leaders, and at the same time shouted loudly: "Defeated, we are defeated!" ……”

The Persian general, who was in charge of supervising the unit in the back, panicked and tried to send his law enforcement team to kill the fleeing Dukiya warriors in order to force them to stop fleeing and return to the battle.

However, the Ksokant warriors were prepared to retreat, and the few manpower of the law enforcement team were able to resist the attack of thousands of Dukia warriors, and they were quickly all defeated, and even the Persian general was cut down.

The retreat of the Khsocont forces was the sudden appearance of a gap of nearly 200 meters in the infantry line on the right flank of the Persian army, and the soldiers of the 11th Dionian Legion, who were fighting against it, followed closely with the Dukia soldiers, poured into the gap, and quickly moved forward under the command of the officers, instead of immediately starting to attack the enemy on both sides of the gap, so as to facilitate the continued influx of the 18th and 19th legions in their rear, which were in reserve.

The sudden retreat of the Ksocont warriors also seriously affected the Dukia warriors on both sides, especially when they saw the Dionian soldiers rushing through the gap and appearing behind their flanks, the panic in their hearts can be imagined, and the fighting spirit is declining sharply.

Not far behind the array formed by the Dukiya warriors were the Persian archers, who followed their own infantry array, originally intending to use the few remaining arrows to attack the rear of the Dionian infantry array from a distance to provide support to the troops in front, which was a traditional tactic of the Persian army. Now seeing that the Dukia warriors in front of them were defeated as soon as they engaged, and they also attacked and killed the Overseer's team, they were all shocked.

At this moment of crisis, the commander of this archery unit resolutely ordered the archers to draw their daggers and step forward to meet the enemy in order to plug the gap and prevent the collapse of the front.

It would have been a joke of life to have the light infantry carry the well-armed Dukia warriors and Dionian legionnaires on the front, but the archers showed the blood of the Persians, gathering from all sides and engaging in fierce battles with the enemy in a vain attempt to hold the line, while sending heralds to hurry back to their own camp for help.

Artaxerxes turned pale with fright when he learned of the terrible situation on the right flank.

"Trebasus, now we ...... What are we going to do? He panicked and asked his most trusted advisor.

Tribasus was also flustered, but he forced his composure: "The king...... The archers led by General Arteus will not be able to withstand the enemy for long, and we must press the reserves as soon as possible! We have a lot of troops, and as long as we can re-establish the Duqa's line, the advantage will still be on our side! ”

Artaxerxes regained some confidence at what he said, and he not only immediately gave the order, but also cursed bitterly: "Cursed Dukeyans, how can I believe in these shameless villains before, and when I win the battle, I must destroy them completely!" ”

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"Your Majesty, the Persian reserves have moved!" Philicius, who got the news, reported to Davers.

As soon as the words fell, Tolmid exclaimed excitedly, "Look! The king of Persia has also come up! ”