Amintas paused, and Printors reminded him in time: "Don't forget the Roman soldiers who have just retreated!" ”

Adjutant Aristonos said with a little disdain: "Do those defeated soldiers still have the courage to fight?" ”

"Don't underestimate the enemy." Having said that, Amyntas didn't quite think that the defeated Roman soldiers would be able to regroup so quickly, but he still left a little caution: "Let the third brigade be in the middle!" ”

After giving the order, he glanced back at the soldiers of the Eighth Brigade who were resting not far behind him.

If only they were also heavy infantry! At this time, Amintas actually had such a thought in his heart, which also shows the pressure caused by the active attack of the Romans on his psychology.

"Then send someone to urge the Wolsey people at once, and tell them to speed up!" Amintas is no longer in the relaxed mood he had before.

After Stephorus led the company back from the front line, it remained largely in its original formation, but most of the soldiers sat on the ground, gasping for air.

As soon as the soldiers had recovered a little, the captain of the brigade, Chtessus, gave an order: "Brothers of the first brigade, according to the current formation order, immediately turn to the left flank and meet the attacking enemy!" ”

The soldiers scolded and propped up their sore legs with their bayonets, picked up the long shields that were already heavy, and under the command of the company leader Stephors and the detachment leader, followed by the other company soldiers, the entire phalanx of the first brigade was rotated to the left, and then strode forward.

No sooner had they reached the edge of the left flank than the soldiers saw that the Romans were already not far from them.

And these Roman soldiers who came quickly saw that the enemy's reinforcements had arrived in front of them, so they did not stop the whole formation, lined up in a large phalanx to engage the battle, but charged towards the array where the first battalion of Dionyas had just stood in small phalanxes formed by squadrons.

This kind of attack, which was often seen in the training of the Dionian Legion, actually appeared on the opponent's body, and Stepolos felt both ridiculous and nervous in his heart.

"Shield Defense!" There was no way for him to give this order, the soldiers were already exhausted and unable to launch a charge to counteract the other party's charge.

While the Ionian soldiers at the forefront hung their long shields on their entire left arm and tied their horses sideways, the squad leaders also reminded them loudly: "Change to a short sword!" Put on a short sword! ……”

When the soldiers are tired and their muscles are sore, the use of the bayonet will not only reduce the accuracy of the stab, but also cause the bayonet to slip backwards when the opponent rushes violently, thus scratching the palm and affecting the use of the weapon. The short sword is easier to control, especially when the enemy wants to use his strength to get close to the crush, it is even more useful. This is the experience that has been summed up in countless battles, and it has been codified in the "Military Law" by the Dionian Military Ministry, so that the officers can use it in a timely manner.

The six Roman squadrons that came in a rage were all made up of young soldiers, who ran vigorously and roared like thunder.

In fact, most of the soldiers of the First Legion are also twenty-five or six years old, which is also the peak period of their physical strength, but they set out from Sersche in the morning and have not rested much until now, and they have consumed too much physical strength, so naturally they cannot compare with each other now.

The Roman squadron crashed into Dionia's shield array one after another, like a boulder bombarding the city wall, causing the shield array to appear one by one dented.

The Roman soldiers used their strong charging momentum to break through the opponent's shield defenses and stab the staggering enemy with their spears.

The Dionian soldiers used all their strength, first resisting the enemy's charge, and then following the soldiers in the rear to slowly retreat to relieve the opponent's strong attack, while protecting the whole body with a long shield, the short sword in the right hand stabbed out from time to time from the gap, giving damage to the enemy who dared to get close to the fierce attack.

The Romans attacked fiercely, the front soldiers were stabbed, and the rear soldiers stepped over the wounded and continued the attack.

The Dioonians were equally defensive, constantly stepping forward to fill the gaps that had been opened, and trying to keep the forward line intact.

The battle was heated from the start.

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At this time, Amintas once again received bad news from the scout: "Report to the corps commander, more than 2,000 Roman heavy infantry are moving rapidly towards our right flank!" ”

Hearing this, Amintas's face was very ugly: the Romans still have so many troops?! Could it be that they have regrouped their previous rout so quickly?!

Time did not allow him to think about it any more, he looked back at the light armor soldiers who were still resting, and gave an order: "Let the third brigade quickly rush to the right flank to organize defense, and after receiving the enemy, let the eighth brigade quickly go around the rear of the enemy's flank and flank to flank and attack!" ”

"Legion Commander." "Since the Romans have tactics similar to ours," Printors reminded, "I am afraid they will not be afraid to be attacked on the flanks. On the contrary, when the enemy's morale is high, let the light armor fight the heavy infantry, I am afraid it will not be their opponent...... Well, we are not here to defeat the enemy, but to defend, to stall for time......

Printors' reminder made Amintas groan for a moment: indeed, since the Romans fought on the basis of squadrons of more than a hundred men, when the light armoured soldiers moved to the flanks and rear of their arrays, their rear squadrons could form a face-to-face battle with only a nimbly turn......

Soon, he changed his order: "Let the third brigade reduce the thickness of the array, extend the length of the formation, and completely block the enemy's attack!" Let the 8th Brigade rush to the rear of the 3rd Brigade to increase the thickness of the entire array and withstand the onslaught of the enemy! ”

"Yes!" The herald galloped away.

At this time, Amintas was no longer as calm as before, and so was Printors, and the atmosphere became a little solemn.

Ryders hesitated for a moment and said, "Well, do you want my cavalry to attack the enemy who came to reinforce from the flank, so as to relieve a little pressure on the First Army?" ”

Amintas's eyes lit up, and then he shook his head: "Rydes, thank you!" My First Legion will be able to withstand enemy attacks, so let your cavalry rest well. I don't want the cavalry to be exhausted and unable to pursue when the enemy retreats. ”

"Okay." Although Ryders looked regretful, Armintas's words actually relieved him.

"Send another herald to urge the Wolsey!!" Amintath's impatient words then made it clear to everyone around him that the Legion Commander was not as confident as he had claimed.

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In fact, Camillus did not send all the heavy infantry, he left three newly formed squadrons in the rear to protect the light infantry and cavalry from being raided by the opposing cavalry.

Although the light infantry of the Roman allies outnumbered the Dionian light infantry, they did not dare to attack the Dionian light infantry for fear of the slingers.

In fact, the Dionian slingers were carrying a small number of lead pellets, but they put on a posture of attacking at any time, so that the two sides remained at a standoff.

Camillus closely watched the progress of the battle ahead.

The new front formed by the old and the aged soldiers not only held back the enemy's attack, but also began to press the enemy back, but their advance was very slow, and it did not satisfy Camillus, for he knew very well that Dionia's heavy infantry was smaller than theirs, and that after a long march, his physical strength was not as good as theirs, and that he could still maintain a general standoff with the more combat-ready second column after defeating his first line, which could not but surprise him.

Therefore, in order to defeat the enemy as soon as possible, Camillus did not keep the reserves of the third line, and threw almost all of them into the attack on the enemy's flank, and now that all the available measures had been exhausted, and all the available forces were pressed, and all that was left was anxiously waiting and praying to the gods.

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Captain Patroclus, who was at the rear of the Sixth Battalion's array, was equally surprised, for the first time in his service he had encountered such a difficult enemy.

These Roman soldiers used constant shield strikes and stabs to exhaust the physical strength of the Dionian soldiers, but rarely used brute force to charge the shield array, avoiding going too deep into the line, so they were able to maintain a relatively continuous line of attack.

In such a situation, it was difficult for the Dionian soldiers to use the power of the daggers, because actively approaching the enemy would undoubtedly consume more of their tired physical strength.

Therefore, under the steady and continuous attack of the Romans, the front that forced Dionyse to retreat slowly.

But on the flanks of the military formation, the attacks of the Roman young soldiers were much more violent, especially the more than 2,000 Roman young soldiers who were sent to the field at the end, in order to wash away the shame of the previous rout, they did not need physical strength to attack at all, and even some of the red-eyed soldiers fought for their lives, which put the third brigade of the First Ionian Army against their attack under great pressure.

Comus was one of the 2,000 men, and his squadron had been harassed by the Ionian cavalry and then routed by the Javelin attacks of the Ionian hoplites.

At the rear of the squadron, Comus watched several soldiers be stabbed in the chest with short swords by the enemy, but instead of falling down immediately, he used his last strength to hold on to the opponent's short sword, providing the opportunity for his teammates behind him to kill each other.

The heroic performance of the soldiers also made the blood of the veteran of many years of Kang Muse, who was tall, see a general with a white hat behind the enemy array constantly shouting loudly, he didn't think about it, he threw the spear in his hand hard, and then he saw the general fall, but the enemy array was not chaotic, as if nothing had happened, the Dionians were still stubbornly defending against the attack of the soldiers.