Chapter 418
Because the Samonai attacking from the north had the largest number, Alexis had concentrated most of the cannons and light infantry on this side.
When Tolek led his troops to retreat temporarily, the 7000 Kautini warriors in the south, under the leadership of Quinduc, had already started to climb the mud wall.
The first and second brigades were responsible for the defense on this side. Even Lizaru, who loved to fight, could not help but feel numb when he saw the dense crowd of people below the mud wall and in the trenches.
"Don't panic, stab again! No matter how many enemies there are, they can't come up! … " Lizaru held his shield and spear and walked back and forth behind the soldiers. As he observed the enemy, he also loudly encouraged them.
"Be careful, Captain!" The guard behind him suddenly exclaimed.
From the corner of his eyes, Lizaru saw a black figure ignore the stabbing of the soldiers and jump down from the top of the long ladder, straight towards him.
It happened so suddenly that he did not even have time to swing his spear. Instead, he quickly threw away his shield and spear. Just as he pulled out the short sword at his waist, he was pushed to the ground.
Pressed under the enemy, their limbs entangled. In this narrow distance, he struggled to push the short sword in his hand forward, but it actually hit a hard object and could not stab into the chest.
At this time, the black figure's strong hands had already pressed hard on his eyes. He could only feel his eyes swelling and pain. At this moment of life and death, Lizaru did not panic. He turned his right wrist upwards, and the short sword stuck against the hard object and stabbed upwards.
The black figure groaned and fell backwards. The short sword had pierced through his lower jaw.
Lizaru pushed him away forcefully and immediately stood up.
The soldiers that rushed over used their spears to stab the struggling enemy.
Lizaru shook his slightly dizzy head and gently rubbed his swollen and painful eyes. He squinted and saw that the person was wearing silver armor, and there were also silver greaves on his legs.
As far as Lizaru knew, there were about four types of Samonai warriors: light infantry who held spears and bayonets without any protection; light infantry who only held spears, shields, and javelins and wore helmets without armor; medium infantry who held shields, spears, and helmets with golden breastplates; and heavy infantry who wore helmets with colorful feather crowns and wore silver armor with shins. However, there were not many of these heavy infantry among the Samonai people, and their status in the tribe was not low.
Lizaru looked carefully at the dead body on the ground. He bent down to pick up his short sword and waved it with all his might to get rid of the blood stains on the sword. Now, when he recalled the scene just now, he felt a little scared. If he was still wearing his previous equipment and was still using the curved military knife (that was a type of curved sword that was more suitable for slashing), it would have been very difficult for him to swing it and slash the enemy's neck in a dangerous situation of close combat. Instead, his eyes would have been blinded by the enemy's hands.
Lizaru held the sword in his right hand and the shield in his left. He stood there and watched.
At this time, most of the soldiers standing behind the wall had stopped stabbing down. Because the enemy kept climbing up the wall, most of them raised their shields and pushed outwards to block the stabbing spears. At the same time, they knocked the enemy into the trench. Once the enemy lost his balance, the spears and short swords would stab through the gaps between the shields.
Behind the soldiers fighting with all their might, there were also soldiers on the second line. They were ready to fill in at any time, and at the same time, they had to surround and kill the enemies that suddenly broke in …
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The Samonai people had always been plundering in the Campanian lands and rarely attacked fortified cities. In fact, they lacked experience in sieging cities. So, Tolick, who had never led so many soldiers before, was full of ambition and wanted to destroy the encampment that was already surrounded. He did not expect that this small encampment would cause his army to stumble. Just that wall of fire alone had cost the lives of hundreds of Pentney warriors. So, he was filled with resentment and anger. He retreated to regroup the encampment. When the fire weakened, he blew the horn to attack again.
The Samonai warriors charged in front with the anger of revenge, while the light infantry followed behind them naked. They all took off their shirts and wrapped them with a handful of soil. They held a javelin in one hand and a bag of soil in the other, ready to rescue their people who were on fire at any time.
When the Samonai attacking the north side of the encampment braved the continuous attacks of stone bullets, arrows, and javelins, they jumped into the trench again. They set up long ladders, stepped on the corpses of their people, and continued to climb up. The defending Diónia soldiers did not throw any more oil cans.
Under the protection of the guards, Tolick, who was anxiously urging his people to attack, almost tripped over the bag of soil that the light infantry had placed in front of the trench. He had an idea and shouted, "Throw the bag of soil down! Throw the bag of soil down! … "
Under the leadership of their leader, the light infantry who were throwing javelins into the encampment quickly concentrated on throwing the bag of soil into the trench. Soon, a few passages were filled in the trench. Seeing this, the Samonai people became even more excited. They continued to add the bag of soil, trying to build it to the same height as the top of the wall.
The Diónia soldiers also kept stabbing the bag of soil with their spears, trying to destroy the enemy's plan.
The Samonai warriors continuously surged up from the "slope" built by the bag of soil, trying to occupy the top of the wall.
The shields of both sides collided, and the spears exchanged blows. A fierce close combat began.
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"Commander, General Lartignes (General Elia) is asking for help!" The adjutant rushed to the north side of the encampment and reported to Alexis, who was nervously watching the battle.
"They can't hold on any longer!" Alexis frowned. She had ordered the Elia troops and half of the heavy infantry brigade, about 2000 people to defend the south side of the encampment. There should not be too many Samonai people coming out of the city of Poseidonia, so their defense should not be too tight.
"The Elia people don't understand the Samonai's tactics. Many of them were hit by the javelins, and they seem to be … frightened by the Samonai's momentum!" The adjutant explained.
"The allied army is really …" Alexis stopped halfway and swallowed the word "unreliable" back into her stomach. She could not say anything that would break the unity at this time.
"Light Armor Brigade, send 400 people to support the southern encampment!" The "Military Law of Diónia" emphasized in the operational principles that the commander of the troops should, if possible, keep as many reserves as possible in case of emergency. Therefore, Alexis used the Light Armor Brigade as a reserve. At this time, it was time to use them.
Just as he finished speaking, he heard a loud crashing sound and screams in front of him. "The wall is collapsing!!! … "
Alexis was shocked. She saw that the northern wall and the slope built by the enemy's bag of soil, because of the intense fighting and trampling of the soldiers from both sides, could not bear the burden and collapsed, causing a cloud of dust to rise …
When the dust dissipated, there was a gap about four people wide in the mud wall. The Samonai people were rushing in through the gap, and the soldiers were desperately trying to block them …
The battle had finally reached the most critical moment!
"Edgard, send a company to support the southern encampment. The other Light Armor companies, immediately push the enemy back!" Alexis pointed at the place where the fierce battle was going on, and with a serious expression, he gave the order to the Light Armor Brigade Leader.
"Brothers, it's finally our turn!" Edgard turned around and shouted excitedly to the Light Armor Brigade.
"Roar!!!" The Light Armor Brigade, full of fighting spirit, roared in unison. This roar made Alexis's nervousness slightly dissipate.
He solemnly said to the adjutant, "You take 200 Light Armor Brigade and quickly support the southern encampment! I don't have any reserves here, so you have to defend the southern wall no matter what! Lartignes doesn't know how to command, so you will do it! "
"Understood, Commander!" The adjutant solemnly saluted, turned around, and left.
At this moment, Alexis began to anxiously look forward to the arrival of the Devers's reinforcements as soon as possible …
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In fact, on a small hill a mile east of the Diónia Legio III encampment, the Devers, Tormid, and a group of guards were overlooking the battlefield. Nearly 30,000 Samonai warriors surrounded the center from the east, west, south, and north. The small encampment was like a broken boat, in danger of being swallowed by the huge waves at any time …
Tormid could not help but sigh, "Legio III is fighting very tenaciously, to be able to hold on for so long!"
"Yes, it's not easy!" The Devers nodded approvingly, then he asked in a serious tone, "But they are not fighting alone! Have all the troops reached their predetermined positions? "
"Yes, Lord Supreme Commander!" The herald, Tormid, finished saluting and reported excitedly, "The First Legion has reached the northeast of the encampment, about a mile and a half away; the Second Legion has reached the southeast of the encampment, more than a mile away; Ledes' cavalry has blocked the road to the northern mountains; Izam's reconnaissance team and Laos' army are rushing to the city of Poseidonia, ready to cut off the enemy's attempt to escape back to the city! … "
In fact, standing on this small hill, one could roughly see the movements of the various troops. They did not blow their bronze horns, nor did they shout. Instead, they quietly and quickly stretched their formation horizontally, in an attempt to surround the enemy outside the encampment, while at the same time advancing towards the encampment …
"Since everything has been arranged, then let us wait for the good news of victory." The Devers said with a relaxed face, then sat on the rock leisurely, ready to watch the battle.
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