Chapter 861
"Usibik is right. This is our mountain area. At night, we will be hunting wolves. The Diónia will only become our prey!"
"That's right. Let's do it!"
The leaders agreed and finally reached an agreement.
50 meters away from the Diónia army, nearly 7,000 Samoyed soldiers began to circle around the west and north sides of the army. They lined up in an extremely loose formation. Some of the soldiers even lay down in the grass.
Alexis saw this situation and did not let the soldiers attack at all. He knew that once the soldiers started to charge, these seemingly lazy Samoyed soldiers would run as fast as rabbits and lure the soldiers into the mountains. That would be a disaster.
Therefore, the two sides faced each other face to face, separated by a distance of tens of meters. Time passed little by little.
The Samoyed soldiers were fearless, but the Diónia soldiers were getting more and more flustered. After all, this was a foreign land to them.
Each of the team leaders asked Alexis if they wanted to retreat.
This was met with a firm refusal from Alexis.
Mattheseus, the adjutant, could not help but say, "Commander, this is the first time we are cooperating with the Abenilum in battle. I think …"
"I don't really trust the Abenilum." Alexis interrupted him and said in a deep voice, "But I trust Boret more, and the most reassuring thing is that Zantiparis is there. Since he has agreed to this plan, he will definitely do his best to carry it out!"
Mattheseus did not speak. He knew why Alexis said this. Because Alexis had fought side by side with Boret in the Southern Italian war. More importantly, Alexis and Zantiparis were both mercenaries in the Persia expedition. They had a deep friendship and trust each other.
However, as the sun in the sky gradually moved to the west, the surroundings were still calm. The expression on Alexis' face gradually became solemn …
Finally, he could not help but say to Mattheseus, "Go and call those Abenilum soldiers!"
… …
The Dionysian Army remained in place, which puzzled the Samonite leaders.
"Aren't the people of Diónia worried that they won't have a place to sleep after nightfall?" Usibik mumbled.
"Perhaps the people of Diónia think that we will retreat before nightfall, so they are competing with us to see who is more patient." One of the leaders laughed.
"I think they're waiting for reinforcements from River Bend, but no matter how many Diónia reinforcements there are, it will be nighttime by the time they arrive. They will become our prey," said another leader confidently.
Reinforcement? Usibik's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly asked the leaders of Hilpini, "Has there been any abnormalities in Abernilum these days?"
"Abnormal? Didn't they send a group of soldiers to stand at the border to threaten us as soon as they see our people drive our cattle and sheep near their territory? But once our soldiers rush over, these cowards run away … If we weren't at war with Diónia, we would really want Leader Lescok to lead us over! "said a leader from Benventum disdainfully.
Another Hilpini leader understood what Usibik meant, and said, "Are you suspecting that Abernilum has surrendered to Diónia?! Don't worry, no matter how much of a bastard Gherni is, he won't throw a javelin at his own people. Besides, he swore an oath in the name of Savone in front of the high priest, he won't go back on it! Besides, Leader Lescok has specially sent spies to keep an eye on the territory of Abernilum every day. If there's any abnormality, I'm afraid he would have already informed us. "
"That's right, Usibik, don't worry. Even if the Hilpini tribe has conflicts, they won't kill each other." Several Hilpini leaders immediately responded, and another leader even said sympathetically, "To be honest, Leader Gherni is too harsh on Abernilum. It really hasn't been easy for Gherni these years."
The leader of Beneventum looked a little unhappy, and Usibiq's expression became a little gloomy. He suspected that the Hilpini leaders were secretly mocking Segovani, the great leader of Kautini, for using a trick to kill Quinduc and conquer Narconia a few days ago.
The atmosphere suddenly became a little quiet. The leaders of the other two tribes saw Usibik's ugly expression and were about to say something to resolve the awkwardness.
Suddenly, a scout hurriedly ran down from the west side of the mountain ridge. "Everyone … Leaders, bad news! … South … An army has appeared in the south. There are many, many soldiers rushing over here! "
The leaders were shocked.
"Where did this army come from?!" Usibik asked anxiously, because the south that the spy pointed to was not the direction of River Bend, but the west of River Bend, which was southwest of this mountain range. As far as he knew, there were no tribes or towns there.
"I … I don't know, because they are neither wearing red (the Samonese often wore red unlined clothes) nor black, but black and yellow," the spy said with a little guilt. At that time, he only saw it from a distance on the mountains and hurried to report, and did not rush over to investigate carefully.
"Black and yellow? Could it be the people of Potentia? "A Hilpini leader suddenly said.
Everyone was shocked when they heard this. They all knew that there was a plant in Lucania City that could make yellow dye, so in the past, the Lucanian warriors mostly wore yellow clothes to fight. Could it be them?
Since the war in Southern Italy, the people of Potentia had not participated in any battles. The impression that the Samonese leaders had of them was still at the time when they plundered the territory of Potentia more than a decade ago, almost exterminating the tribe. As Lucania City had been incorporated into the Kingdom of Diónia, after the war began, not only the leaders of the various tribes, but even they subconsciously regarded Potentia as a part of Diónia, ignoring the fact that it actually existed independently as a Free City.
The situation was urgent! Usibik did not have time to find out where this army came from. He only knew that it could not be the army of the Samonese tribal alliance.
What should I do now?! Retreat immediately?! The anxious Usibik looked at the panicking leaders, then at the surrounded Dionysian Army in front of him, and realized that he had to make a decision quickly.
But before he could make up his mind, a loud bugle sounded from the southwest, followed by a vigorous bugle call from the northwest.
… …
"… General, it is impossible to hide such a large army from our spies. Chief Gherni will definitely join forces with the people of Potentia to come here," the Abenilum guide, who was wearing Diónia clothing, was trying to explain to Alexis. Suddenly, he heard the bugle call from the west, followed by the sound of the bugle call. He was overjoyed. "They're here! Our warriors are here! … "
At this moment, Alexis, who heard the bugle call, did not listen to him at all. Instead, she immediately said to Matsius, "Quickly order the light armored soldiers to attack! The other brigades will attack later! "
Matsius was stunned. "Commander, our reinforcements have not arrived yet. Should we wait a little longer?"
"If we wait any longer, the enemy will escape!" Alexis said without hesitation.
… …
When the bugle call sounded, the Samonese leaders already knew that they had been fooled by the people of Diónia. There was no doubt that they had to retreat, but such a large army had to retreat together. Otherwise, it would be easy for the retreat to turn into a rout. Which direction to retreat to was also a problem. There was the Dionysian Army in the east, and a large number of enemies were coming from the northwest and southwest. As the mountains in the north were steep and difficult to climb, it seemed that only the south was relatively safe. But the south led to the Ofanto River. Who knew if the people of Diónia had set up an ambush there?
The situation was urgent. The leaders quickly reached a consensus: While the enemy's reinforcements had not completely arrived, they immediately retreated to the west.
When the leaders were about to quickly run back to their own troops, many gaps suddenly appeared in the Diónia's shield formation. Two thousand light armored soldiers rushed out, holding leather shields and short swords, and attacked the Samonese soldiers.
The confrontation between the two sides lasted for more than three hours, especially when the people of Diónia put on a stubborn attitude, gradually wearing down the fighting spirit of the Samonese soldiers. Many of the Samonese soldiers had already laid on the ground to bask in the sun. Only because they heard the bugle call from the west, they were called up by their companions. Before they could stretch their bodies, they saw the opposite side of the Diónia soldiers rushing towards them like hungry beasts. The distance of more than 50 meters was too short. Many of the Samonese soldiers who had been relaxed for a long time did not have time to retreat, and the Diónia soldiers rushed in front of them.
It was only at this time that Alexis asked the bugler to blow the bugle call to attack.
The attack of the light armored soldiers of Diónia disrupted the already loose formation of the Samonese coalition. Some soldiers retreated, and some soldiers fought with the Diónia soldiers. The whole scene became a little chaotic.
Originally, Usibik wanted to wait for the leaders to reorganize their troops and retreat together. Now, he had no choice but to blow the bugle call to retreat.
When the bugle call sounded, the remaining fighting spirit of the Samonese soldiers disappeared.
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