Chapter 862
The Samonese warriors at the back were easily caught up and stabbed by the Diónia light armored soldiers.
Seeing that the Sammonae army was retreating, the Dionic light infantry, which was originally the second line of attack, also took the initiative to break away from the protection of the heavy infantry. They ran forward and quickly caught up with the light armored soldiers. At the same time, they gradually expanded the net of pursuit in the east.
Pollet, who was leading his troops to the foot of the mountain in the west, felt anxious when he heard the bugle call to attack from the east. He loudly ordered, "Don't get into formation, go up the mountain immediately and surround the Samonese!"
After giving the order, Pollet remembered Zantiparis beside him and asked apologetically, "General Zantiparis, what do you think?"
Zantiparis, who was already 60 years old, had followed the non-stop mountain march this time and was now so tired that his legs were weak. Supported by two guards, he panted at the side and forced a smile. "Sir Pollet … I completely agree … with your decision! But, we have to be faster … Don't lose to them! "As he spoke, he pointed to the front.
A few hundred meters ahead, there was a black and red troop also climbing up the mountain.
Pollet immediately straightened his face. "You're right, we can't lose to the Samonese!"
He immediately ordered the bugler to continue blowing the bugle call to attack and had his men urge the soldiers to speed up the climb.
The people of Potentia were also a mountain race and were not weak at climbing mountains. The soldiers took out the Diónia short swords they wore (they were bought from a weapons merchant in Diónia with the permission of the Ministry of Military Affairs after receiving military training from Diónia). Of course, they were not using them to kill the enemy, but to cut down the various branches and thorny bushes that blocked the way up the mountain.
As the soldiers climbed the mountain quickly, Pollet, under Zantiparis's reminder, had the troops behind him extend to the north, trying not to leave a large gap between them and the Abenilum army.
Even though the two troops seemed to be in a race as they climbed with all their might, it still took them more than 20 minutes to climb halfway up the mountain. At this time, they could already hear the shouts and sounds of fighting coming from the other side of the mountain, and it was getting clearer and clearer.
The soldiers immediately perked up. They knew that the enemy was not far from them.
Boret also hurriedly got the orderly to inform the soldiers to find a flat area or stop advancing. They had to level the ground so that they could stand firm.
The people of Potentia were not the only ones doing this; the people of Abenilum were doing the same.
All the soldiers stopped advancing halfway up the mountain. From afar, it looked like a winding belt had been attached to the mountain range.
More than ten minutes later, the shouts became clearer, mixed with continuous exclamations and rustling sounds of branches rubbing against each other … Although the lush forest blocked their view, the Lucanian soldiers knew that the enemy had climbed over the ridge and was rushing toward them.
Although these mountains looked relatively flat, the slope was actually not small. As the saying went, "It's easier to go up than down." However, for these mountain races, going down the mountain was much easier than going up. Not long after, the soldiers of Potentia saw the enemy.
Logically speaking, when fighting in the mountains, the side at the lower ground would be at a disadvantage. However, the Samonai army was retreating, so these defeated soldiers who were running at the front actually slid down while lying down. Perhaps they slipped because they were pushing each other during the retreat, or perhaps they thought that they could run faster this way. However, when they saw the enemy in front of them, these Samonai warriors, who were scratched by weeds and branches and whose buttocks were almost shattered, did not even have the strength to stand up. They could only scream in horror, "Enemy! Enemy! Enemy … "
In the end, they were either stabbed to death by the soldiers of Potentia, or they became prisoners of war.
Then, a large number of defeated soldiers appeared. The Samonai soldiers who were running at the front adopted the method of running down. In order to restrain their inertia and prevent falling, they had to hug the trees from time to time. Therefore, they often could not protect the weapons in their hands. They either lost their shields or lost their spears.
The last wave of defeated soldiers adopted the method of running down sideways. Although their speed was slower, it was steady. They also became the main force to attack the line of defense of Potentia.
On the side of the Abenilum, when they saw their compatriots fleeing from the top of the mountain in panic, the mood of the soldiers was complicated. So was Gherni. However, he knew that since the start of the war between Samonai and Diónia, they had been defeated in every battle. Coupled with today's defeat, the defeat of the entire Samonai tribal alliance was inevitable. Only by following Diónia closely could the Abenilum be reborn after the end of this war. Therefore, Gherni only hesitated for a moment before giving the order to attack.
The heavy javelins thrown by the soldiers pierced the Samonai soldiers who were going down the mountain one by one.
"Oh my God, it's the Abenilum!"
"How dare you collude with outsiders and kill your own compatriots! Savone will punish you!"
"Abenilum people, we all belong to the Hilpini tribe. Please let us go for the sake of the same tribe!"
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Curses, curses, and pleas came from the defeated soldiers. The expressions of the Abenilum soldiers did not change, nor did they stop waving their weapons. The blockade, suppression, and discrimination of the Samonai tribal alliance against the Abenilum for more than a decade had borne fruit today. There was a deep hatred between the Abenilum people and the other Samonai people. This kind of estrangement could not be dissolved with just a few words.
In the end, the routed Samonai soldiers fought with the Abenilum and Potentians who intercepted them. In order to escape, their bravery was stimulated, and they used the terrain to push back the enemy's line of defense.
However, the Potentia Abenilum's line of defense was not breached. After all, Pollett had gathered 12000 soldiers this time, and Gherni had also brought 3000 soldiers. The total number of soldiers was two and a half times that of the opponent.
What's more, the defeated soldiers were disorganized, disorganized, and disunited. After a series of fierce attacks failed to work, some of the defeated soldiers began to retreat. After all, although they used the advantage of climbing mountains to leave the Diónia pursuers behind, they were now intercepted by another group of enemies. Once the Diónia pursuers arrived, they would not be able to escape. Therefore, some of the defeated soldiers gave up on breaking through the front and turned to escape from the north and south in an attempt to bypass the enemy's blockade.
It did not take long for the Samonai coalition's collective retreat to become a complete rout …
The armies of Diónia, Potentia, and Abenilum launched a pursuit at the same time …
In the end, the Samonai coalition suffered more than 1500 casualties, more than 3000 were captured, and more than 1000 escaped. On the other hand, the Diónia coalition suffered less than 400 casualties.
In the joyous atmosphere of victory, Zantiparis, Pollett, and Gherni met Alexis who was still in the valley.
"Zantiparis, you're not too late." Alexis tactfully expressed the dissatisfaction in his heart. After a long wait, not only did he have doubts about whether the reinforcements could arrive in time, but he even had a fear of whether he could successfully bring the troops back to the camp. Now that he thought about it, he was still a little scared.
"On the way here, we encountered some problems, so we did come a little late, but it did not affect our final victory —" Zantiparis laughed.
Gherni took the initiative and said apologetically, "The reason why we were late was mainly because of me …"
It turned out that after the Abenilum sided with Dionia, the Ministry of Military Affairs had originally approved Alexis's attack plan to remove the nail in Puchetti's and Downey's waist — Aquilonia. That way, Abenilum, Kopsa, and Aquilonia would be united. This way, the entire southern region of Hilpini would belong to Dionia, which would reduce the defensive pressure on the kingdom's northern border.
However, in the process of communicating with Gherni, Gherni revealed detailed information about the Samonai tribal alliance, which attracted the attention of the Ministry of Military Affairs. According to the information provided by Gherni and the number of the Samonai coalition in the previous three battles (including the previous battle with Cayutini), the staff calculated in detail and speculated that the current number of the Samonai coalition was probably more than the more than 10,000 Samonai soldiers besieging Naples. Then, where would the thousands of Samonai soldiers be? Was the Samonai hiding some kind of conspiracy? The Minister of Military Affairs, Hilos, had to seriously think about it.
So, after communicating with Alexis, a new attack plan was formed: Alexis would still lead the troops from the east into the mountains and attack Aquilonia. If the Samonai really could not provide reinforcements, then they would directly attack Aquilonia. If the Samonai really hid thousands of soldiers and prepared to lure the Dionysian Army to fight in the mountains, then Diónia had also prepared a backup plan.
This backup plan was Arnelum and Potentia.
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