Chapter 95
Sevilla staggered a few steps back and wanted to throw the spear in his hand to fight back, but his already tired body was hit hard again. Exhausted, he fell down and slid down the slope …
Sevilla's death didn't scare the rest of the warriors. The belief that they were going to live gave them temporary courage and strength. Warriors fell one after another, but there was an endless stream of warriors who rushed forward. The Lucanian warriors were approaching the top of the slope …
The brass horns sounded in a timely and urgent manner. The light shieldbearers quickly retreated from the gaps between the mercenary heavy infantrymen. The heavy infantrymen stepped forward and formed a long and thin dense square formation. They stood on the top of the slope and wanted to use the long steel wall to destroy the enemy's hope of escaping. The light infantrymen behind them ignored the numbness in their arms and continued to shoot javelins, arrows, and flying stones, making them pass the heavy infantrymen in a perfect arc and fall down the slope. They continued to kill the enemies behind them and prevent them from forming a continuous attack. The slaves at the back had already brought bundles of arrows and javelins for the light infantrymen to replenish their long-range weapons.
Dracos stood at the forefront of the line of defense, facing the enemies who were gradually beginning to rush up the slope. Not only did he not feel nervous or afraid, but he was full of fighting spirit, "Brothers, drive the enemy down!"
"Roar!!!" The soldiers were influenced by him. They raised their shields and spears and roared in unison.
… …
As the great leader of the Grumentum and the leader of the Lucanian tribal coalition, Akepiru, who was over fifty years old, certainly could not impulsively throw himself into the pursuit like the young warriors. He did not chase. There were four hundred Grumentum warriors who were responsible for his safety. Of course, they would not leave him behind to pursue the enemy alone. Neutum and Laos were in the same situation. The three teams combined had about seven hundred warriors.
After they met up, they moved forward at a faster speed. When they were about to reach the hot spring swamp, they heard the deafening sound of fighting and screams in front of them …
The faces of the great leaders changed.
"Hurry up and get there!" Akepiru hurriedly ordered.
The fast-moving team encountered the Devers Mercenaries who were also rushing over to complete the encirclement.
When Felicius saw the enemy on the mountain path, his heart skipped a beat. Fortunately, he was experienced and quickly made his own arrangements. The first, second, and third companies were under Capus's command to block the enemies who were surrounded. The fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh companies would follow him to attack the enemies in front.
At the same time, Felicius called for a messenger. "Quickly inform Mercius and get him to bring the slaves here quickly!"
Seeing that the Greeks dared to divide their forces in the face of his approach, Akepirus became more and more uneasy. Would these cowardly Greeks dare to do this if they had nothing more urgent to do?!
He immediately gave the order, "Attack with full force!"
The two fully-armed teams were all elites of their own, but they didn't even get into formation or spread out before they collided with each other.
… …
Capus led the army to the west of the river bank and ran into the Lucaria warriors who had just climbed out of the slope and were still in a state of shock.
They were immediately beaten up, leaving dozens of bodies rolling down the slope. The mercenaries immediately blocked the gap.
Now, to the east of the river bank were Tarantum's reinforcements; to the north were Dracos' mercenaries, all the light infantry, and slave soldiers; to the west were the heavy infantry of the Devers Mercenaries; and to the south were the hot spring swamps and the Tino River that flooded with spring rain.
More than nine thousand Lucanian tribal coalition forces were surrounded in a narrow low-lying area about two miles long and half a mile wide, and the total force of the encirclement was only about seven thousand (including the slave soldiers). Their blockade line was weak, especially on the west side, where there were only six hundred Devers Mercenaries, almost a single line of infantry. Dracos Mercenaries, which extended to the north, were like dumplings with thin skin and many fillings, in danger of being squeezed at any time. Fortunately, the Lucanians in the encirclement were temporarily chaotic and disorganized, like headless flies bumping around, unable to form a joint force.
In the Devers' plan, the long-range firepower of the light infantry was the main factor in weakening the enemy's strength, and his Persia expeditionary force not only played the role of completing the encirclement, but also his most trusted offensive force. Now, due to an accident, the expeditionary force's strength was scattered. After the Devers learned of this emergency situation through the cavalry scouts, although anxious, this was still one of the possibilities in his plan, and he had a backup plan.
He immediately sent out cavalry and urged Mercies to speed up and rush to the place where Felicius' troops were fighting to rendezvous with Felicius, concentrate their forces, annihilate the unexpected enemy in one fell swoop, and then re-enter the encirclement and annihilation of the Lucarians.
Time was now the key to Xi Jun's victory.
Akepiru also knew its importance.
The two elite troops were bathed in blood: one side was the warriors selected from the entire Lucanian tribal alliance, they had not gone through intense fighting and were still full of strength; the other side was the Greek mercenaries who had gone on an expedition to Persia, they were experienced and skilled, but the non-stop running made them extremely weak. But the process of the battle surprised Akepiru. He originally thought that the Greeks did not form a phalanx, and in such a melee, the Lucanian warriors, who were used to this fighting style, should have the upper hand, but the Lucanian warriors gradually began to retreat …
Standing high in the rear, Akepiru observed: the Greeks often gathered in groups of dozens (in fact, it was a unique unit of the Devers mercenaries), not only were they very organized, flexible, and had a tacit understanding with each other, which made them more lethal. The Lucanians, on the other hand, were cut into pieces by them, like a plate of loose sand …
This made him realize the seriousness of the matter. He quickly sent a small team of warriors and ordered them to return to the camp quickly, and inform the great leader of Picossis, Sinsinag: immediately bring the remaining warriors to help him defeat the current enemy, and further crush the enemy's plot!
The warriors who went back to report were attacked by the Ledes cavalry (last night, the Devers took the opportunity to temporarily borrow ten War Horses from Burcos, so that the mercenaries' cavalry team could be rebuilt). Due to the rugged mountain road, the cavalry's speed could not be fully exerted. A few wounded warriors escaped the cavalry's pursuit and ran all the way to the Lucanian camp.
"Hurry … hurry up and inform the great leader of Sinsinag! We have been ambushed, send reinforcements quickly! "Under the surprised gaze of the warriors who were preparing to withdraw from the camp, the exhausted warriors who fell to the ground shouted anxiously.
However, the expressions of the surrounding warriors began to become a little strange.
"Oh no, it's the Wiggs!" The warrior who reported the news realized that these people were different and could not help but be shocked.
But he saw a person squatting down and asked in a deep voice, "What ambush?! What happened?! "
The warrior seemed to remember that the person who spoke was a leader of Wigg City called Sarroux …
… …
Akepiru let Picossis and Wigg be in charge of the withdrawal of the camp, but Sinsinag handed all the hard work to the Wiggs. He, his son, and several leaders were in the big tent discussing how to protect the interests of Picossis after occupying the Xubari Plain.
The guard suddenly rushed in and shouted in panic, "Great leader, it's not good! The Wiggs have suddenly attacked us! "
What!! Sinsinag was shocked and immediately cursed angrily, "Those damn Wiggs, do they not want to live anymore?!!"
He hurried out of the military tent and the scene in front of him was far beyond his expectations: thick smoke was billowing everywhere in the camp, countless tents were burning in the fire, the Wiggs were holding spears and divided into countless teams, chasing and killing the unguarded Picossis warriors everywhere. The Picossis people were fleeing in panic …
Sinsinag's ears were filled with the shrill screams of his people, which almost drove him mad, "Ah!!! … I've said it before, these despicable Bruti people should be killed, but Akepiru just did not listen! … Gneinath, hurry up! Quickly organize the warriors to counterattack! Counterattack! Repel them! Kill them all! And destroy Wigg City!! … Ah!! … "
Needless to say, Glynard and several leaders had already rushed out anxiously.
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