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Chapter 127 The Battle of Tigera (3)

Accompanied by the roar of the soldiers of the Dionian Legion, nearly 20,000 javelins flew out, covering the sky and the sun. The charge of the Spartan Allied Army soldiers stopped instantly, accompanied by continuous screams.

The terrified Spartan soldiers had just moved away from the round shield when they were shocked to find countless javelins attacking.

Although Agsilaus specifically reminded the mercenary generals to be careful that the heavy infantry of the Dionian Legion would throw javelins when approaching, the mercenaries who had never had experience in fighting with the Dionians were still not prepared.

Taking advantage of the fact that the formation in the front of the Spartan army was disrupted by the javelin rain, the soldiers of the Legion shouted the name of Hades and launched a charge. The four-mile-long Dionian army formation crashed into the Spartan coalition.

The soldiers of the Sixth Legion were holding their breath because they heard from the team officials that the commander asked the Fourth Legion to fight against the Spartans on the right wing, the First Legion was the focus of the attack on the left wing, while their Sixth Legion was just restrained in the middle.

Why can our Sixth Legion only be restrained?!... The soldiers vowed to let the young prince see the power of the Sixth Legion, so they roared, pouring all their strength on the long shield in their left hand, and slamming hard against the enemy who was trying to restore their formation. The spear in their right hand passed through the cracks that broke open like lightning, and accurately pierced the enemy behind the round shield...

The soldiers of the Sixth Legion attacked with all their strength from the beginning, making the Spartan army's front line, which had a disorganized lineup due to the javelin attack, even more chaotic.

The charge of the Fourth Legion soldiers was reserved because their opponent was the famous Spartan warriors and had to be prepared for it. But when they rushed closer and started a fight, the Spartans' counterattack was not sharp, and they also seemed passive under the rapid attack of the soldiers. Although this made the soldiers breathe a sigh of relief, they were a little disappointed.

On the left wing, the soldiers of the First Legion were shouldering the heavy responsibility of winning the battle and attacking with all their might. However, the mercenaries who had just been attacked by the javelin rain were slow to the back side in a tacit understanding, greatly alleviating the charge of the First Legion soldiers. At the same time, they repeatedly counterattacked fiercely from time to time in their steady defense, causing some casualties among the soldiers in the front of the First Legion, forcing the soldiers to stop advancing and begin to fight with the enemy patiently.

In general, the Dionian army relied on the long-range attack of light infantry and the javelin strike of heavy infantry, and took the lead from the beginning, making the Spartan army a little passive in the frontal confrontation.

But before the war, Agsilous thickened the columns of the left wing and the middle wing army formations as expected, relying on stronger pushing forces to withstand the impact of the legion soldiers, and gradually stabilized the battle situation.

When the military formations between the two sides returned to a balance of power, the reconnaissance cavalry rushed back to the command center and reported to Crotokatax that the cavalry on both sides had defeated the Spartan cavalry and were pursuing.

Crotokatax finally showed a smile on his nervous face. Although he knew that even if the cavalry won, the number of cavalry would not play much role in a battle of tens of thousands of people, it was a good sign in the end.

He was about to say something to Printols to relieve the tension in his heart, but suddenly he heard a faint sound of a bugle, and was stunned, thinking that he had heard it wrong.

But the horn continued and became clearer.

He subconsciously looked around the morning mist and the noisy battlefield, and could not tell the source of the horn sound for a while.

At this time, Printols had already issued an order to Mukru with a serious expression: "This is not our military call! You can immediately send out a few staff officers and scatter around to investigate and find out the source of the military call as soon as possible!"

"Yes!" Mukru also realized the seriousness of the problem and rushed to carry out the mission immediately.

"Master Printols, could it be the Spartan reinforcements?!" Crotokataks asked with great concern.

Printols turned around, pointed to the back, and comforted with a calm expression: "Don't worry, your highness, even if the reinforcements from Sparta come, we can defeat him!"

There is also a larger square formation behind and on both sides of the command center, including not only 3,000 heavy infantry from the Seventh Corps, but also three light armored brigades and mountain reconnaissance brigades of other corpses, with a total of 7,000 people. Printols used 1/4 of the entire army as a reserve. This decision was indeed too bold, but now it gave Crotokatax confidence.

Not long after the staff set out, a scout cavalry returned: "Mr. Commander, about four or five thousand soldiers rushed out of the city of Tegaya, whistling the war trumpet and advancing towards the battlefield!"

"It was the war trumpet blown by the Tega people!" Crotokataks suddenly realized.

"We saved Tegaya, but the Tegaya people did not send anyone to contact us and expressed their gratitude to us. The battle began for a long time before they sent troops out..." Mukru complained softly.

"The Tegas were attacked by the Spartan army before, and it should have suffered a considerable loss. Moreover, a battle of such a large scale took place at their doorstep. It is understandable to be vigilant..." Crotokataks also thought about the Tegas, explained a few words, and then said excitedly: "Now they not only participated in the battle, but also sent so many soldiers, which will definitely help us win as soon as possible!"

"Get the battle map at this moment!" said Printols.

A staff officer immediately handed over the wooden board with a simple battlefield situation diagram drawn based on various battlefield information discovered by the Zhenqi before.

Printols took it and looked at it, and his face immediately darkened: "Our cavalry has defeated the Spartan cavalry, you did not correct it in time!"

"It's not too late yet."

"The battlefield information changes rapidly, and it will slow down every time. How can you give the commander a good assistance!" Printols criticized sternly.

"Sir, I'm wrong, I'll change it right away!" The staff officer lowered his head and wanted to get the board back in shame.

But Printols did not give it to him immediately, but held the wooden board and asked the detective in a deep voice: "Where is the army of Tegaya?"

Today's Dionian Scouts are all specially trained. They not only have good riding skills, strong sense of direction, sharp eyes, good at observing and estimating the number of troops, but also good at identifying and drawing... So he just glanced at the wooden board and pressed his fingers without hesitation: "They are here!"

Printols looked closely: the Tigerian army was behind the left wing of the Dionysian army, not far from the south of the Tigerian city.

"Your Highness, we should send someone to inform the Tegas immediately and let them go around the rear of the Spartan army and attack the right wing of Sparta." Printols suggested to Crotokataks while gesturing on the wooden board.

Crotokataks immediately understood. He looked around and said, "To show respect for the Tega people, Mukru, please go and have a trip."

"Affect the order."

"Wait! Let Mantinian's guide named Karisenos go with you, so it will be easier to communicate with the Tegas."

It should be said that Crotokataks was very thoughtful, and Mukru happily took the order and left.

Printols looked to the north thoughtfully, and because the dust fog blocked his sight, he could not see the Tiger army two miles away.

He felt a little uneasy, but he couldn't remember where the uneasy came from.

Agsilous also heard the constant sound of the military roar. He stood up again and looked north. The face of Gujing Wubo finally blew up: "The Tegas are finally out, and our soldiers should take action."

After fighting until now, Max, who was in the forefront of the army, was increasingly surprised. The soldiers under his command had given all their strength, but the enemy on the opposite side not only did not fall for the wind, but also through the narrow eye holes of Corinth's helmet, he could feel the indifference and bloodthirst revealed in those sharp eyes, as if they still had enough strength.

Where did the Spartans recruit these soldiers? So powerful!...Max realized that the First Legion would go through a tough battle.

At this moment, he heard a roar sound from the opposite side, and the roar became louder and louder. He subconsciously pulled the long shield tightly and shouted to the soldiers under his command: "Pay attention to defense! Pay attention to defense!..."

But the situation next was completely beyond his expectations, and the enemy on the opposite side turned around and ran away in amid the roar.

Although the soldiers of the First Legion were a little stunned, they immediately cheered and pursued.

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Mukru had just left on a horse, and the command center behind the Dionian army received good news: the right wing of the Spartan army was defeated and the First Legion was pursuing.

"Great! The First Legion is worthy of being the strongest legion in the Kingdom. It seems that we have won this battle!" Crotokatax was so excited that he danced with joy. His previous nervousness and worries had long disappeared without a trace. He even suggested: "Mr. Printols, should you send all the reserve teams out? Otherwise, they would not have gained any military achievements and the battle would end."

But Printols was not only not happy, but was a little confused: "Strange! According to the previous report from the scout, Sparta's right wing was tenacious and the First Legion did not take any advantage. Without any warning, why did they suddenly collapse?"

"Do you suspect they are betraying their defeat?!" Crotokataks was startled and then shook his head: "This is impossible! In such a big battle, thousands of people were betraying their defeat at the same time. Even our legion soldiers were difficult to control well. If you are not careful, it would easily lead to the collapse of the entire formation, not to mention the temporary mercenaries."
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