On the side of Dionia, there are 3,000 light infantry each on the middle and right wings, including archers, stone throwers, and javelins. Most of them are free people from the port of Turiyi. Hundreds of veterans from the light infantry brigades drawn from the First and Second Legions serve as team officials.

The more than 400 cavalry on the left wing have always been a sensible person. According to the plan, this time has become the key to the victory of this battle. No wonder Ryders, who has always been steady, was a little impatient and repeatedly reminded the captains of various cavalry teams to pay attention to after the battle started.

"I said, Captain, we all know very well, don't worry!" Soricos said. The large group of coachmen funded by Cristoya Bank's loan not only increased the alliance tax, but also had enough horses, so they became the key target of cavalry recruitment. As citizens, they all had the responsibility to go out. Soricos' age is just above the high age of recruitment, so he is very active. It is definitely difficult to be an infantryman at the age of 50, but he believes that with his experience, it is more than enough to be a captain.

"Okay, then get ready for the fight." Ledes nodded.

"We know, but are the people behind us clear? Don't mess it up then!" a young cavalry captain interrupted.

Rydes looked back at him with a smile and said, "Don't worry, Kuchius, they have fought more battles than you have eaten, and in Persia they have faced more cavalry than this."

The young cavalry squad leader was not convinced and wanted to say something else.

At this time, someone shouted: "Look, our stone-cattered soldiers are attacking!"

There was no horn of attack or shouting loudly. Under the leadership of veterans, the stone-cattered soldiers quietly left the array and ran to the enemy's formation quickly. They began to wave the stone-cattered ropes more than 200 meters away. The Crotone soldiers who were still arranging the formation immediately enjoyed the baptism of "stone rain". Many soldiers did not have time to raise their shields to protect themselves, and many were smashed to death and bleeding.

"Shameless Dionyans! Cunning Dionyans! Apollo will punish you!" Philip Defos did not expect the enemy to take this move, and was caught off guard and immediately cursed.

"Occurrence! Attack! Attack immediately!" He shouted in anger.

"Woo!...Woo!..." The high-pitched attack horn sounded.

Alisuscis, who had been impatient, immediately pointed his spear forward: "Cabinets advance!"

The 800 Crotone cavalry were in an inverted fan shape. They clamped their legs together and shook the reins. The horses began to move out their four hooves and trot slowly.

Ledes' cavalry formed a loose wedge formation, with two sophisticated cavalry at the top, each holding a red flag waving in the wind. Seeing that the enemy had begun to act, Ledes took a deep breath, suppressed his excitement, patted the neck of the sniffing horse, and watched as the enemy cavalry had reached a certain distance before shouting: "Go forward!"

"Ga!Ga!..." Everyone shouted and urged the horses to advance. The attacking posture of Crotone's cavalry controlling the reins with their left hand and the spear with their right hand is different. The Dionian cavalry controlling the reins with both hands, and the spears are still hung on the hook. From trotting to acceleration, the cavalry controlled the speed of the horses and did not dare to let their speed run to the fastest, otherwise they would easily fall off the horse without touching the enemy.

The sun at noon in spring is not hot, but the horses are gushing like clouds, raising their hooves and striving forward, grass and mud are splashing everywhere, and dust is flying, and a distance of 500 meters arrives in an instant.

When only fifty or sixty meters apart, Rydes, behind the flag bearer, shouted: "Turn right!!!"

Soricos, who was parallel to his left, immediately shouted: "Turn left!!!"

The two flag bearers in front quickly moved to the left and the right sides apart.

In cavalry combat, due to the speed of being too fast, the cavalry behind may break away from the formation if they are not careful. The characteristics of the wedge formation are small in the head and large in the tail, so the cavalry behind can see the direction of the cavalry in front of the formation. Coupled with the two red flags waving in the wind, the Dionian cavalry basically took the same action even if the battlefield is covered with dust and mist. They successfully divided the wedge formation into two, into two strands, and bypassed the enemy rushing towards them from the front and outside.

The cavalry in front of Crotone did not expect the Dionians to do such a move at all, and were completely stunned, but they did not dare to stop. Without planning and coordination in advance, they would not only disrupt the formation, but also be knocked down by the cavalry behind them and trampled into meat paste. They could only sprint to the end and then turn around and return.

But after passing by with the Dionian cavalry, they suddenly saw countless sharp spears stretching out from the morning mist, revealing a ferocious cold light to them.

"Heavy infantry! Heavy--" The Crotone cavalry exclaimed, trying to hold the horses, but the powerful inertia made them crash directly into the horses, and instantly the horses neighed, and the spears broke and blood splashed...

Some heavy infantry were directly knocked out by powerful momentum, but the other soldiers seemed to have not seen each other. They held the guns at the end of their tail with their hands, and dozens of horses and people were struggling in a pool of blood...

There is no heavy cavalry in this era. Not only Greek cavalry, but no cavalry in any Mediterranean country has ever dared to face the closely arranged spear formations. The cavalry behind wanted to control the horses to prevent them from colliding, but the sensitive and timid war horses neighed first and suddenly stopped their bodies that were rushing forward. The cavalry on the horse was pushed out by inertia, crashed into the spear forest, and was stabbed into the opposite end...

Alisusis, located in the middle of the cavalry team, finally stopped moving forward, but saw that some of the comrades around him fell, some were spinning in place, and some were shouting, and the horses didn't leave. The screams, shouting, and the neighing sounds were intertwined, and the entire cavalry team was in chaos...

Alisusis knew that he had fallen into the Dionian trick and the situation was critical, so he could no longer think about it: "Turn left! Turn left! Go out from the side!"

He shouted loudly, and the guards beside him shouted, the chaotic Crotone cavalry had a backbone and soon had order.

Just as they turned their horses' heads and wanted to bypass the staggered gun array in front of them, the two cavalrymen that Dionia had bypassed before suddenly closed like human arms.

There were shouts of killing sounds all around Alissis. He suddenly realized that his cavalry was surrounded: the cavalry was actually surrounded by infantry and cavalry. This was simply impossible, but now it is becoming a reality!

"Let's go out to the left together! Let's go out together!!" Alisuss shouted in anger.

But a higher and more majestic voice in front covered his shouting, and the heavy infantry's charge horn blew.

"Brothers, kill all these Crotones and avenge Timason and the others!!" Zantiparis took off his helmet and rushed forward with a sting gun.

More than a thousand mercenaries roared and charged forward with him. The soldiers who had been knocked down before also struggled to get up, pulled out their sabers, and went forward to fight.

The previously strong "spear wall" turned into pervasive flowing water and quickly penetrated into the chaotic Crotone cavalry. Killing the stationary cavalry was easy for these war-torn mercenaries. Most of them even let go of the horse, a valuable target, and adopted the method of two mercenaries dealing with one cavalry at the same time: one is responsible for restraining and attracting the other's attention, while the other seized the opportunity and quickly approached from the side and rear, accurately stabbed the spear upwards, and the tip of the spear penetrated into the lungs from the gap between the under-rib leather armor, reaching the heart, and killing it with one blow. If the stabbing is avoided, the mercenary will sweep the spear down with force and knock the cavalry off the horse. Before he could get up, his head was kicked heavily and his neck was kicked off.

The mercenaries are very efficient in killing. Even the Dionian cavalry see them, they subconsciously stay away from these evil spirits.

The battle ended quickly. Except for dozens of Crotone cavalry who fled, more than a hundred cavalry surrendered, and the rest were all killed. Alisussis was not in the formation. The Dionians also obtained more than 400 war horses, with only more than 50 cavalry and more than 20 mercenaries casualties. This was a complete victory! Davers invented the tactics successfully! Ledes smiled as he listened to the results of his subordinates' reports, but he knew that the entire battle was not over long ago.

He assigned 70 cavalry to continue pursuing the remaining enemies, urging the rest of the cavalry to rush to Castron, not far away: "Come back and get the javelin!"

"Ledes, let's go with you." Zantiparis and many mercenaries came on the captured war horses.

"You..." Ryders instinctively wanted to refuse, but the mercenaries played a decisive role in this battle, so it was difficult to speak directly.

Zantiparis saw his thoughts and said, "You don't have many cavalry under your command now. Although we have poor riding skills, we can throw javelins better than you. If there are more people, we can put more pressure on Crotone. End the battle here early, and it's better to reinforce Davers early!"

Zantiparis's words reminded Ledes that he no longer had to worry about whether it was a cavalry: "I hope you can keep up with our speed, and I will not stop and wait for you."

"Don't worry." Zantiparis smiled.

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Philip Defous did not know that his cavalry had almost been wiped out, and now the light armored soldiers in the middle led by him were in trouble.

When the horn of attack sounded, the light armored soldiers advanced forward.

The enemy's throwing troops retreated in a hurry.

Then the rain of arrows hit... and then the javelin...

After some casualties were paid by the light armored soldiers, they were very close to the enemy.

At this moment, the light infantry in the middle of the enemy retreated as a whole.

If the light armored soldiers chase after them, the enemy will retreat again. If the light armored soldiers chase faster, the enemy will retreat faster; if the light armored soldiers chase slowly, the enemy will retreat slowly... Both sides always maintain a distance of dozens of meters.

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