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Chapter 18 The Battle with Kautini (4)

Several trumpeters around Segovani kept blew the trumpet of retreat.

At the same time, Segovani, who was at the head of the team, led the tribal warriors beside him to speed up the speed.

Seeing that the Kautini people in front no longer cared about their threats and just ran forward, the Dionian cavalry turned to approach the other party without hesitation and threw the javelin in the Mercedes-Benz.

The javelin flew into the dense team and fell down immediately.

The attacked Kauteni warriors also angrily rebuked the Dionian cavalry who turned to the ready to stay away.

Screams and horse neighing sounded continuously among the teams on both sides, and the exclamations of the Kautini soldiers from all over the place: "Cabin! Cavalry!!..."

Teams of Dionian cavalry and Campanian cavalry kept coming from the rear, hovering around the huge Kauteni team, stirring up dust and sand. They kept rushing to the enemy, throwing javelins to kill each other and interfering with each other's advance. Even when they saw the Kauteni formation that was falling at the end of the team, they drove the horses to break it apart, like cunning wolves pounced on the giant beast, constantly adding pressure to it, adding wounds, and making it panic...

Since the Dionian Cavalry was defeated by the Numibian Cavalry and Celtic Cavalry more than ten years ago, the Cavalry Ledes commander learned from his mistakes and formulated a more stringent and meticulous training plan. At the same time, he selected more excellent riders to join the legion. After more than ten years of unremitting training and tactical improvements, the current Dionian Cavalry has improved greatly compared with the original one.

Segovani looked at the enemy cavalry squads passing by in pain. While using shields to defend and throw javelins, he kept shouting to the soldiers around him: "...Don't stop! Keep moving forward! Keep moving forward!"

In his heart, he really wanted to order the team to stop, set up a formation, and teach these annoying enemy cavalry a lesson. He believed that the bravery and huge number of Kauteni warriors could completely make the opponent return in vain. However, the increasing number of enemy cavalry also means that his team has become the target of the opponent's key attack, and once the opponent's infantry arrives...

When Segovani was anxious, he suddenly saw a team of heavy infantry with black helmets and black armor appearing in the dust fog that was stalked by the enemy cavalry in front of him. He was shocked: Why did the Dionian infantry run to the front?

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Taglu, more than ten years ago, was a reserve soldier of the Third Legion. As the temporary chief officer guarding the Lahe Fortress, he led the soldiers to successfully block the attack of the rebellious Lausians. After the war, not only was he highly praised by the Military Affairs Department for his achievements, but he also successfully transferred to the Third Legion. More than ten years have passed, and now he is the captain of the Fourth Brigade of the Third Legion.

In this assault on the Kautini battle, Taglu's Fourth Battalion was responsible for this area south between Cesala and Lola.

He first led two teams to defeat an enemy with the assistance of the cavalry, and then led them to cooperate with the other two teams to attack another enemy with a large number, and successfully defeated them. However, during the interrogation of the prisoners, Taglu learned that the team from Sassera had previously looted a village and robbed some Greek people, and was already on the way to the city of Cesara.

Taglu immediately led the team to chase after him, and finally intercepted the opponent before he almost arrived at Sassera. As a result, on the way back, he encountered a scout who was looking for them. Taglu led his troops to rush to Atla calmly because its position was already north of Atlas.

When Segovani saw the Dionian heavy infantry ahead, Tagru also saw the oncoming Kauteni army, scattered formations, and the Dionian cavalry galloping around it.

The enemy's vast formation reminded him of the situation when the Laos attacked the Lahe Fortress more than ten years ago. There were only such people around him, but he had strong city defense as a barrier, and today he did not have city walls as a protection. But he firmly believed that as long as he blocked the enemy here for a moment, his comrades would arrive one after another and completely eliminate this large number of enemies.

Thinking of this, he took a deep breath and felt his courage strengthening a little more. The slow walking along the way also relieved their fatigue during the previous pursuit.

He looked around the soldiers, and the soldiers around him were also looking at him, with a little nervous and excited in his eyes. They were waiting for the chief to make the final decision, and then they would firmly implement it.

So, Taglu shouted without hesitation: "Brothers, the enemies our legion will annihilate are ahead! We must stop these enemies here, otherwise they will escape into the mountains and make our legion's encirclement plan fail. This is a great opportunity for Hades to make contributions! Brothers, show your courage to win this rare glory!"

"Roar! Roar! Roar!..." The soldiers used powerful roars to show their determination.

Taglu immediately issued an order: "Each team is lined up in a row, and a shield array is arranged to stop the enemy!"

Taglu had only four teams, less than 200 people. In order to ensure the length of the array, he hoped to stop enough enemies and lengthen the line, but his depth was only five columns, which were too thin and could easily be broken.

But without hesitation, the soldiers of his troops quickly split into four small square formations and then connected into a row. They even threw away the javelin inserted in their backs and the spears in their hands. They each held long shields and drew out short swords, and slowly moved forward towards the enemy.

Segovani and other Kauteni warriors were surprised to see that the enemy with such a small number of people in front of them dared to act to stop them, and they were furious.

"Roar up and crush them!" Segovani pointed his spear forward and shouted.

The soldiers of Kauteni roared and increased their running speed again.

When Taglu saw a large number of enemies rushing towards them with great momentum, he was not surprised but happy. What he feared most was that the enemy was bypassing them and letting his attempts fail.

The soldiers immediately stopped moving forward.

"Shield array!..." The captains of each team shouted.

The first row of soldiers raised the long shield, and the shield was slightly pointed below, which could be slightly inserted into the ground to strengthen the defense of the shield array. The latter row of soldiers placed the long shield on the top of their heads and placed them on the shield of the first row of soldiers, forming a piece.

The Samones are good at throwing javelins, and they are very clear about this.

Sure enough, the shield formation of the Dionian soldiers had just been completed, and the Kauteni javelins hit like raindrops. Some soldiers were stabbed in their arms by the tip of the gun that was penetrated through the shield and couldn't help but scream.

Taglu held up his shield and shouted: "Stay! Stay!"

After the javelin rain, Kauteni's soldiers roared and rushed out of the dust and mist, violently colliding into the army of Dionia, instantly colliding with almost a straight shield formation.

The soldiers of the Dionians took horse stance, fought back and forth, and used all their strength to withstand the impact of hundreds of people.

The soldiers in the first row were half lying, buried their heads under the long shield, half turned sideways, pressing the shield with their shoulders, letting the shield be thumped by the enemy with a spear, and the dagger in his right hand kept stabbing out from the gap between the shield. I don't know if it hurt the enemy, because the sound of fighting completely occupied the eardrums and the screams were inaudible.

Only some impatient Kauteni warriors saw that they could not break the long shield like a tortoise shell. In desperation, they threw away their weapons and grabbed the shield with both hands, trying to break it apart.

At this time, a sharp short sword passed by, cutting off their fingers, and blood splattered the soldiers.

The Kauteni people behind them bypassed the front of the shield formation and attacked the flanks and rear of the shield formation, and in a blink of an eye surrounded the Dionian soldiers.

The soldiers raised long shields to completely protect the entire array. This company of Dionia's legion was like a small boat in a storm, and there was danger of capsizing at any time.

The Dionian cavalry on the periphery also realized this. They risked being stabbed by a javelin and launched more frequently attacks on the Kautenis in an attempt to help their comrades relieve the pressure.

But this would only anger the Kautenis even more, and under their violent impact, the shield formation would not last long before it became fragmented.

Taglu watched the soldiers beside him being stabbed and injured by the barbed. He was anxious. He quickly stabbed the short sword in his hand, trying to stab the enemy who was squeezed into the formation to protect his subordinates' safety.

Unexpectedly, the Kauteni warrior who was pierced by his chest not only did not fall down, but instead rushed forward. Taglu, who could not dodge, was knocked to the ground by him.

More enemies rushed into this formation.

Taglu, who was pressed to the ground, saw in despair that the soldiers who had lost the protection of the formation were surrounded by more and more enemies in groups, falling down one after another...

At this critical moment, the loud sound of the military horn pierced the boiling battlefield...

Lizaru led 2,500 reinforcements to rush from the west, first to arrive at the battlefield, and directly attacked the rear of Kautini's team.

Not long after, the First Battalion of the Third Legion arrived from the northwest...

Next are other companies of the Fourth Brigade...

Then the second team...

"Woo!...Woo!...Woo!..." The sound of warlocks kept ringing around the Kauteni team, and attacked the Kauteni from all directions.

The Kauteni, who were already in a mess, were stunned. They felt that they were surrounded by enemies and were very panicked. They could not care about the dying company of Dionia, which had been beaten by them, and fled in all directions.

But how could their legs run faster than the cavalry's pursuit?
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