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Chapter 29 Retreat

The Tarantum reinforcements on the right wing of the Greek army were also forced to retreat. Fortunately, they had 200 cavalry on the side and stood up. The Lukari soldiers in front of them did not dare to chase them too much, worried that the team would be too dispersed and were taken advantage of by the Greek cavalry, so the retreat of the Tarantum reinforcements was relatively smooth...

Only the Greek army's middle road was a mess and completely lost the organization...

"General Ferris, we are defeated! We are defeated!! What should we do? What should we do?!..." This general who is usually smart and eloquent in the city hall - Kunogorata is panicked at this moment.

"What else can I do!" Feirius laughed bitterly and said regretfully: "It is my fault for my failure to stick to my opinion! It is my fault for my despise of the enemy! It is my fault for me to be stubborn and fail to listen to other people's advice! Turiyi's defeat today is all my fault!"

He looked at the defeated soldiers running past him, and his expression became very determined: "Go back to Turiyi quickly and let the citizens prepare for defense! And I buy time for Turiyi to confess my sins to Apollo!" As he said that, he picked up the shield and gun with his dry arms, pushed away the escaped defeated soldiers, and faced the surging enemies. The guards, slaves, and tribe members around him shouted: "Fight for Turiyi!" Hundreds of people surrounded the old general and went against the trend. Wherever he passed, some Turiyi citizens were infected by it, and stopped their escape and joined them.

Kunogorata hesitated for a moment, and finally ran back and comforted himself: Feiris said it right. If everyone died in battle here, who will protect Turiyi!

When facing the enemy, the team led by Phiris had reached 800. The veteran over 60 years old shouted: "Apollo!" and they rushed into the enemy's formation first. Everyone launched a counterattack. The soldiers fought bravely without fear of death. To the surprise of the Grummentum soldiers who were scattered due to the pursuit, they were almost exposed to their formation, forcing Grummentum to gather the soldiers and surround and kill this small group of extremely brave and tenacious Turi soldiers...

The most tragic scene in this battle finally came to an end. All the eight hundred Tuliyiren, led by Phiris, were killed in battle and none escaped.

Kunogorata wanted to rush back to Turiyi quickly. On the way to escape, he was almost knocked down by the defeated soldiers several times. He was worried about the safety of the city and regretted it: he shouldn't have joined this battle to gain reputation...

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The city of Turiyi is only five or six miles away from the battlefield. Everyone in the city is paying attention to this war that concerns the fate of the city. Every family is either at home or in the square to pray for the soldiers.

When the detective cavalry fled back to the city in a panic, he shouted in panic: "We are defeated! We are defeated!...", the news quickly spread throughout the city, like a thunderbolt, making the people feel that the sky is about to collapse: the coward fainted immediately; the suspicious thought the detective cavalry was spreading rumors and wanted to drag him off the horse and beat him; the pessimist claimed that Turiyi was going to perish, so that everyone could escape from the city quickly; the rogue, in despair, took the opportunity to make a fuss, scrambled, and wanted to take advantage of the chaos... The whole city, especially the square, was crying, and the scene was extremely chaotic.

The two most important leaders of the "Nine Generals" were on the battlefield. Fortunately, the generals had gained experience in dealing with last year's defeat. In a critical moment, several generals led by Neonsis stood up. They first sent patrols to maintain order in the city, and then called on the people in the square that men, women, young and old should take up weapons and defend their homes. They also led the tribe and slaves to the city wall.

At this moment, several horse-riding nobles led by Kunogorata rushed across the suspension bridge and rushed into the city.

The people who learned the news immediately surrounded them and asked about their relatives' news. Kunogorata, who knew the situation was urgent, seemed to have not heard it, and shouted anxiously: "The Lukari people are coming soon! Close the city gate! Close the city gate! Don't let them kill in! Otherwise Turiyi will be finished!!!"

Neonsis frowned and said, "When the city gate is closed, the soldiers will not be able to enter the city!"

"Let them go around the city walls and jump into the Krati River. We will pick them up with a boat! The Lucanians can't swim!" Kunogorata had already thought of countermeasures on the road.

In a panic-time crisis, the appearance of Kunogolata and his suggestions immediately gave the people a backbone. After everyone discussed it and found it feasible, they pulled up the suspension bridge, closed the city gate, and began to shout at the top of the city to the defeated soldiers who ran to the city: "Jump into the river, we have a boat to pick you up! Jump into the river..."

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Davers sent Yassistus back to the camp first to report the situation of the war. He led his troops to retreat quickly to the camp. Ryders beside him held high his flag and guided the entire army.

Picossis's soldiers were attacked by light shield soldiers before, so they were a little distance from the mercenaries. Grummentum was fought back by Ferris, delaying the pursuit speed. The mercenary retreat was smooth and without much risk. However, along the way, the defeated soldiers rushed into their ranks, and the mercenaries knocked them down with shields without any hesitation. But the organized retreat of the Davers mercenaries and the relatively neat military appearance naturally attracted the panicked defeated soldiers. Even if the mercenaries treated them violently, they let them beat and scold them, obediently following them like tamed domestic dogs...

When the troops passed through Turiyi, Davers's team became a little bloated, but he didn't care at all. He looked at the countless defeated soldiers gathered at Turiyi in the distance, then looked back to observe the movements of the pursuers, then took the flag and handed them over to Yassistus, and said to Rides: "You go to Turiyi and tell the soldiers that the Lucanians will arrive soon. Our camp is very strong, so that they can hide from our camp first."

Ryders took the order and left.

"The whole army goes to the right!" Davers shouted loudly, and the red battle flag waving in the wind guided the troops. He did not enter directly from the west gate of the camp, but turned to the south gate...

The soldiers of Picossis led by Geninath were closely following the mercenaries. Since he became a soldier, he had participated in dozens of battles, and had never been so cowardly, and he almost lost his life. After these Greeks killed his tribe members, they wanted to slip away slickly, which made him extremely angry. Therefore, he only had this mercenary in his eyes: catch up with it! Slaughter it!!

Even though the defeated soldiers at the city of Turiyi were closer to him, he did not bother to care. As a result, Pikoss's team collided with the soldiers of Grummentum who were pursuing Turiyi's defeated soldiers. When the two armies finally separated, Davers' mercenaries had already entered the camp.

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General Turiyi, led by Kunogorata, had little experience on the battlefield (the only experienced person has died in battle), so he thought it simple.

Indeed, the shouting on the city caused some people to leave the city gate and jump into the Clarti River, but some of the defeated soldiers were unwilling to leave. After all, the city gate was right in front of them, and exhausted they really did not want to take a long way to jump the cold Clarti River. They begged and cursed at the city. At this time of delay, Grummentum's soldiers arrived. After a while of pursuit and killing, the defeated soldiers were reluctant to jump into the river, but they could only jump. However, in panic, time was rushed and even the armor was not taken off. Many people sank directly into the river and were drowned alive...

The people on the city watched the relatives under the city be killed and drowned, and all cried loudly. Some women even jumped off the city wall and were crushed to pieces, accompanying their husbands who died in battle to the prison...

The hideous appearance of the Lucanian warrior and this bloody and tragic scene became a nightmare that Turi Yiren could not get rid of in his life...

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The Lucanians failed to pursue it in time, which made Davers relieved. He did not enter the west gate directly, but went around the south gate because he was worried that the soldiers would enter the camp slowly. His concerns were not disappointed, even worse than he had imagined. The panicked defeated soldiers disrupted the order of the team's entry into the camp.
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