I am the son of the traveler

Chapter 43

"Column!"

"Huh-ha-"

"Dududu-"

On the battlefield outside Hot Spring Pass, several copper shield spearmen phalanxes will be commanded by the centurion (compared to the company commander, I actually prefer to use his other translation centurion), the flag bearer and the trumpeter. The five or six-meter-long Sarisa spear was leveled and moved forward with neat steps.

Not only the spear phalanx of the central army, but also the troops on the left and right wings moved at the same time. The Macedonian phalanx was not only used for defense, but in fact, they were more suitable for active attack. The enemies they engaged had no choice but to be crushed.

Although he failed to lead the cavalry to charge into battle, Antigonus still stood behind the most important right wing of the Macedonian phalanx to supervise the battle. The soldiers in front of him knew that the king was behind him, and they all had high morale, wanting to show that one is equal to ten Be brave without dishonoring the king.

Antigonus was surrounded by only a flag officer, a guard captain, and ten companion cavalry, and the rest of the companion cavalry were handed over to the military consul Claunoll and taken to the right wing to gather with the Sarisa cavalry. Prepare to bide your time to strike.

Seeing that the Macedonians dared to take the initiative to attack, the barbarian army on the opposite side felt that they were underestimated and filled with righteous indignation, but Aktrick did not immediately order the infantry to step forward. Infantry and archers stepped forward and shot at the Macedonian formation.

It is not that the barbarian army does not have long-range arms. Before, they thought that long-range arms were not needed to join the battle in the siege, so they did not invest in it. But now that the two sides are engaged in a decisive battle, the long-range arms have no reason to continue paddling.Following Aktrick's order, thousands of light infantry and archers stepped out of the barbarian formation and sprinted towards the Macedonian army.

The barbarian Marikis are as good at ambushes and raids as the Saloans. There are also many hunters who are proficient in bows and arrows. These archers, called forest hunters, wear black robes and have no protection on their bodies. With small hatchets or short swords on their waists, they are ghosts who come and go without a trace, often lurking in the forest to hunt animals.

It is worth mentioning that among the barbarians who had ambushed King Philip's army, there were also a large number of forest hunters. It was their volley that caused the Macedonian army on the march to fall into chaos, and shot and killed many people in the opposing army. Relatives and friends of young Macedonian soldiers.

The enemy is particularly jealous when they meet!

Seeing that the barbarians sent out their own light infantry first, Antigonus waved his hand and let all the light infantry on the right flank, except the Agirian axeman who had ambushed in advance, come out. The enemy has forest hunters, and I have Crete Archers, Antigonus did not believe that the well-known Cretan archers in Europe would have the upper hand.

The light infantry of the two armies fought quickly, and at this time, the Macedonian phalanx and the barbarian army were also advancing, and Kronos on the flank also led the Macedonian cavalry to attack, leading the barbarian cavalry away.When the Macedonian cavalry ran at a constant speed, the smoke and dust raised behind them obscured the sight of the barbarians, making them unable to see the light infantry following the cavalry!

……

"Free Fire!"

Whoosh whoosh—

Cretan archers wearing Pylos-style helmets, linen breastplates, and round shields on their backs drew their bows and arrows, and unleashed their firepower on the unprotected barbarian light infantry in the chaotic crowd. The Greeks had metal arrows and higher body protection, and the Maliki archers who shot against them were as pitiful as beggars. Most of their arrows were bone arrows or stone arrows. Only a few people could use metal arrows, but they shot out Even if it hits the enemy, it will still be easily bounced off by the armor on the enemy without causing damage.

However, the arrows shot by the Cretans can easily penetrate the exposed skin of the forest hunters, not only the Cretan archers, even the stones with sharp parts thrown by the Rhode Island slingers who are equally famous all over the world. Blocks can also kill barbarians.

During the melee, a Rhode Island soldier wearing a Greek-style felt hat placed a sharp-edged stone on a section of the sling, with "How about this piece" written in Greek on the stone, and then leaned back , shaking the sling vigorously, and a few seconds later, he leaned forward, and the sling in his hand was also thrown forward forcefully with the movement, and the stone flew out with it, making a sharp sound of breaking through the air.The next second, a running barbarian light infantryman he aimed at was hit hard on the face, and his body fell backwards with inertia. Looking carefully, sharp stones had been embedded in his face, and blood slowly oozes out.

In addition to the well-known Cretan archers and Rhode Island slingers, the performance of Greek archers and javelin soldiers is also remarkable.Although the barbarians had more light infantry than them, they were directly pressed and beaten, and many soldiers were lost immediately.

After several rounds, the barbarian light infantry finally couldn't bear the casualties and began to retreat. The Macedonian light infantry originally wanted to pursue them, but the enemy infantry had already come up to them and was getting closer to them. Barbarian infantry shooting.

At the same time, the cavalry of the two armies also began to confront each other. The Macedonian cavalry circled a large circle under the leadership of Cronus and led the barbarian cavalry away from the infantry battlefield. The team flanked the barbarian cavalry left and right.

Seeing this, the commander of the barbarian cavalry immediately ordered the deputy rider to dismount to cover his comrades. As soon as he gave the order, the deputy rider sitting behind jumped off the horse, rolled on the ground to relieve the impact, and then grabbed the javelin They were about to shoot at the Macedonian cavalry, but at this moment, the vision suddenly changed. These riders who turned into javelin soldiers watched a large number of Macedonian light infantry wielding hatchets and javelins rushing out of the smoke and dust brought by the cavalry, roaring at them After killing them, these barbarian warriors didn't realize it all at once, and were cut down immediately.

The sudden appearance of the Agirian axeman caught the Salo cavalry by surprise. Many of them were shot and knocked down by the Macedonian shock cavalry rushing towards them because of distraction, or they were knocked down from the side together with their horses. , being pinned under the horse and unable to move, watched the Aguilian axeman with a tomahawk running up to kill himself.

"Damn it! It's a trap!"

Seeing his own cavalry in chaos around him, the chief of the Xiji tribe and the commander of the Salo cavalry, Castlander, roared loudly. At the same time, he urged his horse to lead his subordinates to evacuate here, but suddenly An Agilian axeman appeared, raised his hand and struck the horse's neck with an axe. The poor horse neighed terribly and stood up, throwing the barbarian chief off the horse's back, and fell heavily to the ground.The barbarian chief just wanted to get up, but was slashed on the front door by the Aguilian axeman who rushed towards him, and his brain burst out immediately, and he died tragically here.

The chief died in battle, and the barbarian cavalry who saw this scene lost all fighting spirit and fled in all directions screaming.

　The decisive battle begins, please recommend and collect
　　


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