I am the son of the traveler

Chapter 53 The confrontation between the two armies
On the other hand, the five barbarian tribes who were missed by Antigonus did not know that they had entered the countdown to death. They participated in the rebellion against the barbarian coalition forces of the Kingdom of Macedonia. They had turned all the population in the tribe into soldiers and rushed to the territory of Tanton .

This is a desperate performance of a tribe. Under the threat of Macedonian soldiers, they were forced to abandon their homes and migrate to this strange land, surrounded by tribes that they had never been in contact with. If it weren't for the increasing threat of the Macedonians , I am afraid that without the Macedonians coming over, they will have civil strife first-in order to strengthen their own strength, powerful tribes annex weaker tribes from time to time, and these tribes who have left their homes belong to the weaker tribes.

In order to get rid of this precarious situation, these forced migratory tribes use all the people as soldiers. Their intention is obvious. If they win, they can return to their hometown together. If they lose, the whole tribe will die on the battlefield. let's go!
It is a good thing to have determination, but in the face of absolute strength, their determination is as ridiculous as moths to a flame, just like what the Greek sages said: A group of mobs cannot be called an army, just as a pile of building materials cannot be called an army. house.

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After Antigonus came back from the ancient battlefield, he ordered the spies of the Outer Barbarian Camp to focus on the territory of Tantonon through some channels. The spies produced by these systems possessed the disguise technique and could easily make themselves into different faces. The unobtrusive barbarian tribesmen mixed into the huge barbarian coalition army - this benefited from the chaos in the management of the barbarian coalition army. They didn't even know how many people there were in which tribe's army. Once spies mixed in, it was like a grain of sand falling into the desert. A drop of water drops into the sea, hard to find.

In order to avoid alarming the enemy, Antigonus did not let the spies carry out sabotage operations in the barbarian camp, but asked them to inquire about the news of the tribes joining the coalition this time and the number of coalition forces.He himself led the main force to join the striker in preparation for the Second World War.

On June 6, both sides deployed troops in the Tantonon territory.

Because the scale of the originally built camp was too small to accommodate the main army that followed, Antigonus ordered his subordinates to set up camp on a small hill not far from the camp of the forward army after arriving here.The barracks of the Macedonian army are the same as the barracks of the Greeks. They are all built in a circular or oval shape. Inside the barracks, there are two roads that meet at the center, and the center point where the roads meet is also the location of the legion headquarters.

After setting up the camp, a large number of slaves were sent out to dig a trench several meters deep around the camp, and use the excavated soil to push a wall about 6 feet high, and then go to the surrounding woods Find vines, crow's claws and build various deer forts to protect the walls.

While building the camp, just in case (although Antigonus did not think that the barbarians would have the courage to attack them in this situation), Antigonus sent people to set up a group of at least fifty people around the camp. There are outposts stationed by two soldiers, and sentries are sent out from these outposts.It is worth mentioning that these sentries will pass a bell to each other in order to remind themselves to stay alert. This kind of bell is not exclusive to sentries. The officer in charge of patrolling the camp will also ring the bell and lead a torchbearer to complete the patrol circle Count, and then accept the sentinel's questioning.

The news that the main force of the Macedonian army arrived and set up camp was quickly brought back to the barbarian camp by the barbarian scouts, and soon spread throughout the entire army. The tribal chiefs suddenly became nervous. It is only in the early five thousand years, and this is the result of the full mobilization of many tribes - the first mobilization really exhausted the fighters they could fight, and they did not expect the Macedonians to be so strong this year. You know, in previous years they were just Huddled behind a solid wall for passive defense.

Now, the second mobilization has used up almost all of their old capital. If they lose again, they will be powerless. Fortunately, the neighbors to the north agreed to their request for help and are mobilizing the army to come to the rescue. Days, they should be here in a few days.

However, Antigonus obviously would not give them a chance to wait for reinforcements. On the second day after meeting with the former army, Antigonus led the army out of the barracks and formed a formation on the plain between the barracks of the two sides. .

The Macedonian army that has marched so far has a total of more than 100 soldiers, far exceeding the number of the barbarian coalition forces. From one end to the other, it almost fills up more than half of the plain. Looking at it from the perspective of the barbarian army camp, they immediately let them The fighting spirit plummeted.After getting the news, the chiefs quickly ran behind the wall and looked out. Everything in sight made them more determined not to take the initiative to attack, and decided to stay in the barracks.

At the same time, they are also complaining about why they brought the coalition forces here. They mistakenly took the Macedonian forwards as the main force because of wrong intelligence, and thought that their own numbers were superior, so they had the confidence to take the initiative to meet them. However, the enemy's main force After arriving, the superiority in numbers was reversed in an instant, and they had no chance to retreat, let alone take the initiative to attack.

Outside the camp, Antigonus rode his horse and stood in front of the army formation. He casually sent a man who knew the language of the barbarians to invite the barbarian allied forces to fight. Rather than letting him take the initiative to attack, Antigonus preferred that the two armies line up in the open In decisive battles, whether it is a game or reality, he is not good at attacking tough battles, but instead lights up his defensive specialization.

However, a few minutes later, the people sent out by Antigonus came back. The barbarian chiefs in the camp ignored his clamor at all, and people shot arrows backhanded to drive him back. , I am afraid that he will become the first person to die in battle today.

Seeing this, Antigonus knew that he was destined to fight a tough battle today. Although he could choose to ring the gong to stop the troops, the morale of the soldiers was high and they were gearing up for a big battle. At this time, let them withdraw to the camp. It would have a bad effect on morale, and in addition to the fact that the defenses of the barbarian camps in Antigonus were not strong, it seemed that there would not be much hindrance in launching a strong attack.

Although Antigonus's army didn't have siege equipment, it didn't mean that he couldn't break through the wooden fence that looked like a decoration.In the siege method of the ancient Greek army, they often used heavy infantry to raise their shields to form a tortoise formation (yes, it is a tortoise formation, and the tortoise formation is not a formation exclusive to the Roman legion, and it can often be seen in the Greek army. However, because the tortoise formation of the Greeks is composed of round shields, the defensive power of the tortoise formation is much lower than that of the square shield of the Roman legion) Advance to the low wall and let the friendly soldiers climb up on the shield to fight the enemy.

　Sure enough, it is an annoying serial, not only did not add to the collection, but lost a lot, I should still be a good eunuch

　　
　
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