I am the son of the traveler

Chapter 57 The Barbarian Chariot
The chariot is the first new weapon in the history of human warfare that surpasses infantry. From a global perspective, the Sumerians in the Mesopotamia were the first to use chariots, which is also one of the birthplaces of human civilization.The earliest Sumerian chariots were extremely crude. Judging by the standards of chariots used by various countries hundreds of years later, it could only be said to be a wooden mobile fortress. Not a horse, but a donkey, but it is such a very crude chariot that was a powerful new weapon for the early infantry.

In another world, although the chariots used by the Ogre barbarians are not advanced, and even the phalanx heavy infantry of the surrounding civilized countries cannot play a big role, they are still used in wars between barbarians. As a kind of sharp weapon, most barbarian tribes still use chariots to fight. They usually let the chariots charge the enemy's army first, relying on the impact of the horses and the rotating sickles on the two wheels of the chariots to tear the enemy's flesh. formation, and then use a large number of infantry to charge towards the gap. Whoever retreats first will lose.

It is worth mentioning that because only the nobles in the barbarian tribes have the ability to make chariots, only the nobles of each tribe can ride in chariots, but not all nobles can ride in chariots, some people still prefer More flexible single-horse cavalry, they also became the so-called noble cavalry.

On this side, looking at the Duretica chiefs who were still motivating their morale, Antico showed disdain. He glanced at the soldiers behind him who were fighting in high spirits, full of confidence, thinking that it was impossible to lose.

He had handed over the method of dealing with the chariots to the centurions long ago, so he was not worried about how much casualties the Duretika's chariots could cause to his phalanx.After Antigonus patrolled the front of the formation again, he returned to the rear of the right wing and took command.

On the opposite side, the encouragement of the Duretika people finally came to an end, only a long horn sounded from the rear of the barbarian army, and the barbarians on the opposite side, who were almost all over the mountains and plains, came out in full force as if they had been released from their shackles. The 28 two-horse chariots rushed to the front with an indomitable majestic momentum. Although they were small in number, they brought more momentum than the barbarian infantry behind them.

Rumble-

Feeling the weak vibration on the ground, the soldiers in the Macedonian army were a little nervous, especially the copper shield pikemen on the charging path of the barbarian chariot. Because they were deployed in the central army, they became the priority attack of the barbarian chariot This is also their destiny - the Macedonian phalanx has had the duty of resisting the enemy's charge since its birth.

"Agiriya Brigade (for easier command, Antigonus organized the Agiriya Axemen into a new Agiriya Brigade), ready to fight!"

After the officer's order was developed, the light infantry without armor walked out of the square in an orderly manner. They were all holding javelins tightly in their hands, and their eyes were as fierce as wild wolves, staring at the barbarian chariot running ahead.

They all still remembered the king's instructions to them before the battle. If they want to deal with chariots, the first target to attack is their horses, because the target of two horses is bigger than anything else. horses, then the chariot will be completely useless.Behind them, the bronze shield spearmen equipped with round shields and sarisa spears are ready to change their formation. They stand upright their spears for easy movement. From the perspective of the barbarian chariot, the target of their charge But it is like a forest of spears, full of shocking power.

Rumble-

"The barbarian tanks are coming, prepare for the anti-tank formation!"

When the barbarian chariot was only 100 meters away from the phalanx, the centurions standing on the right side of the phalanx gave orders together. As soon as they finished speaking, the flag bearers and trumpeters behind them started to move. A series of sharp "beep beep" horns sounded, and the phalanx spearmen acted reflexively.Just when the barbarian chariot rushed to within 50 meters of them, the phalanx had turned into a "concave" shape!
Immediately afterwards, the phalanx stabilized, and the soldiers at both ends of the front shouted and put down their spears, pointing their guns at the chariots that were still advancing ahead. Throw it, and in the next second, under the horrified gazes of the barbarian nobles on the chariot, dozens of javelins flew out at a high speed, and those standing on the chariot didn't even have a chance to defend themselves, and immediately Even the horse was shot by the javelin.

The next moment, people turned their backs on their backs, the vehicles were destroyed, and nearly half of the chariots suffered a devastating blow. The horses hit by the javelin neighed heart-piercingly, and fell forward heavily according to inertia, while standing on the battlefield The coachman and the noble warriors in the car were thrown out directly, screaming and falling to the ground, and they were dizzy from being thrown. Before they could struggle to get up, the Agirian ax soldiers rushed up, waving Their small axes slashed down mercilessly, taking the life of a barbarian warrior in a few strokes.

The remaining dozen or so chariots were also frightened by the javelins thrown by the Agirians, but because of the cumbersomeness of the chariots, they couldn't complete the U-turn and retreat at all, so they could only bite the bullet and continue to drive the chariots forward After charging, those Aguilian axemen hurriedly retreated to the side and shot at these chariots outside the safe range, and then several chariots were destroyed.

They rushed past the javelins thrown by the Agyria axemen, but this did not mean that they were out of danger. The remaining barbarian chariots immediately discovered in despair that in front of them were countless five or six meter long spears shining with cold light. Gunhead, if they continued to rush forward, they would only end up crashing into the gun array vehicle and destroying everyone. However, they soon discovered that a passage had been deliberately left in the phalanx. They had no choice but to control the chariot. Rush towards that passage.

However, after rushing into the passage, they found that they had entered a dead end again. At the end of the passage, there were dozens of Macedonian soldiers with super long guns. The barbarian soldiers on the chariot could even see their Thracian helmets Under the firm gaze!

"Damn! Damn!"

The barbarian warriors on the chariot shouted in horror, but at this moment, several Aguilian axemen rushed out from both sides. They moved swiftly and climbed directly onto the chariot, forcibly dragging down the two barbarian warriors on top, and then there was the bloodiest massacre, and the two horses that were out of control of the coachman could not escape. After a catastrophe, several spears were inserted into their bodies, and they fell down heavily with neighing, without the strength to stand up again.

(End of this chapter)