I am the son of the traveler

Chapter 85 The Battle of Arcelos (5)

The tomahawks and long swords of the barbarians fell continuously and violently like raindrops, hitting the shields of the heavy infantry with harsh metal collision sounds. The infantry phalanx, trying to break through the rock-solid Greek heavy infantry phalanx.

However, the well-trained Greek heavy infantry did not give them a chance to break away. They leaned close together, raised their spears above their heads, and stabbed the barbarians in front of them frantically. They didn't expect the enemy to attack from the top at all, and they were stabbed and turned over immediately, but they quickly reacted, raised their shields to block the attack of the spear, and the battle ax and long sword in the other hand attacked like crazy. The Greek round shield was slashed violently, leaving shocking cracks one after another in no time.

A Greek heavy infantryman held out his shield to block the barbarian's slashing, but the violent attacks made his left hand holding the shield numb, and he almost lost consciousness. At this moment, the barbarian in front of him suddenly gave up. The shield directly grabbed the edge of his Greek round shield and grabbed it with all his might. Before the Greek heavy infantry had time to react, the shield came out of his hands. The next second, the barbarian's tomahawk slammed down on him from his shoulders to his chest. A huge opening was made, and the heavy infantryman fell down with a scream.

The rest of the barbarians quickly squeezed in desperately toward this gap, and the soldier standing behind the Greek heavy infantry rushed up. In this crowded environment, he gave up the two-meter-long Greek spear and drew out Sifus stabbed a barbarian warrior in the abdomen with his dagger, and then kicked his body away, letting the blood flow freely.This is not over yet, facing the No. 2 barbarian warrior who squeezed in, the soldier roared and slammed the round shield hard, only to hear a crisp sound of bones breaking, and the barbarian warrior whose face was violently hit by the shield Crying and covering his shattered nasal bone, the Greek soldier took advantage of the situation and plunged his dagger into his neck, cutting off his spine.

The right flank of the Macedonian army is being besieged by barbarians several times larger than itself, and in the central army, the battle has already begun. Compared with the traditional heavy infantry guarding their right flank, the bronze shield pikemen equipped with Sarisa spears The barbarians appeared to be more comfortable in combat. They held their spears tightly with both hands, and under the loud orders of the phalanx centurion, they kept resigning to the barbarian warriors five or six meters away. The phalanx they formed was so dense that the same time The barbarians they fought couldn't find a chance to dodge the stabbing spears, and stuck in to fight hand-to-hand with each other.

A barbarian warrior used his shield to block the spears stabbing at him, and before he could make the next move, several spears stabbed at him again, directly piercing the chain mail on his body.Although the main attack on the central army was the most elite Britt army in the barbarian coalition, they were helpless in the face of the almost invincible spear phalanx.As the spears continued to be withdrawn and thrust out, barbarian warriors fell down clutching some wound on their bodies almost every second—even though most of them had changed into armor produced by the Kingdom of Britt, they still fell. There is no escape from death!
"Roar!!!!"

Under the stimulation of blood, a barbarian chief who participated in the attack looked up to the sky and screamed. He gave up the shield that was in the way, grasped the ax handle with both hands, struggled to split several spears that were stabbed at him, and then cooperated with his bodyguards to knock them away. The spears that lost their spearheads tried to break into the spear phalanx, but the infantrymen in the phalanx did not panic. Several soldiers whose spears were damaged immediately gave up their spears, pulled out their Seaforth daggers, and made preparations for battle. At the same time, the comrades behind them who were raising their spears at an angle put their spears down at the same time, shouted and stabbed the barbarian chief who broke through the spear formation. The guards around the latter quickly raised their shields to resist, and cooperated with the chief to kill together.

Upon seeing this, several soldiers around them immediately gave up their spears, raised their shields together with their comrades whose spears had been damaged, and fought hand-to-hand with the barbarians who broke into the spear formation. They knew very well that if these barbarians were not killed, , the spear phalanx will be in danger——

Rumble-

At the same time, the barbarian chariot troops cooperated with the cavalry to attack the flank of the Macedonian army. Looking at this scene, Antigonus, who was sitting in the rear, changed his face. If it was just a battle between cavalry and cavalry, he would have the confidence to defeat the enemy, but The addition of the enemy's chariot troops can be said to be very disadvantageous to the cavalry of one's own side. He quickly looked at the cavalry deployed on the right wing, but saw that the military consul Cronus was also looking at him from a distance.

Antigonus knew that he had to do something.

"Agnes, order your partner cavalry to prepare for battle, we are going to the battlefield."

Antico turned his head and said to the captain of the guard behind him. At the same time, he stroked the saber stuck in his waist and made up his mind.

"What?" Agnes was slightly startled, and quickly realized that he opened his mouth, wanting to persuade him, but after hesitating, he chose to shut up, nodded silently, and conveyed the king's message to the cavalry behind him. Order.

Tens of seconds later, Antigonus's order was passed on, and the infantry who were still fighting were surprised to find that the king's banner that had been standing behind them suddenly moved, wearing a conspicuous Hercules lion head helmet on it. Under the leadership of the young general in red war robe, he galloped to the right flank. Wherever the king's flag went, the soldiers in the fierce battle cheered loudly and their morale was greatly boosted.The military consul Kronos watched in surprise as Antigonus and his party came to him, his mouth opened and he didn't close it for a long time.

"I'll attack with you." Without waiting for Cronus to speak, Antigonus took the initiative. He looked at the more than 1000 cavalry and more than 800 Agirian axemen deployed behind Cronus, and he had something in his heart. Some confidence.

"But..." Kronos hesitated. Although Antigonus had trained with the guards for a period of time before the barbarian coalition arrived, he was still a little worried when he went to fight on the battlefield.

"Nothing, Cronus." Antigonus interrupted him, pointing to the barbarian cavalry and chariot troops galloping towards the flank in the distance, with a serious expression: "The son of Hercules never fears battle, In the name of the King of Macedonia, I will fight with you at the front line!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Antigonus's words made Cronus turn red, and he could no longer say no. Compared with the weak king who could not go to the battlefield, the martial Macedonians were more respectful, brave and fearless. The first-line king - just like the famous Alexander the Great.

(End of this chapter)