I am the son of the traveler

Chapter 87 The Battle of Arcelos (7)

While Antigonus led his troops to hunt down the barbarian archers, more than [-] barbarian chariots also rushed to the cavalry battlefield that was about to end. Although the barbarian cavalry who were still fighting hard saw the arrival of the friendly army, they had already been killed He had no fighting spirit, and was finally defeated before the friendly army arrived.The military consul Kronos immediately ordered the cavalry to retreat, and sent the Agirian axemen to go up and use javelins to meet the enemy.

However, this is a wrong choice.

After their own cavalry retreated, the Aguilian axeman jumped over the layers of corpses on the ground, pulled out the javelins stuck behind the shields, and threw them at the menacing barbarian chariots, but the latter had been prepared and rushed in a loose formation. Go forward and let most of the javelins falling from the sky miss.Seeing this, the Agiriya axemen hurriedly shouted and prepared to retreat. They are also human beings, and they still have a natural fear of heavy troops like chariots.

This withdrawal boosted the morale of the barbarian chariot. The soldiers on the chariot shouted fiercely, raised their javelins and threw them at the running Greek light infantry, and immediately shot down dozens of running Agirian axemen. Suddenly, some of the light infantry who were attacked stopped bravely, pulled out the last javelin behind their shields, and threw them at the barbarian chariots that were getting closer and closer to them. This time their accuracy was significantly higher , the thrown javelin either hit the galloping horse or overturned the barbarian on the chariot. At that time, several chariots lost control and crashed.

The counterattack of the light infantry boosted the morale of the other retreating people. They also stopped, raised the last javelin, and threw it towards the chariot troops. The last javelin thrown often meant that they would not If they need to stay on the chariot again, they can return to the rear for repairs, but now they have no chance to withdraw. They can only cooperate with the returning Macedonian cavalry to attack the barbarian chariot troops!
Rumble-

The returning Macedonian cavalry attracted the attention of the barbarian chariots who were fired at by javelin salvos. They looked at the menacing Macedonian cavalry in all directions in horror, because Antigonus only took away 150 partner cavalrymen under his command, so There were more than [-] riders who came to besiege the barbarian chariot troops, eight times more than the barbarians!
Under the majesty of the Macedonians who brought new victories, the barbarian chariot troops were a little shaken, but the cumbersomeness of the chariots made it impossible for them to turn around and retreat now. The sub-axes rushed over, rushed past their obstruction, and could kill the right flank of the Macedonians, successfully completing the task!
The painful charge began. Amidst the heart-piercing shouts of both sides, the barbarian chariot troops rushed into the formation of the Agirian axemen with rapidly rotating axes, and any light that dared to block the path of the charge The infantry crashed and fell into the tank, and the light infantry close to the tank would also be attacked by the sharp shaft knife. Their unprotected lower limbs were directly torn by the shaft knife, and the legs were separated from the body. A large amount of blood dyed the ground beneath him red.Knowing that they must die, the Agirian axemen roared and jumped onto the chariot from behind, slashing the hatchets on the chariot driver and the barbarian warriors, or dragged them off the chariot together, and fell heavily on the ground. on the ground...

The limbs of the Greek light infantry were scattered in the terrifying back and forth collision of the chariot. Their calves and arms were flying in the air. Some Agirian axemen were even cut in half by the barbarian chariot. Their upper and lower bodies were separated, and their internal organs flowed out directly. The scurrying barbarian chariots inflicted painful casualties on the Aguilian axemen. On the bloody battlefield, a large number of light infantry with fragmented bodies wailed and fell in a pool of blood. Other fighters in battle.

At this time, the Macedonian cavalry charged the barbarian chariot with heavy steps in time. Although most of them had damaged lances and could only use short swords to attack, they were fearless and waved their weapons from the side. He slammed into the running barbarian chariot. In the next second, the car was destroyed and people were killed. Countless chariots were knocked over at the moment when the two armies collided. The huge impact force also caused the people on the chariot to fly out screaming. However, the Macedonian cavalry were also having a hard time. The lower limbs of their horses were torn apart by the sharp shaft knives, and they fell to the ground screaming.

Immediately, the Macedonian cavalry, in cooperation with the Agyrian axemen, heavily surrounded the barbarian chariots that had lost their mobility and attempted to annihilate them. On the left, the imitation Roman legionary infantry fighting in the Roman legionary manner was suffering from unprecedented difficulties. After defeating the Greek raiding cavalry on the left flank, thousands of barbarian cavalry charged fiercely towards the legionary infantry on the left flank.There were only five centuries of 400 legion infantry who were almost crushed under the charge of the barbarian cavalry. Their formation was in pieces, and all the soldiers in the front row were killed. Although the soldiers in the back row were still using heavy javelins to resist tenaciously, The morale of the army has also been slackened. As long as someone takes the lead in escaping, the entire left wing will inevitably collapse!

The Thracian Guards Battalion, which was also in a fierce battle, wanted to support the situation of their comrades-in-arms, but in front of them were countless barbarian infantry who were fiercely attacking, making them unable to divide their troops to support them. They could only watch helplessly as the barbarian cavalry gradually advanced. Even threatened their battle lines.

At this moment, a round of arrows rose from behind them and fell into the left wing in the melee. The barbarian cavalry who were gradually advancing were shot and killed. The hard-fought legionary infantry quickly looked back. It turned out that it was the archers who were in time. He arrived and rained revengeful arrows on the enemy's head, relieving the pressure on his comrades.

Under the coordinated counterattack of the legion infantry and archers, the barbarian cavalry who lost their mobility had to retreat, but this did not let the surviving legion infantry breathe a sigh of relief. The car troop was filled with fear.

"Go and send someone to notify His Majesty the King! If he doesn't send someone to support us, we will be defeated!"

"Where are the reinforcements? We need reinforcements!"

The shouts of the soldiers on the left wing were intertwined, and an emotion called fear spread in everyone's heart. They subconsciously looked to the rear, but found that the king's flag symbolizing the king was not standing there, and they suddenly panicked , but soon someone discovered that the king's flag was actually on the front line. On the dusty battlefield, among the galloping cavalry, a conspicuous Vigina king's flag stood proudly, fluttering in the wind!

(End of this chapter)