The Puchetti warrior screamed, leaned forward, lost his composure, and rolled down the hill screaming.

Zpitt quickly rolled to the left, avoiding the spear that stabbed him......

This was the case with the Puchetti defenses, forcing the Puchetti to retreat involuntarily, and naturally the number of javelins thrown at the Dionian soldiers was greatly reduced.

"Seventh Brigade, good job!" Behind Leotizides, there were soldiers who praised loudly.

"Speed up! Climb up! ......" took advantage of this opportunity to urge Parmannius, the leader of the detachment in the center of his small phalanx.

The flag bearer waved the flag forward continuously.

Leotizides and his teammates saw that the light shield soldiers were alone and how they could not be left behind, so they cooperated with each other and struggled to climb upward, and the height of 30 meters was quickly trampled under their feet, and the light shield soldiers had retreated to the sides of the small phalanx, and only the enemy was left in front of them.

"Hades !!" The soldiers shouted the name of the Alliance's patron saint and raised their shields to meet them......

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The armies of Trifias and Tudpres rushed to the preset positions on the right flank. Normally, it would take them a long time to reorganize their ranks before they could attack, but with the Dionian army already engaged, they were encouraged to speed up as well.

Since there was no enemy ahead, both Trifias and Tudpres invariably mixed the light infantry into the phalanx to increase the thickness of the entire phalanx, and hurriedly began to climb the mountain in a more scattered formation.

The 20-meter-high slope was easily accessible and they would attack the enemy's flank to decide the victory.

But when they stepped onto the hill with confidence and ease, a large number of enemies suddenly appeared at the top of the mountain.

Mesapi cavalry! Trifias was shocked, and then calmed down again: although the Mesapi cavalry is powerful, this is not flat land, there is not enough area for them to gallop, and they dare to engage the heavy infantry head-on?!

The Heraclia-Metapontum coalition continues to rise.

The cavalry at the top of the slope began to throw short javelins.

Just as the Greeks raised their shields for defense, many people began to exclaim: "Cavalry! The Mesapi cavalry is behind us!! ”

The soldiers heard only the rumbling of cries behind them, and the Mesapi cavalry of the brigade went around the mountain road from a distance and began to throw javelins at the rear of the Greek soldiers' formation who were climbing the hills.

Suffering from this sudden blow, the Heraclia-Metapontum coalition was a little chaotic for a while.

In fact, there were not only the Mesapi cavalry, but also the Pucheti cavalry, which had 1,300 horsemen. At this moment, the cavalrymen on the top of the mountain began to caress the head of their mounts, leaning down and whispering something to their horses, with great reluctance in their eyes, and soon their expressions became resolute.

"Lycaon !!" The Puchetti cavalry raised their hands and shouted.

"Lycaon !!" The Mesapi cavalrymen also responded one after another. King Lycaon dared to tease Zeus, the Greek god, and although he was turned into a wolf, most of his descendants considered him a hero, and shouted his name before the battle to boost morale. The Mesapi people, who had been abandoned by Hellenistic influences, had now picked up this tradition.

The cavalry on the top of the mountain hugged the horse's neck with both hands, and the legs clamped the horse's belly violently, and hundreds of war horses began to run down the hillside in a loose formation, the speed became faster and faster, and from time to time there were cavalry companies with horses rolling to the ground, but it did not affect the speed and fighting spirit of the cavalry.

"Lift...... Raise a shield to defend ......" Trifias saw this situation, and for a while, his mind was also blank.

In the eyes of the soldiers of the Heraclia-Metapontum coalition, it was like facing rows of boulders rolling down from the mountains, and who dared to stop the powerful momentum that roared! Just as they were trying to dodge in terror, the cavalry had already crashed head-on into the phalanx—and suddenly, the horses neighed, the horses flew, and the Greek soldiers rolled to the ground in one piece, barely standing......

The Greek phalanx collapsed in an instant.

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Davers was soon rewarded by Tolmid: a large number of enemy horsemen suddenly appeared on the right flank.

He immediately felt a little uneasy, and immediately decided: "Izam, lead your brigade to immediately reinforce the troops of Trifias and Tudpres, and after repelling the enemy's cavalry, continue to attack the enemy's flank!" ”

"Yes!" When Izzam finally got his task, he slammed his right chest with his excited left fist, and after saluting Davers, he ran down the hill to the pass, and shouted to his subordinates: "Brothers, follow me to kill the enemy!" ”

Amid the cheers, the soldiers of the reconnaissance brigade hurried to the right flank with a smaller leather shield in their left hand and a short sword in their right hand.

Eumacus did not understand why the Dioonians were so keen to fight, but he was still struck by their high fighting spirit, and secretly made up his mind that Tarantum would not be forced to try not to clash with the combat-loving Dionia.

"Lord Davers, no matter how powerful the cavalry of the Mesapi is, they can't defeat the Greek heavy infantry, not to mention that this is a mountainous area, so there is no need for you to send troops to reinforce it." Umacus couldn't help but persuade.

"We all know things, how can the Mesapi people, who are good at cavalry, not know, but they still sent cavalry, and there is a problem in this." Davers said calmly.

When Eumacus heard that he was reasonable, he became a little more worried.

Previously, the herald Tolmid had gathered the information from the heralds waiting in the rear of the two legions and the various brigades, and reported to Davers: "The brigade led by Amintas has forced the Mesapi heavy infantry at the bottom of the central valley to retreat...... The 1st and 2nd Army Corps on the left and right flanks also had a slight advantage in the battle with the Puchetti, who occupied the terrain. And, after withdrawing from the frontal battle, the two light infantry battalions have begun to join forces in one place, as you have ordered, and then make a detour to the left (because there is a detour of the armies of Heraclia and Metapontum on the right flank) to attack the enemy's flank......"

With the advantage on all fronts, Davers had realized that the enemy had fewer troops than he had, and this was the first time he had had superior forces in a battle since he had led his army in Great Greece, so he had the confidence to send reinforcements to nip any possible disadvantage in the bud.

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King Clemoni of Puchetti never imagined that the current situation on the battlefield would be completely opposite to what he had envisioned, and not only would the Mesapi, who were heavily garrisoned in the lower part of the valley, be forced to retreat, but even his proud Pucciti warriors, who had a clear geographical advantage, could not repel the enemy.

Although it was now in the stage of stalemate, judging from the situation of the battle on the spot, this stalemate could not last, because Tremoni knew that his soldiers were poorly equipped and had few soldiers, so he had almost sent soldiers to assist the left flank, just to make his array roughly equal in length to the enemy's array, in case the flank was attacked. However, when the superiority of the ground and the bravery of the warriors are not enough to block and repel the enemy, the stalemate will only benefit the opponent. Now, the only good news was that the cavalry had routed the enemy on the far left flank.

Tremoni hoped that after they had quickly dispersed the rout, they would be able to assist the left flank to defeat the enemy in front of them, thus establishing victory in the battle.

At this time, Tremoni saw his scout horse rushing down the hill from afar, turned over and dismounted, and hurried up the mountain, and his heart was a little uneasy.

"Great King, more than a thousand enemies reinforced the left flank, and our cavalry fell into ...... Caught in a bitter battle! ”

In fact, the mixed cavalry of the Mepp rushed down from the top of the hill, flanked back and forth, and defeated the Heraclia-Metapontum coalition army, but when they pursued the route, because the mountain road was already narrow, and the enemy and us were mixed together, there was some blockage, and the speed advantage of the cavalry was completely lost, but the Greek soldiers lost their courage and only cared about fleeing without resistance. But when Izzam's brigade bypassed the mountain pass and surrounded it from the mountainsides on both sides, the disaster of the Mep's cavalry came.

Riding on unsaddled horses and fighting in place, the riders could not use all their strength against the Dionians, but it was almost impossible to withdraw from the crowded road at once. And the soldiers of the Mountain Reconnaissance Brigade are protected by leather shields, and the short swords in their hands can not only stab people, but also hurt horses. The fleeing Greek soldiers came to the aid and gradually regained their morale and began to fight...... The Maep cavalry fell to their own death, and they were not far from defeat.

"What?! How could the Greeks still have an army that did not throw people into battle!! "Tremoni stared at the scout. At this time, the city-state had not yet retained the habit of reserves, and all the forces would be pressed together in battle, so that Tremoni dared to risk a cavalry attack in terrain that was clearly unfavorable to cavalry, and now his best hope of victory was extinguished.

He took a few steps forward, looking at the top of the hill opposite, and the golden banner was faintly visible, and he knew that the enemy's commander was there.

"Megatron's military genius......" Tremoni muttered in a low voice, depressed.

"What should we do now, King?" Seeing that Tremoni was in a trance, Pulo hurriedly asked.

What to do? Fall back? Now that the two armies are strangled together, how can they retreat easily, that will only increase the casualties of the Puchetti, and he still underestimates the Dionians! This supposedly emerging alliance of city-states is very combat-ready and should be avoided if you can avoid fighting it in the future...... A trace of fear rose in Tremoni's heart, and he regretted that he should not have been rash in the first place, but chose to ambush the Tarantums, and entrusted the task of intercepting the Dionian reinforcements to the Mesapi......

“…… Wait. After a long time, Tremani spat out a word.

Poolo was stunned for a moment, and quickly understood that Tremoni was waiting for the Mesapi to come to reinforcements as soon as possible after the Messapi people solved the Tarantum people, which was to pin his hopes on others, which was not Tremoni's usual practice at all!

Pullo thought worriedly: But what if the Mesapi are late!