The soldiers tightened their spears in their hands, rekindling the desire to fight.

"Lord Margo, the Dionians have quickened their advance and seem to be preparing to attack us first!" Kisgow rushed over to warn.

"Just in time, let the soldiers speed up as well!" After Margo finished speaking, he turned over and dismounted, and slapped the horse's buttocks hard.

The horse neighed and ran away.

Then Marco said to the guards behind him, "Give me a shield and a spear." ”

Kisgow hurriedly stepped forward to stop: "My lord, you should be in command from behind, and not-"

Margo interrupted him loudly: "Don't say it, today I will fight with the soldiers!" ”

At this moment, the people around him were also deeply moved, and Pomilka, the adjutant, and the young Carthaginian nobles who had been caricatured by Marco as gentlemen also dismounted, took up their shields and spears, and stood beside Margo.

Margo looked at them, smiled, and said with pride: "Let's fight for Carthage together today!" ”

There were more than 6,000 Phoenician allied soldiers who were hastily taken out of the camp by Kisgow, and in addition, Margo learned that the Ionian army appeared outside the camp, so he urgently asked Sticamo to bring in 4,000 Carthaginian citizen soldiers, who were attacked by the rout, and there were more than 3,000 people following Margo at this time...... The Carthaginian side was able to fight with nearly 10,000 troops, which seemed to be quite different from the number of the Ionian army on the opposite side, and the huge cavalry that Davers had always feared before now only had a few more than 100 horsemen, and due to the single army, the speed of the formation was very fast.

And since Margo, Pomilka, Kisgow and other generals were all armed with shields and spears, walking at the forefront of the formation, the soldiers naturally followed them with firm steps and strode forward, and the terrified rout ran behind them, and they could not shake their fighting spirit for the time being.

On the Dionian side, the Roman reserve was in the center, with reinforcements from Pothenia and Samonay in the rear, and cavalry on both flanks, with Davos leading more than 200 court guards to follow in the rear of the center of the formation. And the improvised nearly 10,000 soldiers were divided into two equal parts, located behind the cavalry on both flanks, but separated by 200 meters.

After the trumpet of the attacking army sounded, all the soldiers accelerated forward, especially the cavalry on both flanks, and they soon approached the Carthaginian army, and hundreds of short javelins flew into the Carthaginian array, screaming miserably.

The Carthaginian army had only a small number of light infantry and could not attack the Dionian cavalry from a distance, and the heavy infantry had to move forward quickly, trying to close the distance to the enemy and engage in hand-to-hand combat.

But the well-trained Dionian cavalry quickly turned their horses and ran back in order to regain the distance and throw their javelins.

The heavy infantry on the run could not defend themselves well, and many were hit by javelins, which forced them to slow down their advance and hide behind round shields.

As a result, only the unattacked Carthaginian army in the center was still striding forward at a reduced pace.

"Javelin ready!" The officers shouted loudly.

For the first time, the soldiers of the Roman reserve brigade threw javelins in actual combat, but they were not unfamiliar at all.

The javelin rain that covered the sky and the sun came, and Margo only had time to shout: "Be careful!" He hastily hid himself behind the round shield.

Then he heard a terrible scream beside him, and his lieutenant fell to the grass.

Margo's heart burned with rage, and he raised his spear, turned back and shouted, "Follow me, rush forward!" ”

He raised his round shield diagonally and charged forward.

The soldiers roared and followed.

Seeing that there was not enough time to throw the second round of javelins, the soldiers of the Roman reserve brigade immediately launched a charge.

Soon, the two sides collided. One side fought for survival, the other fought for honor, and both sides did their best at the beginning, and the battle was fierce.

A few minutes later, the Ionian cavalry finished throwing their javelins and galloped outward, leaving behind hundreds of wounded and wailing soldiers on both flanks, regaining the speed of their advance, and soon engaged the oncoming Dionian army.

Most of these temporary Dionian soldiers were made up of reserve citizens or freedmen who aspired to become Dionian citizens, and although they lacked military training and the combat skills of heavy infantry, their desire to win was not weaker than that of the Roman soldiers, because as long as they received meritorious service awards, they were a big step away from becoming true citizens of the Kingdom of Dionia, so they fought very bravely, coupled with the large number of people, and the Carthaginian soldiers on both wings had just been hit by cavalry javelins, and suffered many casualties, Morale had dropped, so at the beginning of the battle, the Dionian recruits had some upper hand.

At this time, the Dionian cavalry also quickly adjusted their formation, assisting the recruits to launch a direct attack on the two flanks.

They lined up in a long, single formation, straightened their spears, and increased the speed of their horses, passing the rear of the Carthaginian flanks, and when the enemy blocked the spears with their round shields, the cavalry would quickly release the spears in their hands, while the other hand tightened the horse's neck to prevent the recoil from causing the horse to fall.

Even if the Carthaginian soldiers used their round shields to block the spear charge of the Ionian cavalry, the strong momentum would make him stagger and his arms sore, and he would not even be able to grasp the round shield, and the second spear that followed could easily stab him in the body......

The attacks of the Dellnia cavalry were continuous, like peeling an apple with a dagger, and it did not look violent, but it was actually quite lethal.

As time passed, the arrays of the two wings of Carthage, which had been caught in a bitter battle, crumbled, and the morale of the soldiers dropped sharply, and they began to flee.

The balance of power is still maintained in the middle.

By the time of the battle, Marco had felt exhausted, and he panted as he looked at the enemy opposite, and the different appearances from the Greeks made him feel familiar, but also made him wonder and angry: Romans? It turned out to be a Roman! Carthage was involved in the war precisely to help Rome, but these former allies were here to take away his only hope of victory, did they forget that it was Dioonia who destroyed Rome! How can they be the lackeys of Dionia!

Margo roared, regathered his strength, and slammed forward desperately with his round shield, and then stabbed the spear out, hitting the enemy in the chest, who knew that it broke with a "click", and Margo, who was caught off guard, immediately fell forward.

"Margo-sama!" Soldiers on both sides desperately tried to save him from the enemy's spears.

Margo struggled to his feet, his arms swollen and his vision blurred due to the detachment.

He raised his head with difficulty: the Dionian flag raised high in the rear of the enemy was so dazzling, so close to him! Why? Why are we working so hard?! But they couldn't break through the Romans' array and kill in front of the king of Dionia! If my Iberian army were here, it would! Surely catch that damn Ionian king! ……

At this moment, there was a sudden commotion in the rear of Margo, and it was rapidly expanding, and the panicked cries of the soldiers reached his ears: "Oh my God, it's the Numibian cavalry!" ”

In a trance, he subconsciously turned around, only to see a rain of arrows flying from the sky, and then a sharp pain came from his cheeks......

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Outside the Carthaginian camp, the Dionian legionnaires were in hot pursuit, and the thousands of cavalry swept back and forth, which not only made it impossible for these routs to regroup, but also posed a threat to the Dionian army, which was scattered due to pursuit, and also caused many Carthaginian soldiers to raise their hands and surrender because there was no hope of escape.

This time, Davers did not let his army chase after the victory, and when it was dusk, he quickly gave the order: to collect his troops and return to the city.

In the battle of Selinus on this day, the Dionian army combined with the Numibian cavalry, deliberately retreated first in the city, attracting the main force of the Carthaginian army to continue to attack, and then joined forces with the outside to launch a fierce counterattack, only paying the price of more than 2,000 casualties, completely defeating the Carthaginian army.

On the Carthaginian side, the Numibian army and the Numibian army rebelled more than 30,000 people successively, and the rest of the troops successively experienced sieges and two battles, with a total of more than 6,000 casualties, and nearly 8,000 people were captured in the process of escaping.

At dusk, Davers led the palace guards into the city of Selinus, and he made the rare decision to hold a banquet.

As a result of the long siege battle, the two sides fought repeatedly in the city, resulting in ruins, and the banquet was held in the temporary residence of the commander of the Sicilian fleet in the port area.

After intense preparations, by the evening the food and wine had been put on the table, and the commanders of the legions and the two staff officers arrived one after another, only to find that the specific location of the banquet was not in the hall, but in the courtyard behind the entrance, and in this relatively spacious open space was full of dozens of tables, and their king sat at the most central table, which made it impossible for them to sit according to the usual practice, and could only sit in a circle around Davers under the guidance of Martius.

Instead of ordering the table to begin immediately, Davers first inquired about the course of the battle and the casualties of the army.

Except for the first and second legions at the beginning of the inner city wall to defend against the fierce attack of the Carthaginian army, resulting in a bit of casualties, the other legions basically suffered minor casualties, but the capture was very large, in addition to capturing nearly 10,000 soldiers, but also the Carthaginian battalion's baggage camp was completely taken, the mountain of grain, a huge amount of ordnance made the baggage officers who went to count laugh from ear to ear, not to mention that they also captured more than 2,000 war horses...... Therefore, every legion commander has a relaxed expression and talks and laughs.