Soricos breathed a sigh of relief: he knew the power of the light shield soldiers of the Seventh Brigade of the First Legion. In the case of a narrow mountain pass where there is not enough space to dodge, it may be difficult to dodge the javelin throw of the light shield soldiers.

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Pahimelus, the consul of Udier, led the soldiers of the Mesapi city-state alliance to rush down from the hills on either side and flank the Tarantum in the mountain pass.

The Pucetti and Igratian soldiers did not enter the battle, as the scouts returned: the Dionians also entered the hills of Anne.

Tremoni wanted to see them rush to reinforce the Tarantums, so that even if they had more soldiers than the Puchetti, another ambush would kill them all.

But the news brought by the fleeing scouts frustrated his wishes.

"What?! The Dioonians did not advance to us along that mountain path, they disappeared ?! Tremani jumped to his feet and scolded: "You still have the face to say that you don't know, don't think that you are a Mesapi, I don't dare to punish you!" Where the Ionians have gone, you must find out to me! ”

"King Puchetti, the Dioonians have suddenly sent hundreds of cavalry to surround our scouts, and they are lucky to have escaped." Timoglas, the consul of Igratia, stepped forward and advised: "The Dioonians will definitely come to the rescue of the Tarantums, the key is to know which direction they are coming from, so that we can intercept them in time, otherwise the situation will be dangerous." ”

"Send all the cavalry out and search for them as soon as possible! An army of tens of thousands, I don't believe they can hide! Tremoni shouted angrily, the cunning Diomonians obviously came prepared, so that Tremonius's previous arrangements were all in vain, and then thinking about the fact that the Dionian army ignored the lure of the Mepp coalition army and marched straight to Brindisi, which made Tremonius realize that he had underestimated the Dionian commander.

"What's the name of that young commander in Dionia?" Tremoni asked earnestly.

"It seems to be called...... Davers. Timoglass replied.

Tremoni repeated the name several times, and his eyes lit up with excitement......

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With the place where the Tarantum were ambushed as the center, there were cavalry fighting on every mountain road and the low part of every hill in the southern half of the fan, and Davers seized the time to scatter the mountain scouts to explore the way ahead, and under their guidance he led the army in the direction of the murderous sky.

But Davers didn't expect that the hills here, although not too high, covered a large area, and sometimes the hills were connected and there were no paths to pass, so they could only pass through the low places between the hills. So the original idea was just to make a small circle to the east, avoid the ambush of the Mapu coalition army, and quickly rush to the rear of the enemy's flank by surprise to rescue the Tarantum army. But in fact, this circle is getting bigger and bigger.

The increasing distance made the soldiers of Heraclia and Metapontum complain. The soldiers of Dionia, though they were also a little dissatisfied, few of them spoke.

Eumacus was anxious: the return of the scout and the earth-shattering shouts from afar shattered the luck that had survived in his heart, and the Mesapi people had an ambush!

As soon as he remembered the warning that Davers had given before, he felt great regret in his heart: he had not believed in Davers more firmly before, and had been more resolute in stopping Damiras's unauthorized actions, and now he had tasted the bitter fruit.

At this moment, he pinned all his hopes for rescue on Davers, but he did not dare to urge, so as not to annoy the young military genius and affect the rescue of Tarantum's army.

Davers was equally anxious, and the long mountain march was equally irritating to him. He saw the fatigue of the soldiers, the battlefield should be not far ahead, and the fighting and screaming became clearer and clearer, but he was not sure if there were any difficult hills ahead, forcing them to take a long detour.

"Lord Commander-in-Chief, Izzam is back!" Thormid shouted ahead.

"Quick! Bring him here! Davers hurried up to meet him.

"Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, the front ...... There is no need to take a detour in front, you can go directly to it......" Izzam gasped, gave a military salute, and said eagerly: "You can reach the battlefield after two more hills." But my men noticed that the enemy was rushing this way, too! ”

Davers calmed down at this point: after such a long time, it was normal for the Maple coalition to detect the movement of his army, and they were on the inside, so there was no regret about intercepting him before him. However, the other party also arrived in a hurry, and there could be no defenses, and an ambush was even more impossible. In a face-to-face fight, no one in the Dionian Legion is afraid, as long as there is no detour!

At his request, Izzam drew a simple map of the front on the ground with a tree branch.

After pointing to the main points and asking in detail, Davers had a plan in his mind: "After ordering the whole army to speed through this hill, then spread out the formation. The 1st Corps was on the left, the 2nd Corps was on the right, and the rest of the troops served as reserves! ”

"Yes!" Tolmid replied excitedly.

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In fact, the Dionian reinforcements had come full circle, and they had approached the exit of the Ann Lenn hills, which was equivalent to the rear of the coalition forces of Mep, where the terrain gradually leveled down.

The Dionian army crossed the path between the hills, and the continuous hills lay in front of them, but fortunately the hills were no more than 30 meters high, making them easy to climb.

Flip over it to reach the battlefield! The Dionian soldiers listened to the sound of fighting coming from the other side of the hill in their ears, and watched more and more aliens appear on the hill, and the battle spirit in their hearts began to boil......

It's finally time to catch up! King Teremani of Puchetti climbed up the hill and sighed as he looked down at the Greek soldiers who were pouring out of the mountain path ahead.

"Look there, my lord!" A general of Puchetti pointed down the hill, and saw several Greeks wearing brightly crowned helmets galloping along the path in front of the hill, stopping from time to time to point to this side and discuss something. They were followed by a group of soldiers, the first of whom held a glittering golden flag.

"Dai-Fur-S!" Tremoni whispered the somewhat awkward name and took a few steps forward, subconsciously trying to see his opponent more clearly.

"Your Majesty, do you want me to send some archers down and shoot them a few arrows?" The Puchetti general asked.

"Of course not!" Tremoni refused without thinking about it, he glanced at his subordinates, and said with a slightly excited expression: "Let's have a real battle with the young Greek general and the Greek heavy infantry on the mountain ground!" ”

Davers carefully controlled the horse and ran back and forth along the mountain path, observing the entire battlefield terrain.

"Where do you think it's easiest for us to break through?" Davers asked suddenly.

"There!" The two captains, Capus and Dracos, pointed to the same place in unison.

It was the lowest point between the rolling valleys, no more than four or five meters high, gentle and wide.

Davers nodded, but reminded: "The easiest place to pass through is often the most heavily defended place for the enemy!" ”

He stared at the two of them with blazing eyes: "Now, the Tarantum army is being ambushed, time is urgent, I am ready to let Amintas's brigade attack there, and strive to break the enemy's resistance in the shortest time!" "Antonios' first brigade has the strongest overall combat effectiveness, but the brigade led by the brave Amintas does have a stronger impact, and what Davers needs most at this time is time.

Capps nodded in understanding, and Tex wanted to say something, but he was silent after listening to Davers's words.

"When the legionnaires are ready, you will attack on your own!" Davers gave the order decisively.

Cappus and Dracos hurriedly finished their salutes and rushed back to their regiments.

"Let the armies of Heraclia and Metapontum spread as far as possible on the right side of the Second Army in turn, and when the Second Army has attacked, they can attack forward." Davers continued to order.

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief!" Tolmid and his two heralds immediately turned to the mountain trail behind him.

After Davers had finished arranging everything, Eumacus asked suspiciously, "Why did Lord Davers arrange Trifias and Tud Preles on the right?" In this way, on the left side of the entire array, isn't the enemy's array longer than ours? ”

"In every battle, we must arrange the formation according to the actual situation, so that we can grasp the initiative in the battle. Our aim now is to break through the enemy's blockade and rescue the ambushed Tarantum army, whose aim is to stop us from advancing. My right flank has more troops than the enemy, and it is easier to form a breakthrough on the right flank, and even if the enemy stops our left flank, the right flank breaks through, and the enemy's attempt is also defeated......" Davers gave the order, and with some free time, he patiently explained to Eumacus: "And, don't you see, the farther to the right, the more gentle the mountain is (because it is close to the edge of the hills), so that the troops of Heraclia and Metapontum, who are slightly less combat-ready, can exert their strength better. ”

"But the enemy can see our formation at the top of the mountain, and he will definitely make changes." Yumakus reminded.

Davers smiled confidently: "They don't have time. ”

Curious, Marcas wanted to ask why he didn't come in time, so he heard Davers shout: "Mattonis, why are you not leading your troops, why are you here?!" ”

"Daver...... Oh, Lord Commander-in-Chief! Mattonis saw Davers' serious expression and immediately became nervous: "I...... I beg ...... It's up to my brigade to attack there. Mattonis pointed to the distance, the breach.