"That's right, although Your Majesty bears the name of the king, he has always shared weal and woe with us, so he will win our respect!" A captain said from the bottom of his heart.

"I said Ketisus, do you still need Patroclus' help! If you are promoted, you can go to Sicily, Mesapi, or Puchetti to be the captain of the regiment a few years earlier, and if you have to occupy the position of the first captain of the first legion, we will not be able to taste what it is like to be the first captain! The other captain said half-jokingly, half-dissatisfied, and several others felt the same way.

"Isn't it good for me to vacate the position of the legion commander and pass it on to you, I really don't know the hearts of good people!" Quethusus pretended to be angry and turned his head to look at Patroclus again: "When you have a wedding, you must invite me to attend!" ”

"I'll invite a few of my brothers to the wedding, and I'll bring Cynthia to toast you!" Patroclus said flatteringly, but was unanimously thanked by several other captains.

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In the Great Tent of the Fourth Legion, Oliver left the Fourth Captain Ariondas alone after deploying the mission.

Ariondas is a native of Crotone. Since Crotone voluntarily incorporated into the Kingdom of Dionia, Crotone has also become a conscription territory for the Fourth Legion, and even the headquarters of the Fourth Legion has been moved from Aspraustum to Crotone. Once they became familiar with Dionia's tactics, they began to stand out, which greatly improved the combat strength of the Fourth Legion, and also made many officers in the Fourth Legion begin to be served by Crotone.

"How is Adore doing in your brigade?" Oliver asked with a smile.

Aleendas had long expected that Oliver would stay with him just to talk about "him", and immediately said, "To my surprise! To be honest, I thought he would be a nuisance, but I didn't expect him to be not only a great military skill, but also a good performer, but he didn't make himself special at all, he was very good at uniting his teammates, and the other soldiers liked to stay with him, and he also sent a message to me through his team officer, hoping to put his squad in the first row of battle......"

Oliver listened carefully to what he had said, and a smile bloomed on his face, as if Aleendas was praising his own child: "Adoris has excellent results in the annual military athletic examinations at the Turiyi School, although he has a little quick temper, but he has an atmospheric personality, is easy to make friends, and His Majesty is strict, he and his siblings are no different from other children in school, and they are punished by the teacher for being late, noisy, and fighting, and Adorys is not less punished in this regard." ”

Oliver remembered the past, and his face was full of smiles: "Your Majesty arranged Adonis to the Fourth Legion in order not to give him special care, but-" Oliver's face became serious: "Your Majesty can not care, but the sword and spear on the battlefield do not have eyes, and it is not up to us to decide, in case Adonis is injured or even killed, Your Majesty may not blame us, but the people of the whole kingdom will accuse us of the incompetence of the Fourth Legion, and even Your Majesty's children cannot be protected!" In this way, no matter how many feats our Fourth Legion makes, it will not be able to withstand the safety of Adoris alone, do you understand?! ”

"I see." Ariondas said as he pulled himself together, still revealing a hint of frustration in his tone.

"I understand, not only Adores, but you also want your brigade to be at the forefront of the military formation, so you're a little dissatisfied with my deployment just now, right?" The shrewd Oliver saw the thoughts of his subordinates and reminded: "Fool, look farther, you can also make meritorious contributions behind the military formation!" Look at where my Fourth Brigade is?! ”

"In the left rear of the formation, next to the cavalry." Aleendas blurted out.

"Yes, next to the cavalry! Once our cavalry corps has routed the enemy's cavalry, and the third battalion in front of you has fended off the enemy in front of you, then your fourth battalion—" Oliver flattened his palms and made a turn-around gesture.

"Flanking detour......" Alexidas' eyes lit up.

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“…… O great Lord of the Underworld, O just and strict arbiter!

Hades, you are the king of the gods and the patron saint of the kingdom of Dionia!

In your radiance, the people of the kingdom put on their armor, take up their shields and spears, and go to battle......"

Every time the Hades Anthem, made by the Temple of Hades for legionnaires, was sung, a sense of divine pride swelled in Adoris's heart, after all, his father Davers was a recognized descendant of Hades. But the situation was different today, because he stood in the midst of tens of thousands of troops, and the magnificent singing brought him together with all the other soldiers.

Although his view was blocked by the close-knit array of comrades in front of him, he knew that there were tens of thousands of enemies on the other side of the river. For him, it was the first time to fight, but he didn't have any fear in his heart, but his body was trembling slightly because of the excitement.

"Woo! …… Woo! ......" The sound of the trumpets from behind made his blood boil even more, and then he saw all the flags pointing forward.

"Forward!" The officer's voice rang in his ears.

The huge military formation began to move slowly forward.

The drums in the rear also sounded at the right time, and the unhurried drum beat told each soldier how fast or slow he was pacing.

As soon as Adorys followed the soldiers in front of him into the Ovanto River, the Dawny archers on the opposite bank began to throw arrows.

"Raise your shield to defend!" The captain shouted.

The soldiers had already put up their long shields. If it was the old Greek armor of more than ten years ago, the legionnaires did not have to raise their shields to defend themselves or fear arrows, but now they wear open helmets with no cover on their cheeks.

In the face of Dawney's bow and arrow attack, the light infantry brigades of the Dionian legions also returned color on the river bank, and the ballista groups placed in the rear also began to wield, and one by one the stone bullets carried the whistling wind, crossed the Ofantor River, and smashed into the Daoni army.

Looking up at the stone bullets passing overhead, and the screams from the other side could be vaguely heard in his ears, Adores was even more enthusiastic.

On their left side, thousands of Dionian cavalry, led by Ryders, crossed the river on horseback, shouting and splashing, and rushed to the opposite bank first, fighting with the Donei cavalry.

Already afraid of the blows of the ballistas, the Daoni infantry rushed to the bank of the river under the drive of the generals, narrowing the distance with the Dionians, so that the ballistae did not dare to bombard wantonly because of the approach of the two armies.

"Javelin!" The shouts of the officers rang out in the military formation.

Adoris and his teammates quickly stopped, drew a javelin from their backs, took a position, and threw it over their heads with all the force. I didn't have time to see the results, and I couldn't see it at all, so I immediately threw another javelin.

At this time, he heard the team officer shouting, "Attack!" ”

Suddenly, an earth-shattering roar erupted in the military formation: "Hades!! ……”

The array in front of it began to accelerate, but it didn't charge forward like it usually did in training, because it was in the middle of the river, and the bottom of the river was a little slippery, and it was not easy to focus on the feet.

Adoris: They followed closely.

After only a few moments, the array in front of them suddenly stopped, and the shouts of killing spread throughout the entire length of the river.

Adoris knew that the two armies had begun to fight head-on, and he subconsciously clenched the bayonet in his hand, but unfortunately they were in the rear of the military formation, but they couldn't help at this time, and they couldn't even resist the bodies of their comrades in front of them and push forward The conventional phalanx tactical actions can't be done, because this is in the river, and it is not easy to control the body under the action of external forces, and once someone slips, it may fall down. The only thing they can do is to stand still and hold the formation like a rock in case the front is repulsed by the enemy.

As the battle continued, the faces of Adoris and all his teammates began to show agitation, and the fact that he could only stay in the rear and not be able to participate in the battle made Adoris complain about that Uncle Oliver many times in his heart.

The Dawni held the banks of the river, taking advantage of the fact that the Ionian legionnaires were in the middle of the river and could not fully exert the power of the heavy infantry phalanx, and desperately suppressed the Dionian legion in the river.

"Woo! Woo! Woo! ......" At this moment, Adores heard the sound of the trumpets in the rear, and he turned back in astonishment, only to see that his company's flag was pointing to the left.

"All soldiers, listen, turn left!" The squad leader's voice added to his confusion. However, the military order was like a mountain, not to mention that the nearby squads all turned left and moved forward.

The voices of the officers rang out one after another in the phalanx of the Fourth Brigade, and the whole team began to move to the left. At the same time, a similar maneuver was being carried out in the rear of the phalanx on the right flank. Soon, the lower left and right corners of the entire Dionian army formation seemed to be cut off in two pieces at the same time.

Although it was planned in advance, such a delicate troop movement in battle shows the advantages of the organizational system of the Dionian Legion and the ability of middle and low-level officers.

When Adoris and his teammates turned right again, there was an open field in front of him, except for a few comrades.

Because of his penchant for military affairs, Adory not only received many years of military training, but also had the courage to consult his adoptive father, who had a brilliant record at home, on military matters, and now he understood the purpose of this troop transfer, and he couldn't help but be eager to try.

"Speed up!" The orders of the officers made the young soldiers, who had been suffocating for a long time, shout excitedly and pounce forward.

Alexis's seemingly mid-range formation showed its fangs at this moment, and he took advantage of the dexterity and large number of troops of the Dionian Legion to split his troops from both flanks and make a detour to the Daoni flank halfway through the battle.