Davers had no intention of fighting the Bruti Alliance at this moment, so he chose to camp here. At the same time, he believes that the Bruti League has experienced the siege failure of the previous day. will be more cautious, abandon the geographical advantage, and the possibility of marching dozens of miles to challenge is not great, but I didn't expect the enemy to really come. Since you're here, let's fight!

The two sides were evenly armed, and while half of the Dionian army may have been a little tired from building camps, this was no reason to avoid battle. As the enemy poured out, and Davers was begging for it, he stood up abruptly and asked, "How is the camp built?" ”

"The trench has been dug and the earth ramparts are being built." Tolmide replied, and then asked, "Do you need to get the soldiers to retreat behind the trenches?" ”

Davers waved his hand in decline. The Dionian Legion has always been attack-oriented, and although the trenches can increase the difficulty of the enemy's attack, they also limit their offensive ability, so that the morale of the soldiers is not fully utilized, and he will not do this unless there are special circumstances.

"Blow the rallying trumpet, and then call the two captains of the regiment, Kapuse and Dracos, and the captain of the cavalry group, Rydes...... By the way, and called Epitenis and Zpitt as well. Davers gave the order.

"Yes." Tolmid hurried to give the order.

"We're going to fight the Brutis here?" Trifias was a little nervous.

"Yes, it seems that the end of the war with Bruti is coming sooner!" Davos smiled confidently, and Trifias was infected by his smile, relaxed, and gave a Greek military salute: "Then allow me to go and gather my soldiers first." ”

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Pianlun led the army towards the Punat River, over a high slope and down into a wide flat meadow. In the meadow, countless Greeks were gathering and arraying, and from the heights it looked like a pile of ants with their nests cut out, a chaotic sight that made him a little contemptuous.

"Stop moving forward and prepare for formation!" He immediately gave the order.

Although the formation of the Greeks had not yet been rudimentary, he had a rough impression from a high slope overlooking it: the Dioonians had a general impression on the right side of the confluence of the Punat and Crati rivers, and on the left side was a flat meadow without any terrain obstacles, and behind them were the muddy pits they had dug in a mess.

After looking at it for a while, he made a decision in his heart: because it was difficult to cross the river side and there was little room for attack and maneuver, he placed 5,000 tribal warriors forcibly recruited from various tribes on the left flank; In the middle were more than 5,000 warriors in Ambalia and Vig; On the right flank were 12,000 soldiers from Cosenza.

Clearly, he wanted to use his most numerous and combat-ready Cosenza fighters to secure victory on the right flank.

Pianlun's original idea was: take advantage of the chaos of the enemy's organization and quickly line up to attack!

However, the troops of more than 20,000 people, and from different tribes, in order to arrange a formation in a very short time, what is needed is a complete command system, long-term military training, and very disciplined soldiers, which the Brutis do not meet the requirements, so the whole army began to slowly unfold the formation in a state of extreme confusion of trumpets blowing, military drums, people shouting and neighing, you pushing and me, and making noise.

Pianren had been quite leisurely observing the enemy's movements while waiting for his own formation to be completed. But after a while, his face was a little unsightly.

Because the Ionians, who were still in a mess just now, quickly formed "small squares", and then these countless small squares moved to a fixed position quickly but without interfering with each other like building blocks. Soon, Dionia's formation began to take shape.

It was a formation that Pianlen had never seen before, and the "small squares" were not close together, but there were many gaps. From above, it looks like a blanket of green and white wool (because the linen cuirass is white). Although Pianren didn't know how powerful such a strange formation was, the speed of the Dionians' formation still made him feel uneasy.

He shouted to Petaru beside him, "Go and urge Bergam, let them move faster!" ”

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The chaos of the Dionian array that Piaren first saw was the moment when the First Legionnaires hurriedly crawled out of the hot camp, put on each other's armor, and returned to their own team. And now that the formation has begun to unfold, Davers's slightly nervous mood has also settled.

"Lord Commander, our right flank is still in formation, and it has not yet been deployed!" Tolmid anxiously came to report.

"Don't worry, there are allies on the right flank, as well as legion reserves, and the sources of soldiers are the most mixed." Davers rode his horse and looked to the left: at the end of autumn, it had not rained for more than ten days, the land was dry, the movement of tens of thousands of soldiers had already stirred up the dust, and there was still a trace of the situation on the right flank.

Davers said with a rather leisurely expression: "Trifias did not rush to the formation, but reorganized the troops first, which made me feel relieved. ”

He pointed forward: "You see that the Brutis are not moving on the grassy slope, and they are probably also in formation, just giving us time to rest and recover a little strength." ”

Tolmid looked fixedly: 500 meters ahead, there was also a dusty fog......

"Go inform Ryders." Davers ordered again: "Let him send seven or eight cavalry detachments to harass the enemy's left, center, and right flanks, slow down their disposition, and at the same time observe their response, and report back to me." ”

"Yes."

"Wait a minute. You tell Ryders that I'm talking about harassment, not hard fighting. If the enemy's cavalry is chasing, retreat immediately and don't let the cavalry be damaged! Davers told him again and again.

"Understood, sir."

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"Boys, keep up!"

"Uncle, we can run faster than you without riding horses."

"Stinky boy, your skin is itchy, right, you look good when you go back."

"Captain, you should have done this a long time ago!"

The cavalry detachment led by Soricos had already crossed the battlefield in a burst of laughter, reaching the Punat River.

"Stop!" Sorikos placed the spears horizontally, and the entire detachment stopped advancing.

"Dismount!"

"Why, Captain?! We haven't reached the enemy's line yet! The cavalry shouted.

"Obey orders!" Solicos yelled.

Although the cavalry was reluctant, they had to do it due to the influence of military regulations, but they shouted unconvinced: "Captain, other detachments have already thrown javelins at the enemy, do you want us to be deserters?!" ”

"Shut up! Our detachment was ordered to harass the enemy's far left flank, the longest distance to run, and the horses were a little tired, so let them rest for a while in order to better complete the task! I'll take you out, and I'm going to take you back smoothly! ”

"Well, Captain, we listen to you. But how long will it take?! ”

"Wait for my orders."

The cavalrymen had no choice but to pat the restless horses while observing the gray battlefield ahead, watching their teammates in the distance sometimes rush into the dust and mist, and sometimes retreat from their horses...... The screams and screams reached their ears, and their hearts itched.

Time flies so slowly, just when they are a little impatient, "Get on the horse!" Sorikos' shouts lifted their spirits like rain after a long drought.

The 50 horses began to trot on all fours, gradually forming a wedge as they advanced.

Sorikos was at the forefront, and he swung his spear forward twice: "Speed up!" ”

Ahead was a 30-meter-high grassy slope, which was not steep enough to prevent the cavalry from slowing down when going uphill and being attacked by the enemy.

The horse's hooves flew over, and the cavalrymen hugged their horses' necks and leaned forward to speed up the horse's uphill climb.

Soricos was the first to jump up the grassy slope, and a few dozen meters away was a dense crowd of Brutis stretching out from the banks of the Punate River, and I don't know how far it was, one, two, three...... In a hurry, it was difficult to count how thick their phalanx was.

Sorikos felt like an ant standing in front of an enemy, an invisible pressure that had accumulated over his chest, making him feel a little breathless. He took a deep breath, drew a short javelin, and clamped his legs between the horse's belly, and the horse accelerated again.

The cavalry followed.

50 meters, 40 meters, 30 meters...... The raised hooves of the horses landed on the cracked earth, as if drumsticks were striking the drum surface, making a "Da! Da! The sound, coupled with the rapid forward rush of the cavalry detachment, actually caused a lot of momentum, causing a commotion in the Bruti array that had just been placed.

Just as the Bruti warriors were pushing and exclaiming each other, Solikos threw the javelin in his hand, and then dozens of javelins followed into the enemy line, and the screams rang out one after another.

The Brutis were even more confused, some retreating in panic, others rushing up in anger......

Sorikos' spear swung to the left, and with a quick left turn of the cavalry detachment more than 20 meters away from the enemy formation, he galloped forward along the front of the Bruti array. Everywhere he went, it was like a stone smashed into calm water, but the ripples would not be able to subside for a while, and at the same time, the panic and confusion of the enemy were all reflected in Sorikos's eyes, and he realized that the task had been accomplished, and decisively ordered: "Turn left!" ”

As soon as the cavalry turned back, the Buranti cavalry arrived and gave chase.

The Dionian light infantry arrived in time to meet them and repelled several hundred Bruti cavalry with javelins.

Davers skillfully used the cavalry's "fire reconnaissance" to make the reactions of the various units of the opposite Bruti array, and through Ryders's report, he had a general understanding of Bruti's array. In terms of performance against cavalry harassment, Bruti left flank was the worst, while the strongest was the right flank, which cost Dionia's cavalry more than a dozen dead and wounded. Obviously, the idea of the Brutis was in line with Davers's, that the weakest troops were placed on the side of the river, and the strongest troops were placed on the outside, after all, this was in accordance with the principles of the art of war.