But Ryders, who reacted, regardless of the danger, immediately drove his horse with a spear and fought with the enemy cavalry who were rushing from the south, and at the same time shouted: "Brothers of the cavalry regiment, hold on!" Never let the enemy escape from us! ”

Ryders took the lead, so that the Dionian cavalry did not lose their fighting spirit and resisted even when they were attacked from both sides.

The Sicilian cavalry, the Numibian cavalry, and the Dionian cavalry were strangled together, and the battle was fierce.

Kapus had expected this to happen before the battle, and had already arranged it, so he did not hesitate to send out the 500 light armor reserves that remained beside him.

The lightly armored men in leather shields and leather armor quickly rushed to the left side of the spear phalanx and immediately launched a fierce attack on the cavalry of Syracuse, and this time it was the turn of the cavalry of Syracuse to be flanked from both sides.

Not to be outdone, Astargors called on his cavalry to fight bravely.

The four teams were staggered, and the bloody battle continued, becoming the most tragic area of this battlefield.

Eventually, the Nummibians on the inner flank were the first to take it away, and they saw that the battlefield in the rear had become less crowded due to the withdrawal of their Numibian companions in the center and rear, and that the spear phalanx soldiers were constantly stabbing the people in front of them from their horses, so they began to lose their fighting spirit and turned to flee.

The situation of the Sicilian League cavalry became even more difficult, and Astagras tried to withdraw when he saw that the situation was not good, but the Dionian cavalry and light armor were stubbornly entangled, and in the end only more than 300 Sicilian League cavalry escaped.

The Celtic cavalry was almost completely wiped out, and the leader Gaba was also killed, and their resistance bought the Numibians some more time.

Nearly a thousand Numibian cavalrymen were able to escape contact with the spear phalanx, and these races from the African desert, who were usually arrogant, were clearly frightened this time, and even though there was only the pursuit of more than 600 Dionian cavalry on the right side of the spear phalanx, they did not dare to turn back and fight, or throw javelins, but fled south in panic, including their leader, Ashirita, who fled at the front.

As soon as the battle on the left side ended, Ryders fell off his horse, and his men rushed to help, only to see that he was covered in blood and suffered multiple wounds all over his body, especially a wound the size of a date palm stabbed by a spear on the outside of his left leg, and the blood could not stop flowing.

The guards were busy bandaging his wounds, but he shouted weakly, "Hurry up...... Go and call Kuchius...... Call Kucius. ”

Kuchius, the former young and vigorous cavalry squad leader and now a cavalry captain with rich combat experience, heard the call of the legion commander and immediately rushed to Rydes's side.

"I command...... I order you to lead the remaining cavalry (i.e., the Ionian cavalry, who fought to the left of the spear phalanx) to continue the pursuit...... Pursue the enemy, do not give ...... Any respite for them. ”

"Yes!" Kucius gave a powerful military salute, turned around to leave, stopped again, and said with concern: "Commander, you take good care of your wounds, and wait for my good news!" ”

Ryders waved his hand impatiently: "Go quickly...... Go ......."

Kucius turned on his horse and shouted: "Brothers, follow me to kill the enemy!" ”

The remaining 400-odd cavalry, exhausted, were given new strength by the victory, and they shouted in unison and followed Kuchius in pursuit of the fleeing Syracuse cavalry.

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"Company Captain, we won! We repulsed the enemy's cavalry! The cheers of the soldiers sounded in his ears, and Tapirus looked at the vague figure of the enemy fleeing in confusion in front of him, and his heart suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that his arms holding spears were sore, and his clothes were soaked with sweat, sticking to dust, sweat stains, very uncomfortable, but he knew that this was not the time to relax, according to the pre-battle deployment, there was still a battle to be fought.

"Reassemble! Reassemble them all for me! ......" Just as he shouted to his soldiers, the high-pitched trumpets sounded, stopping the pikemen who were a little excited to pursue.

The heralds galloped in front of and behind the phalanx, calling out to the senior officers to regroup.

By this time, Capps had rushed to Rydes' side to pay attention to his injury.

"Don't worry...... I can't die. Ryders tried to squeeze out a smile, but the shock of the guards as they lifted him onto the stretcher made him frown and show a pained expression.

"Lighter! Lighter! Capps shouted dissatisfied.

"Cappus." Ryders's face was pale, and he didn't call the position of the old comrade-in-arms in front of him at this moment, and he said softly: "Our cavalry...... Our mission has been accomplished...... You can rest assured that the cavalry of Syracuse will not come again ... It's up to you......"

Kapus nodded solemnly, turned over his horse, and gave him a military salute: "Take care of your wounds, victory belongs to Dionia!" ”

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The spear brigade was finally realigned, and the line was not facing south, but directly facing the rear of the right flank of Syracusa a hundred meters away.

Kapus pulled all the soldiers with broken spears out of battle, so that only about 4,000 soldiers remained in the entire phalanx. At this time, there were only more than 170 people left in the 200-person establishment of the company under the command of Tapirus, and 112 people with their spears still intact.

"Uh!! The trumpet of the ......" attack was soon sounded, and the flag was waved, pointing forward.

Tapyrus and the rest of the team shouted, "Forward! ”

The soldiers moved forward steadily, and the victory gave them enough confidence that this time their opponent would be heavy infantry.

To the left of the spear phalanx are two thousand light armoured soldiers, who will do their best to protect the spear phalanx's greatest weakness, the flanks.

As the battle continued and the number of wounded increased, the Kett reinforcements were no longer able to hold on to the enemy as they had done in the first place. The thick array of the Syracuse began to show its formidance, and the force of their push forward squeezing made the Kett reinforcements increasingly strained, forcing them to retreat to relieve the pressure. However, they were forced to retreat and were unable to control the rhythm of the whole army with the same sophistication as the 1st and 2nd Dionian Legions, and the result was that the pressure was increasing.

Under the loud shouts of Milon and Sipros, the soldiers struggled to support themselves with the courage of their flesh and blood......

At this moment, a loud trumpet suddenly sounded in front of them, behind the right flank of Syracuse's right flank.

Milon and Cipros still didn't dare to ask each other: "Is it the sound of the trumpet of Dionia?" ”

Antonios, who was a few hundred meters away from them, had already accurately judged that it was Dionia's charging horn, and he knew Davers's battle plan well, and he knew that it must be the spear brigade that had repelled Syracuse's cavalry and was preparing to flank the rear of Syracuse's right flank, and he suddenly felt refreshed.

Immediately, the trumpet of the 1st Army offensive sounded.

Immediately afterwards, the commander of the Second Legion, Amintas, even drove his horse close to the rear of his legion and shouted: "Brothers, attack!" Offensive! It's time for the people of Syracuse to know how good we are! ……”

In fact, the attack of the spear phalanx could not cover the entire rear of the right flank of Syracuse, and could only directly help the Ket reinforcements, but the attack of the 1st and 2nd armies could contain the enemy in front of them, so that they did not dare to draw too many rear soldiers to block the spear phalanx.

"Enemy! The enemy is coming from the rear! ......" The soldiers at the far right end of Syracuse's right flank heard the sound of the trumpet, and then heard the roar of the same voice behind them, and they all looked back, and then they all panicked, and the officers hurriedly organized them to turn around and fight.

Just when the rear organization at the right end of the phalanx on the right wing of Syracuse was a little chaotic, the soldiers of the Dionian Spear Brigade began to increase and speed up, and the spears that had been erected began to be flattened one after another: the first, second, third, fourth, fifth...... In front of the phalanx, a dense wall of spears was formed.

"Apollo is on top, this spear is too long!" The Syracuse soldiers watched in horror as the approaching enemy stopped advancing three meters away from them, and countless trembling spear tips had already pierced their bodies, but their bayonets could not reach the enemy at all, and the Syracuse people who had encountered this situation for the first time were in a panic.

"Shield wall! Erect a shield wall! ......" Some officers of the Syracuse team shouted in panic that in such a chaotic situation, the Syracuse phalanx lacked unified and effective command and emergency means.

The pressure on the Kett reinforcements was suddenly relieved.

How could Milon and Sipros let go of this good opportunity, and immediately gave the order to charge. With a vengeful rage, the soldiers once again rushed at the enemy who had burned their homes.

The Syracuse soldiers, who were at the forefront of the phalanx, heard the noisy shouts of their comrades behind them, and at the same time did not feel the strength and support they gave, and couldn't help but wonder: What happened? Besieged? Are they going to run away? ……

Their fighting spirit is declining, and they can no longer fight with all their heart.

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"Your Majesty, the spear brigade led by Kapuse, which has repelled the cavalry of Syracuse, is now attacking the right flank of Syracuse!" Tolmid excitedly reported to Davers.

Davers let out a sigh of relief, his nervousness had been relieved, he calmed down a little, and immediately gave another order: "Tolmid, you go and inform Lizam at once, and let him lead the reconnaissance brigade and the two thousand light armor soldiers to cross the Tacinadi River and attack the left flank of Syracuse in a roundabout way!" ”

When Tormide heard this order, he was stunned at first, he knew that in Davers's original plan, this reserve of 3,000 soldiers was intended to throw it into the left flank in case the left flank of Deonia could not withstand the heavy attack of the enemy, so as to strengthen its defenses; Or wait for the spear phalanx to attack the enemy's flank, and at the same time throw reserves into the left flank in order to hasten the defeat of the enemy's right flank, but now take this force to attack the left flank of Syracuse?!