But this did not stop the Greek hoplites, but forced them to charge forward desperately, and they all remember what the officers warned them before the battle: "Rush forward at all costs, and if you catch up with the cowardly Kautini enemies and make them unable to throw javelins, then we will be safe!" ……”

The third wave of javelin attacks from the Kautini army did not arrive immediately, because the distance was too close to say that there was no time to throw, not even to exchange places with the fighters who had just finished throwing in the front.

After the start of the battle, the Kautini warriors and even the Samonai warriors, under the leadership of their tribal leaders, although they roughly followed the traditional combat routine, their actions were basically free, and they could choose whether to attack or retreat according to the changes in the battlefield situation.

Now all the Kautini warriors (including the Grand Chieftain Segovani) began to turn and run backwards, and they were not afraid of such an attack from the enemy, because they were convinced that the Greeks would not be able to outrun them, and when they had lost the distance, and the Greeks had no physical strength, it would be time for them to attack at will.

The lightly armed Coalition infantry on both flanks were quicker than the heavy infantry in the center, and the Kautini warriors had to retreat after only throwing the first round of javelins, inflicting some casualties. In fact, in terms of the equipment of both sides, they can rush up and fight each other, but due to the habit of fighting for a long time (using javelins to cause chaos and then close combat), and the fear of being entangled and surrounded by nearby enemies, these tribal leaders have not been so selfless as to let their tribesmen's warriors attract enemies for others.

At the ends of the formation, there were no Campanian warriors in front of them, and these Dionian citizens from the mountains of Lucania ran as far as they could without being stopped by the enemy, and in fact their positions were almost level with the leading warriors of the Cautini on the inside, but they did not turn to attack inward, but continued to move forward.

The Campanian cavalry, which had been on the outside of the left flank, was faster, and the galloping horses had already brought them to the flank and rear of the Cautini army, but they did not have the courage to directly intercept the hundreds of retreating enemies, but only brandished their cavalry spears and approached them from the flank, trying to force them to go to the center, so as to block the enemy's passage in other positions and slow down the retreat of the entire army.

But after the Kautini warriors threw their javelins and shot down a dozen cavalrymen, the Campanian cavalry no longer dared to approach the enemy.

What was supposed to be a fierce battle turned into a large-scale race, and on a long line of more than three miles, both the Dionian coalition and the Kautini warriors were running with all their might, causing the ground to rumble and dust everywhere.

After a period of running, the Dionian hoplites, who were starting to breathe a little, heard the shouts of the officers: "Throw ...... Drop the long shield ...... Throw away the long shield! ”

They did so without hesitation, and once the heaviest shield was thrown away, they were only holding their bayonet guns, their bodies suddenly relaxed, their speed was maintained, and the distance between them and the Kautini warriors was not widened.

This was originally the established plan, and the Campanian heavy infantry was influenced by it, and under the leadership of the generals led by Aealos, they also threw away their round shields one after another.

The Campanian hoplites, who did not wear helmets and shields, were a little unaccustomed at first, but gradually got used to it as they kept running.

The Kautini warriors thought that after a charge, the Greeks would stop as usual, but they didn't expect the other party to run. Although they looked back and saw that the other party threw away their helmets and shields, and it stands to reason that this was the best time to attack with javelins, but the two sides were too close to each other, and throwing javelins required a little preparation time, and this short time could cause the enemy to rush in front of them, and when the entire army was retreating, no tribal leader would take the initiative to let the tribesmen stop and attack, they would only think: faster, faster! Run a little longer, and these tin cans will be out of energy! ……

But in fact, the first to feel weak were the Kautini warriors, who were in a hurry to rescue Lola, marching all the way, without rest, without eating, and when they arrived here they were already very tired, coupled with the sudden and nervous running, the muscles of the whole body began to ache, and the reason why they were still holding on was because of the tenacity of the mountain people. In order to keep themselves running, they also began to throw away the long shield in their hands......

Segovani never imagined that the enemy, who was dominated by the Campanians, would engage in such a battle, and that they were still dealing with a different enemy in the same way they had fought in the past. When he himself felt soreness all over his body and had difficulty breathing, and the guards around him were also panting for breath, he suddenly realized that this strange way of attacking the enemy might have hit their soft underbelly, but at this moment it was impossible for him to stop the whole army to counterattack, because the battle had already begun, the whole army was running, and there was no way to convey orders.

The dizziness caused by the lack of blood in the brain caused by fatigue prevented Segovani from thinking carefully, and he simply lashed out: Let's compete to see who can run!

After a period of running, the entire Dionian coalition formation has become a huge crescent formation with the rear of the middle and the two flanks rushing forward, and the array is no longer continuous, and there are many gaps, especially in the middle, which makes the entourage of Zantiparis, who is advancing with the team, worried: "General...... Again...... If you continue like this, the gap in the middle will ...... Pull more and more, if the enemy takes the opportunity to attack...... But it's troublesome! Do you want...... Do you want to let the Light Armor Brigade attack now? ”

Segovani was no longer able to command the entire Caustini army, nor could Zantiparis, but he was able to command Dionia's army, especially the light armoured men at both ends, as he had been in contact with them with his scouts.

His men kept an eye on the hoplites in front of him, while on horseback he kept an eye on the Kautini warriors in front of him, their swaying backs and the heaviness of their steps made him feel the struggling running of the other side, and most importantly the distance between them and his own soldiers.

It can be seen that his use of this tactic has paid off, with both sides draining their stamina, but for the Kautini warriors, they have lost the speed that is the most annoying for the Campanian soldiers.

Therefore, he confidently said: "Don't worry, let them continue to chase." ”

Zantiparis was not afraid of the Kautini warriors stopping to attack, because the close combat was exactly what the coalition wanted, and even if they tore through the coalition formation, he still believed that the final victory belonged to the coalition army, because his greatest confidence came from the 4,000 Lucanian reserve legionnaires, who were all young citizens with strong physique and rigorous training that he had personally selected, who were familiar with the Dionian legion system, and whose fighting spirit would not be shaken by the chaos of friendly forces, but could rely on their tight organization, Get the upper hand in the melee.

Moreover, Zantiparis has another hope, one that can completely change the entire battle.

Zantiparis's gaze searched among the dense Kautini warriors in front of him: there was a red everywhere, which ones were the Naconian warriors?!

At this time, the 500 tribal warriors of the Avangum, the second largest tribe in Naconia, were in the center of the left side of the Kautini army. Vassonk was not idle when he retreated, on the one hand he sent his men to gather the warriors to prevent them from running away; On the other hand, he also let his subordinates pass on his hints.

The relentless pursuit of the Dionian coalition had shown Vaschunk the determination of the Greeks to fight (something had rarely been seen in previous battles with the Campanians), and he feared that if the Caustinian army did get rid of the Dionian coalition, they would lose their great chance of breaking away from Segovani's control.

Now that you can't connect with the rest of the Naconian tribes, you can just go it alone! …… Vassonk decided not to wait any longer, he took a deep breath, resolutely raised the spear in his hand in the air, and shouted angrily: "Naconians, vengeance!" ”

The guards, who had been around for a long time, immediately shouted: "Nakonians, revenge!" ”

The other Naconian warriors followed suit, shouting as they stabbed their spears at the warriors of the other nearby Kautini tribes.

Before the battle, the leaders of the neighboring tribes had privately accepted Segovani's order to keep an eye on and guard the Naconian tribes, but after the battle, the warriors were focused on retreating, and because the Dionian coalition was in pursuit, they had no energy to take care of anything else, and they gradually lost their defense against the Naconian warriors.

Unexpectedly, the Avangum tribe warriors launched an attack in all directions, stabbing down many Kautini warriors at once, and the other Kautini warriors were shocked, and their first reaction was not to fight back, but to bypass these crazy Naconian warriors and continue to retreat, because they did not forget that there were enemies chasing after them.

However, they all dodged outside, which naturally blocked the retreat of the warriors behind, causing this area that suddenly became chaotic to spread outward.

The Kautini warriors behind were only blocked for more than ten seconds, and the coalition soldiers who were chasing them had already arrived, and one after another stabbed their spears slammed into them.