This sentence was both a compliment to the Ionian warrior in battle and a consolation to himself.

That night, he ventured into the city of Tegya alone, and through Pausanias, he gathered the councillors closest to Sparta in the city. He first told them that "the anti-Dionian alliance throughout Greece was about to be formed and that the Dionian army would fail," and then that "the Spartan army would assist them in regaining the leadership of Tegya." At the same time, he also made a promise: the Spartans will never kill a single Tegua populace!

It was because of his own danger that the councillors finally agreed to his plan, so on the second day, the Spartan army suddenly surrounded the city of Tigea, and while the Tigurian soldiers were going up to defend the city, the pro-Spartans quietly opened a gate, causing the Spartan army to storm the city and massacre the anti-Spartan councillors.

Since Tegea had always practiced an oligarchy with the support of the Spartans, ordinary citizens had no power, and the pro-Spartan nobles returned to power and soon took control of the situation in the city. In addition, they began to play the role of defending and besieging the city with the Spartan army, and since the entire city was surrounded and blocked, even disgruntled citizens could not pass on the news.

And considering that if this battle was lost, Tegea would inevitably be retaliated against by the Dionians, so the pro-Spartans also made a promise to Agosilaus: they would send all the citizens of Tegea who could fight to attack the Dionians.

Now that the trap that Agosilaus had so deliberately set for the Dionian army had succeeded, he was relieved that he could imagine what the battle would play out next: the scattered left flank of Dionys, flanked by the Spartan warriors and the Tegya army, would soon be routed, if not even if they were combative. Then, the Spartan warriors took advantage of the victory and swept through the middle lane, finally winning the entire battle.

Agosilaus did not become self-absorbed for long, and he knew very well that the Dionian army liked to leave a part of the army as a reserve for the battle, so he immediately said to the heralds: "Go and inform the Thracians at once, and let them attack the flank of the right flank of Dioonia according to the original plan!" ”

Although Agosilaus was convinced that Dionia's left flank would be defeated from both sides before the Dionian reserves arrived, he was cautious and prepared to stab the Dionian commander in the right flank as well, completely disturbing the judgment of the Dionian commander. Because he had already learned from the intelligence from the Arcadians that his previous plan had been effective, Leoticides had been transferred, and the new Dionian commander turned out to be the son of King Davers, and I heard that this young man who was regarded as the heir to the throne by Davers had no command experience, and it was difficult to make a more correct response in the face of such a complex battlefield situation.

He suppressed the joy in his heart and prayed to Zeus, hoping to give Sparta a great victory and turn Sparta's current predicament around.

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Mukrul rode his horse and galloped wildly, and when he was halfway there, he saw smoke and dust billowing in front of him, and countless soldiers in black armor and black armor were carrying shields and guns, and they were rushing towards him.

Mukru hurriedly pulled out his horse to get out of the way, and then accelerated towards the place where the purple red hat helmet was shaking in front of him, and when he got closer, he saw that it was the person he was looking for, and he hurriedly shouted: "Commander Tegatinos, where are you going to lead your troops?!" ”

"I'm going to lead the Seventh Army to the left flank." There was still indignation in Tegtinos's tone: "Your chief of staff suspects that the Tegaya army has defected, let me rush to the rescue of the First Legion immediately!" ”

"The Tegeya army has indeed defected, they have attacked the array of the 1st Legion from the rear, and the situation is very critical!"

"Damn, I was told by Printors!" Tegetinos exclaimed, and immediately doubled the volume: "Brothers, the First Legion is in danger and must be saved by us, all speed up my pace again, whoever runs slower I will kick his ass!" ”

"Roar!! ......" The soldiers immediately shouted in unison, their footsteps louder, and the dust and fog kicked up even more.

The Mandinian Karicenos looked at the Ionian soldiers who were passing in front of him with high expressions, and he seemed to have a little more confidence in the battle, who had lost hope for this battle.

And just when he was stunned, Mukru had already thrown him off a large part and went straight to the command center.

Seeing Klotokatax wearing a black draped hat and tasseled helmet from afar, Mukru waved his hand and shouted: "Your Highness, the Tegyan army has mutinied and attacked the First Legion from the rear!" ”

Although he was persuaded by Printols before, Klotocatax still had a trace of luck in his heart, but now that it was confirmed, he changed color in an instant, and he suddenly felt nervous, but he still tried his best to pretend to be calm, and asked in a slightly trembling voice: "Lord Printors, thanks to your advice, we sent reinforcements in time, do you think...... Will our left wing be able to withstand it? ”

In the end, Klotocatax couldn't hold back and asked about his worries.

Printors saw his thoughts, and immediately comforted: "Your Highness, there used to be a strict rule in the Code of Military Laws of Theonia, 'In the pursuit of a rout, the heavy infantry must do their best to maintain the formation of squads and detachments, and must not run away'. The First Army, as a model for the whole army, has always been resolute in the implementation of military law, and even if it is hastily attacked from both sides by the Spartan army, it will inevitably be able to confront the enemy with various detachments and phalanxes, not only will it not be defeated, but on the contrary, our army is accustomed to fighting independently in detachments, and perhaps it can have an advantage in such a big melee! ”

"That's good." Klotocatax will be skeptical.

"Your Highness, I have one more suggestion."

"Tell me."

"The Spartans have set a trap here to engage us, and they are well prepared to make us passive. We must not be led by the enemy, and we must regain the initiative on the battlefield in order to win the final battle. After confirming the news that the First Army had been flanked from the front and rear, Printors finally made up his mind to carry out the plan he had been brewing, and he said in a solemn and deep voice: "I propose that three light armoured brigades be sent to the north, bypassing the left flank, and attacking the flank of the Spartan army, both to further rescue the First Army and to destroy Sparta's own forces as much as possible."

There weren't too many young and middle-aged citizens in Sparta who could fight, and for them, each one was precious, so in previous battles they used more allied armies and mercenaries, but this time the battle involved the rise and fall of the city-state, and they dispatched so many Spartan warriors.

If we were to attack its right flank with all our might, the Spartan commander would surely come to the rescue with all his might. After a short period of dispatch of the Light Armor Brigade, we will send out the last reserve, the Mountain Reconnaissance Group, to attack the left flank of the Spartan army, and thus win in one fell swoop! ”

Klotockatus listened carefully, thought about it, and said in a firm tone: "Then follow your suggestion!" ”

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The Tigyans did not expect them to join up with the Spartans so quickly, and they had originally envisioned that the left flank of the Dioonians would soon be defeated in the face of the ferocious front and rear attacks of them and the Spartan warriors, and then they would take advantage of the situation to pursue the routs and eventually win the entire battle.

But to their surprise, the left flank of Dionya did not collapse, but shrank into a small phalanx and continued to fight, and the swarm that they did not think about at that time rushed into the Dionian formation that seemed to be about to collapse, and it was not long before they found themselves in a quagmire.

Although most of the soldiers in the battle were heavy infantry, like the Spartans, they were more adept at frontal combat with Corinthian helmets, unlike the Spartans, who had been trained hard since childhood, and they were too clumsy in this cramped space.

The worse situation was that not long after the First Army pursued the "rout, it quickly stopped advancing because of the attack of the Tigurans, and switched to local defense, at this time the detachments and companies of the First Army in the rear did not completely run away, and when forming a small phalanx, not only was the formation complete, but the interval between the phalanx and the phalanx was relatively close, which was the basis for the First Army to use the tactics of the detachment phalanx.

Although Ketissus was not decisive enough to give orders at the beginning, after all, he was experienced in warfare, and he did not take his retinue to hide in a random phalanx in a panic, but looked at the direction and led them into a phalanx in the center of the rear of the formation.

Although the soldiers of the nearby detachment phalanx could not see the surrounding situation clearly, they could hear the familiar sound of the military trumpet, as if the ships sailing in the dark saw the lighthouse, and began to consciously move in the direction from which the military horn sounded.

It wasn't long before an even greater catastrophe struck, and the 3,000 infantry of the Seventh Legion led by Tegatinos finally arrived, and they immediately launched a fierce assault on the Tegyan soldiers.

The rear of the Tigyan army was mainly composed of light armor soldiers, who could not confront the heavy infantry head-on, not to mention these Dionian legionnaires who killed like wolves and tigers, who were quickly routed, but were driven by the attack line that had already been launched by the Seventh Legion to attack the dense crowd in front, which not only made the Tegean army chaotic, but also made the already crowded space even more cramped.

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