In fact, the predicament of the light infantry in the front also had a certain impact on the Greek allied soldiers in the rear, but Agosilaus, Ipamironda, and Iphiclates ...... These powerful generals were not far from what Leoticides had in mind, so they were firmly in control of their armies, standing still.

Although there were some minor disturbances in the armies of the allies in central Italy, they had been attached to the Kingdom of Dioonia for more than 10 years, and the long period of close contacts and military cooperation had made them accustomed to obeying the orders of the Dionian commander, and they would never attack easily without giving the order to attack.

On the contrary, some of the Greek city-state troops, both generals and soldiers, began to be restless when they saw the light infantry in front of them constantly falling, but fortunately, Leoticides sent more than 10 heralds to gallop behind the entire right flank, shouting his orders to forbid them to attack, and this was able to barely control the whole army.

On the other hand, after learning that the opposing cavalry suddenly appeared on his right flank, Phanabazos was worried that the Greek coalition would let the cavalry surprise the Persian archers who were too advanced to save the current disadvantage, so he quickly issued an order to "march forward", wanting to shorten the excessive distance between the main force and the archers to provide support and protection for the archers.

Fanabazos had a good idea, but when an array of 80,000 troops moved forward, the whole situation was beyond his control.

Some of the Persian generals in charge of the cavalry had long been impatient with the prolonged confrontation, ignoring Fanabazos's order to only advance, and directly ordered his cavalry to attack the enemy on the opposite side.

Their unauthorized actions naturally led the rest of the Persian cavalry, so the cavalry at both ends of the Persian formation quickly increased their speed and galloped towards the two flanks of the Greek coalition army.

Even if Fanabazos, who got the news, was annoyed, he had to let the trumpeters blow the trumpet of attack.

Leoticides, who was standing on horseback on a high place, saw the rapidly approaching Persian army, and immediately asked the trumpeters to blow their trumpets.

The two similar-sounding and rhythmic trumpets echoed throughout the battlefield one after another, making it easy for the untrained soldiers to distinguish between them, but for the Dionian Light Infantry Brigade this was not a problem at all, and under the reminder of the officers, the soldiers supported their wounded comrades to quickly retreat, through the gaps in the checkerboard formation, and retreated to the rear of the entire formation. The other allied light infantry had been repeatedly told by their generals before the battle began, "to keep up with the pace of the Dionian light infantry brigade", so they did the same.

The retreat of the light infantry of the entire Greek coalition army undoubtedly provided a good opportunity for the Persian archers to attack, but the Persian archers did not take the opportunity to attack, on the contrary, they retreated earlier than the opponent's light infantry, because the Persian infantry formation was relatively dense, if the Persian infantry troops marched behind them, the Persian archers retreated, which would inevitably lead to some disorder in the formation, and if at this time, the Greek coalition forces that were already very close suddenly attacked, then the entire Persian army formation would encounter big trouble.

The archers, who had managed to retreat to the rear of the Persian formation, followed closely with the infantry array, while the Dionian light infantry brigade retreated to the rear of the array, but quickly ran towards the left flank of the entire formation. At this time, there was no cavalry at the left end of the left flank of the Greek coalition, but there were three Dionian light armoured brigades arranged in a loose formation, perpendicular to the left flank, to guard the flank.

The Epirus' light shieldmen, who numbered less than 1,000 men, did not follow the light infantry brigade to the left flank, but went to support the cavalry on the right flank, led by the Dionian officer.

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On the frontal battlefield, in the face of the approaching Persian infantry array, the Greek coalition array still stood still, but the coalition cavalry on the left flank moved.

The Persian infantry was still halfway there, and the Persian cavalry had already rushed down the hillside. At this time, the Greek cavalry at the right end of the right flank was lined up in a square formation, and the commander of the Thessalian cavalry, who was at the front of the center, immediately gave the order to attack, and the flag bearer waved the legion flag embroidered with pegasus, and finally pointed forward vigorously.

The horsemen clamped their horses' bellies and shook the reins vigorously, and the horses opened their hooves and began to run......

From top to bottom, the speed increases very quickly. First the Thessalian cavalry, followed by the Macedonian cavalry, and finally the cavalry of the Greek city-states, converged into a powerful force, like a torrent of torrents, with a deafening loud sound, roaring towards the Persian cavalry at the foot of the mountain.

Most of the Persian cavalry were light cavalry, some armed with javelins and some with bows and arrows, and hand-to-hand combat was not their strong point.

Although the terrain of Thessaly and Macedonia is relatively flat, the edge area is mostly hilly, and their main opponents are the natives in the surrounding mountains, the war horses gallop on the hills, and the riders cannot maintain a stable posture to throw javelins or shoot arrows, on the contrary, they are more likely to be caught up by the natives, so the cavalry has to improve the ability to fight in close combat, so the Thessaly and Macedonian cavalry are mostly melee cavalry.

In fact, not only them, but also the Gallic cavalry and Lusitanian cavalry in the western Mediterranean, only the Numibians developed the ability to shoot arrows and bid for guns on horseback in the flat and vast interior of Africa.

After Thessaly incorporated the Thessalian cavalry into the legion, he equipped it with a full set of leather armor, a 3-meter spear and a saber specially made for cavalry, which enhanced its melee ability without reducing the balance and agility of the cavalry on horseback.

The Persian cavalry was originally intended to disrupt the enemy's array by inflicting casualties on the cavalry and infantry of the Greek coalition with javelins and bows and arrows after approaching the Greek wings. They are loose and quick, but they naturally slow down when going uphill.

At this moment, the Greek cavalry of the coalition army, which had been stationary, suddenly rushed down towards them, as fast as lightning, and rushed to the front in an instant.

If the entire Greek cavalry was a sharp knife that stabbed out quickly, the Thessalian cavalry was the sharp blade of this sharp knife, and although the speed of the gallop made them feel palpitations themselves, they still stared ahead, holding the horse's neck with their left hand and the spear with their right hand, and immediately released their right hand the moment they poked the enemy, so as not to be dismounted by the powerful momentum.

Although the Thessalian cavalry had undergone numerous charge training in recent years, many of them still fell off their horses, although the Persian cavalry fell off their horses even more, and they were either killed or wounded.

What's even more terrifying is that due to the strong kinetic energy of the straight down, the allied cavalry could not stop the war horse at all, and watched the war horse under the crotch suddenly crash into the Persian cavalry in front, not only knocking it away, but also causing themselves to be seriously injured. The cavalry of the coalition army that followed was full of wounded soldiers and horses, and soon broke through the array of Persian cavalry.

The charge of the Greek cavalry caused the Persian cavalry not only to halt their advance, but also to be mostly crowded together, neighing and shouting, and unable to quickly restore unified command.

As soon as the fallen Thessalian cavalry got up from the ground, they immediately drew their sabers at their waists and slashed at the surrounding enemies and horses, making the scene even more chaotic.

The allied cavalry, which had penetrated the enemy formation, quickly circled back and once again charged the disorganized Persian cavalry......

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The 4,000 cavalry on the right flank of the Persian army successfully approached the left flank of the Greek coalition, but with the Dionian light armoured soldiers guarding their flanks, their arrows and javelins caused some casualties to the light armoured soldiers, but did not achieve the purpose of disrupting the main formation.

Subsequently, the light infantry arrived, their bows and javelins with longer ranges, more consistent and more accurate output, and posed a great threat to the Persian cavalry, forcing them to retreat to greater distances, thus relieving the pressure on the light armour.

At the same time, the soldiers of the Persian army had already stepped up the gentle slope and began to march upward.

When the crooked Persian army was about fifty or sixty meters away from the main force of the Greek coalition, and the Persian archers behind them began to bend their bows and arrows, the Dionian soldiers in the center and left flank of the Greek coalition suddenly took a big step forward and threw the javelins in their hands violently.

Previously, when the light infantry and the Persian archers were at a disadvantage in the fierce battle, the legionnaires did not step forward to help their comrades under the strict orders of the officers, and waited for this moment.

The Persian army did not know much about the tactics of the Dionian legions, although Iason had heard of it before, but he had not fought with the Dionian army after all, coupled with the silence of the Dionian legionnaires before, the Persian infantry and Greek mercenaries relaxed their vigilance, and when the javelins attacked from the sky, they rushed to defend and it was too late.

Due to the high position of the Dionian soldiers, the javelins thrown were more lethal, and after one round, they fell and were either killed or wounded.

While the Persian army was in shock, another round of javelins followed, like a gust of wind, and the center of the Persian army and the front of the right flank suddenly became fragmented.

"Woo! …… Woo! ......" At this moment, the trumpet of the attacking army of the Greek coalition was sounded.

Whether it was the Dionian soldiers, the Greek soldiers, or the Italian allied soldiers, they all roared in unison, and launched a charge one after another, and the army formation that was six or seven miles long poured downwards like a sea of mountains, and the momentum was amazing.

The Persian archers desperately pulled the bowstring, trying to let the arrows cover the sky and the sun to weaken the enemy's charge, but most of the arrows fell on the heavy infantry in heavy armor, basically no damage, so when the two sides collided head-on, it almost showed a one-sided situation, and the left, center, and right sides of the Persian army formation were all in a mess to deal with the enemy's attack, and under strong pressure, the entire army was forced to retreat slowly......