Crotone's army also crossed the river here, as Davers had predicted, so that the Ionian army, which had been ambushed here for a long time, was waiting for the Ionian army, which had a large number of new soldiers, occupied the position, and used novel tactics, which actually gave the Crotone army in Great Greece, which was famous for its bravery, a lot of casualties, and gained the upper hand for a while.

When Davers was in Persia, he was known for his ability to destroy the enemy, fight skillful battles, and suffer few casualties, but at that time, Tolmid, as the herald of the whole army, was responsible for the coordination of the entire mercenary army, and Davers's military camp was always the most strictly managed, so he often could only get a glimpse of his military ability. When he arrived in Turiyi, he heard that Davers had led his army to win more with less many times, and he had long been itching. Tolmid was involved in this military operation as a herald (for he was still a freedman), and witnessed Davers conceive a military plan that he had never seen before, and let all the parts of the alliance act around it: let old men and women walk around the harbor in armor to confuse the enemy's fleet; The meticulous arrangement of the night march allowed even inexperienced recruits and freedmen to reach the city of Castron; The army enforced strict discipline and sealed the city of Castelon to prevent news from being revealed; sent Izzam's mountain scouts across the river to reconnoiter the enemy's movements and report them at any time, and at the same time sent cavalry to intercept the enemy's cross-river scouts, so that the enemy knew nothing about the situation on the other side of the Trionto River; Before dawn, he led his army to lurk here quietly and quickly, and set up bait (referring to the four thousand soldiers) on the bank of the river in front of him, and at the same time blocked the traces of the army; More than 1,000 people were deliberately placed in Trionto and the downstream section of the river, so that the people of Crotone did not dare to risk heavy casualties, so they chose to take the safer middle section of the river......

Throughout the operation, Davers's strategy was on full display: deception, rapid marches, reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance, ambushes, seduction...... Perfectly combined, they finally succeeded in mobilizing the enemy, achieving their goal, and also opening Tolmid's eyes. In this era, most of the wars between the city-states were fought by both sides by recruiting soldiers in a place acceptable to both sides, or when one side was strong, the other side would stubbornly defend until reinforcements arrived and then counterattacked, and the generals on both sides put their minds on the tactical use of the battle (this is what the Spartans are best at), how can there be a plan like Davers at the beginning according to the situation, and do a series of complex and elaborate actions around this plan to achieve their own goals, The bloody battle is carved into a work of art that resembles a delicate Athenian vase, and as Davers himself put it, "War is a matter of survival for the city-state, and it must be done with caution and deliberation before action can be taken." ”

That's why Davos was able to become the consul of a powerful alliance, while Timason died in a small town! Tolmid came to his senses.

"Tolmid, you rush to the east and inform Zantiparis, Epitenis, Zpit, and Rydes that the enemy will soon cross the river, and let them be prepared and act according to the plan." Davers gave the order.

"Yes!" Tolmid got on his horse and galloped east, and although the tactics on the east side would have been more unbelievable, he already had confidence in Davers.

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Philadelfoss was shocked to learn from Etidemus that Milon had crossed the river with his army, encountered Dionia's army, and was in a bitter battle. The Dioonians had ambushed nearly 20,000 troops on the other side of the upper Trionto River, which was completely unexpected!

So will there be an ambush here? He looked at the more than 1,000 Dionian light infantry stationed on the other side, and couldn't help but think: he had hoped that after Milon crossed the river, he would come and help him drive back the enemy on the opposite side, so as to reduce the casualties of the soldiers, but now he was going to lead his troops to help Milon. The situation was critical, and he could not think much about it.

He quickly divided his troops into three parts: front, middle and rear, with more than 3,000 heavy infantry at the front, using their strong protection to reduce casualties under the enemy's arrows and javelins, and successfully reach the opposite bank and disperse the enemy. They were followed by 500 cavalry, who were able to pursue the enemy's light infantry and crush them. Finally, nearly 3,000 light armor soldiers.

After withstanding the long-range attack of Dionys, and having suffered some casualties, the Crotone hoplites landed on the banks of the river, and without their pursuit, the Dionian light infantry had already fled, and Philadforth led his army across the river without any incident.

"Is the general going to pursue?" Cavalry Captain Alisosis asked.

Philadelphius shook his head and said cautiously: "Now we must rush to help Milon immediately, and your cavalry will guard the perimeter of the column, and don't attack rashly." ”

Philadelphius had just turned around and marched westward when the sound of a loud trumpet came from due north.

Philadelphius's heart tightened: sure enough, there was an ambush!

At this time, Alisosis also came quickly, and said with a slightly strange expression: "General, we have found an enemy army from the north, and they are coming towards us, they are about six or seven thousand people, all archers, slingers, and light shield soldiers, and several hundred cavalry. ”

Philadelphius was stunned: "No heavy infantry? ”

"Nope!" Alissosis nodded affirmatively.

Although Philadelphius was a little puzzled, he was obviously relieved, and he decisively gave the order: "The whole army is arrayed to the north!" "Since the attacking Dionian army had no heavy infantry and lacked the ability to fight head-on, Philadforth did not mind defeating them before marching to reduce harassment.

"Alisosis, how many cavalry are there of the enemy?"

"More than four hundred rides."

"Fortunately, we have twice as many cavalry." Philadelfoss was even more relaxed, and he said: "Alisosis, your cavalry is especially important in the battle with the light infantry, I need you to lead the cavalry to defeat the enemy's cavalry, try not to pursue, but to attack the flank of the enemy's center, understand?!" ”

"Understood!" Alissosis pulled his horse away.

Dionia's army marched fast. It wasn't long before Philadelphius saw them in his field of vision, and when he could see the enemy's appearance clearly, he couldn't help but be surprised: because the light infantry of the other side was so light, whether it was archers or javelinmen, all of them were thin linen, and even the cavalry was partly armored and partly single, which was extremely shabby.

Could it be that these people were all freedmen who had been temporarily recruited from the port of Turiyi? Philadelfoss couldn't help but smile: Milon's guess was indeed correct, Dionya had few citizens and a shortage of soldiers, and he could even sweep it away with light armor and cavalry!

Dionia's troops stopped more than 500 meters away and began to regroup.

"I think the Crotonens will be very surprised to see us, they must have thought that we were only coming to disturb them, but they did not think that we had allowed them to cross the river with the intention of annihilating them all here." Tolmid sighed.

"This battle will prove to the Greeks that light infantry is just as important as heavy infantry, and that light infantry can easily defeat heavy infantry with the right strategy!" Epitenis said confidently.

"The key depends on whether Rydes and Zantiparis can annihilate the enemy's cavalry first." Tolmid was still a little worried.

"Don't worry, it's a well-designed plan by our Hades deity, Lord Davers! He's Hades' god! Zpeit looked admiring: "You and I didn't expect it, let alone the enemy, they will definitely be fooled!" As he spoke, Epitenis had jumped off his horse and entered the ranks, ordering the soldiers to widen the space, so that the formation would become looser and easier to throw and run.

Zpitt also rushed to the right flank and gave the same order, while the cavalry formation of Ledes on the left flank was equally loose, so that the left, center, and right formations of the whole of Dionia were like leavened bread, and the area occupied by the whole of Dionia, both horizontally and vertically, was almost doubled.

For Philadelfus, it was the first time he had encountered this situation, he hesitated for a while, and finally decided to make his formation thinner, but the arrangement between the soldiers was still as dense as usual, because he felt that although both heavy infantry and light armor soldiers had no projection ability, as a melee class with strong impact and fierce combat effectiveness, the dense formation was their magic weapon to defeat the enemy. At this moment, the traditional inertial thinking imprisoned Phila Defuss's brain, and the result was that the entire length of Crotone's entire array was only the same length as the length of the opposite Dionian center, making Dionia's army formation faintly envelop Crotone's army in a semi-arc.

But Phila Defoss was not worried, he knew that there was not much difference in numbers between the two sides, and that victory would come as long as the Crotone soldiers came into contact with the enemy, and his greatest confidence came from twice as many cavalry as the enemy. Because the opponent's array was too long, in order to facilitate the battle, he ordered the cavalry of Arissosis to disconnect from the center and face the enemy's cavalry directly.

In the middle of Crotone, there are 3,000 light armor soldiers, and their speed is faster than the heavy infantry, and when the cavalry defeats the enemy and flanks the middle lane, the speed of the light armor can match with it, and together they can defeat the enemy in the middle lane. As for the more than 3,000 infantry on the left flank, Philadfus, of course, understood that it was impossible to catch up with the light infantry at the clumsy speed of the heavy infantry, and they only had to advance slowly, protecting themselves, and at the same time pinning the enemy's right flank and preventing them from reinforcing the center.