Northern Front

The Seventh Army attacked the enemy as fast as a splitting bamboo, and went down with the trend. The Dacian barbarians simply couldn't stop what they were pointing at.

Outside the city of Jaski, Oonos repelled two major attacks by Dacia, wiping out many of the other barbarian forces.

After a short stay, Oonos decided to split up with Abrias. He himself led the Seventh Army northward to sweep the areas of Pripet and Ghepid; Abrias led the Sixth Army to the southwest, capturing the town of Dacia there.

However, they had to go through a long march. This was the benefit of Dacia's territorial strategy, where the tribes were scattered across a vast land, and the cities were far apart.

Oonos had already prepared, he brought sufficient supplies and arranged unimpeded logistics. Only then did he calmly embark on the road of the expedition.

This is the situation on the Northern Front, and then on the Eastern Front.

After a long journey, Zoe Ross and his party finally arrived at their destination, the city of Ajani. This is the region north of the Caucasus Mountains, the last stronghold of the Scythians. The Scythians, who were once difficult to deal with, now have only one city left in their hands.

The Macedonians fought hard battles and finally had to make a break with the Scythians here.

The army came outside the city of Ajani. The siege team successfully smashed the gates open. In the heat of the moment, four Macedonian archers and two teams of mercenary archers wiped out an enemy army of ordinary archers guarding the edge of the city with overwhelming momentum.

Seeing that the preliminary work of the siege was so fast and smooth, Zoe Rose expected that there was not much strength in the city to resist. The well-equipped Macedonian phalanx infantry entered the city, believing that only three phalanx of pikes and four infantry archers would be enough to take the city.

Just in case, he sent a squadron of light cavalry into the city with him. These forces formed the first echelon, which was placed under the command of Praxinos. He said that he believed in the strength of his subordinates and waited for good news outside the city. Give them an hour of their time.

The soldiers entered the city in an orderly manner and met no resistance. Walking through the streets, you will find that there are many buildings in the city.

Although it may look like a barbarian town, it has actually reached a more developed level of urban development.

Suddenly, a rain of arrows overcame. Yes! The defenders of the city have set up an ambush!

The rain of arrows was very violent, but it was not chaotic, it was almost an arrow to people.

The Macedonian phalanx and the two elite conscripted spear phalanxes suffered a heavy blow, and the enemy shot far and accurately, and the lethality was terrifying.

Look, on the high ground behind a grove in the city, there was a group of Scythian noble archers in golden helmets and armor.

As far as the eye could see, on the high ground behind the houses on their left, two groups of elite infantry archers, dressed in silver-white armor, lay in ambush. These are high-ranking soldiers with good protection, long range, extremely fast rate of fire, and excellent archery skills. Only developed cities can be trained and raised.

Apparently in an ambush, the Macedonian pikemen fled in panic, but could not dodge in the streets. The first two phalanxes were more than half broken, and the casualties were all over the city's avenues.

The foot archers hurried into the city, but they found that their bows and arrows could not reach the enemy's cavalry.

The phalanx had no choice but to push forward, allowing their infantry archers to advance to a distance where they could strike the enemy.

During the march, they encountered an enemy security brigade. Although the opponent seemed to be outnumbered, the Macedonian phalanx defeated them in a few tens of seconds of confrontation.

The enemy's bows and arrows were still as fierce, and in order to retain the elite soldiers, the Macedonian phalanx infantry first hid behind a string of houses. The spearmen, who were a bit of cannon fodder, had no choice but to continue to push forward until the archers behind them came within reach of the enemy.

Four squadrons of Macedonian archers fired a salvo, the number of bows played a role, and in a few rounds of fire, an elite Scythian squadron of archers was wiped out.

Not long after the siege began, the corpses of soldiers on both sides were littered on the roads in the city. It can be seen how fast the Scythian archers fired, and the strength of the bow and arrow, but the faster the shot, the faster the arrow was consumed. These elite archers were devoid of arrows, and their power was greatly reduced in an instant.

The terrible rain of arrows covering the Scythian archery has finally stopped, which is undoubtedly a good thing. But before the soldiers could rejoice, the Scythian noble archers rushed down the high slope. At this time, the pikemen standing in the front row were hit by bows and arrows, and more than half of them were killed and wounded, and the queue was scattered.

When they saw that the enemy's archers had turned into cavalrymen wearing golden armor and wielding long swords, they panicked, and this panic was completely bad. The Scythian noble cavalry acted as heavy cavalry, and killed one of them by surprise. The conscripts were scrambling to deal with the enemy cavalry.

Behind them, Artasia, the general of Scythia, rushed into the formation with his guards.

The captain of the phalanx, who was also the commander of the echelon, Praxinos, was killed by the enemy cavalry in the formation, and the conscription gun phalanx was immediately in chaos. The infantry turned and ran, exposing the four archers behind them to the Scythian cavalry. The other two phalanxes hurriedly came up to fill in when they saw the emergency ahead, but they finally squeezed through the bow and arrow array, and it was none other than their teammates who fled.

The situation in which the phalanx is most effective is to be prepared in advance.

As a result, the phalanx soldiers who came up later were overwhelmed by the friendly forces that had retreated in front, and when they heard that the commander was dead, they felt that the situation was not good.

When they finally managed to hold up the first line of defense, they were met with a frantic charge of the Scythian cavalry. Panic spread through the ranks. Victory or defeat is a matter of seconds. They did not resist the attack and fled in defeat, and the archers followed them in retreat in the direction of the gate.

At this time, the Scythian cavalry was happy, chasing all the way to kill and slash, and the infantry of the siege echelon was all defeated.

The Scythian noble archers pursued all the way to the gates of the city, destroying most of the soldiers of the first echelon.

The Macedonian light cavalry, who had been guarding the gate, thought that the city was moving smoothly, but the deserters who appeared to be friendly were actually allies.

The light cavalry did not hesitate to meet them, intercepting the noble archers and cavalry.

Outside the city, Zoe Ross also smelled a strange battlefield atmosphere, and the signal corps ran to say that the first echelon had lost and retreated.

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Zoe Rose got up and mounted, "Everyone join the siege!" Kill the barbarians. ”

He himself took the lead and entered the city, followed by the guards and light cavalry. The rest of the phalanx infantry also ran into the city.

The Macedonian light cavalry was the most lightly armed troops, and it was also a white-knuckle cavalry, and the noble cavalry of Scythia was only an archer who was good at riding and shooting.

The Macedonian cavalry pounced fiercely, and the Scythian archers were repulsed.

At this time, the Scythian chieftain Artasia thought that the battle had been successful, and came to support with all his troops. Faced with Zoelos Echinos's second echelon.

Taking advantage of the situation, the Macedonian cavalry launched a quick attack, surrounding Artasia and the guards in the core, and wiped them out after a few rounds of fighting.

Zoelos dropped his knife and removed Artasia's head.

The fighting qualities of the Scythian infantry were so poor that they could not shake the line of the Macedonian cavalry. When the phalanx followed, the infantry coordination easily eliminated them.

The Macedonian army occupies Ajani.

This meant the end of the Scythian faction.

Zoelos was dissatisfied with the performance of the first echelon, and he ordered the disbandment of the phalanx that first turned around and fled, and the other two phalanxes halved their salaries and reduced their share.

If he had ordered the matter to be punished severely, and punished in the name of the heavy casualties of the army caused by the rout of the battle, these deserters could have been sentenced to death. But he remembered that these soldiers were also his old subordinates who had traveled far with him, leaving them a way to live.

Zoe Rose was busy taking over the city. While eradicating the extremist infidels, he reorganized his troops and organized security forces.

Ajani was bordered by the Hecanian Sea to the east, and to the north was the Parthian lands. Zoe Ross was considering whether to occupy the northern tip in one fell swoop for the sake of complete security and security in the east. But first he had to consult with Garras and Oonos, and then to make the traffic more efficient, he had to pave the stone road. In addition, he demolished some of the Scythian buildings and built a hunting temple.