"Let the cavalry pull away and rest for a while.

The archers continued to participate in the battle, firing arrows and firing!"

Nearly half of the Scythian hired archers were lost, but they still had 600 men. They started riding and shooting again, which they did best.

Arrows from different directions were fired at the Parthian infantry in one volley, and the enemy soldiers looked even more depressed. Helplessly withstood the force of long-range strikes. The expelled Persian archers had already been defeated and scattered. The Parthian army, which relied on the generals who led the ironclad cavalry to victory, now had no chance of winning. The soldiers ran very tired.

Brick took a breath and immediately attacked with heavy cavalry. First of all, take the slinger directly, and it will be crushed with one blow. Then come to both sides of the infantry line, and flank the left and right at the same time. Succeed.

This part of the Parthian infantry was defeated.

Brick looked back to see his infantry line up, and they were driving the enemy's scattered infantry in this direction.

The cavalry went up together, flanked the front and rear, and defeated all the enemies.

The Macedonian army won the Battle of Saudi, the Parthian army was disbanded, and Artaxerxes lost a significant force, losing a major general, Maroyas Sopfeni.

The Eastern Legion also solved the problem.

Apalos used his troops aggressively, very much in the style of Aloyos. He repeatedly asked his coach Thessaros to lead his troops eastward and penetrate Cappadocia.

Thessaros did not agree at first, but when he received an order from the emperor to march, he accepted Apalos' suggestion. Choose the middle lane to attack.

Apalos was even more unequivocal, and immediately led the invincible army to march after receiving the order, and rushed to the east of Asia Minor. Theszarus then sent a letter to Leochrics, informing him to march eastward and lead the Campanian legion to the eastern border of Galatia to cover the security behind the invincible legions.

Thessarus had followed the old king for many years, and now he was happy to see Apalos so soldiered, as if he had met a confidant again. He admired the young man and gave him his support behind him.

Soldiers are fast.

By the time the Pontics realized that the enemy had put their hands on their necks, the Macedonian army had accurately deployed.

Previously, the two major armies of Pontus originally intended to attack together, one from Silesia, the main commander of Polemo; The other came from Cappadocia, the general Opit, and together they besieged Ankara.

Now that he has set foot in the realm of Galatia, Bolermo's unit has been tasked with changing the direction of the attack and pursuing Apalos. Opit would cross the river to assist in the attack on the Macedonian army, forming a flanking attack.

The commander of the Pontus Minor region, who was in a hurry, did not fully understand the situation, but as everyone knows, the commander of the city, Thesaros, had already prepared and sent his royal troops.

Before Pollermo could turn around and go far, Leo Charris caught up.

Pollermo looked back and observed, the enemy was in a hurry, panting, and thought that he had come a long way, and his troops were not as good as his own troops. So, he turned around and took the initiative to attack.

Objectively speaking, the two sides of this battle have a balance of forces. 11,300 in Pontus and 7,000 in Macedonia. The total number of people is only 3,000 differences. Macedonia is still dominated by cavalry. On the infantry side, both sides are spear phalanxes, and Ben is a bronze shield elite pikeman, which is better for hard stun; Macedonia had good Cretan archers, as well as artillery teams.

Before the battle, the reason why Leo Charles let his men run into the battlefield was to occupy the favorable terrain. This is a plateau area, and occupying a place is more important than a soldier's individual ability.

The attack in Bollermo began in a low-lying area. It's obviously a back attack, which is unfavorable. Relying on the advantages of a large number of people and excellent troops, he tried to use the tactics of hemming to let the cavalry cooperate in one go. So most of the cavalry was placed on the right flank to form an advantage, and a small number of cavalry were copied on the left flank.

Leoch Charles folded the two sides of the phalanx back, and the entire infantry line was in an inverted "concave" shape, hiding the flanks. The Cretan longbowmen were in the center, and the cavalry platoon was on the right side of the second line.

The Pontic army quickly climbed the mountain, was in good physical condition, and immediately plunged into a frontal battle. So much so that the catapults did not play a role, and the enemy went beyond close range.

The Macedonian infantry folded back in formation to cover the flanks, so that the opposing troops from the flanks could not pose a threat.

The cavalry on the right flank of Pontus rushed out, and Apalos quickly adjusted his cavalry, and when he came to this side, he rushed over and attacked first.

The swift movements, the flanking attacks from both directions, defeated the vanguard cavalry of Pontus. The Macedonian hoplites took advantage of the situation to tear open the right flank of the Pontus front, and used a condescending dive to break up the Polemo guards and destroy them. At this time, the battle in other parts of the enemy did not progress, and some phalanxes were even defeated.

Leo Charles, with victory in sight, ordered an attack on all fronts. Pontus' 10,000 elite soldiers were defeated and could no longer organize effective resistance. The Macedonian cavalry pursued without leaving a remnant of the enemy.

The victory of the Campanian army provided Apalos with a strong back, allowing him to gain a foothold on the banks of the Harus River and calmly meet the heavy forces from Masaka.

This is also thanks to the experienced veteran Thessaros for his solid performance. Otherwise, Apalos, who was alone and brave, was brave, but he had to deal with the threat of enemies on both sides. In that case, he would not be able to implement the tactics of the defense of the bridge mouth on the south bank of the Harus River at all. On the contrary, there is a danger of being caught in the river.

Just as the Third Roman Legion won the rearguard battle, the Invincible Legion met Opit's legion, and the two sides fought.

Apalos took possession of the terrain early on, using the nearby groves and hillsides to hide his main force. Only the archers, javelinmen, and some cavalry were left outside.

Opit received information that Macedonian troops had appeared across the river, but on a smaller scale, with both cavalry and light infantry. The generals thought that this was the enemy's vanguard or decoy, and it was better not to venture into it and to observe first. Opit disagreed, he received an attack mission, and the time was urgent, and he was very anxious. Moreover, this is something that the enemy can ignore.

In his words:

"How will these shrimp soldiers and crabs be able to stop our army from crossing the river? If you come to stop them, eat them and keep going. ”

When the Pontic soldiers boarded the bridge, the Macedonian soldiers moving along the shore immediately gathered in battle formation, and the archers drew their bows and fired arrows at the other side of the bridge. The javelinmen formed a horizontal line at the bridge to form the first line of defense, and the cavalry divided into two teams to prepare for a counterattack. The Macedonian heavy army, which was lying in ambush in the woods and hillsides, suddenly slaughtered and quickly approached the mouth of the river.

Half-crossing and hitting it, benefit.

Opit urged the troops to move forward, but the Macedonian phalanx had already set up a defensive formation, and even if the Pontic people went ashore, they would be passively beaten.

The phalanx of spears unanimously faced the enemy and compressed strongly. Even the Cappadocian cavalry in Pontus was struggling to break through the Macedonian line at the moment.

(End of chapter)