Chapter 24: The Waterway Raid

Oonos set his sights on the nearby Euxain Sea.

Send troops to cross the sea and march eastward, reaching the cities of Cesonis and Tanes. If the Macedonian army succeeded in landing on the land, it would be possible to attack the two cities in the rear of Scythia.

At present, Macedonia has three ports on the west coast: the city port of Byzantium, the port of Catal, and the mouth of the city of Scythia.

Oonos can take advantage of the large number of ports and organize a naval convoy in the near future.

It saves time by water, and can also achieve unexpected results.

Oonos then set out to choose a man to lead the expedition. The chosen general will lead the Tyris Regiment in carrying out his plan of attack. He planned to train himself in Catalan with the Seventh Legion, and if necessary, to speed up Dacia. In the event of an emergency in the vanguard, he could be reinforced.

The current Tyris Regiment has been strengthened by an addendum. The combat is characterized by lightness and agility. Infantry archers made up 30 percent of the force, light cavalry was the main force, and infantry was an auxiliary force consisting of pikemen and Greek-style militia phalanxes. This was precisely the new type of unit formed against the Scythian archers.

Oonos finally chose Zoir Ross Echinos as the general of the expeditionary Scythia force, and Memon as the lieutenant general to help Zoeros manage the affairs of the army.

Chosen by Zoe Rose. One reason for this was that the Tyris Regiment was brought out by Zoe Ross, and he enjoyed high prestige in the Legion, and the soldiers were willing to obey his command. Another reason is that since the Battle of Catalan, Zoir Ross has always wanted to make up for it, and every battle against Scythia has been very hard. Oonos saw his loyalty.

Speaking of Zoe Rose, he was brought to the Eastern Front by King Antigones. Because of his outstanding performance in the Thracian campaign and his repeated miraculous achievements, he was valued by the king and promoted to general. After Oonos took over the affairs of the Eastern Front, he also reused Zoe Ross.

He didn't disappoint either. In the early days of the Scythian invasion, he resisted to the death and held the city despite the disparity in strength between the enemy and us. In the Catalan counteroffensive, he was the first to rush to protect Oonos at an emergency moment, stopping the fierce Scythian general Zepoist from fighting, and fought for several rounds, and was wounded due to his merits. Later, during the attack on the city of Scythia, Zoe Rose served as the captain of the first echelon of the siege and was the first to storm the city. Once again, he was honored for his military exploits.

Oonos gave this difficult task to the junior general as a recognition of him, and he also had more confidence in the combat effectiveness of the reorganized New Tyres Regiment.

Because of this configuration, the Scythian troops, which were dominated by archers, were specifically subordinate. Especially now that they have lost their main force, they are still stuck in the camp.

I believe that Zoe Ross can break them one by one.

After a week of preparation, the port of Scythia was crowded with hundreds of ships. Some of these ships were warships, and the rest were merchant ships and cargo ships, all of which were urgently dispatched with a single mission: to transport the soldiers of the Tyris Regiment to the rear of the enemy. Fortunately, the Scythians did not have a navy.

On the day of the embarkation and departure, the harbor seemed to be in a state of chaos, after all, these improvised navy were amateurs. However, Memon got things in order, and his management skills were always appreciated by the king. Oonos was on the shore and watched all the expedition soldiers set off by boat, and the scene was spectacular.

After the fleet departed, it sailed all the way to the Bosphorus Peninsula. Riding a tailwind, they reached the first stop - Chesonis.

Unexpectedly, the team of people came up to see that there was basically no city defense construction in Chesonis, and there were few defenders in the city. It really achieved the good effect of a surprise attack.

The Macedonian army captured a small town without much resistance. Zoey Ross decided to leave behind a small number of defenders and continued on to the next stop, Tanes.

Zoe Rose continued the voyage with the Tyris regiment.

The defenders of Cesonis began to build fortifications for the city.

In fact, there were some garrisons in the city of Cessonis, but the main archers were deployed on the banks of the Bosphorus to block the Macedonian advance.

When they returned with the news, they saw that the city had been captured.

The small market town of Cesonis did not have much military strength and economic strength, so the troops under it were only a small force.

These archers were short of soldiers and food, and they had no intention of fighting again before they came to the city, and their strength was not enough to attack the city. When it was proposed to surrender, everyone silently agreed.

The commander of the Macedonian garrison, Ademos Skorkinsa, agreed to their request, thinking that perhaps the Scythians could help train the Macedonian archers.

Eventually, the archers agreed to join the Macedonian army, but only as mercenary foreign soldiers.

Ademos Skotusa promised to pay them a salary. He was ready to send the archers to the front to support the battle on Zoey's side.

The fleet continued with the main forces, and two days later they came to the shores of Meotis. It was not far from the destination, and Zoe Rose saw that the terrain was suitable for combat, so he asked the troops to disembark and rest. He sent out a few scouts to explore the surrounding situation.

As a result, I really ran into the enemy. Hidden here is a Scythian army. Several scouts immediately dismounted and lurked in the bushes, observing the enemy in the small forest ahead.

It was a cavalry unit with quite a few archers. Unlike usual, there was a group of cavalrymen in golden armor, carrying a strong bow on their backs, leather quivers pinned to their waists, and long scimitars. In addition, there was a detachment of heavy cavalry. Once these conditions are detected, report back immediately.

When Zoe Rose learned about the enemy, he decided to destroy this part of the enemy army. It's a life-and-death duel, as the two main battle legions meet.

He put the whole army into combat mode, and according to the characteristics of the enemy, he took only cavalry and foot archers to complete this task. Auxiliary infantry remained on the beachhead.

The Scythians had come from Ajani with the intention of supporting the battle in the direction of Tanes.

This was the main force of the eastern region of Scythian, and they concentrated six squadrons of archers.

The Macedonian army met the Scythian army in this plain, separated only by a small forest.

The two armies found each other, and the cavalry fought.

The Scythian archers leaned in this direction, and the arrows had already hit the soldiers in front of several phalanxes. Zoe Ross immediately gave way to the archers and ran up, spreading out of their positions to shoot at the enemy.

The arrows of both sides came and went, and the Macedonian bows were superior in number, but the archers showed no weakness. In particular, the Scythian aristocratic archers shot accurate and powerful arrows.

The Macedonian light cavalry, etc., got impatient and launched an assault from both the left and right flanks at the same time.

The cavalry on the left was met by the Scythian noble archers, who were heavily armed and had good sword skills, and the first squadron of light cavalry to rush up was scattered.

There was no obstacle on the right flank, and they easily drove away the archers and turned back to observe the situation.

Zoey Ross immediately gathered all his cavalry to the left and closed in. It's hard to find a team of enemies who dare to stand and take the blade. (Scythian archers generally avoided sleek combat.) )

Ignoring the arrows fired from other directions, the cavalry went straight to the Scythian noble archers to kill. The two sides closed and flanked the enemy. It can be said to be a fatal blow.

The enemy general Trada led a heavy cavalry to help, but to no avail.

The Macedonian light cavalry relied on numbers to surround the enemy's heavy cavalry, and in a short time they were all flattened. The enemy general Trada was killed.

The Scythian archers took advantage of the opportunity to attack the foot archers on this side. Scattered a team, in pursuit.

At this time, a squadron of light cavalry rushed to help. They pursued for a while before they caught up with the archers, and when they landed, they stabbed most of them.

Light cavalry from other directions in groups of two pursued the remaining Scythian archers.

The enemy turned back and fired arrows as they ran, and some of the Macedonian light cavalry fell to the ground with arrows, and the rest continued to chase after them.

In the end, the light cavalry completely wiped out this group of enemies, and the remaining dozen or so cavalry ran into the distant forest.

Macedonia again won a decisive victory, which severely damaged the main combat forces of the Scythian army.

Zoe Rose told the cavalry not to chase anymore, and the dozen or so scattered enemies could no longer pose any threat.

Take the wounded soldiers and return to the ship. Depart for the next stop. The Meotis region has lost reinforcements and has little resistance.