Eastern Front

That night, Oonos sat alone in his tent, thinking about the battle before him. Originally, it was planned to wait for reinforcements to arrive, form a lightly armed force to deal with Scythia, and then go to war with the enemy.

That would be an effective blow to the main Scythian army, and it would also reduce your own loss rate accordingly.

But now the soldiers' fighting enthusiasm has been ignited to the point of fanaticism, and the soldiers are eager to fight. The whole army was united and only wanted to defeat the Scythian barbarian soldiers.

What's more, if the two armies do not fight for a long time, it will be considered an act of cowardice. As a result, it is a boost to the enemy's morale, and a kind of attrition and frustration for one's own soldiers. The matter has come to this point, simply attack decisively and seek the initiative.

It is believed that the Seventh Army Corps, as the main force, will definitely be able to defeat the main force of Scythia with their good fighting qualities and coordination ability.

The general's determination is made.

The next day, it was a sunny and mild afternoon. The officers and men of the Seventh Legion were well nourished.

Oonus was in a mighty spirit, dressed in silver-white armor and a white crest of feathers on his bronze helmet.

He mounted his horse neatly, boasted a sword at his waist, and carried a spear in his hand. Lead his elite soldiers to set out for the Catalan River.

The Seventh Regiment was followed by the Tyris Regiment. The Tyris regiment was still led by Zoe Ross, who went into battle with his wounds, but he appeared to be in good spirits, vowing to break the army and kill the enemy. Only a small number of defenders remained in the city, and the feeling of desperation was that the Macedonian legion was determined to win.

The Scythians also detected the movements on the left bank of the river early on. Zeboites immediately gathered his forces and rushed to the bridgehead.

Once again, the battle returned to the banks of the Catalan.

Getting closer and closer, the sound of marching in unison, the sound of horses' hooves, the occasional neighing of horses, and the only loud sound was the shouting of slogans and drums and trumpets from the captains of the teams.

Both sides arrived at the bridge almost simultaneously and stood in the position of the array. After looking at each other from a distance for a while, the atmosphere was extremely cold, and the tense and solemn atmosphere seemed to be contagious, and the new soldiers were extremely nervous, even the veterans felt a rare pre-war nervousness at this time.

Because it's a big game, both sides are investing in the main elite, and they both want to win too much.

Start moving forward. Gradually, into the range of bows and arrows. Just listen

"Wow"

"Whoosh"

Crisp sound of arrows.

As a result, the first group to fall to the ground turned out to be the Scythian archers!

The archers of the Seventh Legion made some improvements to their longbows to increase range and penetration. This was beyond Zepoites' expectations, and his long-range attack allowed his opponent to steal the scene. He fixed his eyes and saw that two more groups of Macedonian archers were in position, shooting a dense stream of arrows in this direction.

Zeboites immediately ordered the archers to quickly deploy forward in the rain of arrows and return fire. Due to the loss of the opportunity to shoot at each other, after a few rounds of mutual shooting, they did not take advantage. On each side were soldiers wounded by arrows. Scythia's infantry archers also rushed to the river, and across the river they assisted the archers to shoot at each other.

The combination of mounted archery and foot bow increases the long-range power of Scythian. The Macedonian archers immediately formed a loose formation, and then fired arrows with their bows, not caring about casualties.

Zeboites saw that the archers on the other side of the bridge were unarmoured, and the infantry were in loose formations, and he remembered the success of the pikes phalanx that had stormed the bridge in the last battle, and thought:

"Humph! It's just some decorations, which seem to be sharp but are actually ineffective, and they can't stop the charge of our cavalry group at all. ”

So he ordered the noble heavy cavalry to take the lead, and together with the archers, they went up the bridge and launched a general attack on the other side of the river.

Originally, the Macedonians were stationed at the bridge and fought against the archers with a hard straight, which was an advantage. Even if the archers had a certain impact, they could not break through the front of the phalanx.

The point is that the opposing general did not notice that these infantry, which did not seem to be much different from the Greek-style infantry phalanx, were actually different.

This time, the infantry wore light leather armor and bronze helmets. Their loose formations are lined up only to reduce bow damage.

What's more important is that this time, even if the soldiers in the front row fall after being hit by an arrow, the soldiers in the back row will immediately come forward to ensure the integrity of the formation.

Such spirit, morale, and discipline are not possessed by ordinary infantrymen.

They were none other than the pikemen infantry, one of the elite of the Macedonian army.

It was the Macedonian phalanx used by Alexander to fight all over the world.

The savage Scythians took advantage of their courage and tried to force their way across the bridge. But soon they paid for it.

Oonos immediately ordered:

"Dense phalanx!

Surrounded on three sides and sealed the bridge.

Light infantry supported in the second line behind the phalanx.

The cavalry was divided into two sides and lined up in three lines. Always ready to close the gap in the infantry line.

The archers waited for the enemy to reach halfway up the bridge, and then fired rockets into their midst. ”

Commanders at all levels immediately carried out the order.

The formation of the Macedonian combat units immediately changed. The entrance and exit of the bridge were blocked by the infantry.

The commander of the phalanx carried out the order rigorously, and placed three phalanxes next to each other in front of the enemy's lower bridge, and the various formations were drawn into a rectangle, six columns deep.

Two phalanxes were placed opposite each other on each side, three rows of deep formations, and banners were stretched, and the soldiers on the side were directly against the edge of the river channel. In this way, unless the Scythian cavalry broke through the line from the front, they could not find the flank of the Macedonian phalanx.

In this way, the Macedonian infantry formed a "concave" bridgehead defensive battle formation, and the Scythians could hardly break through without using special means.

Seeing this, Zeboites felt that something was wrong, but it was too late, and the order had already been given. The heavy cavalry that had opened the way had all stepped onto the bridge plank, and the archers followed the bridge. When the Scythian cavalry rushed through the middle of the bridge, the phalanx commander saw that he had succeeded and gave a loud order.

Seven phalanxes opened their guns at the same time and lowered their spears. Rows of ultra-long spears formed an iron wall, a strict forest of guns, and the tips of the spears showed a ruthless cold light.

Even the Scythian archers were able to make the Macedonian phalanx move.

The Macedonian archers did not hurry to replace their rockets and ordered the arrows to be released. Numerous beams of fire were fired from both sides towards the enemies huddled on the bridge.

Instant chaos. Some of the horses were frightened and threw themselves into the river. The enemy order on the bridge was a little out of order.

The archers watched the enemy jump down the river with men and horses, and smiled and shot the arrow at the Scythian archers on the opposite bank.

The Scythian cavalry blocked the bridge and scrambled to cross the river, and finally reached the end of the bridge. As a result, the endless sea of guns was really disappointing. But they couldn't turn back, because they would be knocked down or even trampled to death by the crowds of troops behind, and there was no choice but to close their eyes and risk death.

The two armies met at a narrow road wide in front of a bridge. The mobility of the Scythian archers lost their effectiveness.

A large number of people fell in the moment of contact. No matter how thick the armor of the heavy cavalry was, it had to be picked off their horses, and the Scythian cavalry suffered heavy casualties. The follow-up light and heavy cavalry and archers continued to rush up, but the result was the same, they were pierced by the super-long spear and turned their horses on their backs.

In a short time, it became clear that the enemy could not hold on and began to flee.

At this time, the pikemen of the phalanx put away their guns and moved out of the way. The Macedonian light cavalry quickly passed and began to pursue, encircling and slashing without mercy. Fight all the way from the bridge to the other side.

The Scythian infantry also retreated while fighting, and the light cavalry ignored it and pursued the archers.

Oonos rushed across the bridge with his guards and heavy cavalry, flanking the enemy infantry in front and rear.

The Scythian army was largely defeated. Zeboites suddenly returned with a squadron of guards and an understaffed noble cavalry, and rushed straight towards Oonos.

The combat ability of these cavalry was really good, and they immediately dispersed a squadron of light cavalry.

When two groups of Macedonian heavy cavalry blocked their way, the Scythian noble cavalry rushed up without fear, even though they were outnumbered. The guards opened a way for the general, and suddenly Zeboites and one of the guards rushed out of the guards, followed the passage opened by the men, and struck at Oonos.

This group of cavalry moved in a suicidal attack, and when they saw Oonos, they decided to do so, with the aim of taking the enemy directly. The action is very beautiful, fast and powerful. So much so that the Macedonian guards were a little caught off guard.

In desperation, Oonos took his spear and drew his sword. Prepare to unleash his lethal move.

He didn't care about Zepoites' provocative actions at all, he was a master of melee combat himself.

However, several of his personal guards were afraid of mistakes, and immediately surrounded the general at the core for protection. One more layer of protection.

Zoe Ross was also on his side, and he was the first to rush up with his gun to intercept Zepoites. After a few rounds of gunfights, the two men swung their spears and stabbed vertically, and Zoey Rose felt that Zepoites was infinitely powerful and strong in martial arts.

He felt that he was good at marksmanship, and he couldn't resist it like this. So deliberately leaking a flaw, Zepoites stabbed with a shot, and Zoe Rose put the gun under his armpit with his arm.

Unexpectedly, Zepoites sank the gun down and pulled it back vigorously, Zoe Ross was scratched in the ribs, and the gun in his hand was also shaken off. But Zeboites pushed too hard, and his own gun flew behind him. I really don't know how much effort he used, but he didn't catch it.

But it didn't matter, he immediately drew his sword and slashed at Zoe Rose. Zoe Rose instinctively flashed sideways and took a blow on his arm.

At this time, the cavalry of the guards of Oonos caught up and surrounded Zeboites. Zepoites was a little overwhelmed by the defeat of more than a dozen highly skilled guards. He made a false move, and when he pulled his horse and left, the guards who rushed with him were stopped and fought by two light cavalry.

The cavalry guard was also good at disposing of the two Macedonian light cavalry. But he was slashed off his horse by the sword of Oonos, who had caught up with him, and his head was different.

The general hurriedly went up to support Zoe Rose, who was injured to protect himself, but fortunately Zoe Rose only suffered a little flesh wound.

Zepoites' cavalry was left with little left, and when they saw that the general was gone, they all retreated as best they could.

At this point, the battle ended, and the Macedonian Seventh Army once again withstood the test of their title of "Ace of the Eastern Front", and this battle was a complete victory for Macedonia.

As a result of this battle, a good Scythian army was wiped out, and Macedonia won an initial victory.

Oonos crossed the river with the Seventh Legion and the Teris Regiment without stopping, and headed straight for the city of Scythia, which was not far from here, and pursued the victory.

Zeboites also fled to the city of Scythia, and closed the gates of the city. This time the attack and defense changed hands, and the Scythians tasted what it was like to be besieged.

When the Macedonian troops came outside the city, they saw that Scythia was nothing more than a large town, also surrounded by wooden fences. And immediately they surrounded it, encamped it, and prepared to attack it.