The reason why the western villages and towns were not controlled was because there were many scattered militias of resistance hidden there. They managed to stall for time and finally waited for reinforcements from Colchis.

Haldida was another excellent Armenian general who led the main Armenian army to resist the Macedonian offensive. The main army includes ironclad archers, archers, and new troops, and hoplites appear in the troops. The fighting strength was probably superior to that of the Eastern Army of Macedonia.

Brick got the fertile land of Armenia and sat in the large city of Altashat, which was full of confidence. In addition, he obtained several batches of reinforcements from Ajani. He decided to start taking the initiative on the Eastern Front, so he led the Mixed Eastern Army (newly formed) to meet Haldida's army. He also had an archery cavalry unit.

Alam's fierce rival no longer exists, and the opponent who once tried every means to get rid of it by soft and hard light and dark means died of illness. Brick never imagined that he would be able to enter Alta Schata so easily, and it would be effortless to get there. But once his army was blocked outside the city, and he couldn't succeed in breaking his head and bleeding.

In the mountains of western Armenia, Brick meets Haldida. The armies of the two sides, evenly matched, were unequivocal and headed straight for each other. So a stretch of mountainous terrain became a battlefield.

Haldida arrived from the west on the higher side, and as soon as they entered the battlefield they were on the top of a gentle hill. And the Eastern Legion ran and marched all the way, still not ahead of the enemy. Just halfway up the mountain, I found that the enemy had occupied the top of the mountain. Brick decided to take a detour, going sideways to the right to the top of the mountain. He ordered the cavalry to force their way up the mountain.

Among them, Scythia hired archers to approach from the front, and the heavy cavalry made a detour.

Haldida led a heavily armed force, and compared to Brick's men, they were well-armoured, well-trained, fierce warriors with poor mobility. Brick has a mixed range of troops, but he is focused. The biggest killer feature is the 1,300 archers, who have strong riding and archery capabilities, mobility and cavalry are capable and experienced.

The key to the victory of the Armenian Legion was to allow the archers to harass the enemy, put psychological pressure on them, and destroy the enemy's core defenses with heavy pikemen in order to win the victory.

If the Macedonian Eastern Army wants to defeat a strong opponent, it will need to use more tactics. It is impossible to fight hard, and it is necessary to take advantage of mobility and the number of bows and arrows.

Thousands of Macedonian archers swarmed up, causing a strong offensive effect.

Haldida also ordered the troops to stop and defend in place. Of course, he just wanted the pikemen to set up a phalanx to meet the attack. Armed with spears, armor and round shields, the hoplites formed the main body of the Armenian army, and the defensive line was relatively solid. The general spread out the spears in a gentle depression on the hill to get the most out of them. Then divide the ironclad archers into left and right and shoot from above.

The Macedonian archers braved a hail of arrows to successfully rush to the top of the hill and began to counterattack. Standing on the top of the hill, the Armenian left wing ironclad archers were forced to retreat under pressure in the face of so many bows. Armenian light infantry and mercenary cavalry then came up to fill their positions and tried to hold the high ground, but were fiercely repelled by the Macedonian cavalry that followed.

The Scythian archers reacted quickly and immediately formed formations, some occupying high ground, some extending the line to the enemy's flank, and others maintaining the line and pressing forward. Set up the battle position, and the archers draw their bows and shoot at the enemy. Armenia's ironclad bows were divided left and right, and they fought with their armor superiority without suffering.

On the contrary, in actual combat, the ironclad archers fired more efficiently, and many Scythian archers fell to the ground, causing a surge in casualties. Unexpectedly, just two squadrons of ironclad archers had such a strong attack ability, and the Scythians panicked. There were even three squadrons trying to fight out the ironclad archers in close combat. Unexpectedly, he fell into the enemy line and was killed with little left. The ironclad archers were also not afraid of the shirtless Scythian archers and counterattacked them.

The mercenaries suddenly became embarrassed and faltered.

At this time, the Macedonian general came out to encourage them, saying that their side still had the advantage of forces, and Brick asked everyone to stabilize their positions and swear to fight the enemy archers to the death.

The Scythians gradually settled down to fight, and took out their housekeeping skills: sports riding and shooting.

In this way, we can give full play to the advantages of numbers and mobility. The archers began to form small groups in small groups of three or five in squadrons. The cavalry on both sides continued to extend to the rear of the enemy flank. The cavalry in the center all fired in a skirmish formation, using a circular cavalry firing formation at intervals. Moving targets are difficult to aim, and disperse formations to reduce casualties.

This disrupted the battle of the Iron Archers, making it easier for the Scythian Archers to save themselves.

After changing their tactics, the Macedonian cavalry gradually formed a semi-closed scythe encirclement on the top of the hill, and took advantage of the high and concave terrain on all sides. The Armenians sensed that the arrows were coming from all sides and were difficult to resist. After catching the turnover, the Scythians began to gather fire for the ironclad archers, and the ironclad could not protect them.

After encountering a dull suppression, the Scythian cavalry archer finally slammed the enemy with a backhand. The ironclad archers were seriously weakened, and the Armenian heavy infantry also suffered long-range strikes. In a few moments, the hollow in the middle was filled with the corpses of Armenian soldiers, and their ranks were scattered.

Haldida realized that the battle had been lost, and that most of the infantry, though still had a large part of the infantry, was nothing more than lambs to the slaughter. He regretted that he had carelessly underestimated the enemy and had taken fewer ironclad bow troops.

As a result, the troops that were best at archers were defeated in archers. The so-called "good swimmers drown, good riders fall." That is to say, if you are careless and careless, you are prone to make mistakes. Even in the most accustomed and common things, there are often huge loopholes or crises. The more unexpected and sudden it is, the more caught off guard.

When the Scythian archers touched their quivers, there was not a single arrow. The Armenian legions did not have a complete phalanx, and the army appeared incomplete. Haldida wants to break through.

Brick did not let go at all, and ordered a joint attack from three sides. A squadron of Macedonian light cavalry rushed out from the right flank and came behind Haldida. Haldida was a marksman, and the Guards were also archers. Encountering the impact of light cavalry, the archers could not fight. Haldida was beheaded and dismounted.

The Armenian hoplites then came under attack from both sides and dispersed.

The enemy was defeated and fled, and the Macedonian cavalry intensified their pursuit. The battle turned into a one-sided massacre, and the light cavalry showed their skills. In the end, almost no remnants fled the battlefield.

Macedonia won.

Brick began to reverse the passivity, and he led the Eastern Army to the city of Colchis.

(End of chapter)