Chapter Eighty-Five: The Beginning of the Dawn
The Gallic warriors rushed through the gate, only to be met with a rain of javelins. The first to go fell to the ground, and those behind stepped on the corpse to continue on. In this way, the Gallic infantry was numerous and very impactful.
Macedonia deployed three phalanxes at the central gate, two of which were placed on their sides and at an angle, with two rows of spears facing each other. In this way, the further you go inside the door, the narrower it becomes. There is also a phalanx blocking the opening at the bottom of the V, completely blocking the passage to the door. There was a javelinmen for fire support.
In this way, the enemy is outnumbered, and the strong thrust is canceled out to a certain extent. After the enemy troops came in, the enemy on both sides was very uncomfortable and could not stretch out. The enemy troops in the center suffered a large number of casualties and fell. On the right flank, there are four phalanxes, also in an inclined position, the only difference is that the two phalanxes are joined into a V-arm, and there is no javelinmen to cooperate. But this side is more solid. A large number of Gallic soldiers who also entered the city from here were poked with spears and panicked. They learned about the ruthless power in the hands of the Spartan warriors, who were born warriors with the advantage of being warriors. The battle fully demonstrated the courage and strength of the Spartans with one enemy and ten.
The combat art style in the gap on the left is different. The vigilantes were poorly trained and poorly equipped troops, and they were not at all the same as the brave Gallic warriors. The Gallic warriors sometimes had stripes of color or blood on their faces, and they had a brutal appearance and a fierce look on their faces, which alone frightened the resident vigilantes. Of course, for the well-trained and battle-hardened elite troops, they are not moved at all, and they should even hate this kind of dress, so that the spears in their hands are more lethal. Fortunately, they had the Spartan warriors as allies, which greatly encouraged them.
Unexpectedly, these rookies became brave when they were infected by friendly forces, and they stuck to their place. However, the situation here is still very serious, and the security guards and some citizens cannot fight the Gallic soldiers at all. The Gauls were essentially unilaterally slaughtering the defenders on this side, even though their allies were being slaughtered on the other two sides. Soon the besiegers were killed from outside the walls, and the security forces were a little overwhelmed and began to panic. The hoplites in the rear were still running. At the moment, only archers can be used.
At this critical moment, the commander of the long-range troops, Polype Apollonia, saw the situation on the left and knew what he had to do. The warriors at the front gate and on the right flanks are fighting hard, and they are able to deal with many enemies with ease, not only because they are highly trained, but also because of the special narrow corridors. The most important thing is that they face the enemy, there is no threat on the flanks. But now the militia on the left was about to lose its hold, and if they collapsed, it would be tantamount to handing over the left flank of the other defenders to the enemy. Outside the city, the other Gallic armies would rush into the city from the left breach, and the warriors who were in front would be crushed and drowned in the sea of Gauls.
Polype Apollonia sent the javelins guarding the archers around him, and then ordered all the archers to fire their arrows in a dense manner at the gap on the left. They had already arrived in the small square behind the city gates, but they had not yet entered the battle for fear of accidental injury, but their position was very advantageous, just enough to cover the entire battle area.
"But, sir. We'll shoot our own people. ”
"The situation is critical, carry out the order!"
"Yes! Ready~put! ”
"Whoosh~" The sound of the arrow off the string is crisp and pleasant, and the "whoosh~" arrow arcs in the air and falls on people.
"Ahh ~"The soldiers around the gap stood too densely, and many were shot and screamed. The archers were from Athens, where great craftsmen made bows, and the arrows fired from these crossbows were very penetrating. Hundreds of strong bows are concentrated at the same time, and the lethality of the arrow rain can be imagined. The Gauls' attack was stopped at once, and they raised their shields to defend themselves. After all, the rain of arrows was an area attack, and some people from the security team and militia were also shot. They wailed and were killed instantly by the person who was shot directly in the back of the head or the back of the heart, and they still had no idea who had shot the arrow.
Needless to say, the long-range attack of the state of Polype saved the entire line of defense, which was a sacrifice of war. He will surely be upset by his decision after the war, but he will save the lives of more elite soldiers. He took responsibility alone, and he also supported the flank defense of the main force. His bitter and helpless order was understandable to a few people. It was these few minutes of bows and arrows that swept away, and the Gauls could not advance. Behind was another wave of light infantry, who could protect the left flank in the center.
The militia became even more panicked when they found out that they had been shot by friendly arrows. As a result, the formation, which could not be maintained, completely collapsed. They fled in all directions and ran into the city. The Gauls began to enter the city under a rain of arrows. Seeing that there was a new development, Porgios ordered the deployment of all his forces. The rest of the infantry proceeded from the left gap. He himself, in order to boost morale, led his cavalry to break through from the center. The big scuffle began to play out.
The cavalry that had come around the city turned the corner from the left to reach the place of engagement, led by Hipostratus Gerard, the commander of Damasos's right-hand man. Seeing that the time was ripe, he decisively led the superior cavalry to destroy the Gallic light cavalry that was the rearguard. The Gallic infantry, which had crowded through the gap on the left side of the city, looked confused, and the Macedonian cavalry launched a powerful charge from behind. In an instant, the infantry outside the city was scattered, and they turned around and fled.
The Gallic soldiers, who had already entered the city, continued to advance, but they were met by the Macedonian phalanx, which had caught up. Unfazed, the hoplites immediately formed a phalanx of spears and spears and pressed towards the Gauls.
In the middle, the enemy general Borgios and his cavalry squeezed into the city, and this rush disrupted a lost phalanx at the gate. The cavalry penetrated directly into the infantry array, slashing with their swords. The infantry at the gate also followed to fight. General Damasos came to the main gate, shouted the slogan of advance, and filled the gap with the cavalry. The phalanx soldiers in the rear also followed, and set up a spear formation. It was not only someone in the chaos who plunged his spear into the belly of the Gallic general's horse, and he immediately fell to the ground with the horse. The phalanxes, who had been disorganized in front of them, killed Borgios with their short swords.
The remaining cavalry was also stabbed with spears, and the Gallic troops in the center were in disarray and routed. Damasos led the Cavalry Guards to recharge out the door and chase the deserters from the defeat. The phalanx on the right was reinforced by two groups of light infantry and stabilized the defensive line, while the enemy was depleted and lost the ability to attack, and all but a few soldiers fled, and the rest were wiped out.
On the left flank, the phalanx inside the city and the cavalry outside attacked the front and rear, and they also defeated the enemy. Now all the cavalry is busy expanding their gains.
After the battle of Epirus, two battles. The Sixth Army Corps and the Aegean Naval Regiment completely crushed the attack of the Gallic Southern Army and annihilated it. The newly formed Aegean Naval Regiment has not yet been tested in real combat, and this battle has begun to show its edge, proving its strength with facts. Don't look at it as having a romantic legion name named after the station, this is just an expression to hide its edge. Its formidable fighting power comes from the tough land of Sparta. And the prince of Macedonia, who was famous as a philosopher and a master architect, proved his military talents.
Abrias would have been glad to know that Uncle Damasos had helped him relieve the siege of Apollonia. Not to mention a big victory. But now he is hurrying to Budapest with his army to save the day. He now knew that his legion had not been replenished after the battle, and that he would have to encounter a strong force in front of him.
What he didn't know was that this Gallic legion outside the mountains was about the same size as the legion before Borgios divided his army, and it would be twice as large as his mighty army.